This is a really great set of 'Little Hostess' Children's Party Play Dishes made by Hazel Atlas in the early 1950s. This sixteen piece set includes four 5 1/4 inch plates (2 pink and 2 black), four pink cups, four black saucers, a pink creamer, pink sugar and pink teapot bottom with black lid, in the original box. The Pink and Black colors are hard to find. All sixteen pieces are in very good condition with no chips or cracks. The paint is all very good. The original box is good and measure...

The size of Plate: 5 7/8" Dia x 1 1/8" High. This is beautiful Japanese Ko Imari Porcelain plate with polychrome colors with Fence Design and flowers. All flowers and fence design has gold works around. All designs are intricately hand painted. Backside plate with Karakusa design around the border. Inside foot rim has "Taimin Seika Nensei" (Great Ming Chenghua Nian Zhi ) in Japanese; Kanji letters. The condition of plate is excellent, no crack, no hairline, other than one spot last photo showing...

The size of Plate: 7 7/16" Dia x 1 1/2" High. Japanese Ko Imari Porcelain Plate. Plate is thinly made. Plate has design of turtle shell(Kiko) design in blue underglaze. There are two Ho-O bird in red and gold. Two Kiri design in red/gold. Two kiri design with green enamel works. There are Mon design around the plate with bamboo leaves design. Outside has Karakusa design by blue under glaze. The condition of plate very good, no chip, no crack and no hairline. There is one spot in the center has g...

These 12 porcelain dinner plates were produced in England by Spode Copelands China in the 1890s. They were produced especially for the high end retailer T. Good & Co. of London. The plates measure 10 ¾ inches in diameter. They are made of fine, white bone china. The set was used for decoration only. They are completely hand painted with floral centers and border reserves. No two plates are the same. Around the borders there are triangular ornaments painted with branches of berries surrou...

A rare Chinese enamel on copper medallion bowl decorated with three red-crowned cranes each holding a lingzhi, against a pink background. The interior with flowering peony. 18Th ~ 19th century.

The medallion bowls, three roundels against a coloured background, were produced in porcelain from the Qianlong reign to the Daoguang in the main, this bowl appears to be the enameller’s answer to the challenge.

Approximately 12.5 cm diameter. The bowl has had a slight knock to the e...

A signed Libbey Nash “Morning Glory” short candlesticks, shape K-521. This example is purple with white opalescent vertical stripes on a colorless base glass. The 3 5/8 inch tall candlestick is 5 inches in diameter at the top and the foot is 4 1/4 inches in diameter. It is shown on page 30-E of the 1933 Libbey Nash . The candlestick has a ground and polished pontil and is signed with the Libbey circle mark.

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...

Chinese miniature porcelain tea caddy with gold decoration. All the gold painting is intact and shows no wear which is pretty amazing. Dates mid to late 1700's, it is a fantastic little piece for the collector. In excellent condition, that is as originally made, the only imperfections are little pin pricks in the firing which is normal. This had a cork stopper which is inside the caddy. Measures 3" high x 2" wide x 1/2". Dates 2nd half 1700's.

Early American Chippendale period tall blanket chest. 18th century. Size: 46 1/2 inches high x 41 inches wide x 19 1/8 inches deep. New England origin with a lift top above two faux drawer fronts over three real drawers, and retaining the original snipe hinges. Fancy cut-scroll bracket base and apron. Brass bail handles are replacements. A rare and early tall blanket chest in a blonde finish.

A rarely seen 9 inch oval bowl by Libbey-Nash. The bowl is 3 ½ inches tall and 6 1/4 inches from front to back. The bowl is colorless glass with green decoration and is identified as shape K530 on page 22-E of the 1933 Libbey-Nash catalog. The bowl is signed with the Libbey circle mark on the polished pontil.

Bridge Crossing A Weir landscape painting by Joseph Antonio Hekking (Netherlands/American, 1830-1903), oil on canvas, signed on fence in lower right. Canvas size: 18 inches x 30 inches. Offered in an antique gild wood frame. Condition: professionally restored and re-lined. J.A. Hekking was a 19th century landscape painter. Born in 1830, he emigrated from the Netherlands to Cherry Valley, New York. He exhibited paintings of the Adirondack Mountains at the National Academy of Design in NYC. H...

Prehistoric Korean Stone Sword 1500 - 1000 BCE. A similar example is in the catalogue of the Musee Guimet's Korean art collection. The Musee Guimet catalogue states these stone swords have "a particularly pure aesthetic whose modernity cannot fail to enchant today's viewers". The last photo here is from a petroglyph at a prehistoric burial site (Orim-dong megalithic burial no. 5 in Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do), depicting a similar weapon. Further References: Bale, Martin T.; Ko, Min-jung (2006), Craf...

Heisey Glass Company made Trident from 1929-57. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.

A signed Libbey silhouette series cat goblet. The stem is a “moonstone” (opalescent) figure of a cat. The wine glass is 7 inches tall and 3 inches in diameter. The Silhouette series by Libbey-Nash was produced in 1933 and consisted of 13 different animals. Each type of item (goblet, wine, sherry, compote, etc) used a different animal as a stem.

Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Cocoon Jar

This pottery "cocoon" jar was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The shape, named after its similarity to the silkworm cocoon, evolved during the late Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and then generally died out by the middle of the Western Han. It is made from a relatively highly-fired grey pottery and has been decorated by "cold painting" a variety of different coloured pigments in a design feat...

Fine LARGE Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Cocoon Jar

This wonderfully-shaped pottery jar was made during the early part of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). This type of jar is often referred to as a "cocoon jar" due to the shape of its body. This unusually large example has a particularly pleasing form. Truly a design classic.

Its original function was that of a grain storage jar. It is quite "heavily-potted", relatively highly-fired and decorated with twelve bands of trip...

A Pair of Chinese Sui Dynasty Glazed Pottery Ladies with Oxford TL Test

This wonderful pair of ladies was made during the Sui Dynasty (AD 581 - 618). They are made from a creamy-white pottery and coated in an attractive pale yellow/straw glaze that is finely-crackled. Note the detail to the clothing, the hairstyle and especially the faces: exquisite !

These are from a long-established private English collection and come with a custom-made display stand. They are not perfect condition, bu...