A beautiful antique, Faberge style, guilloche enamel table clock with bronze scrolled bows and tassel highlights on the face. The guilloche enamel is a rich lavender color and is framed with a decorative silver gilt edge. The clock has a white enamel face with fancy hands, and the back is made of rich rosewood with matching stand.
On one side of the frame are the numbers 13327, and on the other side are touchmarks. One may be an eagle’s head, and the other is indistinct. The piece is probably French, but is very much in the Faberge style. Definitely antique, C.1890. Wonderful rich colors, and magnificent enamel work.

Condition: Fine, and in working condition.

Size: Clock- diameter 1 ½ inches. Frame- 5 ¼ X 4 inches.

A lovely pair of small 18th century needlework pictures that are unusual in that they are still vibrant after about 250 years. They are done in extremely fine silk thread tent stitch, and are of pastoral scenes of ladies and gentlemen. The pieces have wonderful shading and coloring in blue, red, green, cream, brown and tan. The workmanship is meticulous. They are in antique oval frames with original brass loops for hanging. Very unusual in this size.

Size: sight size 4 inches x 3 inches, framed 6-1/4 inches x 5-1/2 inches.

Condition: excellent

This is an exceptionally beautiful, made in France, ormolu book with seven reverse painted scenes of Paris set into the front cover. Very likely a souvenir purchased in the Palais Royale shops. The book has its original pencil, and a small calendar in a side pocket that dates the piece to 1856. The first page of the note book is marked with a small engraving of a couple and the word - 'Souvenir'. The following eight pages are blank, then two thicker pages with the days of the week in French, followed by several more blank pages for notes or comments. The book has a royal purple velvet spine and a red watered silk lining. The original leather case has a cream silk and velvet interior and hook closures. One of the finest pieces I have seen.

Condition: Very good. Images bright and clear. Metal work bright. Case has minor scuffing.

Size: Case- 4 3/4 X 3 1/2 X 5/8 inch. Book: 3 3/4 X 2 1/2 X 1/4 inch.

This is a lovely enameled figural key wind watch in a pear shape design. It has a green white and gold enameled case with a ormolu finial and base. When the pear is opened at the hinge, the inside is enameled in a lovely pink enamel with a floral design. The watch lifts up on a hinge for winding and setting and then firmly pushes back into the base. The watch is in working order and has it's key. A lovely piece in an unusual form.

Size: 2-1/8 inches to top of stem. Approximately 1-1/2 inches across

Condition: very good

Exquisite antique silver tested German vinaigrette spice holder in a figural quince design with leaves, and a small bud. The piece screws open in three places. The base of the quince unscrews to reveal a vinaigrette with a grill, which can be removed. The top also screws open with a small space, probably to store spice, or powder. Finally, the bud unscrews to show a small storage area. Workmanship is magnificent and all sections fit together smoothly. The silver surface of the piece has a lovely geometric design all over. A bale ring is attached to enable the piece to be worn as a pendant.

Condition: Very nice.

Size: height- 2 5/8 inches to top of the stem.

This is a quite rare, and unusual, early 19th century six panel handpainted bracelet with a different bird in each panel. I have been purchasing and collecting antique and vintage jewelry for thirty years, and have not come across a bracelet like this before. Each of the handpainted birds is set in a silver surround with a beveled glass front, linked together, and fastened with a box clasp. The image detail is excellent, and each panel is unique. It appears as if the birds are from different countries, as one is a parrot, one a peacock, and another a waxwing. It is impossible to tell what the birds are painted on, but it doesn't appear to be paper. Possibly ivory. This is truly a collectors piece.

Condition: Glass has some minor surface wear under magnification. One bird has been professionally re handpainted. Colors are delicate, but vibrant.

Size: Length- 7 inches. Largest panel -height 1 3/8 inches, width 1 inch.

This is truly a masterpiece of Japanese lacquer. Cannot find a signature on the piece, but the workmanship must be distinctive to experts in the field. The design is of a stylized water scene with various branches and blossoms in variegated gold and gray colors. There are five medallions, or mons, on the body, as well as two on the lid.
The interior is a rich red lacquer color, and there was originally a small oval label on the bottom, which said c. 1750, but has come off over time leaving a small darker patch. Ewer stands on three feet. Exquisite workmanship and colors.

Condition: Tiny area of professional restoration on the red lacquer inside lip of the spout. A few minor lacquer loss areas, but overall in very good condition.

Size: height- 4.5 inches. diameter – 4 inches. diameter including spout – 6 inches,

This is a exceptionally beautiful, and quite heavy, antique glass perfume casket in thick shaped cranberry glass with four interlocking metal legs and handles in the same design. Inside the casket are two clear glass bottles with elaborate gilded tops fitting into two square sections of gilded metal. This is an exquisite quality piece that is probably 19th century French. Colors are magnificent.

Condition: Very good. One bottle has a small edge chip and is missing its stopper. Metal work is in lovely condition and the lid opens and closes firmly.

Size: Bottles: height-2 1/2 inches.
Casket: width- 4 1/4 inches; depth- 2 1/4 inches; height- 4 1/2 inches.

A beautiful table snuff box with a hand painted miniature of a lady set in a gold surround on the top. On the bottom of the box is a woven hair design layered under gold initials with a gold surround. Very unusual to have a table snuff box with an insert on the bottom as well as the top. Also unusual in that the box must be a mourning piece because of the woven hair under the gold initials. Quite a magnificent piece.

Condition: Very nice. A bit of wear on the top gold edging, but nothing that detracts from the overall appearance.

Size: 2 7/8 X 1 inch in height.

A lovely Brewster stereoscope mahogany viewer with an opening top for adjusting the light. Along with the viewer are 36 hold to light colored slides and 6 ordinary views. Many of the slides are marked on the back as to what they are. One is a strange slide with skeletons. This slide has some damage, but color is bright and the damage does not really detract from the image. A very interesting set of slides and viewer.

Size:
Viewer: 7-3/4 x 3-3/4 x 6-3/8 inches
Slides: 7 x 3-1/2 inches

Condition: Viewer is in nice condition. The interior metal mirror has some age discoloration. I have not tried to clean it. Seven of the views have some tissue splitting including the skeleton image mentioned above.

Quite an unusual Chinese Canton enamel water dropper. Designed in the shape of a lotus leaf and enameled, either over bronze or iron. Quite a heavy piece. The central design of the leaf is very sensually done with opalescent white and varying shades of blue. The bottom of the piece is designed as the reverse of the leaf. The small inside handle supports a tube from which water can be poured out, and there is a small hole in the bottom of the bowl where the water enters. Used in painting and calligraphy. Quite a fascinating piece.

Condition: Minor enamel loss, but does not detract from the overall appearance.

Size: 5 X 3 3/4 X 1 1/4 inches.

This lovely antique porcelain ink well is designed to resemble ivory, and is completely covered with Japanese figures and scenes. Each side is in relief with a different scene of samurai, as well as a crane in flight. The scenes are very elaborate, and different from each other, with each fitting beautifully into each panel. The same applies to the top, where the design works in the round. The overall shape is square with tapered corners, and the piece has a metal collar and hinge. Bottom has a hole, but the inkwell insert is missing. Color of the porcelain has made to resemble that of ancient ivory. No markings, and I am not aware of the maker, but I do know that this is a magnificent porcelain item.

Condition: Fine. No cracks or chips. Hinge works perfectly. Insert missing as previously noted.

Size: Height- 4 ½ inches. Each side 2 ½ inches.