All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1910 item #1039600 (stock #01865)
A wonderful handpainted 2" high round cup and matching 5-1/4" saucer in the Old Imari 2451 pattern, produced by Royal Crown Derby. This English bone china cup and saucer have the Derby mark with the year cypher for 1906; the saucer also has the 06 date impressed under the glaze. This decorative item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, crazing, losses, damage or repairs...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1374697 (stock #9739)
An Edwardian sterling silver repousse heart trinket dresser box dated 1901. This late Victorian or early Edwardian vanity box has a high relief or repousse design with flourishes, foliage and crimped edges. It has a gilt interior and a full set of hallmarks for Chester, England 1901. It has the maker's mark for Jay, Richard Attenborough & Co. (trading as Jays) and it also has the retailer's mark on the bottom (JAYS 142 144 OXFORD ST. W.)...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1309731 (stock #7146)
A scarce antique period sterling silver filigree posey holder or tussie mussie c1900. Late Victorian or early Edwardian period posey holders, popularly known as tussie mussies in the UK, were used to hold floral bridal bouquets. This ornate but delicate looking 3" long example has a loop for the (now missing) chain which would have terminated in a heavy straight pin which went through the bottom section of the posey to keep it in place...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1910 item #490238 (stock #130)
A beautiful example from the Meiji period c. 1900 green foil background with flying cranes over ocean waves. Measuring approx. 5 inches tall 12.5 centimeters. In excellent condition no damage to this piece. There is some seperation in the foil under the enamel this is in the making or firing and is not damage see pictures. A fine and beautiful example.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1910 item #1294270
Two European silver pill/snuff boxes to include 1) Repousse with outdoor genre scene on hinged lid and interior, foliate scroll sides. Marked with importers mark for John George Smith, London, 1900. 7/8'' h. x 2 1/4'' x 1 3/4''. 2) German 800 silver marked with repousse fruit & foliate designs on hinged lid and body, 1 1/4'' x 2 3/8'' x 1 3/4''. Approx. 3.7 troy oz. No condition issues noted.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1910 item #1010517 (stock #m405)
A Rare Signed Candleholder from the workshops of Charles Rohlfs in Buffalo, New York circa 1905. Made of mahogany and brass. Measures about 6 1/2" tall and 7 1/2" across. In good condition, does show some wear and tarnish, top is a bit misshapen. Great look and rare.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #349375 (stock #529)
A Sterling Silver Footed Cake Plate, Made for Tiffany; Early 20th century. It is 10 1/2" across and 1 1/2 " high. It has an Extensive Pierced Floral Design and an Elaborate "CAV" Monogram in the Center. Some very minor wear scratches on the surface, but otherwise in excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1910 item #1335498 (stock #7337)
An Austrian cold painted bronze quails figurine from around 1900. This highly detailed 1-1/2" wide and 1-1/8" tall group depicts a pair of finely detailed quail birds with brown, white and red cold painting. It is stamped GESCHIT 1134 on the bottom and it is in fair condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, or repairs however it has a rough area on the side of the tall bird which may have been where another bird was attached originally...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pre 1910 item #171353 (stock #234)
A Dresden Footed Center Bowl by Von Schierholz Porcelain Manufactory of Thuringia, Germany. From the early 1900's. Dimensions 12" 5.5" x 4" high. Excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1910 item #699794 (stock #39B78 2041)
Rookwood art pottery Iris glaze vase decorated with star lilies by artist Rose Fechheimer, 1903. Impressed under base with Rookwood potter's marks. Mint condition with typical glaze crazing. Size: 7.5" high x 4" diameter
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1910 item #156360 (stock #614)
A Pair of Burgess & Leigh Sauce Tureens, with Original Lids and Ladles. With Bellied Bodies and Iron Red, Green and Cobalt Flowers and Borders; Gilding overall. Sydenham Shape Reg. 463643, and identified as Burgess & Leigh by the number. Dimensions 9" long x 5" deep x 6" high. Dated 1905.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Pre 1900 item #365439 (stock #1041)
A Porcelain Inkwell and Stand; Handpainted and Gilt Trim, on a Similar Stand and both Mounted on a Bronze Base, with Handles. Probably French, late 19th century. Dimensions 9" wide x 8" deep x 6.25" high. Excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1004967 (stock #26C10E 3079)
A Russian silver mug engraved with two town scenes by Moscow silversmith M. Dimitriyev (1854-1877), dated 1869, assayer Viktor Savinkov. Excellent condition with gilded interior. Size: 3 3/4 inches ht. x 2 5/8 inches diameter. Silver standard: 84 zolotniks (.875 pure silver).
