Two very decorative tole painted English tea canisters or caddies decorated in the Japanese taste painted with gilded Geisha girl figures and inlaid in mother-of-pearl. Circa 1860. Some loss to inlay. Size: 20 inches ht. x 12 inches x 12 inches.
Set of modernist Mexican earrings bearing the Los Castillo signature, each earring featuring two male profiles, one executed in silver, the second with azur-malachite inlay. Though the Mozaico Azteca technique employed here was among the innovations and revivals the Los Castillo workshop is credited for, I believe the pair at hand was in fact designed by their cousin, Salvador Teran, when he was still working with them...
From the earlier part of Matilde Poulat's magically creative career this set of silver and red coral earrings is characterized by her textured wirework, beading and bezel-set stones. Almost understated when compared to Matl's usually bold designs, it reminds me of inverted question marks. I love the classic elegance and the way the dark patina of the silver makes the saturated color of the cabs pop. The earrings are 1 1/2" tall by 1" wide and weigh 11.5 grams (for the set)...
Another rare treasure properly signed with Antonio Pineda's hallmarks is featured here today. At 1.25 inches tall and 7.25 inches long it shows a big presence. This is easily sized if needed smaller. Masterful in design with 86 grams of 970 silver.The stones are elongated tear drops and are of a higher grade of stones with clarity. This is a stone that moves from a purple hue to a lighter more clear color and back to a purple hue. Each stone looks like a flowing water fall with each movement...
For all the horse-lovers out there this majestic Margot de Taxco Mexican silver brooch is a must-have! There is something about her des. 5160 that makes one see the muscles in that strong neck, smell the warmth of the animal's mane, feel the tension as it waits for the go-ahead so it can run like the wind. Masterful repoussage, great design, deep chasing that makes the horse come alive and the patina you want to see on a well-loved, well-cared for silver brooch of this vintage...
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Early laboratory equipment is a challenge to find but search no more! Offered is an exceptional, very scarce, mid-Victorian, wooden, laboratory funnel stand. This circa 1870s funnel stand is constructed entirely of hardwood sporting a wonderful surface patina.
This fully-adjustable stand measures 17 inches high and can be completely disassembled for storage and transport...
I have a very rare, Antonio Pineda Terascan necklace to offer today. Properly signed on the silver balls attached to velvet and on the Terascan itself. A thick 970 silver sheet is hand made and hand hammered to build texture. The bottom is rimmed for a well finished look and depth. The height in the center is 1.25 in. and it spans 5 in. across. No damage on the silver or velvet which is in excellent condition. The velvet can be tied as long as 23 in. Approximate pendant weight is 70 grams...
Most beautiful French bisque girl by Jumeau from France at 19th. century , preserved in her all factory original condition and doll boutique label mark .
Having fine creamy bisque enhancing the plumply modeled cheeks with her original wig ,
original body and body finish and wearing nicely with factory Chemise .......
This handsome fellow’s head measures 5/8 x 11/16". He is made from 14kt yellow gold (there are illegible marks, so we tested it). The red eye is too small to identify, so assume glass. It weighs 1.4g and is in excellent condition. The photos are part of the description; please examine them carefully. Thanks! We do lay-away. Shipping, handling & insurance within the USA included.
Antique late 19th century red lacquered wood Hsun-Ok offering vessel from Burma. Size: 27 inches ht. x 15 inches diameter. Probably from Pagan region, with two registers of laid-on decoration below the spire and a series of hand-turned balusters on the pedestal. Minor damage to cover.
A pair of leaves made out of sterling silver and inlaid with azur-malachite this set of Salvador Teran earrings remains true to the absolute minimalism that characterizes his jewelry. It never ceases to amaze me how, with just a few pencil strokes, talented designers can impart the freshness of a green leaf, the way it curls to collect the rain, the texture of its serrated edge...
An unusually small-sized Hepplewhite, Federal mahogany server with one-drawer and retaining its original brass knobs. C.1800-1815. Size: 29.25 inches length x 20 inches depth x 29.5 inches ht. Delicately tapered legs. Featuring a tiger maple applied decorative trim molding to top. Some stains and discoloration to top. See photos.
