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Antiques & Uncommon Treasure
Best of the BEST! 17th to 19th c. French sterling silver, Georgian jewelry, sewing etc
$506 USD SaleSALE Unused Antique Beadwork Fireplace Screen Panel, HUGE
Antiques:Tapestry, Needlepoint, Aubusson
In the finest style and Holiday colors, this elegant old panel done completely in glass beads would have been a hanging fireplace screen that was mounted on a hinged mount which would allow the screen to maneuver in position to protect the seated guest. Victorian era homes would have been incomplete without such screens to protect the wax-makeup cheeks of ladies from a devastating 'melt-down' or from heat blushed spots while they gathered near the warming hearth for gossip, flirtations, music or ...
$336 USD SaleSALE Unique Antique Black Forest Carved Hand Mirror, Skiing Bear Figure
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Charming and quite unique antique Victorian to Edwardian era Black Forest hand carved 16.5" vanity or hand mirror, Alpine theme with skiing bear figure on top and pierced foliage! One of the first of these wonderful old carved hand mirrors that we've had the pleasure to find featuring a bear. A bear wearing skis no less and, while there are a few chips, the overall condition is great. One for the collectors, whether it's Black Forest carvings or hand mirrors that appeal to you. Don't miss it. ...
$506 USD SaleSALE Juris Doctorate - Marquetry Inlay Documents Box, 1800s French
Antiques:Antique Boxes/Caddies
Okay, so the 'JD' inscribed in the mother of pearl cartouche may not stand for Juris Doctorate but.....who knows :). No matter, this one is a gem from the Napoleon III era and as impressive as can be. Whether you use it as a desk top decorative box, document holder or jewelry casket, the visual appeal remains constant and of the highest quality. Shimmering mother of pearl, shaped brass inlays with wire strips and those richly burled veneers are superb! Framed in ebony, as elegant as can be! Very ...
$251 USD SaleSALE Unusual Antique Faux Tortoise Shell - Tortoiseshell Case is a Match Vesta - Silk Lined!
Antiques:Antique Tortoise Shell Items
You'd think from the outside that this little darling was a coin purse, but open it to find that it is fitted out instead as a match vesta. This is, then, a case made for a gentleman, most likely. VERY French in the inlaid decorative cartouche up top, with a blank (monogram-ready) shield. Beautiful shell, fine interior - it would be a wonderful gift for the gentleman in your life. Very good condition, as shown in our images.
$421 USD SaleSALE Unique Antique Black Forest Carved 25.5" Niche Style Wall Shelf, Cycle Riding FIgure & Foliage
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Fine antique Victorian era Black Forest hand carved 25.5" wall shelf, a niche style piece with shelf & overhanging top and an interesting figural scene including a cyclist, cycle and winged crest! Isn't this one unique! I'm sure there's some story behind it, with the cycle rider at the center and winged crest & riding cap or helmet at the top! Nicely sized, too, the piece is 25.5" tall, 15 3/4" wide and the shelf is 6" deep. Ornate pierced or reticulated foliage framing the rider, columns just ...
$506 USD SaleSALE Unique Antique Georgian to Victorian Era Faux Tortoise Shell Etui, Case for an Oval Frame, Portrait Miniature
Antiques:Antique Tortoise Shell Items
The case is shown in our images with a late Georgian (c. 1830s) portrait miniature inside, which is not included, but which is shown in order to give you an idea of what this case actually is. It is a case or traveler's etui to house a gold framed portrait miniature. The case is superb, almost immaculate, really. It is steam-formed to have an convex curve to the lid, and rounded corners. As you can see, the finest shell has been used, with magnificent cognac to chocolate coloration. The interior ...
$251 USD SaleSALE VFine 19c English Turned Mahogany Table Lamp
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures
VERY FINE LATE 19C ENGLISH HAND-TURNED/CARVED RED MAHOGANY TABLE LAMP WITH ORIGINAL SOCKETS & FITTINGS! This is truly a wonderful piece with beautiful, vibrant color & grain patterns and its subtle elegance simply demands attention! Just a simple rewire and your choice of lamp shades and you have a perfect accent to an old or country English decor! VERY GOOD CONDITION! The joint above the base has been cracked and professionally repaired (see picture). The break is hardly noticeable or visible. ...
