All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1700 item #1233907 (stock #TCR4442)
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A beautiful large black Seto Guro Hikidashi Chawan with undulating rim sculpted to perfectly rest in the hands by some anonymous 17th to 18th century potter. It is 5 inches (13 cm) diameter, 3 inches (8 cm) tall and in fine condition.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #1233432 (stock #largecurvebr)
This is a Hector Aguilar design in full repousse links with a mix of color in the amethyst cabochons. The length is 7.5in. long but the wearable is 6.75in. The weight is 98 grams heavy and the bracelet is 1.75in. tall. The link is hooked together in the center of each link making the clasp totally hidden when worn. Hallmarked as shown with TAXCO 980 being a very early mark with the silver almost pure and a beautiful patina. This is a standout and a real pleasure to wear.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1233330
Vase with tall cylindrical neck on a pumpkin-like lobed body, sparsely decorated with sample chrysantemum springs, sample spirals, plum blossoms and crapemyrtle scroll, all below plantain leaves. PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty, 1279 - 1368 AD,. MEASUREMENTS: 19 cm height. CONDITION: Reattached broken item.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1900 item #1233032 (stock #10459)
August Carl Vilhelm Thomsen (Danish 1813-1886)

Young Busker With His Monkey

Oil-on-canvas, signed lower right

Painting Size: 24.5” x 20”
Frame Size: 35 ” x 30.25”

Thomsen was an artist adept at painting many different subjects: landscapes, portraits, genre scenes, mythological subjects and religious scenes. He was a student at l’Académie des Beaux-Arts in Copenhagen...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #1232916 (stock #4898)
A circular pale celadon jade pendant, carved and pierced with a parrot perched on a flowering prunus branch. A quite identical plaque was sold 8 November 2013 by Christie's, London South Kensington. Condition: fine. Dimension: diameter: 5.2 cm, approx. 0.3 cm thick.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1232911 (stock #CLAMNECKLACE)
A Maestro from the Spratling era but with a Mexico City designation and with a conjoined HT hallmark built this necklace of thick silver weighing approximately 77 grams. The silver pearls are without dents and may show reflections. The length is 15in. and height is one inch tall. It lays smooth against the skin and for a shorter necklace that is worn higher up it feels barely there. Striking presence, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #1232910 (stock #spratcrosswo)
William Spratling rosewood cross hallmarked with first phase marks and a documented design in the book titled SPRATLING SILVER: A FIELD GUIDE BY PHYLLIS M. GODDARD. The height is 2.5in. tall and the width is 1 5/8th in. tall. The wood and silver are without flaws and is certainly museum and collector quality. The pendant only is for sale and is shown with a chain in one picture for display. If you would like the chain please email for cost.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1232855
Covered with crackled green celadon to the footring, unglazed base. Diameter = 13.5 cm, height = 6.5 cm. Yuan Dynasty. Excellent condition, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1232832
The compressed globular body resting on low foot, surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck with everted rim, covered overall in a lightly bluish - green glaze, the unglazed footrim burnt orange in the firing. height 16.5 cm condition : crack line from the rim, and star line on the body. No chips and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1960 item #1232828
Graceful and sensuous sterling silver necklace designed and signed circa 1950 by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling(1900-67). The necklace measures 17 wearable inches long. The wrapped twisted silver design and subtle interior vermeil contrast creates a three dimensional effect. Signed on the back WS 925. Beautiful condition with gorgeous vintage patina. No dents, dings or repairs. Spratling referred to this design as "Colar Gola"...
All Items : Archives : Instruments and Implements : Musical : Pre 1950 item #1232805 (stock #7015)
A vintage single row 10 button plus 5 bass button German maade Hohner accordion or melodeon. This example features ornate gold stencilling on the black patinated wood, orange bellows and a pierced chrome plated grille. This unit is clean and fully functional (and LOUD) and the straps and bellows are in superb condition...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1900 item #1232791 (stock #7012)
A scarce Adams Isola Bella ironstone teapot c1860. This survivor English ironstone teapot measures 10-1/2" from spout to handle and it stands 7-3/4" tall. It has the Adams mark in use from 1819-64, and this table accessory is in very good condition with no losses, damage or repairs other than a hairline crack at the handle, some staining to the finial and some minor chipping to the inside rim under the lid. It has the expected frit and irregularities from the making in a piece this old...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1970 item #1232754 (stock #12521)
Easy to wear, very comfortable Los Castillo Mozaico Azteca bracelet. I love the way the curved links hug the wrist and, of course, the beauty of the colors in the stone inlay. The bracelet measures a wearable 6 3/4" long (clasped) and it is 11/16" wide (at its widest). It weighs 70.1 grams and is signed with the taller's name, "MOZAICO AZTECA" and des. no 230 alongside a badly stamped Eagle 15 assay mark and "STERLING MADE IN MEXICO"...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1837 VR item #1232237
A pair of Japanese Edo Period Ko-Imari porcelain choko. Polychrome enamel decoration of chrysanthemums and Paulownia. Buff tone along the rims. Fuku marks centered inside the foot rims. Diameter almost 3 3/4 inches (9.525 cm). Height 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm). At least early 19th century. Good condition.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1232094 (stock #margotbrace)
Another Margot van Voorhies Carr masterpiece properly hallmarked Margot de Taxco and without eagle sixteen as her very earliest work had no eagle and sometimes eagle 1. This is a very early design #5161. This example is one of the finest I have found. It is extra large weighing 90 grams heavy and is taller than most at 1.5in. tall. No damage or flaws just some flecks of patina which is warm and fabulous. Collector and museum quality.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1232066 (stock #JD-091)
A unusual rare well carved jade pendant with a stylized head of a Zhou pig on top and tapering down into a fang or a claw.. The upper part of the jade is of a black and tan color and the tail is translucent. There is a hole at the back of the mouth for stringing. Size: L. 4.7cm. W. 1.2cm. Condition: See last photo.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1950 item #1231950
Fabulous long dangling sterling and amazonite earrings designed by Karl Gustav Hansen for Hans Hansen of Denmark. These earrings are from the 'Future' line of jewelry manufactured by Hans Hansen between 1932 and 1948. They measure 2.75" long and have screw backs. Fine original condition and signed as shown. Spectacular earrings !!!
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1970 item #1231938 (stock #12520)
The Mozaico Azteca line of the Los Castillo taller is one of my favorite genres in the realm of vintage Mexican silver jewelry. It could be that I am partial to the blues and greens of the azur-malachite inlay but it is also due to the impeccable craftsmanship those pieces display and the immeasurable patience and concentration on the part of their maker they offer witness to...