Anonymous Korean Joseon dynasty ink and color on silk or fabric minhwa folk painting densely painted with a variety of Confucian vignettes illustrating scenes of filial piety, including caring for infirmed elderly relatives and rescuing them from tigers and other dangers. A large demon mask is at the top. Scrolled format with cream-colored silk mount. 19th century. 83” x 14 1/2" (painting: 69 5/8” x 10 7/8”). Good overall condition...
Classic 1960s Sigi Pineda Mexican silver modernist brooch in a design that looks to me like an angelfish albeit rendered in the most minimalist fashion. I consider Sigi's "niello" line one of the most inspired periods in his admittedly long and prolific career...
Bangle bracelets, be they hinged or solid, are a big love of mine but I am doubly thrilled to be presenting here a set of three signed by the Los Castillo! How often does one see this form with this signature, truly? Not often enough is the answer and the rarity enhances the innate quality of the pieces. Thick silver, saturated azur-malachite and sprarkling peacock abalone combine here is a musical, playful trio you can wear as easily with jeans and a T-shirt as with that slick, black dinner dre...
A vintage 18” long amethyst bead necklace consists of 38, 10 millimeter natural amethyst beads. The clasp is a 14Kt yellow gold 7 millimeter spring ring with a jump ring. This necklace is an amethyst lover’s dream. It is perfect for every wardrobe.
Rare to find and most beautiful all original condition antique French bisque character Bebe by SFBJ with outstanding sculpting and very well defined characterization with wonderful rare crystal eyes , exquisite quality of pale bisque and painting , original body by SFBJ and wearing beautiful costume like a little marquees !
15 " ( 38 cm ) very beautiful character boy with pale bisque socket head with rare tiny ice blue crystal glass inset eyes , finest painted lashes over modeled eye-li...
A stunning European, probably French, sideboard/cabinet adorned with carved griffins, urns and rosettes in the Aesthetic Movement style. Circa 1880-1890s. Size: 56.5 inches length x 20 inches depth x 44.25 inches height. Solid oak with a reddish orange marble top ( a later replacement).
There are two hidden frieze drawers with rosettes above a double door cabinet, carved with griffin handled urn motifs.
An early American 18th century country pine bench with back in a salmon painted finish. Size: 57 inches length x 14.5 inches depth x 32.5 inches height. Dovetailed joints. A great, decorative and hard to find country item.
Painted Hollyhocks by Vermont artist Corliss Blakely (American, 20th/21st century). Circa 2001. Oil on canvas. Size: 18 inches x 24 inches. Signed in lower right. Offered in a contemporary plein air gilt wood frame. Excellent condition. Corliss Blakely is a native Vermonter, who is known for her still life, landscape and miniature paintings. She was born in St. Albans and studied at the Vesper George School of Art and at the Museum School of Art in Boston. She paints rustic still life and Verm...
Mid-19th century New England 6-board pine blanket chest with cut-out boot jack ends and an internal till. Mellow honey surface. Size: 45.5 inches length x 24 inches height x 17.75 inches depth. Great for storage, or as a coffee table or bench.
Beautiful sterling cuff with fine line chisel work by Navajo silversmith Gibson Nez. Deceased on December 1,2007, he was a self taught silversmith who won the prestigious Smithsonian Medal of Honor, more than 700 blue ribbons, was featured in magazines and books and was a featured guest artist in many museums and galleries across the United States. This beautiful cuff measures 5 1/4" around in the inside plus an additional 1 1/2" opening. It is 1 3/8"" wide and weighs 95 grams. It is in fine ori...
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Beautiful and special rare found all original French wooden toilette table with mirror by Maison Alph. Giroux
along with original boutique label at under side .
Very nice and special rare piece for your doll salon or boudoir , from fine mahogany wood with elegant appearance
and fancily carved parts .
Wonderful carved hinged mirror with flowers ornament decoration and delicate spindles legs . Has two little drawers and
side attached towel bars.
