Designed by Max Ernst (1891-1976) and crafted in Murano Venice, this tile measures 7 5'8" x 6 3/8" and is roughly 7/8" thick. The glass is clear, with a greenish tint, and has iridescent tints over some of the surface, with gold showing up in recessed areas. It is signed M Ernst in the lower left corner and is inscribed on the back: "Natale 1997, Auguri Gregory, Egidio Constantini, Venezia"...

Smart and tailored gutta percha necklace or collar, tie it on and walk away. Gutta percha is a black or brown hard rubber like material made from the sap of a Malayan tree. In the late Victorian period it was molded in various forms to make jewelry. This necklace measures 13" long by 1 1/4" at its widest

A 10k yellow gold amethyst ring from the 1990s. This size 7-1/4 ring features a bezel-set faceted amethyst in a stylish setting. The setting is 7/16" wide across the stone, the ring weighs 4.1 grams and it is stamped 10K with a maker's mark. This ring is in mostly excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than some slight scratches and wear to the stone from use. Expedited parcel shipping to the U.S...

A 9k claddagh ring with hallmarks for Dublin 1995. This traditional Irish wedding band is a size 8, and is all yellow gold. The crown to heart measurement is just under 1/2" or 12mm. This ring theoretically allowed people to know the engaged or marital status (or not) depending upon which finger and way the ring faced when on, but now is usually only given as a wedding band. It is very popular with people from Ireland or those of Irish descent as a symbol of the country...

Nice estate ring - a vintage bicolor 14Kt gold basket weave ring, in white and yellow gold. Size: 6 1/2. Weight: 4 4 grams. 20th century.

A very romantic piece of jewelry is this great diamond heart pendant. Set in 14Kt white gold and set with 165 high quality diamonds. The crossing lines are channel set with 53 square cut diamonds, while the remaining areas are pave set with 112 various size brilliant cut diamonds. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 2.75Ct. The back of the pendant has a great openwork design. The width of the heart is ¾” and the height including the diamond pave bail is 1”.

A 14k yellow gold birdcage or byzantine chain necklace weighing 15.5 grams. This ornate 20-1/4" chain is 1/8" wide and it has a lobster claw clasp. It has various marks including 585 14K and ITALY. We have tested the clasp, loop and clasp eye as well as the chain itself and all test as 14k gold. The Italians are renowned for their chains and this one is high quality with hollow links (hence the relatively light weight)...

A vintage 14Kt yellow gold 'Love' charm bracelet, with 5 gold charms suspended from a complex bracelet with circular and woven wirework links. The charms are variously set with seed pearls and amethyst and ruby gemstones. All but the largest charm are stamped 14K, one by Mendelsohn & Martinez, from Providence, RI. Size: 7.25 in. length. Weight: 58.5 grams. The largest square charm is gold but unmarked, with the saying 'I Love You.'

Command attention in these dramatic onyx and mother of pearl earrings. They measure 23 x 30 millimeters overall with an impressive 13 x 18 cabochon onyx in the center of each mother of pearl oval, all set in 14 kt gold. The posts on the reverse are made extra secure with omega backs to keep them fitting snugly.

A very fine Original CORUM 18K. Yellow Gold Watch, SWISS MADE, Automatic Movement. White Dial with Gold Dot Markers. Has a Date Window (at 6 o'clock). Water Resistant. Running Order guaranteed. Case measures 36 mm. (excluding Crown). Original Black Genuine Leather Strap with 18K. Gold Buckle. Comes with Original Warranty Card from 1999. Previously owned. Great condition and hard to find collector's CORUM Watch, Swiss Made. Located in USA. Price includes Free Shipping to US destinations.

"Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1997. First edition. Inscribed by the author. Hard cover with dust jacket. Excellent condition. Size: 9.5 inches x 6.75 inches. Popular novel recently made into a movie. Photos have some reflections from the acetate covering; these are not markings on the dust jacket.

Toucans is one of Hermes most popular porcelain patterns. This large rimmed soup bowl features colorful Toucans on branches with leaves, and has rings of gold and green. Bowl measures 9 1/8 inches in diameter. Current retail for this piece from Hermes is $155. No chips, cracks or repairs. Marked Hermes, Paris. Circa 1991.

M.I. Hummel Apple Tree Boy by Goebel. This porcelain doll sits in a (separate) realistic Apple Tree with fruit and birds. The figure and tree stands 13 inches tall. The doll has a cloth body with porcelain head, arms and legs. The doll was dressed by Bette Ball. The doll has it's original box, and is signed on the back of the head Goebel and MI Hummel in script. The Tree is also signed MI Hummel in script. There are no chips, cracks or repairs on either the doll or the tree. Circa 1997.

