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3" Art Deco Blue & White Guilloche Enamel Compact Purse

$295 USD3" Art Deco Blue & White Guilloche Enamel Compact Purse

Collectibles:Vanity Items
Beautiful Art Deco compact. It is 3" wide and 2" tall. Excellent enamel on front with silver on the back. Opens up to reveal coin chamber and powder chamber that opens and closes and a tiny lipstick clip. There is impressions on the inside lid that match the design on the enamel on the front. Snaps open and closed with ease. The chain may not be original to the piece. Some wear to the inside. No markings. We ship UPS, Post Office or any shipping company that you request. We do require insurance. ...
5.25" c1890 Miniature Oak Desk, Swivel Chair& Access

$510 USD5.25" c1890 Miniature Oak Desk, Swivel Chair& Access

Collectibles:Miniatures
Swivel chair with arms, Ink Well, blotter, clock, cards. A wonderful golden oak Victorian desk and its original matching swivel chair, vintage desk accessories are also included. The furniture is in excellent condition, circa 1890 and not marked but German-made in the Schneegas fashion. Desk = 5.25" tall, 5.25" wide and 2.5" front-to-back; a little shelf juts out above the desk, the original 'leather' blotter still covers the surface, and all three drawers open (the two doors were made glued ...
20” c1860 Display BOX-WAX-DOLL Sleep Eyes, Mohair Wig

$2,500 USD20” c1860 Display BOX-WAX-DOLL Sleep Eyes, Mohair Wig

Collectibles:Vintage:Dolls
This is a rare remarkable doll in pristine condition and museum-worthy!! All-original, and never played with or out of her wood & glass case, this c1860 German wax-over composition is in excellent to mint condition, with mohair wig and rare sleep eyes in gorgeous cobalt glass. Painted features are under the wax and retain original subtle coloring: blushed cheeks, brown brows, closed mouth and nostril dots. Her ears are pierced with the original gold lustre glass drop earrings. She also wears a ...
1890s German Kid-skin 4” DONKEY NODDER with Sidesaddle

$450 USD1890s German Kid-skin 4” DONKEY NODDER with Sidesaddle

Collectibles:Toys
A most fascinating circa 1890 toy, this adorable antique Nodding Donkey is distinguished by his red Sidesaddle, just perfect for a tiny doll to ride on.He is in excellent condition and still nodding amiably, yet somewhat showing his age with ears and side-saddle having been reattached. He is 4” tall, 4” long and 1.5” at the widest, of papier-mâché with wooden legs and fully covered in grey hand-painted kid-skin with white lower legs and muzzle. His hand-painted details of black nostrils, mouth, ...
37"x 18.5" Gottschalk 1909 Kitchen Original Furnishings

$3,300 USD37"x 18.5" Gottschalk 1909 Kitchen Original Furnishings

Collectibles:Miniatures
37"x 18.5" GOTTSCHALK 1909 KITCHEN Original Furnishings Gottschalk of Germany made this early Kitchen Roombox circa 1909 on a grand scale. The excellent condition roombox has original paint and wallpaper, with some worn areas patched using close-matching photocopies of the original papers; newer brass roundhead nails are in the original holes for hanging kitchen utensils. The original furniture, an early stove and a multitude of early accessories are also in excellent condition. Furniture has ...
4" Cast Pewter c1890-1910 LEAPING FISH Pen-Holder & Pen

$175 USD4" Cast Pewter c1890-1910 LEAPING FISH Pen-Holder & Pen

Collectibles:Decorative:Bronze Art
Mold-cast in bronze with a pewter-colored finish, this very detailed Leaping Fish we believe is a Bass is a pen-holder/paperweight from circa 1890 to 1910. In mint condition with no cracks, no dents and no repairs, the sculpture is 4” tall on a 4” diameter base. Most of the fish and the end of his tail are modeled above the ‘water’ base, with tiny round intaglio bubbles around body and tail. The pen-holder is attached inside the belly of the fish and the original pump-fill fountain pen, in black ...
5.25" Cast Brass/Bronze Greek Boy & Horse c1920

$250 USD5.25" Cast Brass/Bronze Greek Boy & Horse c1920

Collectibles:Decorative:Bronze Art
With Classical Greek mythical and Art Deco details, this cast brass sculpture/paperweight is from circa 1920, and in mint condition with no cracks, no damages or repairs. We can see more of a brass look but the privious owner told us this piece was bronze. The piece measures 5.25" tall, 5.5" long and 2.25" wide. The boy has molded curly hair, simple molded cloth wrapping his hips, and original copper straps for the horse's reins. The stallion is beautifully modeled, rearing away from the boy & ...
5.5" Copper Irish / English Setter-Dog c1920 Paperweight

