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Japanese Lacquer Buddhist Shrine |
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Elaborate Sheffield Plate Entree Dish
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Pre 1837 VR item# 950920
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AVERY ART & ANTIQUES
707-876-3392
$600
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Consisting of five elements -- deep warming base, pewter splash guard, primary dish, cover and detachable finial this impressive covered entree dish converts into two service dishes when required. The mechanically applied silver plate is original and shows the wear common to well-cared-for Sheffield plate. The applied cast sterling details and overlapping rims are in excellent condition. Sterling panels for engraving are inset on either side of the cover. Hallmarked with the hand symbol of J ...click for details
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Large English Rosette Tiebacks
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Pre 1837 VR item# 925014
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707-876-3392
$300
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In the form cinquefoil rosettes, these highly-detailed and finely-detailed tiebacks are prime examples of English stamped-brass work. Approximately 3-1/2 inches in diameter, the rosettes are backed in iron and have iron shafts that are about 3-1/2 inches in length to the tops of their original hand-formed mounting screws. Fine condition and excellent patina. England, circa 1825.
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"Fireproof Woman" Woodblock Plate
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Pre 1837 VR item# 917481
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707-876-3392
$3800
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It was confusing as to where to place this extraordinary item, which most likely furnished the central cut for a poster. As "Fine Art," since it is an excellent piece of sculpture? As Italian, since that is the supposed origin of its subject?
The woodblock probably portrays the redoubtable Signora Girardelli, who packed the music-hall theaters of the British Isles in the earlier days of the Nineteenth Century and displayed before the crowned heads of the land her ability to walk ...click for details
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