A stunning sterling and stone bracelet by Frank Patania Sr. (1899-1964). Born in Italy, this silversmith came to the U.S. at an early age settling in the Southwest and achieved great recognition for his blending of European and Native American design.There are 6 large links with center oval shaped blue stones that may be sodalite, lapis or azurite. The stones are bezel set with a frame of silver squiggles...

A Three Piece George V Silver Tea Set with a heavily chased design. The teapot is 5.5" high x 9.5" wide and weighs 11.1 Troy ounces; the sugar is 3.5" high x 5.5" wide and weighs 5.5 Troy ounces; the creamer is 3.25" wide x 4.75" wide and weighs 2.8 Troy ounces. Both the sugar and creamer have a gold washed interior. The hallmark is embedded in the design and is difficult to see, but it is marked Y & W (possibly Yapp and Woodward)and assayed in London in 1934.

A Doucai vase painted on the pear shaped body with detached floral and fruit sprays beneath a lappet collar at the waisted neck, the bulbous mouth encircled by a floral meander, a Qianlong seal mark on the base, dating 19th century. Condition : Foot rim restored. High : 20.5 cm.

A fine small celadon jar of globular form and covered overall with olive green glaze. Chinese 13th-14th century, Longquan ware. Condition is perfect, no chips, crack or restored. High: 6.4 cm.

A very fine and old primitive figure, H 57 cm white and pig mineral pigment, hard wood H 57 cm More information on request

Measuring 25.5 inches wide x 22 inches high in its original oak frame (the artwork itself measures 19.5 inches x 16.5 inches), this extremely rare, museum-quality example of American Folk Art with Deep South Black Americana theme, features the unusual combination of stenciled (?) cotton, crewel stitch-work, and oil and watercolor painting to achieve its phenomenal look!

Cheerily entitled, “Down Where The Cotton Blossoms Grow”, the scene encapsulates a moment in time in the life of poor, s...

Rare Yue small vase decorated with bronz decoration style, two lion mask and two lugs, base glazed with six spur marks. Height = 8.5 cm Width = 8 cm Period : 10th Century Condition : Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Helen Wells Seymour
(American, 19th/20th century)

Japanese Landscape with Figures

Oil on canvas board, signed.

Painting size: 12” x 14”
Frame size: 17” x 19”

"Helen Wells Seymour (1878-1937) was educated in the Friends School in Washington, D. C. and she took special courses for two years in Columbia University and in the Doshisha Women's College, Kyoto, Japan...

Sold. There is a cuff out there that matches this not often seen signed "JP" & Sterling Silver Jelly Opal Art Glass ring showing these flashes of Plum, Peach, Pink, Blue, Red & Golden Amber Jelly Opal Dragon's Breath. Fred Harvey designs on the shoulder. Roped bezel set cabochon stone alone is 12 X 22 mm, few fine lines possibly when glass was poured. size 7 3/4 and could be resized.
Sold, no price, no info.

This is a very fine miniature Viennese silver and enamel coffee can and saucer c1860-1870, painted with a classical building central on cup and a monument on the saucer in shades of red, yellow, blue and green having birds, flowers and ribbons surround. The undersides of the cup and saucer are also enameled. This teacup and saucer are in overall good condition, having a flake in the center of the saucer and small repair on saucer underside with some yellowing. This item measures 1 5/8 in H

Arts and Crafts pottery vase by Grueby. A tall vase decorated in a curdled dark green matte glaze. Circa 1900-1909. Size: 7 3/4 inches ht. Excellent condition, with a manufacturing glaze bubble in the making. Retaining the original Grueby paper printed label on the underside of the base.

This is a gorgeous custom made, handmade moonstone and genuine ruby pin set in sterling. It is c.1940 and measures 3 1/4" long including the dangling moonstone,and 2 1/2" diameter. All of the stones are individually prong set. The moonstones are clear, blue and beautiful. All stones are in fine condition and original. This is a fabulous coat or blazer pin and the moonstone lover should be absolutely DELIGHTED with this brooch.

This pair of hand forged sterling silver butterfly or moth earrings were designed & signed in the 1940's by American & Taxco, Mexico designer William Spratling (1900-67). Each screw back earring measures 1" X 1". Beautiful condition & patina. Both signed on the reverse. Along with this earring design, Spratling created a brooch in 4 different sizes. The pair are pictured on p.54 of MEXICAN SILVER by Penny Morrill & Carole Berk...

Description:

A decent brush pot was carved from one block of box wood.
By natural root wood form, the wood box was stylized and beautiful when nice and warm patina was obtained on the surface.
It was in good size and was preserved perfectly.
Some protection layers had been done to the bottom by ex-collecter.

It was quite hefty in weight.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.

Width: 19.5cm x 14cm, Height:16.3cm.

This flower basket brooch by Vrba is spectacular, huge and very three dimensional. Verba, who formerly designed for Miriam Haskell, has outdone himself on this one! Composed of glass beads and shimmering amathyst rhinestones placed in a dark metal setting, this brooch is a show stopper when worn. And, it is a treasure for the collector. An astounding 5" high, 4" wide and (approximately) 1 1/4" deep. Signed Lawrence Vrba on an oval plaque.

Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Pottery Buddhist Zodiac Jar

This very rare and attractively-shaped pottery jar was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province.

The jar has been decorated with four large lotus leaf panels within which are moulded and applied human figures and zodiac animals. The pottery is quite “brittle” and there are minor losses to the vulnerable edges...