Made in France circa 1860 and offere...
Frank Patania Sr.(1899-1964) designed this sterling silver necklace c. 1940-50's for his Thunderbird shop in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The central crescent features 23 beautifully matched, oval cut, turquoise stones on a textured background. The crescent measures 4 3/4" across. Total length of the two sterling chains is 16". The necklace weighs 76 grams. All elements are in beautiful condition with an excellent natural patina that only comes with age. Fully hallmarked for Patania Sr., Thunderbird sh...
Early Showa period Japanese silk woman's formal kimono with embroidered highlights decorated on the bottom of the front with two prominent phoenix birds flying among feathery fans. The clusters of fans and the ends of the long phoenix tails extend around to the back side. The fan motif continues on the front and back of the long sleeves. Five family mon (crests) are at the shoulder area. The lining is mixed red and white silk. Circa 1930s. Measures 48" sleeve tip to sleeve tip and slightly ...
Demanding and difficult, onix negro (black onyx) is a technique by which the classic art of stone inlay is reversed; instead of setting stone within a silver frame, it is now silver shapes that are placed in a flat piece of black onyx. Devised by the Los Castillo at the beginning of the 1950s, onix negro was practiced by a few other maestros as well with results that are definitely different and can be quite impressive. I believe the bracelet presented here in a modernist interpretation of an an...
Dramatic Antonio Pineda modernist silver ring wrought in his signature .970 alloy this piece is all about powerful, unencumbered movement! I am wearing it as I write and even though I can see it and I can touch it, I still I find it quite amazing that such a "simple" design, such an non-embellished execution can muster the strength of a tidal wave, cast in it fine silver and restrain it on the finger. I think one of Antonio's most inspired moments and a must-have ring for the discerning collecto...
Gold lacquer on wood lidded box, measuring 5 1/2" x 4 1/8" x 2 5/8" high, Meiji or late Edo era in Japan.
The decoration is all in gold lacquer, (hiramaki-e or raised lacquer), with varying hues of gold, some in slightly greenish/silver, some more rose gold (birds), most in finely detailed clear gold.
The design is delicate and well executed, two small birds, one sitting on a bamboo branch, the other flying overhead.
The wood is fairly dark, with visible grain and dark streaks.
The design ex...
Very rare chess set, hand made, created in the 1970s by Magda and Andrzej Nowakowscy in Warsaw Poland. This was one of approximately 20 sets made, and all depicted various battle scenes, some with figures identified as Saxons, Vikings, or Naval boats and figures.
This set actually represents a specific battle, fought in 1683 between the Polish Army (represented in brass) against the Turkish Army (copper), known as the Battle of Vienna. The city of Vienna had been besieged by the forces of t...
Most probably designed by Salvador Teran when he worked for his cousins, the Los Castillo, this pair of Mexican modernist silver dangle earrings is not an easy set to find. Though the Los Castillo did not experiment as much in modernism as some other Taxco maestros and workshops they do count among their creations some amazing examples thanks to Teran's genius. The exaggerated, elongated figures forming the earrings' main body bear the surrealist stamp of Taxco's foremost, in my opinion, moderni...
A 10k yellow gold green emerald glass ring from the 1930s. This size 7 ring features a claw-set emerald cut glass stone in the 1/2 x 5/16" setting. It weighs 1.7 grams, it is stamped 10K with an arrow style maker's mark and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Expedited trac...
An extraordinary pair of early 19th century Sheffield plate covered entree servers, with beautiful shell designs on all corners.
They each measure 12 1/2" x 9 1/4" x 6 1/2" high and are unsigned.
The final is removable, so that the lid can also be used as a server, and the interior of the lid has additional rope design edging.
All four corners of lids and bases are richly adorned with shells, flowers, and foliate elements, very unique and beautiful.
Very substantial weight, the each weigh ju...
By the Philadelphia PA silversmith, Christian Wiltberger (1766-1851), this lovely cream jug was likely made around 1800, as Wiltberger was active in Philadelphia from the 1790s until the early years of the 19th century.
