All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1389748 (stock #380)
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An absolute rare to find extraordinary 33" ( 85 cm ) French bisque Poupee by Pierre-Francois Jumeau with wooden body , has generally excellent complete condition of an very rare luxury poupee ....... made around 1867 / 68 in France . Rare large wooden body poupee´s like this was offered at early 19th...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Platinum : Vintage : Pre 1940 item #1368382 (stock #TR882)
The center diamond in this vintage engagement ring is an approximately 0.76 Ct brilliant cut diamond. This is not a lab certified diamond, but graded by our in house gemologist to be J color and VS1 clarity. The center stone is flanked on either side by three full cut diamonds (0.18Ct total), which brings the approximate total weight of all diamonds to 0.94Ct. The fishtail type setting is made of platinum. The ring is a size 6 and can easily be sized.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Militaria : Pre 1900 item #1190388 (stock #587)
A antique 19th century English Royal Navy Blunderbuss gun percussion cap c. 1860 all original in good antique condition.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1446762 (stock #971)

Extremly rare little bisque Googly clown Mignonette with special facial funny expression of tiny hand painting butterfly decoration on her white bisque !

The tiny 5" ( 13 cm ) clown girl has white bisque socket head with very plump round facial shape , blue glass side - glancing googly inset eyes , painted short curly lashes . Single stroke brows and funny button nose , closed mouth with tiny center accent line ...

All Items : Archives : Furnishings : Furniture : American : Early : Pre 1800 item #1420109 (stock #40G72-2181)
An early American 18th century country pine bench with back in a salmon painted finish. Size: 57 inches length x 14.5 inches depth x 32.5 inches height. Dovetailed joints. A great, decorative and hard to find country item.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #153154 (stock #590)
A Japanese Satsuma Dragon Tea set (Shimazo Crest; Shuzan mark, from the Mejii period 1868-1912). The Pot is, 8" high, the Creamer is 5.5", and the Sugar is 7"; all with Lids. Hand painted in colors and gilt with Rakan (Buddhist disciples) and dragons. Pieces signed with mark on the bottom. The Shimazo Crest is also on the Side of the Teapot. There is a chip on the inside lid of the teapot that is not noticeable from the outside, otherwise it is in excellent condition...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Handiwork : Hardstone : Pre 1930 item #1267848
Hand carved Chinese Hetian jade carving, depicting a skeleton. Size; Measurements are 75 x 46 x 36 (mm) or 2.95 x 1.81 x 1.42 inches, total weight is 0.16 lbs/72 grams, in very good condition. Introduction; Chinese Hetian Nephrite Jade Hetian jade, a nephrite jade, is regarded as the only true jade in ancient China until Burmese jadeite becomes popular in late Qing Dynasty. The hardness of the Hetian jade is between 6 to 6.5 and density is between 2.96 to 3.17...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1910 item #1061579 (stock #TR657)
The luckiest sign of the Chinese zodiac, the dragon, is depicted on the front of this 14Kt gold early 20th century locket. The eye of the dragon is a small green garnet, and the fire in the mouth is a cabochon amethyst. The front is in great condition as well as the inside including the bezel and the glass, the back of the locket has some light, negligible dimples. The diameter of the locket is 1”.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1364371 (stock #214)

From a France attic found comes this special rare to find beautiful twill over wood poupee body from Simon and Halbig for the French market .... around 1880 , it is all original fully dowel jointing at both shoulders , elbows , hips and knees . It as original bisque arms with well modeled fingers jointed together with separate thumbs in all perfect condition .

The rare body needs cleaning and small repair of twill at both shoulders and left elbow........

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1910 item #961559 (stock #BA772)
Measuring 10 inches long, this fabulous and rarely-found, all-original, C1900, cast iron, MAMMY Memo Board actually still retains its original pencil, which is labeled "MAMMY MEMO Made in USA No.370"!

This cast iron piece retains a majority of its original paint, and the bug-eyed caricature of Mammy is suggestive of turn-of-the-century manufacture. This memo board is heavy and hefty and is, not unexpectedly, missing its paper pad...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1465613 (stock #1151)

Beautiful early French poupee from Huret era around 1858 th. of Blampoix with imposing presence !!

Has wonderful pale and fine quality of bisque and painting , flat un-pierced ears , original sturdy kid body and wearing superb original muslin costume !!!

17" ( 43 cm ) ...rare to find and so beautiful doll with fine pale complexioned bisque shoulder head with dark cobald blue enamel eyes . Has dark eyeliner and delicately painted lashes, lightly feathered brows...

