A Bow porcelain coffee cup of very rare beaker, or bucket, form. The scene is "The Koto Player", depicting a woman seated under a tree, playing the koto. The other side shows a table with a few fronds in a vase. Labels on the base show the provenance as the Bonham's Billie Paine sale, and Rod Jellicoe, a highly respected English porcelain dealer.
The condition of this piece is excellent, with no flaws, and deep clear colors...
A rare Worcester porcelain coffee can, tapering slightly toward the base and molded with corrugated ribs above a finely scalloped foot, the lobed rim with a slight flare, and the double scroll handle with a pointed thumbrest. Painted in the Chinese style with flowering plants, the border with half-flowerheads linked by a red line above leafy tendrils.
Excellent condition with vibrant colors, no chips, cracks, or restoration...
This set of 12 porcelain dinner plates was produced in France by Charles Ahrenfeldt Limoges around 1900. They were made exclusively for the fine retailer Richard Briggs & Co. of Boston. The plates measure 9 1/8 inches in diameter. The plates are decorated with elaborate raised gilding. Cartouches containing vividly hand painted sprays of flowers decorate the borders. Embossed bands of gold trim the outer rim and the interior of the plates...
This porcelain vase was produced in France at the Sevres Manufacture Nationale in 1902. It is double marked with first quality markings and artist signed by Henri-Joseph Lasserre. Lassarre worked for Sevres from 1883 to 1930. The vase is 9 3/4 inches tall. It is 5 inches in diameter at the widest point. Two thirds of the vase is cobalt blue...
From our European Porcelain Collection, a truly magnificent Vienna-style, iridescent-green ground, two-handled amphora-shaped vase, late 19th or possibly very early 20th century circa 1910, titled "Marguerite," depicting a very well-painted portrait of a beautiful woman holding a spray of marguerite daisies, the sides and reverse lavishly decorated in a brocade of gilt and adorned with enamel cabachons representing jewels...
These 12 champagne tumblers were produced in Bohemia by Moser before 1890. They measure 3 ¾ inches high and have a diameter of 2 3/16 inches in diameter. The glass is hand blown with polished bottoms. They have a leaded content so that they ring. The base color of the glass is bright cranberry. Each glass is elaborately hand enameled with tiny flowers and buds you can feel. Straps of gold create cartouches containing
flowers...
Two beautiful Loetz glass vases in their Phanomen Genre 2/484 (also known as, 'Medici'). The bigger cobalt ('Rubin') colored vase is 6 inches (15 cm) tall and 5 inches (12,5 cm) wide - it is in excellent condition. The lighter-colored, taller vase with metallic overlay is 7 inches (17,5 cm) tall...
Offered is this rare iridescent glass vase in a metallic stand, made by Loetz around 1899 - the vase is done in their Phanomen Genre 6893 decor. Beautiful colors on the vase. The vase is fairly large: it is 7 inches (18 cm) tall and 7 inches wide. It is in fine condition. Polished pontil. Unsigned, as expected. The metallic (most likely bronze or bronze-colored copper) stand is 10 inches (25 cm) long and 5 inches (12,5 cm) high...
Offered is this early Handel reverse-painted, 'chipped-ice'-shade lamp. The shade is signed, 'HANDEL 3157' with the artist's initials, 'R. g' (painted by either of Handel artists: R...
A fine Lowestoft porcelain strap-handled creamboat, the ovoid molded body with an undulating rim. Hand painted in a dark blue with the "Two Porter Landscape" pattern, which features two figures in a landscape with trees and birds. The reverse side, the interior center, the rim, and the lip all with floral sprays.
This particular example is particularly uncommon because of the small size, being almost an inch less in length than other examples. A "17" workman's mark is on the bottom rim.
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Edwardian sterling silver and enamel place card holders. Made by Sampson Mordan & Co. in Chester, 1905-13. Each: Two flat discs mounted to flat circular base. Front disc smaller and enameled scene with leaping, writhing fish, the hook and line barely visible. One has engraved 2-letter block monogram (ER). A second has same in script. Fully marked including 1905, 1912, and 1913 date letters as well as retailer’s stamps “Finnigan’s Manchester” (2) and “Wilson & Gill / 139 Regent St Londo...
Antique South Persian rug, Khamseh federation, measuring 53" x 95", in excellent untouched condition. This rug has the characteristic floppy handle one expects from the best of its type. Natural dyes.
A Ningxia Maze Medallion Seat Mat, 18th Century
Provenance: Koos de Jong collection
Dimensions: approx. 70 x 65 cm, good condition
Ningxia 2 Qianlong Squares
124 x 65 cm (4’ 1” x 2’ 2”)Condition: good, scattered low pile, upper end restored, bottom end slightly frayed, early 19th century
Warp: cotton, weft: cotton, pile: wool
Provenance: Alfred Ruppenstein, Munich
Art Nouveau sterling silver and clear glass inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Bellied and lobed clear glass base with short inset foot and carved and engraved stylized flowers. Short neck with sterling silver collar and hinged ball cover with stylized flowers and scrolls in ogee frame, and bead-and-reel rim. Collar and cover interior gild washed. Fully marked 14515 (first produced in 1900) and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 4 3/4 x D 6 in. #BT14...
Edwardian Neoclassical sterling silver covered urn. Made by Howard & Co. in New York in 1905. Ovoid bowl with high-looping leaf-mounted side handles; domed foot. Cover domed; top stepped with cast pineapple finial. Sides open with flutes and guilloche and egg-and-dart bands. Chased ribboned garlands on cover and foot. Beading. Detachable cobalt glass liner. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and year. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 14 1/2 x W 8 x D 5 3/8 in. Weight (silver only): 28.7 ...
Rare and important head of a bearded centurion wearing his helmet, his face showing a strong and fierce expression. Polychrome wood. Eyes made of glass painted inside. Of Spanish origin, dating back to the 18th century, this head was found in the Philipines in 1978. Height: 30.3 cm. Old accidents and restorations mostly around the helmet (see photos), otherwise very good condition.
NOTE: This head belonged originally to a large statue which was displayed beside a large crucifix.
Victorian sterling silver baby cup. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Straight sides and banded scroll-bracket handle. Low-relief base ornament with stylized flower heads and beading. Acid-etched depiction of Goosey Gander, an English nursery rhyme that has been subject to various religious and moral interpretations. Shown here a sassy New Woman brandishing a crook and a nattily dressed and bespectacled goose. Gilt-washed interior. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 4254, and d...