M.I. Hummel Apple Tree Boy and Apple Tree Girl by Goebel. Each porcelain doll sits in a (separate) realistic Apple Tree with flowers (girl),fruit (boy) and birds. The figures and trees stand 13 inches tall. The dolls have cloth bodies with porcelain heads, arms and legs. The dolls were dressed by Bette Ball. Each doll has it's original box, and is signed on the back of the head Goebel and MI Hummel in script. The Trees are also signed MI Hummel in script...

Princess Diana $20 Liberia 1 oz. pure silver coins 1997. A group of three encapsulated one ounce 99.9% pure silver proof commemorative coins depicting Diana, Princess of Wales. Issued in 1997, each set comes with the original certificate of authenticity, the hinged plush covered fitted case, and the encapsulated finely detailed frosted and mirror silver coin. Each Liberia $20 coin is in MINT as issued condition...

Original oil painting "Sail Boat Moonlight Nocturne " By Michael Dancer (1927-2002) Dancer a California impressionist artist had affiliations with prominent galleries. Including Montecito Fine Arts, Linda McAdoo Gallery in Santa Fe, Nelson Rockefeller Gallery in Palm Springs, and the Bluebird Gallery in Laguna Beach. Awards include 3rd prize in the Taos Impressionist Show. California Art Club Gold Medal for Landscape. Image 5"H x 7"W. Framed size 8 x 10 overall.

Dennis Sheehan (American, b. 1950) - original winter sunset painting in a marshy landscape. Circa 1992. Oil on canvas. Size: 9 inches x 14 inches. Signed in lower right. Excellent condition and offered in a contemporary gilt wood plein air frame. This dramatic tonalist painting is typical of Sheehan's subject and style, capturing the orb of a setting sun over a wintry marshy landscape...

Vintage abstract painting of boats in a harbor by award winning artist Audrey Salkind. Salkind graduated from the Moore College of Art and Design in Philladelphia and continued her studies in Maryland as well. She has exhibited extensively throughout the Mid Atlantic and NY.

A fine original watercolor painting of Pebble Beach Golf course 7th hole Carmel California by James March Phillips a renowned California watercolorist. Measuring approx. 12 x 20 inches in excellent condition beautifully framed...

A fine Cliff Fragua original sculpture "Spirt Woman" hand carved from a marble stone measuring approx. 15 inches tall.

Native American sculptor Cliff Fragua, of Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, IACA Artist of the Year for 2005, has learned the secret of stone through his cultural and ancestral teachings. "My connection with the stone involves spirituality and reverence for the spirit that dwells within. It has been on this earth much longer than man and for this reason the stone becomes the teac...

Original landscape painting titled Mt. Wachusett, by Bernard Corey (American, 1903-2000), oil on artist board, 9" x 14". Signed lower right and titled in pencil on verso "Mt. Wachusett". This image portrays Mount Wachusett, the highest point in central Massachusetts, as it appears in the early autumn, with a farmhouse and white barn visible in the foreground. Bernard Corey was born in Grafton, MA and became a teacher of art and a plein air landscape painter in oils and watercolor, who is best...

Frederick Kubitz, A.W.S. (American, 20/21 century) watercolor painting titled 'T' Wharf Boston Harbor, North Basin with Trawler 'Ripple,' 1911. Circa 1990s. Size: 22 inches x 30 inches. Frederick Kubitz is a Massachusetts artist who paints in both watercolor and oil. Scenes of Boston are a favorite subject, but his oeuvre includes a wide range of places, including Maine harbors, Vermont countryside, Cape Cod coasts, and New Hampshire mountains. He is a member of the Guild of Boston Artists, ...

Dennis Sheehan (American, 1950 - ) landscape painting in early spring. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Sheehan paints in the Barbizon mode, and his works show the influence of the great tonalist George Inness. He delights in capturing the moods of nature's ever-changing landscapes in the style of his 19th century predecessors. Circa 1990. Sheehan currently maintains a gallery in Manchester, New Hampshire. Size: 20" x 24". Provenance: acquired directly from the artist. Condition: exc...

A whimsical Yixing pottery figural group depicting a mature and a young rat in hollowed, half log with a cache of three peanuts. Marked with two impressed seals. Out of our comfort zone with this category (perhaps another's gain) and assuming it likely is a later 20th century item. About 4 1/2" (11.43cm) high, 6" (15.24cm) long, and about 3" (7.62) wide at the base. Condition is excellent.

Description : A Jadeite Pendant was in great quality.
In clear green and transparent tint, this Jadeite piece was in elegant mood used as a hanging piece.

Date:Modern.
Dimension:4.5cmx2.8cm

It is a collection from an elegant lady now retired from collection field.