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1192257 (stock #40F02 177)
American figural cow weathervane, probably Cushing and White, Waltham, Massachusetts. Circa 1880-1890. Size: 26.5 inches length x 16 inches height. A full copper body and cast zinc head of classic form with wonderfully delineated lines. Gilt over original gilt surface, with some verdigris. Overall excellent condition; no restoration to the body. Cushing and White made these models with or without udders. Provenance: private collection, Chatham, New York.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1900 item #879806 (stock #6137)
An early and beautiful genuine Aesthetic period covered entree dish by Copeland Spode c1870-90. This 14 x 7-3/4" English serving piece has lush gilding, relief handles and branch-style finial and fine handpainting over transfer. It has grape and vine leaves, feeding birds, foliage and a butterfly; it is stamped (faintly) COPELAND with various underglaze numbers and letters and it has painted D9875 markings...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1900 item #163906 (stock #330)
A Staffordshire Figure of a Couple (possibly a married couple)with a Dog; mid-19th Century. Dimensions 14" high x 9" wide. Some wear, but in overall good condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Pre 1900 item #122606 (stock #336)
Vieux (Old) Paris fan vase with central florals and extensive gilt; some minor chips. Dimensions; 8.75" high x 6" wide.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Pre 1900 item #184581 (stock #472)
A Pair of Vieux (Old) Paris Tazzas; Green and Gold on White with a Different Hand Painted Scene on Each. They have a wonderful gilt rim. From the Mid-19th Century. Dimensions, 10.5" round x 4.5" high. Excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #289649 (stock #865)
A Sterling Silver Ice Cream Server/Scoop win an Embossed Floral Design. Length 10 inches and weight 5 Troy ounces. It is Marked Sterling on the Back of the Handle, but there is no Makers Mark. From the late 19th century and in excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1039644 (stock #1649)
A Pair of Large Brass Renaissance Revival Candelabra. Dimensions; 16.5" high x 7" wide x 5" deep (at the base); weight, a substantial 120 ounces, total. American, circa 1880; no mark.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #499577 (stock #155)
Antique Tibetan painted box made of wood covered with yak leather and exquisitely painted and decorated with traditional Tibetan design elements in gilt lacquer. Measuring approx. 16x10x8 inches in excellent antique condition a fine decorative accent piece.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #745902 (stock #40E90 101)
An English figural centerpiece epergne with intertwined palm trees and antlered stag, unmarked but possibly by Elkington & Co. Circa 1865. There are three candelabra arms and a fourth central light that converts to hold a glass, trumpet shaped flower vase. Wonderful detailing and in very good overall condition, but with minor solder repairs to several of the fronds, some bent, and with a couple of frond tips missing...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #748293 (stock #40E75 94)
Antique hand carved wooden American eagle figure with gilded gesso finish, supported on a modern faux marble plinth. 19th century. Size: 13.75" overall height (10.25" ht. eagle alone) x 13.5" wide x 6" deep. There is minor flaking to the gilded surface and some chips at the tips of both wings.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1900 item #160491 (stock #594)
A Minton's Serving Bowl in the Pink Cockatrice Pattern; Hand Painted and Enameled Bird and Floral Décor with a Scalloped Edge in Pink, Yellow and Green. Dimensions 7" diameter x 1.75" high. Minton's mark for 1892-1901. Excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Pre 1900 item #184346 (stock #2/8)
This is a wonderfully colored set of seven Old Paris plates, floral polychrome center medallion on white ground with lilac rims and gilded edges, each plate varies in floral arrangement, overlapping gilt monogram "BRJ" on border of each plate with small crown, one plate has two crazing spots, small chips, measures 5 5/8 in diameter.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Pre 1900 item #136696 (stock #367)
Vieux (OLD)Paris Covered Tureen; 19th c. Dimensions 12" high to cover; 12" diameter to handles. Condition is excellent.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #912574 (stock #26C10 2225)
Two ironstone soup plates by Minton in the Imari "Oriental Japan" pattern, #5194, with impressed triangle date mark for 1843. Size: 10.25" diameter. Excellent condition with no chips, cracks, staining or restoration, just some light crazing. Underglaze blue backstamp with pattern name and impressed "BB New Stone" (for Best Body ironstone).
