All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #843378 (stock #3748)
Oriental tea pot made of tinned copper with finely chased design of vegetal pattern. The stylized dragon handle riveted to the drop shaped body, holding the domed and pierced lid with a small ball in it. Similar ewers in the Henri Moser Charlottenfels Collection. Condition: fine, few tiny dents. Dimension: 31.5 cm high, weight: 718 g.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1700 item #843263 (stock #26C10 1763)
William III/ Queen Anne Britannia silver dognose spoon, London, marked only with maker's mark of Francis Archbold. Circa 1700. Rare early spoon showing the transition of styles from the trefid to dognose. The dognose form is so called because of the shape of the end of the handle, also sometimes referred to as 'wavy end.' This example retains the broad, shallow bowl and ribbed rat tail of the earlier trefid form but without the characteristic notches in the terminal of the trefid...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #843238 (stock #lot534)
Description: A porcelain snuff bottle was beautifully painted on the surface with insect of grasshopper in the weeds. On the other side, a well-rhythmed poem was finely written to depict the picture. It was in perfect condition with original dipper on top. An inscription mark Qian-Long-Nien-Zi was at the bottom. Date: Qing Dynasty(19th century). Height: 7.9cm.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1970 item #843069 (stock #TR609)
A sensuous snake coils over its own tail to form this beautifully executed bracelet. Dating from the 1960's, the 14Kt yellow gold snake bangle has bezel set ruby eyes and a snakeskin design that covers not only the top of the bracelet but the entire outside surface and back. The width of the bracelet at the widest part is 5/8”.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1960 item #843055
Elegant sterling silver hand crafted bracelet designed and signed by Antonio Pineda. Measuring 8 inches long and 1/4 inch wide. Fully hallmarked.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #843047
Hand crafted sterling silver cascabell pin designed and signed (c.1940's)by Taxco, Mexico artist Valentin Vidaurreta (1902-1955). Measures 3 1/2" X 2". Comprised of 19 cascabells on five sterling stems and tied with a sterling silver bow. Valentin was the primary designer for Hector Aguilar and the Taller Borda and was considered one of the best Taxco silver designers of the period. His art leaned toward fauna and foilage and this can be seen in his sterling silver designs...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1960 item #843039
Large hand crafted 3 dimensional pin designed and signed by Taxco, Mexico artist Antonio Pineda. Measures 3 3/4 inches long. Beautiful condition. No dents or dings. This design was featured in the recent museum exhibit WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENISSANCE and pictured on page 137 of the catalogue by the same name.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1950 item #843032
Hand crafted sterling and onyx locket designed and signed by Taxco, Mexico artist Antonio Pineda. Measures 2 1/4" X 1 1/2". Includes an original ANTONIO storage pouch.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1940 item #843026
Hand crafted sterling silver pendant by Taxco, Mexico artists Los Castillo (c.1940)Measuring 3" high X 1 3/4" across. Heavy but yet very wearable. Fully hallmarked LOS CASTILLO, TAXCO, STERLING, HAND WROUGHT. Beautiful condition with no dents or dings.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1700 item #842938 (stock #TR 745)
A fine Ming Wanli period blue and white big bowl, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze blue of scenery, sailing sampans passing islands, two stories pavilion and a flag on one side, land with seven stories pagoda, and temple and flag on the other...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1492 item #842935 (stock #TR 744)
A good northern Song longquan celadon big bowl, rounded side with lipped rim and unglazed base, bowl decorated with carved / combed of flower motif in interior and exterior, lipped rim, covered with green glaze.
Bowl is in very good condition no chip no crack no restoration, Grey stone ware material.
Size: 24 cm diameter, 10 cm height.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1700 item #842929 (stock #TR 743)
A truly good quality Ming Jiajing blue and white bowl, rounded side with mantao shape and glazed base, bowl decorated with fine drawing of under glaze blue of cow / buffalo motif.
Bowl is in very good condition no chip no crack no restoration.
Size: 10.5 cm diameter.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1920 item #842782 (stock #39B78 1612)
American art pottery puzzle mug by George E. Ohr. Circa 1915. Mint condition. This mug is fashioned from terra cotta colored clay covered in a striated brown glaze. Impressed on the underside "G.E. Ohr Biloxi Miss." The handle is adorned with a stylized rabbit's head, and the rim, handle and sides are perforated with a pattern of holes. Size: 3 3/4" ht. x 3 5/8" diameter x 5 1/8" across the handle.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1700 item #842209 (stock #ANR2495)
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A typical Muromachi style Sansui screen showing scholarly travelers in a ragged landscape of precipitous hills and temples dusted with clouds of gold flake likely dating from the late 16th century. It is bordered in fine antique patterned brocade with a black lacquered frame. The gold mist engulfs the scene, giving life to the unusually large figures, a Muromachi-Momoyama trait. In the area about the travelers’ path, gold has been rubbed into the paper, giving it a soft sheen...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Jewels : Pre 1910 item #842061 (stock #T 1657 A,B)
Both are SOLD. Vintage antique graduated faceted red amber or late Victorian for later mourning black jet & crystal wafer choker necklace fitting the petite neck or for a Victorian doll: A) Faceted black choker passed the jet test, has graduated alternating crystal cut wafers, ending in old sterling ring clasp; B) Faceted red amber also graduated and passed the electrostatic test ending in old barrel twist clasp...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1492 item #841952 (stock #TR 738)
A good Yuan dynasty jar with iron spotted motif, rounded side with globular body and unglazed base, jar dcorated with under glaze spotted iron red motif, two lugs on the shoulder.
Jar is in very good condition no chip no crack no restoration.
Size: 5 cm height.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1492 item #841940 (stock #TR 739)
A good Yuan dynasty vase with iron spoted motif, rounded side with open wide rim and undlazed base, vase decorated with under glaze spotted iron red motif.
Vase is in very good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 12 cm height.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1492 item #841934 (stock #TR 732)
A rare Yuan dynasty blue and white big stem bowl, rounded side with wide flared rim and high foot, stem bowl decorated with under glaze blue of flower scroll motif at exterior, inner rim with classic scroll and center with cloud motif.
Bowl has been broken into several pieces and professionally restored into its original condition.
Size: 17 cm diameter, 13 cm height.