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SALE Early Antique Miniature Doll Size Steel Mesh Purse

$102 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Early Antique Miniature Doll Size Steel Mesh Purse

Dolls:Doll Clothing, Accessories
This is a rare antique steel mesh doll's purse, containing a small folded handkerchief. It is estimated to date from the mid 1800s at the latest, and quite possibly as early as the Georgian period early 1800s. The body of the purse measures 2.25" x 1.75". The handle is 2" long. The dangles on the bottom add another .5" in length. Condition is good for age and material. The body of the purse is currently slightly skewed but can be tweaked back into a squarer form. The steel mesh handle has minor ...
SALE 3 Pairs of Large Vintage Tinted Bisque and China Doll Arms & Legs

$32 USD Offers ConsideredSALE 3 Pairs of Large Vintage Tinted Bisque and China Doll Arms & Legs

Dolls:Doll Parts
This group includes 3 pairs of 1950s-1970s vintage doll arm and leg sets. There are 2 pairs of arms and one pair of legs. The tinted bisque arms and legs are a matched set. The legs are especially nice with black painted & glazed shoes with gold painted lacings. The legs measure 5.25" long and are 5.25" in circumference at the top. The tinted bisque arms are 5" long, not counting the attached cloth upper arm. The white china arms 4.875" long. Condition: The white china arms have one repaired ...
SALE c.1880s Antique China Shoulder Head Doll w/ Original Body

$135 USD Offers ConsideredSALE c.1880s Antique China Shoulder Head Doll w/ Original Body

Dolls:Antique:China
This is a late 19th century china shoulder head doll resembling those made by Hertwig for the distributor Bawo & Dotter, but without their mark, so it may have been made by Hertwig for another distributor or by a company copy catting Hertwig's wares. There is a very faint illegible mark impressed in the center back of the shoulder plate, probably just a size number. The doll stands 11.25" tall. She has her original body and china limbs. The hair style is transitional between flat top to low brow ...
SALE Antique Miniature Doll Size Deck of Cards in Leather Case

$62 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Antique Miniature Doll Size Deck of Cards in Leather Case

Dolls:Doll Clothing, Accessories
This is a wonderful antique miniature doll sized accessory to add to your antique doll's trunk. It is a complete tiny deck of cards - all 52 cards are present, held within their original fitted leather case. The cards each measure .875" x 1.375". Condition: The cards are in good condition. The leather case is worn and half of the snap closure is torn off and missing. These would be great for creating a vignette of dolls playing cards around a table.
SALE Early 1900s 4" Tall China Shoulder Head Doll for Doll House

$68 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Early 1900s 4" Tall China Shoulder Head Doll for Doll House

Dolls:China
This sweet tiny little 4" tall china shoulder head doll has a very pretty pumpkin colored dress and matching hat with lace trim. She has a silk petticoat and bloomers too. Her clothing is stitched on. The shoulder head is marked with an impressed GERMANY on the back. She was probably made in the early 1900s by Hertwig or another competing German company. Condition is good. She is tiny late period china, but she has an very appealing expression and the clothing is darling.
SALE Miniature Antique Doll Size Trunk Bank

$102 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Miniature Antique Doll Size Trunk Bank

Dolls:Doll Clothing, Accessories
This is a rare antique doll sized trunk that doubles as a child's bank. It has 2 coin slots on the top. The outside is covered in black paper and strapped by simulated leather bands in paper with an impressed border.There is a metal key plate on the front. The interior is lined in vivid purple paper. the key is missing. This little trunk measures only 5.5" long by 2.625" deep by 2.5" tall. It is a perfect scale for a 16" -18" French fashion doll accessory. Condition: There is some wear and loss ...
SALE Antique Layette Set, Gown, Slip, Diaper, Bib, Hat & Mittens for 8" Doll

$68 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Antique Layette Set, Gown, Slip, Diaper, Bib, Hat & Mittens for 8" Doll

Dolls:Doll Clothing, Accessories
This is a darling set of antique doll clothes for an approximately 8" baby doll. This set is estimated to date from circa 1900. It includes a 6.5" long white cotton gown with eyelet bodice and home made rick rack trim around the bottom. Underneath the gown there is a plain white cotton slip, and flannel diaper. Topping the gown is a bib with pink ruffled trim, a soft flannel hat with pink embroidered edge, and tiny knitted pink mittens. Condition: There are a couple of age spots on the outer ...
SALE Large Early English Wax over Papier Mache Doll Shoulder Head

$180 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Large Early English Wax over Papier Mache Doll Shoulder Head

