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1402796   $175.00

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Little antique Victorian French solid silver chatelaine piece. It has raised mistletoe leaves and berries. It is a very detailed piece with art nouveau styling and would be beautiful on a chain as a pendant. This is an antique piece dating to the turn of the century / Art Nouveau era. It has a button on the side that you slide up and down to retract the pencil. Comes with the original pencil but what is seen in photos is fully extended, so just a very short amount of pencil remains. NO... Click for details

Cheeky Antiqueys   
1402791   $174.00

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ABOUT: I absolutely love the art nouveau design of this little antique French silver rattle. Perfectly round ball decorated with mistletoe and a round handle. It would be beautiful as an ornament or could be removed from the handle with the ball worn as a large pendant. Beautiful raised mistletoe details with some goldwash accents faintly remaining on the top where it connects to the handle, and on the bottom where the seam and two cut outs for sound are. It has two loops, one smaller... Click for details

Cheeky Antiqueys   
1402790   $998.00

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ABOUT: Here is a rare French chatelaine set consisting of 6 pieces - rare in that all five attachments are decorated in the mistletoe motif. These are connected by chains to an ornate shell type designed Art Nouveau chatelaine clip. All the pieces are antique French sterling silver EXCEPT for the dance card / aide memoire which is also a French antique but is silver plated. All pieces but the dance card are marked / stamped. The pill box is by Charles Murat who worked in Paris in the... Click for details

Cheeky Antiqueys   
1402781   $275.00

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ABOUT: I love sterling silver and this is a lovely little offering from the Victorian era / late 1800s made by Gorham Mfg. Co. in an acid etched floral aesthetic design. It is a perfume flask, I believe it was meant to be carried in a purse or pouch as it does not have a loop for a chatelaine chain. I poured water in it to make sure it has no leaks. I also discovered when I was emptying the water out that they shaped it so that it lets the liquid out a few drops at a time (instead of... Click for details

Old Friends  
3896f   On Hold

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Having a top diameter of 1 3/4", standing 3/4" high, and weighing .9 T. oz., this round pill box dates late 19th century into the first decade of the 20th century based on the marks.

It is stamped "Black, Starr & Frost," for the prominent New York City firm, along with the company "eagle" emblem, "Sterling," and the number "2."

The slightly domed, sleeve top features an overall raised design that includes a spray of posey like flowers tied with a bow and surrounded with a decorative... Click for details

Cheeky Antiqueys   
1402462   $299.00

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ABOUT: Here we have a scarce set of Four Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver figural place card holders, each depicting a branch and leaf with a fantastic vermeil goldwash to really make it pop. They have a little curled clip on the back to hold place cards or I use mine to label my dishes for buffet style eating. Fantastic detail on these with lifelike bark and leaf patterns from the textured leaf to the bark and the veins of the foliage. Very nice quality typical of Tiffany. These are... Click for details

Old Friends  
3841f   This item is currently being auctioned

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Designed to hang from a teapot, this 2" diameter, 1 1/4" high, .7 T. oz. all silver, basket style tea (leaf) strainer has a wire prong that fits in the pot spout, and which is also attached to a pivoting wire bail.

It is marked "Sterling" on the wire, and "Sterling," model number "24," and "lion, anchor, G" for Gorham on the basket.

Markedly Aesthetic in style, the pierced basket is folded or crimped and is irregularly impressed with a fern or seaweed like organic design. This is... Click for details

Old Friends  
3782f   $185.00

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Decorative and utilitarian desk items, stamp boxes evoke nostalgic reminders of a measured and purposeful lifestyle that no longer exists. They served the useful purpose of protectively holding stamps when they were issued singly.

This likely late 19th century example was made by George Shiebler, whose "winged S" emblem, the word "Sterling," and model number "4179" are imprinted on the underside.

Rectangular with two compartments, its measurements are very symmetrical, 2" long by 1" wide... Click for details

Old Friends  
3770f   $68.00

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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

Old Friends  
3742f   $295.00

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This example of late Victorian grape shears or, as period catalogues identify them, scissors, are of a quality that set the bar for such pieces. They excel in terms of design, manufacture, and material.

The first factor that stands out is that they are made of solid sterling silver. Grape shears typically have steel cutters, while these are clearly marked on the backside of the lower blade "Howard & Co." and "Sterling," which applies to the entire piece.

They measure 6 7/8" long and... Click for details

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2377   Sold

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With applied bird, ivy, and wirework tendrils, weight 1.53 Troy ounces, diameter 1 5/8 inches, monogrammed as shown in third enlargement, marked only "169" on base.

So far as I can see, there are no losses, though condition can be difficult to assess on this type of item.

Old Friends  
3720f   $38.00

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The style of this plain band, 1" wide, 1 3/4" diameter, .7 T. oz., napkin ring places it from the late 1800s.

The satin finish exterior is bright cut engraved in a leaf and scroll theme interpreted in an Aesthetic manner. Both edges have a repeating beaded design that looks like knurling.

There is a reserve within the engraving that is inscribed "TGM," while the inner side reads, "From J.W.F. Jr. Dec. 25, '99.," so very likely it was a Christmas present given well over a century ago.

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Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2362   $195.00

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diameter 1 3/4; height 1 1/2 inches, with high quality brite cut and roulette work engraving, no monogram, superb condition (there is a flea-bite test mark shown in third enlargement), weight 2.02 Troy ounces, unmarked.

Our resident fashion consultant tells me that rose gold colored items (it is gilt inside and out) such as this are currently "in".

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2361   $35.00

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height 1 3/4 inches, weight .65 Troy ounces, a few very minor bruises but fine overall condition, marked as shown in second enlargement.

Alas, mainly a decorative item as no hole has been drilled for the spout to function.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2354   $360.00

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in original felt holders, excellent untouched condition, no monogram, 2 3/4 X 7/8 inches, the surface artfully finished with with broad planish marks (please see third enlargement), delightfully heavy in the hand @10.51 Troy ounces the set.

These bear the craftsman's mark of Reynolds F. Senior, son of ONC's founder Elmer Senior. A splendid gift for the North Shore bride.

Bruce Cherner Antique Silver  
2338   $550.00

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4 1/8 by 2 5/8 inches (fits credit or business cards easily), weight 3.5 Troy ounces, no monogram, excellent original condition, model number 19D (please see third photo for marks).

This was probably a custom made item.

We've examined both doggies carefully with a high power loupe, and they appear to be 14k. No, we're not going to test them...