This fun little pin is either gold filled or has a gold wash. Measuring 1/2” x 3/16”, there are Fleur de lys at each end and an oval in the middle with “BEBE,” surrounded by black enamel. The pin stem assembly is original, and it is in excellent condition. Unmarked. The photos are part of the description; please examine them carefully. Thanks! Shipping, handling & insurance within the USA included.

This small intricately carved stone shoes were probably given as a gift of well wishing. 3 inches in length, they were carved from unidentified soft stone, not hard jade. There are numerous cracks and chips from age, but the shoes retain their original carving detail.

Arts and Crafts two-door china cabinet, solid oak. American. Circa 1910. A double door cabinet with glass front and sides. Three adjustable oak shelves. Original finish. Unmarked. Size: 40 inches wide x 61 inches high x 16 inches deep. Excellent condition.

A Fukagawa double gourd vase 1900-20. This fine quality and likely late vintage Meiji-Taishō era 4-3/8" tall Japanese porcelain hand painted vase is by the renowned Fukagawa Porcelain Company firm of Japan c1900-20. This vase has a blue tassel and two painted small floral groups in gold, green, orange and black. There is a gold upper rim. The mark is the Mount Fuji and stream with the Fukagawa signature, identified on gotheborg.com as being is used from 1900-20...

Description: A wood carving of a tiger was a typical Taiwanese religious deity. Instead of scaring people, the cute tiger was for comforting uneasy babies for worshipers. Date: Qing dynasty, Height: 14.5cm

Maurice Utrillo (French, 1883-1955) signed street view of Rue Saint-Vincent, Montmartre, Paris. Circa 1918. Oil on artist board. Size: 21 3/8 inches x 28 3/4 inches. Signed lower right, "Maurice. Utrillo". Maurice Utrillo was one of the great French masters of modern art of the 20th century. Maurice was born in the Montmartre district of Paris...

This Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Victorian 'Dragon's Breath' art glass is often referred to Jelly Opal or Mexican Faux Fire Opal. Also mistakenly called saphiret, an unusual and rare Victorian tan to aqua art glass, which is sometimes used to describe actual butterfly wings. While all are very collectible, they are not all created equal! To see a real Saphiret brooch please search # 455552 in this web catalog...

A well painted pair of Kangxi style rouleau shaped vases decorated in underglaze blue with branches of prunus blossom. These items were made, circa 1880 - 1920, during either the late Qing or early Republic periods. Condition - each has a small hole drilled 1.5 inches (3cm) above the base. One vase has a chip and associated crack to the footrim. No further damage and no restoration...

Here is a pretty woman’s face in profile. Her long golden hair trails down to end with a tiny baroque or freshwater pearl. Total length of the face, hair and pearl a little less than 3/4”. This design was based on a drawing by Charles Dana Gibson – a Gibson Girl! (See the final photograph.) It is marked 14k, weighs 1.2g, and is in excellent condition. It doesn’t have a maker’s mark, but we have seen this same stick pin with Alling’s mark. Circa 1910...

Chinese red glazed porcelain vase, with mottled decoration and an everted neck, late 19th/early 20th century period. Size, Height of vase is 9 1/2 inches, in very good condition.

SOLD. Circa 1900 Filigree Flip Ring from early 20th century, marked: 10K and Romany one side Onyx with small odd cut diamond, other side a much loved cameo almost worn smooth! Pix # 2 & 4, how to flip
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A pale celadon jade pendant, carved and pierced with a parrot perched on a flowering prunus branch, besides a rock. With matching wooden base. Condition: fine. Dimension: pendant: c. 6.1 cm high x 3.9 cm wide x 0.35 cm thick, height with stand c. 10.5 cm.

