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similar to 18/19c Chinese bronze LOTUS FLOWER incense burner

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1425208
Early 19th (can be as early as 18th) century Chinese bronze incense burner for an altar in a shape of an open lotus flower. Very clever simple elegant design, beautifully made, great patina with incense soot accumulation on the upper half of the petals. Old collection number in red on the underside. Pleasantly heavy, wonderful feel of age to the piece. Maximum diameter 3 3/4 inches
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Hardstones : Pre 1970 item #1459518 (stock #BNJjadeBamVa)
June Hastings
$675.00
Listed Price $850.00
1960's Chinese green and white jadeite carving of lotus and bamboo on a custom wood stand. A frog is perched on one of the lotus leaves and a bamboo stalk in the background serves to hold calligraphy brushes or fresh flowers. In excellent condition, it measures 7.25" high, on stand 8.75" high, 5.5 across, and about 3.5" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #1334928
Zentner Collection
$4,000.00
Listed Price $8,000.00
Beautiful Chinese scroll painting of three koi fish swimming underneath a patch of lotuses. Very bright coloration used with bold contrast. Vibrant natural colors. Great movement and fine attention to detail. Signature and chop of Zhao Dao Ang (1905-1998). Size: (entire scroll) 41.5" L x 24" H (artwork only) 32.25" L x 19.5" H
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Asia Trade : Pre 1910 item #1468016 (stock #BW978)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$906.50
Listed Price $1,295.00
Turn-of-the-century Chinese export silver picture frame. Oval window in shaped surround with scrolls and flower heads at top, and leaves, stars, flowers, and heart cartouche vacant on stippled ground at bottom. With glass, silk lining, velvet back, and hinged easel silver wire support. Marked “Sterling”. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: Frame: H 7 1/4 x W 4 3/4 in. Window: H 4 1/4 x W 2 3/4 in. #BW978

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 : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1920 item #1355349
Zentner Collection
$125.00
Listed Price $275.00
Antique Chinese porcelain cricket cage of a gourd form. Its lid has reticulated air vents, enamel peonies and Chinese characters and gilt edge details. The cage front has enamel scene of a young boy and girl having tea in a field of flowers, with an inscription on the backside. Red four character mark on base.

Size: 4.75" L x 2.75" W x 1.75" H
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Guilloche : Pre 1910 item #1454047 (stock #SW13)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
Turn-of-the-century French gilt bronze picture frame. Rectangular window in same surround with raised leaf-and-dart, imbricated leaf, and beaded borders. Red guilloche border and applied and pierced flower baskets, cornucopias, bouquets and shells. Ribboned and leafing rinceaux crown. With glass, silk lining and hinged easel wire support. For portrait (vertical) display. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H (overall) 12 1/8 x W 8 7/8 in. Window: H 7 1/8 x W 5 in. #SW13

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Pre 1910 item #1453149 (stock #SW14)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
Turn-of-the-century French gilt bronze picture frame. Rectangular window in same surround with raised leaf-and-dart, imbricated leaf, and beaded borders. Red guilloche border and applied and pierced flower baskets, cornucopias, bouquets and shells. Ribboned and leafing rinceaux crown. With glass, silk lining and hinged easel wire support. For portrait (vertical) display. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H (overall) 12 1/4 x W 8 3/4 in. Window: H 7 1/8 x W 5 in. #SW14

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Guilloche : Pre 1920 item #1427180 (stock #BR662)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$5,950.00
Listed Price $8,500.00
Turn-of-the-century French Rococo gilt bronze and pink guilloche enamel picture frame. Rectangular window in same surround with beading and leaf-and-dart ornament. Window bordered by diaper with applied flowers and leaves, and open block corners over wraparound pink guilloche enamel. Floral wreath and ribbon crown with torch and quiver. With glass, silk lining, and hinged wire support. Very good condition apart from a few lines in enamel.

Dimensions: Overall frame: H 19 1/8 x W 13 3/4 in. Wind...

