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chased silver dish decorated with scene from the "Former Red Cliff Ode" by Su Shi (1037-1101); engraved in painterly baimiao style showing the poet in court robes with two companions relaxing in a boat drifting on tranquil water, with a winepot and cups on the table in front of them; one figure playing a flute and the other holding an open book; rocky banks with grasses and tall reeds, a willow and a cassia tree; small waterfall spilling down from high cliffs at the far shore; sky with pair of birds flying to the left towards a constellation of seven stars drawn as circles joined by thin lines to form the Big Dipper seen through drifting clouds surrounding a full moon engraved with the legendary yu tu dao yaou scene of the Moon Rabbit under the cassia tree pounding a pestle in a mortar; shallow plain sides of octafoil bracket-lobed outline rising to a barbed everted rim — Silver plate decorated with chased “Red Cliff” scene, 13th century
China

G208

The inkstand is a replica of the Quirinal Monument in Rome and was made to commemorate its erection during the pontificate of Pius VI. The composition includes an Egyptian obalisk, and four horse tamers that can be swung from their bases on levers to reveal an inkwell and a sandbox; Sphinxes' headdresses conceal candle sockets; one of the drawers contains an assortment of tromp l'oeil engravings; two doves can be made to kiss by means of a lever located in the fountain; the inkstand has a leather carrying case that resembles a medieval fortified town, with gates, battlements and a bell tower. — The Coaci Inkstand, 1792
Vincenzo Coaci

G310

James J. Hill Presentation Tray, 1884

Tiffany & Co.

G303

the oval bowl of the wine cooler rests on a similarly shaped foot comprised of a plain concave molding and a vertical base rim surmounted by a convex repoussé band; rim and bowl are linked in the center of either lone side of the oval bowl by a large cash male head surrounded by exhuborant scrolls and moldings Weight: 703 troy ounces = 48 lbs. and 3.29 oz. — Wine cistern, 1719–1720
Paul de Lamerie

G350

tankard, engraved with monogram [J.M.B.] in shield on front body; serrated cover, scroll thumbpiece, cherub handle tip; reeded at base — Tankard, c. 1715
John Coney

G350

triangular with clipped corners; stemmed cup with footed base; removable liner; slightly domed cover with three-dimensional finial of male figure wearing lion skin, holding a club aloft, with a three-headed dog held by chains; stem has a satyr in three dimensions seated next to cattails; grape vines twisting behind satyr; Classical themes, hunting and battle scenes and various scrollwork overall in high and low relief — Masterpiece cup and cover, 1746
Johann Friedrich Baer

G350

vintage print; printed 1940 or before; mounted, matted — Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936
Dorothea Lange; Depicted: Florence Owens Thompson

Not on View

crown form with backed openwork floral designs, 5 rows of bells and applied flowers; bird and flowerlike stems at top — Torah crown, late 19th-early 20th century
United States

G362

German. classical rectilinear form with octagonal base, with rolled design; center candle holder projects from center column and is removable — Hanukkah lamp, early 20th century
Germany or United States

G362

pointing proper right hand with slightly crooked index finger on end of lobed handle with linear and floral designs; chain at opposite end — Yad (Torah pointer), c. 1870
Austria

G362

Pair of "chrysanthemum" Candelabra, Charles T. Grosjean; Maker: Tiffany & Co. — Pair of "chrysanthemum" Candelabra, 1891-1902
Charles T. Grosjean; Maker: Tiffany & Co.

G350

silver with inlaid enamel work (champlevé) and engraved decoration; removable cap with tube insert — Caviar server, 1905
Jules Auguste Habert-Dys