$150 USD5.5" Copper Irish / English Setter-Dog c1920 Paperweight

Collectibles:Decorative Arts:Paper Weight
Mold-cast in copper, this early 20th century Irish or English Setter-dog paperweight is very lifelike with good confirmation, and is in near-mint condition with no damages, no cracks and no repairs. He is a noble-looking dog with very wavy hair carved into the mold. The Setter measures 5.5” in length, 2.75” wide elbow-to-elbow, and 2.25” to the top of his (or her) head; there are no maker’s marks. Simply resting, he’s from an old Denver family (paper inside reads “D.L.M. Washburn Collge”), non ...
11" Rare c1896 "Hexe" WITCH with Warts A Character

$2,950 USD11" Rare c1896 "Hexe" WITCH with Warts A Character

Collectibles:Vintage:Dolls
Cuno & Otto Dressel's character Witch is so rare, and deliciously spooky, too. She has a perfect bisque head with deeply molded brows, wrinkles and warts. The head is incised: "Hexe // 12/0". Depthless brown glass set eyes peer austerely, and her open/closed mouth has molded teeth with the center tooth molded 'missing'. Her wrinkles are accented in coral, warts are deeper coral and her cheeks are perfectly ruddy for a Witch. Variegated grey mohair original wig is massed into a bun in back. The ...
Pair 6" Gebruder Heubach FANTAIL DOVES Bisque Figures

$495 USDPair 6" Gebruder Heubach FANTAIL DOVES Bisque Figures

Collectibles:Decorative
Gorgeous white 'parian' unpainted bisque forms these Gebruder Heubach figural vases of Fantail Doves. Each Fantail Dove measures 6" tall, 6" wide and 5.5" deep, and is impressed underneath with the Heubach sunburst mark. The pair has no chips, damage or repair. Heads and claws have painted naturalistic details: beaks are pink, eyes are brown with black pupils and pink around the edges, and claws are glazed deep red with pink tips clutching a brown & green piece of branch. Their silent beauty ...
19.5”x 8.5” Salesman’s Sample “B” Push Lawnmower 1940s

$295 USD19.5”x 8.5” Salesman’s Sample “B” Push Lawnmower 1940s

Collectibles:Salesman Sample
Measuring 19.5” long, 8.5” wide and 4.5” front to back, the handle is 8.25” wide. In near-mint condition, this is a true Salesman’s Sample Push Lawnmower made anywhere between 1920 and 1950. The only marking on the whole piece is “B” near the center of one blade. The blades, wheels and handle have original paint enameled forest-green blending into deep red. Cast iron blades and wheels, and the solid wood handle, make this a fine vintage piece to treasure, and will work well in display with a ...
26" Large OLD Charming Hand Painted Santa Clause

$450 USD26" Large OLD Charming Hand Painted Santa Clause

Collectibles:Holiday, Seasonal:Santa
Very charming and hand painted with his original mohair beard, black belt, composition boots and ready to entertain. He is 26” to the top of his head. This measurement does not count his hat. Very clean, Straw stuffed, circa 1920 to 1930 from a non smoking home. No retouch, no repaint, no repair and no problems. Enjoy We ship UPS, Post Office or any shipping company that you request. We do require insurance. If you want your item shipped without insurance then you must write us and tell us you ...
35" George Dixon York, England Aneroid Barometer 1880s

$395 USD35" George Dixon York, England Aneroid Barometer 1880s

Collectibles
Expertly hand-carved in oak with Eastlake/Craftsman designs of acanthus leaves and scrolling, with a shallow shelf and half-sunflower at the top, this combination Barometer and Thermometer is all-original and in working condition. Fancy 1880s lettering of barometer and thermometer markings are transferred on glazed porcelain: "Fahrenheit / Centigrade", "Stormy / Rain / Change / Fair / Very Dry", plus maker "Geo. B. Dixon / York", "Aneroid Barometer", and on the thermometer "Freezing" at zero and ...
Awesome 22" And Rare German Diem Mohair Teddy Bear

$1,150 USDAwesome 22" And Rare German Diem Mohair Teddy Bear

Collectibles:Bears
Here is a wonderful blond mohair teddy about 22 inches tall, or so, standing. He has marvelous expressive glass eyes, floss nose, mouth and paw claws, and sheered mohair paw pads with cardboard in the feet for easier standing. He is fully jointed, excelsior stuffed and in excellent condition! Teddy is so rare and certainly desirable! We believe he is a Forties or Fifties bear and we know he would love to join your bear den!
Signed LCT Tiffany Art Glass Vase with Bronze mount

$2,600 USDSigned LCT Tiffany Art Glass Vase with Bronze mount

Collectibles:Vintage
Standing a lovely 15.5" tall with more elaborate art glass vase. Marked on the bottom of the glass L.C.T. Marked on the bottom of the bronze mount Tiffany Studios New York 23 1013 .. The base is about 5-1/4" wide. No damage no repair. Straight out of an old estate here in Colorado. A beautiful piece that will light up any area in your house with style and class......Enjoy Please call or email us with any questions you may have. We are open Tuesday through Saturday 9:30-5:30 and we are closed ...
Super Rare French Stereo-Viewer + 3-D Photos c.1880

