SPRING BREAK! Through April 2014 we will be offering all merchandise not already discounted at 20% off!
Eighteenth Century Bristol Glass Urn A rare example of Bristol glass of a fine, lustrous opaline color with a classic baluster urn shape ... $525.00 OBO Dramatic Chinese Lamps From Gump's Purchased over fifty years ago at San Francisco's taste emporium Gump's, these massive lamps in the ... $850.00 Antique American Folk Art Table A true labor of love and skill, this bizarre little chinoiserie gem is elaborately carved from thick... $460.00 Finely Detailed French Rabbit Hunter All decked out in his hunting outfit, heavy tunic,boots and brimmed cap, with pouch and powder horn ... $345.00 OBO Alec Waugh "In Praise of Wine" In excellent condition, this fine first edition of Alec Waugh's fine oenlogical treatise retains its... $50.00 Chinese Marble-top Tall Tables This exquisite pair of Ching Dynasty tall tables or stands is finely constructed of elegant East Ind... $2,600.00 Chinese Ivory Flowers Originally these seven little masterpieces were elements of an elaborate floral vase or other table ... $550.00 Imperial Presentation Silver Ice Bucket I love the three-dimensional effect of this pure-silver ice bucket, a tribute to the genius of Japa... $1,600.00 Ancient Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus Deeply molded with the Eye of Horus (wedjet,) the Feather of Truth floating above, this ancient Egyp... $185.00 R. Rauschenberg "Cardbirds" Catalog (1971} Special catalog of the landmark 1971 exhibition of this important artist's composed almost entirely ... $85.00 Scrimshaw Fluted Coconut Dipper A graceful and well-balanced piece of nautical hand work, this fine dipper features a fluted and in... $650.00 OBO Scrimshaw Coconut Cup Mounted In Silver A handsomely simple scrimshaw drinking cup, possibly French prisoner-of-war work, is this flawless ... $375.00 OBO Brass-Bound Horn Snuff Box In unusually fine state of preservation, this handsome French country snuff box is formed of blond ... $425.00 Rare Pair 18th C. Portuguese Cups Elegantly graceful and in beautiful condition, this rare pair of classical sterling silver cups bea... $850.00 Histoire Metallique de la Republique de Holland - 1689 Monumental treatise by Bizot, Amsterdam, 1688, on the large output of medallions struck in Renaissa... $350.00 Giant Covered Wassail Bowl When I found this giant beauty more than half-a-century ago in the window of a Manhattan antiques sh... $18,000.00 OBO Massive Art Deco Sterling Tea/Coffee Service Weighing an impressive 24-1/2 pounds Troy, this five-piece tea and coffee service is stately but re... $24,000.00 Large Chinese Wine Jar A very lively dragon spirals around the body of this large blue-decorated porcelain wine jar. Aside... OBO City In Snow, Landscape by Wally Brants Born in Latvia in 1909, Wally Brants studied art in the capital city of Riga at the Roman Suta Stud... $3,850.00 Antique Bolivian Silver Mate Cup An almost Picasso-like creation, this standing cup in heavy mine silver for sipping mate features ... $750.00 Rare Table Implement: Leg-of-Lamb Holder Finely wrought of steel and ebony, this handsome and rare manche-a-gigot would allow the carver-at... $175.00 Important PreColumbian Figural Vessel Excavated near Filadelfia, Costa Rico, this impressive vase is in the striking Nicoya Polychrome sty... $2,200.00 Superb 17th Century Flemish Miniature This highly detailed painting of the Holy Family being visited by the Magi and others is rendered i... $2,400.00 Ancient Roman Bronze Sestertius On Malachite Box Superb Imperial Roman sestertius of the Emperor Nerva, 96-98 AD, is mounted on a fine malachite box... $250.00 Exquisite Pair Geo III Sterling Berry Spoons These two extraordinary sterling silver berry servers are fully hallmarked dating them to London, 17... $350.00 Chinese Carved Panel - Cricket This unusual antique Chinese gilded architectural carving portrays a cricket on tree leaf on a seed... $250.00 Unusual Figural Skate Key Not many people remember when uniformed attendants were the guardians of urban folk at the municipal... $85.00 Reflective California Bronze: " l'Onde" The movement of a crashing wave is recalled by the sculpture's rolling form, the effect reverberati... $3,500.00 OBO Elegant Dutch Silver Biscuit Box/Tray A fine example of classic restraint, this solid silver biscuit box was fashioned in Amsterdam in 18... $1,250.00 Renaissance Statue Of Archangel “Hark, the herald angels sing!” I have always imagined that the missing hands of this finely carve... $6,200.00 Imperial Russian Elaborate Silver Dish The central portion of this fine Russian silver salver displays a highly detailed, swirling arabesqu... $555.00 Imperial Russian Plique-a-Jour Watch Fob This example of rare plique-a-jour (windowpane,)gold-framed enamel was presented in 1914 to the ad... $3,800.00 Paris Porcelain Figurines J Petit Based on famous Eighteenth Century paintings, these