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RARE 17th to 19th c. European treasure: antique French sterling silver, Georgian jewelry, sewing etc
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$995 USDLG Antique English Sterling Silver & Faux Tortoise Shell Casket
Antiques:Antique Boxes/Caddies
Fabulous large antique English hallmarked sterling silver & faux tortoise shell 5 1/4" jewelry or jewel casket, an elegant larger box with silver pique inlaid lid, cabriole style legs and superb condition! One of three scrumptious old silver pique caskets that we're listing this week so be sure to take a peek at each while you're with us. Thanks! English sterling silver hallmarks date the piece to the early 1900s, a scuff or two and the slightly aged interior velvet lining the only signs of that ...
$1,195 USDAntique French Victorian Era Carved Oak Bracket Shelf PAIR
Antiques:Decorative Arts
Fabulous antique French mid 1800s Napoleon III or Victorian era carved oak 11" bracket or wall shelf PAIR, a matched set with foliate garland and acanthus accents! Yes, this is a pair of matching shelves, both with an identical pattern but each slightly unique as you would expect from hand carved works. Heavy, solid hardwood, both with a wonderful warm finish or patina and both in fine condition. Great wall hanging decorative accents, not only are they exceptional works by themselves but they ...
$595 USDAntique Napoleon III Kingwood Marquetry Casket, Serpentine
Antiques:Antique Boxes/Caddies
Fabulous antique French Napoleon III era 6" jewelry or perfume bottle casket with tumbling blocks style kingwood marquetry, gilt ormolu edging and beautiful serpentine shape! Yes, this one most likely would have held two perfume bottles, Baccarat or eglomise Grand Tour would be my guess. A pale moire silk lining in the base now and great as a desk or dressing table decorative piece. Exceptional exterior condition, nothing missing and it even has the original working key! don't miss it! Very good ...
$595 USDAntique Edwardian Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell Casket, Tortoiseshell
Antiques:Antique Boxes/Caddies
Fabulous antique English hallmarked sterling silver & tortoise shell 2 7/8" jewel casket, an elegant box with pique style silver inlaid lid and cabriole style legs! One of three scrumptious old silver pique caskets that we're listing this week so be sure to take a peek at each while you're with us. Thanks! English sterling silver hallmarks date the piece to the early 1900s, a little bit of 'waviness' to the silver in places and the slightly soiled interior velvet lining the only signs of that ...
$695 USDAntique Edwardian Sterling Silver & Faux Tortoise Shell Casket
Antiques:Antique Boxes/Caddies
Fabulous antique English hallmarked sterling silver & faux tortoise shell 3 1/4" jewelry casket, an elegant box with pique style silver inlaid lid and cabriole style legs! One of three scrumptious old silver pique caskets that we're listing this week so be sure to take a peek at each while you're with us. Thanks! English sterling silver hallmarks date the piece to the early 1900s, a little bit of 'waviness' to the silver in places and the slightly soiled interior velvet lining the only signs of ...
$995 USDAntique French Napoleon III Boulle Casket by TAHAN - Unique, a mail or ballot box
Antiques:Antique Boxes/Caddies
The TAHAN mark on lock bar says a great deal about the fine quality of this unusual and fabulous chest. Of all the ebeniste (cabinetry) names, TAHAN stands out as one of just a handful of finest, makers to the kings and emperors of France and Europe, and to the finest homes and chateau of Europe's elite. With a serpentine form, this one is accented with both the faux tortoise shell and brass 'boulle' cartouche (so named for Andre' Boulle, inventor of this process) and with the typical Napoleon ...
$495 USDRARE Antique Georgian Embroidery Dog Cigar Chest Box
Antiques:Antique Boxes/Caddies
A really rare old treasure, this! It's a late 1700s to early 1800s cigar service and storage chest, amazingly unscathed by time, considering its style and all, and it retains not only the foiled interior fittings for both cigars (round recesses encircling the lift-out tray of the interior bottom) and for tobacco (center), but also the original emory panel for the strikers. When I bought this one, it was noted as a bullets chest, but I do not think it had to do with gunnery, owing to any number ...
