A pair of dress clips made of matted glass and chrome in the "industrial" or “machine” style of the 1930's. Length "3/ 7.7 cm, diameter "1/ 2.8 cm. Condition: fine.
Elegant set by deLillo made of black and fuchsia crystals. Each flower head has been hand wired and the center of each flower head is a tiny matte jet flower--a flower within a flower. Note the beautiful filigree backing that adds sparkle through the crystal flower faces. Designed and hand done by Robert Clark, Chief designer for the House of deLillo. This set came from Mr.deLillo's personal archives. The necklace is 3" wide, inside circumference is 12 1/2". Clip earrings are 1 1/4" in diameter...
Tsuchiya Koitsu
Himeji Castle, March 1936
Size: Mitsugiriban. Approximately 16.0 x 7.25 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo
Koitsu catalogue no.: TK-TM-14
Condition: Tipped at top to original cardstock. Toning and light foxing.
Aladdin Mantle Lamp Company made the Majestic from 1935-36. This comes with a Model B burner. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
Pair of Modern Georgian sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Blackinton in North Attleboro, Mass., ca 1940. Knopped baluster shaft on domed foot. Reeding. A voluptuous interpretation of a traditional form. Fully marked and numbered A100. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 12 x D 5 1/4 in. Weighted. #BT087
Vintage glass ojime (slide bead for tightening the cord going from netsuke to inro) in flattened ball shape, its surface made to resemble distressed jasper. Beautifully made, very pleasant patina. Diameter 0.68 Inches
Kawase Hasui
The Great Buddha, Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu)
Date: 1930.
The earlier version with the Buddha in shadow.
First edition with Watanabe B seal (used 1927-1932).
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.25 inches.
Reference: Hotei #204.
Condition: Removed from original folder. Excellent color.
This is a Cultural Revolution porcelain figurine of Norman Bethune. It is more finely made than most Cultural Revolution figures and shows the Canadian doctor leading a donkey. Bethune served in the communist Eighth Route Army during the Sino-Japanese War and died from blood poisoning contracted in the operating room. He became a major embodiment of the revolutionary martyr in Cultural Revolution mythology...