All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1449250 (stock #zp513)
A nicely decorated Christian's Liverpool coffee cup with a grooved loop handle and featuring a large rose and other floral motifs. Interior with a flower sprig on the bottom and an iron red border at the interior rim. The condition is excellent with bright colors and no chips, breaks, or paint loss. 2 1/2" in height and having a 2 3/8" diameter...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180355 (stock #SR8068)

c. 1790, 9" diameter. This piece has an incredible mock Chinese mark. Condition: excellent

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1049641 (stock #1741)
An English Georgian Sterling Toddy or Punch Ladle with a Coin from the Reign of George II in the Center of the Bowl. There is a Half Spiral Twist Baleen (Whalebone) Handle, with a Silver Tip at the End. The Coin is dated 1757, but the Bowl is unmarked, common for such items. Dimension; 14.5" in length. Very Good condition, with some wear on edge of bowl.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Brass : Pre 1800 item #1453810
A choice and beautiful bronze signal (table) cannon, dating to the early 18th. century.

The cannon very nicely made and comes with a fine brass patina. Fully functionable cannon made with a bore hole of 16-17 mm.

Size: 22 cm. long and weighing c. 1,1-1,2 kilograms.

Ex. Danish Private Collection
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180972 (stock #P800)

This marked Dr. Wall period Worcester soft paste porcelain platter has beautiful, crisp "blue scale". It would make a fine addition to an important collection.

Condition: excellent Height: 8 inches
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre 1800 item #1445148
A superb quality Early German salt-glazed stoneware pottery tankard, Raeren, Germany, ca. 1800s type.

Greyware with brown saltglaze and a ribbed decoration on the body.

Pewter lid. Stamped on the inside of the lid with makersmarks, dated 1830.

Size: 21,8 cm.

Condition: Choice for type, completely intact with micro ding to the body, no repair or damage...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Brass : Pre 1800 item #1026246 (stock #1771)
A Pair of George II Brass Candlesticks with a Scalloped Base. Dimension; 7.75" high x 4" at base. Circa 1730-1750. Excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Brass : Pre 1800 item #1464167
A huge and unusual candlestick, European and possible a candelabra from a church, dating to the 18th. century.

Size: c. 46 cm. tall - very impressive! The base is 16 cm. wide.

Condition: The piece is basically intact but a bit loose on the lowest part, which can be fixated quite easily. It has several dents, wear and patina etc..

Ex. Old Danish Collection
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180782 (stock #SR1994)

This Chelsea "gold anchor" period porcelain seal of a lady has a motto and a hardstone seal. It dates to 1759-1768. We have a collection of these early Chelsea "toys". You can check our web site for others.

Condition: excellent
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre 1800 item #1476982 (stock #8415)
C.P.Sheffield
£385.00
A Westerwald Tankard, Humpen. Decorated with a band of applied florets between raised diamond shapes. Westerwald, Germany E18thC. Height; 7″ (17.7 cm). Condition; excellent, only small chips to the scroll terminal.
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 : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1211922 (stock #502)
A George III Silver Stuffing Spoon; Hallmarked London 1800, with the makers mark of C & TW Barker. Dimension; 11.5", weight 3.6 ounces. Excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1800 item #1469897 (stock #E984)
Antique 18th century Spanish cast bronze naval signal - saluting cannon Mortar (Thunder Mug) of a typical design with a handle.

A tapered two-stage barrel, with a reinforcing ring swelling towards the muzzle, with a pronounced, molded, flared muzzle. It rests on a prominent turned round (breech) base with a pan raised and a touch-hole (vent).

