All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1910 item #1446571 (stock #RSP08045)
Here is an amazingly detailed dragon or griffin stick pin with a tiny accent diamond in her mouth. She tests as 14k gold, and measures 5/8 x 1/2" with a total length of 2-1/8". She weighs in at 2.4g. In excellent condition and circa 1900. Display your inner fantasy or mythology geek on your lapel - or simply your love of beauty and history. The photos are part of the description, so please examine them carefully. Thanks! We do lay-away. Shipping, handling & insurance within the USA included.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1446712 (stock #969)

Superb and very rare to find bisque portrait Mannequin FG girl in life size about 35" ( 90 cm ),has all original unusual body style and very nice facial expression witch looks so child like with hint of smile at her close mouth !

We never saw before such a Mannequin girl like this and we offer this rare doll from a very nice doll collection for a friend of mine !

Made in France by Gaultier around 1890

The wonderful pale bisque Mannequin child bisque head has flat cut neck s...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1446761 (stock #970)

Stunning rare smiling poupee by Maison Bru with beautiful facial expression of the very popular " Empress Eugenie " lady doll from one of the best French doll company at 19th. century !!

Beautiful expression model of 17" ( 44 cm ) rare smiling poupee with " Mona Lisa " face , has very choice bisque and exquisitely painting , original kid body and wearing marvelous summer gown.

France by Leon Casimir Bru Paris ......

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1446762 (stock #971)

Extremly rare little bisque Googly clown Mignonette with special facial funny expression of tiny hand painting butterfly decoration on her white bisque !

The tiny 5" ( 13 cm ) clown girl has white bisque socket head with very plump round facial shape , blue glass side - glancing googly inset eyes , painted short curly lashes . Single stroke brows and funny button nose , closed mouth with tiny center accent line ...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1446885 (stock #972)

Lovely all original 8,5" ( 20 cm ) bisque Bebe ....German made special for the French market .... in all perfect condition included her bamboo wooden chair and lovely accessorys preserved all original in her presentation box .... from France at 19th. century !

Nice presentation items are offered by different Paris Department Stores at 19th...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1800 item #1447318 (stock #TCR8142)
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Gold glimmers on the rim against pale concrete tones on this rare mid-Edo period tea bowl from the Utsutsugawa kiln in Nagasaki prefecture, late 17th to early 18th century. Waves of brush strokes decorate the outside, while the white slip cascades from the rim in withering streaks within. A kutsuki on the side testifies to some event which happened during the firing, where another piece of pottery collapsed against the side, fusing and causing the bowl to deform...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1447478 (stock #973)
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Very nice size 5 Jumeau Bebe with best quality of bisque and painting , stunning eyes , original wig on cork , original body and wearing superbly with antique costume with straw bonnet.

Very cute look 14 " ( 36 cm ) Mademoiselle by Maison Emile Jumeau with pale bisque socket head with deep modeling . The lovely doll has pretty brown paperweight inset glass eyes , has dark eyeliner , fine painted lashes and feathered brows. Closed mouth with defined space between here shaded and...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1447483 (stock #TCR8144)
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No discussion on 20th century Kyoto ceramics can skip over the importance of the Kyoto Shi Tojiki Shiken-sho ceramics research facility at which all the luminaries studied and laid the foundation for a number of the early Living National Treasures...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1447629 (stock #974)

Lovely 13 " x 8 " ( 34 x 21 cm ) hard board Presentation box with decorative paper covers and nice litho illustration on lid. Inside contained a paper lined separate division filled with 6 little paper mache lambs with fleeced flannel coats , each hold from a nice silk ribbon and encircled of lovely flower garlands at each side.

The middle of the box contains a lovely 7 1/4" ( 20 cm ) tiny Bebe in his all original costume , has bisque socket head with very nice blue glass sleep...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1447671 (stock #976)

21" ( 54 cm ) stunning French premier bisque poupee with special kind and fondly face expression with a hint of smile at her mouth. Has generally excellent original condition and wearing her original muslin summer gown with straw bonnet !

Pretty bisque swivel head on kid edged bisque shoulder plate from best pale quality of pressed bisque and painting with very gentle face expression. Has wonderful blue glass enamel inset eyes with dark eyeliner and finest painted lashes and b...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1447684 (stock #AP5-450)
Two exquisitely detailed birds (probably vultures, and very Egyptian-looking) embrace an opal cabochon. This is an Egyptian Revival watch pin made of 14 k gold. The original catch has been replaced with a more modern safety catch. The pin is 1 1/2" wide by 5/8" high and dates ~1880.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1447736 (stock #977)

Rare and very cute size 0 Bebe by Emile Jumeau from Paris Department Store " Au Bon Marche " ......

All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1960 item #1447743
Hand made sterling silver and shell letter opener or caviar knife designed and signed circa 1950's by American & Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling. 5 1/2" long. Beautiful condition with no chips, cracks or dings to the silver or shell. Signed on the end of handle with Spratling hallmarks and eagle 30. This design was featured in the museum exhibit WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE and is pictured on p. 191 of the museum catalog by Penny Morrill...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1940 item #1447745
Measuring 19 1/2" long this stunning piece was designed by Frederick Davis c.1930-40's. The necklace weighs 75 grams and is comprised of jade beads and hand tooled silver balls of graduated size. The largest silver ball is 1/2". The largest jade beads are 3/4" long. The silver balls appear not to have been polished for decades and the patina is gorgeous. A few pin head size dings noticed on close inspection with a loupe...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1448094 (stock #978)

Very beautiful and near mint condition rare to find 18,5" ( 47 cm )Sonneberger bisque Bebe special made for the French market .... very cute facial expression, all original condition included body , wig and wearing gorgeous costume ... all preserved in his presentation box by Paris Department Store !!

This beauty has the name " Rosalie " and she is in rare near mint condition doll , has pale bisque socket head with flattened solid dome and very deep plump facial modeling...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1448151 (stock #980)

Very cute tiny Mademoiselle Mignonette about 7"( 18 cm ) in generally all perfect original condition , has very gentle features with lovely painting and exemplary sculpting and with lovely bisque . All original all bisque body and lovely antique clothing , preserved included her trousseau in nice presentation from 19th...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1448189 (stock #MB560)
Rare Chinese Cast Iron Feng Shui Disc - Ming Dynasty or earlier

This very rare item dates to the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) or possibly as early as the Song or Yuan dynasty. It is a cast iron feng shui, or geomancy, disc. On the upper surface there are Chinese characters and the eight trigrams of the I Ching within circular bands. In the centre are raised dots, presumably relating to geomancy...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1448360 (stock #983)

Most beautiful angel face all bisque Mignonette with exceptional detail of modeled on rare large size about 7 " ( 19 cm ) at 1890/95 .

Made by Simon and Halbig special for the French market !

Has all original condition , an oval faced little Mademoiselle with swivel head , has elongated throat and wonderful blue glass enamel sleep eyes .

Dark eyeliner encircling the eye-sockets , has fines painting of lashes and fine modeled eyelids , feathered arched brows . Sma...