$695 USDAntique French Napoleon III Perfume or Scent Casket - Baccarat Bottles, Gilded!
Antiques:Antique Perfume & Cologne Bottles
The ebonized exterior of this beautiful old French vanity box helps us date it to the Second Empire, or 'Napoleon III' era in France. Roughly 1850-70, and mid-Victorian, the aesthetic ran to the black, red, Oriental and Empire aesthetic adopted to France and around the world under the influence of Louis Napoleon's wife, the Empress Eugenie. The last French Emperor and Empress to reign, the pair were also the last to actually live in the Louvre Palace in Paris, and you still can visit their Royal ...
$595 USDAntique French Opaline & Ormolu Perfume Bottle, Chatelaine - Eglomise Grand Tour view of Paris
Antiques:Antique Perfume & Cologne Bottles
Our antique tastes all seem to 'mature' over time, and yet my attachment to these wonderful old Grand Tour eglomise (back-painted glass) French souvenir items have remained all these many years as a delightful and whimsical favorite for me. I love that they once reminded someone of their visit to France and to Paris, and that they still can do so for anyone who's been captivated with the special something that Paris possesses. And this one in particular is a darling! The chatelaine with ring is ...
$1,995 USDRare Antique French Boulle 16" Mantel Clock, Boulle Pedestal Stand
Antiques:Clocks & Pocket Watches
Absolutely gorgeous antique French Louis Philippe to Napoleon III era boulle mantel or bracket clock, an exquisite timepiece with gilded face, convex enamel numerals and original boulle plateau or pedestal base! Beautiful! I haven't found reference to the clockmaker's mark (VE with Napoleonic bee) but the face is marked "Courtier a Pavilly" and both the back of the clock face and pendulum are marked "M. Deperrois". The clock alone stands 14" tall, the facade entirely covered in that elegant ...
$595 USDGreat Antique French Carved Wood Case 28" Wall Barometer
Antiques:Black Forest Carvings
Fantastic antique French Napoleon III or Victorian era 28.5" wall barometer, a beautifully hand carved Black Forest style wood case with reticulated foliage, thermometer on enamel plaque and marvelous decorative appeal! Isn't this one great! Entirely hand carved in the Black Forest style but, as shown in the text on the barometer dial, French in origin! Reticulated foliage, laurel I believe, encircling the base, scrolls and fretwork on top and all in truly wonderful condition! Nice large size, ...
$995 USDRare Antique Palais Royal Sewing Box, 11" Harpsichord, Grand Piano
Antiques:Sewing:Boxes:Sewing Tools/Items
Here is one of the most magnificent antique French 1st Empire sewing boxes we've had the pleasure to offer and this week we're lucky enough to offer TWO (sold separately). Each in the form of a piano, this one shaped more like a grand or harpsichord and the other actually closely resembles a clavichord. Both exquisite Palais Royal sewing boxes sans tools (or mostly so), both also fall into the category of miniature furniture which opens up the allure to several types of collectors....whether you ...
$695 USDAntique French Sevres Enamel Jewelry Box, Casket, Ormolu - Gilt Bronze Frame, Acanthus Cabriole Legs
Antiques:Antique Boxes/Caddies
Not quite pristine, true, but a most wonderful little bombe casket and certainly the work of the enamelists working in Sevres, France. The style and work is typical of the Sevres enamelist's work, though unsigned which is typical as well of the Sevres decorative enamel items such as this enamel that shows all the attributes of those we see in museums and auction catalogues identifed as being Sevres enamel, having to do with the use of underlayment of foils in the process of enameling. This does ...
$295 USD3 Antique French Enamel Liqueur Bottle Bar Tags - Rum, Claret & Brandy, Charming!
Antiques:Decorative Arts
A set of 3 1800s enameled tole tags for your bar, wonderfully done with flowers and just 'oh so French!'. Photos tell all. The chains are old, one seems to have been brightened with brass polish while the other 2 remain darker with the patina of a century or more. Easily brightened if our buyer wants them to shine as they once did (Bar Tender's Friend). A great set, I have been hanging onto them for a while, but pink and flowers hasn't come to the table yet so we'll move them along. Good to very ...
