Once owned by Andy Warhol this vintage 1950's sterling silver & chrysacolla bracelet was designed & signed by Taxco, Mexico artist Felipe Martinez for Piedra Y Plata. The six panels of the design measure 1 inch wide X 6 1/2 wearable inches long. It weighs 89 grams and is in beautiful condition with minor surface wear. Fully hallmarked.
This very bracelet was included in lot 2333 of the April 1988 Sotheby's sale of Warhol's American Indian Art collection...
Marked "9CT" and WHH for William H Haseler, and most likely made to be sold by Liberty & Co, this lovely pin features a leaf motif in red and green enamel, on an "entrelac" or interlaced frame of gold, with 3 colorless paste stones. The gold is yellow, though in places it looks rosy. It measures 1-3/8 x 1/2” and weighs 3.2g. The hinge has an old repair, otherwise in very good antique condition, and circa 1900 (According to V...
Very beautiful rare wood full hand painted dressing table from France around 1870 for French fashion doll like Jumeau , Huret , Bru , Rohmer or other !! A very fine miniature cabinet of fine workmanship with cabriole - shaped legs and exquisitely romantic hand painted flowers and pattern on the sides , legs and lid...
Dennis Sheehan (American, 1950 - ) - Twilight. Oil on canvas. Size: 6 inches x 12 inches. Circa 2004. Artist signed in lower right. Excellent condition and offered in a contemporary carved, silver/gilt wood plein air frame. This dramatic tonalist, small painting is typical of Sheehan's style and subject, capturing the moment just before sunrise over a wintry marshy landscape...
Antique cast iron Elephant door stop by Bradley and Hubbard. Early 20th century. Size: 10 1/4 inches ht. x 11 3/4 inches length. Original painted surface. Molded B&H on reverse and #7799. Very good condition with some chipping, scratching and paint loss, commensurate with age.
A band of deeply embossed and oxidized silver encircles nearly half of this bangle, made of what looks to be lacquered bamboo. The design on the band is a combination of various symbols, one of which looks like an iris. The design is framed by a Greek key-like border; the band is secured to the wood bracelet by tiny pins. The bamboo surface shows few signs of wear; there is a tiny area of loss near the edge of the silver band (see Photo #3), but it very stable...
Two bands of embossed silver enclose this very interesting bracelet of what looks to be black coral. The silver bands feature deeply impressed and oxidized floral designs on the outer surface and are attached to the bangles by tiny pins. They are very secure and the bangle itself exhibits very few signs of wear. The bracelet is likely from the 1920s and has a roomy internal circumference of 8 1/2 inches.
This beauty is the work of New York jeweler and silversmith George Shiebler and Co. It was made around 1880, and is part of what is known as the firm's "Etruscan" or "Homeric" line, inspired by the archeological discoveries that captured the public's imagination at the time...
Made of red silk, embroidered in the 'forbidden stitch' with peonies and other flowers in red, yellow and white, lined with gold thread. The tassels bound with gold and silver thread. Dimensions: the pouch 7x6 cm, the tassels 16 cm.
Thinly potted Chinese famille-rose enamelled 'dragon' cup with a dragon and a bird chasing the flaming pearl. Gilt edged rim. The base with a six character iron-red Daoguang seal mark.
Size: Approximately 6.5 cm high by 8.5 cm diameter
Condition: Good condition, no cracks or chips. Some wear to the enamels and the gilt on the rim.
Age: Late Qing Dynasty to Republic
A pair of famille-rose enameled Peking glass tea bowls, painted with birds. One cup has 3 birds on a flowering plum rose branch. The second cup has 3 cranes by a rivers edge. Painted all around. The bases with four character Qianlong marks in over-glaze blue.
Size: Approximately 5 cm high by 8.5 cm diameter
Condition: Good, no cracks or chips
Age: Republic
A Chinese 'famille rose' porcelain cup, painted with a pavilion entrance beside a river. On the reverse a poem in black with a red seal mark. The top rim is edged in gilt.
Size: Approximately 2.5 " high by 3.5" diameter.
Age: Qing Dynasty 19th century
Condition: Very good condition, no breaks or cracks. Some rubbing of the enamels and wear to the gilt.
Rare to find small pouppe of smiling Bru ...... an teenage version of the very popular " Mona Lisa Bru " Poupee of one of the best French Doll Factory in Paris at the 19th...
A huge Gouda Roma art pottery vase from the Royal Zuid works circa 1950s. This Dutch pottery vase is in white, black and gold. This example is quite large - it stands 7-7/8" high and it is 7-3/4" across at its widest. It has the gold hand written mark for Royal Zuid and it has an artist's signature and a 3125 pattern number. It is in excellent original condition with no cracks, crazing, chips, losses, damage or repairs...
An elegant pair of 14Kt gold blue enameled pansy earrings is centered by diamonds. The petals are medium to dark blue enamel with gold edges. In the center of each earring has a four prong set diamond. The approximate total weight of the two diamonds is 0.25Ct. The earrings have posts and omega backs. The diameter of the earrings is 11/16”.
This Victorian 14Kt gold locket is centered by an approximately 0.22ct diamond. T he back of the locket is unadorned while the front has a very stylish engraved border design. The locket is 7/8” in diameter.
The connoisseur who appreciates a 1920’s white gold filigree and diamond ring, this is the ring for you. Set in 14Kt white gold and centered by an approximately 0.40Ct old-mine diamond, the center stone is flanked on either side by three smaller single-cut diamonds. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 0.52Ct. The ring is a size 8 ½ but can easily be sized if needed.
A fine Qing Dynasty, Tongzhi period (1861-1875) bowl with a unique shape and vivid colors inside and out. Artistic and finely distinct embossed painted design on the exterior of the bowl.