Priceless Past
$1995.00
This incredible antiquity is a glazed ceramic offering vessel from the Song Dynasty of ancient China (960-1279 AD). Besides being in near perfect condition, this rare piece has impeccable provenance from the collection of the famous Arthur M Sackler as sold through Christies auction house in NY in April of 2010. Auction #2301, lot #323.. It measures roughly 38 cm in height and shows no signs of repair or restoration...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR item #1430035 (stock #G961)
Judith Ravnitzky
$1,995.00
This porcelain plate was produced in France by the Boyer studio at Rue de la Paise between 1817 and 1834. There is a coat of arms with a Latin motto in the border. It reads, “Vel Arte, Vel Marte” or “Or Skill or Initiative”. The plate measures 10” in diameter. The hand painted scene shows a noble hunting party on horseback, accompanied by packs of dogs, chasing a deer. This was painted by a highly accomplished artist, using depth and proportion with fine detail...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Textiles : Pre 1700 item #1185228 (stock #zt204)
A fine 17th century French tapestry table runner, with the motif weaving flowers and fruit throughout the piece. The overall condition is excellent, with no holes or tears. Carefully laid down on a linen backing. The length is 67" and the width is 13 3/4".

Acquired from a long time private collection, where it was used as a table display piece, but could certainly be used, in smaller segments, to make a number of exquisite pillows.

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #25121
Set of 12 extraordinarily rare sterling silver lobster forks by Puiforcat. Both the handles and the blades are silver and are fully hallmarked with the 1st standard mark, the maker's mark and the town mark. The handles are simply decorated with acanthus leaves and beading. France, circa 1900. Excellent condition; no monogram. Size: 6-5/8" long.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : Bohemian : Pre 1910 item #1225956 (stock #1006)
S and A Art Glass
$1,995.00
Offered is this beautiful, iridescent, hand-painted, threaded-glass base, made by Loetz around 1900. The vase is 13 1/2 inches (34 cm) tall and 6 inches (15 cm) wide. Except for some rim flea-bites, typical of these old vases (see picture), the vase is in good condition. The vase was mold-blown (see picture of vase's bottom). Unsigned, as expected...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR item #1430034 (stock #G960)
Judith Ravnitzky
$1,995.00
This porcelain plate was produced in France by the Boyer studio at Rue de la Paise between 1817 and 1834. The plate measures 10” in diameter. There is a coat of arms with a Latin motto in the border. It reads, “Vel Arte, Vel Marte” or “Or Skill or Initiative”. The plate measures 10” in diameter. The hand painted scene of a young maiden dressed in silks and satin, is picking flowers barefoot. It appears to be dusk and there is a sense of mystery in the approaching darkness...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Porcelain : Pre 1910 item #1425235 (stock #G897)
Judith Ravnitzky
$1,995.00
This set of 12 porcelain plates was produced in France by William Guerin Limoges around 1900. The plates measure 11 inches in diameter. They are decorated with opulent raised and beaded gilding. There are tiny pink roses around the center of each plate. The elaborate gilding over the cobalt blue is very dramatic. They will set an elegant table. Condition: Excellent
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1215969 (stock #6963)
A massive Neoclassic English sterling silver centerpiece basket, fully hallmarked for Sheffeld 1910. Made by the firm James Dixon & Sons, this basket is a prime example of quality Edwardian silver done in the revivial of design from a century earlier. It has gadrooned edges, scroll and leaf edge terminals, and berried wreath designs. This 16-3/4" x 11" beauty weighs an impressive 1010 grams (approximately 32.5 troy ounces) of sterling silver...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : Bohemian : Pre 1900 item #1283158 (stock #BG-045)
S and A Art Glass
$1,995.00
Offered is this exceptionally beautiful, hand-enameled in ruby flashing, glass pokal or covered jar. The jar is 11 inches (28 cm) tall and 4 1/4 inches (10,5 cm) wide and is in excellent condition. It has a 32-point star-cut base. There are a number of raised glass cabochons surrounding the body of the pokal. It fluoresces a gentle-green when subjected to long-wavelength black-light, typical of 19th century glass articles. Unsigned...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Brass : Pre 1700 item #1491492
Senatus Consulto
$1,995.00
An important pair of exceptional gilt brass shield wall sconces, Noble house in the German States or representing the Holy Roman Empire, c. 1650-1680.

Artfully decorated shield type of scounces with German Heraldic Eagles on either side of a wreath. Inside the wreath a knealing page is presenting the crown. With floral decoration other the remaining surface. The two candle holders with drippand also decorated repousee...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1445691 (stock #1836)
R and S Antiques
$1,995.00
A Substantial Coin Silver Ewer or Pitcher for either Wine or Water. Made by Henry Burrill Stanwood (1818-1869) of Boston, a predecessor of the Firm of Schreve, Crump and Low. Marked "Henry B. Stanwood", Boston, Pure Silver Coin. Repousse floral design. Dimensions; 12" high to handle x 6" in diameter (5" at base); 20 Troy ounces. Circa 1840. Excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Folk Art : Pre 1900 item #769522 (stock #a1089)
A beautiful and striking pair of American folk art pastel still life paintings. The fruit is laid out on a green table, and wonderfully executed. The black background provides superb contrast and highlights the radiance of the apples, pears, grapes, peaches, etc.

