YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON'SAUCER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG MARK, 18TH-19TH CENTURY ? ??? ???????????finely incised and enamelled to the interior well with two five-clawed dragons in green and aubergine...
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ANTIQUE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK TRADE RIFLESigned on side plate "London Warranted". With "P" in a circle, "M" and "T.H. 1828" on barrel. Barrel length, 42", length overall, 57". With ramrod. Rust noted on exterior...
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GIERS NASHVILLE ARCHIVE 1 - ALBUM OFSTEREOVIEW IMAGESAn archive of images of Nashville, circa 1884, all mounted on album pages, most inscribed with identifying captions. Most are stereoview prints. 40 pages...
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ENGLISH PORTABLE ARTIST'S BOXA circa1890 English Brass-mounted Mahogany Portable Artist's Box/Easel by Charles Roberson & Co. Rectangular shape, a pair of doors at the top open to a felt lined work surface,...
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TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHESpossiblylate Qing dynasty, two wide, shallow, footed earthenware bowls: one with floral decoration, 3-1/8 x 12 in. diameter; one with floral decoration to exterior, lily pond border,...
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19TH C. AFRICAN ITALIAN GLASS TRADEBEAD NECKLACES (4)Europe, Italy, possibly Venice; West Africa, possibly Nigeria or Mali, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A dazzling ensemble of glass beads strung on 4 modern...
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BEAUTIFUL BYZANTINE GOLD & GARNET OPENWORKNECKLACENear East, Holy Land, Byzantine empire, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A dazzling and wearable gold necklace consisting of a figure-8 loop-in-loop chain with an orb-shaped...
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5 CHINESE MING POTTERY JARLETS, BINTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A wonderful ensemble of 5 pottery jarlets, each presenting an apple-form body, a flat shoulder, and...
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6 CHINESE MING POTTERY VESSELS BINHTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A remarkable ensemble of 6 Chinese pottery vessels: 4 jars and 2 bowls. Enveloped in a pale gray-green...
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CHINESE MING DYNASTY SWATOW WARE BOWL(SHIPWRECK)East Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A lovely pottery bowl, known as Swatow ware and presenting impressively thin walls that flare out to a...
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CHINESE MING DYNASTY SWATOW WARE BOWLW/ PHOENIXEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A sizable and stunning pottery bowl, known as Swatow ware and presenting impressively thin walls that flare...
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ROMAN PARTHIAN GLASS CUP, EX-ROYAL ATHENA**OriginallyListed At $1400**
Roman, Parthian, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A squat, free-blown, emerald-green glass cup with a concave base and a rough pontil scar, short...
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NATIVE AMERICAN CHACO BLACK-ON-WHITEPOTTERY OLLANative American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners region, New Mexico, Chaco Canyon area, ca. 1050 to 1200 CE. A superb pottery olla boasting a simple yet...
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PRETTY ROMAN GLASS CUP W/ BRILLIANTIRIDESCENCERoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A striking cup, free-blown from pale blue glass to boast a minimalist yet elegant form with a cylindrical body,...
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ANASAZI CHACO CANYON POTTERY BLACK ONWHITE PITCHERNative American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Chaco Canyon, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 975 to 1150 CE. A tall pottery pitcher constructed via the...
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TRANSLATED MAYA COPADOR CYLINDER W/STUCCO, TL'DPre-Columbian, Central America, El Salvador, Maya, Copador, Ruler 13, ca. 724 to 726 CE. An exemplary pottery cylinder vessel boasting an incised band of glyphs,...
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CARTIER 14K GOLD CIGARETTE CASECARTIER14K Gold Cigarette Case, from the International Trade Conference of 1919; the exterior with striped decoration; signed and numbered Cartier New York 1786; 80.33 dwts.; 4...
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FOUR CHINESE GREENWARE TRADE CERAMICSFour Chinese Tongan type Juko greenware recovered shipwreck cargo bowls, heavily potted and glazed in transparent celadon, bottom 1" and foot remain unglazed, the interiors...
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(TOPICAL) REAL PHOTO: 26 POSTCARDS EARLY20TH CENTURY(TOPICAL) REAL PHOTO: 26 POSTCARDS, Early 20th Century, Includes exterior and interior subjects. Two differing Underwood Typewriter Co., interior scene at Lenox...
