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Antiques: 17th to 19th c. French sterling silver, Georgian jewelry, sewing etc
$14,995 USDGorgeous Antique Whiting Sterling Silver 158pc Flatware Set, Art Nouveau Lily Pattern
Silver:Sterling:American Sterling Silver, Usa
In a word: Beautiful! It can take years and years to complete a full service of this magnificent antique Art Nouveau masterpiece set, complete with many serving pieces. Look over the photos well - it is a stunning old set. I do believe this is the most beautiful sterling silver pattern ever designed in the USA, and in fact, standing behind my words, I own another 300+ pieces of it, myself. It is the old original 1902 Whiting pattern, all with the appropriate Whiting marks. Most of the 158 pieces ...
$4,995 USDRARE Antique French Sterling Silver 54pc Table Knife Set, 3pc Setting for 18 with Armorial Crests
Silver:Antique:French Sterling Silver
Absolutely magnificent & RARE complete 54pc antique French hallmarked sterling silver table knife set, a 3pc setting for EIGHTEEN with unique armorial medallions or crests including familial heraldry and knight's helmets! The two familial or heraldic banners side by side under the helmet could symbolize the joining of two families, unfortunately I've not been able to find reference to the symbols and so can't elaborate on their history. All pieces in the set have sterling silver handles and ...
$1,795 USDRare Antique Georgian English Portrait Miniature Depicting A Loving Mother and her Baby, c. 1810-40
Fine Art:Paintings:Miniature Paintings, Grand Tour
A rare 'Madonna' pose from the English Georgian era, this doting mother and her loving baby are a spectacular treat and a charming image of familial maternal love and bonding. The intimacy of gown and pose are further enhanced by the congenial inclusion of a tiny chair with booties hung over the top, the baby's gown laid on a small table and an ivory baby brush and flow blue china wash bowl on the table upon which the Mother rests her elbow. Perhaps a portrait before the child was blessed, or ...
$1,495 USDSuperb Large Antique Faux Tortoise Shell and Sterling Silver Pique Vanity Mirror, Frame
Antiques:Picture Frames
A very rare large vanity table frame in that wonderful cognac to chocolate shell we all love so much, and in exceptionally fine condition, as well. Right down to the old original thick beveled glass mirror, which is in fine form (it has been blurred to eliminate a happenstance portrait of our photographer), and a perfectly fit easel stand on back in beautiful hardwood. This is what you've always wanted to add to your collection of those fabulous Victorian to Edwardian era vanity jars - you know ...
$295 USDAntique Victorian Turned Carved MOP Tambor or Crochet Hook, Self Etui
Antiques:Sewing:Boxes:Sewing Tools/Items
Hard to find antique Victorian era carved mother of pearl tambor, but this one is without its crochet hooks, a working system otherwise and beautiful throughout. All you need do is share your little hooks from another one in your collection. We have another one listed which has 6 hooks with it, so buy that one and this one and share (sold separately). Very good to excellent, though a little dirty, sorry. This one is beautifully preserved and suffers no chips or cracks or losses, though it needs ...
$695 USDAntique Georgian Era Portrait Miniature, Young Gentleman in Powdered Wig
Antique & Vintage Jewelry:Antique
A tiny masterpiece by any standard, and yet we haven't a signature of the artist. C. 1700s, no doubt, his clothing and his hair fashion (is it a powdered wig of a lawyer, or not?) and top coat, ascot collar place him squarely in the 1770s if he was fashionable, only slightly later, if not. A stunning sidelong pose, with amazing depth to his countenance and hints of his serious youthful nobility. Green eyes match his jacket. Now, allow me to tell you that the expressive beautiful face we've so ...
$295 USDAntique Victorian Turned Carved Tambor or Crochet Hook, 6 Hooks, Self Etui
Antiques:Sewing:Boxes:Sewing Tools/Items
Hard to find antique Victorian era tambor with a selection of 6 sizes of crochet hooks, a working system and complete throughout. This one is beautifully preserved and suffers no chips or cracks or losses, though it's evident a little old rust has been allowed to form, likely from someone not drying it well after a cleaning. Slight surface dinge on the old natural material, which didn't want to come off with just a little soapy cloth, and we haven't tried anything harsher on it. It's smoothly ...