Fob made with Carved Ivory Chain and a Mellowed Rose on each end. The Swivel reads: KEENE 12K 1/20 for goldfilled and shows brass and rose gold in areas. 4 3/4" total, while the larger detailed rose is 1 X 1". Would look just marvey on a nice chain.
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Late Arts early Deco Double Sided Mother of Pearl Backed Butterfly Wing and real tiny Moth on reverse Pendant with 20" Original Chain and Old Clasp, both marked sterling. Insects and dried flowers are encased in glass bubble or crystal with MOP between them. 04. Sold, no price, no info

 

Antique Syrian carved and inlaid folding chair. This chair is ornately inlaid with mother-of-pearl and intricately carved with an Arabic inscription. The chair folds for ease of transportation. Some pieces of inlay missing and with minor chips. Size: 40 inches ht. x 17.5 inches wide x 19 inches deep.

A Dutch sterling silver tea strainer and stand made in 1918 by Fa Dahlia. This ornate antique 2 piece tea strainer on its original claw-foot stand measures 5-1/4" x 3-1/4" and it features birds and flowers. The stand has a repousse foliate design. Each is fully hallmarked for Amsterdam, Holland 1918, and they bear the maker's mark for Fa. Dahlia. This strainer and stand weighs 99.5 grams, and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...

A stunning fire patinated bronze vase. The mottled verdigris background in contrast with copper red patinated areas of resist in leaf patterns complete with veining to the leaves and texture to the sustaining twigs. This seems to be of a good quality bronze alloy - emitting a bell resonance when lightly struck. Unmarked but consistent with German and Austrian work from the early 20th century. Acquired from the same source as a marked WMF Ikora vase we are also offering...

The Young Hunter

Ernest Bosch (German, 1834-1917)

Oil on canvas, signed lower left (behind frame).

Bosch was a pupil at the Academy of Dusseldorf under the instruction of K. Solm, T. Hildebrandt and Schadow. He was best known for his portrait and genre paintings...

Very intricate high grade gold hira-makie decoration with Aogai shell inlay and tiny gold leaf squares (kirigane)on tortoiseshell. A beautiful example from the Meiji period (1868 - 1912), Japan. It is 7 inches long and in superb condition.

Attractive folk art Buddha with most of it's original painting intact. Made in Sri Lanka in the 19th or early 20th century. H. 55 cm. Condition: some age cracks, some wear to the painting, traces of light repainting (face seems to be touched up a bit), one finger repaired. Overall in a very good condition.

This elegant and very rare ring weighs in at 11.5 grams. The top (measuring 5/8” x 5/8”) has a lovely Nouveau design, and no monogram – ready for your initials. (Finding a signet ring that is both Art Nouveau AND that has never been monogrammed is really unusual!) The top edges and shanks are beautifully carved with Nouveau swirls which are deeply incised. It is unmarked 14k gold, and size 9-1/4. Circa 1900. The photos are part of the description; please examine them carefully and ask que...

Here is a sweet little pansy pendant! Pansies have been equated with thoughtfulness, free thinking, and deep contemplation. Shakespeare’s Ophelia said "There's pansies, that's for thoughts." This little pansy is made from (tested) 10k gold, with a modern-looking 14k bale, probably the result of a later change. The enamel on the upper petals is orange, and on the lower petals, it shades from dark yellow through to white, with some darker details, and a (cultured?) pearl center. It measures 1/2�...

a Very fine ghurra with a couple of birds on top, and a small protector in the middle of the house, it is likely that this part has been added after the initial carving , note also two small carved animals that could be sheep, black patine , important signs of use around the hole. H 25 cm , max wide 10 cm , thickness 2.5 cm , weight 250 gr Further information of request

A fine Japanese bronze vase with moulded designs of Shishi dog and flowers. Measuring approx. 9 inches tall in excellent condition with beautiful patina.

Here is a charming young lady or girl, nicely realized in 14k (marked and tested) yellow gold. She is shown in profile against a textured oval background. Her hair curls around at the base of the oval, and her bangs are in slight disarray – we think she’s just sweet! She measures 1/2” x 3/8”, with a total length of 2-1/4” and weighs 1.4 g. Circa 1900 and in excellent condition. The photos are part of the description; please examine them carefully. Thanks! Shipping, handling & insuran...

