All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1347402 (stock #5782)
A wonderfully designed and executed late Victorian Art Nouveau candy bowl or dish with fine high relief decoration. This 6-3/8" x 5" bowl has floral designs on the edge with Nouveau maidens with flowers in their hair. It is stamped 925 with an obscured maker's mark and it weighs 86.2 grams...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1800 item #682701 (stock #39B78 1945)
George III sterling silver ink stand by Henry Chawner, London, 1795. The sterling boat-form stand holds three matching, faceted pots with sterling tops, including a sanding pot, inkwell, and pen holder. All pots bear identical hallmarks that match the full set of marks on the underside of the stand. Also incised with the engraved initials "D.A.D." and "No. 18" to underside of stand. Condition is very good, with only some minor chipping to the bases of two of the pots...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Glass : American : Pre 1940 item #1331938 (stock #7246)
A set of 7 hoosier glass storage jars from the 1930s with the original lids. These pressed glass hoosier kitchen food storage jars have their original aluminum lids which still fits tightly. The set consists of a set of seven including five of the 4-1/4" spice jars and two of the 7-3/4" tall canister jars. All have a ribbed pattern and all have a blank area for a contents label except for one which has an embossed COFFEE...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Handiwork : Hardstone : Pre 1940 item #1258015
Chinese carved jade pendant, depicting a boy sitting on what seems for be a flower and holding a flower. 2 3/4 inches in height, no condition concerns. Provenance; From a NY collection.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Coin : Pre 1837 VR item #955594 (stock #26C10-562)
Pair of American coin silver open salts by Robert and William Wilson, working in Philadelphia, PA. Circa 1825. Each salt is decorated with a gadrooned rim and is supported by three hoof feet. Hammered interiors; each engraved with original owner's initials 'JCS' and stamped on the underside with the maker's mark R&W WILSON in a rectangle...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1910 item #490612 (stock #134)
A beautiful example with delicate sliver wire enclosure flower designs on a foil background. Meiji period c.1900 in excellent condition measuring approx. 4.5 inches tall.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1960 item #860772 (stock #WA0901)
Wonderful vintage mannequin from France; circa 1950's or 60's. Marked "Siegel et Stockman, Paris" on the back; size 46. Linen covered body has some very minor staining and very slight denting on one shoulder & one breast. The top cap does not fit flush against the neck of the mannequin, this is perhaps not the original body for the stand, but it is how we purchased it in France. Nothing to detract from the charm of this vintage dressform. Overall a wonderful decorative (or usable!) piece...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1318389 (stock #39B14-14152)
English George III period sterling silver oval tea caddy, London, 1796, by John Crouch I and Thomas Hannam. Size: 4 inches high x 4 inches long x 2 1/2 inches deep. Excellent condition with no repairs or damage. Engraved on the front with a family crest. Fully hallmarked on the side and also on the lid with lion passant and maker's stamp. The wooden finial is carved and is secured to the cover with a sterling nut.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Handiwork : Hardstone : Pre 1940 item #1240290
Chinese jade carving depicting a foo dog and grasshopper on a leaf, early to mid 20th century period, 2 1/2"W x 1 3/4"H, in good condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1086505 (stock #40G10 C-5)
A Victorian walking stick with an exotic wood shaft fitted with a carved ivory handle modeled in the form of a fist clenching a ball. A fine touch of added quality is the carved snake bracelet with inlaid eyes which wraps around the hand, typical of jewelry worn in the Victorian age. An extra band of ivory is added as the collar and there is an ivory tip. The fineness of the carving is apparent in the detailed depiction of the fingernails. Excellent condition. Size: 33 inches length...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1332632 (stock #39C23-323)
A pair of Bloor Derby armorial plates from a dinner service commissioned for the marriage in 1821 of Charles John Kemeys-Tynte, of Cefn Mably in Co. Glamorganshire, Wales, and of Halsewell, Somerset, and Elizabeth Swinnerton, daughter an co-heir of Thomas Swinnerton of Butterton Hall, Staffordshire. Size: 8 1/8 inches diameter. Marked with the scarce gold painted Derby crossed batons and crown mark, which was reserved for high quality, commissioned porcelain at Derby...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #626199 (stock #021507-12 )
This is a spectacular Copeland Spode 13-piece ice cream set, bearing the Spode green mark circa 1883-1891, impressed date mark for 1885, and pattern number 3917, an overall blue and white chinz-like pattern...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Glass : Scandinavian : Pre 1970 item #1140324
Orrefors Ariel vase designed by Ingeborg Lundin, rows of squares formed by silvery air traps on a black background, encased in a thick layer of crystal glass. The vase is marked ORREFORS/Ariel No 328 H/Ingeborg Lundin; and dates from 1960. The vase stands 4.5 inches (11.4 cm) Tall and is 5.5 inches (13.9 cm) in diameter. In excellent condition, with no chips, cracks or repairs.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1910 item #1258685 (stock #JL-0307)
Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and Red under-glaze snuff bottle depicting a transition of scenes of a meeting of an important official with guests and figures in the back ground. Very detailed with clear lines and colors. No evident cracks or chips. No stopper or lid. Height 3.25 inches, width 1.25 inches.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1920 item #1214970
Chinese Famille verte enameled porcelain vase, decorated with dragon and phoenix design in frames surrounded by floral decoration, from late 19th/ early 20th century period, Chinese six characters seal mark to the base. Size; Height of vase is 13 inches, in good condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #819028 (stock #40C47 504)
A scarce set of five Irish sterling silver forks, by silversmith Peter Weeks, and each bearing hallmarks for Dublin in 1842-1843. Fashioned in the fiddle pattern, and each with a matching, engraved on the handle with a family crest of an arm dexter, bent and holding a dagger. Very good condition with some wear to the tines. Clear, legible hall marks. Length: 7.75 inches. Weight: 12.1 troy ounces.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1800 item #996913 (stock #26C10 2106)
Pair of English George I table spoons in the Hanoverian pattern with rat tail bowls, London, 1716 - 1717, Britannia standard (95.84% pure silver), with indistinct maker's marks. Length: 8 inches. These early Georgian tablespoons have a pronounced midrib to the front of the handles and are engraved with owner's block shaded initials R*C over earlier erased initials...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #566017 (stock #1482)
A Boxed Fish Serving Set with Bone or Ivory Handles. Silver Plated Blade and Fork marked "JR & S" (for John Round & Son, Sheffield) and Sterling Silver collars hallmarked HG Sheffield 1898 (HG not identified). Dimensions; knife 11.5", fork 9". Fork and knife in excellent condition, box split at one end (see picture).