$1,495 USDAntique French Sterling Silver Chocolate, Cream or Tea Pot, Ebony Side Handle
Silver:Antique:French Sterling Silver
Elegant antique French sterling silver 8 3/4" chocolate, cream or tea pot with 1700s Georgian style turned or carved ebony side handle, Classical or Empire style decoration and double hinged lid! The true chocolate pots always had a smaller opening in the lid, normally under the finial as is the case here, into which a swizzle would be inserted for stirring. Not quite that old, this one bears the post 1838 French Minerve or Minerva hallmarks, the tiny number "1" within those marks designate it ...
$245 USDAntique English Victorian Papier Mache Book Slide, Holder, Bookends, MOP Inlays
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
A rather rare bit of fine old Victorian papier mache, this one is a folding book slide or book holder, as you can see. I've had all manner of fine old mother of pearl inlaid and hand painted papier mache items through the years, from cigar cases to arm chairs and everything in between, but this is the first we've run across a book stand, and it's really quite wonderful. As the photos show, it folds flat for storage, but hinged and decorative side panels 'ends' fold up to hold a stack of books, ...
$395 USDAntique c.1755 Set of French Books, "Memoires de Mme. de Maintenon", Illustrated
Antiques:Books, Ephemera
Books 1 and 2 in the complete set of "Memoires pour Servir a' l'Histoire de Madame de Maintenon", published in Amsterdam in 1755, with leather covers intact and gold embossed and ornate backs making the books not just interesting to read, but also beautiful to display. Mme de Maintenon (born 27, Nov, 1635, perhaps in prison) was the wife of the Marquis de Maintenon, and was prior to her marriage, Francoise d'Aubigne, granddaughter of Agrippa d'Aubigne, a well-known Protestant General, poet, and ...
$1,195 USDAntique Large Georgian 1790 12K Gold Locket, Enamel & Miniature Painting: Cupid & Psyche
Antique & Vintage Jewelry:Antique
A fabulous large Georgian era pendant with miniature painting on the face side, surrounded by a 12k gold frame and thick cobalt glass mat over foil, shimmers in light. The painting is of a little Cupid awakening Psyche, the mortal Princess, from her death sleep with the use of the lighted torch, in essence the Roman mythological story of being awakened from the death of 'normal' by love. A bit of wonderful sentimental or sentiment jewelry that has a hinged back locket into which, in its own time ...
$795 USDAntique Continental .900 Sterling Silver "Bonne Nuit": Boudoir Water Carafe, Tray & Cup
Silver:Antique:800/1000 Silver
Elegant antique continental hallmarked .900 sterling silver "Bonne Nuit", a 3pc boudoir or bedroom water carafe with base tray and matching cup or tumbler! Meant as a bedtime water service set, the carafe or jug sits on the base tray and the cup is placed upside down over the top. A beautiful set, all three pieces have a raised or ribbed design. The only marks that I can see are ".900", meaning that the three are in .900 silver (90% pure and just under the .925 standard for "sterling" silver). ...
$1,195 USDAntique Georgian Portrait Miniature, Low Bodice Beauty in 18k Gold Brooch or Pendant Frame, French?
Antique & Vintage Jewelry:Antique
She's lovely, with her powdered hair and her powdered hair and lovely pearl and gems necklace with cross (perhaps a rosary?). The little smile in the eyes and mouth has captured a personality both gentle and playful, at once, don't you agree? The little painting is in gauche on thin ivory wafer, and has a signature, "A T A" to the right of her, mouth level (in photos). She has a look of being a 'Citoyen', or untitled citizen of France during their Revolutionary War era, don't you agree? I'd bet ...
$795 USDAntique Large Victorian Era Italian Micro Mosaic Brooch, The Forum Roman Ruins, Micromosaic (in Box)
Antique & Vintage Jewelry:Antique:Micromosaic
The box is original to this fabulous Roman Micromosaic brooch, and it shows it off so beautifully, we've decided it MUST stay with it. First the box: it is a leather-clad Victorian box, beautifully preserved with its domed top in lovely form. The box is beautiful when the case is closed, but you'll have it open at all times, I know, to show off your souvenir of Rome's mid-1800s mosaic trade, truly a Grand Tour souvenir. This absolutely stunning and good-sized work of mosaicist's art is a fine ...
$1,195 USDElegant Vintage American Sterling Silver 12pc Wine Goblet Set, Lord Saybrook Pattern
Silver:Vintage
Elegant vintage American hallmarked sterling silver 12pc wine goblet set, International Silver Company's "Lord Saybrook" pattern and all in wonderful condition! Found just a few weeks ago here locally, it has been a while since we offered a fine set of sterling silver goblets so I couldn't pass them by. No monograms, nothing too frilly and a notable 'replacements' site describes them as "simple in appearance, but maintain a refined sensibility". All but one bear the International SIlver Company ...