Antiques:Portrait Miniature
Magnificent & rare antique French hand painted portrait miniature on early celluloid: a full rendering of the 1814 "Napoleon I at Fontainebleau" by Hippolyte Delaroche in the original ebonized wood & rosewood shadow box style frame! This is definitely one of the finest and most unique miniatures of Napoleon I that we've had the pleasure to offer. Not only is it a rare full body pose but Napoleon is depicted in his 'defeat', shown slumping in a seat after his abdication at Fontainebleau (the ...
$1,095 USDVintage 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 ...
$895 USDAntique Victorian Needlework Face Screens, Frame & Stands
Antiques:Tapestry, Needlepoint, Aubusson
Perfect to decorate the mantel in your Victorian home, your 'painted lady' - the finest set of needlework face screens we've ever had, (and we've had some magnificent ones over time), this set is the one I've held back for years for my own home, and still have not found the right 'my own home' in which to display them. Might as well offer up my treasures, I suppose. If you're the owner of one of the grand 'Painted Ladies' of San Francisco, how could you not want this pair. And if your home is ...
$395 USDAntique Victorian Papier Mache Wall Pocket, MOP Pique Inlay
Antiques:French/English Papier Mache
Fabulous & rare antique Victorian era papier mache magazine or stationery wall pocket with original floral needlework insert and stunning mother of pearl pique inlay! Impressively sized, this one is just over 13" square and is in remarkable condition considering the age and materials! Scalloped shaping to both the front and rear panels, original floral motif needlework insert under glass (also original). Framed in a delicate white metal wire inlay and there are five clusters of engraved mother ...
$245 USDLG Antique Napoleon III Silvered Bronze Figural Wax Seal, Sceau
Antiques:Desktop Items
Large antique French Napoleon III to Belle Epoque era silvered bronze writer's wax seal or sceau, a sculptural handle with what appears to be a foliate adorned nymph, turned wood stem and large oval bronze seal tip! Both the handle and seal are, obviously, antique seals but I'm pretty sure that they're either not original to each other or there has been some sort of restoration near the wood area. Nevertheless, it's a fantastic, large and heavy in the hand piece and perfect alongside a ...
$795 USDLG Antique Italian Micro Mosaic Picture Frame, Painter's Palette
Antiques:Antique Micromosaic
Large antique Grand Tour era 8 7/8" micro mosaic picture frame with ornate raised or 3-D floral decoration and unique painter's palette shape! Standing just under 9" tall, this one has impressive size, intricate decoration AND superb condition! The entire piece is covered in a colorful array of flowers & foliage, created with separate glass tesserae and raised against the white mosaic mat. An offset oval view holds a 5" x 3 3/4" portrait. An exceptional piece, one what will impress every time ...
Antiques:Sewing:Boxes:Sewing Tools/Items
A jeweled and 18k gold trimmed mother of pearl thimble is just the beginning in this original and gorgeous antique Napoleon era sewing set from the boutiques of the old Palais Royal. The thimble alone is a treasure, even with the hairline that traverses it), but just look at what else this one houses: that needle case and bodkin are diamond set - true! I tested the gem and it's diamond in each of those settings. A jeweled sewing set that must have been someone's gift to a 'favorite' in the ...
$795 USDLG Antique French Royal Portrait Miniature: Empress Eugenie
Antiques:Portrait Miniature
A beautiful portrait, nice larger size and fabulous decorative appeal! Displayed in a heavy, old gilded bronze ormolu frame with that attractive French Empire style of Napoleon himself and revived during the reign of Napoleon III (husband to the sitter). Eugenie de Montijo, born in Granada, Spain, became the Empress consort of France in 1853, the wife of Napoleon III. She was France's final Empress, beautifully portrayed here in a seated position, flowing dress and pearl jewelry! Perfect for the ...
$375 USDAntique French Empire Napoleon Era Wax Seal, Etui
Antiques:Desktop Items
A most unique old early traveling wax seal whose construction holds a secreted compartment for either sealing wax or pen nibs, one - or perhaps for secret notes. No, I think it's definitely for sealing wax. The seal has another interesting feature, in that it is double-matrix in form, the top of cap being a criss-cross seal of a more standard usage, and the end onto which a matrix that has gone missing during the past 200 years, (perhaps because it held the seal of a noted dignitary or ???), ...
