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Lovely old hooked rug, still strong colors, with Welcome sign amidst red, blue, black, and white flowers, green foliage, a tweed background with black borders, early 20th century. Measures 34 12" wide, 22 1/2" high. Flowers all done with nice variety of color each one with shading and variety of tones, some outlining for contrast. Base is burlap, hooking materials appear to be cotton and/or wool in wide variety of color. Condition is good, shows wear and some losses to edge (see last photo f...

Gorgeous still life of fruit and leaves in a compote upon a table, the fruit spilling over onto the table, American school, 19th century, oil on canvas. Frame measures 26" high and 22 1/2' wide, with the sight size of the painting measuring 19" x 15". The painting is signed in block letters, F. R. Street below the table. Beautifully painted, with fine details, lovely color, and very realistic depiction of all the elements in the work. This may be by the hand of Robert Street, a well known an...

Wonderful deep carving on this sterling silver bracelet, signed by artist, titled "The Bear", 1970s era. Measures 1 1/8" deep, is 6 1/4" on the outside, with a gap of 1 3/8", and is slightly flexible. In the traditional Northwest Coast form, the bracelet is curved, with abstracted form lines creating a cultural figure, in this case, a bear. The work is especially fine, very deep carving with cross hatching and detailing over the entire surface. The eye forms have hammered surfaces, all visib...

School girl hand embroidered sampler from New Hampshire, late 18th or early 19th century. Measures 6 5/8" x 10 1/4", in frame measuring 10 1/2" x 14 1/4", with green mat and tan paper backboard. The scene is very folky, obviously a creative design by the child doing the embroidery. Often samplers were copied from images provided by the "school" of handwork, but this is clearly an imaginative work. Two large butterflies, a basket of flowers, sprigs of flowers, and three birds cover the surf...

Wonderful fashion illustration, dated 1929 on back. Measures 17 5/8" x 14 5/8" and the painted area is roughly 13 1/4" x 12 1/2". Pen and Ink, shades of black and grey watercolor and gouache depict three elegantly dressed women on a city street. On textured watercolor paper, which has a cream tint, on art board. The front of a roadster is behind them, along with a high rise building, a woman walking on the opposite sidewalk, and a cute dog looks up at them from the lower left corner. The cl...

Brooch of sterling silver, carved in traditional Northwest Coast or Haida design, with eagle form, has safety clasp and loop for hanging as pendant. Measures 1 3/4" x 1 5/8", domed shape. Unsigned, guaranteed to be sterling. Crafted in the tradition of artists of the Northwest coast, especially the Haida, the design and abstracted forms are beautifully etched, with fine detail and areas of cross hatching. The most important and enduring artist who worked in silver was Charles Edenshaw, and t...

Kashan vessel in bright turquoise glaze over impressed designs, handle on one side. Measures 6 1/2" high x 6" across, and 2 1/2" diameter at top. Large size, with pierced handle and heavy turquoise crackled glaze. Impressed designs around the shoulder. Dates to 12th century, the Seljuk Empire, from region in present day Iran. Condition, visible hairline below shoulder area, though it is stable. The handle shows a visible fissure, so may have been restored, which is typical of ancient ceram...

Lovely still life painting, oil on canvas of basket of fruit, either peaches or plums, in gilt gesso frame with floral designs. Measures 16" x 21 1/4", stretcher is 12" x 17". Unsigned, well painted, artist likely had some academic training. Lush image of fruit spilling from a basket, against a dark background, very typical of still life paintings from mid to late 19th century, American school. Frame is wood with gesso finish consisting of floral and foliate designs over a textured backgroun...

South American Sterling mate cup with gourd bowl, on pedestal with tray base. Two attached sterling bombillas. Measures 7 1/4" high, not including bombillas, and tray base is 6 1/8" in diameter. Bombillas each measure 7 1/4". Signed on bottom of tray Calatrava with .925 silver standard. Bombillas also stamped .925 From the highly regarded workshop of Alberto Calatrava, who specializes in fine silver objects, many of Spanish Colonial design, including mate cups, incense burners, knives, and...

