All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1192262 (stock #39B78-3154)
Scarce Irish silver bowl by silversmith Matthew West, Dublin, c.1780, sterling silver. A small bowl adorned with swirling bands of punch work decoration and supported on three hoof feet. Excellent antique condition. Hallmarked on the underside with the Irish harp, figure of Hibernia and maker's initials MW for Matthew West. Also engraved with the original owner's initials BR in block letters. Size: 5 inches in diameter x 2.5 inches high. Weight: 4.6 troy ounces.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1193131 (stock #39B14-9155)
An important table dinner bell by the renowned partnership of silversmiths Wakelin and Taylor, London, 1787. Turned ivory handle; the silver bell engraved with all-over decoration including motifs of foliate scrolls, birds, swags, and an armoured helm, together with a family crest. Size: 5 1/2 inches tall x 2 7/8 inches diameter. 8.16 troy ounces total weight. Condition: excellent, with a tight age crack to the ivory handle. Crisp hallmarks on inside of bell...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1837 VR item #1194969 (stock #39B14 10475)
Early Chamberlains Worcester porcelain teapot and stand. Circa 1800. An attractive example of a Worcester teapot with vertical ribbed design and hand painted with bands of gilt foliage and sepia colored scrolling feathers. The lid has a pagoda finial and is marked on its underside in gold script "Chamberlains Worcester, Worcester N.34." Condition is excellent with no chips or repairs. There is some minor wear to the gilding along the edge of the lid and on the rim of the oval stand...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1194990 (stock #40G72 116)
Small size ovoid redware pottery jar in a glossy brown speckled glaze. 19th century, Size: 6 inches high x 5.5 inches diameter. Condition: some glaze wear to top rim; small chips to foot ring and firing craze to interior glaze (does not penetrate the body of the vessel and not visible from the exterior).
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1950 item #1195006 (stock #39C80 1011)
Carl Poul Petersen (Danish, 1895-1977) hand-hammered sterling silver pastry knife in Acorn pattern. Circa 1947. Size: 10 5/8 inches length. Weight: 4 troy ounces. Excellent condition with no monogram. Maker's stamp PP on reverse of handle, together with Canadian national sterling mark and words 'hand-made sterling.' Carl Petersen trained as an apprentice with Danish silversmith Georg Jensen, and married Jensen's daughter...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1920 item #1196799
Chinese blue monochrome porcelain meiping vase, the interior rim and body coated with a dark blue hue, the recessed base with an underglaze blue apocryphal Qianlong mark, from late 19th/early 20th century period. Size; Height of vase is 7.75 inches, in very good condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1900 item #1196927
Fine example of Chinese pair of Chinese crackle vases, late 19th century period, each vase has height of 6 1/2 inches, in very good conditions.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1940 item #1196970
Chinese celadon double gourd shape vase/bottle, 7 inches is height, from early to mid 20th century and in good condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1920 item #1200192 (stock #40G72 139)
L.C. Tiffany Favrile iridescent gold art glass sherbet. Circa 1910. Size: 4.5 inches diameter. Signed on the underside of the foot L.C. Tiffany Favrile. Excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1910 item #1200196 (stock #26C10 2490)
Gilded sterling silver anointing spoon commemorating the coronation of King Edward VII, London, 1902, by Cornelius Saunders and James Shepherd. Size: 6.75 inches length. This spoon is designed after the 12th century anointing spoon of Henry II, currently in the English Royal Collection. Condition: very good and retaining most of the original gilding.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1950 item #1200209 (stock #40G46 411)
Tiffany and Company sterling silver baby's fork in rare King and Queen pattern. Circa 1907-1947. Length: 4.25 inches. Excellent condition, no monogram, just needs a little polishing.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1920 item #1200213 (stock #26C10 2487)
Sterling silver sugar caster or shaker, after an original design by Samuel Wood from 1750. Early 20th century. Size: 7 inches height. Weight: 7.1 troy ounces. Excellent condition; no damage; no monogram.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1200220 (stock #39B71 584)
French silver taste de vin (wine taster). 19th century. First French silver standard of .950. Size: 3.75 inches x 3 inches. Weight: 2.47 troy ounces. Excellent condition, with slight mis-shaping to the bowl. Engraved around the rim - E. HOUET. Stamped with French silver standard marks on the bowl and handle.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1910 item #1200873
Pair of perfume bottles of clear crystal glass with heavy sterling overlay in an Art Nouveau scrolled foliate design, with hand-worked detailing. Both the neck and rim of the bottles are encased in silver. Each sterling overlay stopper is matched to it's bottle, with each stopper marked with identical number as it appears on the base of the bottle. Bottles are monogrammed “ML”. Condition of bottles is excellent with no chips, cracks, or repairs...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1910 item #1200874
Pair of perfume bottles of clear crystal glass with heavy sterling overlay in an Art Nouveau pattern of Iris, Leaves and scrolls, with hand-worked detailing. Both the neck and rim of the bottles are encased in silver. Sterling overlay stoppers are matched to it's bottle, stoppers are marked with identical number as it appears on the base of the bottle. Bottles are not monogrammed. Condition of bottles is excellent with no chips, cracks, or repairs...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1201554 (stock #39B78 T519)
Scarce Chrysanthemum pattern sterling silver porringer by Tiffany and Co. Circa 1899-1900. This porringer was manufactured while Charles L. Tiffany was president of the company. Size: 8 7/8" x 5 1/4" diameter. 1 Pint capacity. Excellent condition, no monogram. Carved ivory handle with chrysanthemum motif, which matches the applied silver chrysanthemum decoration to the rim of the porringer.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1920 item #1204384 (stock #39B14 12210)
The Louis Vuitton 'cube' is the rarest and most desirable in their line of trunks. Circa 1900-1920. Size: 26 inches wide x 25 inches deep x 25 inches high. This example is one of the earlier versions of the Louis Vuitton cube with a low production serial number (see photos) and with metal corner bands rather than leather. The interior retains both lift-out trays as well as the original manufacturer's label...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1700 item #1205679
Decorated with floral patterns in lustre and blue glaze. Place of origin is probably Malaga. Diameter: 32 cm. Condition: several chips and a 20 cm. hairline. The hole to hang the plate is original.