$166 USD SaleSALE Vintage Edwardian Black Forest Inkwell Stand, Lion Figure
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Wonderful antique to vintage Victorian to Edwardian era Black Forest style hand carved desk top inkwell or inkstand, an expansive carved base with curved pen tray, lidded inkwell and resting lion figure! Possibly Swiss, this is one of two old inkwells with lion figures that we're adding this week, the other with a Swiss inscription and a bit older but both wonderful and in fabulous condition. This one's base is carved from a solid piece of wood, the inkwell lid and lion the only additions. A ...
$1,016 USD SaleSALE Vintage Black Forest 16" Wall Barometer, Large Bear Figure
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Fabulous pristine antique to vintage Black Forest hand carved 15 3/4" wall displayed barometer, a superbly detailed large bear figure crowns the solid wood case with barometer mounted at the center and the original completely intact thermometer on milk glass below! The case here carved from one solid block of wood, no joints or seams and all in truly magnificent condition! The actual barometer mechanism is a bit newer than some we've offered, this one likely dating from 1900-1930 or so. The ...
$166 USD SaleSALE Vintage/Antique Italian Micro Mosaic Picture Frame, Blue Mat
Antiques:Antique Micromosaic
Very fine antique to vintage Italian micro mosaic or micromosaic 3 1/8" picture frame, unique deep blue mat with floral motif and fabulous condition! A bit newer than the other two micro mosaic frames that we just added today but what a striking piece, don't you think! Vivid blue mat with the slightly raised flowers completely encircling the rectangular frame, small gilt ormolu ball feet and all in great shape! Perfect 'gift' ideas, great little decorative accents....especially in a fine ...
$846 USD SaleSALE Vintage French 5-Light Chandelier, Ormolu & Porcelain Flowers
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures
Fabulous vintage French five light chandelier, a lovely bunch of five tied gilt ormolu stems with floral shaped fixtures, colorful porcelain flower accents and wonderful condition! It has been quite some time since we've offered a larger light fixture so, instead of one this week....we're listing two! Actually, it's more of a coincidence than anything. We recently acquired the smaller of the two (sold separately so take a look) and it got me to thinking about this truly fabulous five light ...
$251 USD SaleSALE Vintage Carved Russian Carved Bear Figure, Pocket Watch Display
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Charming vintage Russian carved baer in the Black Forest style, hand carved 6 1/4" seated black bear figure, a delightful desk or writing table top pocket watch display piece! A bit more crudely carved than most of our Black Forest bears, the detail is a bit more rough and it has a nearly black finish with the raised fur having regained the natural wood color. Shown in a seated position, the bear has his right front paw resting on his 'lap' and a raised left paw. A hook to hold the watch or ...
$128 USD SaleSALE Victorian Footstool Top - Needlepoint Fragment/Panel for Pillow
Antiques:Tapestry, Needlepoint, Aubusson
Salvaged from a very demolished old Victorian footstool, this fine old panel is simple elegance, in great decorator colors, great shape. Center this panel in a rich tapestry or velvet/silk pillow top, trim with yards of opulent tassled fringe, and let the compliments begin! Good to very good condition. Just as you see it.
$251 USD SaleSALE Victorian Beaded Needlepoint Panel, 1850s Fraternal or Religious Sash
Antiques:Tapestry, Needlepoint, Aubusson
Not sure just what this panel was intended to become, but it has the distinct look of a fraternal order sash or belt (large!). Seems to me someone told us that the four 'F' stood for such things as 'Fidelity', etc., etc., and was a religious or fraternal insignia from Germany. Experts? Would, however, be a wonderful panel to incorporate into the top of a fine down-filled & opulently fringed accent/throw pillow for your home. Excellent condition! Never made up, so it hasn't any beadwork or ...
$251 USD SaleSALE Victorian Grand Tour Souvenir, Eglomise St. Paul's Cathedral Card Tray
Antiques:Desktop Items
I believe these were mostly made in France, but this one is one of the ones depicting an architectural highlight of London, Christopher Wren's masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral. The eglomise, or 'back-painted' glass panel on which the painting is done is oversized and rather 'Turner' in the colors and light of the sky, but it does have some moisture damage around the perimeter as can be easily seen and evaluated in our photos and scans. The tray itself on this one is superb! Beautifully sculpted ...
