A lovely Late Gothic style, German christian bronze or bell-metal censor, with fine gilt and hanging in Iron-cut cruciform chains, also adorned with firegilt globular hangers, Northern Germany, c. mid 17th. century.
An incense burner that would have been hanging in a church. The Vessel is decorated with three female busts in the Gothic style from which each of the three long chains are suspended. A the top a circular plate with a cutout brass finial.
Size: 60-61 cm...
Finely engraved and dated pewter stein or stob / Germany, made in 1708 (touchmark inside lid).
An early tankard with a large central medallion with text reading in fine old hand-writing style in German:
''GOTTES SEGEN AND GLÜCKLICHE ZEIT WÜNSCHE ICH AUCH ALLEN BEIDEN'' Fine floral engravings on either side.
Later initialized and dated by new owners J.G. Büdger to 1811, so more than 100 years after it's making.
Size: 26,8 cm...
A lovely renaissance style pewter flagon or jug, made by Ulrich Appel in Nuremberg, Germany c. mid-late 17th. century.
Ulrich Appel became a master of pewter in 1659 and this vessel would have been made shortly thereafter.
The surface of this entire jug is profusely decorated with particularly artfull and tecnically difficult style of late renaissance - early baroque micro-engraving. A large winged angel with long flowing hair in the center front...
An impressive early Pewter Stein, Germany, dated 1798 on the lid, but probably made much earlier in the 18th. century.
Profusely decorated over the entire surface with frases / sayings and images of Crowned Guild symbolics, a heart and a crowned cross etc. The lid also engraved with a owners name - MARGRETA JURGSEN 1794.
With German Pewter touchmarks, perhaps dating it 1733 (?).
Such high quality tankard from this period is very rare!
Size: 33 cm...
A massive and exceptional German Pewter tankard, Manifactured 1751 and dated 1765 on the front.
Profusely decorated over the entire surface with deeply incised beautiful baroque text:
'ANNO 1765
DER ZEIT BEISITZER
XAVARIUS SCHOLTZ
MARTIN ARGELL
ALT GESSEL EN
JOSEPH STINDL - JOHANNES WITRA
VOR GEHER
MATHIAS MAYER JOHANNES KYSLING'
The lid also engraved with a guilds symbol within wreath...
An early 'Grand Tour' style large Estate stamp seal, European, probably c. 1820-1850.
The seal cast with an heroic bust of a greek god of war, probably Ares or Athena in the classical style.
A monogram of two capital letters finely engraved in the seals base.
Size: 12,5 cm. tall and weighing 225 grams.
Condition: Nice Very fine, intact and with remnants of original silver and gilt in the details...
Massive and deep pewter charger or dish, Germany, Danzig, with Coat of Arms and initialized and dated 1640.
The lovely piece was made by the Michael Bunde, working for Michael Braschke, was maker in his own right around the early 1640s.
Diameter: c...
A stunning French silver box with a beautiful repoussé of Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), the famed French emperor whose military and political actions shaped greatly the European politics in the early 19th century.
The relief of “Napoleon Empereur Des Français Et Roi D’Italie”, (Napoleon the emperor of the French people and king of Italy) is visible on the cover centering the profile of Napoleon Bonaparte in his famous laurel wreath decoration.
On the sid...
A stunning large and deep pewter dish with a central portrait of Christ, probably a Baptismal dish. Germany or Dutch, dated 1721.
Finely engraved with floral decoration along the rim and with a beautiful portrait of Christ in the center.
Very rare early European pewter dish or bowl!
Size: 29,7 cm. in diameter and c. 5 cm...
A finely decorated octagonal jar with lid, made for carrying fat for musket bullits, late 17th. cent.
A rare box fully inscribed with fine caligraphy from the Coran and still with remnants of the original 300-400 years old content inside. The box has a lid and the hinges and lock are in intact workable condition. Silver is testing more than .800, though there's no silver marks.
Size: 56-57 mm. in diameter and c 25 mm. tall.
Ex. Danish Private Collection.
A large and exceptional late renaissance Iron lock with handle and original key, late 16th.-early 17th. century AD.
The lock is intact and tight of good metal, with the original grip / handle still inserted and with original key! Very unusual complete set. Attractive lock, finely decorated with engravings and cut metal.
Size: 29 cm. long and ca. 13 cm...
A lovely specimen of the sought after renaissance pewter jugs, this one manifactured in 1653 on the basis of the pewter touch marks of the inside lid.
A very early renaissance type European pewter jug in excellent condition with clear marks and engravings. On the front a crowned H and G inside a heart all inside a wreath and below ACK, so this would have been inscribed for a wedding between H and G in 1700 and the donator was probably ACK.
On the lid also HG inside wreath...
A massive and exceptional early European Pewter Stein, Hamburg, Germany, dated 1776 on the front, but probably made c. 1750.
Profusely decorated over the entire surface with two flanking Lions on either side of a crest of a crowned Bulls head with crossed hatches in the mouth. The body with deeply incised text: GEORG WENCH. V. NICKEL. LEISTER.DIE.SEYN.DER.ZEIT.DIE ELTER.MEISTER. and on the other side: PETER VOLBART.V.JVST.SCHMICHING.DER.ZEIT.DIE.ALT.GESELLEN.SIND.
The lid also engr...
A wonderfully patinated massive iron cannon, Spain, ca. later 16th. century.
A large and impressive cannon for the type from very old collection - the cannon measure 15,2 cm. in height and 8,7 cm. wide at the base. The weight is around 3700 grams!
Provenance: Danish Private collection of Grethe Pedersen, Ledøje, Denmark, ca. 1950-1997. Purchased at Kastella, Copenhagen Antique Dealer, 1962.
Matching Pair of heavy high quality silver cuff bracelets, Tekke people, Turmenistan, c. late 19th.-early 20th. cent.
Women in the nomadic communities of what is today Turkmenistan often wore heavy, conspicuous jewellery. Girls were provided with such pieces on marriage as part of their dowry and the pieces were added to as the couple grew more affluent. This pair of cuff bracelets is an example of such jewellery.
This pair of bracelets are tapered so that they fit the c...
A lovely enamel silver box, made in the mid 20th. century and mounted with an exceptional quality baroque carving of winged Puttis, c. late 17th. century AD.
High quality silver work in sterling silver with enamel, probably Austrian work (?). In the center a fantastic detailed pastorial carving of 4 Puttis eating grapes and carressing a lamb, probably a work from a Flemish master (Flandern).
Size: 120 mm wide x 85 mm. and 28 mm. tall. Weight: 330 grams.
Conditi...
A beautiful Belgian pewter jug probably for wine, dated c. mid 18th. century.
The jug of a beautiful shape with clear pewter marks for Proost, Brügge, Belgium.
Height: 16,5 cm.
Condition: Good Very fine for this early type! Choice glossy dark patina.
Ex. Dutch Private Collection
Modern sterling silver picture frame. Made by Fradley in New York, ca 1920. Rectangular window in plain flat surround. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 2072. Very good condition.
Dimensions: Frame: H 10 3/8 x W 7 1/2 in. Window: H 9 x W 6 1/4 in. #BY740