An ornate American sterling silver match safe with lovely scroll, floral and lion head motif engraved Billey Aug. 20, 1894. Wonderful design, shape and patina. Remarkable, excellent condition. Stamped sterling with the Whiting company hall mark. Striker on bottom. Snaps closed tightly. Measures 2 3/4" long by almost 1 1/2" wide. Return privilege providing item returned in sent condition, in original packaging and shortly after having received it. Postage/insurance extra. New York buyer ...click for details
Featuring an absolutely gorgeous museum quality antique Minton china compote with pierced rim, all hand painted with beautiful shading and detail in the lush grapes, stem and leaves and also, with some raised enamel. So artistic and just superb workmanship. This piece is not marked except for a hand painted red "k". But I guarantee it is Minton, as it is from a matching set with other pieces that were impressed with Minton, and English registry stamp. Dates to the third quarter of the ...click for details
Featuring a rare and unusual marine ivory American scrimshaw key, probably walrus tusk and dating to the 19th century. Measures 4 1/4" long and 1/8" deep, and 7/8" at widest point at the top.It has a nice worn feeling and a nice patina. Return privilege providing item returned within 3 days of having received it and in sent condition. Postage/insurance extra. NY buyer pays their local county sales tax on item and shipping charges unless valid NY state tax number and sales tax form ...click for details
Featuring a very pretty dresser tray or cookie tea platter/plate/serving piece, all hand painted with gorgeous, huge roses in shades of pink and deep rose. Painted in America on Austrian blank. Stamped in green MZ Austria. Dates circa 1900. Measures 14" x 9 1/4". Interesting shape with 12 sides. Gold border is very slightly worn. No chips, scratches, damages, cracks or restorations. 3 day return privilege if not completely satisfied providing item returned in sent condition within 3 da ...click for details
Featuring a miniature replica of a Dutch windmill with flag. Blades of windmill turn. Dates circa 1900. Excellent condition. Dutch hallmark for sterling on one blade(see photo). Measures 2 3/4" high x 1 1/4" in diameter. Return privilege providing item returned in sent condition shortly after having been received. New York buyer pays their local county sales tax on item and shipping charges unless valid New York tax number and resale certificate provided.
Featuring a superb, antique, Victorian solid sterling silver card case with engraving at its best. Hidden hinge. Dates to the late 19th century. Beautifully engraved on both sides with profuse flowers, scrolls, other designs, and an area for engraved initials. So much time and work went into engraving this, it is no wonder modern reproductions are so expensive! Stamped sterling with makers mark. Measures 3 1/4" long x 1 3/4" high x 1/4" deep. Weighs approximately over 40 grams.Exc ...click for details
Featuring a very pretty 9" French Limoges plate, hand painted with pink flowers and an ornate gold rococo border. Stamped with green mark MR France patent applied for. MR is the mark for M. Martial Redon was a fine maker/decorator of Limoges china and his company was founded in 1853. This plate was probably imported into the USA around 1900 as a plain white blank, and then an American lady painted it. Painting china was a popular past time of refined, artistic ladies at that time. Excellen ...click for details
Featuring a lovely antique miniature painting on ivory of an aristocratic lady, probably English, with landscape setting in background on left, and a green drape on the right. She is wearing a rich velvet maroon colored dress with matching feathered hat and a triple strand necklace of pearls. Artist signed Dumas. Dimensions, 3.5" tall x 2 3/4" wide. With ring for hanging. Excellent, original condition. Return privilege providing item returned in sent condition, within 3 days of receipt ...click for details
Excellent Gorham small ladies flask/bottle with beautifully hand worked repousse flowers.Gorham hall mark and rooster which dates it to 1890. The cleverly made hinged top with original cork screws in a groove to open and close it so that it shuts tightly. The flask measures 5 1/8" long by 2 3/8" wide and weighs 2 1/2 ounces on a regular postage scale. the top is engraved with intials and has a slight dent on one side(see photo). Other than this one spot, the flask is in excellent condi ...click for details
A fine and unique Royal Vienna gold encrusted cobalt blue demitasse cup and saucer. Most unusual scene of beautiful classical woman with two cherubs, one holding telegraph that the woman is tapping, and the other with ear phones, probably made as a commemorative piece for the invention of the telegraph around the turn of the 20th century. Much gilding, gold designs, and raised gold dots. Interior of cup with almost all gilding. Scene is artist signed "Hauser". The underside of the cup ...click for details