The gilded over gesso frames are period and probably original. Sight size of each is 16 3/4" by 12 7/8", while the framed size is 21 1/4" by 17 3/4"...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180258 (stock #SR8113)
Lowestoft soft-paste teabowl and saucer in the Schoolhouse pattern.

c. 1780. Saucer: 4 3/4" diameter. Cup: 3"diameter x 1 3/4" Height. Condition: excellent

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1900 item #1230335
Well crafted Burmese repousse silver dish, the dish engraved and worked in repousse featuring immortals encircling the cavetto around a peacock chiseled to the center, from late 19th century period. Size; Diameter of dish is appx. 7 1/4 inches with no condition concerns.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Organics : Wood : Pre 1900 item #1468145
David Anthony
$1,975.00
This exceptional wood carving of a Santos was made during the early 19th C. and was executed with bold strokes with great impressiveness. The central figure is giving the sign of Christ while holding a black object - perhaps a globe - in his other hand. He is clothed with a coral colored cape, buff tunic, and black boots with gold outlining. Standing atop a sphere, he is surrounded by an oval frame - underscoring the deep relief of the carving. The top and bottom are framing devices with swirls....
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1431789
Fantastic Whitby jet earrings in the form of concentric circles, a classic geometric shape that we love. The material is made of Whitby Jet, a form of fossilized coal that came from the coal mines of Whitby England in the 18th and 19th centuries. Jet was especially popular during Victorian times because it was acceptable as a form of mourning jewelry. Jet is particularly appealing as a material for crafting jewelry because the material is lightweight and can be carved and polished to a beautiful...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pottery : Pre 1837 VR item #1180348 (stock #SR8082)

C. 1820, 1 1/2"W x 4 "L x 2 1/4"H. Condition: excellent

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1900 item #1087938 (stock #1815)
R and S Antiques
$1,975.00
A Large Pair of Louis Philippe Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Parcel Gilt Candlesticks. Bobeches original and intact. Height 11.25", width 4.25". Circa 1830-1840. Excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1920 item #1428092
Fabulous emerald lizard form brooch! Comprised of of emerald green pastes and set in silver, this is a perfectly proportioned lizard with distinctive silver hands and toes. The lizard's red paste eyes are a perfect compliment to the green paste. Paste was a type of leaded glass formulated in the 18th century. Once it was discovered that glass could provide an inexpensive substitute for the color and brilliance of precious gemstones, its popularity surged and its use continued until the early 20t...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1837 VR item #1475024 (stock #BX610)
George IV sterling silver bowl. Made by Elder & Co. in Edinburgh in 1831. Round with tapering sides and raised round foot. Scalloped frames with chased leaf and flower border on stippled ground, surmounted by open fruiting grapevine border; cast flower and leaf rim. Elegant Scottish Regency Classicism. Fully marked. Very good condition with nice patina.

Dimensions: H 3 x D 10 3/4 in. Weight: 18.6 troy ounces. #BX610

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pottery : Pre 1837 VR item #1180234 (stock #SR8154)

c. 1810. 3 1/2" W x 6 1/2" L x 5" H. With two very small chips. Condition: excellent

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1484243 (stock #BY621)
Pair of Edwardian Georgian sterling silver candlesticks, 1927. Retailed by Black, Starr & Frost in New York. Each: Bellied socket with detachable bobeche; tapering shaft on raised foot. Faceted with lined frames. Foot has applied trapezoidal mono plate. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, Gorham date letter, and no. 4/15. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 3/4 x W 4 1/4 x D 4 in. Weighted. #BY621

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1214218 (stock #1776)
R and S Antiques
$1,950.00
A Pair of Large Sterling Silver Shell Based Candlesticks in the Style of the Period of George II. Removable Bobeches and a Faint Monogram on the front. By Hawksworth, Eyre, London, 1906. Dimensions; height 11" on a 5.25" square base, weighted. Excellent condition,
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1476072 (stock #BX974)
Chrysanthemum sterling silver oyster ladle. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1920. Round bowl with twisted fluting and curved and reeded stem with dense, entwined, and wraparound leaves embedded with flower heads; large flower head at terminal. A nice serving piece in this pattern which was introduced in 1880. Engraved interlaced script monogram. Fully marked including maker’s stamp. Very good condition.

Height: 10 1/2 in. Weight: 7.7 troy ounces. #BX974

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Pewter : Pre 1700 item #1491186
Senatus Consulto
$1,950.00
The 2nd. and largest of a set of two pewter charger or dishes, Germany, Danzig, with Coat of Arms and initialized and dated 1640.

The lovely piece was made by the Michael Bunde, working for Michael Braschke, was maker in his own right around the early 1640s.

Diameter: c. 33,2 cm.

Reff. Hirke 256.

Condition: Extremely fine for the early type, very sharp engravings / stamps and unusually fine metal.

