A beautiful vintage Chinese tiger eye stone earrings in excellent condition. Marked. H:2.2cm $135
These four Minton Gold Ancestral dessert plates (#S 595) are quite handsome indeed. Each are marked on the back and also each has the Minton imprint. The brown-red transfer decoration of flowers and leaves is painted with turquoise and pink enamel to accent the flowers. Each plate is trimmed in gold and is in excellent condition. Measures 7 7/8" across the scalloped rim. Production dates: 1944-1976. Book price $45.00 a plate.
DESCRIPTION: A tribute to vintage industrial design, this attractive pulley, with a heavily cast iron shaft and swivel eye, is attached with snatch pins to a smooth, grooved wooden wheel. The pulley is a simple machine that, when used with a rope, will reduce the amount of force needed to lift a load. These make wonderful decorative accents within a country, farmhouse or industrial decor. In excellent working condition, no rust. DIMENSIONS: 12” long x 6” wide.
Qing Dynasty Soapstone Shoushan Incised Poem Cup with mountainous and farm house scene . slight scuffs. Size h 2.5" by 3" diameter
Very vintage signed Lillian Pines sterling fan pin. A contemporary of Mary Gage, as they both died a year apart from each other in the early mid 90's. While this maker was born in New Hampshire, Mary Gage died in nearby Maine. This fan style is her familiar motif using applied silver balls and curly Qs. Stamped LILLIAN PINES STERLING in back of one of the 1 1/2" fans connected with a 5 1/2 and 6" flat "S" chain. Each has a working safety clasp pinback and weighs a total of 23 Grams...
A very nice set of 12 French-style linen cocktail napkins with a delightful woven rooster pattern. This is an especially colorful set made from very high quality fabric. They would look especially good with a great rooster cocktail shaker or used for a cocktails on a patriotic holiday! Ten are in perfect condition, 2 have some staining. Circa 1940. Size: 5” x 8”.
Line 700 was produced by Consolidated Glass Company in 1929. Offered here is the #714 footed sundae dish (or sherbet). The color is a green ceramic wash applied over crystal and then fired on to fuse it permanently to the surface of the glass. crystal. Dinnerware items are very hard to find in this pattern and especially in this color. Here's your opportunity to add a rare item to your collection. See my other listings for more in this pattern.
Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Porcelain Jar,straw glaze somewhat degraded body glaze from burial, no lid size, H 4.5" W 2.75"
This traditional saki (sake)container was probably brought over by a veteran from WWll. The sisal wrap covering protects the stoneware "keg". There is a filling port with cork plug on the top and a 2nd port for pouring low on one side. The sisal covering has painted kenji and graphics on one side...which is somewhat discolored from years of sitting on a shelf...approximately 8x8x8 inches...
Description: Nicely carved Japanese decorative wooden box and plate, the set is wonderfully decorated with engraved flowers. Very appealing and
beautiful. The box is 3 1/4"H x 2" in diameter and the plate has a diameter of 7 inches. Good condition. Buyer pays the shipping cost.
Line 700 was produced by Consolidated Glass Company in 1929. Offered here is the #710 8 inch salad plate in blue ceramic. The color is a light blue wash applied over crystal and then fired on to fuse it permanently to the surface of the glass. crystal. Dinnerware items are very hard to find in this pattern and especially in this color. Here's your opportunity to add a rare item to your collection. See my other listings for more in this pattern.
This porcelain chocolate cup and saucer was produced in England by Mintons before 1920. The saucer has a diameter of 5 1/4 inches and the cup is 3 1/8 inches high without the handle. The set is made of fine, white bone china. The cup has an Empire style handle that rises above the rim of the cup. The cup flares at the rim and tapers towards the middle giving it a graceful quality. The set is decorated with delicate, flowing art nouveau flowers...
A pair of early 20th C. Chinese old miniature soapstone water buffalo with wooden stand. Beautiful patina in excellent condition. W:5cm H:2cm $135
A 7 inch tall signed Steuben goblet with colorless cup and foot joined by a Pomona Green twist stem. The goblet is shape 3551 and is decorated in the Van Dyke pattern. The goblet is signed on the polished pontil with the block letter Steuben mark.
Vintage Thailand Deity figure in cast Resin, authentic temple piece from Rural Thailand . Arm reattached . Said to be black magic piece.H 10"
Pilgrim made this 11.25" Vase from a Phoenix/Consolidated mold. Unmarked reproduction by Pilgrim (most are signed), made in the early 1960's. Has the dogwood pattern. Excellent condition.
Consolidated Glass Company produced the Catalonian line in 1927. It was made to look like glass found in Catalonia Spain at the archaeological sites, and had bubbles and raised rings blown into the glass. This is the 6 1/2 inch hat shaped vase in emerald green. Excellent condition. I have other items available so if there's something you need to complete your Catalonian setting, let me know!
Here is a whimsical piece of folk art, possibly depicting an Australian Cassowary. A plastic coconut shell serves as the body, the feathered tail and headdress are accented by a furry brown material while the spindly neck and legs made from sticks. Unsigned.
