This is a very old pre Spratling era Yalalag cross with it's original chain of a long 48 inches. Each cross on the chain is of thick silver. All of the beads on the chain are 9mm and hand made. The drop is 6in. long and the beads are much larger than the chains beads at 13mm. Again all the crosses on the drop are extremely thick silver and are also hand made. Pieces like this were normally not signed and this one is of no exception...
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.
Indian miniature painting. Bikaner School. Undated, estimated to be 18th century. Subject: The Three Steps of Vishnu. Good condition. 19 x 13 cm.
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.
Older Wider Silver Cuff marked "Hecho en Mexico" & "Talleres de los Ballesteros Taxco" around their distinctive "B" mark. The Hecho en Mexico is around the "925". There are some initials after the word Taxco "I G...". Just over 1 3/4" wide (4 tier style) and weighs 1 oz or 28 grams on postal scale...
Rare to find and most beautiful all original condition antique French bisque character Bebe by SFBJ with outstanding sculpting and very well defined characterization with wonderful rare crystal eyes , exquisite quality of pale bisque and painting , original body by SFBJ and wearing beautiful costume like a little marquees !
15 " ( 38 cm ) very beautiful character boy with pale bisque socket head with rare tiny ice blue crystal glass inset eyes , finest painted lashes over modeled eye-li...
An excavated piece with lovely age wear. Tang Dynasty (618-906). The head is 7,5 cm high, with stand it is 18,5 cm high.
Rare, hand made and standing 4 3/4" tall this sterling silver and black onyx ostrich sculpture was designed and signed in the early 1950's by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling. Comprised of an egg shaped body of black onyx with white specks. The bird has applied detailed wings and tail feathers along with an intricately detailed face, head and ostrich neck. The piece stands on two long detailed legs and feet. Head to tail measures 4 3/4"...
It´s a very beautiful and rare to find French bisque Bebe ... called " Bebe Printemps " from Jumeau factory circa 1890 from a special series of commissioned Bebe´s from Jumeau for luxury Paris department stores . For different department stores in Paris like Printemps , Louvre Store , Samaritaine and other of this produced the Jumeau factory a special bisque Bebe with original Jumeau body but which was never was mark by Jumeau ...
A princess style silk costume with elaborate construction , matching bonnet for one of your special doll´s in your collection !!
One of a kind dress so that you will never find such the same outfit again and is in generally excellent fabric condition
from around 1880 th. !!!
Most hand sewn of cream silk and pretty hand embroidered muslin , has center front panel with light blue silk ribbon decoration
and silk sash ...
Hand Wrought 14K gold filled Carnelian Drop & earhook Earrings by Mimi Dee for a special client who wished to have a pair to wear with another of Ms Dee's work #T 655 or 266176 Pendant.
Image Design Content owned by MIMI DEE
Japanese Limited edition etching with aquatint of a traditional Japanese farmhouse covered in snow titled “Tamba” by Brian Williams (b. 1950). The print is pencil-signed, titled, numbered 170/180, and dated ‘93 along the bottom margin. Paper size: 10 1/4"V x 14"H (image about 5”V x 8 ¼”H). Excellent condition. There are two pieces of archival tape at the top edge verso. Born in Peru, Brian Williams has been living and working in Japan since 1972...
Puzzle like, precise, sterling and stone to stone inlay ring by contemporary jeweler Richard Chavez from the San Felipe Pueblo. Active since 1976, he is a master stone cutter and inlayer and the winner of numerous awards. This ring is about a size 4 1/2, hard to measure exactly since it is square in shape. No chips or cracks to the stones. There are light surface scratches to the back sterling that could easily be buffed out. Hallmarked as shown...
Vintage traditional Miao Woman's hairpin used for festival. 7 inches long
Description:
A Yaozhou conical bowl was beautifully manufactured with printing motifs in the cavetto.
It was preserved in perfect condition only with whitish incursions caused from age.
Some fingernail's scars were left at the foot ring by the potters.
Date: Song Dynasty,11th/12th century.
Width: 12.7cm. Height: 5.2cm.
A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
Referred to as the “shells” or sometimes even “snails” bracelet, Margot de Taxco’s des. 5104 is a series of fleshy, perfectly swirling repousse links that feel so comfortable around the wrist, you might take them as an extension of your body. The example at hand vibrates with that warm light only well-aged, well-loved silver acquires and the thick sterling sheet used to craft the bracelet has allowed it to mature without burdening it with the scars and blemishes of age...
Very beautiful one of a kind silk velvet costume for French Bebe around 21"/ 22" ( 54 to 56 cm ) , most hand sewn and in generally excellent fabric condition from around 1880...... note small color different on the lace but not disturbing !!
Of stunning midnight blue silk velvet and lot of hand embroidered parts of velvet , has hand made ruffled silk front and longer side parts in princess style...
Port of Le Havre - Harbor view by Paul Charles Emmanuel Gallard-Lepinay (French, 1842-1885), oil on canvas. Circa 1870-1880. Signed in lower right - E. Gallard-Lepinay. Canvas size: 18 inches x 28.75 inches. This painting depicts shipping in a busy French trade port, probably the harbor of Le Havre. Paul Gallard-Lepinay was a Franch marine painter who is known for his coastal and harbor views of Le Havre, La Rochelle, and Marseille. He studied with Claude Jacquard and was a regular exhibitor...
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