All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Bronze : Pre 1700 item #1490108
We are delighted to present to you this remarkable pair of candlesticks in the shape of Athenian women, real jewels inspired by the drawings of the illustrious artist Jean-Charles Delafosse. These 18th century candlesticks harmoniously combine functionality and aesthetics, offering a unique experience. Each candle holder, in addition to being a magnificent candle holder, is also a refined perfume burner. The combination of these two functions makes them versatile and elegant pieces, bringing a ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1491547 (stock #BZ207)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
George III sterling silver sugar basket. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1784. Ovoid bowl with c-scroll swing handle and raised foot. Pierced colonnade and rinceaux as well as ovals inset with paterae. Engraved garland. Beading. Cobalt glass liner. With tongs: u-form with acorn jaws, bright-cut ornament, and engraved armorial.

Basket fully marked. Tongs marked with sterling standard mark and maker’s stamp. Very good condition with deep patina. Basket rim has minor chip.

Dimensions: H (...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1491546 (stock #BY994)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,295.00
Listed Price $1,850.00
Victorian Classical sterling silver compotes. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Round solid well; sides have pierced leafing scrollwork and turned-down rim applied with cast leafing scrollwork and buds that suggest the influence of Chrysanthemum; raised foot with cast scroll and flower border. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 8743 (first produced in 1885), and director’s letter M (1873-91). Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x D 9 3/8 in. Heav...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1491544 (stock #BY900)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$455.00
Listed Price $650.00
Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Square window in wide and flat surround with incised honeycomb pattern; edges plain. With glass and velvet lining and back with hinged easel support. Italian marks (1944-68) with Fratelli Cacchione maker’s stamp. Very good condition. Velvet wear.

Dimensions: Frame: H 6 x W 6 in. Window: H 3 1/2 x D 3 1/2 in. #BY900

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1491317 (stock #BZ600)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,200.00
Listed Price $6,000.00
Edwardian Classical sterling silver urn. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Curved and tapering bowl with leaf flange on domed foot; leaf-capped, wrapped, and mounted high-looping side handles. Chased leafing-scroll border with pendant flowers. Mouth rim wavy with applied leaves. Foot rim has applied swags and leaves. Gilded inside and out. Turn-of-the-century sumptuousness. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 14368B and director’s letter C (1902-7) and volume (7 1/2 pts). Very...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1930 item #1491316 (stock #BZ592)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,100.00
Listed Price $3,000.00
German 800 silver figural wedding cup, ca 1920. A Baroque dame with snug-fitting bodice and wide and raised lace collar holds aloft scrolled-brackets with swing-mounted double-domed lobed and garlanded bowl. Second larger bowl in form of conical skirt with patterned fabrics and delineated folds and hang. Ornament chased and engraved. Hanau maker’s mark (Neresheimer). Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 13 7/8 x W 5 5/8 x D 4 1/8 in. Weight: 19.8 troy ounces. #BZ592

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1491314 (stock #BZ514)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,015.00
Listed Price $1,450.00
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Mappin & Webb in Birmingham in 1965. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with flat top and scalloped tab. Interior cedar-lined and partitioned. Underside leather-lined. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 1 3/8 x W 6 x D 3 3/4 in. Gross weight: 13.3 troy ounces. #BZ514

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1491311 (stock #BZ424)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
Classic Midcentury Modern sterling silver vase. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. In form of abstract calla lily with asymmetrical mouth and irregular seam. Raised round foot. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, postwar pattern no. 23425, and director’s letter L (1956-ca 1965). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 12 1/8 x W 6 x D 4 1/2 in. Weight: 17.7 troy ounces. #BZ424

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1491310 (stock #BZ505)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$840.00
Listed Price $1,200.00
Art Nouveau glass perfume with engraved silver overlay. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Globular with short neck and everted rim in silver collar; ball stopper. Overlay in open stylized pattern with leafing tendrils and interlaced and whiplash scrolls; heraldic cartouche engraved with interlaced script monogram. Glass is red. Silver has Gorham maker’s stamp and no. D942. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 3/4 x D 4 in. #BZ505