All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #1248758 (stock ##1victoriane)
Ana Brilanti began her taller Victoria producing fine silver and was one of the women of Taxco as a part of the William Spratling era of the silver industry in Mexico. This necklace is her very first design and properly hallmarked as such. This is heavy with great dimension and wears 17in. long. The height is 1 3/8th's in. at the center and works to 1 in. in the very back. No dents or damage. An important treasure, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #96798 (stock #hask188L76)
Huge, ornate, heavy Haskell. Faux Baroque pearls with various size rhinestones, all prong set. Miriam Haskell oval plaque on back of brooch, earrings stamped Haskell. Brooch is 3" in diameter, 1/2" thick. Clip/screw earrings are 1 1/4" in diameter plus pearl dangle.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #575951
Rare 19th century complete bathing set consisting of a wash basin and covered water bottle. The interior of the wash basin is decorated in the famille rose palette with four reserves of architectural settings featuring knife-wielding guards, attendants, beauties and scholars engaged in study, the arts, and the daily activities of the gentry class. The panels encircle a matching central medallion...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1940 item #1174406 (stock #oldmexbignec)
This is an early Mexico City repousse necklace. The Matlesque swirls within the design can not be denied. The patina is dark and gorgeous. Each link is 7/8th of an inch wide and 1.5 inches long making this quite a show stopper. The necklace is 21 inches long. Hallmarked Mexican Silver as shown and weighing 91 grams heavy. This is a rare one, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1274682 (stock #4760)
A circular red lacquer incense box imitating carved lacquer. The lid decorated with a rakan riding on a kylin. Black lacquer to the interior and with an old label: "Laque de Nara / donné par M. Morita". Condition: rims with tiny losses, lid inside with a crack and glue residue, base with some wear. Dimension: diameter: 7.8 cm, 2.4 cm high.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1309509 (stock #7145)
A vintage 14k yellow gold half eternity or half hoop ring with twelve channel set genuine diamonds c1970s. This classic size 7 ring is all in 14k yellow gold and the diamonds are ~3 points each for a total of ~36 points (measured in band by gauge). This elegant low profile diamond wedding band is stamped 14K and A76, and it weighs 2.0 grams. It is just under 1/8" wide. Because of the number of diamonds, it actually looks like a full eternity band when being worn...
All Items : Archives : Furnishings : Furniture : French : Pre 1950 item #596690 (stock #WA13-20)
Originally circa late 1940's; refurbished Leather Club Chairs from France; delicious warm light caramel color; 41" wide, 39" deep, 31" high, 26" seat depth
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1910 item #1482531 (stock #RN11212)
This lovely necklace was made in France, circa 1900. Measuring 17-5/8”, the delicate chain is adorned with 3 roses, each with leaves below. The rest of the chain consists of a further 12 fancy links. Each one measures 7/16”, and each rose is 3/4” x 5/8”. Roses have been symbolic of love and remembrance for centuries, as well as passion, purity, and happiness. It weighs 4.2 g...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1800 item #1107439
Persian, Zandieh Dagger and scabbard. The Zand dynasty (formally known as the Zandieh dynasty) ruled southern and central Iran (1750–1794) in the 18th century. The hilt and scabbard decorated with animal and floral pattern, each side of hilt and scabbard bears car-touche of Zandieh prince and princess, lavishly decorated with gold inlaid. Size: Overall length is 16 inches. Condition Report: Good condition with wear to the gold inlaid.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Designer Signed : Pre 1950 item #1324063 (stock #RN13240)
This necklace is such a pleasure to wear! It drapes very nicely around the neck, measuring 15-1/2” long, with a maximum of ½” in width. It is marked "DANECRAFT STERLING RFG US PAT OFF" and weighs 36.8g. In excellent condition, and we believe it was made between 1940 and 1950...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #1127783 (stock #glyphnecklac)
This is a Los Castillo early masterpiece with a Glyph link that is one inch wide. The necklace is 15.25in. long and weighs a heavy 85 grams. It is constructed with rivets which shows it's strength. It is correctly hallmarked three times on the necklace as shown. This link is beautifully repoussaged and touched with beading on its triple swirl. Really a show stopper and very rare, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #619593
Featured on page 172 of the book MEXICAN SILVER by Morrill and Berk, this is the Female Dancers Bracelet by Los Castillo, c.1940-45. Very rare and exhibiting magnificent detail, it measures 7 1/2" end to end and is 1 3/4" wide. I am unsure if the clasp is original or perhaps a replacement although it has the same patina as the bracelet. Weighing 78 grams, the bracelet is in excellent condition. Signed and numbered as shown. A Mexican silver collectors dream.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1950 item #1260044 (stock #12825)
Hugest ever - literally! - FarFan earrings I have seen, can you believe this set? I am stunned by the proportions, the "elaborately" naive design and execution, the beautiful stones. Definitely a pair for the female who does not shy away from attention and ... stunning! They measure 3 3/16" long by 1 15/16" wide and weigh 25.6 grams (for the set). Signed with maker's logo as shown as well as "HECHO EN MEXICO D.F. 925" this seems to be a pre-1948 set. In excellent vintage condition with jaw-dro...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 2000 item #1476524 (stock #HP/873)
This kind of Mask is sculpted with minimal work taking advantage of natural deformations. The natural material would be tree roots, at least that is the information provided by the sellers. Some of these masks would however be old and used as burlesque masks during the various festivals. The parts with nodules are preserved with a minimum of modification to represent the eyes and sometimes the mouth. This gives each mask a unique look of puffy, hideous faces. If the ethnic and cultural origin is...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Contemporary item #1286447 (stock #187)
Very beautiful French antique turquoise silk sateen dress with matching color bonnet .... fit perfect for Jumeau ..possible size 13 ... Steiner , Bru , FG , Eden Bebe or other pretty French or German doll about around 28" ( 70 cm )

