Salvador Teran created this Mexican silver bracelet adorned with natural uncut emerald stones that spark green flashes with light.The silver is thick and it fits most with a 2.5 diameter. The width is 1 inch. Appropriately hallmarked as shown and with no damage. The patina is naturally dark. The dark spot in the center is the camera reflection. Mexican silver is silky soft to the hand and this example is no different. A definite candidate for collectors as well as rarely seen.
This intricately constructed, hand wrought pendant or brooch of sterling silver & azure -malachite was designed & signed by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling in the 1940's. The pendant measures 3 15/16 inches across & weighs 70 grams. The detachable sterling silver chain in the style of Spratling measures 20" long. Both silver & stones are in excellent condition with a beautiful patina. Pin clasp & safety are tight & secure. The pendant is fully hallmarked for Spratling's 1st design period...
Scarce Victorian parrot nutcracker, cast iron, original painted surface, c.1880-1900. Size: 6 inches ht. x 9 inches length x 2 inches depth. Very good original condition. Lift to tail to open nut cracking jaws.
The center diamond in this vintage engagement ring is an approximately 0.76 Ct brilliant cut diamond. This is not a lab certified diamond, but graded by our in house gemologist to be J color and VS1 clarity. The center stone is flanked on either side by three full cut diamonds (0.18Ct total), which brings the approximate total weight of all diamonds to 0.94Ct. The fishtail type setting is made of platinum. The ring is a size 6 and can easily be sized.
Red pottery with a turquoise glaze, with moulded decoration of peonies. Apart from some chips to the mouth rim this censer is in a very good condition. H. 15 cm, diameter 12 cm. Width from handle to handle 18 cm. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
Possible one of a kind all original condition pair of poured wax head dolls from France around 19th. century , preserved in a antique box , special rare to find and a treasure for each collectors !!
It was a rare and fantastic found in a antique wood box ............ all original costumed pair of poured wax head dolls , depicting an adult lady and gentleman perhaps " le Comte et comtesse " in all original condition ...
One nice statue was finely cast.
Old patina was well preserved.
Height :13.5cm
Weight : 841g
Antique Japanese Mingei Flat Pounding Board
An exquisite patina covers this heavy pounding board from Northern Japan used for working rice into dough. It is 53.5 x 31 x 9 cm (21 x 12 x 3-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
If you are looking for special things for your fashion doll room or scene we would like to offer you a very rare to find antique Poupee stand-up mirror about 13,5" ( 35 cm ) ..... a very special and luxury piece for the " Boudoir de Madame " or for your larger Doll house.
A rare luxury Bronze mirror which has beautiful ornament decoration . Two lion feet at each side hold a richly decorated base with fine columns form at right and left front side and rounded top...
Very beautiful all original fashion poupee gown for small fashion doll about around 11" / 12" ( 27 - 30 cm ) ...... for an fashion doll size 0 or 1 like Jumeau , Gaultier .....and other small fashion.
A rich olive green silk taffeta costume from around 1865 / 70 included a lovely silk jacket with long wide pagoda shaped sleeves, has fitted bodice and wide neckline, front closure with hooks and hand made loops...
An Annan pottery tea bowl for use in the Japanese tea ceremony from the kilns of 15th-16th century Vietnam enclosed in an age-blackened kiri-wood box. The crackled pale glaze is decorated with a band of blue frets about the rim inside, a decidedly modern design of droplets descending in beads down the outside typical of early Vietnamese decoration...
Spratling chose hand carved jade frogs interspersed with silver & turquoise frogs in this rare, imaginative & captivating 1940's design. Weighing 80 grams the bracelet measures 7 inches long X 3/4 inch wide. The multi-colored jade frogs stand 1/2 inch high. All in beautiful condition with excellent patina. Original safety chain removed by a previous owner. We will supply a contemporary safety chain if you wish...
On Polichinelle was very popular in France until after the end of 19th. century and it was the most used symbol on publicity poster or Department Store and luxury Doll Store catalogs in Paris !! They was to find in different sizes and styles but always wearing very lavish and special .........
A Boro Futon cover textile of sewn together bits of worn out indigo dyed fabric 160 x 204 cm (63 x 80 inches ). Go-haba (five widths)
Rare and extraordinary antique porcelain miniature table for Fashion doll or larger Mignonette , created of finest quatity of porcelain and lavish hand painting Rococo style ..... all original from France around 1875 .
