All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #957527
Green glazed to square cut foot rim, exposing grey body burnt red. Decorated with ferruginous brown spots in triplicate. H= 5.5 cm W=7.5 cm Period : 14th century, Longquan Kilns, Zhejiang Condition : Very good condition, initial firing cracks but free from restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #957226
Blue and White incense burner decorated with one kind of eight precious things : jewel of the mirror (zhing) to counteracts evil and lotus interlocking ; . Kangxi 1662-1772. Height = 5.5 cm, Width= 9.2 cm. Condition : one hairline, restored of small chip on the rim.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #957225
Jar decorated with wheels of law alternating with groups of florals on the body. A band of loops around the neck and petal panels near the base. Chenghua Height = 10 cm Very good condition, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations, imperfection firing on the glaze.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #957222
Jar decorated with floral scroll on the body and clouds around the neck, and petal panels near base. Chenghua. Height = 10.8 cm Perfect condition, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations, tiny frittings on the mouth.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #957216
Jar decorated with wheels of law alternating with groups of scrolls on the body. A band of loops around the neck. Chenghua Height = 9 cm Perfect condition, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #957214 (stock #lot661)
Description:
A small tripod censer was in charming crackled celadon glaze.
By kind of cute everted foot, the censer was mold in round body and was fitted with arc handles on the upper rim.
In light green tint, the censer was spread with fine crackles which were yielded due to long time of age.
Other than that, whitish incursions were happened to the crack lines and the glaze rim where the glaze was thinner.
Another rarely found characteristic was the darken brownish tint ( caus...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Glass : Italian : Pre 1950 item #957047
Gio Ponti "A Canne" vase for Venini. Designed by Gio Ponti in 1946/1947 in his first period at Venini. Flared beaker form of multicolored vertical glass canes with wavy rim. 3 line etch "venini murano ITALIA" to base. This spectacular vase stands 6 3/4 inches (17 cm) tall and is 5 1/2 inches (14 cm) in diameter at the rim. No chips, cracks or repairs. Circa 1948.
All Items : Archives : Instruments and Implements : Scientific : Pre 1940 item #957023 (stock #M1030)
This is a visually-appealing, painted, tin sign advertising "CAVANAUGH'S WONDER COLIC REMEDY". An added feature is that the sign is a horse specific medicine - rare in any market! This difficult-to-find sign is in good condition; it shows modest paint loss and a few bends and scuffs but displays quite well.

Measures 20 inches long x 14 inches wide and is ready for your collection. There is embossing in the words "CAVANAUGH'S WONDER COLIC REMEDY". Created by the Baltimore Sign Co...

All Items : Archives : Pre 1492 item #956568 (stock #TR 1216)
A rare conical shape Northern Song molded Yaozhou bowl with flower motif, it is very rare to find a perfect condition Song Yaozhou bowl in Indonesia, very well preserve with good and shiny glaze.
Bowl in perfect condition, no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 11.5 cm diameter.

"In parallel with superlative Ru wares from Henan province, and white porcelain in Xing and Ding from Hebei province, was another important ceramics tradition in north China, this was the manufacture ...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1960 item #956019
Handmade sterling silver cuff bracelet designed and hallmarked (c.1950)by Taxco, Mexico silver artist Antonio Pineda. Warrior figures are hand carved into the sterling silver giving the design a shadow box effect. Front center measures 2 1/3 inches from top to bottom tapering at the back. Inside circumference is 5 1/2" with a 1 1/4" opening. Very heavy at 123 grams, 4.4 oz. Fully hallmarked. In beautiful vintage condition with expected surface wear. No dents or dings...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1910 item #955758 (stock #26C10)
Continental singing bird-in-cage automaton. Circa. 1900. Probably French or Swiss. Bird fashioned from real feathers, with glass eyes, and on a brass perch. Key-wind mechanism inside base of cage causes bird to sing various bird songs, while moving beak and turning head. Some loss to bird’s feathers. Musical movement is operational but sometimes hesitates, requiring a slight titling action to restore it, so probably requires some adjustment. Size: 12.5” ht.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #955747 (stock #26C10 2016)
Rare Gorham Arts & Crafts sterling silver sauce gravy ladle in a hammered surface and with mixed metals design on the handle of two cherries, leaf and twig in bronze, and with a second leaf in gilded silver. Circa 1885. Excellent condition. Marks: stamped with the Gorham logo (lion, anchor, G) "sterling & other metals", and with the name of the retailer George H. Ford. Size: 6" length.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #955619 (stock #424)
An under glaze blue and white cream or milk jug of European form decorated with peonies and rock work within a fenced garden. This item was made in Jingdezhen, south China, circa 1750 during the reign of the Qianlong emperor, for export to Europe. Condition - very good - no damages and no restoration...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Coin : Pre 1837 VR item #955594 (stock #26C10-562)
Pair of American coin silver open salts by Robert and William Wilson, working in Philadelphia, PA. Circa 1825. Each salt is decorated with a gadrooned rim and is supported by three hoof feet. Hammered interiors; each engraved with original owner's initials 'JCS' and stamped on the underside with the maker's mark R&W WILSON in a rectangle...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #955590 (stock #lot659)
Description:
An elegant brush pot was made from the precious Huanghuali wood.
Being preserved with charming brownish patina on the surface, the brush pot was carved totally from a wood trunk, including to the bottom.,
The characteristic signs of ox-hair wood grains and ghost–eye marks were obvious.
By well proportioned shape, it was decorated on the rims and the supported feet with lineated ridges.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th century.

Height:12.8cm, Width: 13.2cm.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1920 item #955359 (stock #11AC20 927)
An unusual majolica pottery basket with a molded woven wicker design to the exterior, Greek key variant border, and ribbon wrapped bamboo form handle. The pink interior with some crazing to the glaze. Unmarked. Condition: Excellent with no chips, cracks, or repairs; only some crazing to the glaze. Size: 10 inches long x 5.75 inches deep x 7 inches high.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1837 VR item #955354 (stock #26C10 1918)
Scottish three-piece sterling silver tea service, Edinburgh. 1824-25. Maker's mark CB, for Charles Bendy, known for his decanter labels, ladles and tea pots. Weight: 49.8 troy ounces. A rare set of compressed globular form resting on round, stepped pedestal bases. The gadrooned bodies are accented with decorative acanthus rims and handles, and the open sugar bowl and milk jug retain an original gilt wash to their interiors. No monograms or erasures. No dents or dings...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1960 item #954736
Rare heavy sculptural sterling silver belt buckle designed and signed (c.1946)by modernist Ed Wiener.(1918-91) Measures 2 1/2" across the top and 1 1/2" down. Back loop will fit up to 1 1/8 inch strap. Raised abstract design. 34grams. Beautiful vintage condition with no dents or dings. Wiener opened his first shop in New York City in 1946. Featured in MESSENGERS OF MODERNISM where it's said of Wiener, "As a jeweler he was an interpreter of the major trends in modern art".