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similar to Japanese glass OJIME tombodama FLOWERS gold flakes

Japanese glass ojime in a form of tombodama bead with core containing gold flakes and 3 pink flowers. Tombodama can be translated as “dragonfly ball” and the name is thought to come about because when the molten glass is applied to the core bead it resembles a dragonfly’s eye. Very well made piece - see finely done individual stamens, in perfect condition. Height 9/16 inches.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1950 item #1391031 (stock #675)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,450.00
Listed Price $3,500.00
Beautiful 14k gold flower brooch comprising petals inset with 33 rubies (approx. 3 carats) on white-gold stem encrusted with pave diamonds. The flower is framed by 3 scrolled yellow gold leaves. United States, ca 1940s. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 1 3/8 in. #675

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1196787 (stock #AR427)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,050.00
Listed Price $1,500.00
Gilt and polychrome bronze frame with exotic fronds, ca. 1910. Rectangular with colored and etched fronds, flowers, bamboo, and grape bunches. Exciting Japanese-inspired design. With glass, silk lining, brass back and hinged support for vertical display. Support is marked ‘MV’ with hammer. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 x W 7 in. Window: H 7 ½ x W 3 ¾ in. AR427

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Asia Trade : Pre 1930 item #1490667 (stock #BY231)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$665.00
Listed Price $950.00
Set of 6 Japanese silver shot glasses. Each: Straight and tapering sides; applied horned and taloned dragon. For the strong stuff. Unmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 5/8 x D 1 3/8 in. Total weight: 5 troy ounces. #BY231

All Items : Artists : Glass : Decorative : Pre 2000 item #1468956 (stock #TRC231025)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$2,385.00
Listed Price $2,650.00


A key figure in the Japanese folk craft movement of the 20th century, Fujita Kyohei is credited with helping to develop a thriving glass-working community within Japan. Best known for his “dream” or “Liuli” boxes—very colorful and skillfully crafted boxes that often incorporated gold and silver leaf into their designs. Here we see a piece that would likely have been crafted earlier in his career but that demonstrates his masterful technique even then. In 1972 Fujita, along ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1442566 (stock #BT905)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,800.00
Listed Price $4,000.00
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver mirror. Made by Lebkuecher in Newark. Two bracket supports joined by concave and crisscrossing stretchers. Hinged swing oval frame inset with beveled glass. Dense and fluid engraved scrolls, leaves, and flowers on lined ground. Each support has shaped cartouche (vacant). Glass frame engraved with interlaced script monogram. A timeless addition to a lady’s vanity table. Fully marked and numbered 2473/15. Excellent condition with strong definition....
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1405757 (stock #BS741)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$945.00
Listed Price $1,350.00
Beautiful Art Nouveau sterling silver and Favrile glass jam pot, ca 1910. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Cylindrical with straight sides. Glass greenish-gold with patches of blue and red. Pontil mark. Silver collar with flat hinged cover that opens by lowering the arched swing handle. Fine and functional. Glass signed “L. C. Tiffany Favrile”. Silver hallmark includes pattern no. 15111 and director’s letter m. Very good condition with nice shimmer.

Dimensions: H (with handle) 6 1/2 x...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1469009 (stock #BX343)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$696.50
Listed Price $995.00
Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau glass flask with engraved silver overlay. Flat front and concave back; sides curved and bottom flat. Short neck in silver collar and hinged and cork-lined cover. Overlay in form of dense leafing scrollwork and flowers. Glass is clear. Silver marked “Solid Silver / Pat. Jan. 5-86”. Very good condition.

