All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1367978 (stock #241)
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On Polichinelle was very popular in France until after the end of 19th. century and it was the most used symbol on publicity poster or Department Store and luxury Doll Store catalogs in Paris !! They was to find in different sizes and styles but always wearing very lavish and special .........

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #482524 (stock #lot154)
Description: An exquisite ivory carving was in an imitation of a bamboo section with which a snail was crawling on it. In a simple clear form, this ivory was a scholar item as a brush rest and a curiosity as well...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1900 item #1084292 (stock #39B14 9587)
John Joseph Enneking (American, 1841-1916) landscape painting of a wooded scene at sunset with distant church spire. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right and dated 1877. Size: 18 inches x 26 inches. Original gilded frame (as-found). John J. Enneking was one of the most important New England artists of the 19th century...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1440594 (stock #905)

Rare 18,5" ( 48 cm ) all wooden body French Poupee with special beautiful " Lily " facial expression , all original condition with superb afternoon costume and all around elegant expression of an luxury Fashion doll from France around 1870

Superb doll with choise bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate , both in all perfect condition . She has cobalt blue glass enamel eyes with finest painting of long lashes and feathered brows...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #1348843
Of oval shape with lovely feet in the shape of leaves (lotus ?). The inside richly decorated with panels with trmple gardens, flowers and butterflies. Originally this bowl was part of a large dinner service, commisioned by the Dutch East-India Company. Dimensions: 31x24x8 cm. Condition: one chip of 1x0,5 cm, otherwise perfect.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1459902 (stock #MB658)
Chinese Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Groom Figure (12")

This pottery figure was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a pale pinkish-coloured pottery that is relatively highly-fired. The body is coated in an attractive golden yellow / amber glaze that is very finely-crackled. In places the surface has acquired a silvery iridescence, a result of long burial in damp conditions...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #175970 (stock #T 463)
Vintage Fan Shaped Damascene Pin marked: "Amita Japan" with lots of Japanese lucky motifs and so well made! Mt. Fuji, Trees, Water, Birds, Pagodas and more. Hair under 1.5" North to South X 2" wide. Good Luck Fan to wear everyday and in excellent condition with secure working clasp. SOLD, no price, no info.
All Items : Archives : Instruments and Implements : Scientific : Pre 1910 item #1407013
Rare lacquered brass microscope by F. Koritska, Milan, Italy ca 1900. The firm was founded in 1880 by Francesco Koritska, and was in operation until 1908. Of solid lacquered brass, with name stamped on base...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #656429
MASSIVE and ENORMOUS Antonio Pineda 970 silver cuff with shadow box figures and matching screwback earrings. We are talking BIG! The cuff is 2 3/4" wide, 5 1/4" around in the inside with a 1 1/4" opening and weighs 202 grams. The matching earrings are 2 1/4" long and 5/8" wide. I have never seen this bracelet or earrings in such large scale before. It is in fine original condition and both pieces are fully hallmarked as shown...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1970 item #1413627 (stock #BA946)
Offered is a C1950-60s, vintage package of Zulu Lulu Swizzle Sticks, Novelty Party Bar-ware that has never been opened. The plastic swizzle sticks on a colorful cardboard display remain sealed within their original clear plastic packaging. Never Used! Perfect condition! Measures 11 inches wide x 8.5 inches high.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1940 item #140621
Rare and beautiful Fred Davis chevron bracelet.This bracelet is featured on page 27 of the book MEXICAN SILVER by Morrill and Berk. They date this bracelet c.1930. The bracelet measures 7 1/2" end to end and is 1 1/8" wide. It is in fine original condition with a secure push in clasp and weighs 44 grams. It is signed for Fred Davis as shown in the photo. All of the work of Fred Davis is very desirable and collectible as it is very difficult to come by. A beautiful example of his work.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1360361 (stock #811)

Very dear childlike and pretty 30" ( 76 cm ) German character bisque child with finest quality of matte bisque and best painting , original body and wearing lovely antique costume with straw hat .

Best quality bisque socket head with large blue glass sleep eyes , has dark eyeliner and fine painted curly lashes and mohair upper lashes , slightly modeled brows with brush-stroked and feathered brows . Open mouth with porcelain teeth between her shaded and accented lips ...