$676 USD SaleSALE VF 19th C. Faux Tortoise Shell Fan-Fold Card Case - Purse in Tortoiseshell
Antiques:Antique Tortoise Shell Items
Oversized and over-appealing, this is one of the most stunning old shell items we've got. The shell itself is just gorgeous on this one, a polished satin shine to it, and perfectly flawless, as well. The interior of this case is all the original accordion/fan pleated sections, for a variety of business cards, or credit cards/cash - your imagination runs wild! A fabulous accent or addition to you collection on tabletop, this one is a MUST have!
$336 USD SaleSALE Vintage Black Forest Hand Carved 14" Telescoping Desk or Writing Table Book Rack, Owl Figures
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Wonderful vintage Black Forest hand carved 14" desk or writing table top book rack with collapsible figural side panels featuring rare owls with large two-toned glass eyes and marvelous decorative appeal! These are really great display pieces for a collection of antique texts, the sides slide outward so it opens to 19.5" wide. BUT you'll surely want this one as the focus of attention rather than just a stand :). Always great alongside other Black Forest pieces or in a country French or English ...
$676 USD SaleSALE Vintage French Limoges Kiln-fired Enamel Plaque, Cavalier Bar Scene, In Frame - Artist Signed
Antiques:Decorative Arts
Signed R. Sarlandie, Limoges, (Master enamelist, Robert Sarlandie, 1901-1986) this beautifully accomplished old early 1900s kiln-fired enema plaque has a most wonderful scene of a couple of rowdy cavaliers accosting the beautiful young barmaid. Swords on the bench, raising a timbale and with great detail to the clothing and interior, it's a remarkably fine image to have been done in kiln-fired enamel. I've written many times about this process, which is incredibly difficult to master. It's a bit ...
$1,016 USD SaleSALE Vernis Martin Antique Carved Ivory Patch Box - c. 1700s - Marie-Antoinette era hand painted ivory
Antiques:Ivory
Absolutely French, this glorious hand painted in the manner of Vernis Martin (look up the process on the internet to learn more about this favorite decorative style of Marie-Antoinette), this superb ivory patch box is a remarkable 200 years old and more - the experts invariably date these to the Louis XIV period, 1700s to earliest 1800s. I fully agree with them, and the museum piece you see here might well have spent time at Versailles amid the courtiers of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette's ...
$1,866 USD SaleSALE Very Rare Antique French Naughty Miniature Portrait Painting, Blond Tortoise Shell Snuff Box with 18k Pique
Antiques:Antique Tortoise Shell Items
One of the finest old Napoleonic era to Louis Philippe 'naughty' or highly sensual themed miniature painting-beset tortoise shell snuff boxes. The snuff box is adorned with hundreds of 18k gold stars and other pique inlays, making this more like a bit of jewelry than a box. You rarely ever find these at market anymore, so many are lost to the ages or to museum collections, private collections. This is a superb example of a late 1700s gentleman's vest pocket snuff box, finest quality and in ...
$209 USD SaleSALE Wonderful Antique Edwardian Turned Wood 18.5" Top Hat & Coat Rack
Antiques:Furniture & Light Fixtures
Fine antique Victorian to Edwardian era solid turned wood 18.5" wall hanging top hat & coat rack, a lovely piece in wonderful condition! Actually one of two great old turned wood fixtures that we're listing this week. This one with rotating arms to hold hats and four hooks along the bottom for coats, scarves, etc. The other piece is a great old 25" needlepoint or towel rack, great together so be sure to take a look at it while you're with us. Thanks! Very good condition. A small nip or two but, ...
$421 USD SaleSALE Large Antique French Hair Art Mourning Memento, Cross
Antiques:Religious And Mourning
Were it not for the cross worked into the artwork here, I'd say it's not a mourning memento so much as a family wreath, which were sometimes done with hair from all living family members, or even of a group of dear friends. This form is amazingly intricate, with hair worked into flowers with pearls or gems in the centers, and arranged into a crescent wreath. The addition of the cross, though, makes it have either mourning or perhaps convent significance. It is a fact that we've had preserved ...
