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German 800 silver cow creamer.<ul><li>Retailed by Buchholz &amp; Zelt in New York.</li><li>Stocky body, flexed ears and flicked-back tail handle.</li><li> Hinged and stippled back flap with engraved wreath and applied fly finial. </li><li>Red-glass eyes and gaping-mouth spout. </li><li>German marks and American importer’s mark for Buchholz &amp; Zelt in New York. </li></ul>

German Silver Cow Creamer

Japanese Meiji silver chrysanthemum centerpiece bowl.<ul><li>Round with curved and tapering sides.</li><li>Allover blossoming floral motif on stippled ground.</li><li>Plain scalloped rim and spread foot.</li><li>Fluted double-walled interior.</li><li>Marked on bottom 银纯 (pure silver).</li></ul>

Japanese Meiji Silver Chrysanthemum Centerpiece Bowl

German Baroque chased and engraved silver cup.<ul><li>Depictions of fruit, leaves and bows.</li><li>Engraved inscription reading "Anno 1699 - I.G.H. - Ten 18 Octower - Ge Born - G.M.E."</li><li>Gilt-washed interior.</li><li>Marked with maker's mark I.H.M., Nuremberg city stamp and assay control zigzag.</li></ul>

German Baroque Silver Cup

Eastern European silver beaker commemorating the 1848 Hungarian Revolution.<ul><li>Tooled phrase on rim: “Ein andenken des Ungorshen Kriges der anfing den 23. Mai u. endugte sich den 14. October 1849”; it was in October 1849 that the rebel Hungarian generals were hung for treason.</li><li>Sides inset with Austrian talers and Russian rubles from the 17th and 18th centuries above Hungarian kreuzers issued in 1848.</li><li>Bottom with coin bearing a message of covert resistance in the form of St. George Slaying the Dragon.</li><li>Foot featuring the name of a member of a noble Baltic family, the Barons von Ungern-Sternberg, a dynasty that included soldiers, writers and artists.</li><li>Marks include 84 (that is the Russian alloy 84/96), which suggests that the beaker was made in Eastern Europe.</li><li>Accompanied by two-page type script description.</li></ul> At the time of the revolution in Hungary, which was part of the Austrian Empire, there was an attempt to abolish feudalism and establish in its place representative democracy. The radical changes, which included extending suffrage and freedom of the press, were resisted by the Habsburg rulers. When Austrian military intervention failed, Emperor Franz Joseph I sought help from the Russian Czar Nicholas I, who obliged with a large army. Thanks to Russian assistance, which was in fact an invasion, the revolution collapsed and Hungary was placed under martial law.

European Silver Hungarian Revolution Commemorative Cup

French Empire-style 950 silver bowl with lion head handles.<ul><li>Made by Victor Boivin in Paris.</li><li>Round with curved sides and domed foot.</li><li>Flying side handles with lion head terminals and shaggy mane caps.</li><li>Guilloche and leaf and dart.</li><li>Engraved shaded block letter monogram (M) in applied laurel wreath frame.</li><li>Fully marked with Minerva head, maker’s stamp (V. Boivin) and number 4273/E.</li></ul>

French Empire Style Silver Bowl

American Art Nouveau glazed earthenware three-handled cup with engraved silver overlay.<ul><li>Made by Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati and the artist was Constance Amelia Baker.</li><li>Round with straight and upward tapering sides and three silver c-scroll handles.</li><li>Orange blooms and buds with crisscrossing and snapped stems on shaded brown ground.</li><li>Overlay in form of leafing scrollwork, flowers and diaper.</li><li>Marks include dated Rookwood stamp, artist’s signature, shape number 330 and size D.</li></ul>

American Art Nouveau Pottery and Silver Overlay Loving Cup

French Belle Époque 950 silver wine bottle holder.<ul><li>Made by Odiot in France.</li><li>Open body comprising two rectilinear supports mounted to round bowl with straight sides. </li><li>Conical neck with adjustable screws. </li><li>Leaf-capped double-scroll handle. </li><li>Meandering fruiting grapevine on stippled ground. </li><li>Fully marked with Minerva head and including maker’s stamp.&nbsp;</li></ul>

French Belle Époque Silver Wine Bottle Holder

German silver equestrian tankard with imperial association.<ul><li>Straight and paneled sides with low-relief frieze depicting galloping riders, racing through the countryside, trees and buildings in the background; branch borders.</li><li>Split-mounted s-scroll handle with thumb rest.</li><li>At bottom, applied branch and leaf border and open supports.</li><li>Cover hinged and bellied with imbricated leaf rim.</li><li>Top terminated with a cast finial in form of mounted jockey and engraved phrase citing Kaiser Wilhelm I, in an allusion to an officer’s race in Meresburg, a town in southwestern Germany: “Kaiser Wilhelm dem Sieger in dem Offizier-Rennen zu Meresburg am 2 Juni 1878.”</li><li>Appears to be unmarked.</li></ul> The date inspires speculation because on June 2, 1878, Wilhelm was in Berlin, getting shot at for the second time in a month. On this occasion, Wilhelm was seriously wounded. A medal was issued commemorating the failed assassination attempt, and a similar sentiment possibly inspired the tankard’s inscription. Kaiser Wilhelm I was the first to rule over a united Germany, which was achieved through foreign minister Otto von Bismarck’s policies. Wilhelm belonged to a long line of military expansionists. He was born in 1797, 11 years after the death of his great-great uncle Frederick the Great. His grandson was Wilhelm II, whose belligerence contributed to the outbreak of World War I.