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #486706 (stock #120)
Fine porcelain cylindrical vase or brush pot circa 1860 hand painted with floral and bird motif. Measuring approx. 11 inches tall and 4 3/4 in diameter. In excellent condition this piece has a Chinese ministry of antiquities export stamp on the bottom. Japanese Imari porcelain was first produced in the Genroku period c.1700 It is characterised by the striking use of underglaze blue, red and gilt, and occasionally green enamels...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1020168 (stock #26C10E 306)
English Victorian sterling silver inkstand, Sheffield assay, 1850, by Henry Wilkinson and Company. This inkstand is decorated with geometric hand piercing and has rococo foliate borders, supported on four acanthus feet, with two silver mounted, faceted glass ink bottles and a central removable taper stick, used for the melting of sealing wax. All of the silver components are stamped with matching hallmarks for the maker Henry Wilkinson & Co...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Plate : Pre 1900 item #1401681
Very rare form of a Kate Greenaway figure by James Tufts Silverplate Company of Boston, ca 1880. A sewing caddy or stand, with rods to hold spools of thread, a pincushion held by the young girl, and a very nice engraved tray in the Aesthetic Movement style. It measures 5 1/4" high, and is 6 1/4" in diameter, with a nice flared foot of 3/8" high. It is signed on the bottom with James Tufts name, city, the monogram with T, and the number 4143. James Tufts opened his company in 1875, and creat...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #131912 (stock #535)
A Set of Six Gorham "Buttercup" Teaspoons; 6" long.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #486710 (stock #121)
Fine porcelain large bowl with profusely hand painted decorations in traditional Imari colors and motifs. A impressive size measuring 11 3/4 inches in diameter and 4.5 inches high in excellent condition. A fine piece would make a great addition to any collection.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1900 item #129806 (stock #511)
Wedgwood Jasperware Biscuit Jar with Cover; A beautiful Deep Blue color with classical design in white relief. Circa 1895, Wedgwood imprint and "England". Dimension 8" high to finial x 5.25" wide. Inside the barrel, there is some discoloration due to age.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1018174 (stock #40F73 116)
A Chinese export rose medallion porcelain vase of baluster form with four applied gilded lizard handles. Circa 1840-50s. The vase is decorated in polychrome enamels with two panels of courtesans with gilding in their hair and with two of butterflies and roses in a vase. Size: 10 inches height x 4.5 inches diameter. Condition: One of the lizard handles is missing a front leg and there is some minor wear to gilding on top rim (See photo details).
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Plate : Pre 1900 item #1364318 (stock #9634)
An antique Rogers Star silver plated julep or punch or cocktail strainer spoon circa 1890. This 5-3/4" spoon has a pierced 2-3/4" across bowl and it was used to strain fruits and spices from juleps, punch or poured cocktails. It is stamped 1847 R.B. A1 for Rogers Brothers and it is in very good condition with no monograms, dents, corrosion, damage or repairs other than some minor bending to the join area of the handle and a bit of minor plating heel wear. All condition issues are noted...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Pre 1900 item #136996 (stock #61)
A Vieux (Old) Paris Large Breakfast or Cafe' au Lait Porcelain Cup & Saucer. Decorated with florals on a blue and gilt background. Dimensions; cup 3.5" x 4.5", plate 7" diameter. 19th century and other than minor gilt wear, it is in excellent condition