Antique Anglo-Indian turned wood box and cover with brass mounts
Diameter: 5", Height 3.25"
Small Antique Domed Top Penwork Sewing Box, having a hooped handle above a domed lid decorated with a scene of abby ruins, canted sides, and a front panel with scrolled, foliate decoration. Circa 1800, probably English. (overall scratches)
4" tall without the handle, 6 1/4" with it up, 5 3/8 " deep and 5 1/2 "wide not including the handle
An early 19th century lacquered papier maché snuff box. Germany (Brunswick), Stockmann type, the inside of the lid with impressed maker’s mark M.A.A. On the lid a “portrait” of a lady generously décolleté, with a tiara and pearl necklace, an opulent and luxurious mock fiancé that many a gentleman of the period liked to show his friends when bringing out his snuff box. Diameter "3½/ 9 cm, height "¾ / 2 cm. Condition: small damage to the lady’s neck (cf. photos), otherwise fine.
An Empress Gloss papier mache advertising box circa 1890-1900. This German box has a fancy script "EMPRESS" GLOSS gold advertising decal on the lid. This 6-1/4" x 2-1/4" box has a black lacquer exterior and a red interior, and the lid is hinge-mounted. It is stamped "PAPIER MACHE" MANUFACTURED IN GERMANY on the bottom...
Fine Antique Sorrento Ware Tea Caddy in Olivewood, inlaid on all sides and top with different scenes of peasants and with tumbridge type inlaid borders. Italian, circa 1870.
Height: 4"
Width 5.25"
Depth 4.5"
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Table mirror, resting on 2 feet. At the back, a wooden board unfolds to form a third leg to provide a good base for use on a table. Otherwise, folded, can be used as a hanging mirror. Given its small size and that fold-up leg feature, I think this is probably a travel model...
From our European Collection, a good late 19th / early 20th century cast iron mirror, probably English. A charming but unpretentious piece that can complement many different styles of decor.
Size and Condition: 28 1/4 inches tall, 16 inches wide. Excellent condition, no repairs or restoration and the glass appears to be original: Some general wear to the ironwork commensurate with age as seen in the second close-up, but this only adds to the charm.
From a collection of chamber sticks and lamps assembled over a 40 plus year period.
AN unusual signed and hallmarked Russian Transisional Art Nouveau Four Handle Urn 14”x 12”. The form in brass and copper hand hammered
Tiny Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, probably a childs caddy, rectangular with canted corners, pyramidal lid opening to an interior lined with "tea paper" and the whole raised on ivory squashed ball feet. (with key)
English, circa 1815
3.5" x 5.25" x 4.2"tall
A bookend in bronze signed Peinlich commemorates Lincoln’s 2nd inauguration measuring 5” x 3” done circa 1909 for the centennial
Antique Black Lacquer Chinese Export Tea Caddy with paneled, cut corner hinged lid opening to a well , vignetts of figures in gardens, and raised on carved dragon form feet. Daoguang Period, Circa 1840
8" x 6" x 5.75" tall (cracks and minor losses to lacquer)
Gold Presentation Walking Stick with touchmark “TD&V” and inscribed : “Presented to, Mayor Reno, by Members of City Council, Mch 15, ‘97” and with an ebonized wood shaft.
Length:32.75"
Charming American Miniature Blanket Chest in chestnut, having a hinged moulded edge top opening to a well, a single lower drawer and raised on straight bracket feet. Note the fine dovetail work on the sides.
American 1780-1800.
Many miniatures are labeled as "salesman's samples" but many were the work of apprentices to show their skills to the master craftsman.
12.5 x 7" x 8.5" tall
(one back foot ended out)
Rare George III Tea Caddy with Hidden Drawer, rectangular with stepped hinged top surmounted by a brass carrying handle, brass escutcheon and sliding side panel revealing a hidden drawer (patch above keyhole, lacks interior dividers).
One of the rarest of this form of tea caddy, the concealed drawer would have held your silver teaspoons.
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Ca 1900 Arts & Crafts stained oak frame with copper flower embellishments and a Moseley Ware (stamped on back) painted glass insert.(This is possibly George Moseley, one of the Terrible Seven apprentices at the Royal Worcester factory.) The back label reads " William Talbot, Carver, Guilder and Picture Frame Manufacturer. Old work re-guilt and made equal to new...
Lovely antique Chinese blue and white porcelain gourd shaped vase with charming design of bats flying in the clouds. Perfect condition. Six character mark on recessed bottom. Xuantong 1909-1912, kaishu mark in regular script. Demonstrates clearly a feature that is often called hollow or fractured, line. The decoration of the piece, iron red bats among clouds is in a distinctly different style as compared to similarly decorated pieces of the previous reign...
Exceptional Chinese Export Black Lacquer Jewelry Chest with raised and gilt Chinoiserie decoration: having a hinged top upper compartment above two doors revealing an arrangement of small drawers and below a larger shallow drawer. 19th century.
14.75" x 8.5" x17.5"high.