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$160.00
$160.00
Vintage sterling silver figural jigger in the form of a jigger by Towle. The rim is engraved “Just a thimbleful.” Thimble jiggers became popular in the late Victorian era and remained so through the mid-20th century. The base is hallmarked by Towle.
- Origin: America, ca. 1960
- Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms
- Height: 2” tall
- Weight: 28.9 g
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$265.00
$265.00
An unusual mid-Century Taxco version of the classic sterling silver thimble jigger. Like most Mexican silver of the era, this piece has tremendous weight and a simple charm. The rim is engraved “Just A Thimbleful 1-1/4”. The bottom bears the hallmark of the Dominguez family. We have once before had the exact jigger with the mark specific to A. Dominguez and the Eagle stamp used in the late 1950s.
- Origin: Mexico, ca. 1955
- Condition: excellent, no dings
- Height: 1-11/16”
- Weight: 43.5 g
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$100.00
$100.00
A sterling silver figural jigger in the form of a tankard by Simons Brothers. The jigger measures 1-1/2 ounces. The bottom is stamped with Simons’ hallmark.
- Origin: America, ca. 1950
- Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms
- Dimensions: 2” tall
- Weight: 20.3 grams
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$100.00
$100.00
Lunt Sterling Silver Tankard Figural Jigger
A sterling silver figural jigger in the form of an 18th century ale tankard by Lunt. The jigger measures 1 ounce. The bottom is stamped with Lunt’s hallmark.
- Origin: America, ca. 1960
- Condition: excellent, interior gilding intact, no dings or monograms
- Dimensions: 1-3/4” tall
- Weight: 24.9 grams
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$675.00
$675.00
An early 20th century first standard (950/100 pure) silver tastevin decorated in the traditional Burgundian style with a coiled snake handle and appliques depicting vines of grapes and foliage along the sides. Applique decoration is uncommon, and this is a particularly nice example. The bowl is decorated with elongated cupules along one side for use in judging white wines and with large recessed cupules and raised perles for reds. Snake handles are thought to have represented the Garden of Eden and the temptations brought on by wine. The bottom is marked with an unidentified silversmith’s mark and with French first standard guarantee marks.
- Origin: France, ca. 1930
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 3” x 4”
- Weight: 101.0 grams
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$575.00
$575.00
A classic Burgundian first standard (950/1000 pure silver) tastevin. The bowl is enhanced with repousse decoration of grapevines, leaves and fruit. The bottom is left unadorned in a style usually reserved for judging white wines. The tastevin is finished with a classic handle in the form of two entwined snakes grasping an apple in their jaws. This design is to represent the serpent from the Garden of Evil as a reminder that wine may lead to earthly temptation. The handle is stamped with French first standard silver marks.
- Origin: France, ca. 1930
- Condition: excellent, no dings
- Dimensions: 3” x 4” x 13/16”
- Weight: 58.7 grams
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$325.00
$325.00
A rare chrome and bakelite barware set comprising a mechanical garnish spoon for olives or cherries, a ladle for dipping mixers or juice from a pitcher into a cocktail glass, and cocktail picks/stirrers. Each piece is finished with a bakelite cherry finial. The mechanical spoon is marked CADO, while the picks and ladle are unmarked, but are in a fitted presentation case marked “Créations H.P.” This set was purchased together, and it’s possible there was originally a case for the mechanical spoon, as well. Little is known about CADO except that the company produced a range of well-designed barware sometimes sold under its own name and sometimes under the name of a particular retail boutique such as Créations H.P.
- Origin: France, ca 1950
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: Mechanical Spoon, 13-5/8” long; ladle, 11” long; picks, 3-1/4” long
A classic mid-century bell-shaped sterling silver double jigger. This example is accented with an incised line and exaggerated flared lip on the larger cup. The jigger is stamped “Sterling.”
- Origin: America, ca. 1960
- Condition: excellent, no monograms or dings
- Height: 4-9/32”
- Weight: 37.8 g
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$230.00
$230.00
A classic mid-century bell-shaped sterling silver double jigger. This example is a little taller and narrower than some, lending a more elegant appearance. The neck is stamped “Web-Sterling.”
- Origin: America, ca 1960
- Condition: excellent, no monograms or dings
- Height: 4-3/8”
- Weight: 49.2 g
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$375.00
$375.00
A vintage sterling silver figural stoplight jigger by Gorham, the sides marked off with enameled stoplights in green, yellow, and red meant to signify “go” (1 oz); “caution” (2.5 oz); and “stop” (3.5 oz). The bottom is hallmarked by Gorham.
- Origin: America, ca 1950
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 2-7/16” high
- Weight: 53.0 g
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$13,950.00
$13,950.00
An extraordinary Victorian 18K gold hinged bangle bracelet belonging to the eldest daughter of the 9th Duke of Devonshire, Lady Maud Louisa Emma Cavendish, likely custom-made around between 1912-14 to celebrate her debut in society. Lady Maud married in 1917, so the bracelet is definitely prior to that event. The bracelet is entirely worked in a continuous panel of hand sawn foliage, flowers, grapes, and spiky seed pods. The front of the bracelet features the Cavendish coat of arms with three stags’ heads caboshed surmounted by a knight’s helmet barred. The back of the bracelet featured an “M" monogram so intricately worked into the design that it is difficult to see at first. The bracelet is heavy but retains an overall feeling of delicacy and lightness due to the extensive openwork of the design. The tongue of the clasp bears the hallmark of Henri Vever, arguably one of the two or three most important French jewelers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The hallmark was registered in 1912, not long after the publication of Vever’s authoritative book on the history of French jewelry, La Bijouterie Francaise au XIXe Siècle. By 1912, Vever was well into his Art Nouveau period, but in many circles, certainly those in which the Duke’s family traveled, the Art Nouveau style was considered perhaps a little too risqué for an unmarried young lady. The bracelet is presented in its original velvet- and silk-liked fitted case.
