These 6 porcelain demitasse cups and saucer were produced in Germany by the Royal Berlin Porcelain Manufactory in 1918. The saucers have a diameter of 4 1/2 inches and the cups are 1 5/8 inches high. The clean lines of the cup and saucer accentuate the fine quality porcelain. Each one is individually hand painted with vividly colored flowers. There is gold trim on the rims and handles. You would be proud to own and use such an elegant set.
Condition: Excellent
Craftsman sterling silver porringer. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Traditional form. Unusual open geometric handle. Allover spot hammering. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. A5235. Very good condition with nice shimmer.
Dimensions: H 2 x W 6 5/8 x D 4 3/4 in. Weight: 7.8 troy ounces. #BX326
A finely decorated octagonal jar with lid, made for carrying fat for musket bullits, late 17th. cent.
A rare box fully inscribed with fine caligraphy from the Coran and still with remnants of the original 300-400 years old content inside. The box has a lid and the hinges and lock are in intact workable condition. Silver is testing more than .800, though there's no silver marks.
Size: 56-57 mm. in diameter and c 25 mm. tall.
Ex. Danish Private Collection.
Turn-of-the-century sterling silver and brilliant-cut glass flask Made by Unger Bros in Newark. Rectilinear with curved sides and diaper inset with alternating paterae and diaper. Threaded sterling silver collar and cover with plain sides and ornamented top with dense scrollwork surrounding vacant center. Cover fully marked. Excellent condition.
Dimensions: H 6 1/4 x W 3 x D 1 1/4 in. #BV121
Standing on three ball feet, a lavishly worked iron box in egg shape. Damascene work in yellow gold and silver with an inscription between trellis of arabesques and acanthus. Condition: one feet a bit loose, unpolished, the interior of the lid with a dent therefore not perfectly closing. Dimension: 10.6 cm high, diameter 8.2 cm, weight: 282 g.
Rare, circa 1750, Staffordshire glazed stoneware figurine of a woman with her dog. Measures 5.25 inches high.
Offered is this superb, hand-painted English vitrified glass vase, made by Richardson around 1850. The vase has Etruscan paintings. It is signed on its polished pontil - Richardson's signature of vitrified glass objects is shown on page 447 of Charles R. Hajdamach's book, 'British glass 1800-1914' (shown in last picture here for your convenience). The vase is 7 inches (18 cm) tall and is in excellent condition.
A Refined and Beautiful Genuine SILVER "ÉGOÏSTE" HOT CHOCOLATE POT with Original Wooden Handle. Stamped with French Hallmark, 19th Century. Size Height 5 3/4" (14.5 cm)
Weight: 213 gr.
Very Good Overall Condition.
A beautiful, tall, hand-painted pokal, made probably by Fritz Heckert or Joseph Ahne. The pokal depicts a lady-rider on a horse. The pokal (or covered jar) is 18 1/4 inches (46,5 cm) tall and 5 inches (12,5 cm) wide at the bottom. The pokal is made on ribbed glass...
Arts and Crafts bronze bookends in the form of stylized goats
These well-sculpted pieces retain the original applied green patina
7 1/2" tall x 4" x 4"
In very good antique condition
Unsigned
Goats feature prominently in the ancient mythology of many cultures and are depicted as symbols of fertility, abundance, good luck and aggression
Pretty Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Meriden Britannia (part of International) in Connecticut, ca 1900. Rectangular window in flat surround with irregular interior rim. On front acid-etched wraparound scrolling leafing branch threaded-through corner circles; sides plain. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. C878. Very good condition with strong definition.
Dimensions: Frame: H 5 3/4 x W 4 1/2 in...
Antique 17th-century large Russian Orthodox brass pectoral Cross Telnik (Крест-тельник). This cross features an intricate and ornate design that combines various ancient symbols, including the Suppedaneum (three-bar) and Saint Andrew's (X-shaped or "Saltire") Crosses, as well as the Crescent (half-moon) symbol known as Tsata...
Offered is this beautiful, Bohemian cameo glass vase, made by Wilhelm Kralik, around 1920. The vase depicts a wrap-around water scenery. The vase is 10 inches (25 cm) tall and is in excellent condition (no chips, cracks or repairs - a few bubbles, typical of blown glass objects, see 9th picture). Polished pontil. Unsigned, but guaranteed to have been made by Kralik (similar Kralik cameo glass vases are at Passau Museum - see last two pictures for your convenience).
Early cloth rag doll with drawn pencil face and mitten hands. She is firmly packed with cotton. She is wearing a very worn but nice blue plaid dress with velvet trim, pantaloons and black socks. She is the epitome of the rag doll that every little girl had, sort of the poor girls American Girl. She has seen lots of play and wear and tear but is still hanging in there...
Height: 21.5 cm (8.7 in)
Width: 12 cm (4.9 in)
Chinese Famille Verte porcelain lidded vase; features two main panels of florals including peonies surrounded by rust-red lotus scrolls; standing lappet border at the base; good condition
Unusual metal mounted
black glass dresser box with enameled decoration of
flowers and a figure with
bee. American, 1870-90.
Length: 4”
Width: 3”
Height: 5”
A very good fruit bouquet paperweight by the New England Glass Company. Four pears alternate with cherries and foliage around a central pear. The lampwork fruit is particularly nice in this weight. The bouquet is presented against a spiraling double latticinio basket. The dome is high and offers nice magnification. The crystal is a bit sugary, as is typical of many NEGC weights. The concave base has a wide basal ring.
Origin: America, ca. 1870...
American Brilliant Cut Glass Pitcher richly cut with deep vessicas, stars, and other embellishments. The bulbous body tapers to wide neck with scalloped rim. The attached heavily faceted handle has a flat top. The underside has 32 point star. The blank is very clear. Condition is superb. Marked Libbey on the handle top.
This pitcher is a superior example of brilliant cut glass in general but of hollow ware in particular.
Height: 7 1/2"