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14K Gold matchbook holder (matchsafe or vesta). Elaborate vintage matchbook holder made of 14K gold, which has detailed engraving on both the top and bottom. Marked: "A.R.T. MFC, NY, 14K, Pat Jan12, 04". There is also a makers mark that I am unable to photograph. Condition is very good, with only some minor scratches on the non-engraved oval portion of the cover (which could be engraved). Inside is clean and in very good condition and the piece closes tightly. A real conversation piece! Length: 2¼", width: 1 5/8" and height: ~1¼ ". Total weight is 27.39 grams. SOLD. (#KR030) |
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Brass Inkwell. Exquisitely detailed antique brass inkwell that is decorated with raised figures on all surfaces. Birds, cattails and other flowers are present both on the square base and around the body of the inkwell itself. The base rests on 4 ball feet and on the underside one sees that the ink holding compartment is screwed into the base. The hinged lid is very detailed and has a serpent finial on its top. Even the two handles are decorated at their base with shell-like designs. This is an old inkwell, quite heavy, and in excellent condition. $495. (#Z484) |
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Bronze art nouveau "lady" sliding book rack. Antique bronze (or brass) expandable tubular book rack, depicting on each end an attractive art nouveau style lady with finely detailed flowing hair and flowers. This sliding book rack has two tubular telescoping brass rods. The rack is ~8½" in length in its closed position and expands to a length of ~14½". The two decorative cast ends of the rack are ~5" in width and 5½" in height. The backside of the end plates have a hammered appearance (see picture) and the number 9788. Definitely a vintage piece! SOLD. (#Z475) |
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Bronze art nouveau "owl" sliding book rack. Antique bronze (or brass) expandable tubular book rack, depicting on each end a wise old owl surrounded by an art nouveau style design. This sliding book rack has two tubular telescoping brass rods. The rack is ~8½" in length in its closed position and expands to a length of ~14". The two decorative cast ends of the rack are ~6½" in width and 4½" in height. The detail is excellent on the owl, including its feathers and also the pine cones are finely done. The backside of the end plates have a hammered appearance (see picture) and the number 9776. Definitely a vintage piece! $200. (#Z237) |
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Ivorex plaque: Beethoven. Small oval Ivorex plaque depicting Ludwig Beethoven. Signed on front with the Arthur Osborne ("AO") signature and marked on the back: "Ivorex, Copyright in all countries. Arthur Osborne, Made in England". It also has an impressed mark on the bottom edge, with the copyright date (1921). Nice clean condition. Approx. 5" x 3½". SOLD. (#J106). A matching Ivorex plaque of Mozart is also available (see #J107). |
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Ivorex plaque: Mozart. Small oval Ivorex plaque depicting Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Signed on front with the Arthur Osborne ("AO" ) signature and marked on the back: "Ivorex, Copyright in all countries. Arthur Osborne, Made in England". It also has an impressed mark on the bottom edge, with the copyright date (1921). Nice clean condition. Approx. 5" x 3½". SOLD. (#J107) A matching Ivorex plaque of Mozart is also available (see #J106). |
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Mettlach stein. Old 1/4 liter Mettlach stein (#1896) with pewter lid. The front depicts a maiden and her daughter sewing, which is done in a rather high relief. On either side of this is the face of a cherub. The grape-like decoration on the pewter lid (see pictures) matches the design on the pewter portion of the handle that lifts the lid. Note that even the stoneware handle is decorated! Mettlach mark on base. SOLD. (#Z266) |
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Painting on ivory of a lady. Fine portrait of a well dressed early 19th (?) century lady in a decorative, detailed and heavy metal (brass?) frame. Portrait is well done, artist signed (Sequin) and is in excellent condition. Visible image size is 2½" x 3¼". $395. (#D002) See matching companion painting on ivory (#D003) |
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Painting on ivory of gentleman. Fine portrait of an early 19th (?) century gentleman in an attractive uniform with metals in a decorative, detailed and heavy metal (brass?) frame. Portrait is well done, artist signed (Pugh) and is in excellent condition. Visible image size is 2½" x 3¼". $395. (#D003) See matching companion painting on ivory (#D002) |
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Painting on ivory of gentleman. Fine portrait on ivory of an early 19th century (or late 18th century) gentleman in a decorative and detailed metal frame. Portrait is well done, signed "Hall" and in excellent condition. Visible image size is ~3¼ x 2½". SOLD. (#D004) |
