Midcentury Modern sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Circular with fluted sides and flared and scalloped rim. Reeded c-scroll swing handle. Hallmark includes pattern no. 23076 and director’s letter L (1956-ca 1965). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle): 8 1/8 in. H (without handle) 2 3/4 x D 9 1/8 in. Weight: 21 troy ounces. #BR115

German sterling silver figural bell. Imported to England in 1907. An olden-days lady in a wide sweeping skirt with tooled pattern and snug bodice stands with one hand on hip. Clapper makes nice ring. A pretty belle bell. German marks and English import marks including Chester city stamp and date letter. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 1/2 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 3.7 troy ounces. #BS149

Russian Rococo 875 silver frame. Oval window surrounded by scrolls and flowers applied to stippled ground. Wide reeded rim with applied flowers and interior cabling. Two ball supports. With glass, lining, and stained-wood back with adjustable and flushed support. Fully marked including assayer’s with year (1879) and silver standard stamps. Very good condition with deep patina. Back support is stapled and taped. Ball dents.

Dimensions: Frame: H 11 1/4 x W 9 in. Window: H 7 1/4 x W 5 1/4 in.... Click for details

Large and heavy sterling silver desk box. Made by Tiffany in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with molded rim. Box and cover interior cedar-lined and partitioned. Fully marked including pattern no. 22358, director’s letter m, and wartime star (1943-45). Very good condition with crisp corners.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 9 1/4 x D 6 in. Gross weight: 31.5 troy ounces. #BR140

Antique French 950 silver serving platter, ca 1900. Narrow and oval well with wide and tapering shoulder and gadrooned rim. Fully marked including Hippocrates head and maker’s initials NM with anchor. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x W 17 x D 10 1/4 in. Heavy weight: 41 troy ounces. #BS119

Classic Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Poole in Taunton, Mass. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with curved top, straight sides, and flat overhanging rim. Corner supports in form of bracket colonnade on base. Box interior cedar lined and partitioned. Fully marked and numbered 82A. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 7 3/4 x D 3 5/8 in. Weighted. #BS215

Large sterling silver picture frame. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1920. Oval window and concave surrounded with beaded borders. Two ball supports. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including no. B4009. Very good condition with lovely patina.

Dimensions: Frame: H 14 1/2 x W 10 1/2 in. Window: H 12 1/4 x W 8 3/4 in. #BS530

French 950 silver figure of elephant. A might beast in mid-stride with raised trunk, flapping ears, swinging tail, and sharp tusks. Nice details including saggy, textured skin. Marks: Minerva head and “Bry & Cie”, a Parisian maker and retailer established in the late 1930s. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 7 1/2 x W 8 x D 3 3/4 in. Very heavy weight: 59 troy ounces. #BH770

Large Georgian-style sterling silver serving tray. Made by Frank Smith in Gardner, Mass. Round with molded curvilinear ogee-arch piecrust rim. A nice traditional piece in the aptly named Chippendale pattern. This maker active until 1958. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern name, and no. 218. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 16 in. Heavy weight: 40 troy ounces. #BR175

Small sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular window with bamboo-style surround. With glass, silk lining, laminate back, and fixed silver bracket support. For landscape (horizontal) display. Marked “Tiffany & Co. / 925”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 2 7/8 x W 3 7/8 in. #BS605 & BS606

Set of 4 Midcentury sterling silver pretty figural flower candlesticks. Each: Single flower socket on stem flowing into wire frame terminating in shoots and piled with loose and open flowers. Low and pretty ornaments to scatter around the table. Peruvian marks including stamp for Camusso, a noted maker established in Lima in the early 1930s. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 7 x D 6 1/4 in. Total weight: 39 troy ounces. #BH780

Victorian Neoclassical sterling silver salver. Made by James Dixon & Sons in Sheffield in 1899. Round and plain well with raised ornamental borders: Beading, leaf-and-berry, and guilloche. Rests on 3 claw-and-ball supports. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x D 12 in. Weight: 26 troy ounces. #BQ684