Early American Queen Anne highboy. Coastal New Hampshire origin. Circa1760. A two part highboy in figured maple, with white pine secondary wood. The upper case with five long, graduated drawers over a lower case with two long drawers and an attractively shaped skirt and supported on four cabriole legs on pad feet. The exterior exhibits an old, mellow refinish and the brasses are original. No other repairs or restoration. Size: 75 1/4 inches ht. x 38 1/8 inches wide x 19 inches deep.

A sculptured bronze match holder with striker modeled in the form of a fox caught in a trap. Continental origin. Mid to late 19th century. Size: 4.25 inches length x 2.25 inches height x 3 inches depth. Excellent as-found condition. The fox is standing amidst foliage by a tree stump (which serves as the match holder) with his left fore paw caught in a metal snare. His expression displays the distress caused by his predicament. The fox is cast separately and attached to the base.

A Victorian walking stick with an exotic wood shaft fitted with a carved ivory handle modeled in the form of a fist clenching a ball. A fine touch of added quality is the carved snake bracelet with inlaid eyes which wraps around the hand, typical of jewelry worn in the Victorian age. An extra band of ivory is added as the collar and there is an ivory tip. The fineness of the carving is apparent in the detailed depiction of the fingernails. Excellent condition. Size: 33 inches length...

English Art Nouveau style sterling silver teaspoon by A.E. Jones, Birmingham, 1928. Length: 5.25 inches. Excellent condition. This handwrought spoon has a hammered spade-shaped bowl and a pierced, figural foliate finial. Fully hallmarked on the reverse of the bowl. Excellent condition with no damage or repairs. Legible hallmarks. A scarce little spoon.

Theodore "Ted" Kautzky (Hungarian/American, 1896-1953) original watercolor painting of New York City skyscrapers. Dated 1935. Size: 30 inches x 22 inches. Signed lower right "Theo Kautzky 1935." Excellent condition. Ted Kautzky was an architect, watercolorist, teacher and author of books on painting techniques. Trained as an architect at the Royal University in Hungary, he emigrated to New York in 1923, where he was employed as an architect for the New York City Parks Department...

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A Longquan celadon stem cup was in purely light-green tint.
Being decorated on the surface and in the cavetto with carved motifs, the stem cup was well mold in decent shape.
Somehow tilted due to manual pottering, which was not unusual as we may expect from an old production

Date; Ming Dynasty, 15th Century.

Width: 8.8cm, Height: 8.6cm.

Here is a cleverly designed and expertly worked pair of sterling silver earrings of abstract form, made by studio jeweler Patricia Daunis of Maine. Each earring is composed of a single piece of silver, cut into ribbons and twisted. The bands have a textured surface on one side that appears to have been produced by hammering or some sort of compression, as the design shows slightly on the undecorated side. The ridged design is enhanced with oxidation...

"Acorn" pattern sterling silver cake slice server by Carl Poul Petersen, Canada. Circa 1947. Size: 9 7/8 inches length. Excellent condition with hammered blade and figural peapod handle. Stamped on reverse of handle HAND MADE STERLING, together with Petersen's logo. Carl Poul Petersen was apprenticed to Georg Jensen in Denmark from 1908-1913, marrying Jensen's daughter in 1928...

George I waiter by Augustine Courtauld, London, 1726. Size: 6.5 inches x 6.5 inches x 1 inch. Weight: 11 troy ounces. Britannia standard silver (95.84% pure). Excellent condition, with no dents, repairs or erasures. An attractive small size plain waiter with a shaped quatrefoil border and supported on four hoof feet by one of London's most influential of Huguenot silversmiths, Augustine Courtauld, and created while he was working in St. Martins Lane (1708-1729)...

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A Lusan stem cup was in lovely size.
It was well preserved by reflecting the retrospective sheen of old condition.
Blue and white splashes were suffused against the dark brownish glaze background on the surface.
Loosening-feel body clay was revealed at the lower portion in beige tint.

Date: Tang Dynasty, 9th/10th century.

Body width: 6cm, Height: 5.5cm.

I have a weakness for Mexican jewelry that combines silver with copper and brass - I find that the three metals together look fantastic as the warm patina of the copper and brass elements lends its glow to well-aged silver. The "mixed metals" dangle earrings offered here bear the signature of Los Castillo and are an early creation, as indicated by the design number...

This intriguing brooch is probably European. It is composed of 14kt gold leaves and stems, the stems supporting gray pearls that are suspended like lilies-of-the-valley. The leaves are incised to depict veins, with scored edges. The surface of the pearls exhibits some roughness; also, the clasp and pin stem look to have been replaced, probably around 1920 or so, and neither tests as gold...

A scarce sterling silver filigree posey holder pin circa 1900 1910. This antique 2-1/4" long and 1" across (unmarked but tested) fantastic posy or corsage brooch is an example of ornate and very fine silver work. The ball and wire end makes me think it may be an older Indonesian / Yogya piece. It was assembled from three separate sections of filigree silver. It may be older than our estimate...

A Marcel Boucher red and white rhinestones trembler brooch and earrings set circa 1950s. This vintage signed jewelry consists of the 2-5/8" x 2-1/4" brooch the matching 1-1/4" x 7/8" clip-on earrings. The pin has a safety catch and the center portion moves freely giving a motion effect...

One of the oldest families of jewelers in Italy the Peruzzi Bros have been in production since 1860 and their shop in Florence is located in the famous Ponte Vecchio area. Their creations in silver based on Renaissance Revival designs are highly prized for their ornate yet at the same time crisp castings, their figural interest and the unsurpassed craftsmanship they display. The necklace presented here is an early 20th c. example with a central medallion in an almost coat of arms shape adorn...

Rene Lalique, France art glass carafe decanter in the Selestat pattern. Design first produced in 1925. Clear and frosted glass with an applied black glass neck ring, and with elongated petal motif. Molded signature on the underside, "R.LALIQUE" with France etched in script, together with 'N5072'. Size: 10.5 inches ht. x 5.75 inches diameter. Including the original stopper. Excellent condition, with no chips or cracks.

A vintage 1950s sterling silver filigree and rhinestone necklace and earrings in their original box. This set consists of the 15" necklace with the 1-3/4" x 1" drop and a springring catch, plus the 1" x 1/2" screwback matching earrings. Each piece is stamped STERLING (springring and earring backs) and they have a CC maker's mark. the box is covered in silver metal cloth with a plush platform and silk-like interior. It has the CARLTON FIFTH AVENUE blue stamp as well as a blue silk HANDMADE FI...

An aquatint in colors by the famous Chinese artist Zao Wou-ki (Zao Wuji). He was born in Beijing 1921 and worked in Paris. Signed, dated '59 and numbered 32/95 in pencil. Condition: trimmed (die stamp of l'Oeuvre gravée only last 3 letters), slightly soiled and creased, reverse with annotations in pencil and traces of former mounting, one pinhole in image. Dimension: image: 39.6 cm x 44.5 cm, paper: 49.9 cm x 58.6 cm.