A gorgeous Jubako stacking box of lacquered wood decorated with burgeoning grape vines in powdered gold maki-e dating from the 19th century enclosed in the original wooden storage box. Inside oxidized vermilion grants a sense of celebration, while the outside covered in polished black is the perfect back drop to the shimmering gold decoration. Assembled it is 24 x 26 x 31 cm (9-1/2 x 10-1/4 x 12 inches). Overall it is in very good condition, with some minor dings in the edges typical of use. ...

Here is a splendid locket depicting some sort of creature: zephyr? Lion? Or some other mythological critter? He has a diamond in his mouth, and his eyes are red stones (too small to ID). Measuring 1-1/8”, weighing 9.5g, and marked 10k, he is set up for 2 photographs with both celluloid and photo rings. He's a somewhat rosy gold (NOTE that it was really hard to capture the color of the gold in the photographs), and has the maker’s mark for Kroll. In excellent condition and circa 1900. Chain n...

Here is a striking stickpin, featuring a bright green tourmaline (said to aid in self confidence and compassion). It is surrounded by a gold Art Nouveau framework, with a rose below. A white seed pearl completes it. It is marked 14k, with an illegible maker’s mark. It measures 1/2” x 5/8" and the whole thing is 2-1/2" long. It weighs 2.9g including the gold-filled clutch. In excellent condition and C. 1900. The Tudor rose is a combination of the red rose of Lancaster and the white ros...

Art-Nouveau pops in mind when you look at this 14Kt yellow gold and amethyst pendant. The high Art-Nouveau design is further enhanced by a 4 millimeter round faceted bezel set amethyst. The pendant measures 1” high and 7/8” wide and it comes with a 14Kt yellow gold cable chain.

A 14k yellow gold enamel seed pearls crescent moon honeymoon pin brooch circa 1910-20. This attractive 15/16 x 3/4" pin features turquoise or robin's egg blue enamel and seed pearls. This attractive pin weighs 1.7 grams, it has the 1K0 maker's mark for Kohn & Co. of Newark, NJ on the c-clasp and it tests as 14k gold. It is in very good condition with no cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs however there is a small flake to the enamel near one of the moon's tips. All items are t...

An unusual vintage post Edwardian English sterling silver miniature mirror pendant on a sterling chain. The 2-1/2" x 1-3/8" mirror is fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1916 with a C&N maker's mark, for Crisford and Norris. The 22" sterling silver chain with spring-ring catch is indistinctly marked on the loop, but tests as silver (it came with mirror, appears to be vintage but cannot guarantee it was purchased with mirror originally). A decorative but useful piece, great bridal accessory, to keep ...

Sold. Watson Spoons everywhere, but where is the jewelry? Butterfly Jewelry Collectors Diminutive Delish "C" catch pin with Rose Tan Ceramic or enamel application stamped: BRONZE on the pin stem, STERLING and the 3 marks for the Watson Company. Still shows some GOLD GILT finish. Tiny @ a wing span of 1 3/8" and beautiful condition! Sold, no price, no info

A rare and stunning faceted amethyst and sterling ring by the Chicago Arts & Crafts workshop Kalo, founded in 1900. This is the first Kalo ring I have ever seen, only having come across necklaces, bracelets, pins and earrings before. The engraving on the setting is exquisite and the amethyst is large and brilliant, measuring 3/4" long and 5/8" wide. The stone and entire ring is in fine original condition. It is a size 8 and suitable for a man or a woman. It can not be sized without loosing the s...

Edwardian Transitional Art Deco Motif Sterling Guilloche Bar Pin champleve. 2 1/2X 1/8" wide. Perfect enamel surface.

A rare and possibly custom made hand wrought sterling and Wedgwood pin from the Chicago Arts & Crafts workshop Kalo. Unusual and beautiful, this pin measures 1 3/4" by 1 3/8" and is in fine original condition. The center piece reverse is signed WEDGWOOD in etching and the frame is signed WROUGHT STERLING KALO. This is a really special piece.