Czechoslovakian Chandelier, 1920, Electrified. Measuring 36” tall x 24” wide.
Large Antique Chinese Black Lacquer Tea Caddy, rectangular with hinged lid opening to an engraved pewter (pac-tung) liner ; the whole decorated with figures in gardens and with brass carrying handles.
Circa 1860.
13.5" x 11" x 8.5" tall (minor losses, filled crack in lid)
MATCHED PAIR OF FRENCH LOUIS XVI BRONZE ANDIRONS IN THE FORM OF PUTTI, the pair measuring 17” in height and 18” in width
A magnificent American drop leaf Philadelphia Queen Anne solid plank cherrywood breakfast table, 18th century. Exceptional condition measuring 31” x31” top and when down, the height is 27”
Antique Black Forest Tea Caddy in the form of a dog house with a mounted bronze of a dog, carved on all sides and back and with a trick latch to open. German, circa 1870 .
8.5" x 7.5" x 7" tall
#699 Antique Scottish Penwork Tea Chest in Maple with all over decoration of leaves and acorns and a central paterae on the stepped lid of a mother with two children. Inside are two removable lidded tea caddies with penwork leaf and grape decoration and the underside of the lid has a faux coral design.
Attributed to Charles Stiven of Selkirk
See: “Antique Boxes” by Clarke & O’Kelly pages 126-130 for other examples and our #704, #528 and #700...
Large Qing Chinese Cabinet with 4 doors, nice mahogany tint and patina, hardwood,
one removable rod for hanging clothes, shelves and bottom has secret compartment.
Besides main doors, 2 side doors can also be opened, 19th Century. Condition: good, heavy, size: H. 193cm x W. 131 cm x D. 51cm
An exceptional 19th century European carved walnut armchair with original needlepoint upholstery and nail head trim. Seat features a scene with a wolfhound guarding a sheep. Back is covered in orange velvet which is torn at one corner (see pix). The scene on the chair back also has some damage to the man's face which can be repaired. (see pix). There a spots of minor age related wear to upholstery, but really in very good antique condition. The chair is solid and sturdy...
Antique Charles X Style Cut Crystal Box, oval with alternating rounded and facet cut decoration, and mounted with ormolu bands and escutcheon. Circa 1900, Probably French.
6.25" x 4.75" x 5" tall
This fine small yellow enamel box is beautifully painted with a floral medallion on a white ground, interior with orange and blue floral sprays, base is signed with a crossed pair of blue crossed pointless arrows.
Age: mid-late 1880’s.
Condition: Signs of age
Size: ¾” high x 2-1/2” x 1-3/4” (1.9 x 6.35 x 4.44)
This is a very nice Shaker wheel walker with nice surface wear on the working end. 7 1/2" and is circa 1840
(. The finger is used to begin or lengthen the turn of the spinning wheel. A person holds the rounded end, and the lip on the other end rests on a spoke in the great
wheel. Apply pressure upward or downward to begin the wheel to spin
- or to accelerate an already spinning wheel - then slip it back into your apron and get spinning.)
Courtesy Clyde M.
Incredibly beautiful original Vernis Martin French cabinet from the late 1800s. It has wonderful original romantic scenes adorned with brass mounts. There are two side doors with serpentine glass, and the center glass is convex. All glass is original, as is everything else. It measures 74″ tall x 39″ wide x 19″ deep. It is very good condition, commensurate with its age
Pair of miniature three drawer chests, in mahogany, circa 1860, probably desk top boxes.
Dimensions :12 "x 12"x 9"deep
Pair of French Louis XV Fauteil Chairs carved Walnut and brocade silk, measuring 32 inch height, 26 inches wide, 20 inches deep beautiful condition
From the Lumiere Collection by Galerie L'Enfant. Mid 19th century Boston sandwich clam broth finger lamp, circa 1850.
A beautiful AESTHETIC MOVEMENT PLANT STAND, CIRCA 1880 measuring 34” tall the the round top, in oak wood, 12.5” QUILLEN ESTATE
An exeptional rosewood tea caddy with heavy cast brass handles and brass cast feet in casket form with shaped lid and lock. The edges are possibly yew wood. The interior is fitted with removable hinge lidded compartments with a round center for mixing bowl which is not included. Though tea caddy displays beautifully it has a couple of flows, the first of which is a gap in the lid toward the right as you face it...
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.
Russian Niello Icon, traveling folded made of gilded bronze, measuring 5“ x 6 3/4“ and framed a beautiful original frame with velvet mat. The work depicts Saint Joseph and the Apostles.
Aside from its elegant proportions and casting, this cast iron planter is exceptional because it retains a large portion of its original salmon and white paint. No breaks or restoration.
20" in length, 12" in width, and 12" tall.
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"
Rare Red Lacquer Tea Chest of bombe shape with cut corners having a hinged steppedlid opening to two engraved pewter caddies,t he whole with gilt decoration and raised on dragon form feet.
