A sterling & cut glass bonbon or butter basket 1900-1920. This decorative swing-handled serving dish has a cut glass bowl and it is either for candy or butter. This 5-1/4" dish has a swing-up pierced handle and a thick pierced silver mount, which has the mark STERLING as well as an obscured maker's mark; it would make a great bonbon or mint dish. This item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, losses, dents, monograms, corrosion, repairs or damage...
SOLD. Called a Perfume button because a Victorian lady could drop a couple of drops of her favorite parfum on the velvet. SIZE: 1 1/2" (39mm) diam. COLOR: Red tinted & red velvet background CONDITION: Very good, right amount of tint off back rim. COMPOSITION: Tinted pierced brass & red fabric, brass self shank, MOTIF: bird on berry branch. DeA6204. Sold, no price, no info. During next few weeks, will try to add a group of smaller metal perfume examples.
Description: a fabulous sterling silver tea/coffee set comprising a teapot, sugar bowl and creamer. This set has been manufactured
by Redlish & company, a New York company 1895-1946 manufacturers of sterling novelties, hollowware & some goldwork. Size: The teapot is
9.5"H x 7"W, sugar bow 3.5"H x 5"W and creamer's measurements are 4" x 4"...
Six sterling souvenir spoons from "SALT LAKE CITY"; "MEMPHIS, TENN."; "EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO."; "MISSOULA, MONT"; "CHICAGO"; "CHICAGO 1909". Each is marked STERLING and measures approx. 4 1/2" long....$9 for insured USA shipping.
Being offered is a circa 1950 sterling silver centerpiece bowl by Sanborns, of Mexico City, Mexico, entirely handwrought lobed bowl with embossed Aztec rose motifs; stylized handles; resting on a pedestal base. Dimensions: 12 1/2 inches x 8 inches x 3 inches. No monogram. Marked as illustrated in photo. In excellent condition. Great weight 30 ozs.
Being offered is a circa 1955 sterling silver goblet by Sanborns, of Mexico City, Mexico. Entirely handwrought large goblet adorned with Aztec rose motifs on the cup and the raised fluted base. Dimensions: 7 1/2 inches high x 3 inches diameter. No monogram. Marked as illustrated in photo. In excellent condition. Great heavy weight of a whopping 8 ozs.
Bud Hambleton welded steel sculpture.
During the 70's Hambleton ran a gallery on Nantucket, Massachusetts where his sculptures were featured.
This powerful, well rendered and heavy work stands appx. 19" tall.
Signed.
In very good condition with no problems observed.
Beaded sterling silver dinner and lunch set. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen...
Pair of Neoclassical-style gilt sterling silver tea urns. Each: Ovoid bowl on raised foot mounted to round base. Cover domed with knopped top terminating in bud finial. Swags and acanthus leaves as well as beading and leaf and dart. Fluted spout with carved leaf twist tap (one in black and one in white). Traditional vessels revved up with scaly and entwined snake handles. One marked “Sterling Silver” and the other marked “Sterling”...
This is a Large TEA STRAINER from a South American SILVERSMITH: CASA OSCAR
MACHADO. Research shows likely of Venezualan or Argentinian origin this SILVER
TEA STRAINER Measures 8 1/2" in Length with a Bowl 3" across. There are DUTCH and/or Windmill depictions on the piece and likely made for that Market. Or, 925 Collectors ...you tell me. Circa second 1/4 of the 20th Century in Excellent Condition. Interesting STERLING TEA STRAINER, CASA OSCAR MACHADA
A handsome mid-century sterling silver gavel-style double jigger with a turned ebony handle. Gavel jiggers are usually in a more traditional style, but the plain lines of the silver and relatively simple handle give this example a nice mid-century modernist feel. The jigger is marked by Boardman, a silversmith who sold under their own mark and also manufactured barware for Cartier's New York store.
