Excellent opium pipe stem cleaner, fine condition and all original parts. Bamboo sheath, iron cleaning rod and copper opium poppy pod shaped finial handle. Circa late Qing Dynasty. Total length 54cm/21.2in.
Exhibited, is a fine European antique cane with an incredible carved horn handle in form of a dog's head, close attention to every details,
bronze pommel and ferrule. Size: The carved handle measures 3.5 inches long and overall length of the
cane is 31 inches long. Condition Report: Amazingly good condition considering age of this beautiful item, 19th century era.
Beautiful Howard & Co., Boston banjo clock in wonderful rosewood case. All original and running great. Measures 28 1/2" long x 12" wide x 4" deep.
Naval officer's sword in gilded bronze and steel. Leather scabbard. This sword is stored in its felt sheath, which appears to be original. The blade is signed "Manufacture de Klingenthal". The mercury gilding is of good quality and in good condition. On one side of one of the elements of the scabbard the royal crown has been erased, on the other side it has been preserved...
Lovely Victorian walnut wall clock with lady's head on top. It works beautifully and has a second hand. I cannot take the clock out of the case as I'm afraid to do damage to it, so I can't see any makers marks. It measures 48" long x 14" wide x 6 1/2" deep.
This is a wonderful clock made of bronze and rouge marble depicting a lion pulling a cherub in a chariot over the tomb of Napoleon. It measures 17" long x 17" tall x 6" deep. The only marks I could find on it, which are shown in the photos, are numbers and an award that it won in France. It works beautifully and is in excellent condition.
Wonderful standing Regina Carola Self Changing music box with double comb and 21 15 1/2" discs. This music box is mahogany and has been beautifully kept and plays wonderfully. It stands 67 1/2" tall x 28" wide x 22" deep. It has a double comb and 12 discs which change after each one plays. There is a drawer that has 9 extra discs. All the original paperwork and directions are there. I can't say enough about this box - its wonderful!
Lantaka a 18th century cast bronze SWIVEL-CANNON “Rail Gun” or “Deck Cannon” solid bronze beautiful details measuring approximately 36 inches long. These cannon were used by the legendary Malay pirates, with small cannon-balls it was a powerful offensive weapon. Lantakas were manufactured during the 17th and early 18th century in Holland by Dutch East India Company for export to Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines...
Beautiful 19th century rosewood box containing bottles and measuring items for a doctor to put together his own remedies for patients. The beautifully grained rosewood box measures 10" tall x 12" wide x 6" deep. It has its original lock (with key) and recessed brass handles on the box, along with a bottom drawer that is locked by a brass pin that has to be removed in order to gain access to it. There is an ivory pull on the lid of the small inside box. The lock is marked "Secur 2 Levet"...
A finely engraved ladies silver pocket watch with enamel face and in velvet English retailer's box. This item was made in France, circa 1890-1910. Condition - very good and fully working...
Fabulous large Polyphon music box with beautiful marquetry flowers on the lid. This walnut and burl music box is one of the best I've ever seen. It measures 25" wide x 27" deep x 14" tall. It comes with ten 19 1/2" discs and is in beautiful condition.
Beautiful exotic wood case with cylinder music box that has bells, drums and castanets. It plays 10 tunes on the cylinder, but unfortunately I don't know what they are as the list of them disappeared a long time ago. The sound is great, and the case is lovely rosewood. We believe the box to be a Sublime, but there is no makers name any place onthe box that we can see. The lid of the box is slightly warped and has been cracked and fixed, but everything else is in beautiful working condition...
Big Boy Toy: Hinged wood bow having three hand-colored paper scales, circa 1800, the lid with alphabetical table of European cities and their latitudes, the vertical face with printed scale, the horizontal face with a central inset compass and hour scale in Roman and Arabic numerals. Glass cover over the dial, unsigned. Measures 3 3/8 in. x 2 in. Condition: Paper toned and with loss, missing string gnomon, one latch missing, flakes to glass cover. 3 3/8 inches x 2 inches
This relic of a horse saddle was dug up in the southwester dessert area of southern California roughly 50+ years ago. Because of the style of the pummel it looks more Mexican than Western. How long it was buried is an open question...
Symphonion double comb music box in the Rococo style, Model 25c. This beautiful box is pictured in the book "The Musical Box - A Guide for Collectors." The case, which looks like beautifully carved wood, is actually a composition and this particular model is very rare to find in such good condition. It measures 19" wide x ll" tall x 15" deep and has six 11 3/4" discs that play on twin sublime harmonie combs. The sound is absolutely wonderful!
A Victorian or Edwardian Ladies Remontoir (10 Ruby) Pocket Watch with finely Enameled Dial and 18 Carat Gold Case. This watch was made in France during either the late 19th or early 20th Century, circa 1875-1910.
Condition: very good - there is minor age wear to the case; the dial is in excellent undamaged condition and the movement is in very good working order.
2.5cm (1 inch) diameter
Total weight: 21 grams (0.75 ounces)
Add your prescription and monogram to this elegant antique Victorian Period tortoise shell lorgnette, comprising nicely grained and richly colored back and front tortoise panels, each side with a center silver oval design, no monogram, holding silver-tone metal framed, prescription glass spectacles, suspended on a hard-to-lose silver chain. Circa 1880. Measurements: 4 1/2" L x 1 1/8" W; Very good condition with minor surface scratches, chip on edge of one glass lens, easily replaced...
Lovely Regina music box, circa 1890, #53653, mahogany with pencil inlay and mother of pearl. Both the music box and the case are in perfect working condition, has a double comb, and it comes with 32 15 1/2" discs. The actual size of the music box itself is 13" tall x 21" wide x l8 1/2" deep.