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$1,695 USDSinging Bird in Gilt Brass Cage French Automaton
Collectibles:Decorative Arts
A totally wonderful Singing Bird in Cage Automaton. The bird with real feathers is perched inside the gold gilt brass cage .Underneath the bottom is the winding key, wind the key & the little adorable bird chirps & sings his heart out as he moves his head about .The sound is just as sweet as can be, it has a fairly loud tone & it is sure to drive the cat crazy! The condition is very good .It measures 11 ½” High x 6” Diameter. Marked on the bottom Made in France & dates from the early 1900’s.This ...
$75 USDAntique Fish and Game Club Button 1933
Collectibles:Outdoors
From the windham county fish and game club,dated 1933.Very good condition.1 5/8 long x 1 3/16 wide made by the St louis button co.
$495 USDClassical Enameled Miniture Trinket Box
Collectibles:Decorative Arts
Green gold enameled box this wonderful little box is an amazing totally French classical design it is a very unusual design and shape the little box on green enamel in a checkerboard fashion with a lot of guilt brass trimming sits on four ball feet has a simple clasp the interior still has the original salmon silk lining which is totally rotted and that’s part of the charm or you can actually replace it this box was in the property of the Hannibal Hamlin and Bangor theological seminary estate ...
$2,295 USDCrystal Chandelier with Amethyst Prisms
Collectibles:Lamps, Lighting
Really nice Waterford Style Crystal Chandelier, dating from the 1930’s -1940’s.I have added some drama to this chandelier by adding my favorite color “Amethyst” Prisms, I have been collecting amethyst crystals for a long time & if you look close at the design of the chandelier you will see that the amethyst prisms are quite special. This chandelier of course has been newly rewired & it is ready to install. The quality of the crystal is excellent & makes a dramatic presentation with traditional ...
$365 USDGilt Bronze Inkwell Art Nouveau
Collectibles:Writing Instruments
Elegant Art Nouveau Era Inkwell. As you can see the form is elegant & free flowing with an incised swirling decoration. Made in gilt bronze with a rich surface patina.The lift top houses a clear glass ink well.The inkwell is in excellent condition, oddly enough there is no makers mark found, it look very much like Tiffany Measuring 9” Long x 3 ¾” high to top of well x 6 ½”wide. Striving For Excellence It isn’t brilliance or just getting the breaks, It is consistent attention to & honest respect ...
$3,250 USDCharles Copeland Watercolor :Haystacks 1896
Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
Charles Copeland Boston 1858-1945.Well known for his watercolors so you can only imagine my excitement when I acquired this painting. Watercolor on paper” Lambertville Haystacks” The work is exquisite; the muted colors of fall are breathtaking. Signed on the lower left “Copeland 86”.The sight size is 21 ¾” x 15”.Overall in the masterpiece quality frame 29” x 25”.The frame I should mention is original carved wood gesso & gold gilt .This painting has been recently rematted with acid free backing. ...
$349 USDGlass Inkwell Ink Bottle Amethyst
Collectibles:Writing Instruments
Rare & early ink bottle. Looking at a piece like this just give body goose bumps! Early mold blown amethyst glass with a carved maple top. The color of the glass is spectacular & is in very good condition, having only a minute bit of roughage at the very top. The maple top has a most exceptional patina & great color. The top of course has some age cracks that you should see very well in the close up photos. Measuring 2 ¾” high x 1 ½” diameter of the base. Free Shipping in the USA. Striving For ...
$200 USDCosgrove Ship Schooner Sloop Prints Portfolio
Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
American Sailing Craft. Ship portraits of unsurpassed beauty by the noted American painter, John O’Hara Cosgrove II. Here in rich colors, are authentic reproductions of famous early sloops and schooners, their flowing curves, trim rigging, and graceful majesty captured in minute detail. Superbly decorative, these fine, prints will enhance any room or décor. Four Fine Full Color Prints Ready For Framing. The four prints consist of: Ship Sloop Wasp, 1812; Square Topsail Sloop Fox, 1780; Fore and ...