$295 USDAntique French Opaline Open Salt, Wheelbarrow, Palais Royal
Antiques:Sewing:Boxes:Sewing Tools/Items
Always popular are these early to mid-1800s French opaline 'whimsey' items from the Palais Royal boutiques of Paris (formerly the Palace of Cardinal Richelieu), we're pleased to once again have found a white opaline wheelbarrow which has a functioning rolling wheel, bright gilt ormolu framework, a lovely scalloped form to the opaline 'salt' cup. As you may know, these old opalines are monstrously expensive in Paris shops, IF you can find one at all. I can think of one or two boutiques in the ...
Antique & Vintage Jewelry:Antique
Tassles galore, and a wonderful large seed pearl and enameled brooch with complimenting tassled earrings, each in 14k to 15k yellow gold. The case they're in might predate the Victorian set, and I do believe it is Georgian, and a valuable antique in its own right (we pay over $100 to acquire such lovely old boxes, often a good deal more). The jewelry (jewellery) set is a marriage - the earrings are not exact matches to the brooch but compliment it and look lovely worn along with it. All in fine ...
$806 USD SaleSALE Superb 9k Antique Georgian to Victorian Seed Pearl Necklace
Antique & Vintage Jewelry:Antique
A stunning antique Georgian to earlist Victorian seed pearl necklace in 'ready to wear' condition - rare to find. A lovely large and engraved 9k rose gold clasp for closure, working perfectly well. The beautiful old thing would have once been a part of an expanded parure, likely to have had 2 bracelets, a brooch, earrings, along with the necklace, and all fitted in a fabulous old leather parure case. Those full parure sets are museum pieces and rarely seen outside of one these days, however, and ...
$2,546 USD SaleSALE C. Roccheggiani Antique Micro Mosaic Jewelry Casket - St. Peter's, by Vatican Mosaic Workshop artist, Cesare Roccheggiani
Antiques:Antique Micromosaic
A rare signed micromosaic work by Vatican Mosaic Workshop artist, Cesare Roccheggiani, this magnificent enameled Italian oval casket survives from mid-Victorian Grand Tour times to thrill us today, some 150 years later. Cesare Roccheggiani's works date between 1856-64 at the Vatican workshops, or 'Manufattura Vaticana', hence the 'MV' on his works of that period. His works are among those on display in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as part of the collection of Sir Gilbert, whose ...
$192 USD SaleSALE Elegant Antique Victorian 10k Jet and Pearl Earrings
Antique & Vintage Jewelry:Antique
Superb pair of very well preserved and elegantly styled pair of earrings. likely once considered mourning jewellery, and so well preserved today, you'll love wearing them. These have the original screw-on backs, as shown, which can be quite easily altered to either ear wires or posts for pierced ears if you prefer. The jet roundel is beveled sharply, and holds the pearl securely and beautifully. Very good to excellent condition throughout, I don't see any flaws to note.
$1,101 USD SaleSALE Exquisite 18K Gold Georgian Hair Art Bracelet, Clasp
Antique & Vintage Jewelry:Antique
No dedication on back to help us lock a date, but I feel quite certain this one would be late Georgian, c. 1830s, and I am quite certainly astounded at the fine condition in which it has survived all this time since. Obviously well treasured by generations of some well-to-do family, though we will never be able to match them up because, alas, there is not any engraved dedication on this one. A rich thick and very sturdy woven hair bracelet that is surely made for a gentleman (or a stout lady of ...
$166 USD SaleSALE Early 19c Muttenfelder Coin Silver Tea Spoons - 6 pcs.
Silver:Antique:800/1000 Silver
Here's a MATCHED SET OF SIX LATE 1700 TO EARLY 1800s COIN SILVER TEA SPOONS, MAKER MARKED & ENGRAVED "F.W."! One of two sets that we have listed this week, these are wonderful! Remarkably thin/malleable yet the condition is fantastic! Original matched set of six and the backs of each is marked, "25 Muttenfelder". VERY GOOD CONDITION! The bowls have minor dimples. See pictures for measurements.
$336 USD SaleSALE Delightfully Charming! 19th Century French Ormolu Lamp, Sculpture of School Boy, (not Bronze)
Antiques:Antique Sculpture & Art
This is a conversion from an old gas lamp, folks, and dates to later 1800s, is very French, very wonderful! A little school boy, made very much like the sculpture of three we have for sale and which is shown here with this little lamp, and the two are just made for one another, I think. They are not spelter, but are a solid white metal casting that has a bronze patina, or in the case of the lamp, a gilt ormolu patina. The lamp 'arm' is a long stem with vined leaves and a tole floral head into ...
