An important Newcastle light baluster (NLB) antique wine glass of John Paul Jones American Revolutionary War interest. Round funnel bowl with the stem having a rare configuration of a teared and cushioned inverted baluster knop above a multi-teared inverted baluster knop, and a basal knop. The glass is from 1760, but the engraving was done about 20 years later, to commemorate the important events described below. The foot is conical with a rough snapped pontil...
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.
Worthy as a movie jewelry prop! Very antique circa 1900 Victorian long bookchain necklace with Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau era influences worthy of a jewelry feature or as a jewelry prop for the next movie or theater production. Very early Downton Abbey like piece.
Bookchains are quite often seen as chokers, while this one is double the length! The need for it to place flat requires that it be either short or this length...
A Pair of English Staffordshire Compotes, circa 1830-1840. Dimensions 9.5" x 3" high. Excellent condition. Probably Rockingham or Ridgway. With items 911 and 912 serves as a set.
Bird’s Nest sterling silver egg spoon. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1880. Leafing twig stem and nest terminal lain with 3 eggs. Bowl elongated oval and gilt with monogram engraved on verso. Marks include maker’s stamp from last quarter of 19th century. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 1 in. #BY578
Beautiful Loetz vase with gold and pale blue oil spots, sits in footed pewter base with art nouveau flowers going around it. Measures 7" tall x 5" wide and is in perfect condition.
c.1830, $750 for each plate or buy all 18 for $13,500. Each plate measures 9 1/2" in diameter. Condition: excellent
This porcelain dish was produced in France in the late 19th century by William Guerin Limoges. The porcelain dish was sold white wear to a studio decorator. It is signed by the artist. The dish measures 11 inches long, 6 3/4 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches deep. The porcelain has molded decoration and a flower form handle. The painting is beautifully done. The roses have delicate shades of pink on a green ground that shades from light to darker green.
Condition: Excellent
Pair of George V sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Lionel Alfred Crichton in London in 1917. Each: Tapering and fluted pillar supporting urn socket. Raised and stepped square foot. Beading, acanthus leaves, and swags and paterae. Neoclassical form and ornament. Fully marked. Very good condition with a few pings, principally on foot rim.
Dimensions: H 11 3/8 x W 4 5/8 x D 4 5/8 in. Weighted. #BV645
Exceedingly rare custom-made sterling silver golf trophy by Shreve & Company, California's premier 19th century silversmiths. The trophy, in the form of wine ewer or pitcher and displaying the sinuous curves of the Art Nouveau style, is fainly reminiscent of some of Gorham's Martélé pieces. The body is decorated with a superb applied design cast in the form of a laurel wreath woven with golf clubs. The quality is breathtaking. Notice that one club is a putter, and the other is an wood...
Zodiac sterling silver 3-piece baby set. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1915. This set comprises mug, bowl, and plate. Cup: Straight sides, short inset foot, and leaf-capped and mounted handle; interior gilt washed. Bowl: Gently tapering sides, curved bottom, and short inset foot; interior gilt washed. Plate: Round deep well and wide shoulder...
This covered jar was produced in Germany by Wolfsohn Dresden before 1890. It has a diameter of 3 1/2 inches and is 2 3/4 inches high. The jar is ornately painted in Meissen or Vienna style. There is a scene with a horse and rider hand painted on the lid, which is rather unusual subject matter for Dresden painting. This reserve is surrounded with intricate gilding. The sides of the jar have panels of rose colored fish scale painting alternating with fancy gilded panels...
A pair of interesting candlesticks, 16th.-18th. century.
One is a very interesting, likely Flemish candlestick, in a white bronze or brass alloy, 16th.-17th. century, the other a North-European candlestick of the bell-type.
Size: 254 cm and 21 cm. respectively.
Condition: The bell stick likely a composite of two old parts, the other with soldered repair.
Ex. Danish private Estate Collection
A small sweet excellent condition antique egg basket. It has nice patina and is circa 1870-80. It would hold about 5 or 6 eggs and a lot of strawberry emeries.
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
Early American Federal Period Coin Silver Sugar Tongs, with Shell Grips and Wheat Sheaf Medallions. By Edward Rockwell, Noted Silversmith of New York, and dating from circa 1810. Length; 6.75", weight 2.3 Troy ounces. Excellent condition.
These 6 porcelain tea cups and saucers were produced in Germany by Meissen around 1890. The saucers are 5 ¼” in diameter and ¾” deep. The cups are 1 ¾” high and 3 ¼” In diameter. The porcelain is molded in high relief. Intricate gilding highlights the raised designs. There are reserves with hand painted flowers of vivid colors and fine detail. Tiny insects can be found among the flowers. The handle and rims are trimmed with gold...
