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Antiques (37205)
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1371595
(stock #G611)
Judith Ravnitzky
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
We believe this porcelain box was produced in France at the Sevres factory in the late 1700s. It is unmarked. The quality of the painting and the workmanship of the doré bronze rim have led us to this conclusion. The box measures 3 inches long, 2 1/4 inches wide and 1 3/4 inches deep. It is hand painted with panels of colorful exotic birds in fine detail. It is elaborately gilded. The painting is on the top of the box, the sides and the bottom...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920
item #1491898
(stock #BZ656)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$906.50
$906.50
American Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame, ca 1910. Rectangular window in same flat surround. On front acid-etched and engraved leaves and flower heads. Fluid and distended ornament interspersed with four tubular cartouches (vacant). Sides plain. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) display. Marked “Sterling” with no. 832. Very good condition.
Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/8 x W 7 5/8 in...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900
item #1484649
(stock #BY541)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$906.50
$906.50
Victorian Classical sterling silver vase. Made by Mauser in New York, ca 1890. Narrow conical body between vertical acanthus leaves mounted to bottom; knop and raised round foot. Open irregular fruiting grapevine applied to turned-down mouth rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 11244. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 8 1/4 x D 5 7/8 in. Weight: 11.6 troy ounces. #BY541, BY542, BY544 & BY545
Priceless Past
$1295.00
$1295.00
This amazing piece is a decorated from horse bridle or strap link. It was part of a lot of antiquities from the Arthur M Sackler collection auctioned through Christies in New York. The original auction tags will accompany the piece. The Sackler catalog number is painted on the reverse of the piece. It is fully decorated with stylized animal motifs characteristic of the Western Zhou period of ancient China (ca 700 BCE). This is a well provenanced antiquity that is sure to be an investment...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1837 VR
item #1219394
(stock #6968)
Fiona Kenny Antiques
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
This is a genuine English sterling silver William IV teapot fully hallmarked for London, England 1837. This table serving piece measures 11-1/4" from spout to handle and it has a wonderful bolt-mounted floral finial. It has fine leaf and flower repousse decoration throughout and it stands on four fancy feet. It has the maker's mark for the respected English silversmith firm of Edward, Edward Jr., John and W. Barnard and it weighs an impressive 810 grams...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900
item #1488905
(stock #BZ252)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$906.50
$906.50
Victorian Classical sterling silver paper knife. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1885. Serpentine and integral with hollow handle tapering into flat blade. Handle has allover floral repousse with feathered leaf border at bottom. Blade recto has acid-etched monogram with elongated, interlaced, and whiplash letters. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, director’s letter M (1873-91), and no. 730. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 10 x W 1 1/4 x D 3/4 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900
item #1460113
(stock #BW614)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$906.50
$906.50
English Victorian cologne bottle, 1880. Cut-glass cylinder with short and threaded inset neck. Ball cover in form of male head with big ears, receding hairline, tronie-style grimace, and red bead eyes. Fully marked including London assay stamp and unidentified maker’s initials “T.S” in oval. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 6 x D 2 1/4 in. #BW614
Judith Ravnitzky
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
This crystal vase was produced in Bohemia by Moser in the 1880s. It is 12 inches long and 9 inches high. The glass has a lead content and rings when tapped. It is hand blown and has applied glass features. It is formed in the shape of a cornucopia. The glass is dark, sea green...
