All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Pre AD 1000 item #1358380 (stock #FLU-001)
A rare and nicely carved Pyu green fluorite elephant.Fluorite is one of the most collectible and highly sought after crystals in the world, loved by mineralogists and metaphysical healers alike. Its remarkable cubes are at times, almost too perfect to believe, emerging like magic treasure in matrix rock, or tightly stacked cube on cube like a futuristic city in miniature...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #917293 (stock #192)
A Rare and Large Dehua vase with carved floral scroll decoration. D=17 cm, H= 11 cm Yuan Dynasty Condition : restoration on the rim an hole on the bottom.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #822725 (stock #TIB-014)
A brass four prong dorje from Tibet. The primary symbol and ritual implement used in Tantric Buddhism, also know as a vajra. It can be translated as "diamond" or "thunderbolt". Age: Pre 1920. Size: L. 12cm. W. 4.3cm. Condition: Perfect.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1970 item #1304903 (stock #13115)
Slick, modernist Sigi Pineda sterling silver and pearls cuff bracelet, the two pearls lifted above their oxidized background and showcased in a shadow-box asymmetrical opening. This is Sigi at one of his best moments, I believe, the choice of materials a favorite of mine and a combination that Antonio Pineda also benefited from during his career. The cuff has an inner circumference of 6 3/4" (including the 1 3/8" gap) and its width reaches 1 1/16" at center front...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1357638 (stock #TR839)
A tailored and very stylish 14Kt gold heart pendant, decorated by 29 full-cut diamonds and 38 square-cut natural rubies. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 0.45 Ct, and the approximate total weight of all rubies is 1.30Ct. The height of the pendant is 1 1/16” and the width is 13/16”.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1900 item #808062 (stock #BA727)
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An extraordinarily RARE 19th CENTURY piece of Black Americana advertising featuring a fabulous graphic of 2 young African American painters holding a "White-Wash Boy's Hydrated Lime" box.

This product was produced by the lime manufacturers, Hatmaker and Place, of Canaan, Connecticut, in the late 1800s. This small company was located within a large "lime belt" that stretched from Connecticut to Vermont...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1450207 (stock #RR12167)
Here is a striking ring centered by a navette-shaped lapis lazuli (traditionally a stone of royalty, also signifying truth and inner strength), with specks of pyrite for a bit of sparkle. The stone measures 3/4” N to S, and 1/4” E to W. The setting is made of 14kt yellow gold, in graceful curlicues. It is stamped 14k, and also has a maker’s mark, which appears to be “KBN” and also a dot in a circle. The size is between 5-1/4 and 5-1/2, and it weighs 5.5g...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1177505 (stock #TR732)
A pair of very stylish 14kt gold and cultured pearl earrings with various size high luster cultured pearls from the 1960-s, done in the stylized shape of a bunch of grapes. Each earring is decorated by 9 various size pearls, sizes ranging from 4 millimeters to 6 millimeters.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1357872 (stock #TR842)
This 18Kt white gold and diamond ring would make a perfect friendship ring or a right hand ring for someone special. The nicely decorated rectangular top of the ring is set with seven brilliant cut diamonds. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 0.30Ct. The size of the ring is 5 ½ and it can easily be sized.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1960 item #1129965 (stock #TR699)
This elegant vintage 14Kt yellow and white gold diamond engagement ring is perfect for a budget conscious bride with style. An approximately 0.16Ct brilliant cut diamond is set in the center, and is surrounded by 8 single cut diamonds. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 0.35Ct. The ring is a size 6 1/4 and it can easily be sized.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Accessories : Pre 1940 item #839295 (stock #TR600)
Relive the spirit of the roaring twenties with this fabulous 14Kt yellow gold dramatic cigarette holder with the original black mouth piece. The total length with the mouth piece is 4.5” long.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Deco : Pre 1930 item #1375282 (stock #TR913)
This unusual 14Kt white gold filigree ring is an elongated hexagonal design with carved quartz crystal and an oval bezel set green syn. emerald in the center. The top of the ring measures 12 X 21 millimeters. The ring is a size 8 and it can easily be sized.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1700 item #1374766 (stock #TCR6671)
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A bizarre pottery mass of two tea bowls and a stand fused together after collapsing in the kiln some four hundred years ago. It is 17 x 13 x 11 cm (6-1/2 x 5 x 4-1/2 inches). There is something to be said here about best laid plans. All the potters craft and experience and yet nature intervenes, creating this vitrified sculpture for later generations to contemplate.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1384392 (stock #TR1023)
This tailored 14Kt yellow gold ring is set with a 14 X 10 millimeter emerald-cut blue topaz. The sky blue topaz weighs approximately 6 carats. The center stone is flanked on each side by 3 small round diamonds, with the approximate total weight of 0.15Ct. The ring is a size 7 and can easily be sized.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1471408 (stock #WN385)
An antique Japanese manju sagemono carved from a stag antler rose. The top showing attributes of the Seven Lucky Gods, the bottom with leaves. Nice patina, the green silk cord is replaced, due of the material the rim section is partially not even. Condition: traces of age. Dimension: diameter: c. 4.6 cm, c. 1.8 cm wide.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1940 item #1040838 (stock #26C10 2231)
The Three Arches, a landscape painting by Frederick J. Wilder. Oil on canvas, dated 1934. Size of canvas: 20 inches x 24 inches. Excellent condition. The painting is initialed by the artist on the reverse of the canvas and dated 1934. The title is inscribed in pencil on the reverse of the frame. Frederick Wilder was the son of Woodstock, Vermont artist Arthur B. Wilder who was manager of the Woodstock Inn for over 35 years...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1940 item #1309783
Magnificent long silver and turquoise screwback earrings by Matilde Poulat. These are hallmarked with her very earliest mark, dating them 1934-40. The scrolling silver work is stunning and delicate and the center drop dangles freely. These measure 2 1/8" long and weigh 19 grams total. There is a very slight ding at the bottom of one of the center dangles that is visible in the photos, but it in no way detracts from the beauty of these fine earrings...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1479510 (stock #00088018)
From his first design period, here is a William Spratling butterfly pin with bronze markings. Hallmarks date 1940-1944. A book-piece design shown on p. 39 of Spratling Silver: A Field Guide, this pin measures 3 1/4" x 2". Weight is 18.8 grams. Signed and hallmarked with the Spratling Made in Mexico Print Circle and Spratling Silver. In fine vintage condition. Pin closes with a roller.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1920 item #794389 (stock #BA707)
Offered is a wonderful, seldom-seen, circa 1910's, tin wind-up, Black Porter toy manufactured by Ferdinand Strauss of New York City, New York.