It measures 5 1/8" high to top of handle, and is 4 1/4" wide.
Signed on the bottom with Wiltbergers stamp, and has a W etched into the front (probably the owners initial).
Lovely form, fluted in 12 sections, with helmet form to top and lip, with delicate and aesthetic applied ...
From the workshop of George Roth of Hanau Germany, ca 1895, this silver casket is beautifully crafted in the French rococo style.
It measures 4 1/2" x 4 5/8" x 3", and is good heavy weight, 12 troy ounces.
The interior has some remnants of gilding remaining, and the locking mechanism is visible (no key).
It is stamped on the bottom with the marks of George Roth, with crowns over an A, a P, and a Fleur de lis.
George Roth was a silversmith in Hanau, working between 1891 and 1908, and like man...
8 pieces of silver flatware, from the rare collection created by Alex Gueyton in France for Prince Yusupov of Russia, ca 1860.
The lot consists of:
2 knives, with silver blades, fully stamped with Alex Gueyton's name and hallmark, the French Minerva hallmark for silver, and the Russian import mark of St. Petersburg. The knives have the Yusupov family crest on front and back of handles. They measure 7 1/2".
2 dessert forks, with French hallmarks and Russian import mark, each measuring 6 7/8",...
Hanging censer, measuring 15 1/2" from top loop to bottom of censer, 5 1/2" wide, the censer body 8" high.
Unmarked, tests silver, 800 or above. Early pieces were rarely marked.
The censer body hangs by silver chains, attached to figural subjects, and is decorated heavily with bands of foliate designs and roroco repossee motifs. The bottom of the censer has a rich band of acanthus leaf decoration, with a grape cluster at the bottom.
The loop at the very top does not appear to be silver, but...
Two Chinese miniature wood carvings showing scenes of daily life in old China, a court official with his wife and a couple at the dining table. Made in the Tushanwan Workshop in Xujiahui, an orphanage opened 1864 by French Jesuit priests near Shanghai. Hosting an art school, producing wood-carving, stone sculpture, silversmith, embroidery and painting. Please refer to the book (last photo) "Scènes de la vie en Chine. Les figurines de bois de T'ou Sè Wè" by Christian Henriot and Ivan Macaux in...
We are showing a dramatic vintage Mexican Silver bib necklace with warmed turquoise stones and marked only with 925. You can see the hammered silver on the underside which I love to see in a pre Spratling dated necklace. There is a 17 inch wearable currently and it does come with 2 extra links for a longer look. The repousse is not backed as you can see and the weight is 71 grams of heft. The top of the bib spans 7.5 inches across and 3.5 inches long in the center. There is no damage of any kind...
Japanese Edo to Meiji period bronze mirror (kagami) with handle, decorated in relief with palm leaves and flowers. Inscribed with the Fujiwara Shigeyoshi maker’s mark. Measures 8 1/8” long x 5 3/4" diameter. 19th century. Very good overall condition. There is a tiny nick at the bottom of the handle. From the Sahuarita, Arizona collection of former expatriates to Okinawa in the 1970s. Stand not included.
This most beautiful wooden salon arm chair in Louis XV stay has graceful cabriole legs
and red silk velvet covered seat . Bombe - shaped back frame with back part covered matching of silk velvet
pillow . All original upholstery on seat and back .....
The pretty chair has fine elegant carved details and curved arms , all finished by beautiful gold leaf parts .
French around 1878 / 80 with generally excellent condition to age.
Included an pretty hand embroidered silk blanket with ...
An very beautiful one of a kind French outfit for one of your favorite French or German Doll
about around 23 " ( 59 cm )..... superb silk and wool dress with matching high brim wire bonnet .
Most hand sewn elegant French dress about two color pale blue silk and soft wool ..... has lovely details
in combination of pretty French lace and a special elegant look.
Beautiful dress with upper ruffled front and lower part of same pretty blue silk. Has rounded neckline with collar of blue s...