Chinese,circa 1850
9.5" x 7"x 5.5" tall
Baroque Console Louis XIV style Gilt Carved Wood Marble Top 28” wide, 19” deep, 32” high done circa 1920
A fine ART NOUVEAU MARBLE SCULPTURE OF A WOMAN measuring 24” x 20” signed……more information coming soon
From a collection of chamber sticks and lamps assembled over a 40 plus year period.
A fancy ornate brass oval frame having trefoil cartouches with leaves and edged with beading encircle the mirror held up by easel stand whose stretcher is detached from the frame. However the stand is still most functional. The frame is a very elegant reminder of a lost craft. Please note that we have painted out the glass mirror - not to hide anything other than the photographer.
Dimension: 18" h
Pair French Directoire style carved Mahogany Armchairs, Ca. mid 1800's, 36" high and 18" wide-back, 23" wide-front, 17 1/2" high-seat height, newly upholstered with greenish gold silk fabric and reed arm rest to the square block of interesting carved design. The frame is in very strong, heavy and solid and upholstery work is new. These chairs will go together very well with #1386068 Sheraton sofa in the very elegant traditional living room setting.
This is an original Antique (Pre-1900 / 1900) Gadget Cane, with an Ebony Ball with Coin Handle. The Coin is stamped with the frase "Docendo Discimus Exnihilo Nihil Fit" which translated means: "We learn by teaching. Out of nothing comes nothing."...
An antique set of 4 Huanghuali lamp chairs. Marble frame inset on back splat. Ancient archaic motif with beautiful Huanghuali grain. With a carved square floating medallion hard seat and a refined carved Han archaic style apron. Four bracing stretchers support each of the chair legs.
Age: Late Qing Dynasty
Dimensions of each: 19 3/8" Wide by 27" High by 15 3/4" Deep
Fine Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Tea Caddy, rectangular with rounded corners with polychrome and gilt decoration of figures engaged in various tasks. Circa 1870.
6.75" x 5" x 4" tall
Very Rare Set of Paint Decorated Glass Tea Caddies and a Sugarbowl, rectangular with sloped shoulders, the sugarbowl surmounted by a flower form glass urn. It is our belief that this was for a small sugarloaf from which chunks would have been cut (with sugar nips) and added to the sugarbowl.
Minor Losses to Decoration
Caddies : 6.25"tall x 2.25"deep
Sugar: 10" tall x 2.5" deep
An Antique Cinnabar Chinese carved tea jar. Carved in high relief with figures in a garden landscape. Some carved flowers on the lid and shoulder of the jar.
5 6 7/8" x 1/4". Condition: VG, some age wear to the surface
Provenance: The Estate of Giraud V. Foster.
An absolutely perfect 19th century cranberry glass encased with sterling silver cut work perfume dresser bottle. American, it dates circa 1890 and measures 6 inches high, 2.5" diameter.
Chinese Famille Rose Mandarin Canton Qing Dynasty Medium size serving plate measuring 10x7.5” with 5 central figure. Very rare pre-1850
A beautiful pier mirror in 22k gold leaf. Carved wood and gesso measuring 46” x 34”
DESCRIPTION: A beautiful pair of late 19th century French carved walnut armchairs, with original gros point and petit point upholstery with nail head trim, the backrests with a central scrolling cartouche framing two maidens encircled with flowers. The seats and back are upholstered in dark blue/back fabric over a turned H-shaped stretcher base with a pierced, carved front stretcher, raised on animal paw feet. Very good condition, and the perfect complement to an Old World decor...
Spoils of Time
$4,700.00
This is too heavy and precarious to ship by standard mail or delivery options. Buyer need arrange with a shipper in our area.
A substantial 19th century French jardiniere. The shaped form of onyx with mellow patina. Each side with rouge marble panels supporting ormolu. The end panels round, also with champlevé and bronze doré. the side panels with cherubs decoration flanked by champlevé and bronze doré design elements. The jardiniere raised on paw doré feet...
A finely made and carved Louis XV style side chair, 19th century. Upholstered with fragments from an 18th century hunt themed tapestry. A charming and atmospheric interior accent. The chair in good, serviceable condition with expected wear. The upholstery simply divine - showing it’s age with conservation preserving its decorative impact. Seat height, about 18 inches. Back height about 38 1/2 inches.
French Boulle Style Tea Caddy, rectangular with cut-corners and slightly domed lid with all sides and two interior lids extensively inlaid with engraved brass and red and black colored lacquer simulating tortoise-shell in the 17th century manner. Circa 1850.
Provenance: The Cockrell Collection. (Key). (See our #555 for a related example with blue lacquer ground.) See Clark & O’Kelly, p. 109-10 for related boxes...
Antique French Tea Chest with Porcelain Caddies and Sugar Bowl, rectangular top inlaid with brass and tortoiseshell ,opening to a fitted interior with floral and putti decorated bottles. Circa 1870.