$695 USDFine Antique 1700s Palais Royal French Sewing Box, Music
Antiques:Sewing:Boxes:Sewing Tools/Items
I have seen this same Palais Royal sewing casket (or one just like it) in several reference books. A superbly crafted sandalwood coffret, it's set with cut steel 'beads' or 'jewels' and is not missing any. The French word for 'friend', "Aimee" is written out in the cut steel work. An example of the finest workmanship, this is an historically important box from the boutiques of the famed Palais Royal, former residence of Cardinal Richelieu and long a cultural and elite societal gathering spot in ...
$175 USDPalais Royal Antique Sewing Box Tool, Perfume Vial, 12k Gold Cap - c. 1770-1830
Antiques:Sewing:Boxes:Sewing Tools/Items
I recently bought a lift-out tray from an old 1770-1830 Paris Palais Royal sewing box, rather rough condition and with some bits missing. The remaining items that were still in the tray are being offered as single items this week. This one is the elongated cut cyrstal perfume vial with stopper and an 18k gold screw-on cap. Each other item will be sold separately. It is the stiletto from the set that is the single item that does carry the signature enameled 12k gold tiny plaque that guarantees ...
$495 USDAntique French 18K Gold Perfume Flask, Domed Case
Antiques:Antique Perfume & Cologne Bottles
We're always thrilled to find this particular French flacon or perfume flask style, and never more so that when we find them in their original fitted and domed leather presentation case as you see here. In as near pristine condition as they come, the only flaw to note is that one need have a replacement stopper cut for it since it's gone missing over the century and a half this one has been around. We've tested the gold, confirming it at 18k and it's absolutely a French item, but for the life of ...
$995 USDRARE LG Antique French Champleve & Marble 12.5" Inkwell, Gilt Bronze Charlemagne or Roman Figure
Antiques:Desktop Items
The largest and, simply put, one of the neatest champleve enamel inkwells that we've had the pleasure to offer! Of course, the bulk and weight are mostly due to the heavy off white marble or alabaster but I would still describe it as a champleve piece because of the ornate polychrome wells! Great shaping, the marble base is over 1" thick, has turned bronze feet and both a convex pen tray and a raised plinth supporting the center figure. I'm not certain if it's supposed to be Charlemagne, or ...
$295 USDGlorious Little Antique Tortoise Shell Casket, A Needle Box, Ivory Bun Feet - Tortoiseshell
Antiques:Antique Tortoise Shell Items
Seems strange to think that anyone would go to so much trouble to create a box specially for packets of needles, doesn't it - in our time, at least, it would be paper or plastic. But in early Victorian times, a tiny wooden casket of wood, domed beautifully and proudly raised on tiny wheel-turned ivory bun feet wasn't too much to expect. That they are veneered so stunningly in fine old tortoise shell, though - well, THAT is the real killer touch, isn't it. And here is one of the finest of the old ...
$295 USDGorgeous Antique Carved Mother of Pearl Aide Memoire, Etui
Antiques:Calling Card Cases, Necessaire
Absolutely gorgeous & rare 19th century French Palais Royal style mother of pearl cased aide memoire or carnet bal, a 'dance card' etui with highly ornate hand carved vine & foliage decoration and reticulated silver cartouche! Circa the mid 1800s, this piece is truly exceptional and one of my 'favorite finds' from a blissful weekend of antique shopping :). Very unique, the oval briar shape and intertwined vines & foliage are actually carved into the front pearl panel, NOT applied. Stunning, the ...
$295 USDAntique French Empire Style Gilt Ormolu & Cobalt Desk Vase
Antiques:Desktop Items
Perfect for a host of uses but, after grouping it with our ormolu & cobalt glass miniature jardiniere and confiturier....I just want to keep them for myself ;) (don't they look great together). In that ever elegant French Empire style with richly gilded bronze ormolu framework in the form of ornate reticulated foliate scrolls, garland and dancing nymph figures. The glass is not original, I actually stumbled upon it at an antique shop and can't believe how perfectly it fits (both size and ...
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