A Garrard of London sterling silver gravy sauce boat dated 1972. It is fully hallmarked for London, England with a date mark for 1972. It measures just under 6" in length, and is 2-7/8" in width, with a greatest height of 3-1/4" (handle). This elegant boat has three hoof-shaped feet. It has the maker's mark G&Co Ld for Garrard and it is stamped GARRARD & Co Ltd 112 REGENT STREET LONDON W on the bottom...
Description: Very well crafted hand made southeast Indian vessel, the whole body is decorated with pierced foliage design with beautiful rosebuds
in high relief. It bears silver and 925 mark on the base. Has a height of 4 inches and the diameter is 6 inches. Excellent condition.
A pair of large Taxco, Mexico sterling silver picture frames by the noted female designer, Bernice Goodspeed. May be purchased as a pair or individually.
They both measures about 18 1/4" long and 15 1/4" wide with openings of 13" x 10". Will accommodate 11" x 14" pictures. The backs and easels are made from ebonized wood.
Hallmarked on the tops with a stylized Sterling, Mexico, and the 'B' in a circle for Goodspeed...
A vintage sterling silver vermouth dispenser in the form of a syringe by Gorham. These were called “Martini Spikes” when sold by Gorham in the 1960s. The functioning plunger allows vermouth to be drawn up into the syringe and then dispensed in precisely-calibrated medical dosages into your favorite cocktail. The syringe originally cost $10...
Bronze Bookends, Woman Drinking from Fountain head, 20th C. Size: The pair have a height of 5-1/4 inches, in good condition.
Being offered is a spectacular circa 1960 sterling silver serving fork by a skilled Navajo silversmith (unmarked). Handcrafted fork decorated with stamped oxidized motifs on the handle & a turquoise inset stone. Dimensions 9 3/4" long. Marked as illustrated. In excellent condition.
European silver and enamel cigarette case, ca 1920. Rectangular, curved, and hinged. On cover, a horse’s head appears in an entryway, with two protective borzoi dogs standing guard. Stable drama against a semi-abstract background of brick and stone, and bluish ground. Gilt interior. Engraved monogram on back. Marked “900”. Very good condition with strong color.
Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 3 1/8 x D 3/8 in. Gross weight: 4.6 troy ounces. #BV461
A boxed set of six pewter decanter labels or bottle tags for Scotch, rye, bourbon, gin, vodka and brandy by Stieff for Historic Newport. Newport, RI was one of the most important pewter-making cities of Colonial America, and these tags are made according the 18th century models.
Origin: America, ca. 1976. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 2-5/8 x 1-1/4" (excluding chains).
Fine silver plate painted cigarette case with a later applied pictorial image of a pin-up cowgirl with a frying pan. Size; Measurements are 3 1/4'' x 5", no condition concerns.
European silver and enamel cigarette case, ca 1920. Rectangular, chamfered, and hinged. On cover a horse’s head appears in an entryway, with two protective borzoi dogs standing guard. Stable drama against a semi-abstract background of brick and stone, and purpling ground. Marks worn. Very good condition with strong color.
Dimensions: H 3 5/8 x W 3 1/4 x D 1/2 in. Gross weight: 4.6 troy ounces. #BT902
Sterling silver master butter knife in Westmoreland's 1940 "Milburn Rose" pattern. The reverse is fully hallmarked.
Origin: America, circa 1940's. Condition: the blade has a slight bend, but otherwise very good. Size: 7" long.
Midcentury Modern sterling silver water pitcher. Designed by Alphonse La Paglia (d. 1953) for International Silver Co. in Meriden, Conn. Baluster with helmet mouth. Capped high-looping handle with volute-scroll terminal mounted with Blossom-style seeding pod...
This crystal and silver plate condiment set was produced in England in the 1920s. The silver plated stand measures 7 1/4 inches high, 5 3/8 inches long and 4 1/4 inches wide. It contains 4 finely cut crystal bottles, 3 of which have silver plated tops. There is a spoon in the mustard jar. The stand has little ball feet.