G380

classical vase form; on square base with fluted pedestal feet; cast coat of arms; decorated with putti amidst scrolling grapevine; collars engraved on each side with two crests (dragon and lion) Description (consistent for each cooler): Classical vase form; on square base with fluted pedestal feet; cast coat of arms; decorated with putti amidst scrolling grapevine; collars engraved on each side with two crests (dragon and lion). Coat of arms: those of Sawbridge-Erle-Drax with Grosvenoer in pretence, probably for Johan Samuel Wanley Sawbridge of Olantigh Towers, Kent, Holnest House, Co. Dorset, and Ellerton Abbey, Co. York (1800-1887). He married in 1827 Jane Frances, sister and sole heiress of her brother Richerd Erle-Drax-Grosvenor, M.P., of Charlborough Park, Dorset (dd. 1828). By 1853, Burke's Visitations of Seats and Arms, vol. 2, records this latter house as the seat of John Samuel Wanley Erle-Drax, M.P., Captain of the East Kent Militia. Stamps/Inscriptions/Stickers: 1a-c) - D. ELLIS LONDON FECIT - stamped, on front of base; - SH2097 - incised on bottom of base; - A501/091 - in black, on bottom of base; - EEBJW - and three stamps near top of liner; - 2 - etched three times on bottom of removable liner. 2a-c) - D.ELLIS FECIT - stamped, on front of base; - SH2097 - incised on bottom of base; - A501/ - and illegible numbers in black, on bottom of base; - EEBJW - and three stamps near top of liner and side of collar; - A501/692 - in black, on bottom of removable liner. 3a-c) - D.ELLIS LONDON FECIT - stamped, on front of base; - SH2097 - incised on bottom of base; - A501/693 - in black, on bottom of base, bottom of liner and bottom of collar; - M209810 1(4) - on sticker on bottom of base; - EEBJW - and three stamps near top of liner and side of collar. 4a-c) - D.ELLIS FECIT - stamped, on front of base; - SH2097 - incised on bottom of base; - M209810 1(4) - sticker on bottom of base; - A501/691 - in black, on bottom of base, liner and collar; - EEBJW - and three stamps near top of liner and — Set of four wine coolers, 1828
Edward, Edward, James, and Barnard (a.k.a. Edward Barnard & Sons); Retailer: David Ellis

G350

pendant suspended from a garland of twin rudraksha berries; central gold piece depicting two figures on a bull; one emerald pendant at bottom split during installation, two pieces stored in envelope in A12.3 MS — Rudrakshamala Necklace, early 19th century
Not on View

Communion cup and paten cover, England — Communion cup and paten cover, 1657-1658
England

G350

tower shape with filigree decoration and 6 bells; flag on top with 6 flags on top of filigree compartment; small hinged door on one side — Spice container, c. 1889
Poland

G362

two-tiered square tower with movable flag on top on a base made of four wires extending to a square foot; each corner of the foot sits atop a small silver dome; the walls of all tiers done in openwork — Spice container, 20th century
Czechoslovakia

G362

saucer decorative edge; with incised zigzags at center and alternating birds and floral arrangementts around rim; cup with lid cup has incised alternating birds and floral arrangements; lid has bird-shaped knob with 2 movable floral elements below — Kiddush (sanctification) cup with lid and saucer, c. 1920
Iraq

G362

with ribbed baluster stems and shaped circular screw-on bases — Candlestick, one of a pair, c. 1745
Italy

G209

cup of stem, lotus shape, lotus motif stamped with background stipple covering outside; interior plain; silver. — Wine cup, 8th century
China

G208

box, circular, lid with devil dancer and thunder monster or thunder drums (man with boar's head in vigorous motion) surrounded with lotus motif and denticulation; side of lid has seven Feng Huang (phoenixes) and griffins; bottom of box has five figures devil dancer, dog, winged dog, convoluted spotted dog, and winged rabbit; base undecorated and inside undecorated; silver. — Covered box, 9th century
China

G208

Mirror, round with central boss surrounded by running designs, outer border of running flower and leaf pattern; fixed base; silver and alloy — Mirror, 7th-11th century
China

G208

ornament, rosette pattern, open work; stamped, silver — Ornament, 7th-10th century
China

G208

one of four ornaments, diamond-shaped, open work; silver. — Ornament, one of four, 7th-10th century
China

G208

one of four ornaments, diamond-shaped, open work; silver. — Ornament, one of four, 7th-10th century
China

G208

one of a pair of ornaments, Feng Huang (phoenix), stamped on back, open work. — Ornament, one of a pair, 7th-10th century
China

G208

one of a pair of ornaments, Feng Huang (phoenix), stamped on back, open work. — Ornament, one of a pair, 7th-10th century
China

G208

Hercules, wearing lion skin, wrestling with a bull, with his PR knee and hand pressing down on the bull's shoulder and his PL hand holding bull's PR horn, holding it to the ground — Hercules and the Bull, c. 1820
England

G350

waisted cup, flaring outward from ring foot, with organic leaf design handle; domed cover with flower finial; small saucer with flat bottom; each piece incised with wave-like designs overall — Covered tasse and saucer, 19th century
Ottoman Empire

G333

two-handled cup on footed base; coat of arms engraved on front with three lions; rampant lion at top — Two-handled cup, 1705
Ireland