Priceless Past
$1295.00
$1295.00
This is a bronze age harpoon from Northern India dating to circa 1500 BC. This magnificent piece weighs 303 grams and measures roughly 249 mm in length (the smallest one I currently have in stock). It has a fantastic patina that suggests a high copper content and no signs of damage or repair. I am listing four of these harpoons this week. Don't miss out on this incredible find.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000
item #814717
Priceless Past
$1295.00
$1295.00
This week I am posting several Bronze Age weapons from the Middle East including a set of 5, very unique, crescent-hilt daggers from the Marlik culture (circa 1000 BC). These all came from the same private collection. For a nearly identical example see "Arms and Armor from Iran" by Manoucher Khorasani p 50 figure 1 and page 53. This specimen appears to have been cleaned partially so I have included a 35X micrograph of an area of the surface showing crystallization common on ancient bronze. The ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR
item #1170597
(stock #6813)
Fiona Kenny Antiques
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
An English Georgian period pair of hand painted soft paste porcelain cake bowls or baskets made by Derby, England circa 1800 1825 (this firm was later known as Royal Crown Derby). These 11" x 8-1/4" baskets have the red painted Derby mark of this period, and they feature wonderful floral hand painted sprays and gilding. This pair is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, staining, repairs or damage other than some minor loss to a bit of overglaze painting on one bowl (restorable) and some...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : American : Pottery : Pre 1900
item #1283136
(stock #OI-006)
S and A Art Glass
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
A large, beautiful, 1884 Rookwood art pottery covered ginger jar, decorated with a bird in flight. The jar is in excellent condition (there is a small scratch on the jar's body - see picture). The jar has the size-code, 'A', the code for the largest-sized Rookwood articles: the ginger jar is 8 1/4 inches tall and 7 inches wide at the shoulders. Since the jar is not artist-signed, it was most probably a display piece at Rookwood's showroom in Cincinnati. This type of decoration was done principal...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Religious Artifacts : Buddhist : Pre 1900
item #1470851
(stock #1029)
Antiquarian Art Co.
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
Antique East Asian Bronze Standing Buddha measuring an impressive 7.0" W x 28.0" H x 9.0" D . This superb sculpture depicts the Buddha meditating with his hands in the Abhaya mudra of dispelling fear. Abhaya is translated from Sanskrit as fearlessness. It is made with the open palm of the right hand extending outwards at the chest level or slightly higher. The condition is consistent with a dating from the 19th century it would make a superb addition to any collection of Asian antiques, Buddhist...
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
A fine example of a triple knopped double series opaque twist (DSOT) antique wine glass. The bell bowl is over a stem with a pair of 3-ply spiral bands outside of a central gauze, and with a flattened shoulder knop, a medial knop, and a basal knop. Conical foot with rough, snapped pontil.
The vast majority of opaque twist glasses have straight stems, and the addition of even one knop adds substantially to the difficulty of making them, and to the value. Each additional knop increases these f...
June Hastings
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
Aesthetic Movement mixed metal copper basket featuring twig and vine bronze handle with a bronze bird perched on the edge. Design on basket is reminiscent of patterns seen on Japanese textiles. An unusual work of art that can be used for fresh flowers when not on display. No condition issues, it measures 7.75" high, 8" wide, and 5.5" front-to-back.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Lacquer : Pre 1900
item #1170896
(stock #TBS16)
Ancient East
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
DESCRIPTION: In Burma (now called Myanmar), one of the most honored and beautifully decorated ceremonial pieces was the box that held the many gold lacquered sheets of Buddhist manuscripts, called the Kammawasa. These sheets are read aloud at monastic assemblies, and topics covered could include formalities for the ordination of monks and the bestowal of their robes, the consecration of an ordination hall, celebrating the festival of the full moon, or other such instructions. (Please see our sto...
Priceless Past
$1295.00
$1295.00
This particular piece is a very unique, stone prayer tablet. It is difficult to date but stylistically could be as early as the Five Dynasties period (907-960 AD). These tablets were often found in conjunction with the ceramic offering vessels from Yunnan. The tablets would accompany the offering vessels and would sometimes comprise an enclosure for the offering vessels. (See trocadero item number 797164 for an example of the offering vessel). This particular piece is quite large - roughly 16 in...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Lacquer : Pre 1837 VR
item #1292351
(stock #FIG88)
Ancient East
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
DESCRIPTION: A captivating pair of lacquered figural candle pricks, each in the form of a smiling attendant with hand on hip, wearing a banded hat and holding aloft a candle dish. The figures themselves are hand crafted of solid brown lacquer around a wire frame, while the flared bases are wood blocks covered in brown lacquer. This unusual, rare pair date from approximately 1750 – 1850, and are in remarkable condition with the expected age wear to the lacquered surface. DIMENSIONS: Each app...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930
item #1491610
(stock #BY909)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$906.50
$906.50
George V sterling silver picture frame. Made by Docker & Burn Ltd in Birmingham in 1923. Rectangular window in flat cutout curvilinear shaped surround. A simplified postwar Edwardian design. With glass, silk lining, and wood back and hinged easel support. Very good condition. Wear and warping to wood.
Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/2 x W 8 1/2 in. Window: H 8 x W 6 in. #BY909
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910
item #1487824
(stock #BZ227)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$906.50
$906.50
Victorian sterling silver nutmeg grater. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Ovoid and lobed; cover hinged and tabbed. Interior has hinged hasp. Butler finish. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 6. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 2 1/8 x D 1 1/2 in. Gross weight: 1.4 troy ounces. #BZ227
Senatus Consulto
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
A wonderfully preserved massive Iron hatch with lock for an oven or a chimney, European, Renaissance, ca. 1480-1520.
The hatch is finely decorated with large attached rosettes and rivets and the still functioning lock ends in a twisted grib in the gothic form. Possibly Danish or Northern German and comes from an esteemed Danish private collection.
Size: 42 cm. long and 27 cm. wide.
Condition: Superbly preserved for the period and fine metal. Still useable condi...
The hatch is finely decorated with large attached rosettes and rivets and the still functioning lock ends in a twisted grib in the gothic form. Possibly Danish or Northern German and comes from an esteemed Danish private collection.
Size: 42 cm. long and 27 cm. wide.
Condition: Superbly preserved for the period and fine metal. Still useable condi...
Kensington House Antiques
$1295.00
$1295.00
A phenomenal Victorian sterling silver soup ladle in Whiting’s “No. 26” pattern. The top of the handle features incredibly detailed peony foliage. The twist stem leads to the fluted and scalloped bowl. At the junction of the bowl and stem, a full-blown peony blossom is delicately engraved into the silver. The bowl is parcel gilt. “No. 26” is an extremely rare pattern. It is always very finely made and exceptionally heavy, even by Whiting’s standards. The pattern is a multi-mot...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1900
item #1473483
(stock #T113)
Judith Ravnitzky
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
This porcelain plate was produced in England by Mintons in 1893. There is an impressed date cipher indicating this year. The plate is signed by the renowned artist Antonin Boullimier. It is #7 in a series of 12 plates. It measures 9 1/4 inches. The delicate bone china has an unusual reticulated border. The center the plate has a hand painted scene of a GrecoRoman young woman with a goldfish bowl. She is pouring water into the bowl for the fish. The painting is of the highest quality porce...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Asia Trade : Pre 1910
item #1468016
(stock #BW978)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$906.50
$906.50
Turn-of-the-century Chinese export silver picture frame. Oval window in shaped surround with scrolls and flower heads at top, and leaves, stars, flowers, and heart cartouche vacant on stippled ground at bottom. With glass, silk lining, velvet back, and hinged easel silver wire support. Marked “Sterling”. Very good condition with deep patina.
Dimensions: Frame: H 7 1/4 x W 4 3/4 in. Window: H 4 1/4 x W 2 3/4 in. #BW978
All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Furniture : American : Early : Pre 1800
item #1436206
(stock #f259)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
An exceptional ladder back Delaware Valleycahir with 4 slats, original red wash and splint seat, and well developed turnings.
The chair is in excellent original condition and structurally sound. As to be expected there are some losses to the splints. The height is 43", with a width of 20" and a depth of 18". The seat depth is 16" and 18 1/2" high.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1920
item #1265593
(stock #CP101)
Ancient East
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
DESCRIPTION: A large and handsome Sumida Gawa vase with ribbed body, high relief figures and pinched neck. A thick, traditional flambe' glaze in dark brown and blue covers the mouth and neck, and flows down the shoulders. Fine attention to detail has been paid to the handmade figures of a boy and girl standing on ledges against the ribbed body. Inoue (Ryosai) maker's mark in pear-shaped appliqué on the back. Early 20th C. (pre WWII) and in perfect condition; no chips or repairs. DIMENSIO...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1837 VR
item #1284829
(stock #MS56)
Ancient East
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
DESCRIPTION: A rare and quite old Japanese lute, or sanshin, originating from the island of Okinawa. The sanshin (literally meaning "three strings") is an Okinawan musical instrument, and the precursor of the Japanese shamisen. Often likened to a banjo, it consisted of a snakeskin-covered body, neck and three strings, and was known for its calming tune. This sanshin, dating from the late 18th C. to early 19th C, Edo Period, has a rounded wooden body covered with the original snakeskin on both...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1390617
(stock #5A41)
Lilly Parker Antiques, Inc.