Pretty antique 11 " ( 28 cm ) French Bisque Bebe by Jullien .... Paris circa 1889 , in all perfect original condition and rare to find small size 1 , wearing very pretty antique home made costume.
Beautiful tiny girl with very cute and childlike expression with beautiful blue eyes , original body and wig .
She has on lovely bisque socket head with pretty painting , blue glass paperweight inset eyes with dark eyeliner and fine long painted lashes .
Has lovely rose blushed eye shadow ...
Early, heavy, wrought in fine purity .980 silver the stupendous chain in this pendant necklace is obviously based on Hector Aguilar's "v" link design. Bearing simply a raised mark for Taxco and the metal content hallmark, it is without any doubt comparable to the renowned maestro's original both in heft as well as in level of craftsmanship and quality of materials used. Its deep and careful hand-chased details reflect the warmly ornamentation on the locket pendant I have paired it with. Of the s...
It is a rare occurrence to find a Margot de Taxco ring - some designs do crop up from time to time but to come upon her "yin and yang" design no 5170 is quite a strike of luck! Out of her enamel creations, I have to admit that this is one of my favorite not only because of the "balanced" motif but mainly because of the soul-soothing colors it comes in. Primordial white and black with gold and metallic molten caramel glisten contained in their silver cloisons, dotted with graduated sterling circl...
Sakura blossoms begin to open among the draping branches of a weeping willow soughing in the breeze on this beautiful lacquer box by Inami Kirokusai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Wajima Nuri Soshun Maki-e Suzuri Bako (Ink Stone Box of Early Spring Design from Wajima). The design is performed over highly polished black, the interior in nashiji with pine saplings in raised design around the ink stone and water dropper. It is 24.5 x 13 x 3 cm (10 x 5 x 1-1/2 inches) and in e...
A garment-hook or belt-fitting in the shape of a horse, made of bronze with green patination. According to the Brooklyn Museum, these belt hooks in the form of a horse come from Lelang, one of three commandaries, or colonies, that the Chinese established in northwest Korea during the Han dynasty and that lasted more than four hundred years (108 B.C.E.–313 C.E.). The horse’s shape is reminiscent of depictions in the nomadic Scytho-Siberian culture of Central Asia. Please refer to a similar pi...
Rare all original gorgeous early period cabinet size 16" ( 41 cm ) French Bebe by Gaultier with rare Blockletter mark , the most beautiful one which I could offer at the last years ..... she is too cute and
with her pretty all original clothing and lovely expression is this Bebe an eye-catcher for everybody and each good doll collection !!!
Generally excellent early little block letter marking Bebe by Gaultier ... France circa 1878 .... in lovely small size about 16 " ( 41 cm ) with...
Gorgeous early second period portrait Bebe by Emile Jumeau with stunning face , has splendid blue spiral eyes and light-colored pale pressed bisque from lovely quality !!
She has her original mohair wig and 8 ball lose body , wearing pretty silk clothing in beautiful color matching to her eyes and has Jumeau mark shoes !
Rare 18 " ( 46 cm ) Bebe by Emile Jumeau ... circa 1878 / 80 head mark only about size 8 .......
She in generally excellent condition , her bisque head is free o...
A halo surrounds the emaciated figure of a Rakan (Arhat or Arahat) seated atop a stone draped in billowing robes clutching a nyoi scepter in his bony left fist. The holy figure is chiseled and polished with extreme care and attention to detail. The detail in the carving is striking, as bamboo is notoriously hard and difficult to work. Setting it apart from most bamboo carving is a complex pattern of extremely fine chiseled texture throughout. It comes enclosed in a wooden box signed Raizan and...
Very cute rare size 1 tiny Bebe by Emile Jumeau .... France circa 1885 / 88 in all original condition ,
has very fine quality of modeling with shy expression , excellent bisque and painting ,
original body and lovely antique clothing !
From a attic found a private house in France comes this rare to find and very cute 9,5 " ( 24 cm ) tiny bisque socket head Bebe ,
has beautiful large blue glass paperweight inset eyes
with fine lushly painted lashes , brushstroked and feathered brows ...