(Sugar bowl repaired )
Height: 5”
Length: 9.35”
Depth: 4.85”
This is a pair of stunning, carved wood panels from 19th century China. The panels depict several characters in very high relief. The carvings are dark stained wood and the backgrounds are painted red. The photographs certainly do not do justice to these beautiful pieces. They measure 61 cm in length and up to 16 cm in depth.
FinePair of Italian Grand Tour Bronze Candlesticks with nicely detailed foliate decoration and with good patina and fine castings. Having a removable ormolu drip pan above a bronze candle cup and supported by a turned and foliate decorated column with a tripartite scrolling ormolu base and mounted on a tripartite bronze plinth. These would have been brought home as a souvenir by someone who had made the Grand Tour. Italy, circa 1870.
Height: 11.25"
Wonderful terrier dog dressed up in a huntsmans riding helmet. Mixed metal, highly detailed. Missing inkwell bowl.
Very worn paint finish w/ minor hints of brown paint and red mouth indicate it was fully painted at one time.
Very good structural condition. Heavy base.
Measures 5 inches tall.
If you are tired of the mundane, normal, and ho-hum, you must consider this antique tin wall sconce. I was gob smacked when I first saw it. It is intricately stamped with sun flowers, fruits, and foliage, and it is large. In the center is a concave recession which may have been for its reflector. However, the paint appears to be original...
Exceptional Arts & Crafts painted leather necessaire with tooled, painted and gilt decoration of birds and blossoms, opening to an interior complete with almost all of its original fittings including bottles and trays with fire gilt lids, brushes, combs, buttonhook, etc. French, c. 1870-1880.
Height: 8”
Length: 11.25”
Width: 12.5”
**DUE TO THE FRAGILE NATURE OF THIS ITEM, I CAN SELL ONLY TO A LOCAL BUYER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA** Antique American mirror, 34" by 23" overall, the mirror itself 25 1/2" by 14", in gilt wood with ornate designs like a cornucopia basket in the corners, and a turned balustrade vertical element. The reverse side shows a beveled wood back and heavy duty hook for hanging...
From a collection of chamber sticks and lamps assembled over a 40 plus year period.
A nicely carved French wooden console with half circle top surface. Overall condition good, size: H. 29.5 cm. x 38 cm., 19th Century.
A beautiful 19th Century cloisonné Charger in blue with flying cranes 18 inch diameter, Japanese Meiji period
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Attractive 2-piece Chinese wooden display cabinet with glass doors and fine inlay work (see photograph # 3 for details). 19th Century, good condition. Size: H. 169 cm. x W. 102 cm. x D. 46 cm. ( 66.5" x 40" x 18").
early 19th century till top table/stand brass trimmed marquetry in mahogany on a triple leg base measuring 26” inches in height 15”wide by 17 1/2 inches deep flame mahogany marquetry
(Quillen)
Vietnamese Figures cover the large urn, it has been turned into a beautiful stunning lamp from the 20th Century that was done probably 1950s measuring 36 inches.
Repair done to neck of the urn.
Antique, circa 1900 A.D...
Exceptional English Burled Walnut Sewing Box with extensive inlay having hinged top opening to a paper lined well and a single fitted drawer below.
12" x 9" x 6.5"
FOR SALE:
An antique British Victorian Walnut Wood and Glass Pier Display Cabinet with fine Marquetry inlay and brass embellishments, 19th Century. The shelves and inside backing of the cabinet are covered in finest fabric. Very good overall condition. Size: height 120 cm x width 80 cm x depth 31.5 cm. The lock and key were added later and do not really lock this fine cabinet; probably added later to just facilitate opening glass door. A rare and genuine antique furnishing for collectors!
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Fine Late Regency Papier-Mâché Tray having a shaped gallery with gilt stencil decoration and inlaid with mother of pearl. English, circa 1835, mounted on a later bamboo form ebonized stand.
Height: 23.25 ”
Length: 29.5”
Width: 21.5”
From our European Collection, a beautiful, large, and imposing Renaissance Revival gilt pier mirror, third quarter 19th century circa 1875-1895, ex-Bonhams. From the collection of the famed Harry Denton, San Francisco California.
Size and Condition: Height including support base 92 inches; width 52 inches. Superb condition, probably re-gilt. Currently on corporate loan to a private restaurant enterprise in San Antonio, Texas: Please inquire for availability.
A lovely antique mahogany Sheraton style extending dining table, with 1 leaf, which contracts to compact size. The leaves are held by brass fasteners. The turned legs have iron castor feet.
Wear commensurate with age for a fine 19th century heirloom.
height 28"; width 43"; length 63"
Local pickup only. However, you may arrange for shipping.
MASSIVE JAPANESE EDO PERIOD SATSUMA LIDDED JAR, measuring