G350

windmill with movable vanes and movable flag on top; building underneath with man in front and woman by a door on proper left side — Spice container, late 19th century
Netherlands

G362

lobed design with 5 bells on bottom lobe, 4 bells near top; central filigree decoration; floral designs on lobes; openwork crown topped with bird — Rimmonim (Torah finials) (one of a pair), early 20th century
Russia (probably)

G362

lobed design with 5 bells on bottom lobe, 4 bells near top; central filigree decoration; floral designs on lobes; openwork crown topped with bird — Rimmonim (Torah finials) (one of a pair), early 20th century
Russia (probably)

G362

building form attached to ring; open windows on 3-level building; building opens to reveal removable torah and altar (?) on a platform; has plexi mount — Ceremonial wedding ring, c. 1960
Israel

G362

brick tower form, with applied flowers and stems at lower corners and sides of central round element; 5 turrets at top with 5 pennants; 2 turrets at front bottom corners; 2 inner candle holders (?) — Spice container, c. 1985
Michael Ende

G362

box in the shape of a walnut on two leaves with openwork cylinder with lid inside — Spice container, 20th century
Israel

G362

Spoon, Byzantium — Spoon, 6th-7th century
Byzantium

G242

stepped towards center; shallow incised geometric decorative borders on some of the outward facing surfaces; open link chain — Rectangular silver pendant with chain, Date Unknown
Mende

G254

shield with 2 hanging pendants; pair of applied lions beneath an applied crown flank 2 tablets with applied box below; columns on either side — Torah shield, 19th-early 20th century
United States (probably)

G362

silver dreidel (top), openwork square with applied letters in center of each side; half-domes applied at top and bottom; plain handle at top; Holiday Traditions, Providence Room — Dreidel (top), 20th century
Israel (probably)

G362

small rectangular case with hinged lid; square filigree 'cage' with floral designs and 2 panels of paired crowned lions; scalloped grid incised overall — Tefillin (prayer container) box (one of a pair), late 19th century
Austria

G362

small rectangular case with hinged lid; square filigree 'cage' with floral designs and 2 panels of paired crowned lions; scalloped grid incised overall — Tefillin (prayer container) box (one of a pair), early 20th century
G362

silver metal cross in openwork style; slightly asymmetrical; looping knots and bars; some incised lines — Cross pendant, late 19th-early 20th century
Ethiopia

G254

three sided pyramid form with tripod base; stylized openwork Hebrew characters on front; sculptural back with three football-shaped openings; removable boat-shaped drip pan — Sabbath candlestick, one of a pair, c. 1960
Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert

G362

designed for Rockledge, the E. L. King House, Homer, MN (demolished 1987) — Creamer from the martelé coffee and tea service for Rockledge, c. 1912
George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company

G300

bird pin with wings extended; pointed beak at top; movable tailfeathers; tie tack pin with earring back — Pin, 20th century
Diné (Navajo)

Not on View

Single strand large silver beads; 12 squash blossoms, double band, cast carinated naja with large green turquoise pendant, stamped design at ends. stamped plate at top of shank J.#505, Cat.#389. — Necklace, c. 1930
Diné (Navajo)

G259

three sided pyramid form with tripod base; stylized openwork Hebrew characters on front; sculptural back with three football-shaped openings; removable boat-shaped drip pan — Sabbath candlestick, one of a pair, c. 1960
Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert

G362

back has openwork design with lions flanking a cartouche with a menorah; light incised lattice design on top of lamp compartment cover; tiny lions on domed feet; cover of lamp compartment detaches from the main lamp body when it is opened more than 75%, possibly due to the fact that it seems to be missing a hinge pin on the "back left" hinge. — Hanukkah lamp, c. 1760
Rotger (Rudiger) Herfurth

G362

spatulate-shaped blade; handle decorated with long-stemmed lilies with two flowers and two buds and EKG monogram — Luncheon knife, from a twelve-piece place setting, 1912
George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company; Retailer: Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

G300

squared-off head; long tines; handle decorated with long-stemmed lilies with two flowers and two buds and EKG monogram — Salad fork, from a twelve-piece place setting, 1912
George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company; Retailer: Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

G300

spatulate-shaped blade; handle decorated with long-stemmed lilies with two flowers and two buds and EKG monogram — Dinner knife, from a twelve-piece place setting, 1912
George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company; Retailer: Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

