A 14k Victorian five pearls row ring circa 1900. This size 5-1/4 ring (actually just a shade over 5-1/4 and under 5-1/2) features a row of five natural pearls. The pearl setting measures 9/16 x 1/8" and the pearls range from 1.5 to 2 mm in width. Four have a nice silvery/creamy lustre while the smallest on the end is slightly lighter and duller and may have been replaced...
A 10k Edwardian black sardonyx cameo portrait ring from 1910-20. This size 6-1/4 ring has a wonderful ornate decorated stepped shoulder design and it features a hand carved white on black sardonyx stone cameo of a lady. The setting measures 7/8 x 1/2" across the cameo, it weighs 2.8 grams and it is stamped 10K with a BJ maker's mark along with the crown in a C indicating a Canadian casting...
A Chinese porcelain copper-red glazed bottle vase. The inside as well as the base glazed white. The copper red glaze thinning to just below the top rim where it was covered in gilt. The controlled glaze stops just short of the base. The base with a six character underglaze-blue Qianlong seal mark (1736-95).
Size: Approximately 10-3/4" high by 5.5" diameter
Condition: Very good condition, no breaks or cracks...
A Chinese porcelain yuhuchunping vase with flared neck, painted with a cobalt blue ground, glazed white on the inside and on the base. The base holds a six character Yongzheng reign mark surrounded by double circles in underglaze blue.
Size: Approximately 27 cm high by 18-1/2 cm diameter
Condition: Good condition, no breaks or cracks
Age: Republic
Tennis bracelets are back! This fine tennis bracelet has fifty-five brilliant cut diamonds set in 14Kt yellow gold four-prong settings. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 4.0Ct. The diamonds have G – H color and SI1 – I1 clarity. The length of the bracelet is 7 ½ “.
A 14k gold 5 pearls row ring from 1920-30. This size 7-3/4 ring is in 14k yellow gold (obscured marks, tested) and it features five pearls averaging 2.5 mm each. Three of the pearls have a nice silvery lustre and the other two are slightly duller than the other three. This ring has attractive grooved shoulders and it has faint traces of the gold marks which may have been obscured by an older sizing...
An Italian mosaic pin brooch and screw back earrings from the 1930s-40s. This attractive set features multicoloured roses and flowers on a turquoise ground. The glass tesserae are quite fine and they are set in filigree wirework gold plated brass. The pin measures 2 x 1-3/8" and the screwback earrings are 3/4 x 5/8"...
A 10K natural opal stickpin or tie pin circa 1900. This Edwardian yellow gold stick pin features a claw-set 0.60 carat natural opal with nice green flash and inner orange fire. This 2-7/8" long stick pin weighs 1.5 grams without the bulldog and the opal measures 1/4" across. It is stamped with 10 K gold marks and it comes in a purple plush case which may be original...
A 10k oval garnet ring from the 1960s. This size 5-1/4 ring is unmarked and it tests as 10k gold. The 7/16 x 5/16" claw set garnet calculates to just under 2 carats and this ring weighs 2.4 grams. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than an internal cleave in the stone (not a surface crack)...
A 10k heart openwork diamond ring from the 1980s. This size 5 ring features a single point diamond set into a heart, which is flanked by cutouts. It is quite attractive and would make a great gift. It measures 5/8 x 1/4" across the setting, it weighs 1.1 grams and it is stamped with a triangular maker's mark and some remnants of the gold stamps (it has probably been sized)...
An English silver plated swing handle bread or fruit basket with a cutout pierced gallery. This attractive, high quality table accessory measures 10-1/2 x 8-1/8" across and the handle rises to 8-1/2" high. It has a pierced or openwork gallery and what appears to be shamrock cutouts. It is stamped with CJA EPNS MADE IN ENGLAND and the maker is Charles James Allen (1898~1912)...
Chinese Qing dynasty hardwood wardrobe cabinet with two large doors and a lower apron carved with a flying bat motif. A round round brass lock plate is at the center. The doors and center bar are removable. Supporting wood beams in the interior can hold removable shelves...
It is a most beautiful and rare to find large French Poupee by " Pierre Francois Jumeau " , one of the luxury " portrait "model was introduced at the 1878 Paris international Exposition !!! She has a very beautiful face with gentle expression , fine and best quality of sculpting , bisque and painting of on most elegant and luxury poupee !!!
Here afternoon summer gown is absolute gorgeous ... is it .... look´s very elegant and has the perfect color for her . A two piece silk...
Fabulous and very hard to find sterling and emerald bracelet by Salvador Teran. A great Modernist design with links that all move and give a fluid, comfortable feel on the wrist. The bracelet measures 6 1/2" end to end so for a small wrist. It is 7/8" wide and weighs 57 grams. Fine original condition with original safety chain intact, secure push in clasp and all emeralds free of chips or cracks. Signed as shown. It is spectacular !!
Fine Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar - Caiyuan Culture (c. 2600 - 2200 BC)
This rare and attractively-shaped round pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Caiyuan Culture (c. 2600 - 2200 BC) and has been excavated from the Ningxia Autonomous Region in the north of China. It has a wide body, straight neck and wide flared-mouth. The surface above the waist, as well as the inside of the mouth, has been finely-burnished and is very smooth to the touch. Around the neck is a band o...
Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Footed Jar - Caiyuan Culture (c. 2600 - 2200 BC)
This very rare and unusually-shaped pottery jar was made some 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Caiyuan Culture (c. 2600 - 2200 BC) and has been excavated from the Ningxia Autonomous Region in the north of China. It is finely-potted with a wide body and two loop handles. The body stands on an integral foot that is pierced with three circular holes. It has a very smooth burnished surface. There are lightly-incis...
Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar - Caiyuan Culture (c. 2600 - 2200 BC)
This attractively-shaped pottery jar was made some 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Caiyuan Culture (c. 2600 - 2200 BC) and has been excavated from the Ningxia Autonomous Region in the north of China. It is finely-potted with a wide body and one handle from the shoulder to the wide flared mouth. The smooth burnished surface makes this vessel a pleasure to handle as well as to view.
A good size with a height of 16...
Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar - Caiyuan Culture (c. 2600 - 2200 BC)
This attractively-shaped pottery jar was made some 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Caiyuan Culture (c. 2600 - 2200 BC) and has been excavated from the Ningxia Autonomous Region in the north of China. It is finely-potted with thin walls and the pottery has fired to a nice reddish-orange colour. It has a wide body with two loop handles joined at the shoulder and the flared mouth, and a relatively small flat base. Unlik...
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