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A fine miniature portrait painting on ivory done by John Alexander McDougall. The sitter is a distinguished gentleman dressed fashionably in a ruffled blue shirt, light blue vest, and black coat.
The miniature is in excellent condition, with no problems or restoration. The brass case is also without flaws. The photo of the back does appear to have blemishes, but these are label residues. Sight size is 3 1/4" by 2 ...click for details
A very fine and quite uncommon Sheffield plate punch strainer. The rim has three hallmarks on the underside, one of which identifies this as being made in Birmingham.
Condition is quite good, with no structural damage, but the strainer portion itself does have wear on both sides, a highly common situation with Sheffield. The piece is 10 1/2 inches long, with the bowl diameter being 4 3/8 inches.
A glass fruit tazza made by the Buckingham Glass Company around 1665.
DISCOVERY: This jewel is one of the earliest surviving examples of English fine glass tableware, and pre-dates Ravenscroft pieces by about 20 years. Discovered, with 8 similar tazzas, at Wentworth Woodhouse in 1948, by E. Barrington Haynes, a highly preeminent glass scholar, the tazza still bears his handwritten label affixed to it at the time of his ...click for details
A superb wine glass enameled by William Beilby, with the additional embellishment of a gilded rim. Leaves and clusters of grapes adorn this glass, with the white enamel displaying the slight pinkish undertone which is one of the hallmarks for identification of works by Beilby.
The ogee bowl sits above a DSOT (double series opaque twist) stem which has a multi-ply spiral band outside of a pair of spiral tapes. The glass ...click for details
A beautifully molded and heavy gilded brass plaque or ornament of some type, of a prancing horse. Fantastic detailing, including the high/low effect sought after in finely gilded items.
Excellent patina and condition with some minor normal surface wear. 12 inches long by 8 5/8 inches tall by 7/8 inches in depth.
A rare crusie lamp with hanger, dating from the 1st quarter of the 19th century or earlier. The bowls of these lamps were filled with fish oil or mutton fat with wicks of peeled rushes. Crusie lamps were the precursors to Betty lamps and were generally made of iron or tin. To find one made of brass, and with its original hanger, is extremely uncommon.
The condition of the lamp and hanger is quite good, with normal evid ...click for details
An exceedingly fine example of a miniature brass cannon, probably English, with a fine patina and superb condition having only the usual nicks due to age. The cannon is 10 inches long, 3 1/4 inches wide, and 3 1/4 inches high.
A beautiful and highly uncommon finger bowl dating from around 1840. The rarity is due to 3 factors, the first being the deep turquoise color, the second to the fact that the glass of the bowl, including the base rim, actually has a swirled rather than smooth surface, and the most important factor is the applied brass rim.
The bowl is in superb condition, with no chips, cracks, or restoration. There is one tiny dent in ...click for details
A beautiful mother of pearl (MOP) and metal minaudiere, painted with a peacock and flowers, and having a metal rope handle. This wonderful decorative and functional piece is in absolutely superb condition, and was never used. The interior is complete with mirror, lipstick holder, comb with its original felt case, and a compact with original puff. The original foil label, showing the name of the maker, Marhill, and stating that genuine mother of pearl was used, is present in its entirety. This ge ...click for details