Dramatic sterling silver necklace featuring 5 lock escutcheons and 2 keys, by noted designer Jessica Kagan Cushman. Necklace length 17", pendants vary in size, each roughly 2" x 1 1/2". Signed on attached tag and on backs of pendants with designer's initials. Necklace and pendants are sterling, unmarked, but guaranteed silver. The rings holding each pendant are gold, also unmarked. Heavy chain, lobster claw closure. Each pendant is in the shape of an elaborate antique escutcheon plate, all...

A traditional gift for the tenth wedding anniversary was an item made of tin, and 19th century Americans created useful and sometimes whimsical forms to celebrate ten years. As the life span of citizens was much shorter than now, 10 years together was seen as a significant milestone and was considered a big celebration. This tin basket measures 11 1/2" high (to top of handles), and the body is 8" wide and 3 1'2" deep, 6" to top of pointed sections at rim. While tin items were sometimes made b...

An extraordinary Chinese Rose Medallion tureen with underplate, grand size and details. The tureen measures 15 1/4" wide to ends of handles, is 10" deep and 12" high. The underplate measures 14 3/4" x 11 1/4" and is 1 3/4" high. One of the largest sizes found in tureens of this era, and it is beautifully painted with fine detail, gold ground, and gold on handles and lid finial. Very heavy, weighs 13 pounds and 6 ounces. The tureen is early Rose Medallion, dating from 1840 to 1860, a period ...

Highly ornate silver belt buckle with turquoise and coral Stones, Tibetan, 19th century, mounted on contemporary black leather belt. The silver buckle measures 7 1/4" wide, and is 1 1/2" deep, with two large bezel set coral beads and a turquoise stone between them. The black leather is 1 3/8" wide and 47 3/4" long. The sections with holes will adjust to waist size of 36 1/2" to 40", though more holes could be made to make it fit a smaller waist. The buckle is curved slightly from end to end...

Very striking and unusual sterling and turquoise bracelet by Lee Nieto, known for his fine quality and often unique designs. The interior measurement is 6 1/4", the gap is 1", and it is 1 1/2" wide measuring the central section where stone is attached. The stone measures 1 1/8" x 3/4", and is set in a finely detailed bezel. The color is bright with visible matrix. The band is designed at at angle, with the stone slightly offset in middle of band, with stamping over the very nice striated ban...

Wonderful folk art box of a pyramid that opens to reveal sections to hold cigarettes and matches. The entire surface is inlaid with square or rectangular pieces of wood in varying shades of brown and beige. It measures 5 1/2" high and is 9 3/8" square, sitting on 4 geometric feet. Surface appears to have a light varnish coating. The form is a copy of the pyramid at Chichen Itza in the Yucatan Peninsula. a classic Mayan pyramid. All the moving sections operate well, and the top section rises...

Charming and unique mate cup, South American, likely Argentina, early 20th century or late 19th century, unmarked. Measures just under 5" high, and is roughly 2 1/2" wide, with lid attached by a chain. The lid has a hole for insertion of bombilla. Ovoid form, with etched designs in bands, simple foliate and geometric designs, with textured backgrounds. The feet are delightful, three human legs with boots, a very unusual base. It sits slighlty askew, and has visible dents in body and on lid....

Travel alarm clock by Le Coultre of Switzerland, in chrome or nickle and brass with square dial. First designed in the 1930's, this folding clock is an iconic design by this important clock maker. Measures 3 1/4" x 2 3/8" x 7/8", 5 1/2" when flat. Case is brass and chrome or nickle, face is white with gold numbers and marks, silver circle in middle of face. Signed 8 Days and Swiss on face. Back is signed with LeCoultre name and Swiss, along with number 46/1 and notations around winding and ...

This By the noted and talented Italian designer Arrigo Finzi (1890-1973), this charger is one of few made with this surrealist compilation of masks. Measures 12 3/4" in diameter, and 1 3/4" deep, of heavy porcelain. Signed on back with Finzi signature, "oro zecchino" and "Depinto a mano". Very few of these were made, and all were hand decorated. The surface is highly textured and gilded with a high content gold, the color rich and deep. The surface is much like that of gilded bronze utili...