All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #963862
Green glaze covering foot rim. Unglaze base with burnt red. Diameter = 11.5 cm Period : 14 th-15 th Century Longquan Kilns, Zhejiang Good condition, a minor fritting on the foot rim, firing crack, no hairlines and free from restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #724978 (stock #48)
Qing (19th Century) A Blue and white dish with a poems. On the base, there is a mark in double circle. Width = 20 cm Condition : Excellent, no damage or restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1066911 (stock #ZTC348)
Suspended from its original green silk knotted cord, an agate bead leads to this intricate silver metal Chinese toggle. Tiny bells are suspended from either side. Hanging from the center is a small coral bead and a large turquoise bead. The metal is silver color but is assumed to be low grade. measures 3.5 from the 1st bead below the cord knot to the lowest bell. The cord and knot add another 3.5 inches of length
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1910 item #1223735 (stock #606)
A Japanese Bronze Water dropper Suiteki in the form of a Samurai Helmet. Meiji period c. 1900 measuring 3 1/4 L x 3 W x 2.5 H. in excellent condition nice patina.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1132939
A lovely bowl of Jizhou ware. PERIOD : Southern Song Dynasty (12-13th Century). MEASUREMENT : 10.8 cm wide, 6 cm height. CONDITION : no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Platinum : Vintage : Pre 1940 item #979204 (stock #TR642)
A great example of filigree work is this platinum estate ring centered by an approximately 0.45 Ct old-mine diamond and the center stone is flanked by four smaller diamonds. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 0.55 Ct. The center diamond has J color and SI1 clarity. The ring is in excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1067001
Porcelain covered with ge type celadon glaze to the foot, unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 12 cm wide. CONDITION: Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1910 item #1329906 (stock #SK 950)
An elegant men's headgear dating around 1900, consisting of the cone-shaped indoor headdress and the outdoor heungnip or gat. Both are made of horsehair, the gat with a bamboo brim and gauze chin straps. The top part of the hat with a lacquered blossom. Condition: traces of usage, some splits near the bamboo brim. Dimension: gat: diameter 32 cm x c. 14 cm high, headdress: c. 14 cm high.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Platinum : Vintage : Pre 1970 item #980379 (stock #TR644)
A classic design is apparent in this beautifully made platinum and diamond bow ring that dates back to the 1960’s. The bow is set with 22 full cut very good quality diamonds, and the approximate total weight of all diamonds is 0.65Ct.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #982984
Porcelain decorated with two dragons and chasing pearls, unglazed base. PERIOD : Middle Ming (16th Century) MEASUREMENTS: 16.5 cm tall, 13 cm wide. CONDITION: PERFECT, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1048599 (stock #lot818)
Description:

A burlwood brush pot was preserved in very good condition.
In strong and sturdy form, the brush pot was hollowed from a burlwood trunk and was preserved with enduring old patina.
There're the greasy amber-like condition happened to the edge of the mouth rim. And the extensive crackles were yielded on the carbonized surface of the mouth rim and on the upper portion of the inner side...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #695867 (stock #S070925026)
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This is a Song dynasty qingbai appliqué dragon funerary vase in high relief. It has a short splay foot rim, then everted upward to a u-shaped body with a slight tilted wide shoulder and with a finger pinched moulded rim. From the center of the shoulder rises a long neck winding upward edges, like the ancient tower of Babylon, towards what looks like a garlic head rim. It has a five claws dragon coiling round the neck of the vase chasing after the flaming pearl in the sky...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1970 item #983853 (stock #01726)
A vintage 1950s-60s Navajo sterling silver bangle bracelet with a natural turquoise cabochon stone. This bracelet measures 5/8" across the stone, and it measures 2-1/8 x 1-3/4" across the interior (which is adjustable). It has fine hand-tooled arrows, grasses, lines and symbology and the turquoise is a blue green with sections of matrix. It is unsigned, and it weighs 8.8 grams; it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #1084239
Chicken Water Dropper, with everted liprim, decorated outside with chrysantemum scroll, flower on the shoulder and a band of small circles around the foot. Unglazed base. This is similar with the item on the Chinese Blue and White Ceramics by ST Yeo & Jean Martin, Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, 1978, page 134 plate 35. PERIOD : Middle Ming (1488-1566) MEASUREMENTS: 11 cm wide, 8.5 cm Height. CONDITION: Professional restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1133624