Has beautiful pale color and elaborately modeling of legs , table front and sides . It´s fully ornate with hand - painted romantic scenes of angels and flowers . Superb gild edged and turquoise .......
A Boro cover textile of sewn together bits of worn out Asa (Hemp) fabrics resist died with various patterns. 146 X 163 cm (57-1/2 x 64 inches).
An special rare to find all original antique " Sac du Voyage " travel bag for early French Poupee like Huret , Rohmer , Barrois , Bru or other early doll, made in France around 1870 / 75 in generally excellent condition to age.
5,5" ( 14 cm ) high , having firm side base with all original leather cover , canvas and brass stud trim. With working lock and original key. Below the attached carper - bag top with pretty striped design in red...green and black...
A cast spelter Asian elephant figurine from the 1920s. This 2-1/4" tall and 4-1/4" long figure has a black patination with hand painted ivory coloured tusks and applied painted green verdigris. It is unsigned and it is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than a touch of paint flaking to the tusk ends and a bit of paint losses to the upper edges of the ears (very minor)...
Japanese Edo period woodblock print depicting “The lay priest Ryuen, Uramatsu Kihei Hidenao, behind a rack of kimonos” from the series “Stories of the Faithful Samurai.” The print is signed at the lower left "Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga" (1797-1861). The red Yoshi Kiri seal is beneath the signature. The publisher’s seal and series number is below the artist’s seal. The date seals are above the signature. The series title is at the upper right...
An Art Deco sterling and gold front step side signet ring from the 1920s. This size 5-1/2 ring has a central 9/16 x 5/16" overlay gold front with a Gothic letter (an E or F, we think) with a corner hand engraved embellishment. The flanks are engraved gold as well and the mount has stepped sides. It is marked STERLING with faint signs of other marks which have been lost due to resizing in the past. This stylish ring weighs 2.3 grams and it is in very good condition with no dents, bends, corro...
A hand engraved rose gold filled large photo locket from the 1880s. This ornate 1-7/8 x 1-3/8" locket has a 5/8" bale and each side has different decoration. One side has a script ANNE in the monogram scroll; it is unsigned and it closes tightly. It is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Expe...
These rectangular cuff links are composed of a central band of ebony flanked with two bands of rosewood inset on a sterling silver panel. The hinged bars are marked Lewittes for California-based modernist designer Esther Lewittes. Aside from one slightly misshapen bridge bar, they are in lovely condition, with only minor signs of wear, and no loss to the wood. The cuff links measure 1 inch long by ¾ inch wide by 1/8 inch deep.
Rare to find all original and very cute size 3 Bebe by Emile Jumeau .... France circa 1889 has all perfect and factory original condition , has very fine quality of modeling with shy expression , excellent bisque and painting , original body and pretty original chemise wearing , preserved in Jumeau store box !
An 12 " ( 23 cm ) small pale bisque socket head Bebe has beautiful large blue glass paperweight inset eyes with fine lushly painted lashes , brushstroked and feathered br...
Signed with Poulat's earliest hallmarks this bracelet dates to 1930-40's. The gently curved center panel measures 2 1/2" across & 2" high. Each of the 8 side panels are 1 1/2" high. The bracelet length is 7". Weight- 80 grams. Beautifully detailed, the 3 turquoise cabs in the center are flanked by a pair of palomas with turquoise eyes. Excellent condition & patina. Matl designs are highly prized & included in many museum collections including LACMA.
This sterling silver vermeil diamond heart is set with 158 brilliant cut diamonds. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 1.50Ct. The height of the of the pendant is 1 ¼” and the width is 7/8”
You don’t have to jump or chase to buy this very unusual pair of 14Kt yellow gold stirrup earrings from the 1970-s. You only have to pay for them and they will trot up to your door step. The earrings have posts and the stirrups move. The length of the earring is 1” and the width at the widest is ½”.
A vintage platinum and diamond eternity band from the 1920-s set with thirty-five singe-cut diamonds. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 0.85Ct. The width of the band is 2.4 millimeters, and the size is 9 ½. This ring has to fit because it CANNOT be sized.
This authentic 1920-s 14Kt white gold filigree bar-pin is centered by an approximately 0.07Ct single-cut diamond. The center stone is flanked by a 3 X 3 millimeter French cut square sapphire on either side. The safety catch has the mark 14K. The length of the pin is 2 3/8” and the width at the widest point is 7/16”.