This type of mortar cannon, "Thunder Mug," was used on ships in the 17th and 18th centuries to salute and signal the port of their arrival...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre 1800 item #1435620 (stock #7644)
C.P.Sheffield
£395.00
A German Faience Stein. Decorated in polychrome with a central cartouche of a bird on a manganese ground. Pewter lid incised No 9, F G M. Berlin C1750/60. Height excluding pewter lid; 6 1/2″ (16.7 cm). Condition; excellent, small chip to inside rim. Pewter cover bent
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Religious Artifacts : Christian : Pre 1800 item #1480095 (stock #359)
This an exquisitively carved Baroque Crucifix, probably made in Spain in the Early 18th Century in the manner of The Christ of Clemency (Cristo de la Clemencia) of the Seville Cathedral, Spain. The Christ's body displays, in a lifelike manner, the ribcage pressed against his stretched skin, and carefully rendered arms and leg muscles, with visible veins, to highlight his humanity...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1800 item #1463375
Nice heavy cauldron, dating to the 17th/18th. century made in the gothic style. A round body and shortened legs to make it suitable for a stove, instead of open fire.

Size: 27 cm. wide (incl. handles) and and 14 cm. tall heavy item, weighing c. 5 kilograms, so expect c. $100 for overseas shipping, c. $50 for for EU and UK.

Condition: Choice, nice patina.

Provenance: The Estate of Carl-johan Hummeltoft (1958-2020), Birkerød, Denmark...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180270 (stock #SR8098)

c. 1780. Priced at $ 890.00 each. Condition: excellent

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1389199 (stock #zp930)
A beautiful pineapple molded Bristol porcelain coffee cup, decorated with polychrome sprigs of flowers, the interior with an iron-red double border.

The condition of the cup is factory fresh, with absolutely no problems of any type. The height is 2 5/8", with a diameter of 2 1/2".

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1800 item #1453807
A lovely completely intact tablesize bronze presentation cannon og signal cannon, ca. late 17th.- early 18th. century AD:

A fine piece with the barrel engraved with floral scroll-works, perhaps of French manifacture. As quite unusual and remarkable, the original bronze carriage is completely intact with the same terrific old brown and green patina (perhaps once burried?).

Size: 22 cm. in total length, weighin around 1 kilogram.

Ex. Danish private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180352 (stock #SR8074)

c. 1780, Candlesconces gone, 6 1/2" Height. Condition: excellent

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1191159 (stock #zp667)
A rare and fine early English Derby porcelain miniature tea bowl and saucer, painted with roses and other flower sprigs, the rims of both in puce. Overall excellent condition, with good colors and paint integrity, no cracks or restoration, and only a tiny chip to the footrim of the bowl. The height of the bowl is 1", with a top diameter of 1 5/8". The saucer is 2 1/2" in diameter.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Religious Artifacts : Christian : Pre 1800 item #1474687 (stock #406)
Crucifix in wood and pewter. The cross is made up of 2 planks of softwood, fir or larch? The Christ and the other elements are in cast pewter (or lead?). A similar but smaller crucifix is kept at the Victoria & Albert museum which advertises it as an 18th century Spanish work. 375 x 185 mm Good condition, some lacks as can be seen on photos. Very rare item.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1800 item #1404605
Zentner Collection
$7,500.00
A gilt bronze figure of Heruka with fierce rolling tongue expression, holding a chopper and skull cup. The deity stands in a warrior's pose with right knee up and pivoting. The flowing drapery suggests movement and dance rituals. The figure is mounted on a bronze base.

Heruka is the name of a category of wrathful deities in Vajrayana Buddhism. These enlightened beings adopt a fierce countenance to benefit sentient beings. In East Asia, they are called Wisdom Kings...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1800 item #1317829 (stock #10520)
Exceptional pair of antique French Gilt Bronze Fireplace Chenet in the form of Dionysian children seated on a plinth and eating grapes, and with foliate and cyma curved decoration. 18th/19th Century. Each Approx.: 12.5" x 12.5" x 5.5 deep
Attractive early brass travellers icon, probably made before the Ban on bronze travellers icon making by Peter the Great in 1722. This icon dates to c. 17th.-18th. century.

