German Secessionist Silver Tureen and Cover

An American silver and enamel 15-piece punch set. Circa 1975.

Elegant gold metal finish ice bucket reflecting the high point of design, circa 1920.

An elegant William IV gilt bronze mounted cellarette, 2nd quarter of the 19th century.

A Chinese four-legged barrel-form brass urn cast and engraved with archaistic decoration from the 20th century. The gently rounded sides are cast with the dispersed elements of two taotie masks, Archaistic auspicious beasts formed by a pair of stylized and confronted dragons which constitutes the features of this mythical creature, abstractly rendered in low-relief hooked curls. Two bands of kui or passing dragons flank the taotie ornamentation on the belly, all upon an engraved and very finely delineated white leiwen ground symbolizing thunder. Raised on four atlantes with a few anatomical engraved details, the urn possesses a flat circular lid decorated with stylized birds and topped with a phoenix-shaped knob with a ring, a propitious symbol in Chinese art. The white engraved ground nicely contrasting with the dark patina along with the Archaistic traditional low relief decoration echoes Chinese archaic ritual bronzes used in ceremonies or buried in the tombs of the elites for use in the afterlife. This Chinese barrel...

A George III silver soup tureen on stand from the Camden service. Marked: London, 1794/1795. Maker: Paul Storr. On circular stand chased with palmette ...

Description: Silver tureen with fluted reliefs on the lid, strawberry-shaped handle, friezes on the surroundings, and resting on four claw-shaped pieces. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portu...

A late 19th century beauty.

Antique Continental silver tureen and platter, C. 1880-1890.