Dolls:Antique:Wax
This early antique c. 1840s doll shoulder head is an English wax over paper mache with original human hair in long curled ringlets. Obviously she is missing her eyes, body and clothing - but she still retains her dignity.This is a large sized doll head measuring 6.25" tall by 6" across the shoulders, and 3" deep front to back at the base. Condition: No eyes. No body. No clothes. Hair is a little sparse in places. Typical cracks in wax finish. Some wax must have melted and traveled in the past as ...
SALE Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Purse

$135 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Purse

Collectibles:Purses
This is a gorgeous vintage Chinese cloisonne enameled purse. It is enameled both on both sides with a beautiful design of flowers in a basket and a stylized floral border design. the inside is counter enameled in solid deep blue. The base material of the purse appears to be brass. It hangs from a simple cream colored silk string cord with a Chinese knot decoration and tassel at each point of attachment. The purse measures 4.5"long x 2" tall (excluding the clasp) x .75" thick. Condition is good. ...
SALE Large Georgian Period Faceted Cut Steel Buckle

$45 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Large Georgian Period Faceted Cut Steel Buckle

Jewelry:Antique:Buckles
This is a wonderful large late Georgian period steel buckle with big faceted 6 point stars individually riveted around the perimeter. There are 26 stars. The buckle measures 3" x 4". Condition: The buckle is missing one of the tines or hooks to catch into the belt. What a wonderful big early buckle this is!
SALE Sterling Silver Chatelaine Aide de Memoire w/ Pets & Days of Week

$113 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Sterling Silver Chatelaine Aide de Memoire w/ Pets & Days of Week

Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Edwardian
This is an unusual round c. 1900 marked sterling silver aide de memoir tablet of celluloid leaves to hang from a chatelelaine. It is marked inside both of the silver outer leaves with a W framed by rays, STERLING and the number 6. Inside there are 8 celluloid pages or leaves. The pages are marked with the days of the week Monday through Saturday. Sunday is left blank, as the day of rest you should be scheduling anything then I guess. The first page has the image of a kitten instead of a day ...
SALE c.1900 Silver Plated & Turquoise Glass Belt Buckle & Belt Pieces Set

$113 USD Offers ConsideredSALE c.1900 Silver Plated & Turquoise Glass Belt Buckle & Belt Pieces Set

Jewelry:Vintage:Buckles
This is a fabulous large and elaborate silver plated buckle set with turquoise glass cabochons, along with 4 matching belt slide pieces. I estimate that this set dates from no later than circa 1900. The buckle is marked with an impressed mark of the letters P F with a sword in between. The buckle and slides all have sew holes on edges to fix the pieces in place. The glass stones are probably early Czech glass. The buckle measures 2.75" in diameter. The slides are each 2.125" x 1.375". The ...
SALE Early Tin Tole Painted Shaker

$14 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Early Tin Tole Painted Shaker

Collectibles:Kitchenware
This is a sweet little old tin shaker with remnants of tole painted dashes of red around the body. The shaker has a simple loop of metal for a handle, and a removable top with punched holes. The shaker measures 3.75" tall by 2.875" in diameter excluding the handle. Condition: Obviously well worn, most paint missing, and surface corrosion - but still solid and sturdy. This would fit in perfectly among folk art and rustic kitchen ware.
SALE Early 1900s Chinese Shagreen Covered Eye Glass Spectacles Case

$90 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Early 1900s Chinese Shagreen Covered Eye Glass Spectacles Case

Collectibles:Eye Glasses
This is an old Chinese made eye glass case made from wood covered with green shagreen, bound with brass and trimmed with low grade silver decorations on each end. It appears to be missing some sort of mounting on each end, my guess would be the fittings to hold a silk cord of some sort. Shagreen is skin from a shark or rays. Shagreen was named after a Parisian leather craftsman in the 18th century French court, Jean-Claude Galuchat. He applied these special leathers to all kinds of items for ...
SALE c.1900 Gold Filled & Faceted Stones Festoon Necklace

$135 USD Offers ConsideredSALE c.1900 Gold Filled & Faceted Stones Festoon Necklace

Jewelry:Vintage:Necklaces
This wonderful 16.25" festoon necklace features the most amazing faceted stones filled with interesting inclusions. There are 6 stones hanging in swags from the gold filled chain. I am not sure what these stones are, or whether they are natural or man made, but they are beautiful. My first inclination is that they might be some kind of quartz, but the edges of the faceting are a bit too smooth for a natural stone, so I wonder if they might be glass. Yet among all the inclusions I do not detect ...
SALE Antique Victorian Pressed Horn Cupid Angel Mourning Brooch

$115 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Antique Victorian Pressed Horn Cupid Angel Mourning Brooch

