All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1466181 (stock #BX092)
George V sterling silver ice bucket. Made by Charles & Richard Comyns in London in 1925. Urn with curved bottom and raised and inset foot. Leaf-wrapped s-scroll side handles with cherub cap in form of chubby-cheeked, curly haired boy. Cover raised with reeded and overhanging rim and leaf bud finial. Engraved Indo-Persian decoration with turbaned swordsmen amidst vegetation and birds. Ye Olde English porringer adapted to the exigencies of Roaring Twenties barware. Fully marked...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1365193 (stock #BNJvermouth)
June Hastings
$255.00
Sterling silver and glass vermouth dropper for the makings of the perfect martin. Amazingly the rubber bulb is still pliable after all these years and this set can be used. Measures 3.5" long. Art Deco Era
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1270251
Early vintage rosewood & sterling silver dish or ashtray designed & signed c. 1930's by American & Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling (1900-67). The piece measures 3 1/4" across and 1 1/2" high. The hand carved octangular wood holder is inset with a hand hammered 980 sterling silver liner. Signed twice - WS TAXCO 980 on the silver, also WS TAXCO branded into the underside of the wood. Spratling always branded his wood furniture and objects. Beautiful condition...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #272213 (stock #794)
A Pair of Sterling Silver Sugar Nips or Small Ice Cube Tongs, by Webster. Length 4"; excellent condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1483394 (stock #BY494)
Pretty sterling silver tray. Made by The Kalo Shop in Chicago, ca 1930. Oval with tapering sides and lobed ends. Marked “Sterling / Hand Wrought / At / The Kalo Shop / 38”. Very good.

Dimensions: H 3/8 x W 15 5/8 x D 9 5/8 in. Weight: 24 troy ounces. #BY494

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Iron : Pre 1940 item #1318015
what pdx
$145.00
The tazza features the most complex pierced design featuring decorative foliate scrolls, wave-shapes and four figures. Each of the figures is different but bears a distinctly nautical theme. The first male figure reclines on a chair of waves and cat tails and holds a trident; the adjacent female figures ride various sea-beasts while one holds a downward-pointing spear...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Continental : Pre 1940 item #1363993 (stock #BN222)
Art Deco 950 silver ice bucket. Made by Tetard Freres in Paris, ca 1930. Trapezoidal with applied rim and two rectangular supports mounted to stained-wood. Sides gently convex with fashionable skyscraper motif. Fully marked with Minerva head and maker’s mark. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 6 5/8 x D 5 3/4 in. Gross weight: 24 troy ounces. #BN222

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Copper : Pre 1940 item #50643 (stock #hl0010)
carol lane
USD $125.00
Art deco designed copper dish showing bull smelling the roses-"Ferdinand"- by Frank Rebajes(1907-1990), NYC, c.1934. A rounded 5 11/16" square concave dish is signed "REBAJES". Has hanger and is in very good condition. Cute cartoon design.....$11 for insured USA shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Copper : Pre 1940 item #1444921
A vintage hammered copper small pot, unmarked, likely circa first part of the 20th century, with interesting curved handle, and hand placed grommet. Measurements are 4" high not including handle, and about 5 1/4" across at widest. Not the famous Dirk van Erp of the San Francisco Bay area, but nevertheless and interesting piece. There is a dent along the bottom edge as shown.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1208797 (stock #02315)
A Roden (Birks) sterling 1930s napkin ring with an N monogram by Roden Bros, Toronto. Roden was bought out by Birks in 1928. This 3/4" wide sterling napkin ring measures 2" x 1-1/2" across the interior and it has lined decoration. It has a rubbed STERLING mark with the Roden maker's mark. Birks bought all Roden's inventory and parts and molds, and the Roden mark can be seen on some Birks silver items until several decades after...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Plate : Pre 1940 item #34876
AntiquesDC
$135.00
Very rare silverplate bar tool incorporating a 4-oz. jigger, a bottle opener and ice tongs. The bottom is marked "Napier Pat. Pend."

Origin: America, circa 1930's. Condition: excellent, normal very light surface scratching. Size: 9" long, 2-1/2" tall.

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Pre 1940 item #544739
A terrific Art Deco spun aluminum ice bucket for chilling wine and champagne. The front is decorated with a copper plaque depicting the label of a very well-known French winery in Alsace. The winery is famous for its Riesling, but also for Crémant, a sparkling wine native to Alsace. Alsatian wines are traditionally bottled in tall, narrow bottles, hence the shape of this bucket. The bottom is marked "URBA Made In France"...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1399976
This early 925 sterling silver box with detachable lid was designed by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling. The box stands 4 1/2" high and measures 3" x 2 1/2". Pictured on spratlingsilver.com where it's described as a tall cigarette box. It is sometimes referred to as a tea caddy. Beautiful vintage condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Brass : Pre 1940 item #25595
Fascinating watercolor set in the form of a 1930's automobile with working wheels. The top lifts to reveal containers for paints and water; an area for mixing; and a storage compartment for brushes. The back of the car is embossed "Betel Motor Car/Patent No. 75086/Open & Close Type/BF".

Origin: England, circa 1930...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Copper : Pre 1940 item #1051995
Early handmade arts and crafts copper and mirror box designed and signed by Taxco, Mexico artist Hector Aguilar. Meaures 6 1/2"L X 4 1/4"D X 2 1/4"H. Mirrors on 5 sides are in fine vintage condition with no cracks or chips. The copper has a beautiful untouched patina. Two corners on the base are slightly seperated which appear to be original to the handmaking of the piece. See pictures. Hinged mirror top opens to a copper interior. Insured shipping included within the U.S.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1472014 (stock #BX512)
George V sterling silver cigar box. Made by Barnard & Sons, Ltd in London in 1930. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and with tapering tab; top flap with engine-turned linear pattern bordered by wraparound lines between wavy lines. Interior wood lined and partitioned. Underside leather lined. Fully marked. Very good condition with a few minor pings.

Large dimensions: H 4 1/4 x W 11 x D 6 1/2 in. Gross weight: 54.5 troy ounces. #BX512

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Pre 1940 item #1434854
This very rare novelty jigger in the form of a snowman measures with the body, opens bottles with the mouth, and when the top hat is removed, turns into a corkscrew!
  • Origin: America, ca. 1930
  • Condition: good, small area of paint loss on the hat rim, moderate plating wear particularly on the handles, paint touch-up on the face, a 1/8” pinpoint ding on the back side of the jigger.
  • Dimensions: 4-3/4” tall
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #19768
Outstanding three-piece sterling silver dresser set with guilloche enamel. Both brushes have natural bristles and the jar is panel-cut. All pieces are fully hallmarked for "G. Bros." London and Birmingham, 1928. The markings also indicate the pieces were made for export to America.

Origin: London & Birmingham, England, 1928. Condition: excellent, including the bristles; absolutely no problems with the enamel. Size: hairbrush 9" long; clothesbrush 6-1/4" long; jar 2" diam.