This is a beautifully crafted souvenir spoon from San Francisco, pre-dating the Golden Gate Bridge.In the bowl of the spoon is the Golden Gate, with the Marin Headlands on the right and Fort Point on the left. There is sailing vessel in the water and a setting sun beyond the Golden Gate.
This spoon was made by Watson & Newell Company circa 1886-1895.
This sterling spoon also shows Mission Delores, 1849, mining tools on the face...
Chrysanthemum gilt sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Traditional lobed and ovoid bowl with short and inset neck and splayed volute scroll supports. Cover hinged and domed with bud finial and plain and scrolled overhanging rim. Foot rim and supports applied with alternating flower head and leaf pattern. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no...
This porcelain tea cup, saucer and dessert plate was produced in England by Royal Worcester
in 1898. The date cipher indicates this year. The plate is 6 3/4 inches in diameter. The saucer is 5 3/8 inches in diameter. The cup is 2 1/4 inches tall with a diameter of 3 3/8 inches. The set is made of fine, white bone china that is highly translucent. The ground color is blush, shading from light peach to beige. The hand enameled decoration of chrysanthemums and foliage is done in high relief...
An unsigned Lobmeyr wine glass with gold and multicolored enameling. The 8 ½ inch tall wine has a notched stem with each notch touched with gold. The cup is enameled in a very typical Lobmeyr pattern of multicolored curlicues above a band of gold enameled with blue and orange jewels. The foot is decorated to match the jewelled gold band on the cup. There is no damage.
A nice A M doll with composition body. Original wig, no repairs or cracks, sleep eyes and flapper dress and bonnet. She is 14" tall. Her arms need to be tightened or restrung and she is missing one shoe.
Hand made Shaker table mat with multi colored field and a wide brown border. The mats were the product of left over scraps from the sewing rooms in Shaker communities. This mat is 13" by 15" and is in excellent condition. C. 1900
Blue Willow pattern scent bottle with silver gilt cap by Sampson Mordan. The silver is marked with the year mark for 1885. This scent is a large size measuring 2 1/4" in diameter. A wonderful addition to a scent collection or a collection of blue
This set of 10 porcelain cups and saucers and one covered bowl was produced in Europe by an unknown manufacturer in the 19th century. They have a mark we do not recognize. They may have been a special order for a wealthy client. The saucers are 5 ¾ inches in diameter. The cups are 3 ½ inches high at the handle, with a diameter of 3 5/8 inch diameter. The cups have empire style handles and pedestal bases. Each cup is hand painted with a topographical scene of some monumental building or la...
An Enameled Teapot or Coffee Pot, with a hinged Pewter Lid. Depicts a Different Hand Painted Scene of a Heron on Each Side. French, circa 1900-1910. Dimensions; 10.5" high x 5" wide. Excellent condition.
Although Adderley is often credited by sellers as the maker of all Blue Chelsea series of table wares, the truth is that it was produced by many makers. This coffee pot is unmarked but clearly a fine Staffordshire example.
Our coffee pot sits on a hexagonal foot whose shaping continues in the body of the pot. It is sparsely decorated in the much beloved Blue Chelsea Sprig motif on a cream body. These coffee pots are among the more difficult of the pieces to find, especially from the...
Cast iron horse head hitch pair painted black with excellent patina and preservation for their ages which we estimate to date to the 19th C. Unmarked. These horse heads would be fantastic garden conversation pieces.
Dimensions: 13" h
Offered is this beautiful, geometric-patterned, cameo-cut glass bowl or vase, made by Thomas Webb & Sons of Stourbridge, England. Made on two-layered cased glass and having a clear applied foot, the bowl is 4 inches (10 cm) wide and 2 inches (5 cm) high. It is in excellent condition. Signed on base (see last picture).
A multiple spiral air twist (MSAT) glass with an uncommon waisted bucket bowl and a shoulder knop; 6.3" tall, 2.6" foot diameter, 2.4" bowl diameter
An antique Georgian Caucasian solid silver stem wine cup (Tazza) assayed at the Tiflis (now Tbilisi) Russian Imperial mint and stamped in the Cyrillic alphabet ТМД (Тифлисский монетный двор). This silver hallmark was used from 1804 to 1832.
A shallow bowl of solid silver hand hammered and chased in Bas-relief with a large flower-head, each petal framing various animals including tiger, wild boar, eagle, and hawk. The bowl rests on a flaring trumpet foot stamped wit...
A fine old charmingly naive watercolor drawing of a boy dressed almost as a girl, in the style of the times, titled in pencil at bottom "William John Babb March 1834". This work appears to be in its original weathered old frame, the original surface beautifully alligatored. Measuring 7 1.2" by 5 1/2" (10" by 8" including frame), the drawing is perfect for the small wall. Colors are perhaps a little faded after nearly 200 years. On the wood backing a sort of mathematical problem: the year 19...
