All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Folk Art : Pre 1837 VR item #689230 (stock #t387)
A beautifully done Pennsylvania Quaker sampler, featuring three sets of the alphabet, two bushes, an urn of flowers, birds and dogs, and the verse:

Let the most blessed be my guide
If it be his blessed will
Unto his vale into his fold
Up to his holy hill.

The sampler is signed Martha Graham Work Done in her 11th Year 182X...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1484592 (stock #BY268)
Arts & Crafts sterling silver picture frame. Made by Watrous Mfg. Co. (part of International Silver Co.) in Wallingford, Conn., ca 1920. Rectangular window with curved corners in same surround with allover spot hammering; at top plain rectangle (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including Watrous and International stamps and no. 60. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/2 x W 8 3/8 in...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1910 item #1491889 (stock #BZ141)
German Rococo 830 silver bowl, ca 1900. Round well with rosebud-gathering cherubs in relief. Sides tapering with scrolled and wavy rim. Heraldic shields with more cherubs and flower baskets as well as flower-strewn scrolled frames on pierced ground. Foot ring with scrolls and scallop shells. A fancy piece in the Hanau style. Marked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 3 D 15 1/4 in. Weight: 22.5 troy ounces. #BZ141

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : American : Blown Glass : Pre 1900 item #593868
A classic Sandwich glass hyacinth vase in a rich teal shade. The vase is entirely hand blown and shows the traces of hand marvering. The deeply concave base has a rough pontil and a basal ring showing the expected wear. Hyacinth vases, sometimes called tuplip vases or bulb vases, were used to force flowering bulbs for wintertime blooms indoors. They were quite the rage and some Victorian homes had numbers of vases arrayed on windowsills. Pieces by Sandwich are uncommon...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1128694 (stock #zp910)
A rare Chaffers Liverpool porcelain hexagonal beaker, handpainted in blue and white. The design, taken from the Chinese, shows alternating panels of floral groups, with a trellised and floral diaper along the upper rim.

The condition of this piece is excellent, with no cracks or restoration. There is a tiny firing bite at the rim, and the bottom shows kiln bubbling common to this factory. The height is 3" and the diameter is 2 3/8"...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Textiles : Pre 1900 item #1185374 (stock #zm606)
A lovely late 19th c tightly woven wool Tibetan prayer mat with Buddhist symbols, An excellent example from a private collection.

With clear colors and in wonderful condition, the rug measures 30" by 22".

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1484593 (stock #BY269)
Arts & Crafts sterling silver picture frame. Made by Watrous Mfg. Co. (part of International Silver Co.) in Wallingford, Conn., ca 1920. Rectangular window with curved corners in same surround with allover spot hammering; at top plain rectangle (vacant). With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including Watrous and International stamps and no. 60. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 1/2 x W 8 1/2 in...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre AD 1000 item #1477670
Senatus Consulto
$1,750.00
A lovely enamel silver box, made in the mid 20th. century and mounted with an exceptional quality baroque carving of winged Puttis, c. late 17th. century AD.

High quality silver work in sterling silver with enamel, probably Austrian work (?). In the center a fantastic detailed pastorial carving of 4 Puttis eating grapes and carressing a lamb, probably a work from a Flemish master (Flandern).

Size: 120 mm wide x 85 mm. and 28 mm. tall...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #869201 (stock #E7)
Judith Ravnitzky
$1,750.00
This porcelain ewer was produced in Germany by Royal Vienna in the 1870s. It is signed by the artist Dressel. There is a title written in German for each painted scene. It is 15 inches tall, 7 3/4 inches wide and 4 inches deep...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Pewter : Pre AD 1000 item #1491185
Senatus Consulto
$1,750.00
Massive and deep pewter charger or dish, 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. 30,3 cm.

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

Provenance: Private Collection of Bjørn De Roepstorff, an important Danish castle / mansion ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1426176
15K gold fede or love ring with two hands coming together to enclose a gold heart with a single rose-cut diamond embedded in a carved star at the center. The word "fede" means faith. The clasped hands motif has been used since Roman times. The ring is US size 8.25.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pottery : Pre 1837 VR item #1180350 (stock #SR8079)

C. 1820, 1 3/4"W x 4 5/8"L x 2"H. Condition: excellent

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1900 item #1121774 (stock #E512)
Antique late 19th century beautifully executed with fine detail bronze sculpture of Napoleon Bonaparte, in a standing pose with crossed arms, wearing his uniform of Colonel of Chasseurs Cheval de la Garde Imperial, with the Legion of Honour Order. A stepped plinth, with a ormolu plaque, bearing the coat of arms of Guatemala.
MEASUREMENTS: 31 cm (12 1/4 in). Tall inclusive.
CONDITION: Nice patina, and good signs of age and usage.

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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1440156
Charming Victorian turquoise drop earrings set in silver, with daisy form tops and bow bottoms, circa 1880. The earrings are attached to gold shepherds hooks and are 1.4 inches long. Turquoise were considered sentimental love jewelry and the Victorians, ever the romantics, associated turquoise with happiness in life.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1910 item #1469570
Helen M Edwards
$1,700.00
Height: 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
Width: 7.5 cm (3 in)

Fine Japanese cloisonne vase; gold and silver wire construction over a black ground, depicting the finest decoration of a shaded bamboo grove with flying birds; hatched borders at the extremities; minor flake near the base; good condition; email for more pictures
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1344386 (stock #SR4521)
Exquisite Victorian silver bangle bracelet enhanced with a raised floral motif in two color gold. This unusual and striking cuff can be worn alone or joined with other gold or silver bangles. The bracelet measures 1 1/2" wide and its interior measurements are 1 15/16 by 2 1/4. It has hallmarks for Birmingham 1885.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pottery : Pre 1900 item #155146
Extremely rare relief-molded jug by the Sandford Pottery in Wareham, Dorset. This jug was designed to honor the contributions of volunteers during the Crimean War (1853-56). The sides of the jug are decorated with a procession of a soldier, a sailor, a marine and a Scots Highlander. Under the lip is a representation of a young Queen Victoria. Above the foot is impressed "Our Army & Navy & Brave Volunteers". The coloring is very rich and the majolica glaze very deep and glossy. The design w...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1900 item #1395639
A very fine pair of cast and engraved Louis XVI style bronze dore candlesticks. The round bases are decorated with beading and an ornate wreath of acanthus leaves. The pillars are fluted and broaden slightly before reaching the upper knop, also with acanthus leaf decoration. The sockets are likewise decorated. The original gilding is largely in place.

Origin: France, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, no cracks. Size: 9-1/2" tall.