Size: 59 x 48 mm.

Condition: Nice Very fine, wear to details and nice old patina.

Ex. Old Danish private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre 1800 item #1469094
Senatus Consulto
$295.00
reduced, was 450.00
A lovely salt-glazed brown ceramic Jug with full pewter mount, Germany, 18th. century AD.

A gem of a German brown glazed jug with twisted, rilled corpus and a finely made pewter lid and mount over handle and footring. Rare jug engraved in 1787 on lid, probably somehwt earlier manifacture around 1770s.

Size: 31 cm. tall.

Condition: Extremely fine for this type, no cracks or hairlines, no repairs and a finely preserved lid.

Ex...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1443871 (stock #zp953)
An exceptional and uncommon William Reid porcelain coffee cup, with an oriental figure beside a table, flanked by a dragonfly and birds flying over a leafless tree, the whole painted in bright colors. The handle is of the angular loop type.

The condition is excellent, with no chips, cracks, fading, paint loss, or restoration. Height is 2 3/8" with a diameter of 2 1/8".

NOTES: 1...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre 1800 item #1435619 (stock #7945)
C.P.Sheffield
£350.00
A German Westerwaid Saltglaze Tankard. Decorated with a band of incised scrolling decoration, between bands of applied diamond prunts. Pewter lid. Westerwald C1700. Height without pewter lid; 5 7/8″ (15.0 cm). Condition: excellent
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Scandinavian : Pottery : Pre 1800 item #1450830
Scarce pottery Jug, Varde in Denmark, ca. 16th.-18th. century AD.

These black-glazed pottery jugs and pots were made from medieval times to 19th. century. This particular jug is one of the finest examples we've seen from the region around Varde that produced the best pottery in Jutland. Finely made with glossy black glaze.

Size: 20-21 cm. tall, incl. the lid.

Condition: Hairline repairs and small chip to lid, as is typical for this fragile type.

Prove...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1480643 (stock #BY307)
George III sterling silver goblet. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1785. Ovoid bowl on upward tapering stem flowing into raised foot. Beaded and zigzag borders. Spare Georgian Neoclassicism by a collectible maker. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 3/8 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 5.7 troy ounces. #BY307

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1213232 (stock #1675)
A Rare Small Sterling Silver Sauce Boat by Isaac Cookson, (one of the most notable silvermiths of the time). Hallmarked in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1742, during the Reign of George II (1727-1760). Dimensions; 5.5" long x 2.5" x 2.5"; weight 3 ounces. Excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1382874 (stock #zp650)
A fine example of an English porcelain coffee can, made by the Richard Chaffers & Co. manufactory in Liverpool. As to be expected, and as it should be, the soapstone based body resembles that of Worcester.

This particular piece is decorated with a variation of the "Scarlet Japan" pattern, and shows bright colors and careful painting. The condition is excellent, with no chips, cracks, restoration, or other problems. The height is 2 1/4" and the diameter is 2 1/8".

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Religious Artifacts : Christian : Pre 1800 item #1367959 (stock #1-1055)
Rare and important head of a bearded apostle, his face showing a strong and passionate expression. Polychrome wood. Eyes made of glass painted inside. Of Spanish origin, dating back to the 18th century, this head was found in the Philipines in 1978, together with the centurion head (see our stock number 1-1013 ). Height: 29 cm. Old accident on the left side of the head, left eye missing, (see photos), otherwise very good condition. NOTE: This head belonged originally to a large statue which was ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1049651 (stock #1615)
An Attractive Pearlware Bowl Hand Painted with Pratt Colors. English, circa 1800. Dimensions; 10.25" diameter, 4" high. Very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre 1800 item #1063800 (stock #D152)
Antique 18th century 1775 ,German Hanau blue and white Armorial Jug (Enghalskrug) with a plaited handle, a horizontally ribbed neck with a baluster body with an elaborate Coat-of-Arms incorporating three armorial oval shields surmounted by a winged head of an angle wearing a Bishop's Mitre flanked with the Initials: “FF” “EA”, where the Coat-of-Arms is surrounded by tied palmettes with the date 1775 beneath. The jug is signed on the bottom with a black painted “W “.

