Very early handmade sterling silver pin designed and signed (c.1930's) by Taxco, Mexico artist WILLIAM SPRATLING (1900-1967). Measures 2 inches across. Spratling used this eagle head on many of his designs including wood and silver boxes. Pictured on the informative website www.spratlingsilver.com. Excellent condition with no dents or dings. Pin back and safety lock work perfectly. $8.50 US Priority Mail shipping with insurance.

Strong handmade sterling silver eagle pin designed and signed (c.1930's) by Taxco, Mexico artist WILLIAM SPRATLING (1900-1967). Large and detailed the pin measures 2 1/2" X 2 1/8" high. Excellent condition with no dents or dings. Pin back and safety lock work perfectly. This design was featured in the 1937 silver exhibiton at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Spratling was the only designer of Mexican silver included in the exhibit. His work continues to be shown in museums around the world...

Outstanding handmade sterling silver brooch designed and signed (c.1940's) by Taxco, Mexico maestro Hector Aguilar (1905-1986). This grasshopper is 3 inches long and comprised of several segments of carved 990 silver forming the body of this big guy. Pin back and safety lock work perfectly. Beautiful vintage condition with no dents or dings. Pictured on page 18 of SILVER MASTERS OF MEXICO By Penny Morrill. Buyer to pay $10.00 shipping and insurance.

A "Strawberry" pattern carnival glass bowl made by the Northwood company, USA, circa 1920. The colour is red when held up to the light . Condition - excellent - no chips, scratches or surface wear...

A blue & white dish with flared rim and well balance potted, decorated at interior center with the foliated body of the Kui dragon, have two front legs, a nose like elephant’s trunk and mouth holding a leaf scroll. The sides cavetto with continuous five blossoms of chrysanthemum scroll, just unfortunately appear slight blur caused firing effect. Underside wall cavetto with continuously peony scrolls...

An "Autumn Acorns" carnival glass bowl, with blue base colour, produced by the Fenton art glass company, USA, circa 1920. Condition - excellent - no chips, scratches or surface wear...

From local estate - hand carved sterling silver and amethyst brooch designed and signed (c.1940) by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling.(1900-1967) With wings spread the eagle lands on an amethyst boulder. Measures 1 1/2" wide and 1 1/8" high. Beautiful condition - no chips or cracks to stone, no dings in silver. Pictured on the informative website www.spratlingsilver.com and in MEXICAN SILVER by Morrill and Berk. Currently available on eBay until 1/6/08, see shepard3 current auctions.

The Goose carved with head and neck turned back, carrying peaches and baby goose resting on it's tail, the other side with ruyi, both side wings carved in low relief. Qing dynasty 18th century in perfect condition. High: 4.5cm and Wide: 6.5cm.

A silvered bronze figure of a Noh actor made in Japan circa 1900 to 1940. Condition - good but lacking original detachable fan and mask. This item is heavy - approx 6 kilos (nearly 13 pounds) in weight...

Well handcrafted knuckle to knuckle power finger bezel set 2 1/4" golden picture jasper ring signed in script: Sterling & JG. Scenic jasper reminding one of Owyhee Rocky Butte or Cripple Creek in origin. The lovely landscape scene shows a soft green tree horizon, behind that ochre color trees and the foreground rocky beds. Weighs a nice 25 grams or .8 ounce and is presently sized at ~8 yet could easily be resized. SOLD, no price, no info please.

Greenwich Flint-Craft Decanter in extreme bottle shape designed by Tom Connally. This is shape number 1163, which came in three sizes 14, 17 and 19 inches, this is the largest at 19 inches. Heavy-base, extremely long neck with flat flared top, mushroom shaped stopper. The color is Burnt Honey. Unsigned. 1960's. Condition is excellent with no chips, cracks or repairs...

A rare good condition double guard form of wine ewer with a curved tapering spout and Chilong/Sea Dragon handle, decorated with splashed brown iron spotted on Qingpai glaze over a porcelain body, unglazed base flat, firing into pale orange. Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Good condition excepted a glaze firing fault to upper side of the handle visible on last picture, no crack, no chips and free from any restoration as well. Height: 11 cm.

A Northern Song period 11th-12th century Fujian Dehua ware ewer with milky white glaze moulded with scrolls in linear style. Condition base cracks extended to body, chip to tip of the spout and kiln chips to mouth rim. Wide: 11cm and High: 7.6cm. Excavated in Borneo site...

 

A blue & white saucer dish, decorated at the exterior with five flower medallions and underside with vividly painted of birds on tree. "Fu Qui Jia Zhi" seal mark on the base. Ming dynasty Jiajing period. Condition is perfect excepted one kiln flaw on the surface otherwise it's the quality one was ever found on Moluccas site, no chips, no any cracks and free from restoration. Diameter: 12 cm.

A rare example of celadon trumpet shape vase, decorated incised to the body with floral motif and lotus petals rising from foot rim, spiral form from shoulder to mouth rim. Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century Longquan ware. Condition with a slight large chip associated with D shape re-stuck, further in good condition. High: 23.6cm. Note: object price included restore cost to be invisible.

This authentic pair of Tiffany & Company Jazz earrings is music to the ears. These impressive shoulder dusters are platinum with twelve brilliant cut diamonds and two round sapphires. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 1 full carat and the approximate weight of the two sapphires is .70 carats. The earrings measure just under an inch long.

This is a wonderful pair of 14Kt yellow gold Victorian Etruscan earrings. The top of each earring is set with a small diamond, the bottom has an emerald and a 4mm cultured pearl. The earrings have posts and the total length is 1 1/16”.