Provenance: Private Collection of Bjørn De...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1465263 (stock #T87)
Judith Ravnitzky
$1,950.00
These 6 porcelain demitasse cups and saucers were produced in Germany by Meissen in the 1890s. They have first quality crossed swords marks under the glaze. The saucers are 4 inches in diameter. The cups are 2 inches tall with a diameter of 2 1/2 inches. The cups feature a split branch twist handle. Each piece is decorated with hand painted sprigs of tiny flowers. They are accompanied by tiny bugs, painted in color and in gold. There are gilded accents to the flowers. The rims are trimme...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1476788 (stock #BNJsothebyBo)
June Hastings
$1,950.00
A fine example of First Period, Dr. John Wall, Worcester botanical fluted porcelain bowl having a blue rim decorated with gold. Mark on bottom with Sotheby’s sticker. This bowl is a rare survivor of this early period and is in excellent condition. Circa 1755-1774. Measures 6.5" diameter, 3" high.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Pre 1900 item #1469864 (stock #BNJaspaPlate)
June Hastings
$1,950.00
6 French majolica asparagus plates with a yellow basket weave pattern edged by a scalloped turquoise rim. The plates features 4 purple tipped asparagus spears laying on a large green artichoke leaf against a turquoise ground. Although difficult to see in photo, there is a well on the right side of the plate for a sauce or melted butter. From the Salins-les-Bains region of eastern France this plate dates circa 1875. Each plate comes with attached hanger. All in excellent as made condition and m...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1910 item #1449618
Lovely sapphire ring with three large sapphires and four small diamonds, a variation of the classic five stone half hoop diamond ring (the each pair of small diamonds read as one larger diamond). Five stone rings were crafted to show emphasis on the gemstones. The ring is set with the gemstones "a jour", or "open to the day" and can thus be worn for everyday wear and can be exposed to moisture within concern. The ring is a size 5 1/2.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1492181 (stock #BZ704)
Edwardian Classical sterling silver gravy boat on stand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1924. Boat: Ovoid bowl with scrolled helmet mouth, and leaf-capped high-looping double-scroll handle; raised foot. Stand: Rectilinear with scrolled corners and oval well. Cast guilloche and egg-and-dart rims. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, director’s letter m, and sequential pattern nos. 20327 (boat) and 20328 (stand), which were first produced in 1924. Very good condition.

Overall dimensi...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR item #1465063 (stock #zp469)
A wonderful and special Worcester Barr Flight Barr campana vase with snake handles, beautifully painted with a scene marked on the base as "Ruins of Bayham Abbey Church." The reverse of the scene with a salmon ground and having detailed urn and foliage gilding. The rim of the body proper and the top of the supporting column with faux pearls. The bottom also inscribed with "Barr Flight & Barr Worcester Manufac' to Their Majesties."

The vase is 6" tall and 6" wide across the handles. Conditi...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1837 VR item #1449013 (stock #279)
This is an antique Russian Brass Samovar set of a conical, paneled shape, with a gadrooned upper rim, a skirted based with decorated scroll feet, decorated S-scroll handle-pieces with wooden bars, brass steam vents, and ornate spigot, made in the Imperial workshops during the first quarter of the 19th century. It has a trade mark on top of the samovar lid, that is not very legible, and that is not referenced anywhere, probably because of its age (more than 175 years), and because there are very...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre 1900 item #1380952 (stock #BNJchicTuree)
June Hastings
$1,950.00
A very rare caneware basketweave tureen with a lid featuring 3 little biddies hatching from their eggs by William Schiller and Sons. In very good antique condition, this item was actually used in its earlier days. Worth noting is that some of the original pale blue color still remains on the eggshells. Designed and potted by W. Schiller & Son of Czechoslovakia, the basket of chicks sits on matching underplate. Dates circa 1850, it measures about 7 inches high. We also have a matching tureen...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1475722 (stock #BX665)
Edwardian Classical sterling silver water pitcher, ca 1910. Wide ovoid body with helmet mouth and leaf-capped scroll handle with split bottom mount. Bead-and-reel rims. Fully marked including no. 25 and marks for Boston firms Bigelow, Kennard and Goodnow & Jenks. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 1/4 x W 8 1/2 x D 6 in. Weight: 22 troy ounces. #BX665

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1418089 (stock #zp943)
A beautiful, early, and rare Worcester coffee cup of bell shape with a fine wishbone handle, painted with a flower spray, roses and a butterfly, the reverse with a moth and ladybird amongst scattered sprigs. A similar cup was sold at the Bonham's auction of 3/7/07, lot 94.

The cup is in excellent condition, with bright colors and glaze, no cracks or staining. The height is 2 1/4".

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1900 item #1159086
A superb pair of bronze candlesticks from the Jockey Club de Paris. The candlesticks’ trefoil bases are decorated with riding equipment and tackle interspersed with the rosettes awarded to race winners. The edges of the bases are finished with borders that suggest horseshoes. Slender columns rise to a central element featuring three fully three-dimension horseheads capped by a spiraling ribbon engraved “Jockey Club”. Shields bearing coats of arms decorate the candle sockets.

Founded...