$1,250 USDSuper Rare French Stereo-Viewer + 3-D Photos c.1880

Collectibles
Deceptively involved yet simple to use, this lovely unmarked French hand-made and fine burled-walnut veneer hand-held stereo viewer is in excellent working condition. Looking more like binoculars than a stereopticon, the two optic glass lenses have ebonized wooden eye-rests on copper lens tubes set into brass flanges with a wheel between for adjusting for differences in vision. A door on top opens to reveal a mirror, which regulates the amount of light on the photos. On the front is a slide of ...
Beautiful 1875 Wool Cross Stitch Sampler Colors!!!

$295 USDBeautiful 1875 Wool Cross Stitch Sampler Colors!!!

Collectibles:Textiles
This is a beautiful 1875 wool cross stitch sampler. It is 22" tall and 6½" wide. It has lots of colors and many different motifs. The canvas is not blocked. There are several areas of moth damage but it does not detract from the overall beauty of the piece. It comes in a 14" by 30" modern frame with double mat. There are various borders, birds, geometric motifs and flowers in horizontal bands. It is very colorful and very primitive. It is embroidered 1875 on the upper portion.
5”x 4” Miniature Watercolor Portrait c1830 Oval Frame

$595 USD5”x 4” Miniature Watercolor Portrait c1830 Oval Frame

Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
An American watercolor portrait in profile, this lovely circa 1830 young woman has a subtly cheerful expression despite the fitted ruffled bonnet and severe black clothing. In near-mint condition with no damage or fading, the painting is behind glass in the somewhat later oval wooden frame (two miniscule paint flakes at edge of brow and on one curl). The watercolor painting is probably by a trained and very good itinerant artist with artistic detail in the face and bonnet, and more loosely ...
Rajasthani Palace 1800's Childs Cradle Very Rare

$495 USDRajasthani Palace 1800's Childs Cradle Very Rare

Collectibles:Vintage
This is a very rare cradle that has been in a collection since 1966 and is a real treasure. The decorative painting is actually gold and does tarnish a bit but, when polished it really is beautiful. It swings gracefully for rocking the child. We do not have the mattress. Wooden Circa 1880's made of indigenous wood native of India. It originally came from a Rajasthani Palace. The frame is 49" Long 35" wide and 48" high. The bassinette is 36" Long 16" High and 33" wide. We ship UPS ground and ...
1913 Gottschalk Toy Kitchen +All-Original ACCESSORIES

$750 USD1913 Gottschalk Toy Kitchen +All-Original ACCESSORIES

Collectibles:Toys
One of Gottschalk’s wonderful small one-wall kitchens, this one is from circa 1913 and comes complete with original and/or early accessories, in tin, graniteware, enameled tin and ceramic – some still sewn to the original cardboard inserts. The kitchen itself measures 15.25” tall, 19.75” wide and 5.75” front to back. Condition is excellent with no broken or repainted wood, back wall cardboard slightly warped but intact. There are two recessed stove burners, black stove pipe/chimney, two cupboard ...
Tiny MIB 1880s Muller Toy Sewing Machine Works

$395 USDTiny MIB 1880s Muller Toy Sewing Machine Works

Collectibles:Toys
RARE sewing machine in even more rare size in fine fully working order, this handsome child's chain-stitch sewing machine is in near-mint in-the-box condition. Made by Muller, it is marked: "Germany" on the base, and "No. 267966" on the sewing-plate. Cut sheet metal is painted in black enamel with fanciful gold-painted designs. The wheel is cast aluminum with a wooden knob, and the sewing-plate and mechanics are steel. Included are the table clamp, tensioning key and original spool of Gruschwitz ...
7-1/2” Signed LENOIR French Enamel Vase Woman & Scenic

$695 USD7-1/2” Signed LENOIR French Enamel Vase Woman & Scenic

Collectibles:French Enamel Vase
This is a very beautiful and exquisite French enamel vase beautifully painted farm scene with a winding road that leads to a church and a farm house. There are many trees, a lake, clouds, light shining through. A very beautiful woman dressed in elaborate Gypsy attire, a red vest, red hair decoration, beads around her neck, foiled enamel cumber bun with foiled green and lavender skirt. The face, hands and tiny feet are finely and delicately painted. No damage an no repair. This is an early piece ...
6- Erzgeberge Wooden German Fire Trucks & People