This porcelain bowl was produced in France at a Limoges porcelain manufacturer in the late 19th century. We were unable to identify the marks. It is a factory decorated piece with both under glaze and over glaze markings. The bowl measures 10 inches in diameter and is
2 1/4 inches deep. It has a scalloped rim. There are colorful pink carnations suspended from the rim of the bowl into the center. Buds and foliage fill out the rest of the design. There are raised gold accents and a heavy ...
An elegant and beautiful Derby porcelain figure of "Flora," from the "Antique Seasons" set. Flora (or Spring)stands on a tall plinth, is wearing a diadem of flowers, has gathered her robe in her left hand, and is offering a wreath with her right. The Antique Seasons set was made in 1771, and each has the model number "5" incised in the base. It is described in Peter Bradshaw's book "Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848" as being exceedingly rare.
This figure is 9" tall, and is in fantastic condi...
A pair of antique hand wrought iron Fire Breathing Dragon Andirons. Measure about 18" by 9 1/4" and weigh about six pounds. Rare and unique.
This is an striking and well executed Austro-Hungarian antique silver and niello box, manufactured in Prague in 1820s.It is rectangular in shape and lid is engraved
with scene of a farmer pushing a wheelbarrow down a town lane within foliate and leaf tip borders. There are circles to the side, and further foliate and
leaf tip to the base. The interior is gold wash and is hallmarked. The artist's workmanship is stunning.
Size: The box's Measurements are 3 1/4"L X 2"W.
Condition: The box...
A Gorham Sterling Silver Berry or Serving Spoon in the "Raphael" pattern, patented 1874 and dated from shortly after. It is 8" in length with an oval bowl of 3.5" x 2.5". There is an elaborate monogram on the handle, matching item #534 (see picture) and the condition is excellent.
Mason's originated this patten. These are marked Newstone # 2862. c.1820, 9 1/2" diameter. Priced at $ 725.00 each. Condition: excellent
Made by the Haviland & Co in Limoges, France, this five well oyster plate dates 1887. In excellent condition, it measures 7.75" diameter.
A genuine late 17th to mid 18th century hand made openwork European grade sterling pierced strainer or ladle with a gilded bowl. This unusual 8" ladle has a gilt and pierced 2-3/8" x 2" bowl with a pouring lip, and would be a slightly higher than 800 grade silver. The openwork handle has wonderfully ornate hand made wire-work with two central medallions, which have never been engraved/monogrammed. The handle is completely hand made and it is applied to the bowl with a rat-tail. It has two ha...
c. 1810. 3 1/2" W x 6 1/2" L x 5" H. With two very small chips. Condition: excellent
A German 1820's cabinet cup and saucer with burnished and matte gilt decoration of Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s new theater building in Berlin, inaugurated in 1821 and nowadays concert hall. Inscribed “Das neue Schauspielhaus in Berlin”. Height "4½/ 11 cm. Condition: rubbing to the gilt on the saucer and inside the cup (cf. pics.).
Patinated bronze and silver overlay four piece desk set consisting of a large blotter with four bronze corners (one is decorated with silver - the others are plain) measuring 21" x 16", a pen tray measuring 8 3/4" x 2 1/4", a blotter measuring 5 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/4" tall and an inkwell with its original insert measuring 4" diameter x 2 1/2" tall. All in great original condition.
Large Edwardian Art Nouveau sterling silver basket. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1907. Bowl has solid center with engraved leaves and tendrils, surrounded by pierced interlaced scroll and leaf pattern heightened with engraving. Rim has molded c-scrolls interspersed with scallop shells. Foot solid and spread. Tapering c-scroll swing handle engraved with same. Fully marked including pattern no. 16976C (first produced in 1907) and director’s letter m. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H...
This perfume flask was produced in England by Coalport in the 1890s. It is unmarked but undoubtably Coalport. The flask has a hinged metal mount. It is 4 3/4 inches long, 2 1/8 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches deep. The body of the flask is divided into panels of raised turquoise beads or jewels and panels of ornate raised gilding.
Condition: The metal mount is tarnished. There is a bit of wear to gilding. It is in original condition and excellent for its age.
A beautiful sterling silver berry or casserole spoon in Whiting's desirable 1896 "Dresden" pattern. The handle is decorated on both sides with sprays of roses. The matte gilt bowl is scalloped and decorated with repousse beading and volutes. The spoon is stamped with Whiting's hallmark and has the patent date indicating an early date of manufacture.
Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, original gilding intact, sharp detail, no monogram. Size: 8-3/4" long. Weight: 87.0 grams.
