All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1453348 (stock #1027)

Not often to find such a wonderful treasure like this ..... a stunning all original French 14" ( 36 cm ) Pouppe with her Trousseau and Trunk from a luxury doll shop in Paris around 1861 / 65 (( Le Paradis des Enfant )) which was locaded about 156 Rue de Rivoli in Paris about this time at 19th...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1453273 (stock #1025)
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Very beautiful white pique poupee gown .... fit perfect for on early poupee like Rohmer , Blampoix ...or similar doll about circa 14" / 15" ( 36 - 38 cm )

Enfantin style gown of white waffle-weave cotton , features a low-rounded neckline and fitted waist at front...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1453272 (stock #1024)
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Most beautiful Fashion Doll enfantine gown for Huret , Rohmer or other pretty poupee about around 17" ( 44 cm ) has generally excellent condition from 19th. century !

Pretty pink and ecru checkered enfantine dress of fine cotton , has wide rounded neckline , lovely pleated front , pagoda sleeves and nice decoration of lace trim around edged on neckline , skirt and sleeves . Fitted waist and nice decoration at front and back ...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1950 item #1453222
Vintage Japanese Showa period ink and color on silk scrolled painting of an autumn landscape with mountains in the background and tiny horses and figures in the foreground by Kawashima Baikan (1902-1977). Black ink signature and red artist’s seal at the lower right. Signed tomobako wood presentation box. Mid-20th century. Painting: 17 5/5” x 20 1/8” (scroll: 54 1/2” x 26”). Very good overall condition.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1453163 (stock #1023)

Wonderful original Maison Jumeau expression bisque Bebe size 11 with beautiful large eyes , finest quality of bisque and painting , original mark body and wearing very beautiful original clothing , finally all preserved in factory original Jumeau box !

From France circa 1888 lovely Bebe by Emile Jumeau 23" ( 59 cm ) , has pale bisque socket head of best quality with full cheeks and throat ...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1837 VR item #1453112 (stock #1022)

Most beautiful rare all original 6 " ( 16 cm ) all wooden Grodnertal Doll in wonderful original condition and clothing.Preserved in a wooden box .... circa 1830 / 35

Superb all wood doll Gentleman with round shaped head , having one piece head and torso with original lovely painting of facial features with beautifully blushed details included a small beard ...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1453107 (stock #1021)

One of the most beautiful 13" ( 34 cm) French Darling Bebe´s by Gaultier , looks so cute and childlike with very good quality of bisque and painting , gorgeous blue eyes and wearing so nice.

Has pale bisque socket head with stunning blue spiral threading inset eyes with fine painted lashes and brows. Close mouth with shaded and outlined lips.

Rest of original fur wig on leather cap over cork pate and lovely short curled mohair wig , pierced ears !

French composit...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1453008 (stock #1020)

Rare found of all original French Nun Poupee in her original costume with accessorys and preserving !! From important privat collector which he kept more as 40 years in his cllection !!

Wonderful all original and rare to find Nun fashion doll which are preserved in her simple linen covered wicker box which the doll was prefered from a very religious women how lifs in a French cloistered one under vows of poverty .... chastity and obedience her complete life at 19th...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1452896
This bracelet measures 7" long with the largest charm measuring 2" and is in excellent condition. One charm carries the hallmark SPRATLING OF MEXICO SILSON INC. During their 5 year partnership in the 1940's, Spratling provided his original designs to Victor Silson who produced the designs using silver plated pewter. In her very informative book MEXICAN SILVER, Penny Morrill provides details about the years of the partnership and production of the Spratling designs.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1940 item #1452879 (stock #B305)
Published in 1939 by the Whitman Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin, this very rarely-found, large folio, fine heavy stock, softcover book measuring 12.5 x 9.75 inches, offers a very unique continuation of the original Little Black Sambo story!

Entitled A New Story of Little Black Sambo, this tale picks up the story of the original Little Black Sambo tale with Little Sambo's mother, Black Mumbo, exclaiming that Sambo, after almost losing his best Sunday clothes to the tigers, would- f...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1452641 (stock #TCR8243)
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A breathtaking Taireiji pottery vase by Kiyomizu Rokubei V enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Chrysantheum in raised relief grow ghosly white on the soft pink surface. It is 32 cm 12-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition. Taireiji was the most important development by this innovative artist, and pieces are exceedingly rare...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452601 (stock #1019)

Very cute tiny Darling Bebe about 8"( 21 cm ) in generally all perfect original condition , has very gentle features with lovely painting and sculpting , lovely bisque . All original tiny body and lovely antique clothing for the French market at 19th. century !!

Tiny cute expression bisque socket head with rounded face and beautiful blue glass sleep eyes , thick dark eyeliner and fine painted lashes and mohair upper lashes ...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452600 (stock #1018)

A special nice friend for your French Poupee or small Bebe , very nice 19th. century Russian Borzoi dog in generaly excellent and very clean condition !!

