All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #491590 (stock #145)
Chinese porcelain vase hand painted with the Three Sages of Happiness design motif. Tong Zhi period 1862-1874 in excellent condition measuring approx. 9 inches tall comes in a fitted silk lined box.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #141670 (stock #531)
A Gorham Sterling Silver Pierced Rim BonBon Dish. Octagonal shaped and Footed, with the date mark from 1897. The dimensions are 6.25" x 4" x 1.5" and the weight is 2.8 Troy ounces. Excellent condition, no monogram.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1910 item #709226 (stock #26C10 1810)
American Victorian sterling silver coffee pot manufactured by Redlich & Co. for the famous Philadelphia retailing firm of J.E. Caldwell. Circa 1896-1910. A pot of classical form and design with pineapple finial, acanthus leaf motifs and oval medallions. No monograms. Maker's and retailer's stamps and sterling mark on underside of base. Excellent condition and heavy weight. Size: 10.75 inches high x 9.25 inches across spout x 5 inches diameter...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1800 item #1087210 (stock #39B14 9678)
George I waiter by Augustine Courtauld, London, 1726. Size: 6.5 inches x 6.5 inches x 1 inch. Weight: 11 troy ounces. Britannia standard silver (95.84% pure). Excellent condition, with no dents, repairs or erasures. An attractive small size plain waiter with a shaped quatrefoil border and supported on four hoof feet by one of London's most influential of Huguenot silversmiths, Augustine Courtauld, and created while he was working in St. Martins Lane (1708-1729)...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Glass : American : Pre 1970 item #1190310
Exceptional 1960's vintage Indiana Handcraft Glass Kingston 900 Demijohn in Burnt Honey color. This is a large, heavy bottle standing 18 inches (45.7 cm) tall. I can find no discernable scratches on this piece, and there are no chips, or cracks, this is a fabulous find. The glass is bright and colorful. Handblown, with rough pontil, attached handle. This piece was meant to rival Blenko, and it succeeds!
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1800 item #1139305 (stock #26C10 2236)
English George III rectangular tea caddy in satinwood veneer. Circa 1790. The front and lid are adorned with oval fan paterae inlaid with harewood and the edges have ebonized stringing. Lenticular bone keyhole escutcheon. The interior dividers have been removed and the box is lined with red velvet. Original hinges and lock. Condition: very good overall with some fine hairlines in the veneer and with two areas of minor damage to the ebonized stringing at the two front corners of the lid...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1192257 (stock #40F02 177)
American figural cow weathervane, probably Cushing and White, Waltham, Massachusetts. Circa 1880-1890. Size: 26.5 inches length x 16 inches height. A full copper body and cast zinc head of classic form with wonderfully delineated lines. Gilt over original gilt surface, with some verdigris. Overall excellent condition; no restoration to the body. Cushing and White made these models with or without udders. Provenance: private collection, Chatham, New York.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1263910 (stock #380ar)
This embroidered wool shawl is of very high quality, with very fine and precise embroidery and beautiful vivid color. It dates to the early or mid 19th century, measuring approximately 71" square, and is backed with later red fabric. Comprised of numerous sections that are hand embroidered, it is trimmed with an additional embroidered edge, and has a black center of woven cloth...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1900 item #1168866 (stock #6808)
A pair of stunning hand painted and gilt metal mounted 19th century Sevres style plant pots or jardinieres. This pair consists of two French porcelain 9-1/2" diameter and 7-3/4" tall planters with white glazed interiors and painted scenes on the exterior. The scenes include floral panels and 18th century couples on a deep turquoise blue ground with hand gilding. Each pot is mounted on a footed gilt brass stand, which has two side straps with lion heads with mouth tassels...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Glass : Italian : Pre 1960 item #917503
Delicate Venini vase in blue opalino glass. Vase measures 6 1/4 inches (15.8 cm) tall, 6 1/8 inches (15.6 cm) wide and is 5 inches (12.7 cm) deep, tapering up from a base that is 2 3/4 inches (6.9 cm) in diameter. Ground pontil. Signed with three line acid stamp. No cracks, chips or repairs. Circa 1950's
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Handiwork : Hardstone : Pre 1930 item #1269432
Hand carved Chinese natural Hetian jade pendant / Plaque, depicting a dragon. Dimension: 61 x 40 x 12 (mm) or 2.40 x 1.57 x 0.47 inches with total weight of 0.19 lbs/86 grams, no condition issues. Introduction; Chinese Hetian Nephrite Jade Hetian jade, a nephrite jade, is regarded as the only true jade in ancient China until Burmese jadeite becomes popular in late Qing Dynasty. The hardness of the Hetian jade is between 6 to 6.5 and density is between 2.96 to 3.17...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #871524 (stock #26C10 2067)
Minton hand painted botanical dessert service, including eight 9" dessert plates and 1 dessert stand. Date code for 1869. Each plate has a cobalt border with rich gilding and a hand-painted central reserve depicting various species of flowers, butterflies, berries, and insects. The stand has the same matching border but no botanical scene. All of the plates bear an impressed Minton mark; the stand is unmarked...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1900 item #1396785 (stock #40E57-223)
Scarce mini Coalport cabinet cup and saucer with turquoise and red enameled jewels on a canary yellow glaze ground with gilded accents and gilded interior. Circa 1890s. Fluted shape. Size: 3.5 inches diameter saucer; 1.75 inches ht. cup. Excellent condition, no chips or lines, no wear to gilding or jewels.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1910 item #1035330 (stock #WA1005)
Wonderful vintage mannequin from France. Linen covered body has some staining and tears, this beauty has been used, but has a lot of life left in her. Nothing to detract from the charm of this vintage dressform. Circa 1900's, it rests on a rare ribbed-style stand. Overall a wonderful decorative (or usable!) piece. Stands just over 5 feet (can extend up). Body is 31" long, waist is 27" around, bust 32" hips 34".
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1139302 (stock #26C10 2113)
Large English cutlery mahogany knife urn. Probably late Victorian...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1920 item #1032880 (stock #39B14 9159)
An early Georg Jensen, Denmark three-piece sterling silver coffee set. Pattern designed by Georg Jensen in 1906. The coffee pot and hot milk jug are each stamped with the pattern number '1A,' whereas the sugar bowl is stamped '1'. Early Jensen marks, see photos for details. Hand hammered surfaces and carved ebony handles and finial with beaded trim. Excellent original condition. Size of pot: 6 inches ht. x 7 inches across handle x 4.5 inches across spout.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1920 item #1333572 (stock #7275)
A Coalport 5012/A deep blue and white cup and saucer from the 1910-20 era. This English bone china 2-1/4" tall cup and matching 5-3/4" saucer feature an ornate deep blue and white design on the cup and saucer and a blue band and interior medallion in the cup along with hand-applied gold trim. The mark is one used before 1920 and there is an underglaze 14B19 which may be the date of manufacture. This cup is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, losses, damage or repairs other than a si...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1900 item #134535 (stock #385)
A Pair of Russian silver candlesticks; makers name (Karla & JC)? dated 1893. They are 13" high and decorated with grape vines, the stem is based on a circular base with foliate supports, each fully marked. 19 T. oz.