All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Glass : Scandinavian : Pre 1960 item #554222 (stock #20050048)
Orrefors Fish Graal vase, circa 1951. 6 large Fish, 4 smaller fish in background and pond weed. Rarer, near spherical form. Signed ORREFORS/ Graal No. 225 D/ Edw Hald. Piece measures 4 ¼ inches tall and is 13 ½ inches in circumference. Highly reflective and gives illusion of many more fish swimming in pond. Condition is excellent, with no chips, cracks or scratches.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1042499 (stock #lot805)
Description:

A Jianyang tea bowl was applied with rarely-seen white slip.
Nicknamed as "Butter Bowl" by local collecters by it's yellowish white tint, the bowl was revealed with black-tinted body clay at the bottom.
It was preserved very well when all the necessary characteristics were owned for authentication.
Not easily seen in the documentation, but some are in the Museum of Fujian Province...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #578685 (stock #2321)
A blue & white bowl, well balance with everted lip rim, decorated outside with continuous Chrysanthemum scroll. Ming dynasty 15th century Xuande period private kiln ware. Condition: re-touched a crack and two chips, further in good condition. Diameter: 14.5 cm.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1492 item #824937 (stock #TR 635)
A rare Ming 15th century Chenghua blue and white hibiscus bowl, rounded side with flared rim and straight foot, bowl decorated with under glaze blue hibiscus flower scroll motif, rim with cross border, center with flower motif.
Bowl is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 15.5 cm diameter.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #805335 (stock #lot499)
Description: An ivory seal was exquisitely carved on the top as a unique Lingzhi knob. By a charming and enduring aged patina, the seal was obviously used by scholars as a private stamp from the well carved print which was in literati meaning. It is a lovely little piece in good shape, nice patina and is full of the traditional connoisseur's taste. Date: Early Qing periods (18th Century or earlier), Dimensions: 1.8cm x 1.3cm x 1.1cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #990909
Porcelain covered by celadon green glaze, decorated with carved single fisnh and wave; glaze base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 12.5 cm wide, 5 cm tall. CONDITION: Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration. Different color in some ares.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1950 item #1190244
Vintage 1948 940 sterling silver bracelet designed and signed by Taxco, Mexico designer and silver Maestro Hector Aguilar. Bracelet measures 1 3/8 inches wide and 6 3/4" inches long. 55 grams, 1.9oz. Signed on a back panel - HA 940 TAXCO and eagle # 9. Beautiful condition and patina. No dents, dings or repairs. A belt by Aguilar in the same swirl circle design was featured in the museum exhibit WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE and is pictured on p...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #412551 (stock #lot067)
Description: A small QingBai ram was excavated with obvious incursions on pale blue glaze. Deposits and iron spots were spread all over the surface. Referent material( Chinese Ancient Porcelaneous Toys) was published in May 1995. Date: Song dynasty (12th century) Height: 6.6cm Length: 5.3cm Condition: Only one minor chip was at the tip of the ram's right ear.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1364750 (stock ##1734)
A pumpkin shaped Longquan ware Celadon small ewer with lidded, covered overall with olive green glazed. Song/Yuan Dynasty. Condition with a slight large chip to top of the spout, light crack to the body, minor unglazed foot rim is missing.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #106078 (stock #5279F)
Iridescent red, green, and blue enamel, pewter-like metal and clear rhinestones make up this lovely creature. Dark gray painted backing, heavy and with green rhinestone eyes. Hard to tell age on this piece, but I think newer than older, 1980-1990"s perhaps. 3" by 2 7/8".
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #166263
Beautiful streamline mid-century modern necklace and matching bracelet by Taxco silversmith Sigi Pineda. Best known for his 1950's strong designs, this set is a great example of the stylish simplicity of the times...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1050901 (stock #3784)
A very nice one of Qingbai dish, decorated to the exterior center with incised a pair of flight phoenix and lotus petals on cavetto, plain to the underside and unglazed mouth rim. Southern Song dynasty in perfect condition, except very minor glaze flake, but no nay chip, no crack and free from restoration. Diameter: 15cm.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1434120 (stock #850)

Wonderfully preserved French bisque Poupee attributed by " Louis Doleac " with sturdy original body , superb bisque and painting , wearing wonderful antique two piece costume with bonnet and cape !

The lovely woolen winter cape belongs to the pretty doll for the Winter season so that she is all around a luxury poupee model with distinctive presence !!!

