A Silver Victorian Lidded Hot Milk Jug, with Ivory Inserts where Handle is Attached to Jug. Hallmarked for London, 1874, with the Makers Mark for John Hunt & Robert Roskell. Bears the Markings for "Hunt and Roskell" late "Storr & Mortimer", the Successor Firm to Paul Storr. John Samuel Hunt was Paul Storr's Nephew by Marriage. Dimensions
6" high x 7" wide, handle to spout; weight 14.6 Troy ounces. Excellent condition.
Glass cabochons in simulated ruby, onyx and lapis. Links are strung on metal chain. Very smart when worn. The roundedness of the collar makes dark edges in this picture that do not exist on the collar. 14" inside circumference, 1 1/2" at its widest.
Outrageous! To start with this Bauer bird is 6" long, has "tail feathers" dangling freely to pick up any movement, and is very three dimensional. The Austrian crystal stones are all prong set and range from irridescent green, to white, pink and gold. This parrot does everything but talk! The oval Bauer cartouche is on the back. He comes with a collectors' record and description.
A rare and possibly custom made hand wrought sterling and Wedgwood pin from the Chicago Arts & Crafts workshop Kalo. Unusual and beautiful, this pin measures 1 3/4" by 1 3/8" and is in fine original condition. The center piece reverse is signed WEDGWOOD in etching and the frame is signed WROUGHT STERLING KALO. This is a really special piece.
Vintage Mexican jewelry or owl collectors! Pyramid triangle shape pin that converts to a pendant with tortoise like inlay, Abalone owl star chased branch mrk'd: TAXCO letter around PF or FF and assay 3.
1 3/4" with built in 3 mm bail to allow your chain. Mid century styling. Very nice condition.
Please collect with confidence after reviewing the dozens of Trocadero verified testimonials.Sold - no price - no info
A blossoming cherry occupied by two Birds of paradise spreads its arms over blue water flowing across the gold ground of this fine two panel screen by Kano Takanobu (d. 1794). The scene is depicted with mineral pigment on paper and gold foil. The artist has chosen a softer than traditional approach to the tree bark, almost boneless, all written with washes of dark color like that of the Rimpa school. The blossoms themselves are painted in slight moriage gofun, each heart shaped petal unique...
This small vintage tin box from France has the most wonderful graphics. The colors are rich & images are adorable. Some minor scratches, wear & dents throughout, but nothing to detract from the charm of this French tinware box. Marked "Ducasse & Guibal", "D.G.", "Nantes" and "F. Vinatie Bordeaux." Measures approximately 6 inches long x 1-1/2 inches high x 2-1/2 inches wide.
All metal is 14K gold. Leverbacks. Using Rich Dark Red Early 20th Century faceted cherry red beads that passed the friction electrostatic amber test, and 14K Gold, these were made in a USA studio as a custom order for long, long time client of MIMI DEE ARTWEAR. The lush deep red beads are 20 X 15 mm.
The Young Hunter
Ernest Bosch (German, 1834-1917)
Oil on canvas, signed lower left (behind frame).
Bosch was a pupil at the Academy of Dusseldorf under the instruction of K. Solm, T. Hildebrandt and Schadow. He was best known for his portrait and genre paintings. His genre paintings frequently included animals. Later in his career, he turned his focus more toward portraits of women. In addition to painting, Bosch was a skilled illustrator, etcher and lithographer...
Bracelet Stamped CZECHO then SLO below that on one of the Arts Crafts look hammered Sterling Silver PLATED stations, 4 15mm bezel set Green Peking Glass Cabs with a same period old clasp marked STER, that being undoubtedly a replacement and the ONLY part that is indeed sterling. Cabs are in very nice condition with one having a tiny pink and another a dark area where some other color glass cane must have been mixed when these old stones were poured. 7 1/2" x 3/8"
Sold. Black PERFECT Enamel on 4 open rectangle sterling stations alternating w 4 scroll decorated ones. Only end jump ring is stamped sterling yet All of it tested so. And yes, it has the old style pesky spring ring that requires your man servant to assist you. 8" X 3/8" when flat and 7 1/2 when clasp is engaged. de/ja/4 UPDATE: While lightly packaging this for our lucky buyer, it was discovered to be indeed marked as F&B for FOSTER & BAILEY!!!
Description: Although jade is found in various areas in the world, Chinese people valued it even more than gold and silver for thousands of years. This Scholar's object was made of grey nephrite in elegant shape and proportion.
The inscription of poems corresponding with
the scenery made it much more a piece of art.
Date: Qing Dynasty
Length: 10.0cm Width: 10.0cm Height: 4.0cm
Condition: Perfect
(A bronze spoon is included)
This was lost in CT by the collector on or about Oct 1, 2005. The pendant brooch was acquired along with a handwrought V Necklace by and signed HAND MADE MIMI DEE STERLING. Only One! Not just a pin but a Silver Sculpture (Not plated base metal!) created by and signed as mentioned above in a USA Studio which can be worn as a brooch or a pendant made from ONE piece of silver, no cutting nor soldering! 3 1/8" X 2" and weighs 1.1 Oz or 33 Grams of precious .925 Silver. Please see scans...
Description: Fish is a lucky symbol in Chinese culture. This jade fish was uniquely
sculpted adding with wings which was solely seen from the excavations of northern nomadic tribes .The custom was unknown. The incursions was so clear as being judged an excavated old piece. The original drilling hole testify that it was for decoration use.
Material: Nephrite
Date: Liao Dynasty(AD12th-13th Century.)
Length: 4.5cm Height:2.5cm Depth:0.5cm
Condition: Perfect
Smooth black lacquer covers the mirror like surface of this wooden boat inlayed with mother of pearl down the sides, hiding under the low roof a brass tray for flower arranging. The prow is flecked with gold and the roof decorated with karakusa maki-e designs in black on the flecked surface. The tiller is removable for cleaning. It is 28-1/2 inches (72 cm) long, the ship dating to the opening of the 20th century...
Description: A bamboo carved pendant in a shape of an inkstone with grove decoration is a small piece with ingenuity.
Material: Bamboo
Date: Late Qing period
Length: 5cm Width: 3.5cm Depth: 1.5cm
Condition: Perfect
Description: It is a small but very rare museum piece of Tang Dynasty. Exquisitely sculpted in beautiful and strenuous way, the Lokapala still shows his strength after over 1000 years with shining gold glamour.
Material: Gilt-bronze Date: Tang Dynasty (AD 8th-10th century) Height: 7.5cm Width: 3.6cm
Condition: Good
Description: An elegant Chinese scholar box was made of a whole block of Suan-Zhi wood, simple and plain but with beautiful aged patina.
Date: Late 18th century
Condition is Good but with some cracks inside the bottom due to age.