Description: A fantastic boxwood carving of a court lady was carved by famous contemporary artist Won Du-Fun in 1990s. As a registered national honoured artist, Won made numerous works of art which had been collected by the national galleries and museums. A certificate is accompanied with the fine piece. A custom-made silk box is included. Condition: The stem of the flower was once broken and had been re-stuck back. Height: 32cm. .

Kokeshi, wooden folk toy of NE Japan. Height: 9.5". This is an example of kokeshi from Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture on the main island of Honshu. It is classified as "Tsugaru-kei", Tsugaru being the old name for this region, with a lesser classification of "Nuruyu," the hot spring area where many Aomori kokeshi artisans are located. It was made by Satou Yoshiki, who was born on September 26th, 1959 (Showa 24.) It is signed by the artisan, which the additional notation "Sensei ...

Bonji Buddhist characters in five rings of silver, gold and brass damascene decorate this Incense burner by Izumi Ryoichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kin-do Gorin-mon Koro. We see the number five in Buddhism and Bushido, With the elements Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Air, as well the famous treatise on fighting by Miyamoto Musashi is called the Book of Five Rings, and the stone stupa seen all over Japan called the Gorinto (Five part tower). This is 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) dia...

Gold willows drape over the highly unusual silver-tinged blue lacquer surface of this water container by Tonami Sosai II enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Uwajima Nuri Seigin Yanagi Te-oke Mizusashi (Silver Blue Uwajima Lacquer, Willow, Bucket Shaped Mizusashi). The outside is a shimmering blue tinged with silver, while inside is black covered in powdered silver flake. A striking combination. The willow is delicately depicted in tendrils of gold about the circumference, on the...

A large Amber glass Mizusashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Mizu Utsuwa by Japans top-rated female glass artists, Iwata Itoko. It has a black lacquered wooden lid typical of mizusashi, but a tremendous convoluted form in rich amber which defies simple description. Itoko is one of the top rated glass artists in Japan, and heir to the legacy of Iwata Hisatoshi. The piece is roughly 1 foot (39 cm) in diameter. Work by this artist is in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Ar...

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Japanese Adachi ware vase from Fukushima, named 'Shunin' (Spring cloudy sky) made by Saito Sadao aka 'Joami' (1934-?), attached with original wooden box noted "Awarded for the Japan contemporary crafts exhibition in 1999" at the lid, red-stamped wrapping cloth, printed personal history, and etc. approx. H 31 x 16 x 11 cm (12.20 x 6.29 x 4.33in).


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An intriguing lidded bowl patterned with soft blue red and white in the style of traditional hand made temari balls (multicolored silk thread balls) by modern ceramic artist Sato Kazuhiko (b. 1947). The piece is signed on the base and dated 1992, and comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Inside the dish is pebble textured stone gray, with a silver tablet fired into the top. A perfect jigsaw cut separates base and cover. Certainly a representative work by the artist, it measures 6...

Kokeshi, wooden folk toy of NE Japan. Height: 5". This is an example of the "Yajiro-kei" tradition of Miyagi Prefecture, with a lesser classification of Shiraishi, the city where the artisan is located. The artisan is Ougura Katsushi, who was born on November 22nd, 1947 (Showa 22.) It is not dated, but was most likely made during the 1980's. For a brief story on "dentou" (traditional) kokeshi, please see our weblog, which can be accessed through our Trocadero homepage.

Japanese limited edition aquatint etching by Sarah Brayer (b. 1957) depicting a solitary figure walking with a parasol down a snowy village lane titled "Kurodami." The print is pencil-signed, titled, dated ’96, and numbered 74/120 in the bottom margin. Visible paper size: 8 1/2” x 18 1/2” (image: 7 5/8” x 17 3/4”). Original Kanda Gallery frame with non-glare glass measuring 14 1/2” x 24 1/2.” The print has not been examined out of the frame, but no condition problems are visibl...

A fantastic large tsubo vase by ceramic artist Teramoto Mamoru (1949-present) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. In spite of its size (almost 15 inches (37cm) tall), it is surprisingly light, and the colors are phenomenal. The slightly grooved surface is scored with primitive lines arching upward, filled with slip before firing. The artists signature is on the base of the piece, which is about 15 years old. Mamoru was a student of Matsumoto Saichi of Kutani, and has received numerou...

Kokeshi, wooden folk toy of NE Japan. Height: 12.4". This is an example of "Yamagata-kei" tradition of Yamagata Prefecture. It was commissioned as a commemorative item and is signed on the back as follows (in Japanese):“38th Tohoku Regional High School Baseball Tournament. Heisei 3 [1991], June 6th. Yamagata-ken High School Baseball Association”The artisan is Umeki Shuuichi, who was born on March 18th, 1929 (Showa 4). For a brief story on "dentou" (traditional) kokeshi, please see our weblog...