$1,650 USDGarnet & Cameo Necklace Early 1900s
Collectibles:Decorative Arts
Super nice Edwardian Garnet & Cameo necklace. The design is spectacular , it lays so perfectly on the neck. The garnets are of spectacular quality & claity.Each garnet is bead set by hand, you can only imagine how long it took to create this necklace. The central cameo carved of conch shell, has exceptional detail, this woman is rally beautiful. Overall gold on silver - not sure about the chain, it possibly is gold fill ,hallmarks on the catch are illegible, one that I can make out is C2.The ...
$1,295 USDChinese Iron Casting Head of Guanyin Gold Gilt
Collectibles:Oriental
Exceptional Chinese Sculpture , Iron Casting of Guanyin.This sculpture is quite the masterpiece ,the detail is very fine & the sculpture retains about 75% of its original gold gilding. The inside is hollow ,the edges are worn & smooth & the piece is very heavy. It measures 18 ½” High x12” across the face ear to ear x 14” Deep Nose to back of head x 8 ½” Diameter of base .I can tell you that if you like this work of art from these pictures , it surely will take your breath away to see it in real ...
$725 USDCold Painted Vienna Bronze Kitty With Blue Vest
Collectibles
I just acquired a small but exciting collection of very fine Vienna Austrian Miniature Bronze Cats & Kitties. So be sure to check my entire web catalogue for other items in the collection. This one is just amazing, so TINY & the detail is more than exceptional, colors are vivid just totally life like! This is one of the all time best kitties! He is wearing a pale blue enamel vest & pants that are tinged with gold enamel. He stands tall with a tiny of pot belly .The facial expressions are to die ...
$395 USDColored Lithograph Wild Birds Alexander Pope 1878
Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
A wonderful combination of Art & Nature & a famous artist to boot! This hand colored Lithograph is signed A Pope Jr.& across the bottom “Armstrong Co Boston Copyright 1878 A Pope. As you can see this is completely beautiful work & a glorious subject. Not sure if these are Grouse or Quail. Housed in a very unique original old frame of carved & painted wood. The frame has some very old wear & some chips ,you should be able to see it in the photos. The picture is in very good condition, having only ...
$120 USDChinese Basket with Glass Beads super nice Antique
Collectibles:Oriental
Super antique Chinese basket, lavishly embellished with colorful pink tassels & colored glass beads in blue, yellow, olive green & pink with 5 coins & what appears to be a jade ring for the handle .The surface is wonderfully rich & the basket measures 9” in diameter. The condition is very good & the basket dates from the very early 1900’s, the weave is exceptionally fine, Striving For Excellence It isn’t brilliance or just getting the breaks, It is consistent attention to & honest respect for ...
$1,695 USDVanity Set Sapphire Blue Enamel Brush Mirror Shoe Horn Perfume Etc
Collectibles:Vanity Items:Gouache Enamel:Mirror:Vanity Set:Decorative Arts
In sapphire blue Gouache Enamel, is this spectacular Vanity Set. The set consists of 9 pieces ,marked Germany & set into a bronze frame with a great surface patina. The condition is very good overall, the enamel is excellent on all but the shoe horn ,which has a few enamel nicks-The mirror glass is beveled & the silvering on the glass has two spots of deterioration & you should be able to see this in the close up photos .This set consists of The hair brush ,a shoulder brush, a mirror ,salts tube ...
$125 USDClipper Ships Schooner Yachts Lithographs Portfolio
Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
Famous mid-19th Century Clipper Ships and Schooner Yachts. Decorative Color Prints Ready For Framing. There six full colored lithographs in this portfolio all in pristine condition. Each one is numbered 801 – 806. Copyright by Sidney Z. Lucas N.Y. Each one contains the name of the vessel on the bottom left hand corner and they are: the St. Paul 1875; the Flying Cloud 1851; the steamship Argo 1853; the packet ship Shackamaxon 1851; Yachting; and the yacht America 1851. The colors are bright and ...