Very nice most hand sewn French silk sateen costume with pretty ruffled front part and lace ornate side parts.

It has a light green sateen collar which is pretty ornate with silk cord. The dress has 3/4 long sleeves with large puff at shoulders and l...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre AD 1000 item #1305045 (stock #AGR-057)
A rare ancient gold ring with a natural brown stone. This ring is over 1,000 years old. Weight: 3.50 grams
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Platinum : Vintage : Pre 1980 item #1061447 (stock #TR654)
Elegant 1960-s platinum and diamond ladies wristwatch by the Hamilton watch company, which is decorated by 89 high quality round diamonds. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 2.35Ct. The watch is in pristine condition and in good working order with the original 17 jewel movement. The length of the watch is 6 ½ “.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1075281
A Song dynasty black glazed jar, rounded side with globular body and unglazed base, jar decorated with two lugs at the shoulder, covered with black glaze. PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 6.5 cm height, 9.5 cm wide. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1900 item #834685 (stock #38B12-1208)
Historical Staffordshire dark blue covered sugar bowl with transfer of Washington at Mount Vernon. Unmarked, early 19th century. Condition: light staining to interior of bowl and some minor glaze roughness; professional restoration to cover, not visible from exterior but showing under black light and with some color variation to the inside of the cover (see photo). Size: 6.5 inches long x 4 inches deep x 5.75 inches high.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1168761
Rare and complete keris in Bankalan style. The handle made of deerhorn, carved as a stylized tree of life. The scabbard made of finely chiseled and engraved silver. Specialized information about this keris can be found in the last picture where you will find a complete description by the former owner, a Dutch private collector. Length 50 cm. Comes with a custom made stand.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1370804 (stock #20170712)
This pre 1950 vintage Mexican Silver Bracelet was created by, J.P., a lesser known artist. An alluring design and ravishing green stones makes this bracelet an ideal stocking stuffer. The bracelet fits like a large bangle while weighing 85 grams. Dimensions entail: A 2.5 inch inside diameter and a height of 1.5 inches. Everything about this bracelet screams quality and style.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1264681
Finelly potted as a bowl of deep rounded form, the rim cut into five lobed, covered all over in a green celadon glaze, glaze base. 17.7 cm diameter, 7.5 height. 2 Very minor frittings on the back of the rim, No chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1281903
Japanese Meiji period teardrop form cabinet vase covered in a rich mottled blue glaze over a brown base. The vase bears the impressed mark of Okumura Shozan (1841-1905) on the glazed base. Shozan is perhaps best known for his remarkable copies of Ninsei and Kenzan works. 19th century. 4 1/8" high (5 1/8" on the stand). Stand included. Very good overall condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. There is a tiny pin-head sized area at the foot where the glaze does not cover. This vase i...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1299670
Mounted on a black hardwood stand. There are many Han heads on the market, but the ones with bronze earrings are very rare. The head is 11 cm high, including the stand it measures 22,5 cm. Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). Authenticity guaranteed.