16" ( 42 cm ) rare fashion doll with lovely bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate of pale quality and very b...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #518711 (stock #2173)
A rare example of Yuan dynasty blue & white bowl, with typically decorated inside and outside of the pattern had been usually used on the bowl. Condition is damaged like indicate on the pictures, with some nail chips and glue restoration. It’s a good and genuine example excavated piece found in South Sulawesi several years ago, very useful for comparison to the fake products. Diameter: 17 cm.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #273681 (stock #T 708)
Proud and Daring Little Rooster, this Mod Stylized Silver Pin marked in back with perhaps an unfinished superimposed "P C" for Pedro Castillo or "C F" and Assay mark. Stands at 2.5" X 2" wide, 6 grams weight. Very Good condition with the stamps' outlines shown in front and has been polished some in the past, yet still age darkened areas in back. SOLD, n o price, no info please.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Designer Signed : Pre 1960 item #169057
Large, colorful ivory and sterling Ming's Bird of Paradise pin. Ming's of Hawaii has closed and the jewelry from this store is quite sought after. The ivory and sterling pieces are particularly valuable. This wonderful pin measures 3 3/4" by 1 3/4" at the widest point. It is in fine original condition with no breaks or chips to the ivory. The sterling has a dark patina which could be cleaned if so desired by the next owner. The pin reverse is signed Ming's Sterling as shown in the photo. This is...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : African : Pre 1950 item #1403987
Wonderful charged figure with a good encrusted patina. H. 14,5 cm. Provenance: Dutch private collection.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1267241
Foliated porcelain covered by qingbai glaze to the foot and decorated with incised dragon on the exterior, unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 12.5 cm wide, 5.3 cm tall. CONDITION: Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1900 item #421164 (stock #BA 514)
This stately, titled, English Staffordshire figure of a seated Uncle Tom and Little Eva was produced circa 1855. Inspired by Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1853 publication of her controversial “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, the figure depicts the gentle Uncle Tom bouncing his little mistress, Miss Eva, on his knee.

The figure is decorated in underglaze black, measures 9 inches high, and is in perfect condition with the exception of expected and appropriate superficial crackling to the glaze, and a ...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Pre 1492 item #1115350
A fine, early Joseon dynasty, deep Punchong bowl with gracefully everted rim and on tall ring foot. White slip inlaid decoration in the cavetto of chrysanthemum blossoms, surrounded by a lotus-petal band, surrounded in turn by rope-curtain decoration continuing to multiple rings inside the rim. The outside brush-wiped with white slip and an olive colored glaze over the slip and body - pooling in places. The unglazed foot fired to a grey-brown color. Spur marks along the foot rim and also inside ...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #653942 (stock #lot306)
Description: An elegant celadon water basin of Longquan kiln was molded in beautiful shape. Cutting plum flowers were stick around the upper portion of the basin and at the lower portion around the foot ring. Whitish incursions and burial earth were reserved on the glaze surface when obvious brownish firing effect was at the unglazed clay. A beautiful Longquan piece was applied with fatty milky celadon glaze which was usually seen for pieces from Yuan Dynasty. Date: Yuan Dynasty(AD 1279-1368) W...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1950 item #1378824 (stock #3305)
A Chinese statue of a maiden holding a lotus flower and a fan, carved from celadon jade, fixed on a matching wooden base. Condition: fine, only lotus flower with few tiny rim frits. Dimension with wood stand: c. 22.3 cm high.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1960 item #1101710 (stock #0336/0337)
Exquisitely crafted sterling silver and amethyst bracelet and earrings showcasing Margot de Taxco's unsurpassed design genius and her incredible ability to create pieces that are distinctly feminine without looking overly dainty and fragile. Richly colored amethyst cabs adorn each repousse link adding highlights to a demi that has acquired a fantastic patina over the years. Measuring 7" long (wearable) the bracelet is 7/8" wide while the earrings are 7/8" by 1"; their weight is 34.4 grams and 8...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #563837 (stock #lot224)
Description: A precious inkstone was newly excavated in perfect condition. Carved exquisitely on the surface of the cover with typical motifs of cranes' pine trees, creek and clouds, the instone was shaped in square Cha-Sou type and in three parts. Twin decks of ink pools were rarely find when the inkstone was made of precious Xer stone. With beautiful dark gray tint, brownish incursions were spread all over the surface. A rare piece was in full authentification. Date: Southern Song Dynasty (1...