Gazing at the back of the traditional Maiko apprentice, pins and combs hold her coiffure perfect, our eyes travel down to the neck revealed as it joins the white painted shoulders, the luxurious kimono with its signature high and draping sash: She has the two of hearts! A very unusual painting reflecting the oddities of western influence at the opening of the 20th century by Matsumoto Ichiyo (1893-1952)...

A vintage Double Diamond advertising pitcher or bar premium known as the Running Man by Beswick. It has the black stamped Beswick mark (used from 1936) and it has a pattern number 1517. This 8-1/2" tall barware collectible is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, damage or repairs other than some fine overall crazing and the loss of the original cork-mounted porcelain hat stopper...

A late Victorian original gilt cast metal standup 11" desk or table thermometer complete with a cherub and fancy swing-out foot. It has a loop for hanging on a wall and the original mercury thermometer is intact and working fine. It is SIGNED B&H 3590 on the back, and it is in very good condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor gilding loss and the loss of some of the silvering on the dial. We kind of like the BLOOD HEAT label...

A genuine Georgian black basalt 6-1/4" across and 2-3/4" high bowl by Wedgwood. In the unadorned black basalt matte finish ware, this bowl is stamped WEDGWOOD 6 with a four unit "quote mark" near the edge. It is simple and Georgian in style, with a 7/8" collar and a fine foot rim. This item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, crazing, losses, damage or repairs other than some rust-coloured discolouration or deposits on the interior...

Chinese red glass bead necklace. These types of beads were originally used by the palace officials. Size: 33cm X 2.

Snow Drifts - Walton Blodgett (American, 1907-1963), original watercolor painting. Circa: mid 20th century. Size: 12 inches x 14.5 inches. Signed in lower left. A dramatic image by this WPA era Vermont artist, with contrasting shadows set against a snowy field and with a silhouetted skyline of the Green Mountains in the background. Walton Blodgett received his artistic training in New York City at the Grand Central School of Art, and later with George Luks...

Dennis Sheehan (American, born 1950) - Place of Peace. Oil on linen. Size: 10 inches x 8 inches. Signed in lower right. Excellent condition; offered in a contemporary gilt wood plein air frame; titled on verso. Dennis Sheehan is a contemporary painter of tonalist landscapes, whose work is inspired by George Inness. His paintings are in many public and private collections, including the White House...

Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Autumn Valley. Oil on artist board. Circa 1960's. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Signed lower right and bearing stamps from the Thomas R. Curtin Estate on the verso. In this painting, Curtin has captured a Vermont valley at the peak of its autumnal colors. Using impressionistic brushwork and a colorful palette, he draws the viewer's eye from the rocky pasture in the foreground, through the sugar maples, to the purple hills beyond...

David Gauld (Scottish, 1865-1936) - Painting of Four Calves Resting. Oil on canvas. Canvas size: 24 inches x 36 inches. Signed in lower right, D. Gauld. Late 19th or early 20th century. In this adorable work, the Scottish painter David Gauld has portrayed four young calves resting in the shade by a watering tub in a Scottish pasture. David Gauld was a native of Glasgow and is well known for his studies of cattle...

In emulation of a Margot de Taxco's design a vintage silver and black enamel necklace signed by Narvaez. I am familiar with the specific maker's Deco jewelry yet I have never seen an enameled piece by him! Based on a difficult to find (at least in my experience) Margot original, I love the sweeping motion of the stylized feathers and their generous size. A stunning piece, it measures a wearable 17 3/4" with its feathers part being 4" wide by 2 1/4" tall (at its tallest). The width at the chai...

An Extremely rare celadon hand rest/pillow with tiger figure and typically carved of flower to the top side, six spurs firing mark to the base, Northern Song dynasty 10th-12th century, Yue wares in perfect condition, except firing crack visible on the last enlargement. Long maximum : 17.5cm, High: 10cm.

Storekeeper roly-poly tobacco tin, Red Indian Cut Plug Tobacco brand, by The American Tobacco Company. Early 20th century. Size: 7 inches height x 6 inches diameter. Very good condition, some minor paint loss and rust spotting (see photos). The lithograph decorated tin held one pound of tobacco and is in the form of a Store keeper wearing a blue jacket, black bow tie and smoking a pipe. Head lifts off as a cover. No dents.

Antique late Georgian mahogany knife box, with interior converted for stationery. English. Circa 1790-1810. Size: 12.5 inches H x 8 inches W x 8 inches D. Serpentine shaped front with sloping cover and black and white checked string inlay edging. There is a six-pointed star inlaid on the underside of the cover. Condition: very good, with restoration to some of the veneer and inlay (especially stringing on the back side of cover and veneer repair around the key hole); original hinges; missing...

The White Horse - Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977), oil on canvas, 24 inches x 30 inches. Circa 1960's. Unsigned, but bearing the stamp of the Thomas R. Curtin Estate on the reverse, together with the estate's inventory number 167. In this appealing painting, Thomas Curtin has portrayed a farmer buck sawing a felled tree, whilst the viewer's attention is drawn to his white draft horse, which serves as the focal point of this work. The scene is completed by a row of village houses, with ...

Gorgeous, classic 1940's 2 strand sterling silver beads necklace designed and signed by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling. All original, the necklace measures 15" long. Fully hallmarked on the clasp which is tight and secure. Excellent vintage condition with no dents or dings in the beads. Spratling designs are a center piece of the 20th Century Mexican silver collection at Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA.

Stunning, extremely rare sterling silver and amethyst twin angels necklace designed and signed in the early 1940's by surrealist Taxco, Mexico artist Hubert Harmon. The angels are suspended from the original black leather and suede ribbon ending with a bow tie clasp. The necklace measures 15 1/2 wearable inches long. Together the twin angel pendants measure measure 5 1/4" across and stand 2 1/2 high. Signed on the reverse with Harmon's upturned soles and angel wings along with HUBERT HARMON MADE...

Original Charles Dickens autograph, hand-penned by the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era to Charles Augustus Cole, and dated Monday, 12th November 1860, written on stationery of "Office of All the Year Round, A Weekly Journal Conducted by Charles Dickens." Size: approx. 6 inches x 4.75 inches (sight). Offered framed together with an engraved portrait of Charles Dickens. The note reads: "My Dear Cole, I regret to be obliged to reply that I cannot possibly do it. I am much too ...

Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Foggy Morning, Vinalhaven, Maine. Watercolor painting, early 1960's, 15 inches x 22 inches (sight). Signed in lower left. In this atmospheric painting, Thomas Curtin has captured the rocky coastline on Vinalhaven Island, Maine, as a sea fret rolls in on the land. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He studied at the prestigious National Academy of Design and Art Students' League, both in New York City. Curtin found a mentor and friend ...