In the last couple of years I found myself drawn closer and closer to the jewelry created by the Los Ballesteros workshop. I am especially attracted to their “mask” pieces in all the forms they can be found as well as to what I like to call their “hinged bangle” bracelets. I consider both kinds the absolute jewel in the taller’s creative crown and it seems that there is always something new and different to discover...

With either assay mark 22 or 23, both of which belonged to very famous Taxco Silversmiths, this Grape Cluster Pin Brooch is stamped: "Hecho en Mexico" with 2 initials inside a Heart Shape M. Weighs .3 Oz or 8 Grams and is 2 X 1 3/4" with decades of rich patina in the leaf veins. SOLD, no price, no info

A platinum and diamond size 7 1/2 eternity band from the 1920’s is channel set with 33 (French cut) square cut diamonds. The setting is beautifully engraved on both sides with a garland like pattern, but on one side the makers left three areas blank for engraving. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 1.30 Ct.

A rare figurine in the form of kneeling woman, supporting on her right shoulder a hallow vessel and in her left hand a fan. Decorated with underglazed iron-black on the face and upper part of the stoneware body, base flat and unglazed. Sawankhalok ware 15th-16th century. Condition is perfect. High: 7.5 cm.

A 14k opals and tanzanite custom made ring. This vintage size 6-1/4 or 6.25 yellow gold ring features a central oval cut genuine tanzanite surrounded with fiery blue and green pathway of opals. The This ring is stamped 14 K and it weighs 2.9 gr., It measures 1/2" wide across the setting and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...

Description:
A Longquan jarlet was mold with two looped handles nearing to the short neck.
By retrospective celadon tint, the jarlet was yielded on the surface with enduring old crackles in the glaze.
Characteristic firing red was rendered at the body clay underneath.
Being added with a wooden plug, the ancient jarlet can be a fine tea caddy for a practical use.

Date:Yuan Dynasty,13th century.

Height: 7.0cm

A good Ming Wanli white on blue ground bowl, rounded side with straight foot and glazed base, bowl decorated with flower and crane motif, center with single medalion of flower head in a ring of a scrolling leaves.
Bowl is in very good condition no chip no crack no restoration.
Size: 14 cm diameter.

A RETICULATED PORCELAIN DISH, JAPANESE IMARI, LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY.

A very rare dish for this early period. The centre is decorated with typical Imari enamels in a most striking design set off by the reticulated border of interlaced circles. On the back can be found a very unusual border design of two gilt dragons. Within the foot-rim are four unevenly spaced spur marks...

A fine 'Yingqing' glazed bowl with slightly thinly potted, decorated at the interior center with impressively moulded of Twin Fish, the rim sides unglazed. Sothern Song dynasty 12th-13th century. Condition is excellent, no chip, no crack and free from restoration. Diameter:

The ultimate in men’s accessories is this 14Kt yellow gold pen knife from the early twentieth century. It was originally used on watch chains as a functional fob. The knife has two folding blades one of which is a knife blade and the other is a nail file. The length of the knife is 2 ¾” including the fold down bail, and the width is 3/8”.

A bold and striking sterling necklace from Danish designer Eigil Jensen for the Anton Michelsen firm in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was designed and produced in 1961. Measuring 15 1/2" end to end, it is 1 1/8" wide and weighs 94 grams. Fine original condition and signed as shown. Beautifully designed and executed.

A fine large Qianlong celadon porcelain plate marked. It was decorated with landscape and fisherman. The bottom was marked with the character mark in underglaze blue and gilt. Condition : perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration. Dating: Qianlong (AD1735 - 1796); Diameter: 27 cm

Los Castillo design 156 is a revered glyph motif in full repousse. This example is 7.25in. long and 1.25in. tall. The repousse is without damage and shows a rich texture and dimension. The weight is 72 grams heavy. For collectors this one should definitely be on the list to obtain.

A Zuni sterling silver and turquoise double row cuff bangle bracelet circa 1960s. While we previously attributed this as a Navajo piece based upon what we were told, we have been informed by a thoughtful collector that this is actually a Zuni snake eyes bracelet. This elegant vintage southwest 5/8" wide cuff bangle bracelet measures 2-1/4" x 1-7/8" across the interior...

Longquan bowl decorated with incised lotus petals rising from foot to the exterior. Covered with golden celadon glaze, unglazed base. Southern Song 12th-13th century. Condition : excellent with crazying glaze, no chips, cracks or restorations. Diameter: 16.5 cm

Offered is a rarely found, 1920-25, Milton Bradley dexterity game entitled "TWIN TARGET"...

The Three Arches, a landscape painting by Frederick J. Wilder...

A fine celadon jar with globular body, is plain and covered overall with nice olive green glazed. Condition is perfect. 13th-14th Longquan wares, this type founded as known as exported wares to South East Asian region, collected in South Sulawesi. High: 7cm and Wide: 9.1cm.

Japanese Meiji Cast Iron Tetsubin with Signature - Hailstone Pattern

The cast iron tetsubin (teapot / kettle) is of course the central feature of the tea ceremony. This example was made during the Meiji period (1868 - 1912) or possibly a little later, the pattern to the upper part of the kettle known as the hailstone or nail head pattern. It has a copper cover that is a perfect fit. There is a signature to the right of the spout and there also appear to be seal marks to the base. To the inte...