This adorable wooden pull-toy circa 1930's features two painted wood elephants playing ball over a fence. Their trucks lift up & down when a lever underneath moves - unfortunately just pulling the toy does not make them move anymore. Normal wear from age & use, the striped celluloid ball between them is cracked has a hole on one side. Still quite a charmer!
Measures approx. 15" long x 5" wide x 8" tall.
Super charming tabletop croquet game from France circa 1920's-30's with wonderful patina on the wooden mallets, balls & stake. Set includes the stake, six balls, six mallets & eight hoops. Balls measure approximately 1-1/2" in diameter, mallets are 12" long & hoops are 2-1/2" high by 4" at widest.
This delightful wooden box contains 24 six-sided alphabet cubes with letters, numbers & adorable pictures with French vocabulary words. Circa 1920's-30's, there is an artist's mark on the cover: J Roux. This set is in good to fair condition - the wooden box has seen better days, the clasp is missing & the decoration has worn off some of the blocks but nothing to detract from the charm of this educational toy. Box measures 11" x 7-3/4"x 2". Cubes measure 1-1/2".
Adorable tin litho toy cup from France, circa 1950's. Colorful graphics of a boy waterskiing & another boy in a boat. Minor scratches, light wear from age & use, but nothing to detract from the charm of this vintage toy. Measures 2-1/4" diameter, 2-1/2" high.
This adorable stuffed donkey has the softest mohair fur & a very goofy face. With articulating arms & legs, vinyl pads on the bottoms of his feet & a red vinyl mouth, he is quite an original. There are a few small areas where fur has been loved off along the seams and one ear is loose, but he is very clean & in overall good shape. I think he may have had another stripe of red yarn along his head, but he is still a cutie...
This adorable set of puzzle blocks, circa 1910-20's, has all of its original paper pictures as well as a postcard wishing the first owner a happy birthday. Purchased in France, the box measures 6-1/2" x 8-1/4" and although split along the front, it is still intact. The blocks measure a little more than 1-1/4" square...
Rare & unusual "Monzini" foosball game. Apparently a period copy-cat of the famous "Bonzini", this manufacturer cast their name in the chest of every hand-painted player. Same solid construction as the Bonzini with linoleum playing field and chromed telescoping control rods. Excellent overall condition. Circa late 1960's.
This vintage wooden doll bed comes complete with original mattress & pillows & appears to be homemade. The mattress & bolster pillow are covered in an adorable fabric & stuffed with straw. The two end pillows are a satiny fabric & are stuffed with old down feathers. The bed itself is made of bent wood & has a wonderful patina to the blue & gray paint. There is some staining on all of the fabric & definite wear from age & use on the wood...
A very large Temple carpet with five dragon of which four are chasing the elusive pearl. Size: 206 x 123 cm.
Condition: No repairs.
This coin is from the Warring States period and is known as a "Square Foot Spade" coin.
Size: H. 5cm W. 2.8cm. Condition: No repairs, very fine.
Assortment of Han coins. Sizes: Diameter; Largest 3cm. Smallest. 2.3cm.
A very fine large Song bronze coin with four characters. Can be used as a pendant. Size: Diameter: 4.2cm. Condition: A very fine piece.
Two Song coins. Can be used as pendants.
Size: 3.5cm. 3.6cm. respectively.
Mate is a traditional South American infused drink prepared from steeping dried leaves of yerba mate. This traditional antique tea straw or more accurately, mate straw is called a Bombilla. Both the straw and its matching mate container were made by the Industria Mamboreta of Argentina. The mate container is a gourd decorated with a hammered silver bottom and a wide silver rim. The silver has a deeply etched floral design with highlighted gold tones at the center of the flowers...
Two Tibetan bone carvings of dancing Dakinis from a ceremonial bone apron. One Dakini carries a chopper, kapala (skull cup) and a skull scepter; the other holds a kapala in her left hand. Both have large scrolling swirls carved above and below them. The backs have numerous holes for stringing. The bone is probably from a Yak.
Period: 18th/19th Century. Size: 16cm & 17cm. W. Both 4cm. Condition: No repairs. cracks or chips.
A rare and unusual bronze seal written in the ancient Tibetan language. Size: 2.9 x 2.6cm
Condition: Nice patina. The finial has a piece missing.
A Beautiful original oil painting Robert William Wood of a Texas landscape with bluebonnet flowers and old homestead and oak trees. Oil on canvas measuring approx. 25x30 inches. Condition is excellent the canvas has been relined due to age cracking overall a fine example of this artists work ready to hang.
Biography
A painter of realistic landscapes reflecting a vanishing wilderness in America, Robert Wood (not to be confused with Robert E...
An original oil depicting a Brigantine Ship sailing ship off the coast with other vessels and a lighthouse. Oil in board signed lower left in an original arts and crafts era frame. Measuring approx. 10 x 16 inches in excellent condition. A fine example of this artists work. Biography
C. Myron Clark (1858-1925) was a painter of mountain landscapes in oil and watercolor, as well as ships (USS Constitution, 1906; Frigate in Tow)...