Jewelry:Antique:Mourning
This is a fine old dark brown pressed mourning brooch in the form of a flying cupid or young angel carrying a garland. It dates from the 2nd half of the 1800s. It has a brass pin stem and C clasp. There are no markings. I believe that it is composed of pressed horn material though it could be vulcanite or gutta percha. The brooch measures 2.25" x 1.5". Condition is good considering the age and the material. This brooch is unusual for the material used, large size, and appealing subject matter. ...
SALE Large Vintage Mexican Sterling Silver & Green Stone Brooch

$70 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Large Vintage Mexican Sterling Silver & Green Stone Brooch

Jewelry:Vintage:Silver, Sterling:Mexican
This hefty Mexican sterling silver brooch features an ethnic Indian carved green stone face in the center surrounded by a wide decoratively cut out silver frame. It is marked only MEXICO SILVER, predating the later Mexican standardized marks. The green stone is often called Mexican jade, but I believe it is actually green agate. The brooch weighs 42.1 gr and measures an impressive 3.125" x 2.5". Condition is good. This is a real statement piece. Well crafted and weighty.
SALE Large 1960s Vintage TRU ART Rose Gold over Sterling Flower Brooch

$60 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Large 1960s Vintage TRU ART Rose Gold over Sterling Flower Brooch

Jewelry:Vintage:Silver, Sterling:Brooch
This is a dramatically large, marked STERLING, flower brooch made by the TRU ART company of Providence, RI. TRU ART was still in business in the mid 1960s and possibly as early as the 1940s. This beautifully showy brooch has a rose gold finish over the sterling silver. The center petals have a bright shiny finish. The outer petals have a matte finish. The center holds a big golden orange faceted glass stone. Below the flower is a stylized curled stem ending in a gold ball. The brooch weighs 39.9 ...
SALE Heavy Vintage Sterling Silver & Amethyst Jungle Animal Necklace

$195 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Heavy Vintage Sterling Silver & Amethyst Jungle Animal Necklace

Jewelry:Vintage:Silver, Sterling:Necklace
This is a heavy well marked sterling silver necklace featuring 5 jungle animals on each side leading up to a central large elephant and a large triangular faceted amethyst stone drop. Each animal is marked on the back STERLING as well as a maker's mark that appears to be 16j. The clasp is marked 925 for sterling silver as well. The small pairs of animals are elephants, rhinos, leopards, hippos, and lions. The necklace weighs as impressive 77.9 gr., that's about 2.75 oz. of silver. The necklace ...
SALE 14K Gold Chinese Lavender to Green Jade Goddess Pendant & Chain

$203 USD Offers ConsideredSALE 14K Gold Chinese Lavender to Green Jade Goddess Pendant & Chain

Jewelry:Vintage:Gold
This is a beautiful vintage Chinese goddess pendant carved in high quality pale jade that fades from white to lavender to green in color. The bail is unmarked but tests as 14K gold. The chain is newer and is marked 14K. The pendant measures 1.5" x .5". The chain is 18" total length. Together they weigh 5.5 gr. Condition is good. I hope you can see the subtle loveliness of this stone. It is not flashy. It is quietly classy, and the goddess is a surreal beauty.
SALE Large Vintage 3.5" Sterling Silver Filigree Brooch w/ 12 Gemstone Scarabs

$78 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Large Vintage 3.5" Sterling Silver Filigree Brooch w/ 12 Gemstone Scarabs

Jewelry:Vintage:Silver, Sterling:Egyptian Revival
This vintage sterling silver (unmarked but tested) brooch is remarkable both for its large size and for the extraordinary craftsmanship that went into its making. This piece harkens back to the Egyptian Revival period of the 1920s-30s. The brooch features 12 different gemstone scarabs, each held in a collet setting, on a filigree background , all within a twisted wire frame. Very lacy and keeping the brooch light despite its large size. The stones used appear to include turquoise, lapis, quartz, ...
SALE 21.5" Antique German Parian Doll w/ Pierced Ears & Unusual Hair Style

$875 USD Offers ConsideredSALE 21.5" Antique German Parian Doll w/ Pierced Ears & Unusual Hair Style

Dolls:Antique:Parian
This is a fine 21.5" tall German made parian porcelain doll with the added feature of pierced ears, head band and unusual hair style. Her hair has a tossle of curls spilling over the center front of the head band. Her hair is looped into a wide bow across the back of the head. She has especially vividly painted features. Her lips are wine colored. She has black eyebrows in contrast to her blond hair. This model of shoulder head with molded bowed loop of hair in the back is similar to a version ...
SALE Blond Mohair Vintage Doll Wig Size 8

$35 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Blond Mohair Vintage Doll Wig Size 8