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Asia Trade : Pre 1920 item #1491309 (stock #BY228)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
Pair of Chinese export silver vases, ca 1910. Each: Flat and round moon body on domed foot; animal-head handles mounted to shoulder. On front and back is chased dragon—a horned and taloned serpentine serpent on hand-hammered ground. Marked Wang Hing & Co., an early 20th-century retailer active in Canton and Hong Kong. Very good condition. Handwork visible on foot underside.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 3 1/2 x D 2 in. Total weight: 7.5 troy ounces. #BY228

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1491308 (stock #BZ655)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
Pair of Victorian sterling silver bread trays. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Ovoid well with fluid egg-and-dart border. Pierced and chased rim with dynamic leafing scrollwork; Prince of Wales feathers at ends. Sumptuous, nicely toned gilding. The ones to bring out when royalty comes for dinner. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 12356 (first produced in 1895), and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 1/4 x W 16 x D 7 1/4 in. Total weight...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1980 item #1491306 (stock #BZ602)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$665.00
Listed Price $950.00
Elizabeth II sterling silver salver. Made by Harrison Fisher & Co. in Sheffield in 1974. Round with molded ogee rim and 3 cast volute scroll supports. Traditional Georgian from the 1970s. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/8 x D 8 1/8 in. Weight: 11.7 troy ounces. #BZ602

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1491305 (stock #BZ603)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$945.00
Listed Price $1,350.00
George V sterling silver salver. Made by Collingwood & Sons in Sheffield in 1937. Round with molded curvilinear piecrust rim; 3 hoof supports. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 3/4 x W 10 3/8 x D 10 in. Weight: 17 troy ounces. #BZ603

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1491304 (stock #BZ619)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with straight tab. Box interior velvet lined. Cover interior gilt. Fully marked including maker’s stamp (Schroth), phrase “Hand Made”, and no. 451. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 9 3/4 x D 6 5/8 in. Gross weight: 28.8 troy ounces. #BZ619

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1960 item #1491301 (stock #BZ432)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
Modern sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Upward tapering sides, scrolled bracket handle, and v-spout. Spare incised banding near rim. Holds 3 1/2 pints. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 22343, and director’s letter M (1947-56), and volume. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 3/4 x W 7 1/8 x D 5 1/8 in. Weight: 20.4 troy ounces. #BZ432

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1491300 (stock #BZ638)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$595.00
Listed Price $850.00
Edwardian Georgian sterling silver salver. Made by William Hutton & Sons Ltd in Sheffield in 1911. Flat and molded piecrust rim; three leaf-capped volute scroll supports. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 8 in. Weight: 9.4 troy ounces. #BZ638

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1491299 (stock #BZ562)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$595.00
Listed Price $850.00
Art Nouveau sterling silver shaving mug. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Round bowl; interior mounted with pierced brush holder. C-scroll handle. Acid-etched flowering scrollwork forming frame (vacant). Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. A5334. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 7/8 x W 4 5/8 x D 3 3/8 in. Weight: 4.8 troy ounces. #BZ562

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1960 item #1491297 (stock #BZ415)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,225.00
Listed Price $1,750.00
Modern Georgian sterling silver tray. Made by Hamilton Silver Co. Inc. in New York, ca 1950. Round well and sharp ogee piecrust rim. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 92. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3/8 x D 12 3/8 in. Weight: 20 troy ounces. #BZ415

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1491296 (stock #BZ610)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Pair of Francis I sterling silver low 3-light candelabra. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Each: Central socket on bell-form base to which are mounted two leaf- and flower-wrapped scrolled and reeded arms, each terminating in single socket. Arms have threaded plug set in socket on raised foot. Low relief ornament with leaves and fruit and flower clusters. Fluting. Sockets bellied and rims scrolled. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern name, and X5691. Very good condition.

