You would be forgiven if you thought that this vase was made by Tiffany since its maker, Alton Manufacturing, hired away several Tiffany glass makers to start its production of competing wares in 1907, the only year the company produced glass.
This example of the Trevaise branding, analagous to favrile, has a flaring bulbous form with mauve ground and freely flowing and lingering tendrils with leaves attached, punctuated with white flowering blossoms...
This crystal and silver overlay vase was produced in the USA by Mathews Company of Newark, New Jersey, around 1907. There is a hallmark from this company and the silver content, 999/1000 is stamped on the foot. The vase is 14 inches tall and the opening has a diameter of 3 5/8 inches. The hand blown crystal is emerald green. It is decorated with elaborate silver overlay. There are large poppies on four sides, surrounded by flowing foliage in the loveliest art nouveau fashion...
Very nice vintage South Jersey glass paperweight featuring a frit design of an ivy-covered blue cross against an opaque white ground. The foreground has a wave-like frit design. The opaque ground is most unusual in a South Jersey weight. The crown rises quite high into a pronounced cowlick more typical of New England weights. The bottom has a pontil mark and slight basal concavity, and there is an incised line around the periphery at the top edge of the opaque ground.
Origin: America, ca...
Hand painted with flowers and delicate tendrils on a matt finish by Mount Washington, this lovely mushroom shaped holder was designed to be used as a sugar shaker or flower holder (Ref: "Mount Washington Art Glass" by Betty B. Sisk, 2003). The background has a pale pink blush on the top and again at the base which fades into a slightly off white background. A versatile piece, it could also be used as a hat or hairpin holder...
Offered is this beautiful iridescent Favrile / Aurene type glass vase, made by Quezal around 1910. The signed vase is 6 1/4 inches tall and 3 1/2 inches wide at the shoulders. Polished pontil. In good condition (couple of scratches - see last picture).
The size of Tabacco Ire: 6 3/8" Long x 2" Wide x 7/8" Thick. Very unuusal Japanese Tabacco Ire set. The pipe holding case made of Bamboo work with clasp made with tin plated on brass. Bamboo work done well weaving. Tabacco case made by silk brocde. It has brass part. The condition of Tabacco Ire, very good except some wear on back of string area and a couple of other place. And tin plate some worn. Early Meiji, 1870-1880...
Japanese wooden inro with two compartments depicting a carp with horn eyes, finely carved.
From the mouth comes the cord that crosses the agate ojime and reaches the boxwood netsuke which depicts the story of Oniwaka Maru, the future Benkei, and the giant carp.
Origin: Japan
Period: Edo late 18th early 19th century.
Overall dimensions: 7 x 5 x 3.5 cm
Netsuke dimensions: 3.6 x 4.5 x 3 cm.
State of conservation: Very good
A Japanese lacquer inro depicting two fish swimming in their natural habitat.
The outer surface of the ring is covered in lacquer with brown nuances, which offers an elegant contrast with the mother-of-pearl. This inro depicts a mother-of-pearl sole on one side.
On the opposite side there is a black catfish, made of lacquer. The fish swim among the underwater plants, embellished with golden leaves and mother-of-pearl in relief.
The wooden netsuke depicts a sole...
An antique Japanese Kotansu (personal storage chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite handles with custom added matching iron base. Features flush side handles and 5 drawers of varying sizes for organization and storage.
Age: Meiji Period (1900-1910)
Dimensions: 24" Wide by 29" High by 14 1/2" Deep
A Japanese inro made in lacquer with great craftsmanship and decorated with the image of six monkeys.
The outer surface of the Inro is coated in gold lacquer which creates an elegant contrast with the metal monkeys. This Inro depicts a scene in the round, in which monkeys interact in an evocative natural environment...
An inro with two compartments, in maki-è lacquer with nashiji decorations and circular reserves depicting flowers and leaves.
Coral colored ojime and lacquer manju netsuke. Signed.
Origin: Japan
Period: Edo, early 19th century.
Overall dimensions: 6 x 4 x 1 cm.
Netsuke size: 2.5 x 1 cm.
State of conservation: Very good
This Japanese pipe case, aka kiseruzusu, and matching sagemono, aka inro, are of burl wood and held together with ojime cord and a sliding bead coral
A lacquer inro with applications of gilded and burnished metal flowers, depicting the blossoming of the cherry tree, on a nashiji background.
The decorative branches on the inro were created using the maki-è relief technique in lacquer...
Japanese antique couch, elaborately carved with coiling dragons, curving arms are carved in the form of two dragons, the seat is fitted with a cushion covered in silk brocade with a Chinese design, Meiji Period.
Size: 41 1/4" high x 49" wide x 22" deep. (the seat is 42" wide x 16/17" deep.)
An antique Japanese Sendai Tansu made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite style handles and the stylized Chrysanthemum arabesque lock plates. 6 drawers with a security door that hides 2 small drawers used to protect valuables. It comes with a key.
Age: Late Meiji Era (1900-1910)
Dimensions: 45 1/4" Wide by 34 3/4" High by 17 1/4" Deep
Refined lacquer inro with three compartments expertly decorated in gold with numerous bamboo plants.
This inro is enriched with dense nashiji lacquer dots and a detailed maki-è decoration that features an elegant pattern of bamboo plants in contrast to some stems and leaves of mother-of-pearl flakes inlaid on the surface...
An antique Japanese merchant desk (Choba Tsukue) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Hinoki (Cypress). Beautiful natural burl grain to the drawer fronts. Hand forged iron Hikute handles with 3 drawers to either side balanced by a center drawer.
Merchant desks were an invaluable piece of furniture for any Japanese store. The desk delineated the merchant from the customer allowing him to write business records and receipts...
Antique Japanese red over black lacquer low table with negoro finish. It is decorated with incised scrolling leaves and floral design, scallop legs, circa 1910. It measures 35.5" wide 35.75" long 13.25" tall.