A Hazara puttee estimated to date from the mid to late 20th century, in perfect condition. Measures 10x65 cm (with the tassel, 124 cm in length). Condition is excellent. On one side is a printed fabric, probably from Russia. The extremely fine brick stitch in interlocking diamond patterns is a hallmark of Hazara embroidery. Probably from Jaghori (Ghazni) or Bamiyan province.
This is an old tobacco pouch from Indus Kohistan, a remote area of northern Pakistan located along the Indus river. Cotton embroidered with silk thread, depicting interlocking rhomboids on one face, repeating chevrons on the other, and embellished with beadwork on the edges. The embroidery technique is exceptionally fine brick stitch, closely paralleled in Hazara embroidery...
Consolidated Glass Company made the Catalonian pattern in 1926. Made to look like glass found in Spain at the archaeological sites, Catalonian is characterized by interior bubbles and raised rings on the surface of the glass. This pair of candlesticks is in excellent condition with no damage. I have other items in this pattern available, email for details.
Fenton Cranberry Opalescent Coin Spot 10" Vase is in mint condition. Made in the 1950's. Any questions? Please ask!
A nice pair of seated Frog carving Fetishes, Native American, probably Zuni, Navaho tribe and 20th. century (2).
The carvings are cut and polished in one emerald stone and depicts a pair of Frogs both seated. Finely polished in different green colours.
Zuni fetishes are small carvings made from primarily stone but also shell, fossils, and other materials by the Zuni people...
This purse is worked in a variation of ladder stitch to form repeating whorl and volute motifs on a silk ground. The inside features two pockets lined with purple silk and orange cotton, with the outer edges fringed with blue glass seed beads to protect against the evil eye. The purse measures 14.2 x 25.5 cm and is dated to the early to mid 20th century. Silk thread and metallic couching on silk.
DESCRIPTION: Two well carved burl eagle heads with fierce, proud eyes, hooked beaks and puffed, feathered necks. On the reverse of each you can see the highly intricate structure of the burl wood from which they were taken. This folk art artisan carver captured the majesty and essence of the USA’s national symbol, the Bald Eagle...
Line 700 was produced by Consolidated Glass Company in 1929. Offered here is the #714 footed sundae dish (or sherbet) in blue crystal. (The color is the glass itself, not a fired on finish.) Dinnerware items are very hard to find in this pattern and especially in this color. Here's your opportunity to add a rare item to your collection. I have 4 available, price is per sundae.
A very grouch looking but cute Japanese man, beautifully carved. Early 20th Century. In excellent condition. Signed. H:1-1/4" $135
An unusually-shaped Chinese sterling silver match box holder from 1924. The Chinese character means "Prosperity". In excellent condition. Signed. H:2-1/2"x2-1/4" Weight:47g. $135
Scrambled glass paperweight, millefiori, broken canes, chunks and blurred murrines cased in a light raspberry or amethyst glass (hard to tell but definitely not colorless glass) Measures 2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm) wide by 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm) tall. Has KB Import label and Blue on silver foil AF MURANO Cockerel label. Condition is excellent with no bruises, cracks or chips. Circa 1950 - 1960.
A pair of very cute and old famille rose Chinese porcelain fu dogs or fu lions in excellent condition. L:15cm $135
Mid Century Italian Cream and brown Onyx Votive candle lantern cup. Beautiful stone that casts a warm glow with a lit votive. This was inventory from the 60s that my Grandparents sold in the SF Mart showrooms. Perfect condition and ready for a new home. Size H 6.5" rim W just under 4.5" 3 lb
Ancient Thailand Buddha bronze head on stand. Tint piece with green patina, most likely Ayutthaya 13-15th c . Head alone 1.5" h by .75" wide over all height 2.5"
Japanese Kiri wood Serving Tray with two(2) open handles on both sides, 18" x 12" wide, 1 3/4" high, very nice condition in original paper box.
Line 700 was produced by Consolidated Glass Company in 1929. Offered here is the #714 footed sundae dish (or sherbet) in blue ceramic. The color is a light blue wash applied over crystal and then fired on to fuse it permanently to the surface of the glass. crystal. Dinnerware items are very hard to find in this pattern and especially in this color. Here's your opportunity to add a rare item to your collection. See my other listings for more in this pattern.
This is or in the style of a Japanese mid century banko ware round hanging wall pocket vase still showing old wooden beads, frayed threads attached, and illegible mark. This banko hanging vase is in a hunter green background with 2 irises in the front and 3 irises on the other side. The interior shows a dusty hard grayish porcelain and even the potter's finger imprints can be seen! It is 6" or 15cm across. An illegible mark present- please see image...
One Japanese blue and white porcelain dish. Shonsui style decoration in roundels of birds in branches with berries and of peonies, all centered by geometric decoration along the inside of the foliate rim. The back with similar decoration of roudels, blue and white band decoration above the foot rim centering a four character mark within a blue ring. Good condition. Diameter, 7 1/2 inches. Ca 1900/early 20th century...