Beautiful and rare to find all original Bamboo chair for Jumeau dolls from France around 1880 , has factory original fabric cover with tassel decoration in generally excellent complete condition !!
This lovely chair was made special for Jumeau Bebe´s of narrow bands of bamboo with braided edge and with clump legs. Has wide open bamboo back and sides and original tuffet seat . Pillow back matching to the front fabric cover with lovely tassel at each edged. Back lining of typica...
Absolute beautiful and a special piece for the " Boudoir de Madame " an elegant carved gold leaf finish wooden table !!! Perfect for your poupee salon or doll room ......... from wood at around 19th. century .
Has beveled edge and has a very elaborately carved apron with rich gold leaf finish . Wonderful cabriole shaped legs and special the many ...many lovely details of hand carved flowers are absolute gorgeous !!!
Has all complete generally excellent condition and is...
A signature piece, this heavy, vintage, hand wrought solid sterling silver bracelet was designed & signed c.1940's by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling (1900-67). Weighing 110 grams the bracelet measures 7/8" wide & 8" long. The clasp design makes it most comfortable for a wrist up to 7 1/4". Equally beautiful on a man or woman. Excellent condition & patina. Fully hallmarked on the clasp. Pictured on p. 43 of MEXICAN SILVER by Penny Morrill & Carole Berk.
“I am here” she whispers as the bespectacled gentleman pours the last drops from his bottle and says “I am going home”…a lithograph by Kei Hiraga numbered 50/120 and signed Key Hiraga ’88 with the artist’s seal in red. The paper sheet, matted and framed, measures 50.5 x 42 cm (20 x 16-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition. This is an superb example of his work, showing both his eros and playful nature in the abstracted figuration for which he is most remembered. Included is ...
A striking abstract work in red on silver over textured washi paper embedded with strands of tatami mat by revolutionary artist Hori Kosai signed ‘91 Hori. It is 13 x 23 cm (5 x 9 inches) mounted floating in a modern frame, pigments on hand-made Washi paper. Here is an opportunity to acquire an important abstract Japanese artist as yet entirely unexplored in the west.
Hori Kosai (b. 1947) is a contemporary artist and Lithographer from Toyama prefecture living in Tokyo. He entered the ...
Rare to find small size very cute and original condition 14 " ( 36 cm ) Eden Bebe which has very sweet childlike and shy expression , original wig , body and beautiful antique clothing all complete in generally excellent condition .... fee of damage , chip , hairline or repair !
This lovely Eden girl has pale bisque socket head with best quality of bisque and painting. She has dark blue inset glass eyes with dramatic painted eyeliner, long lashes and brush - stroked and feather...
The Yoruba Tribe of Southwest Nigeria are well known for the dramatic beadwork. Beaded Yoruba crowns were formed from hides scraped free of hair. and were worn only by kings for ceremonial occasions, Beads are considered sacred to the Yoruba. The faces on the crowns represented honor of the ancestors, and serve as reminders of the royal line,
The inclusion of birds refers to the spirit world and the king's ability to mediate between the realms of human beings and spirits, the secular world...
This very beautiful and rare poupee was a longer time in my personal collection and is to sell now !! A fashion doll with very beautiful face , has gentle expression of best quality pale bisque and lovely painting , original body and gorgeous clothing ...... all around complete original and a must have for an good collection !!
16" ( 41 cm ) stunning all original rare poupee with pale bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate , round face style with full cheeks and ...
Very sweet 18 " ( 45 cm ) bisque Bebe by Limoges factory called " Cherie " from France ... around 19th. century . All perfect little girl with very sweet and happy face character expression with generally perfect condition of bisque , has beautiful rare color mohair wig and original French body by Jumeau with original body finish and label by Jumeau factory ! Lovely quality of bisque and painting ..... not so often to find with the Limoges dolly`s !!
The doll has a bisque so...
Very beautiful found from south side of France and a special treasure for each doll collection ........
From France around 1875 an all original petite French Bisque Pouppe by Jumeau size 1 ..... with pale bisque swivel head on kid-lined bisque shoulder plate. She has beautiful large blue glass enamel inset eyes with finest long painted lashes. Feathered brows and tiny closed mouth with fine accented lips. She has pierced ears and original blonde mohair wig over cork pate. He...