Condition: Excellent
A George Erickson Sterling Silver Claret or Ice Tea Spoon. Erickson was an Arts and Crafts silversmith who worked for Arthur Stone from 1915-1932 and then went out on his own. His grandson still operates the business in Gardner, MA, making handmade silver. Dimensions; 12.5" long; bowl 3" x 1.75". Weight 3.2 Troy ounces. Marked "Erickson Sterling Handwrought". Excellent condition and no monograms.
A classic sterling silver handled jigger by Tiffany & Co. The simplicity of the design is relieved only by the slight flare at the rim and the curve of the handle, typical of Tiffany’s Deco designs. The bottom is stamped with Tiffany marks used 1907-47.
- Origin: America, ca 1930
- Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms
- Dimensions: 2-1/16” tall
- Weight: 63.5 grams
A classic mid-20th century French silver tastevin of traditional form. The bowl is decorated with angled godrons for evaluating white wines and small convex perles and larger concave cupules for use with red wines. The handle, also, is in the traditional snake form. Up until the mid-20th century, a few silversmiths in France were able to raise an entire tastevin from a single Napoleon III 5-franc coin. The work was accomplished solely with the aid of variously-sized hammers which were used t...
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with straight tab. Box interior velvet lined. Cover interior gilt. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (Schroth), phrase “Hand Made”, and no. 451. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 9 3/4 x D 6 5/8 in. Gross weight: 28.8 troy ounces. #BZ619
A vintage sterling silver figural jigger by Gorham, the sides marked off with enameled stoplights in green, yellow, and red, meant to signify “go,” “caution,” and “stop.” Each light corresponds to the 1, 2=1/2, and 3-1/2 ounce markings on the jigger’s bottom. The bottom is hallmarked by Gorham
- Origin: America, ca. 1950
- Condition: excellent, two pinpoint dings on the bottom
- Dimensions: 2-7/16”
- Weight: 53.5 grams
George V sterling silver box. Made by Richard Comyns in London in 1934. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and tapering tab. On cover top is engraved the coat of arms of the Honourable Artillery Company, which is the oldest regiment in the British army. Cedar-lined and partitioned interior; underside leather lined. Fully marked. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 9 x D 5 1/2 in. Gross weight: 31 troy ounces. #BY742
A bulbous, filigree trinket box or casket that is unmarked,probably 800 silver and European. The lid snaps shut tightly.It measures 2" (h) x 2-1/2"(w). An older piece.
Just Andersen art deco pewter compote
Denmark
1920's
4" tall
In very good vintage condition
A vintage sterling silver figural jigger by Gorham, the sides marked off with enameled stoplights in green, yellow and red meant to signify "go," "caution," and "stop." Each light corresponds to the 1, 2-1/2, and 3-1/2 ounce markings on the jigger's bottom. The bottom is hallmarked by Gorham.
Origin: America, ca. 1950.
Condition: Excellent; a very shallow 1/8" ding on the back side near the bottom. Slight paint loss to the red stoplight.
Weight: 53.0 grams
Pretty sterling silver sardine fork in Manchester's 1951 "Amaryllis" pattern. The design is somewhat similar to Chantilly, and has a very Victorian feel. The fork could be used for sardines, as well as for a variety of hors d'oeuvres. The back of the handle is stamped with Manchester's hallmark.
Origin: America, ca. 1951. Condition: excellent, no monogram. Size: 5-1/2" long. Weight: 23.5 grams.
Hagenauer bronze matador figurine
Handmade in Austria
1930
6" tall
9" across
Signed on underside of base
Very good vintage condition
Mid-Century Mexican silver six-candle candelabra. Unique design and high-quality construction. Excellently hand wrought and very rare. It measures approximately 20.5" long and 9" tall. Each candle holder portion measures 2.75" in diameter, and the base is 6" in diameter.
The base is marked "ORTEGA" "925". It has also an Eagle 8 mark and a serial number of "39637". It is in impeccable condition and weighs approximately 4.6 lbs.