Edwardian Sterling silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910 Gently upwards tapering sides, scrolled bracket handle, and flat rim. Gilt-washed interior. Two acid-etched frames with little girls from around the world (each in national costume) giving thanks at table. A third frame, bordered by potted rose bushes, is vacant. Below is phrase: “It is very nice to think the world is full of meat and drink / with little children saying grace in every Christian kind of place”.

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Pretty repousse sterling silver powder box. Retailed by JE Caldwell in Philadelphia. Drum form with straight sides and curved overhanging cover. Sides and cover top decorated with flowers in stippled ground. Comes with fluffy puff to keep your complexion a ladylike alabaster. Fully marked including no. 176, and maker’s and retailer’s stamps. The maker was Fuchs & Biederhase who were active in New York, ca 1891-6. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x D 3 1/8 in. Gross weight: 4 troy... Click for details

Pair of German 800 silver figural spice boxes, ca 1910. Each: Pheasant with ovoid body and clawed and scaly talons. Head detachable with pierced interior cap. Clawed and scaly talons Welcome dinner party guests, though wings hinged for flight if conversation gets too dull. Marked. Very good condition and patina.

Dimensions: H 6 1/4 x W 3 x D 12 3/4 in. Wingspan: 4 1/2 in. Total weight: 22 troy ounces. #BS987

Edwardian Regency sterling silver Adam bowl on stand. Made by Shreve & Co. in San Francisco, ca 1910. Each piece has a deep well and wide shoulder with Classical vases overlapping rondels joined by leaf swags on pierced fern ground. Ogee scroll rim. A beautiful centerpiece in the historic pattern. Small ornamental monogram engraved on bowl underside. Both parts fully marked including no. 3536 (stand). Very good condition.

Dimensions: Bowl: H 2 1/4 x D 13 5/8 in. Stand: H 7/8 x D 15 5/8 in.... Click for details

Italian Classical sterling caviar bowl. Curved and tapering sides with swishing, twisting flutes and discreet stippled lunettes near flat rim. Detachable tripod open frame with fluted clear glass bowl. A beautiful addition to the buffet. Fully marked including Buccellati stamp and post-1967 mark for Pradella (26MI). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x D 7 1/8 in. Weight (without glass): 16 troy ounces. #BR547

American Classical coin silver baby cup. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1865. Straight sides with skirted foot and bracket handle. Scrolled and leafy frame (vacant) on engine-turned wavy ground. Beading. Bold and sophisticated. Fully marked and numbered 106. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x W 4 1/8 x D 2 7/8 in. Weight: 5.8 troy ounces. #BT053

Modern sterling silver and malachite box. Made by William Seitz in New York, ca 1970. Oval with plain spread foot. Thick and tapering finial on oval ground mounted to flush malachite surround. Silver has dense and irregular striation. Interior gilt-washed with visible hand hammering. Substantial. Fully marked including phrase “Handwrought”. Condition: Nice patina. Malachite has a hairline crack and tiny rim repair.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 4 1/2 x D 4 in. #BR543

Turn-of-the-century German 800 silver novelty shoe. Fantasy foot wear with chased flowers and scrolls, and upturned elf toe. Heel plain. Interior gilt washed. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 3/8 x W 2 1/2 x D 7 1/2 in. Weight: 5.8 troy ounces. #BN998

Rococo Revival sterling silver sedan chair vase. Made by Durgin (part of Gorham) in Providence in 1931. Deep and ovalish with applied open scrolled rim. Chased flowers and oval rondels inset with heads of olden-days belles in scrolled frames with fleurs de lys. Two poles for conveying bouquet to boudoir etagere. Butler finish and gilt-washed interior. Single-letter monogram engraved on underside. Fully marked including Durgin and Gorham stamps, Gorham date symbol, and no. 40104. Very good... Click for details

George V sterling silver salver. Made by Lionel Alfred Crichton in London in 1930. Round with shallow lobes and beaded rim. Three hoof supports. An elegant serving piece in perennially popular Neoclassical. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x D 12 in. Weight: 26 troy ounces. #BR483

Aesthetic sterling silver inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Drum-form with spread base. Cover domed with scrolled hinged and tab. Acid-etched ornament: Fluid lattice inset with stylized leaves. Cover top has stylistically-integrated monogram. Clear glass liner. Fully marked including pattern no. 9525 and director’s letter C (1902-7). Very good condition with strong definition.

Dimensions: H 2 5/8 x D 4 1/2 in. #BG406

Smart and Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with slight overhang. Stylish Midcentury design. Box interior cedar lined. Fully marked including postwar pattern no. 23328. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x W 7 3/4 x D 3 1/2 in. Gross weight: 20.5 troy ounces. #BT051