Chinese export silver cocktail shaker, ca 1900. Tapering cup. Cover has curved shoulders and cylindrical neck with cap and built-in strainer. Repousse chrysanthemums on stippled ground. Cover sides have engraved bands and dense slash lines. Armorial frame vacant as is cap top. Hallmarked with Chinese characters and letters HC for Hung Chong, who was active in Shanghai and Canton. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/8 x D 3 3/8 in. Weight: 9 troy ounces. #BQ426

George III sterling silver basket. Made by William Plummer in London in 1782. Oval bowl with swing c-scroll handle and oval foot. Beaded rims and handle, and pierced lines and oval frames inset with vases and flowers. Interior has engraved garland. Fashionable Neoclassical design. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 12 x W 14 1/4 x D 10 1/4 in. H (without handle) 3 1/2 in. Weight: 29.8 troy ounces. #BJ346

Edwardian sterling silver bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1909. Squarish with circular well, curved sides, wavy rim, and concave corners. Sides have pierced and stylized flowers and leaves, and guilloche border. Hallmark incudes date symbol and no. A7848. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x W 9 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. Weight: 14.6 troy ounces. #BJ618

Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark. Rectangular with beveled and acid-etched sides: Wraparound reading entwined with fluid foliate scrollwork. Shaped cartouche (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. Hallmark includes no. 4846. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 5/8 x W 9 7/8 in. Window: H 10 3/4 x W 8 in. #BN668

Victorian sterling silver basket. Made by Roger Williams (later part of Gorham) in Providence. Solid quatrefoil well. Sides tapering with open fruits and leaves engraved on interior. Scrolls and flowers applied to rim. Open swing handle with same. Four leaf-mounted volute scroll supports. Hallmark includes no. G51. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 11 3/4 x W 14 x D 11 in. Heavy weight: 45.3 troy ounces. #BD134

Edwardian sterling silver Mother Goose porringer. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Bowl has straight sides with open tree handle. Acid-etched on exterior in pictures and text is Little Tom Tucker. In one frame: Bow-wow-wow! Whose dog are though? In other: Little Tom Tucker’s dog, bow-wow-wow! Scrolled frame vacant for engraving whose porringer this is. Hallmark includes pattern no. 57961 and director’s letter m (1907-47). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 6 1/2 x D 4 3/8 in.... Click for details

Edwardian sterling silver highchair tray. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Lunette-form with acid-etched scenes from Mother Goose, including Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Bears, and Humpty Dumpty. In center frame sits the old dame herself surrounded by boys and girls. At bottom is trefoil frame (vacant). Can be mounted with tabs. Sturdy construction – built to withstand tiny fists. Fully marked with retailer’s and maker’s (William B. Kerr) stamps, and no. 1679. Very good... Click for details

Edwardian cut-glass tobacco jar with sterling silver cover. Made by Redlich & Co. in New York. Jar ovoid with 3 plain flutes alternating with 1 notched flute and underside star. Cover has bellied sides and flat top with applied beading and centrally mounted antler finial. A great alpha antique. Hallmark includes no. 357. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 1/4 x D 5 7/8 in. Very good condition. #BQ291

English cameo glass perfume with American sterling silver collar and cover. Yellow v-form vial with raised white vertical ornament: Sinuous stem with bluebell blossoms and leaves. On back is v-form leafing and branches. Cover threaded and engraved with same. Clear glass stopper with frosted plug. Hallmarked Theodore B. Starr of New York. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 x W 1 3/8 x D 1 1/8 in. #BQ335

George VI sterling silver casket box. Made by Richard Comyns in London in 1946. Rectangular with straight sides and corner bracket supports. Paneled and engine-turned sides. Cover hinged and raised with engine-turned top. Box interior cedar-lined and partitioned. Cover interior gilt. Underside leather-lined. Striking and capacious. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions (with supports): H 4 3/4 x W 11 x D 7 in. Gross weight: 42 troy ounces. #BN540

Edwardian glass and sterling silver picture frame. Made by TG Hawkes in Corning, New York. Rectangular window has fluted sterling silver border set in glass surround. Glass has vertical reeded stripes alternating with diaper-patterned stripes as well as 4 oval frames with acid-etched flower baskets, cornucopia, and fruits. Glass has flat sterling silver border. Fleurs-de-lys applied at corners. For portrait (vertical) display. With glass and silk-lined back and hinged support. Hallmarked... Click for details

Large hand-hammered silver amphora vase. Made by Corradini in Bologna. Traditional form with alternating wide and narrow lobes on body and foot. Faceted neck with scalloped rim. Leaf-mounted volute scroll side handles and corner supports. Bold classicism with a nice shimmer. Italian and English-style marks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 16 1/4 x W 11 x D 9 in. Heavy weight: 90 troy ounces. #BQ253