A Napco Japan figural anthropomorphic mustard salt pepper cruet set 1950s 1960s. This decorative and whimsical set consists of the teapot shaped 3 piece mustard pot (lid, spoon and base), the apple or peach shaped salt shaker and the cup or creamer shaped pepper shaker. The two shakers both have their original rubber stoppers (now a bit vitrified and crumbly) and the mustard's spoon is plastic and marked JAPAN. The salt and mustard both have black and silver NAPCO ORIGINALS BY GIFTCRAFT stick...
A Sherman blue AB rhinestone radiant circle pin brooch from the 1950s. This high quality 2" rhodium plated brooch features navy blue marquise stones, medium blue round aurora borealis rhinestones and light blue stones. All are claw set and this pin has a nice layered or tapered aspect. It is signed SHERMAN on the planchet, it has a safety clasp and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs. All condition issues are noted. All items are thor...
A Scottish sterling silver & amethyst engraved thistle pin brooch from Glasgow 1957. This finely decorated 1-3/4" brooch has ornate and fine hand engraving with a claw-set light purple amethyst stone on the high relief thistle. It weighs 13.7 grams, it has a full set of Glasgow 1957 hallmarks and the maker's mark WBs for Ward Brothers (this mark 1948-57). It has a safety clasp and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs. All items are t...
A superb Silk landscape by Akamatsu Unrei enclosed in the original signed double wooden box (niju-bako) titled ChikusoYusei-Ga. The title and style of the buildings indicate this is likely the Yusei retirement home of Iwakura Tomomi in Northern Kyoto, designated a National Historic Site in 1932. A narrow path hedged in soft greens leads to the rustic cluster of buildings with their thatched roofs lost in a sea of bamboo, the scene rising to precipitous mountains afar, a waterway in the distanc...
A skull lies ethereal, only a soft circle before the ghost-like apparition of a grave-marker rising from the boldly stroked dead grasses of some forgotten field. The epitaph above reads:
“Hana no toki mayouta mo” Wavering they did while in full blossom
“Kono Kareno kana” The neglected fields of winter
Here the artist has made a comment on our lives, we blow with the winds here in there, indecisive in our prim, bobbing joyously in the winds, but all come to...
We are offering today one of Antonio Pineda's most iconic designs the Bird Cage. 970 pure silver swirled into six thick terminals giving an extraordinary presence when work. It is difficult to find one in this condition as many are broken and or repaired inside the terminals. One of the photos shows the inside of a terminal. Properly hallmarked as shown. The size of the drop is 1.25 in. tall. There is 16.25in. of wearable length. The weight is 120 grams showing the quality in this design. No dam...
A rush of water descends into mist between the rocky crags tinted with autumns color on this superb silk scroll by Ochi Shokan enclosed in the original signed double wooden box (niju bako) titled Shusei (Voice of Autumn). Top quality, it is mounted in striped silk extended with green and has large solid ivory rollers. The scroll measures 55 x 213 cm (21-1/2 inches x 7 feet). It is in fine condition.
Ochi Shokan (1882-1958) was born in Ehime prefecture on the island of Shikoku and studied p...
A finely-potted dingyao porcelain dish, with a moulded and auspicious design of a peony at the centre and two phoenixes amidst foliage in the cavetto within a key fret border. The rim is silver. Northern Chinese, Song or Jin dynasty, C11-12. No photograph can communicate the appeal of dingyao which combines both softness and severity. The technique of moulding, which had been used originally of course for bronze-casting and then for the manufacture of mass-produced burial goods, was taken by the...
Doris was a shop in Cuernavaca. The beads of pottery and Mexican jade are wrapped with copper and a solid base to keep it settled when worn. The pottery beads are also threaded with copper wire as well. The underneath was welded with silver (tested) solder to hold tight. All the round beads are higher content silver. The beads are dented with dark patina in their crevices. The jade is with matrix and worn. This entire necklace is made with old, not perfect beads. It is in the spirit of works cra...
This Los Castillo design 262 is an early one created when Margot Van Voorhies was married to Don Antonio Castillo. I believe these early pieces are the very best of her work. Stunning in size with an almost 2 inches of height and a weight of 123 grams of almost pure 980 silver. I also have the matching necklace to this bracelet listed on my site. The condition reflects no damage and also well cared for over time. The diameter is 2.25 inches with the gap set at 1in. This can be professionally adj...
Elegant sterling torque with large central smokey quartz detachable pendant designed by Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube for Georg Jensen Denmark in the 70's. It should fit up to a 16-17"neck and the pendant hangs 2 1/2" suspended from the neck ring. The stone measures 1 1/2" by 1 1/2" and is free of chips or cracks. Both pieces are in fine original condition and signed and numbered as shown. A true masterpiece.