G300

round platter with rim; two different bead designs at rim; small engraved round coat of arms medallion at rim — Serving plate from the Williams-Wynn service, one of a pair, 1773
Robert Adam; Silversmith: John Carter

G350

egg-shaped bowl; handle decorated with long-stemmed lilies with two flowers and two buds and EKG monogram — Dessert spoon, from a twelve-piece place setting, 1912
George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company; Retailer: Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

G300

large tablespoon; handle decorated with long-stemmed lilies with two flowers and two buds and EKG monogram — Tablespoon, from a twelve-piece place setting, 1912
George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company; Retailer: Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

G300

round bowl; handle decorated with long-stemmed lilies with two flowers and two buds and EKG monogram — Soup spoon, from a twelve-piece place setting, 1912
George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company; Retailer: Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

G300

rounded blade with wide tip; handle decorated with long-stemmed lilies with two flowers and two buds and EKG monogram — Butter knife, from a twelve-piece place setting, 1912
George Washington Maher; Artist: Gorham Manufacturing Company; Retailer: Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

G300

round platter with rim; two different bead designs at rim; small engraved round coat of arms medallion at rim — Serving platter, one of a pair, 1773
Robert Adam

G350

egg-shaped bowl; handle decorated with long-stemmed lilies with two flowers and two buds and EKG monogram — Teaspoon, from a twelve-piece place setting, 1912
George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company; Retailer: Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

G300

squared-off head; long tines; handle decorated with long-stemmed lilies with two flowers and two buds and EKG monogram — Dinner fork, from a twelve-piece place setting, 1912
George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company; Retailer: Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

G300

one of a set of three tea caddies with sharkskin case — Tea Caddy, 1768-1789
William Vincent

G333

one of a set of three tea caddies with sharkskin case — Tea Caddy, 1768-1769
William Vincent

G333

winged head above moveable doors flanked by lions and birds on back; bottom platform opens; candle cups on back at bottom; applied foliate decoration at front; Holiday Traditions, Judaica — Hanukkah lamp, 1986
Michael Ende

G362

tray, goes with matching coffee pot, pattern of thistles and thistle leaves — Tray, 1891
Gorham Manufacturing Company

G350

round tray with four metal feet; openwork, outward-flaring rim; central engraving of winged putto with torch, two coats of arms surmounted by two birds and building in background — Salver, c. 1765
Whyte & Holmes; Retailer: Louisa and Samuel Courtauld; Silversmith: David Whyte; Silversmith: William Holmes

G350

Egg cup, Josef Hoffmann; Manufacturer: Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops) — Egg cup, 1904
Josef Hoffmann; Manufacturer: Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops)

G350

boat-shaped footed tureen with domed cover and two handles; decorated overall with raised foliage, flowers, fruit and birds — Covered tureen, 1846-1861
Samuel Kirk and Son

G333

silver tube decorated with Hebrew; lid has openwork crown — Megillah (scroll of Esther) case, c. 1965
Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert

G362

Tankard, United States — Tankard, about 1760-1770
United States

G350

Candlestick, one of a pair, William Cox III — Candlestick, one of a pair, 1771-1772
William Cox III

G333

lidded tureen with bulbous body with melon reeding which is repeated on the cover; band of cast and chased flowers and leaf motifs at rim of tureen and base of foot; leaf motifs chased and in repoussé at base; lid has flowers and leaf design in repoussé within melon reeding; cast finial of basket of fruit; scroll handles with cast and chased leafage — Tureen, c. 1830
William Gale; Silversmith: Joseph Moseley working in partnership, New York City, 1828-1833

G350

silver in cherry blossom pattern — Hot water kettle with stand and warmer, from a tea set, c. 1890
Wang Hinh Jo and Co., Hong Kong

G320

sugar bowl, urn-shaped, covered, on square base, urn finial, bands of beading at rim and foot, and engraved shield topped by a bow knot and framed in swags of leaves, shield bears monogram [HM] — Sugar urn, 1791-1794
Freeman Woods

G333

Charles II repoussé tazza; fully marked on rim and with lion passant underfoot; shallow circular dish with wide flat rim embossed in bold relief with a wolf, a boar, a turkey, and a falcon amid undulating stems of leafage and large blossoms with punchwork tendrils; on low, hollow flaring foot with flat rim — Footed salver, 1662-1663
RF

