All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Glass : American : Cut Glass : Pre 1900 item #340905 (stock #651)
This beautiful brilliant bowl seems to be unsigned, but it is truly beautiful and extremely heavy. There is one tiny flake at the top of one of the teeth. It measures 9" in diameter.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1900 item #139218 (stock #04-24-2 )
This is a 19th century Chinese shallow curved plate featuring a lively grouping of eight spotted blue and white horses, depicting a wedding story from Chinese mythology; unglazed footrim; greige coloration; a four-character mark on the underside; condition: several minor chips on the rim; SIZE: 5" diam.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Organics : Wood : Pre 1900 item #1332894
A lovely early 20th century Imperial Russian wooden Easter egg with polychrome decoration of a young peasant couple engaged in a kiss. The image is very sweet and nicely detailed. The back side of the egg bears the gilt letters “XB” for “Christ is Risen.” Careful examination of the drill holes in the egg show even oxidation of unpainted surfaces and the paint has typical aligatoring, supporting a very late 19th or early 20th century age...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pottery : Pre 1900 item #1150571 (stock #798)
An earthenware terracotta bottle vase and stopper. The vase is decorated with transfer printed "famille rose" enamels depicting flowers birds and marine life. This item was made by Watcombe pottery, Torquay, which was operational from 1869 to 1883. The base carries the impressed date mark for October 1878. Condition - very good - there is a small chip to the footrim (please view enlargements) and a tiny chip to the underside of the cover; there are also minor losses to the enamels...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1450907 (stock #1500)
Hard paste decorated Meissen porcelain cup and saucer made in Dresden, Germany in the late 19th Century. The overall decoration is of springtime floral bouquets and garlands with gold leaf decoration around the lip of the cup as well as the rim of the saucer. The fact that the gold is not worn away or chipped indicates that this cup and saucer is in near mint condition. The handle of the cup is fashioned in the form of a swans neck and beak...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1900 item #494241 (stock #01-033js)
This is a Chinese Transitional blue and white porcelain jar painted with figures on a continuous mountainous landscape below a band of flowers,on carved wood stand; Marked with lucky symbol figure of a rabbit in underglaze blue on bottom; late 17th century. Condition: lacking cover, hairline crack, rim chip Measurement: 7 _" h x 6 _" dia.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1900 item #494249 (stock #01-030)
This is an early Chinese green glazed earthenware jar, with panels of molded flowers and Chinese characters; two raised Chinese marks on base. Condition: showing wear
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1314067 (stock #TBD00181)
A very large albumen print of the statue of St. George by Donatello. Originally sculpted about 1416 for the Orsanmichele in Florence, the statue and niche are now at the Bargello. The photograph is very large and dates to the last quarter of the 19th century. Since at that time there were no enlargers, the glass plate negative would have been of the same size as the image...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1147522 (stock #1186)
A Hand Painted Limoges Porcelain Fish Set by Theodore Haviland, Consisting of a Extra Large Platter (23.5" x 10" and 8 plates (9" in diameter). Signed by the artist, "L. Martin". Circa 1900 and in excellent condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1900 item #488620 (stock #01-023js)
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This is an unusual Chinese porcelain Famille Rose covered cup made for the European market, with gilded rope twist handles; late 18th century. Condition: chip inside rim of cup. Measurement: 5"h x 5" dia.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Organics : Wood : Pre 1900 item #1317506 (stock #1108)
A trinket box made from Bog Oak - a partially fossilized wood formed as a result of immersion in Irish peat bogs for approximately 5000 years. The wood has been turned and finely carved with Shamrock leaves and a central Trinity Harp and was made in Ireland in the second half of the 19th Century during the reign of Queen Victoria. Condition: excellent - no damages or losses. 7.5cm (3 inches) diameter; 6cm (2.3 inches) high.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Glass : American : Cut Glass : Pre 1900 item #340903 (stock #650)
Stunning cut glass compote from the brilliant period. I can't find a signature, but I'm sure its identifiable to an expert on patterns. It measures 8" tall x 6" diameter at the bottom, and has a tear drop stem. There is one TINY flake at the top, but other than that it looks to be in perfect condition.