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
German Meissen very large Green Ivy pattern Porcelain Soup tureen with two(2) handles and matching large knob on top of the cover, with matching fluted rim Under platter, Ca. early 1900's, Tureen-12 1/2" high include knob, 14 1/2" wide include two(2) handles, and under platter-2" high, 19" wide, 15" deep, good underglaze blue cross sword mark with numerous impressed numbers with small blue marks on the bottom. The condition is good and fine quality.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920
item #1477099
(stock #BX906)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$906.50
$906.50
Edwardian sterling silver picture frame. Made by Shreve & Co. in San Francisco, ca 1910. Oval window in same surround; on front engraved ivy leaf garland with spiky tips and reeded stems. Sides plain. Two delightful ball supports. With glass, silk lining, and burgundy velvet back and hinged-easel support. For portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s stamp. Very good condition.
Dimensions: Frame: H 9 7/8 x W 7 1/4 in. Window: H 8 1/4 x W 5 7/8 in. #BX906
Fiona Kenny Antiques
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
A set of 4 Chinese Qianlong tea bowls and saucers. These period porcelain blue and white 1-5/8" high cups and 4-5/8" saucers date from 1736-95, and this set has a central scene on the saucers and the outside of the cups, decorated borders, and interior flowers in the cups. All pieces are unmarked, and they are in good condition with no losses, damage or repairs other than a 1/16" rim flake to the glaze on one cup and roughness and glaze flakes to the rims of all of the saucers. Please note th...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Hardstones : Prehistorical
item #1473373
(stock #02032023D)
Oldbailey Antiques
$1,295.00
$1,295.00
An authentic neolithic jade axe in a variegated light green jade. Biconically drilled from both sides. Please examine the photos. The piece measures 4.5" (11cm) in length and just over 2" (5cm) in width at the widest point. The piece is heavy and solid, measuring some 3/4" at its widest point. This is a genuine archaic piece and is guaranteed to be such to the original purchaser. Compare a similar, related item on Ruby Lane, offered at $16,000!! If you want to see for yourself, go to RubyLane an...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920
item #1492198
(stock #BY192)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$906.50
$906.50
George V sterling silver picture frame. Made by William Comyns in London in 1912. Oval window in rectangular surround. Window border entwined with entwined with engraved and overlapping open ribbon with bows at top and bottom. A sweet way to “tie up” a special memory for posterity. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back with hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked. Very good condition.
Dimensions: Frame: H 8 1/4 x W 5 3/4 in. Window: H 6 7/8 x W 4 3/8 in. #BY19...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pottery : Pre 1837 VR
item #1180338
(stock #SR8090)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,290.00
$1,290.00
c. 1820, 6 1/4" H. Condition: excellent
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1492
item #1463583
(stock #21)
Gallery Samdao
$1,290.00
$1,290.00
A Nice Khmer Sandstone Carved Deity Panel, Angkor Wat 12th Century.
The finely carved sandstone panel, with a male divinity in a decorated niche. The divinity with short vertically striated sampot, a single fishtail falling and plain belt. Naked upper body, his face with broad nose, fine mustache incised almond-shaped eyes and elongated earlobes. His hair arranged in a conical shaped hairdress secured with a decorated tiarra.
Measurements: Height - 32 cm (12 1/2 In) , Width 16 cm (6 1/4 In) Pr...
Helen M Edwards
$1,290.00
$1,290.00
Height: 25.7 cm (10.2 in)
Width: 10.1 cm (4.1 in)
Chinese Canton vase with floral and domestic panels; applied dragons
Width: 10.1 cm (4.1 in)
Chinese Canton vase with floral and domestic panels; applied dragons
Helen M Edwards
$1,290.00
$1,290.00
Height: 8.7 cm (3.4 in)
Width: 5.5 cm (2.2 in)
Fine pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, the upper section showing four panels of alternating figural and rural scenes; finely worked and gilded throughout, the base stem is decorated with polychrome millefleur work; the finest of diaper work radiate out from the central throat; signed Kozan on the bases; good condition
Width: 5.5 cm (2.2 in)
Fine pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, the upper section showing four panels of alternating figural and rural scenes; finely worked and gilded throughout, the base stem is decorated with polychrome millefleur work; the finest of diaper work radiate out from the central throat; signed Kozan on the bases; good condition