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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1355091 (stock #ATR-US)
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A beautiful and rare, small PUCE CAMAIEU & GOLD Porcelain Teapot with Floral Bouquets, ca. 1780, Thueringen, Germany (Gotthelf Greiner). The top is adorned with a stylized Rose for holding. Height: 10.5 cm Underglaze Crossed Swords Marking. Good overall condition.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1396469
Global Ceramics
$230.00
Two exquisitely enameled Höchst coffee cups, one with a rose and the other with a tulip. The porcelain manufacture of Höchst near Frankfurt am Main was founded in 1746, and the two coffee cups were made around 1765. Underglaze blue wheel mark to both, and brown rims. Height "2/ 5 cm, diameter "2 ¾ / 7.1-7.3 cm. Condition: fine.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1369261 (stock #G589)
This porcelain coffee cup and saucer was produced in England by Worcester between 1772 and 1780. It is a First Period product under the ownership of Dr. Wall. It has an open crescent marking. The saucer measures 5 1/8 inches in diameter and is 1 1/8 inches deep. The cup is 2 1/2 inches high with a diameter or 2 1/2 inches at the opening. It has cobalt blue borders, cascading flowers and a turquoise diaper at the bottom of the cup and around the well of the saucer. There is fine gilded trim...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1288641 (stock #J5L5ramRhyt)
June Hastings
$475.00
A most unusual blanc de chine rhyton cup of hard paste German porcelain of the 18th century. The features and details are simply amazing as the discerning collector will observe hand cut details in the scrolling tendrils that flank the sides, as well as the hand molded mane of the backside of the rams head. Every detail is hand accented, evidenced by the slight imperfections that only an artisan would leave behind. There is no makers mark or size numbers to indicate exact origin, but according t...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1800 item #1463226
A lovely early North-European bronze tripod Pan, dating to the 17th.-18th. century AD.

An early type of Scandinavian bronze or bell-metal pan for open fire with three legs and a closed handle. Later crude owners initials and dating to 1806. This particular alloy and type dates to c. 1690-1720.

The pan with wonderful patina, extensive wear and numerous repairs from the time of use.

Size: c. 36 cm. long incl. the handle. Heavy!

Provenance: The Estate ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1454149
Senatus Consulto
$350.00
Reduced, $595
A finely decorated German Stein, ca. mid 18th. century!

The saltglazed Steing decorated with a beautiful scene of a landschkneckt walking in a lanscape with a castle in the background. Very high quality and rare. Impressive pewter mount with large ball thumbrest and medallion in the lid with the portrait of a German ruler.

Size: 22 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice for type! A thin hairline at the handle and some minimal glaze chips, othervise superb.

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Pre 1800 item #1491526 (stock #E1026)
A fine pair of antique late 18th century pair of Spanish flintlock pistols signed on the barrels “PERESTEVA.”

Each with a two-stage steel barrel, ended with stepped muzzle ring. Faceted, breach, heavily inlaid in silver along the top flat ‘PERESTEVA’ with in a rectangular cartouche with silver inlaid borders adorned with scrolls.

Figured Mahogany full stocks with bag shaped butts, top of the stock carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, and characteristic step beh...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Religious Artifacts : Christian : Pre 1700 item #1474683 (stock #408)
Lost wax cast bronze Christ. Probably original wooden cross. The fine quality sculpture is certainly the work of a good artist. It would be interesting and profitable to find out who it is. I don't know much about European art but the sculptor who thought of this bead of skin above the nail hole of the feet was not a simple craftsman. Beautiful cast , neat scraper finish. Beautiful original patina. Good condition, the original nails are missing which can be done free of charge on request. Total ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Folk Art : Pre 1700 item #1486829
A finely carved and exceptional early wooden Mangle board, Friesland (coastal regions of the Netherlands and northwestern Germany), dated 1674.

