All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #959792
Song cracle green celadon small dish, glazed base. Song Dynasty. Diamater = 13.5 cm Condition : very good, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #959793
Song green crackle celadon small dish decorated with carved flower on the center, unglazed base. Song Dynasty. Diamater = 13.5 cm Condition : very good, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #959794
Song green celadon small dish decorated with incised flower on the center and diamond diaper border on the rim, glazed base. Song Dynasty or earlier. Diameter = 13 cm Condition : very good, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #959795
A fine 18th century Chinese molded celadon-glazed porcelain dish, finely decorated continous chrysantemum scroll around the center with encircling a chrysantemum spray, a band of key-fret pattern around the foliated rim, covered overall in green glazed. DATE : Qianlong (1736 - 1795). SIZE : D = 26.5 cm CONDITION : very good condition, no chips, no cracks, two hairlines and no repairs.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #959796
Finely blue & white dish with mythicalbeast decoration on the center, on the flat rim and underside decorated with Emblems and floral spray. Character amrk on the base. Condition is excellent, no chipr, cracks, hairlines, well balance potted with good bright blue tone and free from any restoration as well. Dating Ming dynasty late 15th century, Wanli period. Diameter: 20 cm
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Pre 1940 item #959876 (stock #1694)
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Vintage angel skin coral silk knotted graduated necklace strand duo in two lengths and each with Sterling marked clasps:

(A) 17" angel skin coral necklace mid bead @ 9mm & 23 grams with a beautiful antique filigree clasp
(B) 24" coral necklace mid bead @ 12mm & 35 grams, also silk hand knotted.
Coralbeds are being protected and these sought after semiprecious beads are getting more difficult to collect...

All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #959888 (stock #39B14 8501)
English cameo art glass vase by Thomas Webb & Sons, late 19th century. Double gourd form decorated in three colors with relief carved blue and white floral designs on a satin glass ground, together with a trademark butterfly on the reverse. Size: 7" high x 4.5" diameter. Excellent condition. Molded signature on underside of base.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1920 item #959893 (stock #39B14 8498)
Frederick Carder designed blue aurene iridescent glass compote by Steuben Glass Works, circa 1915. Signed 'Aurene' under base with production number 2642. Size: 8" high x 6 1/8" diameter. Excellent condition. A superb example of American art glass by one of the greatest glass designers.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1910 item #959983 (stock #39B14 8499)
Frederick Carder designed Steuben art vase in a gold aurene iridescent finish with ruffled rim on a twisted pedestal stem. Circa 1905. An early example with a low production number '182'. Signed and numbered under base. Size: 8 3/4" high x 5 1/8" diameter. Excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #959988 (stock #40F34 120)
Etruscan style Victorian bangle bracelet of buckle form, fashioned in 14kt gold with a higher karat wash, and set with 3 round diamonds and 16 seed pearls on a woven mesh backing. Circa 1880s. Unmarked, but tests 14kt with an 18kt vermeil. Wonderful quality and condition (a couple of tiny dings). It has a later inscription engraved on the inside of the bracelet, "1943 To Brenda, With all my love, Sam." Offered in its original leather covered, shaped display case with working clasp...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1980 item #959991 (stock #38B12 14045)
Tiffany & Company vintage gold floral pin, fashioned in 18kt. yellow gold, set with 12 blue sapphires and 10 round diamonds. Weighs 17.8 dwt. (including stones). Excellent condition. Size: 2" diameter.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1980 item #960047 (stock #38B12 13873)
Estate jewelry pin/brooch fashioned in the form of a grape leaf with cultured pearl grapes and enameled lady bug, set in 14kt yellow gold, with carved green hardstone leaf. Excellent condition. Size: 2.25" length x 1.5" ht.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1492 item #960363 (stock #TR 1224)
An exceptionally rare Song - Yuan dynasty longquan celadon dish with faint twin fish motif, rounded side with flattened rim and glazed base, dish decorated with rare no tail twin fish motif at the center and raising lotus petal motif at exterior, the two fish at the center also different shape one and another, very rare, dish covered with green glaze.
Dish is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, small part of the rim has slightly different green color tone, dish covered with...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1910 item #960412 (stock #ZTC303)
According to Chinese culture, the water dragon is One of the nine sons (species) of the Dragon. The water dragon has the head of a dragon, the body of the fish, and a big mouth which allows him to swallow large objects. Because of their wisdom, water dragons are used as the Mascots particularly for students. They are usually found at the eaves of the roof, and are in charge of putting out fires...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Designer Signed : Pre 1970 item #960476 (stock #T 1696)
SOLD, no price, no info please. Nine vintage sterling silver bangle bracelet group lot include 3 signed: 1 hand hammered by and modernist maker's mark of crossed JL for John Lewis of Boston & Maine; 1 Danecraft; 1 Taxco (reminding one of a Hector Aguilar design); and 6 others for a total of ~3 ounces or 84 grams! SOLD, no price, no info please
All Items : Archives : Pre 1960 item #960799
Vintage handmade sterling silver spoon or ladle designed and marked (1950's)by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling(1900-67). Measures 4 3/8"L X 1 1/2"W. 34grams, 1.2oz. Beautifully photographed on p.97 of SPRATLING SILVER by Cederwall/Riney. Author Phyllis Goddard writes on her site spratlingsilver.com "this spoon represents a combination of Spratling's favorite design motifs...wrapped silver wire, intertwined and incised loops and silver ball." Spratling described it as a sugar spoon.
All Items : Archives : Instruments and Implements : Pre 1800 item #961149 (stock #40E81 157)
American Revolutionary War era military style wooden canteen. 19th century. Oak hand carved staves held together by four horizontal hand forged iron bands and two vertical bands; two iron rings and hand forged nails. A keg form canteen with two holes in the top; and with two iron carrying rings for a sling. Condition is very good; the upper most iron band is loose. Dimensions: 8" high x 8.5" wide x 5" deep.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #961158 (stock #40F47 48)
A rare French porcelain figural inkstand in the form of a grazing cow, 19th century. This inkstand has a removable inkwell and sander and is modeled in the form of a grazing cow, complete with horns and bell, decorated in polychrome enamels, with overglaze gilt accents. It bears a blue pseudo Sevres mark on the underside. Continental, probably of French origin. Professional restoration to horns; also, there is a tiny manufacturing line on the edge of the base (see photo detail)...