Offered for your consideration is a very rarely found Bausch & Lomb eye muscles advertising and teaching display!
The display is appealing with embossed and raised detailing featuring eye muscle anatomy!
The display dates to the 1950s and is in fine condition. It is complete with a fold-out display stand, measuring approximately 13 inches high x 8 inches wide.
Perfect for your collection or office.
Chinese glove puppet depicting a man with bright opera face paint and long beard that appears to be horse hair dressed in a heavily sequined pale yellow robe with red fur accents. The legs are covered in red and white checkered trousers. Painted wood face, shoes, and hands. Measures about 18" long. Possibly dates from the early 20th century. Very good overall condition with minor wear and soiling from use...
A most beautiful 1900 century antique white Muslin cotton dress with matching bonnet of lovely broderie Anglaise with fitting underdress !!
To this most beautiful three piece outfit belongs a dress and underdress and a matching high brim bonnet which would fit well for one of your favorite French or German doll about around 17" / 19" ( 44 - 46 cm ) and you will never find such the same outfit again.
A fine sewn Muslin outfit ornate with pale pink with silk ribbons , fully or...
Qi-Liang was originally a member of a elite painter's group " Fifth Moon Group"
68cm x 61cm in frame.
Footed Toothpick holder in a checkered murrine pattern of a red and yellow centered flower on lattimo alternating with transparent rose-colored trefoils on a cobalt ground. Holder stands 3 inches (7.6 cm) tall and is 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm) in diameter. Examples of this pattern can be found in the book on Fratelli Toso by Leslie Pena on pages 86 and 87. No chips, cracks or repairs. Circa 1960.
A big and bold sterling Art Deco bracelet by the American company Danecraft. An early and very stylish piece for this company, this bracelet measures 8" end to end and is 1 5/8" wide. It weighs 79 grams and is in beautiful original condition. Signed Danecraft Sterling, this bracelet is fun to wear and makes a statement on the wrist.
A 10k yellow gold blue spinel marquise ring from the 1950s. This size 4-1/2 ring features a nice deep 2.8 carat (calculated) aqua blue stone which is claw set with end caps. It measures 1-7/8 x 1/4" across the stone, it weighs 2.8 grams and it is unmarked but tests as 10k gold. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than some surface wear and abrasions which are overly emphasized under our halogens...
From a old private collection we could offer this beautiful smaller size Bebe silk complete outfit for your French or German doll about size 7 ( 16" / 42 cm )
Rare to find original costume perfect to dress your early Bru , Steiner , Jumeau and other beautiful doll , all preserved in his store box at beautiful 4 piece outfit which included a all hand sewn ecru silk dress with fine lace and hand embroidered decoration...
Massive Chinese late Qing to Republic period hardwood scroll pot of naturally irregular tree trunk form carved from a single piece of wood with five nearly hidden bats along the sides. Hollow interior and flat bottom with separate plug. Late 19th to early 20th century. 19 3/8" high x about 9 3/4” diameter; 16 lbs. Very good overall condition with typical wear from age and use. From the collection of former American expatriates to Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s.
From the island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands, this alafolo, or war club, is in very fine condition, with a rich dark patina. Measuring just under 40", it still retains much of the kaolin inlay and shows surface irregularities from the hand work. It dates to the late 19th or early 20th century. In addition to the geometric design on the "faces", there are linear designs below the noses and at the base...
For the sailor in the family this 14Kt gold sailboat pendant would make a great present. The pendant has a hidden bail. The boat measures 1 7/16” from keel to top of the mast and 7/8” wide at the widest part.
YUE SMALL BOTTLE VASE #1
Porcelain with covered by celadon glaze, unglazed base. PERIOD : Yue ware (10 th Century) MEASUREMENTS: 7 cm wide, 10.5 cm tall. CONDITION: chips to the rim, no cracks, no hairlines and free from restorations
YUE SMALL BOTTLE VASE #2
Porcelain with covered by celadon glaze, glazed base. PERIOD : Yue ware (10 th Century) MEASUREMENTS: 7 cm wide...
A master lapidary, Enrique Ledesma has a magical way of seamlessly marrying silver and stone and the bracelet presented here is one of his signature designs. I am very partial to azur-malachite and just by looking at the richness of the blues and greens in the stones you can understand why. Measuring 7" long (wearable) the bracelet is 3/4" wide and weighs 35.5 grams. It is signed with Ledesma's name as well as "TAXCO HECHO EN MEXICO", "925" and also bears Eagle 3 assay mark and des. no 202...
One of the most interesting - and few - female figures of Mexico's 20th c. Silver Renaissance, Doris Smith Chamberlin was a Texas-born American who decided to move to Mexico in the 1940s to open her own workshop after having completed post-graduate studies in art and having taught woodworking, textile-making and silver-smithing for a few years in California (I am grateful to Decotini for the information)...
Among Gerardo Lopez's most collected clamper designs, I love to refer to this specific creation as his "flames" bracelet because of the way the repousse rises in vivacious twists and twirls. This is indeed an impressive piece - like most of Lopez's clampers are - but not overwhelmingly involved and a sheer pleasure to wear. Its patina is warm and its hinge is tight as if it has been treated very gently throughout its long life...
Kokeshi, wooden folk toy of NE Japan. Height: 4.25". This is an example of the "Yajiro-kei" tradition of Miyagi Prefecture. The artisan is Niiyama Manabu, who was born on October 13th, 1930 (Showa 5). It is not dated, but was most likely made within the past 20 years. For a brief story on "dentou" kokeshi, please see our weblog, which is accessible through our Trocadero homepage.
Rare to find and very beautiful late 19th. century French miniature sleigh with luxury hand painted cupid romantic scenes all around , a perfect display piece for tiny Bebe or Mignonette.
Around 7" ( 19 cm ) bronze framed sleigh with rich gold finish and elaborate front crest supports a very beautifully scroll side carriage bed with original burgundy red silk and velvet upholstery ...
Porcelain decorated with three floral spray on the flattened rim and a floral spray on the center, glazed base with mark. PERIOD : Qianlong (1735-1795) MEASUREMENTS: 19 cm wide. CONDITION: two hairlines and free from restorations. Good sound when tapping with finger tips.
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