A Persian torch stand made of bronze or brass with chased and engraved sheath showing floral decoration and arabesques. Condition: traces of usage. Dimension: c. 25.8 cm high, diameter foot: 15.6 cm.
Offered is this 1931 copyright, LITTLE BLACK SAMBO Book with text and illustrations by the original author of this tale, Helen Bannerman. A David McKay Company publication of Phildelphia and Washington Square, copyright by Howard E. Altemus, with an introduction by George C. Harvey. Hardcover, 59 pages.
A much-beloved children's classic written in the early 1900's by Englishwoman, Helen Bannerman, for her two young daughters while they lived in India, Sambo, in the original tale, was an Ind...
Rare all wood body smiling poupee by Maison Bru with beautiful facial expression of the very popular " Empress Eugenie " lady doll
from one of the best French doll company at 19th. century !!
Beautiful expression model of 17 , 5 " ( 45 cm ) rare smiling poupee with " Mona Lisa " face ,
has very choice bisque and exquisitely painting , original rare all wood body and wearing
marvelous her antique afternoon costume.
France by Leon Casimir Bru Paris .... circa 1870
Mademoiselle...
Large Chinese Qing dynasty celadon charger decorated in the interior with a carved scrolling peony motif. Late 19th century to circa 1900. 15 1/2” diameter x 2 5/8” high. Heavily potted and in very good overall condition. There are some original crazing and production flaws to the interior. From a North Scottsdale, Arizona collection. Please note that the stand is not included.
Darling and rare to find tiny French bisque Bebe by Gaultier in all perfect and original condition ,
has sweet face complexion of lovely quality of pale bisque and painting , original body , wig and original funny party clothing !
Rare to find tiny 9 " ( 23 cm ) bisque doll has pale bisque head with softly blushed complexion, beautiful blue glass
inset eyes with fine spiral threading , nice painting of long lashes and arched feathered brows.
The dolly has an closed mouth with accen...
20" tall Chinese Qing dynasty Qianlong to Jiaqing period (circa 1796-1820) Dehua blanc-de-chine white glazed porcelain Guanyin figure with black painted hair. She stands in bare feet holding a bronze colored vase in her right hand and is dressed in a flowing robe with a veil. A beaded necklace adorns her neck. Her elongated ears frame a serene facial expression with downward gazing eyes. The figure is heavily potted and weighs 11 lbs. Very good overall condition. The left hand has one part...
ul French Bebe with exquisite modeling and quality of bisque and painting on the Portrait by Jumeau ,
has original body and body finish and finally wearing wonderful antique clothing !!
Rare to find head mark 10 Bebe , has very beautiful deep modeling and expression with best quality of pressed pale bisque socket head , gorgeous face with wonderful amber brown inset enamel eyes , painted lashes and brush - stroked and multi-feathered brows.
She has on closed mouth with deep modeling a...
Dating around the middle of Matilde Poulat's career, this sterling repousse brooch exhibits the tell-tale texturing and beading that characterizes her silver-work and is adorned with bezel-set turquoise and red coral. Poulat's inspiration quite often originated in the natural environment with doves, owls, flowers, fish and, in our case, a sea horse featured in her jewelry. Evocative of the tranquility of deep sea waters, this little creature will put a smile on your face every day of the week. M...
Slick and elegant in such a less-is-more way this set of vintage sterling silver Kupitaan Kulta modernist earrings was created in Finland in the 1950s-60s period. It seems to me that in this set Elis Kauppi tempered bare bones minimalism with the lightest possible trace of vermeil that covers the inner surfaces of the earrings' rectangular building blocks and gives the illusion of a textured finish. Spectacularly beautiful they measure 2 3/8" long by 3/8" wide and weigh 7.2 grams (for the set). ...
A 10k yellow gold black onyx and diamond signet style ring from the 1920s-1930s. This size 4-3/4 ring features an oval black onyx stone set with a central sterling silver mounted single point diamond and the setting measures 3/4 x 1/2". This ring weighs 3.0 grams, it is stamped MARVEL 10K and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vint...
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