A beautiful Findlay Onyx glass celery vase, made by Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton company, around 1889. The vase is 6 1/2 inches tall and 4 1/2 inches wide. Except for the usual roughness around the rim, typical of Findlay Onyx glass items, it is in fine condition.
Copper luster and blue mustard pot, a footed salt and small dish, and a copper lustre and green pepper. All made around 1840-50, early Victorian Staffordshire lusterware. Height of pepper "4 ¾/ 12 cm, diameter of salt "3 ½/ 8.7 cm and of dish "5/ 12.8 cm. Condition: nick to the mustard pot lid.
This porcelain pot de crème was produced in Austria at the Royal Vienna Factory before 1820. It has an under glaze blue bee hive mark as well as impressed numbers. It is 3 1/4 inches high including the lid. The finial on the lid is in the shape of a flame. It is decorated with hand painted grape leaves that encircle the lid and the cup. The style of the handle and painting are quite similar to Meissen porcelains. There is gold trim on the lid, cup and handle.
Condition: Excellent ...
A fine and rare example of the antique 18th-19th century "kupka - kupke," a cap worn by well-to-do religious Jewish women on the Sabbath and holidays, Poland, 18th century.
This magnificent Kupka is finely embellished in the highest quality of Spanier Arbeit. With goldwork, embroidery of intricate pattern with gold metallic threads, sequins, and bullion on brocade ribbed silk fabric and jeweled with cut and faceted ruby color glass pastes, edged with silk bobbin lace, handwoven raw silk ...
A Van Kempen Dutch sterling silver pierced serving spoon. This fine hand made and engraved Dutch sterling silver 6-1/8" pierced bowl nut or sugar sifter spoon is dated 1889. Made by Van Kempen & Sons (1858-1920) of Voorschoten Holland (The Netherlands), this serving spoon weighs 22.0 grams, and it is in excellent condition with no monograms, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are ...
A black lacquered papier mâché wine coaster, the sides enhanced with an unusual gilt pattern of stylized grape leaves and tendrils along with thistles. The decoration is in excellent condition, with a nice warm patina.
Origin: England, ca. 1800. Condition: excellent; normal crackling to the interior; no structural problems; gilding intact. Dimensions: diameter, 13.4 cm (5-1/4 in); height, 4.8 cm (1-7/8 in).
A Pair of Sterling Tazzas or Cake Trays, by Dominick and Haff with an Extensively Chased Design. Dimensions; 11" in diameter and 4.5" high. Weight is and impressive 25 ounces each (50 ounces total). There is a monogram "R" on one of them. From the early 1900's and in excellent condition. Note that there are a matching pair pair of candlesticks available (Item number 1418).
This is an antique ecclesiastical illustrated manuscript, in Latin, from earlier centuries, commonly called an "antiphonal" or simply an antique manuscript. These are normally seen as hand painted manuscripts on vellum (animal skin). The present example (21" by 13" inside the mats, 26" by 19" framed) is a rather typical example, with generally brown/sepia lettering, and a few capital letters and other letters in colors (red, and blue). It does appear to be a double-sided piece, also common, as ...
A superb and beautiful Zwischengold wine glass with a slightly flared conical bowl with a solid base. The bowl sits atop a stem with a shoulder merise over a cushion knop, below which is an inverted baluster section above a basal knop. The bowl has a gold and red medallion pressed within 2 layers of glass. The glass is 5 3/4 inches tall, with a bowl diameter of 3 1/8 inches and a foot diameter of 3 1/16 inches.
Zwischengold is a technique where thin layers of gold foil are trapped in a double ...
Large sterling silver scallop shell bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1941. Elongated form and dynamic flutes. Rests on 2 balls. Fully marked including maker's stamp, date code, and no. 42606. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x W 7 3/8 x D 9 in. Weight: 11 troy ounces. #BI136
The perfect server for caviar, toast points and accessories! This antique piece is a fine Victorian engraved crystal server was originally purposed to hold crackers and cheese, made by the Pairpoint Corporation in the "Butterfly and Thistle" pattern, circa 1909, consisting of a round plate for the crackers and an attached dish for holding the cheese, thick base enhanced by a forty-eight point radiant star; Measures 9" d x 2 1/2"h, dish is 4 1/2"d, Excellent condition and beautiful.
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
Saint Dunstan sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Globular with high-looping and capped handle, helmet mouth, and reeded foot ring. Girdle with pendant fleurs de lys applied to shoulder. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 14116E, director’s letter m, and volume (4 3/4 pts). Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 8 1/2 x W 8 1/2 x D 6 in. Weight: 28 troy ounces. #BZ354
High Quality Bohemian cut glass goblet in blue with painted floral decoration. There is a star figure cut into the bottom. No chips. No cracks. No repairs. Height: 7 1/8 inches. Width at top: 3 1/8 inches.