#699 Antique Scottish Penwork Tea Chest in Maple with all over decoration of leaves and acorns and a central paterae on the stepped lid of a mother with two children. Inside are two removable lidded tea caddies with penwork leaf and grape decoration and the underside of the lid has a faux coral design.

Attributed to Charles Stiven of Selkirk

See: “Antique Boxes” by Clarke & O’Kelly pages 126-130 for other examples and our #704, #528 and #700...

Antique faux tortoise triple frame. Frame measures 14.5" x 12.5"; inner frame 8" x 10"

Antique Italian Carved and Gilt Wood Mirror having openwork foliate decoration. Minor distress to the Plate. Circa 1860

Mirror: 18 ½” x 14 ½”
Frame: 28” x23”

Italian Sorento Ware inlaid and reticulated Olive Wood shelf, Ca. mid 1800's, 11 1/2" high, 12" wide, 5 1/2" deep, with two(2) folding shelves, colored and different type wood inlaid figures in Olive Wood inset, enforced with colors and black ink pen work. Carved and pierced wood panels shows animals like chicken and flying Mythical flying animal with wings, and also inlaid figures in different activities, Angel's face on top of the pierced wooden back panel...

Lacquer tobbaco or snuff box with faux tortoise finish and brass Maltese cross inlay on the lid.

Origin: England, ca. 1820. Condition: good; some crackling and scratching of lacquer surface; one 1/2" and one 1/8" flake on the bottom. Size: 3-1/2" diam.; 1-5/8" tall.

Rare Antique Chinese Export red lacquer melon-form tea caddy with six loebed sides, three gilt dragon paw feet, gilt decoration of figures in gardens on body and hinged lid with carved “stem,” opening to a similarly shaped tin liner. Circa 1825. Height, 5.5”; Diameter, 6.25” Gourds and mellons had a particular significance in Chinese culture.

See: ”Antique Boxes”by Clark and O’Kelly, figure #238 and our #620 for a similar example.

A photograph of Elbert Hubbard in its original signed Roycroft oak frame. Measures about 9 3/4" by 12 3/4" overall. A rare find.

Antique Tunbridge Ware Trinket Box in Rosewood having a hinged lid inlaid with a floral spray taken from Berlin woolwork patterns, framed by bandings of tessellated mosaic marquetry. Circa 1840.

6.5" x 4" x 2" tall

19th Century French bronze hinged box with engraved sides. The lid featured a rooster made of very fine feathers under glass. Original lining. In excellent condition, this little treasure measures approximately 4 1/4" long, 1" deep and 3" at widest point.

Outstanding American late Classical mirror framed in solid well-figured mahogany with a gilt applied composition border of bellflowers. The gilding has a particularly rich patina. The glass is old and 1/4" thick, but probably not original, and has dulled to a very nice patina. The plate is backed with a wood panel that is covered with paper. The nails holding the plate in place have been replaced.

Origin: America, probably mid-Atlantic region, ca. 1840...

This is a very nice Shaker wheel walker with nice surface wear on the working end. 7 1/2" and is circa 1840 (. The finger is used to begin or lengthen the turn of the spinning wheel. A person holds the rounded end, and the lip on the other end rests on a spoke in the great wheel. Apply pressure upward or downward to begin the wheel to spin - or to accelerate an already spinning wheel - then slip it back into your apron and get spinning.) Courtesy Clyde M.

A very rare and superb Octagon British Wooden TEA CADDY WITH TORTOISE SHELL AND MOTHER OF PEARL inlays, ca. 1800. The top knob for opening and the 4 small feet are made of bone. The tea caddy comes with the original key and the mechanism works well. Size: height 17 cm. including the knob and feet (15 cm without) x width 12 cm. Very good condition. A fine Collector's piece! (This item cannot be exported to the U.S.A.)

A beautiful 19th Century cloisonné Charger in blue with flying cranes 18 inch diameter, Japanese Meiji period

Antique Carved And Gilt Wood Oval Mirror with foliate carved decoration. (Gilding darkened)

Mirror: 23" X 19.5"
Frame: 32" x 28.5"

**Please Note: This item is not currently on view in our gallery. Please call at least 48 hours in advance if you wish to see it.

German art class Pitcher, green glass with applied motifs of a Knight Mounted on a white Horse. Measuring 9.5x6” circa 1900

An unusual and attractive pair of tall mirrors, each reverse painted with a basket of flowers suspended from a green and gold tassel, further decorated with swags of bellflowers suspended from green and gold ribbons. Encased in original carved mahogany frames with original wood backboards .

Excellent condition with no issues. The sight size of each is 23 1/2" by 11 3/8" and the overall size of each is 34" by 22".

American brass chamber stick, signed with mark from Turner Brass Works in Chicago. Manufactured circa 1900. From the Lumiere Collection of chamber sticks and lamps assembled over a 40 plus year period.

Small Tumbridge Ware Trinket Box in Rosewood having a hinged lid inlayed with a display of roses depicted in micro mosaic, framed by bandings of contrasting light and dark wood and particularly well matched geometric micro mosaic.

4.35" x 2.8" x 1.5" tall