Large Antique Chinese Black Lacquer Tea Caddy, rectangular with hinged lid opening to an engraved pewter (pac-tung) liner ; the whole decorated with figures in gardens and with brass carrying handles.
Circa 1860.
13.5" x 11" x 8.5" tall (minor losses, filled crack in lid)
Antique English Tunbridge Tea Caddy, with the lid inlaid with the "Tumbling Blocks" pattern. It is unusual to have the tumbling blocks in a variety of exotic wood samples. Made in Tunbridge Wells, circa 1860.
5.25" x 4.25"x 4.25
A 19th century "Yun" lacquered betel box with incised design. The box is divided into two pieces. The box is for betel leaves and lime, areca nuts, clove and other ingredients.
Size: H. 7 cm. Diameter:11 cm. Condition: No repairs
19th Century German Silver Tobacco Jar w/ Infant Bacchus Sculpture Finial Repoussé Measuring 6.5 in. Made of .800 fine German silver, the old standard
A wonderful folksy American mirror featuring an original paint decorated frame with a red ground and black stripes. All original, including the glass and the backboard. Excellent condition, and with overall measuments of 16 1/2" by 12 3/4".
German art class Pitcher, green glass with applied motifs of a Knight Mounted on a white Horse. Measuring 9.5x6” circa 1900
Antique Anglo Indian iron and brass bound walnut peat bucket with ribbed body and applied carrying handles. India,19th century.
Height: 12”
Diameter: 10.25“
This early Shaker sieve has a design in the horsehair woven mesh. The sieve has wooden pegs all around the edge and the lap is nailed. The rims on top and bottom are a little rough from use and the strainer has two areas at the edges that have weakened, see pictures. This is early and very nice and displays easily hanging on a peg or nail. It is 13 1/2" 4" high. C. 1830
**DUE TO THE FRAGILE NATURE OF THIS ITEM, I CAN SELL ONLY TO A LOCAL BUYER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA** Antique American mirror, 34" by 23" overall, the mirror itself 25 1/2" by 14", in gilt wood with ornate designs like a cornucopia basket in the corners, and a turned balustrade vertical element. The reverse side shows a beveled wood back and heavy duty hook for hanging...
Prussian imperial Two-part dish in the Jugendstil style, the German equivalent of Art Nouveau style. Hand painted decorative medallions.This dish has the signature designating it was originally made for the King of Prussia, circa 1895.
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...
A fancy ornate brass oval frame having trefoil cartouches with leaves and edged with beading encircle the mirror held up by easel stand whose stretcher is detached from the frame. However the stand is still most functional. The frame is a very elegant reminder of a lost craft. Please note that we have painted out the glass mirror - not to hide anything other than the photographer.
Dimension: 18" h
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.
Antique Italian Openwork Carved and Gilt Mirror; rectangular with scrolling leafage openwork decoration. Late 19th Century
Plate: 21.5 x 17.25"
Frame: 29" x 33"
**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.
MASSIVE JAPANESE EDO PERIOD SATSUMA LIDDED JAR, measuring
From our European Collection, a beautiful, large, and imposing Renaissance Revival gilt pier mirror, third quarter 19th century circa 1875-1895, ex-Bonhams. From the collection of the famed Harry Denton, San Francisco California.
Size and Condition: Height including support base 92 inches; width 52 inches. Superb condition, probably re-gilt. Currently on corporate loan to a private restaurant enterprise in San Antonio, Texas: Please inquire for availability.
From a collection of chamber sticks and lamps assembled over a 40 plus year period.
Wonderful terrier dog dressed up in a huntsmans riding helmet. Mixed metal, highly detailed. Missing inkwell bowl.
Very worn paint finish w/ minor hints of brown paint and red mouth indicate it was fully painted at one time.
Very good structural condition. Heavy base.
Measures 5 inches tall.
This is an original Antique (Pre-1900 / 1900) Gadget Cane, with an Ebony Ball with Coin Handle. The Coin is stamped with the frase "Docendo Discimus Exnihilo Nihil Fit" which translated means: "We learn by teaching. Out of nothing comes nothing."...
Gold Presentation Walking Stick with touchmark “TD&V” and inscribed : “Presented to, Mayor Reno, by Members of City Council, Mch 15, ‘97” and with an ebonized wood shaft.
Length:32.75"
Russian Niello Icon, traveling folded made of gilded bronze, measuring 5“ x 6 3/4“ and framed a beautiful original frame with velvet mat. The work depicts Saint Joseph and the Apostles.
DESCRIPTION: A handsome Victorian era (c. 1890) copper coal scuttle with brass handle and hinges, having a built-in copper “pocket” on the top to hold a shovel scoop. These coal scuttles are practical today for removing ashes from your fireplace, and making a warm “hearth and home” statement. This one shows use with scattered small dents and a base repair. DIMENSIONS: 13.5" High x 19.5" long.
A-MTL12 $315
A beautiful and rare pair of Tiffany and Company sterling silver ladles in a Belle Époque style with shell bowls and a pineapple motif priced individually at $550 and $295 respectively
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".
Circa English 1870, a rare faux burl walnut book slide featuring a pair of gilt brass gothic revival style mounts enclosing an oval Sevres hand painted porcelain plaque of a woman. The faux painted burl wood and is quite exceptional in detail, depth and richness of color. Note: one brad missing in a lower right corner (see 2nd photo). In very good antique condition, it measures 6.25 inches high, 5.75” deep, and 13” long. Extends up to 22.5” long.
From a private collection assembled over a 50 years of chamber sticks in beautiful condition
Important pair of French Miniature Glass Candlesticks Eighteenth Century/early 19th century measuring 5 1/2 inches tall with a beautiful fluted design.
Antique Victorian Brass and Oak Magazine Rack
English , circa 1880
14" x 5.5" x 13"tall
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.
Fine Pair of Antique Gothic Inspired Brass Urns Having an openwork gallery and handles, a cast brass hexagonal pillar and an octagonal foot mounted on an ebonized wood base. French, circa 1850-60.
Height: 19"
Beautiful German Munich style vase in Miniature measuring 4” circa 1850
An Extremely Rare massive Japanese Edo Dynasty Kukumi Handle & Kylin Top measuring 18” in height. Made of porcelain most likely for presentation
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Charming Antique English Hanging Cutlery Box in oak, banded in mahogany and inlaid with a knife and fork, having a hinged lid and carved crest rail. Circa 1800.
7.5" x 5" x18.75 "tall
Federal 19th Century polished Brass and Steel Fire Place Tongs or Log Holder, Ca. 1830, 26" high, Brass handle and Steel Tongs, nicely clean and polished, ready to use in your home.
Pair American 19th Century Empire period Brass Andirons, Ca. 1820-1840's, 19 1/2" high, 18" deep, Brass front and Wrought Iron back for log holder, raised scroll base with double feet on each side. The condition as a antique, some small dents, but no damages, all original, nicely polished and clean, ready to display in your home.