All Items : Archives : Pre 1940 item #1052165
Large handmade arts and crafts tin and glass box designed and signed (1930-46)by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling. Box measures 4 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 3 1/2" H. Beautiful vintage condition. No chips or cracks to glass. Pictured on spratlingsilver.com. Most often recognized for his beautiful Mexican silver designs Spratlings' early workshop produced his designs in copper, tin, wood and weavings. These pieces are rare as few have survived the years in good condition...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #925453 (stock #TR636)
A great 14Kt white gold and diamond ring from the early Art Deco period. Combination of open work and geometric designs make this ring very unique. The diamond is a 0.22Ct brilliant cut diamond that has an H color and VS2 clarity. As our price busting efforts we lowered the price of this ring from $950 to $550.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1940 item #1299513 (stock #151006)
Early Taxco 980 necklace and earring set that is outstanding to say the least. The amethyst is of higher quality and the detail is fine. Stunning at 3in. long and 1.75in. wide. The chains are all present and dangle with a bead on the ends. The design reflects earlier Spanish Colonial. The set weighs 85 grams heavy. The chain is superb, handmade, ornate and 24 inches long. It is very difficult to obtain chain like this anymore. No damage anywhere, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pre 1940 item #1350670 (stock #9496)
A Meissen Full Green Vine demitasse cup & saucer with a scalloped edge and gold trim. This 2" tall cup and matching 4-1/4" saucer features a wreath of green vine leaves on the outside of the cup and inside the saucer. It has gold trim and highlights and it has the Meissen underglaze blue crossed swords, a blue 43 and an impressed 1159 26. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, crazing, losses, damage or repairs...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1940 item #1413049 (stock #14920)
Bearing a combination of hallmarks that dates it around 1939 this William Spratling ring is wrought in high purity .980 silver and has developed the most amazing patina during its long and - I am sure - happy life. According to Goddard, Spratling used to refer to this design as the "crowned pyramid", an appellation that makes more sense if one looks at the matching bracelet from above as it lays on a flat surface...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #1193213 (stock #TCR4221)
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A large and stunning vase by Nakamura Shuto made for the Shobido Art Company enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 12 inches (30 cm) tall, 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) across the base and in excellent condition.
Nakamura Shuto I (1865-1928) was born the son of famous Kaga potter of Daishoji Temple Nakamura Shigeichiro from whom, along with Takeuchi Ginshu from the age of 12, he initially studied pottery and painting techniques...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #1465296
Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled “Keisho” (Make-up), No 2, from a series of six self-published prints titled “Women’s Manners of Today” by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (1899-1948). At the upper left, the print is dated 6th month of Showa 5 (1930) and signed with the artist's red bird/duck seal below. The title is in kanji in the lower margin. A seal at the lower left margin shows it is from a limited edition of 100...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1940 item #710632 (stock #chan5ND)
Wonderful Chanel brooch from the 1930's. It is in excellent condition. There are five enamel flowers with leaves (the white one faces sideways), and the center and the perimeter of the bow are studded with clear, sparkling, tiny rhinestones. The metal back is silver color. Chanel in script is on the center back. 3 1/4" wide, 1 3/4" high. Quite chunky.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #622711
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Fabulous pale green genuine apple jade beaded necklace with a white gold filigree clasp with a lovely genuine opal cabochon. Circa 1930. The clasp is marked 14K. The jade beads are a nice size at 9 millimeters wide. Handknotted with matching pale green thread; the stringing appears to be original and is secure. The beads have beautiful darker green variegated markings.

The necklace is 15 3/4 inches long with the clasp extended, and just under 3/8 inch wide. Excellent condition...

All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1940 item #1196970
Chinese celadon double gourd shape vase/bottle, 7 inches is height, from early to mid 20th century and in good condition.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #1087582 (stock #0400)
One of the oldest families of jewelers in Italy the Peruzzi Bros have been in production since 1860 and their shop in Florence is located in the famous Ponte Vecchio area. Their creations in silver based on Renaissance Revival designs are highly prized for their ornate yet at the same time crisp castings, their figural interest and the unsurpassed craftsmanship they display. The necklace presented here is an early 20th c...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #840511
Vintage handmade sterling silver and onyx pin or pendant designed and signed (c.1930) by Taxco, Mexico artist Fred Davis. 3 inches long X 2 1/2 inches wide. Fully hallmarked with the conjoined FD, SILVER, MEXICO. No chips or cracks to the stone.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1940 item #1404905 (stock #192107)
Today we have a signed William Spratling silver necklace of heavy links. Each link has curvilinear ends with a silver ball centered on the link. The length is 18in. and the links are one inch tall. The condition is without dents or damage of any kind. Beautiful presence and a jewel you can go anywhere in. The weight is 107 grams of quality, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1940 item #1413920 (stock #11AC42-246)
William Lester Stevens (American, 1888-1969) - Coastal landscape, probably of the Massachusetts shore. Oil on artist board. Circa 1920s-30s. Size: 16 inches x 19.25 inches. Signed W LESTER STEVENS in lower right. William Lester Stevens was a Rockport, Massachusetts artist and a founding member of the Rockport Art Association. This post-Impressionist painting utilizes a thick impasto to its surface treatment...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #1282626 (stock #12985)
Stunning Deco Italian necklace wrought in 800 silver in the style of the Peruzzi and Coppini Bros, this piece features an elaborately cast pendant housing a huge faceted amethyst. Renaissance Revival in its orientation the pendant is adorned with putti and a bare-breasted mermaid while the chain has fruit and foliate links. Fantastic patina, very good casting and generous in proportions - an excellent example of the genre...
All Items : Archives : Furnishings : Lighting : Lamps : Pre 1940 item #1270214 (stock #7082)
A scarce Crown Devon England pink Chinoiserie lamp from the 1920s...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pre 1940 item #1401683
10 Dinner plates by Black Knight porcelain company, Selb Bavaria, Germany. The pattern number is BLK 37 and depicts floral swags between a framed cartouche with floral bouquet. A wide gold band is between the center and the border design, and a thinner gold band covers the rim. They each measure 10 7/8" and the lot weighs 18 pounds before packing. Black Knight was the name given to dinner ware made by Hutschenreuther of Bavaria between 1925-1941. Condition is very good, with some minor wear...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #269334 (stock #MG94)
Genuine Czech GLASS Mardi Gras necklaces or “beads” were produced exclusively in 1920’s and 1930’s Czechoslovakia, for use during the Pre-Lenten or Carnival celebrations of New Orleans, Louisiana. With the pre-World War II, German invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1939, Czech production of the glass necklaces was halted and was never again resumed.

70 years later, these gorgeous Czech Glass Mardi Gras beads are not only highly collectible but are becoming more increasingly scarce with e...