Lady's size: H 5 3/4 x W 3 3/4 x D 1 in. #BX343

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1470325 (stock #BX622)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,800.00
Listed Price $4,000.00
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Made by Alvin Corporation in Providence. Tall baluster with flared rim and short foot. Overlay in form twisted tendrils entwined and overlaid with flower heads. Glass is green. Silver fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. G3219/6. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 14 x D 5 in. #BX622

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1430422 (stock #BT470)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$486.50
Listed Price $695.00
American Art Nouveau inkwell with engraved silver overlay, ca 1886. Bellied and faceted; short neck in silver collar and hinged and faceted silver cover. Overlay in form of dense and connected leafing and flowering branches. Glass is clear. Marked “Sterling Silver” and patent date “Jan. 5 86”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x D 3 1/4 in. #BT470

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Contemporary item #1489860 (stock #TRC240308)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$585.00
Listed Price $650.00


Takashi Nakazato is a celebrated Japanese ceramic artist whose family's mastery of pottery now spans 14 generations. Born in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture in 1937, Nakazato inherited a rich legacy of craftsmanship dating back over 400 years. He trained extensively in traditional ceramic techniques under his father, and later pursued further studies at the Kyoto City Arts and Crafts Institute. Nakazato's work is deeply rooted in the aesthetics of Karatsu-ware, known for its earthy tones an...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1441803 (stock #BU336)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$22,750.00
Listed Price $35,000.00
Rare Japonesque mixed metal tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1878. Square with curved sides and straight edges. Two birds soar and glide. One is viewed from below and the other from above (that is, from bird’s eye). An original and jokey design incorporating the exotic flattened Japanese perspective. Feathers are gold, and beaks, eyes, and wispy, dangly talons are copper. Crescent frame engraved with calligraphy-style presentation dated 1879. Ground hand hammered. Corner leaf-and-sc...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1442218 (stock #BT558)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$626.50
Listed Price $895.00
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Baluster with dense and vertical overlay in form of entwined stem flowers in curvilinear frames. Scrolled cartouche (vacant). Glass is green. Fully marked including maker's stamp (Alvin), retailer's stamp (Black, Starr & Frost), and no. G3215/3. Excellent condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 6 3/8 x D 2 5/8 in. #BT558

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1485312 (stock #BY629)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
American Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Rectangular window in same surround with convex front and flat sides. In hard-to-find landscape form with regal gold crown applied to top rail. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp, no. 47CC, and phrase “Hand Made”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 7 7/8 x W 9 7/8 in. Window: H 6 3/8 x W 8 1/4 in. #BY629

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1431606 (stock #BT459)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Very large Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window in flat surround engraved with dense and fluid scrolls and flowers. Top rail center is vacant. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged support. For portrait (vertical) display. An eye-catching showcase for an important forbear. Fully marked including no. 720 and stamp for IN Deitsch, a New York maker who was active from ca 1904 to 1915. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 17 x W 14 1/2 in. Window: H 14 x...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1177252 (stock #878)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,450.00
Listed Price $3,500.00
English Victorian diamond, 18k gold, and enamel eye brooch, ca 1880. Oval enamel plaque with flowers on peach ground. Bordered with rose-cut diamonds. Gold edge has engraved zigzag pattern.

Dimensions: H 1 x W 1 3/4 in. #878

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Asia Trade : Pre 1900 item #1468682 (stock #BX248)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
Japanese silver box, ca 1890. Rectangular with straight sides and hinged cover. On cover top and box sides are chased and engraved iris flowers and tendrils in eddying water. Stippled ground. Box and cover interior lined with stained wood. Open bottom. Meiji-era Art Nouveau for the cosmopolitan West. Appears to be unmarked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 x W 6 3/4 x D 3 5/8 in. Gross weight: 15 troy ounces. #BX248

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1480735 (stock #BY348)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
American Art Nouveau glass claret jug with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Cylindrical with small lip spout and spread base. C-scroll handle in silver collar. Overlay in form of entwined and whiplash tendrils with distended and elongated flower heads. Scrolled frame has vertical script monogram. Glass is green. Faint marks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/2 x W 6 x D 4 5/8 in. #BY348

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1420613 (stock #BT177)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
Early red glass silver overlay perfume. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1886. Globular with short neck and flat everted rim. Ball stopper. Dense and engraved overlay with scrolls and flowers. A concentrated design with small reveals of the glass. Scrolled cartouche engraved with scrolled monogram. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, patent year 1886, and no. S684. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 1/4 x D 3 1/2 in. #BT177