All Items : Archives : Pre 1960 item #371696 (stock #tiger473)
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Nabeshima Style Imaemon Signed Relief Dragon Censer

The censer is 5.5 inches (14cm) tall by 3.15 inches (8cm) wide.

It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, or cracks.


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All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #130639
Fabulous, rare, Antonio Pineda sterling and amethyst cuff bracelet. Incredible mid-century modern design and very unique construction with the middle row of amethysts hinged at each end and the entire row able to move up and down. This is a massive and bold piece measuring 1 1/2" wide in the front, tapering to 3/4" at the ends in the back. It is 5 1/4" in the inside with a 1 1/4" opening so for a 6 1/2" wrist. It weighs 143 grams and is in fine original condition...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1369208 (stock #171111)
Los Castillo design 183 is 1in. tall and is constructed using the repousse technique. The silver is very thick which weighs 50 grams and has a width is 1in. I have left the natural patina on this bracelet and will leave it to the buyer to highlight as desired. You can see the fish are swimming through waves and bubbles without a dent or damage. You can see on the waves there is a ripple to accent the movement of the wave. These are not dents and are on each wave of each link...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #193597
An outstanding and rare mid-century sterling, copper and carved amethyst frogs bracelet by female Mexican silversmith Carmen Beckmann. Her work is unique and highly skilled. This 6 panel sterling bracelet alternates applied copper designs and prong held carved amethyst quartz frogs.A fabulous combination of color, texture, materials and subjects. It measures 6 1/2" end to end, is 1 1/4" wide and has a pin closure and safety chain. It weighs 60 grams and is in fine original condition...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1364735
This rare, intricately constructed link bracelet of silver & amethyst was designed & signed circa 1950's by Taxco, Mexico modernist Antonio Pineda. The bracelet measures 1 1/4" wide with a 6 3/4" interior wearable length. It weighs 101 grams. Both the silver & 8 large amethyst cabs are in beautiful condition. Fully hallmarked. We have not seen this bracelet in our 30 years of handling Mexican silver. However the companion necklace is pictured on p...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1378493 (stock #181704)
Margot de Taxco designed beautiful enamel work. The properly signed as shown example presented today is one of the most vibrant of her work. I do not list many enamels due to their condition after close to 60 years of being on this planet earth. This one is museum quality and in MINT condition. The wearable length is 16 inches. The drop is 2.5in. tall and 3in. tall. Spectacular and rare, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Glass : Scandinavian : Pre 1960 item #1075180
Heavy, crystal, ovoid shaped vase internally decorated with fish in pond weed. Vase is highly reflective to give impression of many more fish swimming in pond. Vase measures approximately 4 inches (10.2 cm) in diameter and is 4 inches (10.2 cm) tall. Fish and pond weed are green and brown. There is a small bruise on the side of the vase about the size of a nickel, and some surface scratches, and minor interior cloudiness to the vase. Vase is marked ORREFORS/SWEDEN/GRAAL 2955 C/Edward Hald...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #855710
Handcrafted sterling silver and abalone butterfly pin designed and signed (c.1950)by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling (1900-1967). Abalone is seldom seen in Spratling designs. Here he uses a soft and translucent shell of pinks and blues to compliment the silver wings. Signed 925 WS. Measures 1 1/4" high and 1 1/4" wide. Pin back with C clasp works perfectly. Abalone and silver in perfect condition. Pictured on page 29 of WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE by Penny Morrill...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1394079 (stock #191301)
Margot de Taxco design 5149 is a rare clam shell that is 1 1/8th inches high and has a wearable length of 16 inches. The weight is 104.6 grams heavy. Margot Van Voorhies was one of the famed designers from the Mexican Silver Renaissance. Her work is divine and only quality heavy repousse was used. The repousse gives it the depth and dimension that is seen on these incredible pieces of jewelry. No dents or damage of any kind. Collector quality and rare,just LOOK AT THAT NEKCLACE!
All Items : Archives : Pre 1960 item #1056731
Pair of c.1950's sterling silver salt dishes or bowls. Each measures 1 1/4" H. Both in excellent condition with no dents or dings. Marks on bottom read WS 925 eagle 30 Spratling Mexico. 49 grams, 1.07oz. Insured shipping included.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #690485
Outstanding sterling necklace by Los Castillo. It is 16" long and 1 1/2" wide at the center swirl. Fine original condition and signed as shown. Great design!
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1960 item #861198 (stock #BA286)
Offered are a group of ten, Black Memorabilia postcards in wonderful, unused condition of 1930's through 1950's vintage, priced at $60.00 for the group of ten.

While some photos may appear a bit blurry, this is a function of photography and not condition. All postcards are crisp and clear! The two comical cartoon postcards are much more brightly and vividly colored than the photos depict...

All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1960 item #1271064 (stock #660)
Watercolor painting of stone statues at Easter Island by Robert W. Daley member American Water Color Society. Daley became director of the Civic light Opera Company. He also enjoyed painting set designs and went on to create important murals throughout the western states. In 1952 at thirty years of age Robert headed for N Y C and built an art career as a watercolorist and mural painter. He was active and successful in winning top awards for his art including American Watercolor Society, American...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Oceanic : Pre 1960 item #1461665
Wood, rattan, bamboo and pigments. One end with a human face. L. 62,5 cm, H. 14,5 cm. Mid 20th century. Provenance: Dutch private collection. Zemanek-Münster, 2018. Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1960 item #1099771 (stock #6571)
A superbly rendered and atmospheric lifetime woodblock print by the famed Japanese artist Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), titled "Ikegami Honmonji Temple" (Honmonji Temple in Snow). First published in 1931, this is an artist's lifetime strike from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. This print is Oban size (14-1/4" x 9-1/2" image size, 19-3/4" x 14-1/4" frame size). It has the 6 mm. red lifetime seal of the publisher Watanabe Shozaburo (seal used from 1946-57). It comes in a red-painted bamboo-style fr...
All Items : Archives : Furnishings : Lighting : Pre 1960 item #1237534 (stock #02408)
A fine vintage pair of decorative etched glass and sterling silver hurricane lamp inserts for your sterling (or silver plated) candlesticks. These 8-1/8" tall lighting accessories consist of the sterling pierced socket inserts (plugs tapering from 13/16 to 15/16") and the etched glass oil lamp style chimneys (and they should fit most 20th century candleholders). The inserts are stamped STERLING and this pair is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, dama...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1960 item #1212741 (stock #valentinset)
Valentin Vidauretta's hallmarked work is almost impossible to find. This bracelet reads: TALLER BORDA 940 VALENTIN TAXCO MEXICO. Many collectors revere him as the finest Spratling era designer. This layered design is thick silver and riveted for strength. The bracelet is approximately 7in. long and 7/8th's in. tall. The weight is 53 grams heavy. The matching earrings also hallmarked Valentin and an eagle 9 for Aguilar's Taller Borda. The length of the drop earrings is 2 inches tall and 5/8th's a...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1347333 (stock #162511)
Margot Van Voorhies Carr designed and hallmarked this Mexican Silver Renaissance necklace. The stones are more jelly colored and are better than normally seen in Mexican silver. It is without damage and does have a wearable length of 15in. naturally to 16.5in. with an included heavy extension. The weight is 95 grams and the link is 1in. tall. I am listing on my site the matching bracelelet as shown in the last picture. A definite example for collectors, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!