$250 USD6- Erzgeberge Wooden German Fire Trucks & People

Collectibles:Toys
Handmade in Germany, these little turned-wood figures and their pinewood vehicles are in excellent to mint condition. Their tiny metal wheels are solid and stained red – plus the vehicles are motor-driven not horse-drawn - date this set to between the wars, circa 1930. Very faintly stamped on the bottom of the pump truck: "Made in Germany". All three trucks measure 2.5" long x 1.25" wide x 1.25" high, their steering wheels are brass brads; the standing Firemen are 1.25" tall on round green bases ...
18” Early Example Mohair Merry Thoughts Teddy Bear

$895 USD18” Early Example Mohair Merry Thoughts Teddy Bear

Collectibles:Bears:Merry Thought
18” Early Example Mohair Merry Thoughts Teddy Bear Straw Stuffed, Squeaker Charming Very nice example of this very early Merry Thoughts Teddy bear. If you like an unusual Teddy Bear here is a great example. Standing 18” tall with brown glass eyes, original Merry Thoughts stitching on hands and paws. Some fur loss here and there we will try to show all in the photograph. Still retains his or her red silk ribbon. Original nose stitching. Straw stuffed and mohair. Very clean from a non smoking home ...
8”x 6” American Watercolor Portrait c1840 Plaid Dress

$895 USD8”x 6” American Watercolor Portrait c1840 Plaid Dress

Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
8”x 6” American WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT c1840 Plaid Dress This exquisite American watercolor portrait in profile depicts a young woman circa 1840 with a gentle smile and rosy cheeks. In near-mint condition with no damage or fading, the painting is behind original bubbled glass in a mahogany veneer frame. Hand-written in delicate flowing script on a slip of pink paper inside the glass is her name “Miss Annie Laing”. The watercolor painting is probably by a trained and very good itinerant artist, with ...
Vintage Christmas Cotton Batting 4" CHILD on SLED Japan

$105 USDVintage Christmas Cotton Batting 4" CHILD on SLED Japan

Collectibles:Holiday, Seasonal
So cute and petite in scale, this 4 child is all dressed in cotton batting and riding on a sled. He, or she, measures 2.5 tall by 1.5 wide, on a sled 3.25 long. The child is in excellent all-original condition with a hand-painted papier-mache mask face with blue eyes and a smile. Snowsuit shows only slight darkening from age, which just adds to the charm of this vintage decoration! The sled is folded cardboard painted white and dusted with glitter for the effect of snow ice. Black cotton wool ...
7.75” German Dairy Cow Pull Toy Kid-Leather, Wood c1900

$495 USD7.75” German Dairy Cow Pull Toy Kid-Leather, Wood c1900

Collectibles:Toys
Measuring 5.5” tall, 7.75” long and 3.5” across the wheel hubs, this is a most charming early Pull Toy, made in Germany circa 1900. She is in excellent condition with her original kid-leather covering (1.5”-square area repaired on left rump), real horns, hand-blown glass eyes, leather collar and bell, and wooden base with original finish, four brass wheels & ring for pull-string. A hinge in the neck makes a springy-clicking sound when moved – not quite a ‘moo’, but an interesting feature. The ...
Vintage Christmas Cotton Batting 6" CHILD on SLED Japan

$125 USDVintage Christmas Cotton Batting 6" CHILD on SLED Japan

Collectibles:Holiday, Seasonal
Here's a beguiling older child all dressed in cotton batting and sitting on a sled. He, or she, measures 4.75 tall by 2.75 wide, on a 6 long sled. The child is in excellent all-original condition with a vermilion silky chenille scarf flying behind and orange chenille 'mittens'. The papier-mache mask face is hand-painted with a big toothy smile and blue eyes. Snowsuit shows only slight darkening from age, which just adds to the charm and authenticity! The sled is folded cardboard painted white ...
Meerschaum Pipe Full Figure Nude Woman

$295 USDMeerschaum Pipe Full Figure Nude Woman

Collectibles:Tobacciana
This is a very elaborately carved Meerschaum Pipe. The full figured nude woman has a scarf around her neck that goes the full length of her body that can easily be seen on one side of the pipe but, not the other side. Her hair is done in a up-do then her arms are both extended up holding possibly another scarf. Also there is a lightly carved scarf around her neck and chin. She has deeply carved intaglio eyes. The bowl of the pipe looks like a flower wrapped around the bowl then there is a ...
10" Tin 1910 Ives Ocean Liner Three Smokestacks

$495 USD10" Tin 1910 Ives Ocean Liner Three Smokestacks

Collectibles:Toys
Made for the pond or bathtub armada, this pressed tin American believe to be Ives Ocean Liner, circa 1910, is incredibly well made, in excellent condition, with most of its original paint (very tiny bits of rust at small areas of paint wear, from its travels through time). The ship measures 10" long, 5.75" high and 2" wide. Tight metal seams and fine, neat welding distinguishes this ship as factory-made. The whole ship is hand-painted with 3 smokestacks striped with ochre, blue & red, white ...
 
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