All Items : Vintage Arts : Furnishings : Pre 1940 item #1448096 (stock #1707)
Stickley Signed Hepplewhite Mahogany Dining Table with Adams designed motifs in satin wood Oval shape with 16 inch leaves for a total of 110 inches when fully extended. Width 46 inches. Can be purchase with the shown Set of eight Philadelphia Federal Mahogany Dining chairs workshop of Henry Connelly (Chairs see stock #1708)
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1485366 (stock #1066)
The painting is depicted of two beauties in between plum blossom trees and is dated 庚辰年夏 1940 summer (民國29年). Ye Darong, courtesy name as Xiangfu, son of Ye Manshu who was also a famous painter from Shanghai. Size: 20.5 (52cm) inches long.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Pre 1940 item #1084321 (stock #G0428)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain buddha with five kids on his shoulder. In excellent condition. H:7.8"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1427274 (stock #TRC209345)
This masterful rendition of an idilic landscape done in the Nanga style of Chinese painting is spread across three canvases titled 1) “Arashiyama” (A district nestled at the foot of Kyoto’s eastern mountain range), 2) “Kyomizu-dera” (One of Kyoto’s most iconic temples located in the western foothills), and 3) “Tatsuta” (An area west of Kyoto on the edge of Lake Biwa, known for its expansive fields of lotus flowers)...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1462604 (stock #13610)
Sakiori sodenashi (vest) handwoven of cotton strips recycled from old kimono for weft and asa (hemp) yarn for warp. It has beautiful mixed color of indigo, brown, purple etc. In good condition. The first half of the 20th century. W:48cm, L:73cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Jewelry : American : Pre 1940 item #628732 (stock #T 1574)
It's not every day you can find sterling silver jewelry signed: BOSTON CINI STERLING. Repeat collector wrote, 'Mimi: I am absolutely WILD about this pendant! It is fabulous. Thanks so much for finding it for me. It is truly unique and special. I had fun wearing it today and got lots of compliments. Keep hunting for the unusual pieces.'
Sold, no price, no info.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1297571 (stock #Ohara 078)
Ohara Shoson (Koson)
Little egret on the bough of a willow tree
Size: Chuban. Image size is approximately 9.75 x 6.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Illustrated as S14.7 on page 207 of "Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland)."
Tipped at top edge to original cardstock.
Condition: Excellent.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Jewelry : American : Pre 1940 item #305944 (stock #T 831)
SOLD. From Cape Cod this 6 Point Flower Pin signed with another Boston Italian Famous Silversmith's Maker's Mark: PARENTI STERLING and a luminous Moonstone Cab 12mm Center. Larger version of 2 1/2" & weighs .7 Oz or 22 Grams. There were 2 Parenti shops in 2nd quarter of 20th Century, one on Newbury St Boston & one at Hyannis, MA. Delish, Gorgeous unpolished condition. Sold, no price, no info available
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1396283 (stock #Ohno016)
Ohno Bakufu
Spiny Lobster
Great Japanese Fish Picture Collection (Dai Nihon gyorui gashu), Volume 1
Date: 1937-38.
Size: Approximately 15.5 x 11 inches.
Artist's signature and seal upper left.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Shoin
Publisher carver, and printer seals lower left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Matte line near image edge. A few faint foxing spots.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1940 item #1003042 (stock #G0258)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese old mudman with a big bucket, excellent condition,marked China H:10"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1431503 (stock #Yuhan011)
Ito Yuhan
Lantern in Pond
Date: 1930s. A pre-war or early postwar edition.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.75 x 10.75 inches.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku. Seal at left margin.
Artist's signature at lower right.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1940 item #1455638
A fine Art Deco 800 silver graduated jigger in an exaggerated flaring design. The sections measure 1, 1 1/2, and 2 1/2 ounces. The bottom is stamped for 800 silver and has an Italian mark used 1935-38 that was applied to finished silver goods already in the inventories of Italian jewelers and silversmiths.
  • Origin: Italy, ca 1930
  • Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms
  • Dimensions: 2 1/8” tall; 2 1/2” wide at rim
  • Weight: 36.0 grams
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1432002 (stock #TRC210528)
Japanese Nihonga painting on paper—this piece by well-known Edo painter, poet, and tea ceremony devotee Baiitsu Yamamoto depicts an idealized mountain scene in Yamamoto's distinctive style. Close inspection reveals a mountain temple nestled along the cliffs overlooking twin waterfalls...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1406220
A set of six sterling silver coffee spoons by Asprey & Co. Each spoon has a brownish-black bakelite “coffee bean”—a decorative device popular in England during the Art Deco period. Each spoon is fully hallmarked for Asprey, 1931...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1481678 (stock #Hasui641)
Kawase Hasui
Man Fishing on a Moonlit Night
Date: 1930s.
Size: Approximately 6 x 4.125 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui oval seal at lower right.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-38.
Condition: Margin corner at upper left repaired by conservator.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Handiwork : Pre 1940 item #1396985 (stock #0-k057a)
Articulated Mud head puppet carved by Henry Seeni. Similar example in Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado. Reddish brown sack mask to which are fastened three gourds, one on top and one over each ear, and painted reddish brown. Rag ruff. Kilt made from a woman's old dress. Body painted with red-brown clay. He carries a feather and a rattle. Koyemsi is the most common Hopi clown. He appears in Mixed Kachina Dances and sometimes a group of Koyemsi appear in a dance of their own...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1940 item #24722 (stock #1004)
Early 20th century Chinese soap stone brush rest. Carved as a mountain with flowers. Attached stand. Good condition. H: 2 ½ inches, L: 4 ½ inches
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Jewelry : American : Pre 1940 item #265422 (stock #T 651)
Sold, no price, no info. Hard to find any signed Cini Pieces also marked "Cini Sterling Boston". This delightful bracelet with the look of Art Nouveau Winged Putti, putto, angel, baby, Ornate Openwork as only the Boston Italian silversmiths could make during first half of 20th Century. Comfortable fit for the dainty wrist at 6 1/2" long, perhaps a custom made piece but for a wrist that measures no more than 5 3/4"...