G350

water pitcher, engraved inscriptions in various styles: [Be Just and Fear Not]; [Presented by the Massa/ s. Charitable Mechanic Association to Mr. Thomas Wells]; [In testimony of their approbation of his faithful service in the office of Secretary March 22, 1810] — Pitcher, c. 1810
Jesse Churchill

G333

tankard; flat engraved top serrated in front; corkscrew thumb piece; body decorated near base with foliate border; handle decorated with cherub motif; embossed handle tip — Tankard, c. 1710
Peter van Dyck

G350

covered soup tureen with rose spray finial — Soup tureen, 1753-1754
William Cripps

G333

Rare George II Two-handled Cup and Cover. cup has number partially rubbed off — Two-handled cup with cover, 1742-1743
Paul de Lamerie

G350

Tankard, Charles II, slightly tapering cylindrical body, engraved with contemporary armorials within a plume cartouche; cap-shaped cover; bifurcated thumbpiece and simple scroll handle, on moulded base. — Tankard, 1669-1670
FS

G350

one of a pair of entree dishes with covers; engraved with royal coat of arms, finials in form of owner's crest; gadrooned borders, high domed covers with gadrooned mouldings — Covered entrée dish, one of a pair, 1809-1810
Paul Storr; Manufacturer: Rundell, Bridge & Rundell

G350

Salt, George Gallant — Salt, 1640
George Gallant

G350

Tankard, Robert Cooper — Tankard, c. 1707-1708
Robert Cooper

G350

The Hardwicke Soup Tureens, originally one of a pair. — Soup tureen, 1734-1735
Paul de Lamerie

G350

A pair of rare large sized William and Mary candlesticks — Candlestick, one of a pair, 1694-1695
Thomas Ash; Artist: Previously attributed to Thomas Allen

G350

decorated with cut-card work on handles and body; domed cover removable — Chocolate pot, c. 1703
William Charnelhouse

G350

Ladle; fluted bowl and bright cut engraving on handle; urn shaped shield engraved on end of handle — Soup ladle, c. 1783
Paul Revere, Jr.

G350

Formed as footed shallow bowl with looping handles on either end which terminate in a heart shape — Loop-handled dish, 1903
Mürrle-Bennet & Co.

G350

Spade shaped basin — Spoon, 1903 (designed 1900)
Oliver Baker; Retailer: Liberty & Company

G350

V-shaped base, coming up to a point, forming a pyramid with one open side; triangular cutout; flat disc (removable) candle platform — Shabbat candlestick (one of a pair), c. 1968
Moshe Zabari

G362

V-shaped base, coming up to a point, forming a pyramid with one open side; triangular cutout; flat disc (removable) candle platform — Shabbat candlestick (one of a pair), c. 1968
Moshe Zabari

G362

footed salver with gadrooned rim and foot; engraved Dudley coat-of-arms; fleur-de-lis mark with circle in a heart on top beneath coat-of-arms; mark rare after 1705, so paten probably dates before that time — Footed salver, c. 1702
John Coney

G350

caudle cup with bulbous circular body flaring at the rim; engraved with a coat-of -arms composed of a shield charged with a double headed eagle (probably those of Brown or Browne of Massachusetts); two graceful open scrolled handles — Two-handled cup, 1690-1710
Jeremiah Dummer

G350

silver sauce boat unadorned body seated on a wreath and tapered oval base with eight studs at edge; handle formed by an opening seedling curled under back rim of boat; forms a set with .29.2 ladle — Sauce boat, 1929
Georg Jensen; Maker: Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, Denmark

G350

Slop bowl from the "Cosmos" coffee and tea service, Johan Rohde; Manufacturer: Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, Denmark — Slop bowl from the "Cosmos" coffee and tea service, c. 1929
Johan Rohde; Manufacturer: Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, Denmark

G350

sugar bowl; ball on cover, scalloped medallion at top of cover — Sugar bowl from the "Cosmos" coffee and tea service, c. 1929
Johan Rohde; Manufacturer: Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, Denmark

G350

Candlestick, one of a pair, William Cox III — Candlestick, one of a pair, 1771-1772
William Cox III

G333

silver ladle, deep teardrop bowl, handle has an open flower facing bowl where connects; end of handle formed by an opening seedling curling under itself — Ladle, c. 1929
Georg Jensen

G350

Creamer, from a coffee and tea service, 1823

attributed to Joseph Angell

G350

Coffee pot, from a four-piece coffee and tea set, 1823

Joseph Angell

G350

Teapot, from a coffee and tea service, 1823

attributed to Joseph Angell

G350

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