$591 USD SaleSALE LG Antique Black Forest Hunt Theme 20" Wall Plaque, Ibex
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Wonderful antique Victorian era Black Forest hand carved 20" wall plaque, Fruits of the Hunt motif with large Ibex or mountain goat & fowl figures, hunting rifle, oak leaves and marvelous decorative appeal! A few flaws here, the outer or front ear and horn of the ibex figure are missing and there is a bit of chipping to the oak leaves on the bottom of the plaque but, overall, it's a truly remarkable old piece! The plaque and figural grouping are separate, attached with screws, and the grouping ...
$251 USD SaleSALE LG Antique Black Forest Bear Figure, 9" Thermometer Stand
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Fabulous & rare early 1900s hand carved Black Forest bear figure, tree trunk thermometer stand with original spiral or curled glass thermometer! The bear is hands down the most popular among the Black Forest creatures and here's another fine example as to why that is! Sitting on his haunches, paws out as if performing and just plain charming right down to the hand painted accenting and glass eyes! To his right is a carved tree trunk, the mount for a rare spiraled or curled thermometer! A ...
$506 USD SaleSALE LG Antique Black Forest Cigar Caddy, Mountain Goat & Fox!
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Magnificent antique Victorian era Black Forest hand carved cigar or tobacco smoker's caddy, a rough wood barrel cigar holder with majestic mountain goat figure above and rare fox crouching below! A stunning older work c.1860-80s, the detail here is fantastic and the figures are the finest! A GREAT Animalier period work! A huge, impressively carved goat stands on rocky outcroppings just above & behind the cigar holder, the curls of his coat and positioning is truly amazing! A small fox figure on ...
$1,441 USD SaleSALE LG Antique Black Forest 16" Chest, Ferret & Bird Figures!
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Remarkable & rare 19th century Victorian era Black Forest hand carved 16" specimen or jewelry chest, unique cabinet style locking front door with five drawered interior and detailed ferret & bird figural crown! Beautiful and a rare older piece with both exceptional extensive carving AND a very unique figural grouping on top! What appears to be a ferret and game hen quarreling amidst a host of foliage & ground cover! The chest itself is entirely covered in hand carved decoration, a rough wood ...
$676 USD SaleSALE Antique French 1780-1820 Silk Embroidery, Frame
Antiques:Tapestry, Needlepoint, Aubusson
A spectacular needlework artistry example from the Napoleonic Era (French Empire) to Louis Philippe era, finest stitching ever with single strand silk threads used along with chenille in silk. The face and hands are painted silk, as is the sky, but the balance is all entirely done in the most miniscule stitches of colored silk threads we've ever seen. The tree and landscape has the texture you see from 'chenille work' stitches. The piece is in remarkably fine condition and remains so under a ...
$336 USD SaleSALE LARGE 19th C. Black Forest Telescoping Book Rack, Two Bear!
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Delightful & rare 19th century to early 1900s hand carved Black Forest telescoping book rack or stand with collapsing side plaques, each a fabulous little bear with fine detail and black glass bead eyes! An exceptional display piece, both for its charm and pristine condition! Meant to secure a collection of antique books, either on a desktop or shelf, with the sides expanding outward to accommodate more volumes. Each of the sides has a wonderful little bear figure, both facing the same direction ...
$506 USD SaleSALE LG Napoleon III Carved Ebony 14" Double Inkwell or Inkstand
Antiques:Antique Boxes/Caddies
Very fine & rare 19th century Napoleon III era 14" desk top writer's box, double inkwell or inkstand in hand carved ebony and in a very unique Anglo-Indian style! A very interesting piece, likely French and definitely Napoleon III in style though it could be of Anglo-Indian origins made for the European market. The entire piece is jet black, what appears to be solid ebony wood and beautifully carved with filigree style decoration around the individual pieces, pen trays, etc. Made like a partner ...
$166 USD SaleSALE Lg Antique Writer's Wax Seal or Sceau, Heavy Bronze or Brass
Antiques:Desktop Items
Fine antique Victorian or Napoleon III era writer's wax seal or sceau, large size with foliate decoration and large interlaced monogram! A heavy older piece, surely dating to the mid 1800s and it shows it in the little imperfections here and there. A champleve or cloisonne style foliate band adorns each of the four sides of the handle, remnants of what looks like black enamel make the pattern stand out wonderfully. The seal tip, with a large 7/8" diameter, has an ornate interlaced monogram that ...
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San Marcos, CA
Email only, please: susandean-aut@cox.net
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