Longquan bowl covered with greyish green glaze. Glazed Base. Southern Song 12th-13th century. Condition : no chips, hairlines or cracks and free from restoration. Diameter: 13.5cm
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1940 item #1328256 (stock #02559)
A vintage sterling silver hand engraved oval 1-1/2" x 1" (sans bale) photo locket on an 18" link chain with a springring clasp. This 1930s-40s necklace weighs 11.8 grams and it is engraved on one side only. The locket is stamped BIRKS STERLING, it has two photo retaining bezels and it is in excellent vintage condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1930 item #622255 (stock #20050070)
Antique Cameo Brooch – ca. 1920’s; carved Shell Cameo of a woman in profile with flowers; hand set in a delicate filigree STERLING frame. Brooch measures 1 ½ inches by 1 1/8 inches. Frame is marked STERLING
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1101314 (stock #455)
A fine antique southeast Asian Bronze Buddha 15-17 the century measuring Approx. 5 inches tall without stand mounted to a quality museum mount.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1940 item #1351600 (stock #171301)
Matilde Poulat's jewels are one of the most difficult from the Mexican Silver Renaissance to find today. This signed necklace shows the early MATL mark which was the name of her Taller. It boasts a wearable length is 17in and a weight of 171 grams heavy. The drop is 4.75in. across and 4.25in. tall at the highest point. The most dramatic of Matl's is seen with the double strand of fancy chain. A beautiful drape that is rarely found. No damage as was lovingly cared for, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1253739
Rare small size bowl with russet stripes. Jin Dynasty (1115-1234). Diameter 9 cm, h. 5 cm. Excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1950 item #169032
This is an OUTSTANDING ZUNI DANCING EAGLE BOLO. Made with INLAID STONES and STERLING SILVER this DANCING EAGLE measures 2 1/4" tall X 2 3/8" wingspan. The Stones include MOTHER OF PEARL, TURQUOISE, CORAL, and ONYX. Moves up and down on nicely Braided Leather. Marked on the back at the Bottom: J. LUCIO. Circa 1950 and in Excellent Condition. An Exceptional Piece of ZUNI SILVER JEWELRY...more jpgs to follow
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1960 item #670411
A beautiful concho belt suitable for a man or woman by Frank Patania Sr. The overall length of the belt is 41". There are 8 conchos and the buckle. Each oval shaped concho measures approximately 2 3/4" long and 2 1/2" wide. The buckle is identical to the conchos but larger at approximately 3 1/4" long and 2 3/4" wide.It is in fine original condition and signed as shown. It is simply magnificent.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Textiles : Apparel : Pre 1950 item #1348579 (stock #9475)
A World War II nurse's cloak or cape with black and red from the 1940s. This authentic military collectible has a 16" collar (hook to hook), it is 40-3/4" long and it has one closure with two button holes. It was made by Lac-Mac in London (Ontario) Canada and it has the original black painted hanging chain as well as SCGH embroidered on the back of the collar (possibly for St. Catharines General Hospital as it was obtained locally). It has a stitched M.L.M...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1950 item #1331394 (stock #7228)
A detailed intaglio Laws Scottish family crest sterling silver seal ring from 1900-1930. This vintage size 7 ring features the family crest from the Laws family with a cockerel atop the shield and the quote from Horace (30 BCE) "COMPOSITUM JUS TASQUE ANIMI" which has various translations referring to justice, uprightness and nobility of the soul (one version states "A mind which respects alike the laws of mutual justice and of god")...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1950 item #81965
This is a FINE SILVER NATIVE AMERICAN ZUNI BELT BUCKLE. The Design is an EAGLE with Spread Wings. Beautifully Handcrafted with Inlaid OBSIDIAN, TURQUOISE, CORAL, and ABALONE. Additionally, the Sides are Chased with Geometric Designs. This Oval Buckle measures 3" X 4 1/4" and is marked on the back: BB. Appropriate Buckle Hardware in place on the back. Overall Condition is EXCELLENT with light normal use/ no abuse. Date this BUCKLE circa second 1/4 of the 20th Century, perhaps earlier...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Textiles : Apparel : New item #161610 (stock #T 315,400-03)
Although the Blazer is manufactured, hours were spent creating a design & applying multi fabric sculptured collage on the lapel in designer red, green, sage, tan, gold metallic, etc fabric. 31 1/2" Long. Also hand painted long sleeve cotton and denim shirts. Legal: Image Design Concept Content Text owned by Mimi Dee. The necklace seen was made by same artist and has been SOLD as well, yet has a sterling pendant available. All Qs will be answered here in lieu of email reply.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Textiles : Accessories : Pre 1930 item #159740 (stock #T 294)
Marked "Made in Germany" Wonderful Purse that looks as if an Impressionist Painted it! Red, green, orange, yellow, lavender muted hues. Fine double link with enamel frame and a blue stone clasp. Some minor mending with thread...