Rabit fur covered paper mache dog with an very elegant posture as an Russian Borzoi greyhound dog , has very clean condition of white fur with black ears , inset glass eyes and modeled black nose...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1980 item #1452555 (stock #4085)

Pekka Piekainen modernist sterling silver ring

Finland

1974

This solid and substantial ring weighs 25 grams

Size 7

Overall dimensions - 1 1/2" x 1 5/8"

A true showstopper in excellent condition

Hallmarked appropriately

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452504 (stock #1017)
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20" ( 50 cm ) most beautiful and rare to find French Portrait Bebe from house of Jumeau .......... Emile Jumeau circa 1878 , a rare model of the very beautiful Portrait Bebe with finest pale pressed bisque , stunning eyes and excellent painting on deep modeled socket head .

With very full cheeks and throat , has stunning almond shaped blue enamel eyes with spiral threading , thick dark eyeliner and fine painted long lashes...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1452432 (stock #ALR8234)
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An incredible Flambe glazed vase by Kiyomizu Rokubei V on a black-wood stand enclosed in a massive red lacquered storage box heavily inscribed and signed by the artist. I rarely use the term, but this is Museum Quality, or perhaps I should more rightly say this unprecedented piece should be in a Museum! It is 55 cm tall (22 inches), 41 cm (16 inches) diameter. There is a firing flaw in one side (see close-up pictures)...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452398 (stock #1016)

Very nice small size French Bebe which has fine creamy bisque , choice painting , original body and body finish...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452334 (stock #1015)

A very rare and so pretty small miniature paper mache sledge for Mignonette from 19th. century , most beautiful and not only for the Christmas time !!

Has very good condition to age of delicate decoration of paper mache and gilded paper strips. Inside covered with red silk velvet and green frings around the bottom.

Based on two sledge glider which come together above , ornate with small red silk cords ......

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452331 (stock #1014)
Most beautiful smaller size French Bebe costume of blue silk and velvet , most hand sewn !!

Would fit well for French or German doll about around 14" / 15" ( 36 - 37 cm ) ......

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452224 (stock #1013)

Rare to find first period Polichinelle Poupee in all original condition from France at 19th. century .....Has unusual character face of an classic Polichinelle features with lovely painting and original silk sateen outfit .

The first Polichinelle character doll´s was offered in France and they was the most popularity character guys in France at end of 19th...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452201 (stock #1012)

Most beautiful one of a kind most hand sewn French silk and lace outfit of fine pale blue silk satin and cream netting and lace . Would fit well for French or German doll about circa .... 22" ( 56 cm )... like Jumeau , Bru , Steiner and other pretty of your doll´s !!!

All complete with matching silk bonnet in generally excellent silk fabric condition from 1885 and never to find such the same outfit again.

Most hand sewn ecru and light blue silk dress with small inset l...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452200 (stock #1012)

Outstanding elegant French one of a kind couture silk costume ... would fit well for French or German doll about around 22" / 23" ( 56 - 59 cm ) !! One of a kind and never to find such the same outfit again , has generally excellent silk fabric and trim condition from around 1880 !

Most hand sewn silk gown lovely colorfull and light brown silk in combination with rose silk and silk cord , fully ornate with lovely French details.

Has hand made ruffles and pleated front a...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #1452198 (stock #TCR8227)
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A delicate white flower blossoms on the pink surface of this exquisite vessel by Kiyomizu Rokubei V which comes wrapped in the original stamped cloth sack and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Taireiji Kabin. The vase is 22.5 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition. Taireiji was the most important development by this innovative artist, and pieces are exceedingly rare.
Kiyomizu Rokubei V (Shimizu Kuritaro, 1875-1959) initially studied painting and decorating techniq...
All Items : Archives : Lost Art : Asian Art : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1451993 (stock #TCR8228)
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An exquisite koro by Kiyomizu Rokube V with solid silver lid enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled: Censer engraved with flowering Paulownia. This style is called Taireiji, developed by and unique to the fifth generation Rokubei. The most famous work in this style is undoubtedly a vase decorated with parrots in a tree held in the collection of the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art. This piece is more subtle, the imagery soft and delicate, breathtaking in person. The paulownia ...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #1451926 (stock #TCR8223)
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A stunning large bowl decorated with overlapping palm leaves by Kiyomizu Rokubei V enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 24 cm (9-1/2 inches) diameter, 11 cm (4-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition. It certainly expresses the design skil and painting abilities of this important artist.
Kiyomizu Rokubei V (Shimizu Kuritaro, 1875-1959) initially studied painting and decorating technique under Kono Bairei, one of the foremost painters in Japan in the Meiji era. After gra...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1451862 (stock #MB617)
Chinese Neolithic Cord-Impressed Pottery Amphora - Banpo (Over 6,000 Years Old)

