SOLD Ormolu brass gorgeous tray ornate, beautiful roses presentation. 9" long, footed, 3" h. x 6" length. red textile velvet base, over card board. excellent condition.  More »

SOLD Ormolu brass gorgeous tray ornate, beautiful roses presentation. 9" long, footed, 3" h. x 6" length. red textile velvet base, over card board. excellent condition. golden silk , clear plastic tray is a Fabulous finds!   « Less

This is an attractive pair of antique double-arm Neoclassical sconces, dating from the 1920’s, in their original silver plate over brass. Each sconce features a  More »

This is an attractive pair of antique double-arm Neoclassical sconces, dating from the 1920’s, in their original silver plate over brass. Each sconce features a shield-shaped backplate crowned with an urn of flowers, with volutes and bellflower garlands below. A semicircular arm receiver bowl curves across the middle of the sconce, ornamented with acanthus leaves and a dangling tassel. A pair of smooth, silver plated arms extends from the arm receiver bowl, each supporting a gadrooned wax pan and a leaf-and-dart bobeche. These wall lamps are in excellent condition; they have been professionally rewired and come with all the necessary attachments for modern installation. The sconces are 11 1/8” tall, 9 ¾” wide, and project 6 ½” from the wall. NSP488-RW   « Less

This is a stunning pair of antique double-arm mirrored figural sconces in gilded brass, dating from the first quarter of the 20th Century. These gilt sconces feature an oval  More »

This is a stunning pair of antique double-arm mirrored figural sconces in gilded brass, dating from the first quarter of the 20th Century. These gilt sconces feature an oval mirror with an anthemion border; each sconce is crowned with a cherub’s face in a shell above acanthus leaves and bellflower garlands. Two reeded, gilded arms extend from the bottom of the sconce, supporting sleek bobeches. The sconce finishes in a cluster of grapes. These wall lamps are in excellent condition; they have been professionally rewired and come with all the necessary attachments for modern installation. The sconces measure 8 ½” wide, 16” tall, and have a projection of 7”. NSP489-RW   « Less

This is a delightful antique cast iron five-light chandelier in its original polychrome finish, dating from the 1920’s. This chandelier begins with a canopy  More »

This is a delightful antique cast iron five-light chandelier in its original polychrome finish, dating from the 1920’s. This chandelier begins with a canopy ornamented with green and red crests, coming down in a chain to an arrow-shaped loop finial. Below, a small reeded column flanked with green polychrome leaves supports the chandelier body. The chandelier body is accented with green and gold leaves, with polychrome crests below. Each arm supports a foliate bobeche with a leafy finial below; between each arm is a blue anthemion. Hammered volutes extend downward from the chandelier, converging in a cluster of green leaves finished in a finial. This light fixture is in excellent condition; it has been professionally rewired and comes with all the necessary attachments for modern installation. The chandelier body measures 16 ¾” wide and 19 ½” tall, and the fixture is 35” long overall. NC823-RW   « Less

Made in Germany 94 stunning triple handles flower vase, in gorgeous light brown, under glaze gorgeous stand out cobalt,green,red flowers. marked in etch, excellent condition,  More »

Made in Germany 94 stunning triple handles flower vase, in gorgeous light brown, under glaze gorgeous stand out cobalt,green,red flowers. marked in etch, excellent condition, ornate in cream geometric accents around the top and handles. 8.5 inch h. x 6 inch w. x 4 inch top, base diameter. It is a fabulous finds!   « Less

This is a fabulous antique pendant light, dating from the 1920’s, ornamented with an egg-and-dart pattern and slag glass panels. This six-sided lantern features  More »

This is a fabulous antique pendant light, dating from the 1920’s, ornamented with an egg-and-dart pattern and slag glass panels. This six-sided lantern features egg-and-dart detail around each panel of amber slag glass. The top of each panel features an inverted T, accented with bellflowers and a palmette; the roof of the lantern is ornamented with leaves. This light fixture is in excellent condition with no cracks or breaks to the glass; it has been professionally rewired and comes with all the necessary attachments for modern installation. The pendant body is 5 1/8” wide and 10” tall, and the fixture is 26” long overall. NC824-RW   « Less

These are three large antique iron double-arm sconces, dating from the 1920’s. Each sconce features an elongated iron backplate with a stylized fleur-de-lis at the  More »

These are three large antique iron double-arm sconces, dating from the 1920’s. Each sconce features an elongated iron backplate with a stylized fleur-de-lis at the top and bottom; two wrought iron arms extend from the convex center of the backplate, supporting wide, shallow bobeches with a fleur-de-lis patterned border. These Tudor wall lamps are in excellent condition; they have been professionally rewired and come with all the necessary attachments for modern installation. The sconces are 19” tall, 12” wide, and project 7” from the wall. THE PRICE LISTED IS FOR EACH SCONCE; THERE IS NOW ONLY ONE AVAILABLE. NSP491-RW   « Less

This is a wonderful pair of antique single-arm sconces, dating from the 1920’s. The sconces feature a hammered backplate bordered in volutes and leaves, with a curled  More »

This is a wonderful pair of antique single-arm sconces, dating from the 1920’s. The sconces feature a hammered backplate bordered in volutes and leaves, with a curled band running the length of the backplate, supporting a double-layered foliate bobeche. These wall lamps are in excellent condition; they have been professionally rewired and come with all the necessary attachments for modern installation. The sconces are 10 ½” tall, 4 ¼” wide, and project 5 ½” from the wall. NSP285-RW   « Less

