Jinbo Tomoyo (1902-1994)
Pensive Girl
Date: 1939.
Size: 16.5 x 11.25 inches.
Edition: First and only.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Edition: 56 of 100. Hand numbered in Japanese on back beside one hundred limitation seal.
Artist's red seal on back with date and seals of carver (Ishizaka Kenichi) and printer (Nakamura Sanjiro).
Mica highlights on hair ornaments.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Abrasion at index finger area. A few ...

Chinese silver mug, ca 1910. Straight and upward tapering sides and c-scroll handle. A spare form enlivened with applied wraparound dragon chasing its tail. Marks include stamp for Wang Hing, a maker and retailer in Canton and Hong Kong. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 x W 5 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 10.8 troy ounces. #BX461

Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver porringer. Made by William B. Kerr & Co. in Newark, ca 1910. Round with straight sides shaped solid handle. On exterior are acid-etched fairytale scenes depicting beguiling maidens, stooped crones, and credulous children framed by sinister tree trunks. Turreted and domed fantasy building with round frame (vacant). Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 4568. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 6 5/8 x D 4 3/8 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #B...

Reagan-era sterling silver mint julep cup. Made by Scearce in Shelbyville, Kentucky. Straight and tapering sides, and beaded and molded rim and foot. Ronald Reagan was president from 1981 to 1989. Marks include maker’s stamp and presidential date code “RWR II”. The Roman numeral stands for the boomtime second term. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x D 3 1/8 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BY316

Title: Tokumochi
Artist's signature not read. The second kanji in the signature is read "haru" or "shun."
Print size: Approximately 5.125 x 3.375 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print tipped along its top edge onto a 6.625 x 4.75-inch greeting card containing a signed message.
Condition: Print excellent. Card is discolored.

Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with flat molded rim. Interior cedar lined and partitioned Fully marked including maker’s stamp, postwar pattern no. 23367, and director’s letter L (1956-ca 1965). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 7 3/4 x D 6 5/8 in. Gross weight: 33.5 troy ounces. #BY417

Large Art Nouveau glass cologne with engraved silver overlay. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Globular with short neck and everted rim in silver collar. Ball stopper. Symmetrical overlay in fluid whiplash tendrils and stylized leaves and flowerheads. Elongated oval frame engraved with shaded single-letter (B). Glass is red. Silver fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. D947. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 3/4 x D 5 in. #BY252

Title: Mountain Temple and Snow
Artist: Not known.
Print size: Approximately 5.675 x 3.5 inches.
Date: 1950s-60s
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Print is tipped along its top edge to original blank card.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Shien
Pagoda in Snow
Date: 1930s-1950s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Size: Approximately 6 x 4 inches.
Sealed by the artist.
Print is tipped along its top edge to original holiday card with message inside.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Lake Tanganyika Scene in Watercolor measuring 28”x 33”. More information coming soon

Kawase Hasui
Kiso River (catalog title: Mt. Fuji with Sailboat)
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.875 x 5.375 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Artist's oval seal at lower left.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-1.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Modern sterling silver tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Round with deep well, narrow shoulder, and reeded rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 11742C, and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x D 13 in. Heavy weight: 32 troy ounces. #BY389

Modern sterling silver trompe-l’oeil box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Book-form with curved and raised spine. Front board hinged. Butler-finished edges. Box interior gilt. Untitled with lots of room for engraving. A novelty keepsake receptacle for telling a very personal story. Marked on spine base “Tiffany & Co. Makers Sterling 25190”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 7/8 x W 7 3/8 x D 1 1/4 in. Heavy weight: 36.2 troy ounces. #BY365

Midcentury Modern sterling silver tray. Made by S. Kirk & Son in Baltimore. Round with tapering shoulder and flat rectilinear rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (1932-61) and no. 4114. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x D 14 in. Heavy weight: 36.7 troy ounces. #BY249

Pretty Victorian sterling silver tray. Made by Theodore B. Starr in New York, ca 1890. Round with deep well. Applied cast rim with leafing scrollwork and flowers. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 3868X. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x D 14 3/8 in. Weight: 26.3 troy ounces. #BY101

Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover has flat top and molded rim. Box interior cedar-lined and partitioned. Cover interior gilt washed. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and postwar pattern no. 24004. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 6 1/4 x D 3 7/8 in. Gross weight: 15.8 troy ounces. #BY362

Set of 5 Edwardian sterling silver and enamel place card holders. Made by Sampson Mordan in Chester, 1904-8. Each: Two graduated discs of which the front decorated with grouse standing stiffly, alert to danger; landscape background varies. Flat round base. Perfect for the hunt dinner. Fully marked including date letters for 1904 (2), 1906 (1), 1907 (1), and 1908 (1). Three have design no. 402227 (registered in 1902) and two have design no. 429790 (registered in 1904). Very good condition.

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A magnificent oil on canvas color block study circa 1970, done in the time of then Abstract Expressionist period of Art. Unsigned measuring 59” x 41” Please see #3463 for a matching artwork