Dim...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1491295 (stock #BZ507)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$595.00
Listed Price $850.00
Edwardian sterling silver porringer. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1910. Round with gently upward tapering sides and solid shaped handle. Rectilinear frames with etched scenes of girl kneeling in prayer, feasting from a fruit platter, and seated at table with steaming pot and bowl of porridge. With text propounding dubious causality: “Every night / my prayers I say, / And get my dinner / every day;” and “And every day / that I’ve been good, / I get an orange / after food”. Cent...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1491293 (stock #BZ613)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Pair of Victorian Classical sterling silver sauceboats. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1883. Each: Rectilinear body with lip spout and curved corners on same raised foot; high-looping leaf-covered handle with ribbed cast volute scroll terminal between scrolls and incised volute scroll mount. Repousse rinceaux band between molded lines. Stylized egg-and-dart rims. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 7370 (first produced in 1883), and director’s letter M (1873-91). Very go...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1491291 (stock #BZ616)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
George II sterling silver mug. Made by Samuel Welles in London in 1759. Baluster bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll handle. Raised foot with tooled leaf border. Chased and engraved bucolic scene with hounds racing through an orchard. A later Victorian homage to the tranquility of rural life. An even later engraved presentation in the frame formed by the leafing, overhanging trees: “Palm Beach Golf Club / Florida / State Championship / 1916 / First Prize / Runner Up / Won By”. No name follow...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1491152 (stock #BZ615)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$4,200.00
Listed Price $6,000.00
Victorian Classical sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1877. Globular bowl with drum-form neck, small lip spout, and c-scroll handle. Bowl has vertical ornament in form of applied acanthus leaves alternating with embossed gadroons. Neck has applied harps in wreaths between leafing scrolls. Handle has applied rosette and leafing stem. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 4706 (first produced in 1877), and director’s letter M (1873-91). Very good ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1491151 (stock #BZ634)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$665.00
Listed Price $950.00
Pair of Victorian Classical sterling silver low candlesticks. Made by Richard Hodd & Son in London in 1881. Each: Ovoid socket with bobeche on spool support mounted to stepped square base with scrolling leaves at corners. In low relief draped matrons bearing wreaths and olive branches. Beading and leaf-and-dart. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 x W 3 1/4 x D 3 1/4 in. Weighted. #BZ634

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1960 item #1491148 (stock #BZ652)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,100.00
Listed Price $3,000.00
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by JC Boardman & Co. in Connecticut. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and rectangular tab. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 845. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 2 1/2 x W 8 5/8 x D 7 in. Heavy weight: 30.7 troy ounces. #BZ652

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1491145 (stock #BZ171)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$385.00
Listed Price $550.00
Pair of Victorian Classical sterling silver open salts. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Bellied bowl on 3 shell-mounted hoof supports. Repousse flowers and fronds. Everted rim with repousse scallop shells. Interlaced script monogram engraved on underside. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 4174, order no. 4997, and director’s letter T (1892-1902). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x D 2 1/2 in. Total weight: 3.4 troy ounces. #BZ171

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1491143 (stock #BZ630)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$262.50
Listed Price $375.00
Japonesque sterling silver spoon. Made by George W. Shiebler & Co. in New York, ca 1885. Tapering stem and round terminal; front hand-hammered and applied with a bug and bit of bamboo. Oval bowl. Back plain. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s (Theodore B. Starr) stamps. Very good condition. Dimensions: H 6 3/8 x W 1 3/8 in.;

With: Victorian sterling silver spoon. Made by same, ca 1891. Cast terminal in form of leafing nutmeg on stem. Back plain with engraved 3-letter script mon...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1491142 (stock #BZ611)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,800.00
Listed Price $4,000.00
Fresh and Pretty American Art Nouveau sterling silver water pitcher, ca 1910. Retailed by Udall & Ballou in New York. Lobed and ovoid body with helmet mouth, domed foot, and high-looping handle. Applied and chased flower and frond clusters on body and foot, and branch rims. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp and no. 1036. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 11 1/2 x W 9 1/2 x D 6 in. Weight: 39.3 troy ounces. #BZ611