CARTIER-RETAILED AND OTHER STERLING SILVER ARTICLES, LOT OF SIX, comprising a letter opener with hollow handle by an Italian maker and retailed by Cartier of Paris, France and New York City, NY, a sterling-front frame with a heart-shaped mirror by Dominick & Haff of New York City, a pair of basket nut dishes with bail handles, a small sugar scuttle by Genova Silver Co. of New York City, NY with a wooden handle, and a tea strainer by or retailed by Black, Starr & Frost of New York City, NY with a wooden handle, most pieces with personalized engravings. Each with sterling fineness and maker's marks. Total weight including frame front and wooden handles and excluding letter opener and remainder of frame: 10.340 ozt. Late 19th/20th century. Frame 9 1/2" x 11" OA.
Fair to very good overall condition with wear, surface scratches, and other imperfections including bending, dents, nicks, and/or worn spots to raised decoration; frame with sterling front currently detached, damage to wooden backing and fabric covering; tea strainer with significant denting to base of well.