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WhenDreamsComeTrue
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19" ( 48 cm ) most beautiful and rare to find French Portrait Bebe from house of Jumeau .......... Emile Jumeau circa 1878 , a rare model of the very beautiful Portrait Bebe with finest pale pressed bisque and excellent painting on socket head .
With very full cheeks and throat , has stunning almond shaped blue enamel eyes with spiral threading , thick dark eyeliner and fine painted long lashes...
Mark A. Tougias (American, 1957 - present) painting titled 'Stowe View' (Vermont). Oil on canvas. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Signed in lower left and titled on reverse. Offered in a contemporary gilt wood frame. Excellent condition. Mark Tougias was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1957. He is self-taught and is known for his plein air landscapes of the New England countryside and for his tonal styles...
Chinese Qing dynasty Qianlong period ribbed guglet vase decorated in fencai famille rose enamels with birds among flowering fruit trees, rockery, and bamboo all set against a white porcelain ground. 18th century. 10 1/4” high. Very good overall condition. The vase is slightly misshapen. There are burst bubbles in the glaze at the rim and scattered throughout that are consistent with production at that time...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1837 VR
item #1181054
(stock #SR8406)
Chamberlain's Worcester Milk jug, 5" high in rare "Best Queens" pattern, c 1830.
Condition: excellent Height: 5 inches
Hu's Collection
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Description: An elegant Chinese scholar box was made of a whole block of Suan-Zhi wood, simple and plain but with beautiful aged patina.
Date: Late 18th century
Condition is Good but with some cracks inside the bottom due to age.
A late Qing ladies skirt in a striking color combination with two marvellous embroidered panels with butterflies and flowers. H. 100 cm, W. 110 cm. Age wear two the black borders and wear and stains on the inside of the skirt. The purple silk and the embroidery is in perfect condition.
The Kura
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Majestic Black-tailed cranes soar over the crisp white-caps of Japans Northern waters on this expansive screen painted by 20th century artist Okada Renseki (1904-1995). The artist has given the mysterious creatures a dramatic sense of movement, rising ever upward across the expanse of shimmering sea. Very rarely seen, the magnificent birds have long held a special place of reverence in the hearts of the Japanese people, reflected in many centuries of art...
Period Pieces
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Here is a hard-to-find Billiken stick pin! Billiken was patented in 1908 by Florence Pretz, in Kansas City, MO. She designated him “the god of things as they ought to be” – what a fantastic conceit! Paye & Baker, of Attleboro, MA were given exclusive rights to make Billikens in silver and gold (see “Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd ed, by Christie Romero. Every time I saw Christie she was wearing a gold Billiken necklace). He measures 9/16 x 3/8 x 2-1/4" long, and weighs 1.2g...
WhenDreamsComeTrue
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Beautiful one of a kind French dress with bonnet which would fit well for your French or German Doll about circa 24" / 25" ( 62 - 64 cm ) Perfect for Jumeau size 12 , Steiner , Bru , Gaultier or other pretty Doll....
A most hand sewn dress of cream netting fully ornate with light blue silk ribbons . Has lot of small ruffled rows at middle of front and both sides similar in vertical optic...
Galerie Hafner
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A model of He Xiangu holding a flower basket, the only female deity among the Eight Immortals. Worked in silver and enamel, the head, hands and basket are detachable. Base marked with Chinese characters. Dating to the late Qing or early 20th century. Condition: losses to enamel and some oxydations under the enamel, one earring with small loss. Please look carefully at the photos. Dimension: 29.8 cm high, weight: over 500 g.
Large 17 1/2"H lidded jar finely painted in the Kangxi style in sapphire blue on a white porcelain ground. The decoration features a pheasant on a rocky outcropping surrounded by flowering plants which extend around the circumference of the vase and up to the neck, where a second bird perches on a flowering branch. A blue foo lion finial tops the domed cover. The base is encircled by a band of crested waves. The shoulder panel decoration features lotus flowers on a mosaic ground...
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We are listing an amethyst signed Antonio Pineda bracelet with high quality amethyst in classic emerald baguette cuts. There are 4 in a row with a bit of space between each stone however you do not see a space as they act as a mirror to fill the void. The stone is raised high above the setting and it floods with light and color dances off the wave shaped links. Approximately 7in. long with a wearable of closer to 6.5in...
One Good Eye Silver
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An absolutely stunning table-cut citrine adorns this massive Carmen Beckmann Mexican silver ring. The gem, its color traveling from refreshing lemon to saturated yellow as the light changes, is lifted above the finger in a terraced setting with geometric cut-outs...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Art Nouveau : Pre 1910
item #1415982
(stock #AN10-652)
This necklace is a graceful garland of bezel-set, oval and round moonstone cabochons in silver. Loops of chain surround moonstone drops, giving the fluid drape of the necklace. The chains connecting the stones are low-grade silver. This is a turn-of-the-century piece and is 15" long
Fine Chinese Tang Dynasty Saddled Horse with Oxford TL Test
This fine-quality pottery model of a horse was made during the early part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a relatively highly-fired pale-coloured pottery, varying from a pale grey to a pinkish-brown in colour (this colour variation is often seen with earthenware that is more highly-fired than other pieces)...
William's Antiks
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Beautiful pair of restored French club chairs; warm caramel glow; originally circa 1940's, fully recovered in new leather. Dimensions: 41" deep, 34" high, 39" wide; 24" seat depth
EastWest Gallery
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A moulded hexagonal bowl, hakkaku hachi, decorated to the exterior with an iron red ground inset with alternating reserves containing ribbon bound scrolls, makimono, and artemisin leaves, mogusa-ha, two of the Eight Chinese precious objects, Babao, hachitakara, and a band of stylised eight petal flowers, presumably Tessen the clematis flower, with leaves and pine branches.
The interior divided into four brocade panels, each with a reserve containing, respectively auspicious Chrysanthemums and R...
The Kura
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A colorful and impressive scroll featuring a bushy tailed neko-tora, or cat tiger from the late Edo period. The neko-tora is a by-product of the Japanese closed border policy, rigorously enforced during the Edo period, which eliminated outside trade and influence. Therefore, Japanese artists were forced to come up with their own ideas of what a fearsome tiger looked like based upon older paintings and skins. This is one of the most imaginative and detailed I have yet seen, with each standing ...