country lovers, a smitten swain and the bashful... $800.00 Clipper Ship Diorama "Anna" In full sail on a bright, sunny day is portrayed the Norwegian clipper ship Anna, originally Anna of... $3,200.00 "Star or France" Nautical Panorama Portraying the Star of France accompanied by two smaller craft, this is a superb tribute to the famo... $4,300.00 Elegant Victorian Gentlemen's Travel Kit In this case (3-1/2 inches by 7-1/2 inches) of finely grained Madagascar ebony are all the toiletry ... $450.00 Rare Boutonniere Watch An item both subtle and ostentatious, this elegant novelty once graced the lapel of a 19th Century ... $2,200.00 Extremely Rare Antique Japanese Tansu Dramatically handsome is this miniature tansu, designed to hold doll's clothes for the celebration ... $17,500.00 Paris Porcelain Cake Plate A fine service plate with a striking turquoise border and gold accents. Circa 1840, approximately ni... $55.00 Chinese Huang Hua Li Lotus Leaf Tray Delicately carved in rare figured huang-hua li to resemble a floating lotus leaf with upturned edges... $1,850.00 Painted New Hampshire Dower Box On a robin's-egg blue ground are delicately painted stylized floral designs, a cluster of tulips an... $1,575.00 Shreve Arts & Crafts Silver Ice Bucket A beautiful heavyweight ice bucket (also suitable for other uses) by the prestigious San Francisco ... $1,250.00 17th Century Imari Dishes This lyrical pair of finely detailed Imari porcelain long dishes(naga zara)features a central desig... $875.00 18th-19th Century Indian Brass Feet Charming feet of an Indian deity in nicely detailed brass. Late Eighteenth - Early Nineteenth Centur... $550.00 Pair Voodoo Dolls Dolls are rarely my thing, I find them usually creepy or sentimental. But these two are alive with s... $450.00 Six Early Mason's Ironstone Plates In superb condition, the set of six elaborate plates bears the early mark of Mason's Patented Ironst... $1,450.00 Large 16th C. Faenza Jug A very rare and well-preserved jug produced in late Sixteenth Century Faenza, just after the end of ... $3,200.00 Elaborate Sterling Grape Shears Of solid cast silver the handles of these 7-inch-long shears have impressive heft. Blades are of sur... $400.00 Impressive Sterling Grape Basket Deceptively heavy at 23 Troy ounces, this superb object is finely designed and detailed. Manufacture... $2,400.00 Methode Simple et Facile pour Lever les Plans, 1805 Mthode simple et facile pour lever les plans, suivie d'un trait du nivellement et d'un abrg des rgle... $550.00
Eighteenth Century Bristol Glass Urn A rare example of Bristol glass of a fine, lustrous opaline color with a classic baluster urn shape ... $525.00 OBO
Dramatic Chinese Lamps From Gump's Purchased over fifty years ago at San Francisco's taste emporium Gump's, these massive lamps in the ... $850.00
Antique American Folk Art Table A true labor of love and skill, this bizarre little chinoiserie gem is elaborately carved from thick... $460.00
Finely Detailed French Rabbit Hunter All decked out in his hunting outfit, heavy tunic,boots and brimmed cap, with pouch and powder horn ... $345.00 OBO
Alec Waugh "In Praise of Wine" In excellent condition, this fine first edition of Alec Waugh's fine oenlogical treatise retains its... $50.00
Chinese Marble-top Tall Tables This exquisite pair of Ching Dynasty tall tables or stands is finely constructed of elegant East Ind... $2,600.00
Chinese Ivory Flowers Originally these seven little masterpieces were elements of an elaborate floral vase or other table ... $550.00
Imperial Presentation Silver Ice Bucket I love the three-dimensional effect of this pure-silver ice bucket, a tribute to the genius of Japa... $1,600.00
Ancient Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus Deeply molded with the Eye of Horus (wedjet,) the Feather of Truth floating above, this ancient Egyp... $185.00
R. Rauschenberg "Cardbirds" Catalog (1971} Special catalog of the landmark 1971 exhibition of this important artist's composed almost entirely ... $85.00
Scrimshaw Fluted Coconut Dipper A graceful and well-balanced piece of nautical hand work, this fine dipper features a fluted and in... $650.00 OBO
Scrimshaw Coconut Cup Mounted In Silver A handsomely simple scrimshaw drinking cup, possibly French prisoner-of-war work, is this flawless ... $375.00 OBO
Brass-Bound Horn Snuff Box In unusually fine state of preservation, this handsome French country snuff box is formed of blond ... $425.00
Rare Pair 18th C. Portuguese Cups Elegantly graceful and in beautiful condition, this rare pair of classical sterling silver cups bea... $850.00
Histoire Metallique de la Republique de Holland - 1689 Monumental treatise by Bizot, Amsterdam, 1688, on the large output of medallions struck in Renaissa... $350.00
Giant Covered Wassail Bowl When I found this giant beauty more than half-a-century ago in the window of a Manhattan antiques sh... $18,000.00 OBO
