A Chinese gaming counter, made for the European market around 1800. Mother of pearl, engraved with scroll work and a star to one side, the other with butterflies. Width "2 ½ / 6,5 cm. Condition: fine.
An Ojime copper bead with silver reliefs depicting priest and poet Saigyo Hoshi contemplating, facing Mount Fuji. Meiji period, end of 19th century or earlier. Height without the small stopper beads (which are of course later additions easily removed) "1/ 25 mm. Condition: fine.
A pretty Jugendstil Majolica vase, green and turquoise glazed, with an elegantly dressed small boy leaning against the border, hat in hand. Germany, c 1900. Marked with model number and painter’s signature. Height "5 ¼ / 13 cm, width " 4 ¾ / 12 cm. Condition: fine.
A beautiful and very large ironstone beer tankard or mug, with molded or sprigged decoration of hops – looking rather like blackberries - in blue and white on a jade-coloured background. England, c 1820-30, in Wedgwood jasperware style. Height "4 ¾ / 12 cm, diam. "5 ¼ / 13,5 cm. Condition: fine.
Cream jug or pitcher of faceted shape, lavishly gilt and enameled, 19th century (c 1820-40), unmarked. Decoration of jewel-like panels and flowers, the colouring of the flowers typically Russian. Height: "4 / 10,5 cm. Condition: a few corners with some wear to the gilt (cf pictures).
An Art Nouveau or Jugendstil silver plated and footed pewter bowl by Kayser, Germany, c 1910. The design is a wreath of cherries, divided into three compartments. Early stamped mark Kayser. The Kayser or Kayserzinn factory in Krefeld produced pewter items of high artistic value, in the decades around 1900. Diameter "6 ¾ / 17,5 cm and height "2/ 5 cm. Condition: fine.
An Art Nouveau or Jugendstil small pewter dish from WMF / Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, c 1900. Design typical of the period, with whirling or floating lines, berries and leaves. Stamped mark WMF B OX, where OX stands for “oxidized”. The oxidation serves to underline the relief of the design. Width "5 ¼ / 13 cm. Condition: fine.
An elegant knife rest, silver plated and late 19th century, English, unmarked. Modeled as two resting dogs (whippets?) supporting a whip. Width “3 ¾ / 9,2 cm. Condition: fine.
A circular dish by Paolo de Poli, Italy. Thin blue enamel on copper with spots of green, red, blue and turquoise, 1950’s. The underside, black, with a metal sign marked Paolo de Poli, Made in Italy. Diameter: "4/ 10,2 cm. Condition: fine.
A 1950’s set of four small decorative bronze dishes, ashtrays, in a leather case. The design, probably by Walter Bosse, is of whimsical faces - three gentlemen and a lady - each with a neck ribbon forming the handle. All with stamped mark Baller, Austria. Bronzes designed by Bosse were produced in the werkstatt or foundry of his friend and lover Herta Baller. Diameter of faces: "2 ¾ / 7 cm. Condition: fine.
