Japanese incense burner, $250,000, Heritage Auctions

A massive Japanese dragon-form incense burner weighing almost 45 pounds of pure silver sold for $250,000 at a Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu Signature Auction held May 16th by Heritage Auctions in Dallas, TX. Also, a Tiffany & Company partial gilt water pitcher finished at $35,000; a circa 1870 Gorham partial gilt figural punch bowl with the original ladle earned $35,000; and a gorgeous Gorham Martele six-piece Blue Lily motif tea and coffee set left the room for $20,000.