A fine Dayazhai bowl in turquoise depicting a "fall" pattern of wisteria vines, hibiscus and crhysanthemum flowers en grisaille. Marked "Da Ya Zhai" to rim and with ‘tian di yi jia chun’ mark encircled in iron red and with two dragons. The base marked in iron red reading "yong qing chang chun". A good early example with a "foliate" or ruffled rim. Ca. early 1900's. 6" 5/8.
Condition: perfect original condition with just some glaze flaws in the turquoise ground (glaze skip and...
Fairfax sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Durgin (part of Gorham) in Concord, ca 1930. This set comprises 5 pieces: Coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl.
Each: Straight and tapering body with chamfered corners, on straight and chamfered foot. Handles scroll bracket (coffeepot and teapot handles stained wood). Covers gently raised with soft faceting, finials chamfered with bead, and spouts faceted except for creamer, which has u-form spout. Creamer and waste bowl interior...
French 950 silver and marble centerpiece based on Marie Antoinette’s garden folly, the Temple d’Amour at Versailles. Round stepped marble base with silver imbricated leaf-and-berry border. Six fluted columns with silver base and Corinthian capitols supporting ring architrave with silver rinceaux and beading. Detachable silver cupola with open trapezoidal trellis frames between pilasters, and vase finial. Inside is a gilt flame—the flame to eternal love, such as burned, according to romanti...
Victorian Georgian sterling silver covered serving bowl. Made by Benjamin Smith in London in 1841. Shaped rectangle with concave sides and ends, c-scroll corners, and gadrooned rim. Cover raised with gadrooned border. Cast leaf-mounted branch handle; twist locks for converting cover to second serving bowl. A fine example of the enduring popularity of 18th-century design. Fully functional for another couple centuries of dinner parties. Both bowl and cover fully marked including Victorian duty sta...
Turn-of-the-century Chinese export silver place setting with: (dimensions in inches) dinner fork (7 3/4), salad fork (6 3/4), spoon (6 5/8), and knife (8 1/2). Each: Hollow handle with chased exotic scenes: robed Chinamen, pagodas, and trees. Knife blade has engraved bamboo stalk. Knife and dinner fork have oval cartouche (vacant) and stamp for Wang Hing, a Hong Kong silversmith and retailer. Salad fork and spoon have armorial cartouche (vacant) and mark for Luen Wo of Shanghai. Very good condit...