$225 USDCharles Russell Watercolors Old West Prints Porfolio
Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
Charles M. Russell watercolors of the Old West. Six superb reproductions in full color, ready for framing. The work here is intricate and colorful. I’m always impressed when an artist can achieve such fine detail in a watercolor. It is quite representative of their skill and talent. As I mentioned there are six prints here printed on mats ready to frame. Each contains the tile of the watercolor on the lower left hand side and they are: When Cows Were Wild; Letter to Geo W. Farr; Indians and ...
$139 USDOld Photo Ship At Sea
Collectibles:Maritime
A real old photograph from the collection of Frank E Claes of Camden Maine. This photo of “Ship at Sea ,Taken Sept 14,1957”. Housed in a brand new simple complimenting frame measuring 11 ½“ x 14 ”. In 1985, Down East Books of Camden, Me. published a book called WALDO COUNTY - The Way It Was by Frank E. Claes, formerly of Camden, Me,, and residing in Orland, Me. at the time that the book came out. At that time, Down East published 1062 books. The book included each of the towns of Waldo County, ...
$135 USDOld Photo Ship At Sea
Collectibles:Maritime
A real old photograph from the collection of Frank E Claes of Camden Maine. This photo of “Ship at Sea ,Taken Sept 14,1957”. Housed in a brand new simple complimenting frame measuring 11 ½“ x 14 ”. In 1985, Down East Books of Camden, Me. published a book called WALDO COUNTY - The Way It Was by Frank E. Claes, formerly of Camden, Me,, and residing in Orland, Me. at the time that the book came out. At that time, Down East published 1062 books. The book included each of the towns of Waldo County, ...
$2,900 USDGarden Sculptures Egyptian Sphinx Stone Pair
Collectibles:Decorative Arts
Great garden statuary! Matching pair of Sphinx Sculptures,. Made of a cast stone with very fine detail. They are quite heavy & as you can see they are in the as found condition with remnants of old paint. They are just screaming of antiquity. They have the foundry mark of “A Silvestri” 1956 The condition is good all except for one of the Sphinx; he has a bit of deterioration going on at both paws. This can be easily repaired. Measuring 28” long x 18” high x 8 ½” wide. Shipping is no problem! ...
$475 USDOld Steiff Tigger Original
Collectibles:Animation Characters
Excellent old Steiff Tiger ,Oh this little guy is so great ,he has been well loved yet still in excellent condition .He has his original Steiff button in his ear & original tag attached made in Germany .51% wool 49% cotton. He measures 10” long x 4 ½” to top of his ears.
$3,900 USDSchooner Ship Model
Collectibles:Maritime
Super nice Maritime sailing Ship Model. This ship is completely hand made & it is quite impressive .It appears to be in the original black paint with some added gold & red paint. It has all of the original string rigging that has some nice hand carved small pulleys attached .This is a large model measuring 44” long x 39” high x 8” wide. It is in need of some restoration, nothing major ,its just that some of the mast posts have been detached or broken .This would make a great winter project for ...
$165 USDOld Cat Print: Siamese in Frame
Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
One of my favorite subjects,,,,CATS.This is a really nice vintage print of a Siamese cat, that one would swear is a watercolor. The colors are perfectly life like & the work is exceptional. The picture is signed on the lower left”LC Buron” with an oriental insignia over on the bottom right .This picture is nicely matted & in a very simple old faux wood grain frame. The frame has some flakes & scratches, but all adding to other charm !The sight size is 14”x11”.Overall in the frame it measures 21 ...