German Silver Imperial Equestrian Tankard

German silver beaker cup.<ul><li>Top with leafing scrollwork and scallop shells.</li><li>Bottom twisted leaf-and-dart border.</li><li>Ornament chased and heightened with engraving.</li><li>Interior gilt washed.</li><li>Maker’s mark comprising letters S and I.&nbsp;</li></ul>

German Silver Parcel Gilt Beaker

Chinese Export chased silver bowl.<ul><li>Round with curved sides.</li><li>Four lobed frames with chased ornament on stippled ground.</li><li>Blossoming branches, flowers, tail-chasing dragon, and mountain landscape with men standing in foreground on balustraded terrace.</li><li>Open blossoming branch foot ring.</li><li>Chinese mark and stamp for Wang Hing &amp; Co., a Canton and Hong Kong silversmith and retailer.</li></ul>

Chinese Export Chased Silver Bowl

Chinese silver battle mug with dramatic dragon handle.<ul><li>Straight and upward tapering sides with dense low-relief frieze.</li><li>Spearmen and swordsmen on foot and horse thrust and lunge.</li><li>Applied armorial shield with engraved "B.O.D. from W.U. May 4th 1865.”</li><li>S-scroll handle in form of scaly dragon with horned head peering over rim.</li><li>Marked.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Chinese Silver Battle Mug with Dragon Handle

Chinese Export silver bamboo mug, ca 1850.<ul><li>Straight and upward tapering sides applied with leafing bamboo on stippled ground.</li><li>Branch-form handle and rims.</li><li>Applied rondel engraved with single-letter monogram in buckled belt.</li><li>On underside is engraved “H. J. T. / 1855.”</li><li>Interior gilt washed.</li><li>Chinese mark and initials KHC for Khe Cheong, a Canton silversmith and retailer active from ca 1830s–70s.</li></ul>

Chinese Export Silver Bamboo Mug

Chinese Export silver mug with dragon handle, ca 1860.<ul><li>Straight and upward tapering sides.</li><li>Applied pictorial frieze on engraved and stippled ground: Scenes of social life with contemplative sages and chaste maidens amongst palm trees and pagodas.</li><li>Pastoral exoticism enlivened with scaly, slithering dragon handle, ferocious head peeking above the rim.</li><li>Armorial cartouche (vacant).</li><li>Marked HCH.</li></ul>

Chinese Export Silver Mug with Dragon Handle

American Art Nouveau repoussé silver martelé fish platter.<ul><li>Made by Gorham in Providence on April 6, 1898.</li><li>Shaped and narrow oval well.</li><li>Tapering and chased shoulder.</li><li>At ends are scaly fish heads with eyes and tentacular whiskers.</li><li>Sides are ornamented with cherubs, ferried along in fish-harnessed shells.</li><li>Curvilinear rim.</li><li>Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern number 366 and 950-1000 FINE.</li></ul>

American Art Nouveau Repoussé Silver Martelé Fish Tray

Austrian Biedermeier classical silver gilt liqueur set.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 8.</li><li>Comprises decanter, tray and six cups.</li><li>Decanter: Baluster with domed foot and double-scroll handle with Cupid heads and leaves. Cover hinged and domed with bud finial. V-form spout with hinged leaf cap.</li><li>Tray: Round shaped with six lobes alternating with scallop shells. Scalloped rim interspersed with flowers.</li><li>Each cup: Curved and tapering bowl on spread foot with chased scroll, floral and leaf ornament.</li><li>Marked with unidentified maker's mark.</li></ul>

Austrian Biedermeier Silver Gilt Liqueur Set

Japanese Meiji silver and enamel sake pot.<ul><li>Ovoid body on raised and scalloped foot.</li><li>Bamboo-style vertical spout with capped and high-looping handle.</li><li>Front and back have chased irises heightened with enamel in eddying water.</li><li>Front with crane and blossoming branch.</li><li>Domed cover double-walled and pierced with chrysanthemum flowerhead.</li><li>Ornamented enamel ball finial.</li><li>Japanese marks and initials "VM."</li></ul>

Japanese Meiji Silver and  Enamel Sake Pot

German Jugenstil 800 silver wine cooler with handles.<ul><li>Hexagonal shape.</li><li>Beaded bottom edge.</li><li>Raised on six ball feet.</li><li>Marked (partially illegible).</li></ul>

German Jugenstil Silver Wine Cooler with Handles

Italian sterling silver whisky bottle label by Gianmaria Buccellati.<ul><li>Cartouche surrounded by scrolling foliage.</li><li>Applied letters.</li><li>Ring loops to top connected with silver chain.</li><li>Fully marked.</li></ul>

Italian Silver Whisky Label

Italian sterling silver gin bottle label by Gianmaria Buccellati.<ul><li>Cartouche surrounded by scrolling foliage.</li><li>Applied letters.</li><li>Ring loops to top connected with silver chain.</li><li>Fully marked.</li></ul>

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