Sold, no price, no info.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1970 item #261014 (stock #T 635)
Finely Filigreed Face Silver Pin simply marked Sterling for the Theater Arts Student. Pin base is a Ruffled Filigree Disc with a Modern Abstract Theatrical Face Bust wearing a hat bearing 6 flowers. Fine Condition at 1.75" across and weighs just under 1/2 ounce or 13 grams. SOLD, no price, no info
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Textiles : Accessories : Pre 1900 item #181401 (stock #T 520)
Sold, no price, no info. c. 1870 Victorian Button with Grape Cluster and Leaves Motif. Nice burnishing from age and touch and in very nice condition for age. 15/16" with brass shank and marked in back: "L. C. J. - F" then "Patent". Sold, no price, no info
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1980 item #1230540 (stock #02389)
A Zuni sterling silver and turquoise double row cuff bangle bracelet circa 1960s. While we previously attributed this as a Navajo piece based upon what we were told, we have been informed by a thoughtful collector that this is actually a Zuni snake eyes bracelet. This elegant vintage southwest 5/8" wide cuff bangle bracelet measures 2-1/4" x 1-7/8" across the interior...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1980 item #273851 (stock #T 711)
Stylish Slender Sitting Silver Cat Brooch Pin marked Sterling in back X 2. This little guy is seen in one of the jewelry books. He sits at 2.5" X 1 1/8" and weighs a svelte 6 grams. Very nice pre-owned condition with teenie lines to be expected for vintage silver greatly magnified by the Scanner. SOLD, no price, no info
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Textiles : Accessories : Pre 1837 VR item #446495 (stock #T 1373)
SOLD. Circa early 1800s Beige & faded pink woven child's or doll's miser's purse ending in Silesian or Berlin Metal Work tassels and sliders. When doubled it measures a small 3.75"! The 2 sliders have 2 steel 'sequins' missing, not bad for age! Sold, no price, no info
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1980 item #338738 (stock #T 1071)
Sold, no price, no info. Very Ornate Scroll Vine Motif Silver Cross stamped 925 and a conjoined KS? on the full bail. The 18" chain has a mark that is either 925 or 950. Cross Suspends @ 2 7/8" X 1 1/2" across for total weight of 11 grams. Warm silver softness on the 'vine' design from use.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Textiles : Accessories : Pre 1900 item #160280 (stock #T 297)
Sold, no price, no info. Signed late Victorian leather wallet, tobacco pouch, or purse with patent mark reads: "Pat. June 29 1875" and maker's mark of "Z & M", under the brass Victorian picture button flip down clasp, in good condition for it's 110+ years!
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All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Period : Pre 1920 item #352554 (stock #T 1154)
Pin Brooch stamped W.B.s STERLING SILVER for W...Brothers? Green mottled scallop edged bezel set 15 mm cab resembling Peridot Jasper inside a horseshoe and a railroad spike, golf tee or hunting horn. 2 X 7/8 and super condition. Please see pix
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Period : Pre 1920 item #343750 (stock #T1109)
Diminutive yet precious! Sterling guilloche white, green & light lavender enamel pin stamped: GENUINE CLOISONNE then Crown, W, Lion STERLING for the Watson Company. Safety pin clasp and brass or bronze pinstem common on many early silver pieces. Just under 1" and absolutely delicious condition! Please see pix