$145 USDOld Photograph Whale Boats 1910
Collectibles:Photographic
A real old photograph from the collection of Frank E Claes of Camden Maine. This photo of “Whale Boats at the west end of Muskeget Island Mass. Looking east” Photo taken in 1910. Housed in a brand new simple complimenting frame measuring 9 7/8” x 8”. In 1985, Down East Books of Camden, Me. published a book called WALDO COUNTY - The Way It Was by Frank E. Claes, formerly of Camden, Me,, and residing in Orland, Me. at the time that the book came out. At that time, Down East published 1062 books. ...
$1,449 USDGavel with Roosevelt Quote Senator Payne of Maine Estate
Collectibles:Political
I recently had the good fortune to acquire a good amount of memorabilia & personal items from the estate of the late Governor & Senator Payne of Maine ,Be sure to look through my entire web catalogue as I will be continually listing from his collection. This outrageous presentation gavel with the famous quote from Teddy Roosevelt “ Speak Softly ,but carry a Big Stick” “T R” 1952 Most Likely given to the Senator upon his confirmation to the Senate. I The gavel is hand made of wood & lettered by ...
$795 USDOil Painting Still Life - Bowl Of Oranges
Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas, Artist Initials LW on lower right. This painting is housed in a great frame. One of the things that I love most about being in the antiques business in Maine is that out of the small estate sales in these early houses treasures like these surface!Ok back to the painting! This country still life in the most naturalistic colors & exceptional detail of oranges in a pottery bowl. So simple & wonderfull.It frame is excellent as well & adds to much drama to the ...
$650 USDSouthwest Indian Pottery Vessel
Collectibles:Native Americana
A great Native American Pottery Vessel, Measuring 6” high x 4” diameter. In the Eagle Feather Design: Hopi Indian for sure & after recently researching some Indian pottery pieces, I will attribute this piece although unsigned to Roberta Youvella Silas.After looking at several examples I feel very certain that Roberta is the maker of this vessel, I have included a bit of info on this artist for you, so read on about this fascinating woman & her pottery! Roberta Youvella Silas was born in 1939 and ...
$1,295 USDWicker Casket 1890's
Collectibles:Casket Wicker Veiwing Wake Transportation Funeral Undertaker
Well now here’s a useful item , something we could all use sooner or later! Fresh from a Rockland Maine Estate sale. The wicker Casket dates to the 1890’s.These were used to display the body for the wake & also used to transport the body. The interior has cotton tethers to tie the body in & keep it from moving .The condition of this casket is very good .It has great color & patina from age ,still retains perfect shape & is very sturdy. Measuring 6’5” Long x 16” High x 20 ½” Wide . Striving For ...
$325 USDShip DoorStop :Cast Iron Signed
Collectibles:Metalware
A great authentic antique door stop. Cast iron with original paint .The paint is in excellent condition, having only a few chips here & there. The colors are naturalistic & true to life. It has the foundry mark of Davison on the back. It measures 11 ½” high x 10 3/8” wide .Super Nice!
$895 USDSatsuma Bowl Charger Gold Enamel
Collectibles:Oriental
Super 12 1/2" Diameter ! Quite the incredible Satsuma charger or shallow bowl. This one is totally magnificent – it is so highly decorated and highly detailed. Not knowing too much about Japanese history – the best I can do is just describe the scene on the bowl. There appears to be two Japanese or samurai warriors having, I think, a fight over the young lady kneeling beside them. The colors in this bowl are bright, vivid and fabulous. There are shades of red and gold enameling on a cream ...
$1,295 USDSlave Sale Document Alabama 1853
Collectibles:Historical
Even though this is a historical document, I find it very hard to write this description, as I feel that is one period in our history that is very heart wrenching .This framed document, is hand written in quill pen& dated 1853.Alabama Inventory of 11 slaves sold on the steps of the Alabama Court House in Tuskin Alabama.” The probate court for the county of Macon held a slave auction for the estate of John F Martin and Inventory of 11 slaves were sold and the 12th slave was unable from sickness ...
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