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Pair of Tiffany Big & Bold Sterling Silver Classical Candlesticks
BY708

Pair of big and bold sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1917. Each: tapering socket with detachable bobeche on tapering and knopped shaft; raised foot. Fluting and gadrooning. Classical design that works on traditional and Modern tables. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 19290 (first produced in 1917), order no. 5342, and director’s letter m as well as phrase “Reproduction / Original Made In / London 1784 / By John Schofield”. Excellent... Click for details

$7,150.00
Listed Price $11,000.00
Large Tiffany Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Tray
BY507

Midcentury Modern sterling silver tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with curved corners, flat narrow shoulder and stepped rim; scroll bracket end handles. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 22846, and director’s letter M (1947-56). Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 1 1/2 x W 26 1/4 x D 16 3/8 in. Heavy weight: 112 troy ounces. #BY507

$8,417.50
Listed Price $12,950.00
Gorgeous Tiffany Chrysanthemum Sterling Silver Centerpiece Punchbowl
BY645

Chrysanthemum sterling silver punchbowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Curved sides and turned-down scalloped rim. Raised base terminating in 4 splayed volute supports. Dense and textural cast ornament in form of alternating flowerheads and leaves applied to rim. On sides exterior are applied spread and layered flowerheads alternating with twisted flutes. Base and supports same with an overflowing profusion. Interior engraved with same the flutes suggestive of stems. Holds 32 pints. A... Click for details

$55,250.00
Listed Price $85,000.00
Exquisite Christofle French Belle Epoque Japonesque Silver Tea Tray
BX386

Exquisite Belle Epoque Japonesque 950 silver tea tray. Made by Christofle in France, ca 1880. Rectangular with curved corners; molded rim and cast leafing branch end handles. Well engraved with fretwork central frame (vacant) surrounded by robed and pointy-hatted men as well as blossoming branches, crane, and butterfly in bamboo frames. Fully marked with Minerva head and maker’s stamps. Excellent condition.

Overall dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 28 3/4 x D 17 1/2 in. Heavy weight: 152 troy ounces.... Click for details

$9,750.00
Listed Price $15,000.00
Set of 4 English Georgian Rococo Sterling Silver Candlesticks 1771
BY491

Set of 4 George III cast sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Richard Morson & Benjamin Stephenson in London in 1771. Each: Spool socket with detachable bobeche mounted to knopped and twisted shaft on raised and serpentine foot. Fluted and imbricated shell ornament. Gadrooning. Coronet over letter H engraved on bobeche and socket. Georgian Rococo design best viewed by flickering flame. Fully marked. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 11 1/4 x D 6 1/4 in. Total weight: 93.7... Click for details

$17,875.00
Listed Price $27,500.00
Puiforcat Silver Dinner & Lunch Set for 12 in Art Deco Cannes Pattern
BY434

Cannes 950 silver dinner and lunch set for 12. Made by Puiforcat in France.

This set comprises 108 pieces (dimensions in inches): Forks: 12 dinner forks (8) and 12 lunch forks (7); Knives: 12 dinner knives (9 1/8) and 12 lunch knives (7 3/4); Spoons: 12 dinner spoons (8), 12 dessert spoons (7), 12 teaspoons (5 7/8), 18 demitasse spoons (5), and 6 grapefruit spoons (5 5/8).

The French Art Deco Classical pattern that was first produced in the 1920s with reeded band and double-sided half... Click for details

$32,500.00
Listed Price $50,000.00
Pair of Reed & Barton Francis I Sterling Silver 5-Light Candelabra
BX955

Pair of Francis I sterling silver 5-light candelabra. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Each: Central socket on spool base to which are mounted four reeded wraparound branches, each terminating in single socket. Branches have short leaf and flower band. Threaded branch plug in socket mounted to baluster shaft; raised foot. Low relief ornament with leaves and fruit and flower clusters. Sockets bellied and shaft and foot fluted. Foot and bobeche rims scrolled. Converts to candlestick. Fully... Click for details

$7,475.00
Listed Price $11,500.00
Rare Tiffany Chrysanthemum Double-Gourd Water Pitcher C 1885
BY181

Rare Chrysanthemum sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Double-gourd with irregular fluting; helmet mouth with leaves wrapped around reeded rim. Shoulder has applied leaf and flowerhead border with radiating squiggles incised on body. High-looping handle with layered and sprawling leaf mount. Same beneath handle. Four volute-scroll supports with leaf and flowerhead mounts.

An early, one-of-a-kind piece in the historic Japonesque pattern that debuted in 1880.... Click for details

$14,625.00
Listed Price $22,500.00
Set of 12 English Georgian Dinner Plates with Royal Provenance 1780
BY280

Set of 12 George III sterling silver dinner plates. Made by Thomas Heming in London in 1780. Each: Round well and serpentined and gadrooned rim. Shoulder engraved with royal badge between the monogram GR (that is, G for George and R for Rex).

Traditional Georgian with an impressive provenance. The plates were made by the king’s principal goldsmith for the royal household in a pattern that had been adopted in the previous reign by George III’s grandfather George II. They were sold off... Click for details

$26,000.00
Listed Price $40,000.00
Antique Danish Silver Biedermeier Gothic Troubadour Hunting Horn 1855
BY391

Danish Biedermeier Gothic Troubadour silver hunting horn on stand, 1855.

Horn has two applied bands with leafing scrollwork and cast green man applied to front. At top a third band with mandolin-strumming maidens and coat of arms-bearing pages in cloister colonnade. Cover domed with leaf-mounted cast figural finial in form of winged Classical man in drapery and helmet pouring wine into a cup. Tail cap has acanthus leaf border with cast owl finial. Gilt-washed interior.

Shaped stand with... Click for details

$8,125.00
Listed Price $12,500.00
Georg Jensen Large Sterling Silver Centerpiece Tazza Compote
BY302

Danish Modern sterling silver tazza compote. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Wide and tapering bowl with flat rim; fruiting grapevine with cast pendant bunches mounted in circle to underside. Twisted shaft with lobed knops, one surmounted by fixed bunches and the other applied with beading. Raised and round foot. Visible hand hammering.

An early piece in this pattern, which was designed by the master in 1918. Fully marked including maker’s stamps (1925-32) and no. 264B. Excellent... Click for details

$14,625.00
Listed Price $22,500.00
Set of 12 English Georgian Sterling Silver Dinner Plates 1764
BY324

Set of 12 George III sterling silver dinner plates. Made by George Hunter in London in 1764. Each: Round well and gadrooned serpentine rim; three crests engraved on shoulder. Stylish midcentury Georgian. Fully marked. Inventory marks and weight scratched to underside. Very good condition with attractive period wear evoking repasts of yesteryear.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 9 1/2 in. Heavy total weight: 219 troy ounces. #BY324

$16,250.00
Listed Price $25,000.00
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