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Gorham Arts & Crafts Pierced Handle Sterling Silver Tea Strainer
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Old Friends 
4298f $95.00
An over the cup tea strainer, this 1.1 T. oz., all silver piece has a 2 1/2" wide by 1" deep bowl with a 2 3/8" long handle on one side, and a shorter, matched lip on the other. As imprinted on the bowl edge, it is model "159" made by Gorham, whose name, "lion, anchor, G" emblem, and "Sterling" appear alongside the number. Arts and crafts in manner, the arm and lip are reticulated in something of a Chippendale style, while the fine piercings in the bowl are a dot and cross pattern. The... Click for details
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Georgian Style Sterling Silver Scotch and Bourbon Decanter Tags
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Old Friends 
4123f This item is currently being auctioned
Twentieth century American in origin, each of these two matching bottle tags on a chain is marked "Sterling" and model number "354." Slightly rounded, they measure 2 1/2" by 1 1/2", weigh just over .4 T. oz. per item, and have English Georgian style shell and acanthus leaf detailing. One is engraved "Scotch" and the other "Bourbon," and both are in the same flawless condition and have warm finishes.
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cast sterling figural grape shears
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver 
2417 $225.00
marked only "sterling 4," these are probably Whiting or Gorham, circa 1868. They are of exceptional quality and workmanship, each arm comprising a grapevine (complete with added "age" marks!) with two applied grape leafs and a dangling cluster of grapes. A splendid example of Victoriana, and similar in theme to cheese scoops with figural mice, as their form defines their function.
Length 7 5/8 inches, weight 3.82 Troy ounces, no monogram, excellent condition.
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Wallace Sterling Top Cut Glass Perfume Bottle with Long Dipper
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Old Friends 
3908f $65.00
This urn shaped, cut glass, perfume bottle stands 5 3/4" to the upper edge of the stopper and sits on a round base that is 2 1/4" in diameter. The top is silver and stamped with Wallace's "RW&S plus deer head" emblem, "Sterling," and model number "93." It has a long, glass extension something in the manner of a tang, that reaches clear to the bottom of the tapered jar. The top incorporates a raised circular disk that is bordered by a double scroll with lyre design, which along with the... Click for details
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Gorham Special Order Large "Kummel" Sterling Silver Liquor Tag
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Old Friends 
3770f $68.00
This liquor tag was produced by Gorham in 1910, stamped on the reverse with the company "lion, anchor, G" emblem, a date symbol for the year, the word "Sterling," and the letters "TGR," indicating this is special order (or sample) item. It is an unusual piece in several regards. First is the above noted fact that, as a special order, it is essentially one of a kind, or few at most. Second is its size, which is large for this sort of item, measuring 3" by 1 1/2", and weighing approximately... Click for details
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Watrous sterling tea ball number 16
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver 
2325 $75.00
pleasantly rotund and sturdy, this weighs just shy of one Troy ounce (.98) and is in excellent condition, with a fully functional hinge and a clasp which snaps shut properly.
Though it may only win second prize in a beauty contest, the price is attractive and we've certainly seen uglier ones.
For those of you who like comparison shopping, check item 192469545712 on the Bay of Eees, which weighed not even half as much and measured a mere inch an a quarter in diameter.
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Eight Small Silver Boxes, American, Italian, and Taxco, Mexico
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Old Friends 
3480jl $250.00
This assemblage of eight boxes vary in size from a 1 5/8" by 1 5/8" by 1/2" high square at the largest, to a 1 1/8" by 3/4" by 1/2" tall oval and 1" by 5/8" high round one at the smallest. The square one has a lined base, engine turned top, is marked "925" and "FS" in a circle, and weighs 26 grams (just over .8 T. oz.). The next largest is rectangular with rounded corners, plain-surfaced, marked with the Blackinton emblem, and weighs 16 grams (approximately .5 T. oz.). The small oval has... Click for details
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Tiffany special order napkin rings, a pair,
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver 
2290 Sold
each acid etched with "Jan. 14th 1891" one with the initials "LB" and the other "DB" in fanciful foliate script, height 1 3/8; diameter 1 7/8 inches, total Troy weight 2.58 ounces, excellent condition.
We've made a brief attempt to find a pair of socialites who were married that Winter Wednesday and come up empty handed, but you dear reader may have the pleasure of continuing this search, once these are safely in your collection.
Please note that our price is for the pair (!).
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Masonic Grand Sword bearer's jewel, gold
Silver : Sterling : Smalls
Bruce Cherner Antique Silver 
2279 $1,250.00
engraved on reverse "Comp'n Thos R. Smith appointed Grand Sword bearer AL 5834 AD1830", diameter 2 1/2 inches, pristine original condition, weight .80 Troy ounces, tests 14K, unmarked. An object of remarkable construction and quality, each letter on the obverse is hand-cut and applied. The circular and triangular elements are fastened together with miniature nuts and bolts. Ex-collection Carl Crossman.
Usually our chief historical officer latches onto such an item like a pit bull on... Click for details
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"Hollywood Boulevard at Night".
vintage postcard. California, 1940s
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