Massive Art Deco Sterling Tea/Coffee Service Weighing an impressive 24-1/2 pounds Troy, this five-piece tea and coffee service is stately but re... $24,000.00
Large Chinese Wine Jar A very lively dragon spirals around the body of this large blue-decorated porcelain wine jar. Aside... OBO
City In Snow, Landscape by Wally Brants Born in Latvia in 1909, Wally Brants studied art in the capital city of Riga at the Roman Suta Stud... $3,850.00
Antique Bolivian Silver Mate Cup An almost Picasso-like creation, this standing cup in heavy mine silver for sipping mate features ... $750.00
Rare Table Implement: Leg-of-Lamb Holder Finely wrought of steel and ebony, this handsome and rare manche-a-gigot would allow the carver-at... $175.00
Important PreColumbian Figural Vessel Excavated near Filadelfia, Costa Rico, this impressive vase is in the striking Nicoya Polychrome sty... $2,200.00
Superb 17th Century Flemish Miniature This highly detailed painting of the Holy Family being visited by the Magi and others is rendered i... $2,400.00
Ancient Roman Bronze Sestertius On Malachite Box Superb Imperial Roman sestertius of the Emperor Nerva, 96-98 AD, is mounted on a fine malachite box... $250.00
Exquisite Pair Geo III Sterling Berry Spoons These two extraordinary sterling silver berry servers are fully hallmarked dating them to London, 17... $350.00
Chinese Carved Panel - Cricket This unusual antique Chinese gilded architectural carving portrays a cricket on tree leaf on a seed... $250.00
Unusual Figural Skate Key Not many people remember when uniformed attendants were the guardians of urban folk at the municipal... $85.00
Reflective California Bronze: " l'Onde" The movement of a crashing wave is recalled by the sculpture's rolling form, the effect reverberati... $3,500.00 OBO
Elegant Dutch Silver Biscuit Box/Tray A fine example of classic restraint, this solid silver biscuit box was fashioned in Amsterdam in 18... $1,250.00
Renaissance Statue Of Archangel “Hark, the herald angels sing!” I have always imagined that the missing hands of this finely carve... $6,200.00
Imperial Russian Elaborate Silver Dish The central portion of this fine Russian silver salver displays a highly detailed, swirling arabesqu... $555.00
Imperial Russian Plique-a-Jour Watch Fob This example of rare plique-a-jour (windowpane,)gold-framed enamel was presented in 1914 to the ad... $3,800.00
Paris Porcelain Figurines J Petit Based on famous Eighteenth Century paintings, these country lovers, a smitten swain and the bashful... $800.00
Clipper Ship Diorama "Anna" In full sail on a bright, sunny day is portrayed the Norwegian clipper ship Anna, originally Anna of... $3,200.00
"Star or France" Nautical Panorama Portraying the Star of France accompanied by two smaller craft, this is a superb tribute to the famo... $4,300.00
Elegant Victorian Gentlemen's Travel Kit In this case (3-1/2 inches by 7-1/2 inches) of finely grained Madagascar ebony are all the toiletry ... $450.00
Rare Boutonniere Watch An item both subtle and ostentatious, this elegant novelty once graced the lapel of a 19th Century ... $2,200.00
Extremely Rare Antique Japanese Tansu Dramatically handsome is this miniature tansu, designed to hold doll's clothes for the celebration ... $17,500.00
Paris Porcelain Cake Plate A fine service plate with a striking turquoise border and gold accents. Circa 1840, approximately ni... $55.00
Chinese Huang Hua Li Lotus Leaf Tray Delicately carved in rare figured huang-hua li to resemble a floating lotus leaf with upturned edges... $1,850.00
Painted New Hampshire Dower Box On a robin's-egg blue ground are delicately painted stylized floral designs, a cluster of tulips an... $1,575.00
Shreve Arts & Crafts Silver Ice Bucket A beautiful heavyweight ice bucket (also suitable for other uses) by the prestigious San Francisco ... $1,250.00
17th Century Imari Dishes This lyrical pair of finely detailed Imari porcelain long dishes(naga zara)features a central desig... $875.00
18th-19th Century Indian Brass Feet Charming feet of an Indian deity in nicely detailed brass. Late Eighteenth - Early Nineteenth Centur... $550.00
Pair Voodoo Dolls Dolls are rarely my thing, I find them usually creepy or sentimental. But these two are alive with s... $450.00
Six Early Mason's Ironstone Plates In superb condition, the set of six elaborate plates bears the early mark of Mason's Patented Ironst... $1,450.00
Large 16th C. Faenza Jug A very rare and well-preserved jug produced in late Sixteenth Century Faenza, just after the end of ... $3,200.00
Elaborate Sterling Grape Shears Of solid cast silver the handles of these 7-inch-long shears have impressive heft. Blades are of sur... $400.00
Impressive Sterling Grape Basket Deceptively heavy at 23 Troy ounces, this superb object is finely designed and detailed. Manufacture... $2,400.00
Methode Simple et Facile pour Lever les Plans, 1805 Mthode simple et facile pour lever les plans, suivie d'un trait du nivellement et d'un abrg des rgle... $550.00