Mangle boards are rarely seen dated earlier than 1700s and this is a significant piece, carved in a wonderful geomethric style with micro carving of tiny details. Dated at the top and initialized further down.

Size: c. 70 cm. long and c. 14 cm. wide.

Condition: Choice Very fine for this extremely old piece in wood.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1700 item #1430282
Poesy rings were popular in England and France during the 16th through the 17th centuries as lover's gifts. The quotations were often from courtship stories and are usually inscribed on the inner surface of the ring as is the case in this one. This ring amusingly reads "A virtuous Wife Preferreth Life". We imagine that in the 17th century, a woman was indeed better off being virtuous! We think this could make a more unusual and unique wedding band than a gold band. As all gold jewelry in England...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Religious Artifacts : Christian : Pre 1700 item #1469703 (stock #Ch21)
This exquisite antique 17th-century European Baroque Crucifix is a true masterpiece of art. The intricately crafted gilt-bronze Corpus Christi boasts finely chased details that lend a sense of realism to the piece. The crucifix is mounted on a black ebony wood cross fitted with brass terminals, creating a stunning contrast against the golden figure of Christ.

Jesus's head is inclined to the left, and his long, curly hair cascades down his shoulders. The emaciated torso of Jesus is draped ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Brass : Pre 1700 item #1088934 (stock #1648)
A Spanish Brass Candlestick, circa 1700. Dimensions; 8.0" high x 5" square base. Weight, approximately 2 pounds. Very fine condition. Note, although not a pair, it may be used in conjunction with item 1849.
A very attractive large Oak figure of a Catholic Benedictine monk, European, probably Germany or Holland, c. later 16th. century.

The figure depicts a younger monk with the typical dress and tonsure hair. He is standing on a octagonal plint. Remnants of the original colours especially to the head.

Height: c. 48 cm. and quite massive and heavy.

Condition: Nice Ver fine for the size and high age, loss to hands, and age cracks and very sound wood.

Ex. Ol...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Pewter : Pre 1700 item #1063808 (stock #D154)
Antique 17th century German Nürnberg - Nuremberg pewter relief plate KAISERTELLER circa 1630 of Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637). At the centre is a medallion depicting the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II Habsburg on horseback with a legend: FERDINAND: II. DG.RO: IM: S: A: At the rim are eleven numbered oval cartouches bordered by mannerist strap work and interspersed with grotesque masks, each containing a mounted equestrian figure of the Emperor from the House of Hapsb...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Religious Artifacts : Christian : Pre 1700 item #1469705 (stock #CH17)
This is an antique, museum-quality, Spanish Colonial polychrome wood crucifix from the 17th to early 18th century. The cross is designed in a typical 17th-century style. The figure of Christ is well-carved and polychrome with gild highlights. He wears a windswept perizonium tied at the waist and a thorn-crowned head adorned by a sunray aureole behind it. Beneath the statue of Christ stands a beautifully carved and polychromed figure of the Virgin Mary on a pedestal. She holds her hands in adorat...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Brass : Pre 1700 item #1492186
Attractive Late Gothic style, German christian brass censor, Northern Germany, c. mid 17th. century.

An incense burner that would have been hanging in a church. The Vessel is decorated with three female busts in the Gothic style from which each of the three long chains are suspended. A the top a circular plate with a cutout brass finial.

Size: c. 52 cm. as a hanging censor, incl. chains and c. 17 cm. for the vessel in height.

Condition: Choice and intact with be...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Pre 1700 item #1359225
Senatus Consulto
$750.00
Reduced, was 950.00
One of a group of very large Ming Dynasty pottery horse riders.