- Origin: France, 1912-1917
- Condition: excellent, sharp detail throughout
- Dimensions: 7/8” wide; 6-3/4” circumference
- Weight: 56.5 g.
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$2,495.00
$2,495.00
French Art Nouveau 18K Gold & Diamond van der Straeten LA GAIETE Pendant
A lovely French 18K gold, platinum and diamond Art Nouveau pendant featuring a young woman in flowing garments. The design “La Gaieté” (“the merry one”) was created by the famed Belgian sculptor George van der Straeten in 1900. Many such designs were adapted for jewelry, but van der Straeten’s images are very uncommon. The pendant is worked in an asymmetrical form bordered with rose cut diamonds set in platinum. The lady also wears a choker of rose cut diamonds. The piece originally had a pinstem and clasp that was removed at some point, but the two pendant loops appear to be original and are partially hallmarked with French 18K marks. The medallion is signed “G. van der Straeten” on the front.
- Origin: France, ca. 1910
- Condition: excellent; sharp detail
- Dimensions: 1-1/8” x 1-1/8”
- Weight: 10.5 g.
- Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .45 ct.
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$1,595.00
$1,595.00
A pretty pair of French foxtail tassel earrings worked in yellow and rose 18K gold. The surmounts and the tops of the tassels are decorated with colored gold floral rosettes and each foxtail chain terminates in a small ball. The earrings dangle freely with attractive movement when being worn. Each is stamped with French 18K gold hallmarks.
- Origin: France, ca. 1880
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 2-1/16” long from top of earwire
- Weight: 9.7 g.
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A French Art Nouveau 18K gold and diamond stickpin in the form of a mythological beast, perhaps a serpent-like dragon called a “vouivre,” which was reputed to be particularly vicious but easily terrified by naked humans . The creature grasps a small rose cut diamond in its open jaws. Mythological beasts of all sorts were particularly popular in French Art Nouveau jewelry. The pin stem bears French 18K gold hallmarks.
- Origin: France, ca. 1890
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: head, 9/16” x 3/4"; overall length, 2-11/16”
- Weight: 1.6 g. Approximate Diamond Weight: .03 ct.
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$4,500.00
$4,500.00
An outstanding sterling silver centerpiece basket by Gorham. The sides and handle are decorated with extremely ornate bright-cut engraving in a swirling foliate pattern. The motif is repeated to great effect on the gilt feet that raise up the basket. The intersections of the handle and feet are adorned with a classical lion head and the outer surfaces throughout are finished with an acid-etched matte texture. The interior and the reeded decoration along the rims are finished with bright gilding that contrasts beautifully with the outer surfaces. This centerpiece is an excellent example of Gorham’s work for an elite market around the time of the American Centennial. The bottom is stamped with Gorham’s hallmark and the date mark for 1871, and bears the retail location mark for Gorham’s store at Union Square in New York City.
- Origin: America, 1871
- Condition: very good, the interior has some pinpoint dings just visible in strong raking like, and very light wear to the gilding
- Dimensions: 7-1/4” (w) x 10” (l) x 8-1/4” (h)
- Weight: 737.0 g.
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A nice mid-century French sterling silver zodiac pendant with the sign for Scorpio. The design is intended to look like an ancient coin with borders that are out of round, areas of deliberate wear, and a stippled background. The reverse shows the corresponding astrological sign. The pendant is stamped with French silver marks used before 1962.
- Origin: France, ca. 1955
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1-1/8” x 1-1/16”, excluding the jump ring
- Weight: 10.2 grams.
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$125.00
$125.00
A classic mid-century French sterling silver zodiac pendant with the sign for Aquarius. The design shows a stylized woman spilling water from a cornucopia. The design has a 1970s vibe, but the silver hallmark was only used until 1962. The pendant is also stamped with an illegible silversmith’s mark.
- Origin: France, ca. 1960
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 7/8” x 1-1/16” (excluding bail and jump ring)
- 11.1 g.
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$16,500.00
$16,500.00
A stunning bracelet from Van Cleef & Arpels’ “Twist” line launched in 1962. Van Cleef’s jewels of that period took on a new lightness of mood from those of the previous decade. Color and a sense of movement became ever more important. The “Twist” bracelet matches flexible gold mesh with gold beads along the edge, cultured cultured pearls and coral beads to create a casual yet stately jewel that looks at home with jeans or a gown. The ingenious clasp is as small as possible to preserve the effect of a single torsade encircling the wrist. The Twist line was made with coral, lapis and onyx, and in addition to bracelets, included necklaces and clip earrings. The bracelet is fully marked with French 18K gold stamps and is stamped with the serial number 14.491 and “V.C.A. 62.” There is also the master goldsmith’s mark for Roger Stoffel of Stoffel et Cie, a workshop that created jewels for Van Cleef, Cartier, and Jean Schlumberger in the 1960s.
- Origin: France, 1962
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 9/16” wide; 8” long
- Weight: 14.2 grams