Dolls:Doll Clothing, Accessories
This is a nice medium length wavy blond mohair doll wig in original set. The tag inside appears to read Size 8. The inside circumference measures about 8.5" around. The china head doll modeling the wig has a 9" head circumference and this wig is slightly too small on her. (Doll not for sale) This wig would be more appropriate on a vintage composition or hard plastic doll. The wig has short curled bangs across the front, and a double twist of hair pulled back over the head. The wig is about 9" ...
SALE Antique Doll House Size 4.25" Folk Art Cloth Doll

$86 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Antique Doll House Size 4.25" Folk Art Cloth Doll

Dolls:Antique:Cloth
This charming little 4.25" tall cloth folk art doll is estimated to date from circa 1900. Her head is either painted cloth or painted paper - I'm uncertain because it feels like stiff paper but has a stitched seam across the top of the head. The rest of her body is cloth Her hands are a fringe of leather. I'm not sure what her shoes are made of, but they are painted gold. This tiny little doll is quite well decked out with clothing. She has a lacy blouse visible under her silk knit shawl, blue ...
SALE 16" German Bisque Kestner on Kidoline Body w/ Provenance

$167 USD Offers ConsideredSALE 16" German Bisque Kestner on Kidoline Body w/ Provenance

Dolls:Bisque
This sweet little Kestner bisque shoulder head doll has hand written provenance dating her to 1914. It reads "To Della From Aunt Mag Xmas 1914". the shoulder head has the mold number 310/3/0 impressed into the lower center back of the shoulder plate. The doll has fixed in place brown glass eyes, kidoline body, bisque lower arms, and cloth lower legs. She is wearing an old faded pink cotton dress, cotton petticoat, pantaloons and socks. She has her original pate that has not been removed and ...
SALE Early Antique 30" Painted Cloth Doll

$500 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Early Antique 30" Painted Cloth Doll

Dolls:Antique:Cloth
This amazing 30" tall early antique painted cloth doll came out of the late Richard Wright's collection. The doll has oil painted head, constructed from 4 pieces. Seams run down each side and front and back center to the neck. There is a seam around the neck where the head is sewn on. The body appears to be commercially constructed but I have not been able to identify the maker. Richard was probably hanging on to this charmer in order to come up with a pair of arms for him, because the poor dear ...
SALE Vintage Japanese Celluloid Fairy Flapper Doll w/ Original Stand & Costume

$86 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Vintage Japanese Celluloid Fairy Flapper Doll w/ Original Stand & Costume

Dolls:Celluloid
This dainty 6.75" tall (without stand) Japanese celluloid fairy flapper doll has her original delicate silk costume and wooden stand. The bottom of one foot has a hole for the stand to insert. This leg is immobile. The other leg is hinged at the hip to be able to move. She has her original sticker on her thigh that says JAPAN and PASSED INSPECTION. She is also stamped with the name Frances Stansiter on the upper inside of one thigh. The stand adds about .5" to the height. She is wearing a double ...
SALE Birmingham Hallmarked Sterling Silver Griffin Pendant & Chain

$100 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Birmingham Hallmarked Sterling Silver Griffin Pendant & Chain

Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This is a nice large sterling silver pendant in the shape of a griffin like creature. The base of the pendant is hallmarked with the lion rampant silver standard, an anchor for Birmingham, and the date mark of capital letter B within a rectangle. That date mark corresponds to 1850, earlier than I would have suspected. The chain is marked sterling on the clasp. There is also an unidentified maker's mark AL. The griffin figure is defined and textured on both sides. The chain and pendant weigh 32. ...
SALE 1930s Vintage 11" Painted Cloth Doll

$65 USD Offers ConsideredSALE 1930s Vintage 11" Painted Cloth Doll

Dolls:By Material:Cloth
This is a well made 11" tall 1930s vintage painted cloth doll. The body is very firmly stuffed. The arms, legs and head are oil painted. Her clothing is mostly hand stitched. The skirt is silk with black fringed trim around the hem and metallic braid around the waist. The cream blouse is silk. The black jacket feels like acetate and also has the black fringed trim. Condition is good. She is well made and styled in the fashion of the 1800s.
SALE Male Historical Figure Cameo in 14K Yellow Gold Setting

$225 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Male Historical Figure Cameo in 14K Yellow Gold Setting

Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Carved, Cameo
This antique cameo gentleman resembles Sir Walter Raleigh. It's possible that is who he is meant to be. He is wearing a feather plumed broad rimmed hat, a beard and mustache, and lace ruffed collar. It is a very well carved shell cameo. The setting is unmarked but tests positive for 14K gold. The pin stem is not gold. The cameo weighs 5.8 gr. It measures 1.5" x 1.25". Condition: The original clasp has been replaced with a 14K gold safety clasp. There is a small repair patch to the side of the ...
 
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