The figure is of a military attendant, wearing a hat and carrying a book or an instrument in his hands. He wears a blue robe with turqoise sleaves. Thick and very beautyful glaze. The unglazed areas are covered with white and black pigmented colors.

Note that the painting is very detailed and the perfectly rendered facial features.

A very large figure, measuring c. 40 x 30 cm. The construction is ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Pewter : Pre 1700 item #1491189
Senatus Consulto
$3,850.00
A lovely and very rare matching set of massive dishes, made with the Habsburg Coat Of Arms and portraits of Albert (Albrecht VII), Archduke of Austria, 13 November 1559 – 13 July 1621 and Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621.

This exceptional set of portrait dishes are probably made somewhat later in the 17th. century as memorial wal hangers. Inscribed with their titles and on the back marked with pewter touchmarks of the crowned Rose. ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1700 item #1470472 (stock #R159)
This is a rare and authentic 17th-century antique Russian bronze icon with a center panel finial from the triptych Deesis. It depicts The Savior enthroned, surrounded by the Mourning Virgins and St. John the Baptist in the upper tier. The lower part of the Icon has half-figures of St. Zossima, Sabbatius of Solovetskii monastery, and saint prelates Nicholas the Wonderworker and Leontius of Rostov.

CONDITION: It is in good condition, showing signs of usage and wear.

MEASUREMENTS: 9 cm ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1700 item #1418091
A fine quality redish brass Candlestick, Flemish, late 16th.-early 17th. century.

The piece late renassance style and quite attractive. Some light wear and tear but in authentic and original condition.

Size: ca. 20 cm.

Ex. Danish Private Collection
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Spanish : Pre 1700 item #1469702 (stock #IS1162)
Antique 15th -17th century Spain, Valencia or Manises, Large Hispano Moresque copper lustre ceramic circular dish, of rounded form standing on a short foot hand painted with pseudo-Arabic calligraphy against crackle-glazed ground.

A Hispano Moresque ware was a style of initially Islamic pottery created in Muslim Spain by Moorish potters. The Moors introduced tin-glazed pottery to Spain after the conquest of 711. Valencia, Barcelona and Malaga became important centers of Hispano-Moresque war...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1700 item #1491698
A heavy bronze not for table use, fine details cast decoration, probably Flemish, c. 1550!

The early piece of bronze art is decorated with what looks like saints (old bearded men) on the sides and a framed band of angels with spread wings among floral decor nearer the top.

SizE: 17 cm. tall and 14 cm. wide. Weight: 2 kilograms.

Condition: F-VF for the very early type. A stress crack from use and a few chips to the rim. Lovely mahogany and green patina.

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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Iron : Pre 1700 item #1459575
Very attractive Iron lock, likely South-German, 16th.-17th. century.

The lock finely decorated with bird wings inside a heart shaped.

Size: 18,8 cm. long.

Condition: Choice for the early type and a lovely dark grey and brown iron patina.

Provenance: Danish Private collection of Grethe Pedersen, Ledøje, Denmark, (c.1950-1997). Purchased at Ole Jensen, Antique Dealer, 1967.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Textiles : Linens and Lace : Pre 1700 item #1487480 (stock #508)
Lace collar, probably linen. Was offered for sale in 1908 in London by the Windsor auction house, appraised by a certain Mr Knox as being a rose point lace, Venetian work from middle 17th century or a later French copy from the period of the reign of Louis XIV. The lace is kept in a wall display frame, it is placed on a Chinese silk background with secret embroidery, visible only in raking light. On the back of the frame is stuck the original of the expertise. I made a more readable copy. Good ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Textiles : Pre 1700 item #1441566 (stock #zt210)
A wonderful exemplar of an Italian voided velvet textile, done in a deep red. Similar examples are shown in "European Textiles in the Keir Collection 400BC to 1800AD".

The overall condition is excellent, and the sight size is 21 3/4" by 8 1/2".

Provenance: The Spinx Collection