This fine and incredibly old pottery vessel was made over 6,000 years ago during the Banpo phase (c. 4800 - 4300 BC) of the Yangshao culture in present-day Shaanxi province. This form is probably the most well-known of Banpo pottery and no serious collection of Chinese ceramics should be without an example! It is made from a reddish-brown pottery, quite thickly-potted, with much of the upper surface decorated wit...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Geological item #1451858 (stock #MB616)
Genuine Dinosaur Egg Nest Fossil (4 eggs) - Hadrosaur

This partial nest comprising four fossilised dinosaur eggs is from the Hadrosaur species, dating to the late Cretaceous Period (c. 85 - 65 millions years ago). Fossilised hadrosaur eggs and remains have been found in China, Europe, South America and North America. This example was excavated from the north of China and is one of several we bought around twenty-five years ago in the mid 1990s - it has been in the UK since then and has not...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1451842 (stock #MB523)
Rare Vietnamese 13th / 14th Century Lotus Petal Bowl

This attractively-shaped bowl was made during the 13th - 14th Century. Very similar in form and style of Chinese celadons of this period, this example is Vietnamese. The outer wall has a carved or moulded lotus petal pattern with the tips of the petals finished with incised decoration. The bowl is coated in quite a thick crackled olive-green glaze. The unglazed edge of the small foot reveals the pale grey porcelaneous body with a brown was...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1451830 (stock #MB611)
Chinese Yuan Dynasty Jun Bowl

This stoneware junyao bowl was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). It is heavily-potted and coated in a thick jun glaze. The colour of the glaze varies from a pale mauve to a yellowish-grey. The glaze falls short of the foot that remains unglazed and has fired to a pale yellowish-brown. Within the recessed base is a Chinese character in fired-on black pigment.

Diameter 18 cm. Admittedly not the best colour for a jun bowl, but at least it is authen...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1492 item #1451806 (stock #MB610)
Rare Thai 14th - 15th Century Sawankhalok Celadon Stem Bowl (repaired)

This rare stoneware stem bowl was made at the Sawankhalok kilns around the 14th - 15th century. Both inner and outer surfaces have been profusely decorated with incised bands and lines, with a floral pattern to the inside centre. It is coated with a finely-crackled translucent celadon glaze.

Diameter 16.5 cm, height 10 cm. As with many such Sawankhalok pieces of this period, this item has been extensively repaired / r...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1451610
Aguilar uses turquoise cabs in this unusual example of his braided wire bracelet which is most often seen with silver domes at the bracelet's ends. Also unusual is the petite size of the cuff. The inside measures 4 3/4" end to end with a one inch gap opening. It is 3/8" wide at the center front and 3/4" high at the turquoise cabs. The wire design is somewhat flexible allowing for a bit more length. The patina is excellent. The stones are rich in color. One stone has a pinhead size nick. Both the...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1451567 (stock #1009)

A most beautiful 1900 century antique white Muslin cotton dress with matching bonnet of lovely broderie Anglaise with fitting underdress !!

To this most beautiful three piece outfit belongs a dress and underdress and a matching high brim bonnet which would fit well for one of your favorite French or German doll about around 17" / 19" ( 44 - 46 cm ) and you will never find such the same outfit again.

A fine sewn Muslin outfit ornate with pale pink with silk ribbons , fully or...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1451504 (stock #lot1199)
Description : A Houtian jade Bead was in slender olival shape.
Used as a hanging piece, the jade piece was in elegant form with obvious incursions on the surface caused by age.

這件玉器雖為小件,但是氣質簡雅。 器型修長,比例合宜。 為通心穿孔,可見原本即為飾品之用。 玉質為典型荔枝白,為和闐玉中最受藏家所喜愛鑒賞的。 玉表面受沁,為老件自然現象,更顯其年代風味。 從玉質與器型上看,...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 2000 item #1451503 (stock #lot1198)
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.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1451461 (stock #L061)
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A voluminous ink landscape built around two scholars viewing the cascade dropping into the canyon on this huge scroll by Tanaka Hakuin enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated Meiji 45 (1912). Performed with rich black ink against the sheer white paper, the mountainous crags and leafy forms built up in layers of gray and black. The scene is mounted in patterned silk with white piping in the Mincho style popular among literati painters in the era, and features huge bone rollers. It is ...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1451457 (stock #TCR8217)
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A full 7 piece Steeped Tea Sencha Tea Set by Kiyomizu Rokubei enclosed in the original age darkened wooden box titled Seika Sansui Chaki. There are five cups, a teapot with lid, and a cooling dish. Each piece is decorated with a unique scene and poem, no two are alike. They show the mastery of brushwork this important potter, originally trained as a painter, possessed. The cups are 8 cm (3-1/4 inches) diameter and all is in excellent condition.
Kiyomizu Rokubei V (Shimizu Kuritaro, 187...