Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver bowl. Made by Meriden Britannia (part of International) in Meriden, Connecticut. Oval well surrounded by wide and irregular shoulder with scrolled and whiplash eddying water—a whirlpool made more dangerous by the beckoning Lorelei. Well has engraved script monogram D. Fully marked and numbered C2884. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 9 3/8 x D 6 1/2 in. Weight: 6.5 troy ounces. #BT077

American Art Deco ABC sterling silver porringer. Straight sides and open-tree handle. Two rows of wraparound letter blocks with a medley of children’s heads from the old-fashioned miss to the bobbed Buster Brown kid to sober, neck-tied junior. Curtained “window” frame (vacant). Fully marked including no. W6T4 and stamp for McChesney, a Newark maker active from 1921-6. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 6 1/2 x D 4 3/8 in. Weight: 5.5 troy ounces. #BT148

English sterling silver tankard, 1955. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in England. Drum-form with gently upward tapering sides, molded base, and s-scroll handle with ornamental thumb rest. Cover flat, raised, and overhanging with tooled bands and scalloped rim. An olden-days vessel for companionable toping. Fully marked including maker’s (Richard Comyns) and retailer’s stamps, London assay stamp, and date letter. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 5/8 x W 7 5/8 x D 5 in. Weight: 25 troy... Click for details

Art Nouveau sterling silver and clear glass inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Bellied and lobed clear glass base with short inset foot and carved and engraved stylized flowers. Short neck with sterling silver collar and hinged ball cover with stylized flowers and scrolls in ogee frame, and bead-and-reel rim. Collar and cover interior gild washed. Fully marked 14515 (first produced in 1900) and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 3/4 x D 6 in.... Click for details

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau red glass bud vase with engraved silver overlay. Ovoid bowl with tall cylindrical neck and flared mouth. Vertical trellis groups entwined with stems and leaves, and flower heads at rim and bowl shoulder. Round cartouche (vacant). Fully marked and numbered 3433. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 6 3/8 x D 3 in. #BR647

German 800 silver wine trolly nef, ca 1920. A 3-mast galleon with billowing sales and complicated rigging. Gun ports open and cannons ready to fire. Lots of deck action, too with fighting swordsman and fallen sailors. Holds a special cargo because wood-style hull is a wine trolly. Figurehead spigot with threaded plug, and dolphin side mounts with rotating wheels for cruising across the table. Gives new meaning to the expression “getting sloshed”. Memorable dinner party... Click for details

Victorian glass and sterling silver decanter. Made by Grinsell & Sons in London in 1899. Clear glass moon body with flat oval foot. Cut ornament: A star surrounded by diaper on front and back, and star on foot underside. Sterling silver collar with projecting spout, and hinged and domed cover with vase finial; bracket handle. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 x W 5 1/2 x D 2 1/4 in. #BT111

Victorian Aesthetic sterling silver baby cup. Made by George R. Unite in Birmingham in 1877. Straight sides, and molded rim and foot inset with beading. Capped double-scroll handle with graduated beading. On body are engraved fronds forming two frames (vacant). Fully marked. Excellent condition with strong definition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 4 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 4 troy ounces. #BR532

Edwardian Classical sterling silver bowl. Made by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths, Ltd in London in 1902. Round and girdled with capped and flying double-scroll handles, and raised round foot. Traditional form super-sized for engraving a generation or two of winners’ names. Nice heft and volume for icing the champagne. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 17 x D 11 1/2 in. Heavy weight: 76.5 troy ounces. #BT070

Rare sterling silver creamer and sugar. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Urn body on domed foot Handles high looping. Creamer has helmet mouth. Sides exterior have stylized rosettes, sunbursts, and cruciform ornament on butler finish. Handles have raised interlocking scrollwork with flowers and Moresque shapes based on Persian, the flatware pattern that was designed by Edward C. Moore and first produced in 1872. Rim border rinceaux on lined ground. Foot rim flower heads on stippled... Click for details

Pair of Rococo sterling silver candelabra. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Baluster shaft on shaped and raised four-sided base with corner leaves flowing into paw supports. Central socket on spool mount on ball to which are mounted three reeded arms, each terminating in single socket. Shaft and arms entwined with floral garland. Cast figures of chubby cherubs perched on shaft shoulder. On base more cherubs with streaming garlands in repousse. Frothy and frivolous. Fully marked including... Click for details

Lovely Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Clarence A. Vanderbilt in New York, ca 1915. Rectangular window and flat surround engraved with loose and fluid leafy scrollwork. Top center vacant. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked and numbered 1060. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/2 x W 8 1/2 in. Window: H 9 x W 7 in. #BT098