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MOTTAHEDEH CHINESE EXPORT STYLE PORCELAINBOWL, WI BOWL, Winterthur reproduction punch bowl, the exterior depicting the thirteen foreign "Hong" merchants representing trade between China and the West. Diameter 14.5...
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CABINET, ENGLISH REGENCY, EARLY 19THC., PAINTED PENWORK WOODEN CABINET IN THE SHAPE OF A GOTHIC ARCH WITH TWO HINGED DOORS THAT SWI...Cabinet, English Regency, early 19th C., painted penwork wooden cabinet in...
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ANTIQUE PAINTED BOX, GAME BOARD & TRADESIGN. Late 19th/early 20th C. pieces including: a hinged box with colorful exterior paint and a compartmentalized interior, 17” x 17” x 3.5”H; game board with lithographed...
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CHINA TRADE CAMPHORWOOD CHEST CIRCA1860 HEIGHT 18.5". WIDTH 38". DEPTH 19.25".CHINA TRADE CAMPHORWOOD CHEST, Circa 1860, Brass-bound leather-covered exterior with painted floral and foliate decoration against...
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ASIAN: SHIBAYAMA ELEPHANT IVORY TUSK,JAPANESE, MEIJI PERIOD, CARVED AND DECORATED WITH INSET MOTHER OF PEARL, HARDSTONE, ETC., OBVERSE WITH ROBED FIGURE IN POINTED HAT LOOKING INTO THE DISTANCE, BLOOMING PEONY...
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VIENNESE LARGE ENAMELED WOODEN CASKET,LATE 19TH C., AUSTRIA, EBONIZED WOODEN FRAME MOUNTED WITH HAND-PAINTED ENAMEL PLAQUES OF CLASSICAL FIGURES AND LANDSCAPES, TOP FEATURES IVORY CARVING OF BOY PLAYING FLUTE...
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JAPANESE BRONZE LOBED JARDINIERE ?????????????of tapered form, cast with birds perching on branches around exterior, Murakami Hiko (?) seal mark on the base(1)20cm highProvenance: The Late Dr Helen E C Cargill...
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GROUP OF THREE BRONZE CENSERS, KORO????????????????????? ?? ?????????comprising: a pair of censers each cast with pairs of birds in cartouches on the exterior, dragons flanked the sides as handles, the pierced...
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VINTAGE EXTERIOR BOOT TRADE SIGN, INA 19THCENTURY STYLE, CARVED WOOD AND METAL, 23" HIGH X 4" X 11". WORN PAINTED SURFACE, SHOWS DEEP CRACK. BRACKET SHOWS WORN PAINT....
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DUNHAM COCONUT WOODEN CRATE "DOLLHOUSE"ca.1890s; lithograph paper covered four-tier shipping crate of Dunham's Shredded Coconut Mfg. Co., New York City; the dado and nail constructed box with pressed and painted trade...
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LATE 19TH C. EXTERIOR TRADE SIGN FORDRY GOODS STORE "J. A. Hislop & Co., Dry Goods", heavy gauge sheet metal in gold lettering on black, single sided, signed "Munson, '98" in small flourish at bottom, set into...
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28" BARBER POLE SIGN Turn-of-the-Centurywooden wall mount exterior trade sign, in red and white candy stripe, acorn ends, retaining the original twisted strap iron mounting bracket. Stands 22" away from wall. Paint...
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TRADE SIGN - Late 19th c New EnglandWatchmaker's Trade Sign in the form of a pocketwatch in carved gilt and painted wood with a gilt iron loop 19'' tall 14'' wide 2 1/2'' deep weathered from exterior use great...
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TRADE SIGN - Late 19th c New EnglandWatchmaker's Trade Sign in the form of a pocketwatch in carved gilt and painted wood with a gilt iron loop 19'' tall 14'' wide 2 1/2'' deep weathered from exterior use great...
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China trade lacquered sewing box withivory tools; profusely decorated exterior and interior surfaces, gilt metal feet, interior compartments, carved implements, first quarter 19th C. 7"H. x 14"W. x 11"D. Good...
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Chinese Export silver tankard early19th century The tapered cylindrical form engraved with the initials "R F," scroll handle, engraved on underside " Presented to Rodney Fisher by Benjamin Rush, Canton...
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BRITISH TRADE SIGN - Circa 1900 DoubleSided 'Lloyds Bank' Exterior Trade Sign in embossed and enameled copper with heavy black painted bronze frame and original iron hanging rings 38'' x 24'' x 1'' dent and enamel...
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