Wedgwood Large Light Blue William Hackwood Neo Classical Urn Wedgwood strictly Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, is a British pottery firm, originally founded in 1759 by Josiah  More »

Wedgwood Large Light Blue William Hackwood Neo Classical Urn Wedgwood strictly Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, is a British pottery firm, originally founded in 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood, which in 1987 merged with Waterford Crystal, creating Waterford Wedgwood, the Ireland-based luxury brands group. The company still exists as a subsidiary within the group, with its own board of directors and management team. Wedgwood is also used as a general term to describe the company’s main products. Josiah Wedgwood worked with an established potter, Thomas Whieldon, until 1759, when relatives leased him the Ivy House in Burslem to allow him to start his own pottery business. The launch of the business was helped by his marriage to a remote cousin, Sarah (also Wedgwood), and her sizeable dowry. In 1765, Wedgwood created a new earthenware form which impressed the then English Queen, who gave permission to call it “Queen’s Ware”; this new form sold extremely well across Europe. Then, in 1766, Wedgwood bought Etruria, a large Staffordshire house, as both home and factory site. Wedgwood developed a number of further industrial innovations for his company, notably a way of measuring kiln temperatures accurately and new ware types Black Basalt and Jasper Ware (the first color was the Poland Blue and for its innovation Josiah Wedgwood experimented with more than three-thousand samples). As a reward for his contributions, Josiah Wedgwood was elected a member of the Royal Society in 1783. Today, the Wedgwood Prestige collection provides customers with the opportunity to purchase replicas of some of the original designs, as well as modern neo-classical style jasper ware. A word or two must be said on the designs on Jasper Ware. The main themes on the Jasper ware have all been taken from ancient mythologies: Roman, Greek or Egyptian. The initial decision to have antiquity designs was probably that as Britain entered an age of great industrialization, the demand for luxurious goods subsequently exploded. Meanwhile, the archeological fever caught the imagination of many artists. Nothing could have been more suitable to satisfy this huge business demand than to produce replicas of artifacts. Here we have a lovely Large Wedgwood Jasper Ware Urn with applied jasper ware relief of the work of the early modeler, William Hackwood, featuring the two figures. The work is 12 inches tall signed WEDGWOOD, MADE IN ENGLAND ,the Letter T and 1957 (year of execution) and in perfect condition.
This is a very lovely and impressive work, very decorative and a great example of the Neo Classical work.
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Rare Pair of Nymphenburg Bustelli Hand-Colored Chinoiserie Figurines The Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory (in German: Porzellanmanufaktur Nymphenburg), manufacturer of  More »

Rare Pair of Nymphenburg Bustelli Hand-Colored Chinoiserie Figurines The Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory (in German: Porzellanmanufaktur Nymphenburg), manufacturer of Nymphenburg porcelain, is situated in the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, capital of Bavaria, and since the mid-eighteenth century has been manufacturing porcelain of high artistic value. After his accession in 1745 Maximilian III Joseph, Prince-Elector of Bavaria, commanded the establishment of manufacturing companies in order to bail out the state finances. From 1747 attempts were made to manufacture porcelain and at the end of that year the former Neudeck Castle in the area now the Munich suburb of Au-Haidhausen was made available for that purpose. Up to 1754 the experiments were a miserable failure and lost considerable amounts of money, but in that year the efforts to manufacture porcelain finally began to succeed. In 1755 the factory received its first commission from the Bavarian court and in 1756 came the first success in painting the porcelain in color. The management of the jurist and entrepreneur Count Sigmund von Haimhausen from 1758 ensured that the factory was placed on a sound commercial footing. By 1761 it had moved to the Nymphenburg Palace, where it still is today. Among the great artists who followed Bustelli were Dominikus Auliczek the elder (1734—1804) and Johann Peter Melchior. A great promoter of the works was Ludwig I who gave them many commissions. Particular favorites were dinner services with copies of famous paintings or with Bavarian landscapes in an antique style. In 1822 Friedrich von Garner, the fashionable architect, was appointed artistic director of the factory. In the middle of the 19th century its financial position deteriorated to the extent that in 1856 all artistic production was halted and it was decide to privatize the factory. It was leased out for the first time in 1862 and its focus shifted to the production of technical, medical and sanitary porcelain goods. In 1887 Albert Bäuml (1855—1929) took a lease of the factory. His aim was to regain the previous high artistic level of the factory’s products: it was Bäuml, for example, who “rediscovered” Bustelli. This aim was realized at around the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and besides historical copies, elegant Jugendstil ceramics were developed. Here is an impressive Rare Pair of hand colored “Nymphenburg Bustelli Chinoiserie Figurines”, each signed as featured with the Crest and the factory mark. Quite a rare find in excellent condition. This is a great Museum Quality Work by this Studio. This will give a collector of fine art many years of enjoyment and a great investment in a fine 19—20 porcelain art. This Lovely pair are 6 inches tall and 3 inches diameter at the base. Take the time to look at the outstanding detail of both works. Take note: These are very rare and not often found on the market and when they are, usually priced at $ 5,000.00 EACH   « Less