This Black Porter Pushing A Wheelbarrow amazingly still retains his original, red ribbon neckerchief. The windup mechanism is intact and holds a full wind...the man's legs are a little sluggish after 90+ years, but the toy does work.

This very difficult-to-find, Black Memorabilia toy measures 6" long, is approximately 2 3/4" wide and is 6" tall...

All Items : Archives : Pre 1960 item #1154192 (stock #turqmargbrac)
Margot van Voorheis Carr designed this wonderful, swirls and beads jeweled bracelet with great skill. She opened her own Taller in Taxco when she divorced Antonio Castillo and created a legacy in her silver designs. The piece is .75in. wide and weighs 40 grams heavy. It is quite rare to find this design with turquoise stones. This jewel exudes an extremely strong presence and is certainly a joy to wear.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1479222 (stock #MC120)
Very Rare LARGE Thai 13th - 15th Century Underglazed Bowl (Ex. Grahame Clarke Collection)

This superb large and extremely rare stoneware bowl was made during the 13th - 15th Century. It is "heavily-potted", coated in a white slip and decorated in underglaze iron, the design very similar to a smaller Vietnamese underglazed bowl we have from this period. It is coated in quite a thick clear pale green glaze that is finely-crackled. The thick foot is slightly splayed...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1386233 (stock #180902)
Circa mid-century, here is one of Margot van Voorhies Carr's earlier creations, and it's a spectacular piece. Collector quality. Composed of sixteen highly detailed hand-wrought repoussé links which are connected with rivets for total flexibility, the winged design is highly dimensional...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1279853 (stock #12967)
Iconic Mexican silver and amethyst ring bearing Fred Davis’s signature, this is a Deco beauty and a Davis classic! Adjustable due to its open shank, it is topped by a massive stone housed in a tiered, angular setting...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pre 1920 item #1128327 (stock #6674)
A Royal Dux Woman on Waterfall 440 porcelain figure from the 1912 era with superb detail. This beautifully modeled 15-3/4" Bohemian porcelain figurine depicts a nude woman perched on rocks over a waterfall. This figure has a matte grey glaze with gold highlights. It is replete with much bocage including branches; her face is attractive and finely painted. It has the orange Royal Dux applied triangle mark with an impressed 440 pattern number along with a painted 35 and it dates to the 1910 era. ...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1970 item #1385888
Wonderful Modernist design in this sterling pin/pendant with tumbled stones of aventurine, onyx and jasper by Taxco silversmith Salvador Teran. Measuring 2 1/2" by 2", it is in fine original condition and weighs 42 grams. Signed as shown. Can be worn vertically on a chain or as a pin any way you please.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #1396002 (stock #F020)
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The soft blur of blossoming plum, as if viewed in a dream, by Murashiam Yuichi. The evocative form, rising up in an arc to dominate the paper, seems powerful in comparison to the delicate petals clinging to new branches rising from the gnarled limbs. Ink on paper in green silk border, the scroll is 216 × 45cm (85 x 18 inches) and in overall excellent condition.
Murashima Yuichi (1897-1983 born Yuichiro) also known as Ho-o, was born in Toyama and graduated the Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko (Mod Un...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1462362
