Antique English Sheffield plate cake basket of rectangular form with shaped rim with applied gadrooned edge and floral decorated handle. Mid 19th century.
Exceptional antique French pierced and gilt metal inkstand with over-all Gothic arch decoration; the rectangular top opening to a fitted interior with two removable pen wells and four crystal inkwells (one repaired). Circa 1840-1860.
Antique Tiffany sterling and mother of pearl walking stick with ebonized shaft. Stamped: "Tiffany" and "Sterling". Provenance: from the collection of Amb. Richard Carleson, Washington, DC
Fine antique French pedestal form sander in ormolu with removable reservoir for the sand used to dry the ink when writing with a quill pen. Mid-19th century.
Unusual Antique English Silverplate Wine-bottle Server with hinged body to accomodate bottle and applied handle. Impressed makers mark and registration number date this to 1897.