Fancy American sterling silver knife rack, ca 1920. Oval ring mounted to stepped oval foot. Ring top has wide openings for the blades and correspondingly small ones at bottom for the tips. A practical piece with lots of scrolls and flowers. Marked “Ambassador Sterling”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 4 1/2 x D 2 5/8 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BQ876

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Stephen Henry Deakin & John Horace Francis in Birmingham in 1900. Shaped rectangular window in shaped surround with bracket feet. Chased asymmetrical ornament: Climbing and entwined flowers spilling over molded border, fluid scrolls, and scallop shells. Mounted to stained-wood back with hinged support. Glass beveled. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 3/8 x W 9 1/2 in. Window: H 7 5/8 x W 5 3/4 in. #BS117 & BS118

Japanese silver flask, ca 1900. Dense allover relief ornament: Scaly serpentine dragon with gaping jaws and big talons emerges from foaming and heaving waves. Bottom wavy. Plain short neck with hinged and cork-lined cover. There is also an interior threaded cap. Dramatic and tactile. Signed with Japanese characters. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 6 x W 3 3/4 x D 2 1/2 in. Weight: 9 troy ounces. #BR103

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass and sterling silver inkwell. Made by Meriden Britannia (part of International) for Black, Starr & Frost in New York. Clear glass with straight sides and curved shoulders. Tubular well. Loose and fluid acid-etched flowers. Star cut to underside. Short neck with sterling silver collar and hinged cover. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s stamps. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 3 1/2 x D 3 1/2 in. #BS199

Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Tubular column shaft on stepped and domed foot. Wide and stepped detachable bobeche. Interlaced script monogram engraved on shaft. Fully marked including pattern no. 15562 (first produced in 1903) and director’s letter C (1902-7). Good condition with a few minor pings and dings.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x D 3 in. Weighted. #BP691

Pair of sterling silver covered tureens after a design by Frank Lloyd Wright. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Octagonal bowl and wide and overhanging rim with applied and cutout Modern fretwork handles. Spread base. Raised cover with soft faceting and bowtie finial comprising 2 triangles.

Wright conceived this design for the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, which opened in 1923. It was executed in sterling silver, circa 1986, by Pampaloni in Florence, with the authorization of the... Click for details

Pair of German 800 silver figural bowls, ca 1910. Each: Swan with oval body, hinged wings, and s-scroll neck terminating in expressive head with closed bill. Chased and engraved feathers from striated neck to layered wing plumes. Body hollow and gilt-washed. Perfect for holding treats. One swan hallmarked. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 4 5/8 x W 3 x D 6 in. Wingspan: 8 3/4 in. Total weight: 20 troy ounces. #BQ998

American Craftsman sterling silver picture frame, ca 1920. Rectangular window and flat hand-hammered surround. At top rectangular cartouche with scrolled border (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including stamp for Scharling & Co., a Newark maker active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Numbered 169. Excellent condition with nice shimmer and patina.

Dimensions: Frame: H 6 x W 4 in. Window: H 5 1/8 x W... Click for details

George II sterling silver creamer. Made in London in 1743. Baluster with scalloped helmet mouth, irregular leafy-spout, leaf-capped double-scroll handle, and 3 trefoil-mounted scrolled hoof supports. Interior gilt-washed. Beautiful Georgian with visible handwork in interior. In full working order – good for another couple centuries of tea parties. Substantial with good gage. Fully marked including partially effaced maker’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 4 x D 3 in.... Click for details

Edwardian sterling silver tea tray in Heritage pattern. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass., ca 1925. Rectangular well with curved corners, flat shoulder, chamfered corners and shaped ends with cutout oval handles. Chased and applied ornament: floral garlands, interlaced leafy scrolls, and leaf-mounted scallop shells. Fully marked including pattern name and no. 940C. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 1 5/8 x W 27 1/4 x D 19 1/8 in. Heavy weight: 145 troy ounces. #BS594

Modern sterling silver box, ca 1950. Rectangular with straight sides and beaded rim. Cover flat and hinged with cutout scrolled tab. Hallmarked with phrase “Hand Made” and no. 47. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x W 4 5/8 x D 3 5/8 in. Weight: 6 troy ounces. #BS226

Pair of rare Art Nouveau perfume bottles. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910.

Each: Clear crystal with ovoid body and truncated conical neck terminating in knop. Cut ornament in form of large leafy scrolls and beads. Foot sterling silver with acid-etched scrolls and flowers and mauve enamel beads. Stopper sterling silver with more scrolls and flowers, enamel chevrons, lobed finial, and scalloped rim. Stopper has short glass plug. Beautiful turn-of-the-century design with a touch of... Click for details