Chinese Qing dynasty Shiwan stoneware bombe form tripod censer with two raised loop handles on the rim covered overall with an iridescent monochrome flambe brown glaze imitating bronze. The glaze drips over the rim into the unglazed interior. Custom wood stand. Late 19th to early 20th century. 8 3/4" diameter x 5 3/4" high (to top of handle). Very good overall condition. The censer sits at a slight angle indicating the placement of one tripod leg might be slightly off. From the private col...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1433733 (stock #MB466)
Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Horse & Rider

This impressive and detailed pottery model of a horse and rider was made during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368 - 1644). It has been coated in green, amber and black glazes. The rider's head has been made separately and has been "cold-painted" in black and white pigments: the head fits into a slot in the neck of the rider. Note the detail to the rider's clothing, the various fittings and especially the horse's mane. This horse comes complete with its own c...

All Items : Archives : Instruments and Implements : Timepieces : Pre 1900 item #1381719 (stock #40J18-103)
Antique Victorian Ansonia Crystal Palace No. 1 Extra parlor clock under a glass dome. Impressed Davies on wood base, patented, Jan. 26, 1874, with label on reverse. Brass 8-day movement striking on a bell. The gilded stamped brass face is accented in green enamel and has its original paper dial. Faux mercury pendulum with reflecting mirror back. Two patinated spelter figures of a boatsman with oar and a woman with hook. Walnut base. Running condition. Size: 18 inches high x 14 inches long ...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Contemporary item #31307 (stock #vrba2kcx)
This flower basket brooch by Vrba is spectacular, huge and very three dimensional. Verba, who formerly designed for Miriam Haskell, has outdone himself on this one! Composed of glass beads and shimmering amathyst rhinestones placed in a dark metal setting, this brooch is a show stopper when worn. And, it is a treasure for the collector. An astounding 5" high, 4" wide and (approximately) 1 1/4" deep. Signed Lawrence Vrba on an oval plaque.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1476489
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty red flambe-glazed Buddhist lion dogs seated on plinths. The female is playing with a cub and the male's left forepaw rests on a ball. Custom carved wood stands. 9 1/4" high (10 7/8" high on the stand). 19th century. From a Paradise Valley, Arizona estate.
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 : Furnishings : Furniture : American : Federal : Pre 1837 VR item #1420743 (stock #40G72-2183)
An unusually small-sized Hepplewhite, Federal mahogany server with one-drawer and retaining its original brass knobs. C.1800-1815. Size: 29.25 inches length x 20 inches depth x 29.5 inches ht. Delicately tapered legs. Featuring a tiger maple applied decorative trim molding to top. Some stains and discoloration to top. See photos.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1970 item #1277697 (stock #12887)
Stupendous - literally - Francisco Rivera for Emma bracelet in an "archeological" design, this is a cuff fit for a warrior princess! Hefty, meticulously worked and perfectly finished, it exudes confidence and represents the epitome of the "statement" bracelet. It is tapered so as to better fit the lower arm / wrist and its inner circumference at mid-height is 6 1/2" (including the 1 1/4" gap; I have a 5 3/4" wrist and I can wear it pushed 1 3/4" above the wrist bone). The cuff's height reach...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1930 item #1391075 (stock #182111)
pre Colombian beads sitting on a dish of sterling silver with sterling chain and beads make this a striking wear anywhere necklace. It is of Mexican origin and is slightly before or at the beginning of the Mexican Silver Renaissance. Added attractions is the hand make copper casa belles. 76 grams of weight and 18 inches in length. Each station is 5/8th inches across. No damage or repairs just, LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!