$251 USD SaleSALE Excellent Antique Victorian Porcupine Quill Box, Ceylon
Antiques:Antique Boxes/Caddies
Along with the other and fairly vast varieties of Grand Tour traveler's souvenirs, these old boxes from Ceylon** found their way into Victorian homes as evidence of the broad travels and exciting experiences acquired by the newly well-to-do industrialists and their families. The Grand Tour might well be pointed out to be that one tradition of the era from which springs that old saying "Too much is never enough", which of course perfectly describes the true Victorian home. From bulbous glass ...
$846 USD SaleSALE Early Antique Portrait Miniature, Ivory in 14K Gold Frame
Fine Art:Paintings:Miniature Paintings, Grand Tour
With a beautifully plaited/woven hair memorial set into the back of this 14 - 15K gold frame, the gentleman you see here might well one day be cloned. Imagine! The past meets the future? What we know to be true for this gentleman is that he is not the one whose hair is in back, unless of course he posed for his portrait with a powdered hairdo, which is slightly possible, age considered. The painting is truly magical and captures not only his likeness, such as it is, but also a bit of personality ...
$506 USD SaleSALE Exceptional Antique French Empire Style 13" Picture Frame
Antiques:Picture Frames
Absolutely gorgeous & rare antique French Napoleon III era 13" picture frame, an Empire style beauty with breathtakingly detailed floral garland top & bottom, large reticulated flower basket finial & dolphin figural feet and delightful old French fabric mat! Nice large size, this on stands an impressive 13" tall and is 9 1/4" wide! Richly gilded dore bronze ormolu, all in wonderful condition as is evidenced by the images. What appears to be the original French embroidered mat is a bit soiled but ...
$506 USD SaleSALE Elegant Vintage Minton Tiffany & Co. 6pc 9" Soup Bowl Set
Porcelain
Gorgeous set of SIX vintage Minton 9" soup or bouillon bowls with ornate red & gold enamel borders and Tiffany & Company marks! One of two fine sets of vintage Minton dishes that we're adding this week, be sure to take a peek at the 12pc set of 10" dinner plates with fabulous gold enamel frieze style borders! A set of six here and one has a small, roughly 1/8", rim chip but aren't they beautiful! Rich gold enamel borders with deep red medallions and double marked by Minton, made for Tiffany & ...
$1,101 USD SaleSALE D'Amitie, Antique French Sewing Tools Necessaire, MOP - Mother of Pearl inlaid Gold, c. 1770-1820
Antiques:Sewing:Boxes:Sewing Tools/Items
Still retaining the original sewing and traveler's tools within, this Napoleonic era French 'necessaire' or traveler's necessary items kit must hold even more - imagine what stories it could tell us if the conversations to which it's been privy could be extracted from its molecules. Ah, so interesting, after all these were purchased from the boutiques of the Palais Royal in Napoleon's time and shortly beyond, and by the nature of the purveyors' shops, location and the clientele served there, we ...
$761 USD SaleSALE Exquisite Antique Georgian Hair Art Mourning Scene, Frame #1
Antiques:Religious And Mourning
This is one of the finest antique French hair art mourning icons we've ever seen, hands down! Georgian era (that's also Napoleonic era: roughly 1780-1830). While it's true there is a bit of disturbance on the veneer that caps the front panel of this wooden frame, it's of little distraction when you consider the masterpiece of mourning artistry it holds within. This is one of 2 matching Georgian era hair artistry mourning plaques we recently acquired from England, and they are both the finest we ...
$1,526 USD SaleSALE Exquisite Vintage 18K Gold Triple Rope Bracelet - 23.25 grams
Antique & Vintage Jewelry:Vintage
NOTE: April 21, 2011 gold value is up to $1508.00 per oz. That's $1455.00 gold melt value for this bracelet. Fine quality 18K gold vintage bracelet that's extra long for a medium to larger wrist (harder to find). Isn't it a beauty! HUGE on style and appeal, a bit lighter on total gram weight - you'd expect this one to tip the scales at 40 grams or more from the look of it on your wrist, but it's suprising since the links are hollow-formed and the bracelet is light and comfortable to wear, ...
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Susan Dean, Rick Sondrup
979 Woodland Pkwy, Ste 168
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