Signed Piedra Y Plata Filipe Martinez as shown was known for his skill and use of fabulous stones. This Azure Malachite example simply makes your jaw drop. The face front is 2 inches tall so you can see how large these stones are at just over an inch tall on the center piece. The silver is thick and ornate with a weight of 110 grams. The diameter is 2.5 inches and is large enough to push up the arm so you can work on a computer or do the dishes. The design is of flora and is without damage to th...
Antique Boston bowlback mandolin with inlay, by Bay State, Model, 2 1/2, with paper label of Charles A. Stromberg, Boston. Circa 1900. With original wooden box. Length - 22 1/2 inches. Nice, as-found condition.
A Bunnykins Sleeping in a Rocking Chair & Lambeth Walk egg cup style 2 footed 1959-1967. This scarce 2-3/8" eggcup was made by Royal Doulton, England and it is the style 2 footed version with the mark in use from 1959-67. It appears to be unused and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, crazing, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Trac...
An English shell and gadroon silver plated tip kettle with stand and burner circa 1930s. This beautiful table serving accessory stands 12" tall and 9-1/4" from spout to edge. It has the original mechanical opening and lifting burner and it retains the original base mounting keys and chains. It has dark stained wood handles and the maker's mark for Harrison Brothers & Howson of Sheffield, England (1862~1950) and it has a 6263-1/2 mark (probably indicating a 3-1/2 pint capacity). It is in exce...
A scarce Adam Oneida silver plated bread knife. This 11-1/2" flatware serving piece features a smooth stainless steel blade on one side and a serrated or toothed blade on the other. This pattern was introduced in 1917 and this piece is in very good condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, monograms, damage or repairs other than a fine patina from use. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight ...
A Joan of Arc International sterling silver handle 3 pc large carving set. It consists of the 13-3/8" carving knife, the 11-1/8" carving fork and the 13-1/8" sharpening steel. The tines and blade are stainless steel, the handles are sterling silver and the guards/bolsters are silver, rather than stainless steel (the pattern was introduced in 1940). This 3 piece is in superb condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs and it shows only slight signs of gentle use. All items are ...
Offered is an ULTRA-RARE, UNCUT, 1924, COMPLETE SET of the FOUR members of the Aunt Jemima Rag Doll Family---Aunt Jemima, Uncle Mose (Aunt Jemima's Husband-- so labeled on his upper back), Little Diana, and Wade Davis.
The dolls were conceptualized as advertising pieces and were only obtainable from the Aunt Jemima Mills of St. Joseph, Missouri, in return of 25 cents in stamps or coins along with 4 box tops or backs from select Aunt Jemima products (proofs of purchase!). Dolls were then shipp...
A very unusual and striking sterling and saw tooth bezel set turquoise ring by Navajo silversmith Johnny Mike Begay. Begay worked at the White Hogan Shop in Scottsdale, Arizona as well as privately and won numerous awards for his jewelry which can be found in many private and museum collections. His work was featured in the 2002 exhibit “Jewels of the Southwest” at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This is a size 6 1/2 and the face of the ring measures 1 1/4" lon...
Magnificent hand carved 970 silver beads necklace strung on a velvet cord by Antonio Pineda. There are 12 carved beads that all move and the velvet cord terminates with two plain silver balls that you can tie and wear the necklace at any length you desire. the necklace measures 27 1/2" end to end, the beads are 1/2" across and the weight is 99 grams. The beads are in fine condition with no dings or dents and the velvet is near perfect. Signed as shown. A truly remarkable Antonio necklace rarely ...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Mount Mansfield in autumn and farm house. Oil on canvas board. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Artist signed in lower right. Painted in 1964. A view of Mt. Mansfield, Vermont during fall foliage, seen from a country road to the north, with farm house and red barn. The painting is inscribed on the reverse by the artist - 'Painted Oct. 20th 1964, off Route 15, near Johnson, VT.', together with a hand-drawn map to illustrate the location. Nice condition, with ...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - A Country Road in Autumn. Oil on canvas board. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Unsigned on the front, but signed on the reverse. Circa 1960's. Excellent condition. A dramatic example of Thomas Curtin's landscape painting - a country road in northern Vermont, as seen at the height of fall foliage, with a farm house and smoking chimney just visible in the distance. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He studied at the prestigious National Aca...
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