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Porcelain pot lid, framed. Pot lid entitled "On Guard", which depicts a sleeping night watchman, who had too much to drink. In addition to a spilled drink and empty jug by his side is his evening companion (his dog). F&R Pratt and Company (Fenton in Staffordshire) apparently invented the process of making underglaze color prints on pot lids and other wares and made these between 1846-1888. This specific lid is depicted (on page 205, plate #340) in the classic book ("The Price Guide to POT-LIDS...") by A. Ball on these lids and is 4 " diameter (square frame is 6" on each side). SOLD. (#C221) |
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Porcelain pot lid, framed. Pot lid entitled "The room in which Shakspeare was born, 1564, Stratford on Avon;" richly colored and highly detailed; approx. 4" diameter (wooden frame is 5 " diameter). This original old lid is depicted (on page 135, plate #227) in Ball's classic book on these lids. $175. (#C219) |
 | Russian lacquer box (Fedoskino). Round, hand-painted lacquer box from the village of Fedoskino, signed and dated "‘86". The miniature painting on this black lacquer box depicts a river flowing through the woods. The landscape painting on the removable lid is a river scene in the fall; the trees are done in lovely fall colors (browns, greens and shades of gold) against a silvery-gold sky. This painting is a nice example of "translucent painting", which is typical of many Fedoskino artists. Diameter = 3¼". SOLD. (#Z205) |
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Russian lacquer box (Mstera). Hand-painted lacquer box, made in the village of Mstera, in the early 1970s. This artist-signed, rectangular box with a red interior depicts a Troika (three-horse chariot) raging through the snow and measures 5¼" x 2¾" x 1½". $225. (#Z398)
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Russian lacquer box (Palekh). Russian lacquer box depicting "Ivan and the Firebird". This box was made in the village of Palekh and is artist-signed, numbered ("N7218"), and dated ("1978"). The painting is highly detailed and exceptionally well executed. The hinged rectangular box is 6" x 4" x 1¾", has a red interior and, typical of boxes from Palekh, is also decorated near the base on all four sides (see pictures). $495. (#Z402) |
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Russian lacquer box (Palekh). Lovely Russian lacquer box with a highly detailed painting of a Russian fairytale(?). The painting is exquisite and the box is dated ("1979"), numbered ("12890"), and signed by its Palekh artist (see pictures). The cover of this box is not hinged to the base, which is painted with a floral design on all four sides. Overall dimensions are 4" x 3" x 1½". $695. (#Z403) |
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Carl Sorensen bronze vase. Large Carl Sorensen patinated wide-mouth bronze vase with several rows of horizontal bands. Before becoming a designer for Tiffany, he made a fine line of tableware that typically used a mottled green patination and decorative concentric rings. Marked on base with typical CS Bronze mark and Carl Sorensen in script. Circa 1930. Height: 8"; diameter at top of vase: 7½". SOLD. (#H113) |
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Stevengraph woven silk picture: "The Crystal Palace". These finely woven silk pictures were made on a jacquard loom by Thomas Stevens in Coventry, England in the mid-to late 1880s. "The Crystal Palace" is listed (#9) in "Stevengraphs and other Victorian Silk Pictures" (the classic book on these silk pictures, written by Geoffrey Godden). This silk first appeared in 1886 and is an exterior view of the Crystal Palace, the building of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The woven picture (2½" x 5¼") is in very good condition, was remounted and is in a gold frame (8 " x 6"). $200. (#Z152) |
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Vintage writing set. Five-piece writing set that includes a pen, pencil, seal, letter opener and a sharp-edged tool in a vintage velvet-lined box. The pen has a 4½ nib, the pencil is mechanical, but has no lead, and the seal has no initials on it. The entire set is made of metal that does not tarnish (chrome?). As is apparent in the photos, the crimson paper-covered box is not in the best condition. $125. (#G084) |
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Weisner personal vanity set (compact; lipstick holder; comb). Vintage mother-of-pearl set from the early 1950s. This set has never been used and is in excellent condition. Compact has a mirror on the inside, a clean flat powder applicator, a paper label ("Genuine Mother of Pearl by Weisner of Miami"), and is ~2¾" x 2½". The comb case is ~4¼" x 1". The lipstick holder has an attached mirror (2½" diameter) that is surfaced by MOP. SOLD. (#Z502) |
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Whist counter with shibayama tabs. The wooden body (3½" x 2") of the counter is decorated with a golden floral design, while the ivory tabs are inlaid with various mother-of-pearl insects and birds. Whist preceded the game of bridge and these counters were used to keep score in the late 19th C. $195. (#Z137) |
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