All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1077610
19c Miniature Portrait Paintings of a Scottish Gent in Brown Coat with Pink Ascot & Brown Golf Hat, mounted in frame, portrait size 2 x 1.5 inches and the frame has a measurement of 4 x 3.5 inches. Losses to the frame.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Pre 1900 item #136696 (stock #367)
Vieux (OLD)Paris Covered Tureen; 19th c. Dimensions 12" high to cover; 12" diameter to handles. Condition is excellent.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1900 item #150639 (stock #tiger199)
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Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Satsuma Censer with Dragon & Angel Signed Dai Nihon Meigyokuzan

The censer is 3.5 inches tall, and 5.75 inches in diameter.

It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor cracks, except rubbing of gold and stain at the base (as seen in the photos).


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All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Pre 1900 item #136996 (stock #61)
A Vieux (Old) Paris Large Breakfast or Cafe' au Lait Porcelain Cup & Saucer. Decorated with florals on a blue and gilt background. Dimensions; cup 3.5" x 4.5", plate 7" diameter. 19th century and other than minor gilt wear, it is in excellent condition
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Pre 1900 item #125663 (stock #41)
An Oval Dish with gilt Border and a Floral Design with Decorative Swags. Limoges; 19th century. Dimensions 12.5" long x 5.5" wide.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1086505 (stock #40G10 C-5)
A Victorian walking stick with an exotic wood shaft fitted with a carved ivory handle modeled in the form of a fist clenching a ball. A fine touch of added quality is the carved snake bracelet with inlaid eyes which wraps around the hand, typical of jewelry worn in the Victorian age. An extra band of ivory is added as the collar and there is an ivory tip. The fineness of the carving is apparent in the detailed depiction of the fingernails. Excellent condition. Size: 33 inches length...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Pre 1900 item #1400206
Pair of Joseon dynasty or later Korean wood wedding ducks with subtly modeled feathers covered in layers of oiled stained paper, the heads separately carved and inserted by their long necks into a hole in the body. Each has a typical rectangular recess on the base. The heads have circular eyes and slits in the long beaks. These were traditionally presented by the groom to the parents of the future bride and were displayed during the wedding...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #512488 (stock #173)
Japanese Imari vase Meiji period circa 1890 a large bulbous base with a long neck. Hand painted in traditional Imari design and colors with blossoms and landscape elements. A fine piece with 24k gold color highlights in excellent condition some roughness to the bottom edge. A fine addition to any collection.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #763829 (stock #39B14 7224)
Staffordshire pottery cottage bank, 19th century, with applied floral garland around door. Size: 4.5" ht. x 4.25" wide x 2.25" deep. Overall crazing to glaze, and a more pronounced craze line encircling one of the chimney bases, though it does not appear to be a crack. Some damage to two of the applied flowers surrounding the door.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #961158 (stock #40F47 48)
A rare French porcelain figural inkstand in the form of a grazing cow, 19th century. This inkstand has a removable inkwell and sander and is modeled in the form of a grazing cow, complete with horns and bell, decorated in polychrome enamels, with overglaze gilt accents. It bears a blue pseudo Sevres mark on the underside. Continental, probably of French origin. Professional restoration to horns; also, there is a tiny manufacturing line on the edge of the base (see photo detail)...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #607488 (stock #258)
Chinese Chinoiserie lacquer box with scenes of temple houses and figures in landscape circa 1860. A beautifully all hand painted scene on a red lacquer background the box is made of wood and the clasp of brass. A fine example in very good antique condition.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Pre 1900 item #1420629
Anonymous Korean Joseon dynasty ink and color on silk or fabric minhwa folk painting densely painted with a variety of Confucian vignettes illustrating scenes of filial piety, including caring for infirmed elderly relatives and rescuing them from tigers and other dangers. A large demon mask is at the top. Scrolled format with cream-colored silk mount. 19th century. 83” x 14 1/2" (painting: 69 5/8” x 10 7/8”). Good overall condition...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #818305 (stock #26C10E 3005)
Rare John Wendt Medallion pattern sterling cream dipper, marked BALL, BLACK & CO. 925 PATENT. Wendt did not hallmark his silver, but many of his pieces bear these stamps. The handle end bears a medallion with a helmeted Greek warrior in profile, and the bucket-form bowl retains its original gilding. Circa 1865. Size: 6.5 inches. Excellent original condition, no monogram, and no repair nor damage...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1900 item #409944 (stock #tiger558)
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Set of Four Makuzu Kozan Studio Plique Butterflies Cups, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

The cups are 1 inch (2.5 cm) tall, and 2.75 inches (6.75 cm) in diameter.

They are in good condition with no repairs, except one cup has a small chip at the lip, and another cup has a tiny hairline at the butterfly wing and a manufacture defect firing crack (with glaze on top) at the lip (as seen in the photos).


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All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1112878 (stock #39B14 9950)
A rare copy of the Book of Mormon, translated by Joseph Smith, Jr., first state Third Edition. Nauvoo, ILL: Robinson and Smith. 1840. Stereotyped by Shepard and Stearns, Cincinnati, Ohio. Full calf binding with exceedingly rare green title label on spine. Very nice condition with some scuffing and minor chips to spine. Inscribed on inside of back cover by original owner, Edward Dana, of Utica, NY in 1841, who later became a prominent resident of Woodstock, Vermont. Size: 5 3/4 inches ht...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Pre 1900 item #1467410 (stock #MB167)
Korean 19th Century Porcelain High-Footed Bowl in Box with Shifuku

This "heavily-potted" bowl with a high foot was made in 19th century, during the late Joseon (Choson) Dynasty (AD 1392 - 1910). It is coated all over in a pale grey glaze, that seems to have just the slightest hint of blue in places. Embedded in the glaze around the foot rim are many pieces of kiln grit.

Diameter 13 cm, height 9 cm. Overall condition is very good; there is minor surface wear in places and four old fine ha...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Pre 1900 item #1434602
Korean iron box with silver inlay, on brass or bronze feet, with sliding top and brass and bronze handle and lock. Measures 4" wide, and 2 1/2" deep and high. Button on one end releases lock so that lid may side open. Works well. Handle rotates up and down. Entire surface decorated with geometric silver inlay, with round cartouche on lid and three sides. Joseon Dynasty, 18th or 19th century. Inlay missing in areas, visible in photos. Very lovely example of the exquisite metal work in the...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1004970 (stock #26C10E 3081)
Figural cow creamer, 800 silver, German, late 19th century. This heavy silver creamer is fashioned in the form of a cow with horns and with a curled tail that serves as the handle. A hinged cover adorned with a fly on the cow's back is used to fill the creamer, and the cream is poured from the cow's mouth. Size: 3 3/4 inches ht. x 5 3/8 inches length x 2 inches depth. 4.76 troy ounces. Condition: one of the cow's legs is bent, but the creamer rests firmly on a table without any wobble. Sta...