Origin: Sinai, Egypt (diverse tomb sites) Circa: 1900 BC to 300 AD Medium: Garnet-Jasper Necklace composed of antique garnet, jasper, and Egyptian faience beads dating  More »

Origin: Sinai, Egypt (diverse tomb sites) Circa: 1900 BC to 300 AD Medium: Garnet-Jasper Necklace composed of antique garnet, jasper, and Egyptian faience beads dating from the Middle Egyptian Kingdom through the Egypto-Roman era. The love of ornament is as old as civilization itself. By wearing jewelry that is unusual or unique, we define ourselves as individuals and set ourselves apart from the crowd. Throughout antiquity, in every great culture, beads were formed from colored gems, glass, ceramic, shell, bone and metal in an endless variety of shapes and sizes. Sometimes they were worn for their magical or curative powers, at other times simply for their beauty. They were worn by people, highborn and low, the citizen of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Judea, Greece, Rome and Byzantium. Frequently these jewels, so prized in life, were buried with their owners to adorn them through eternity. When we wear them today, we add another chapter to their long and fascinating history. - (SB.1168)   « Less

Glass plates and bowls were the most popular glass vessel in the Eastern Mediterranean area in the last centuries BC, during the Hellenistic period. Their manufacture  More »

Glass plates and bowls were the most popular glass vessel in the Eastern Mediterranean area in the last centuries BC, during the Hellenistic period. Their manufacture continued even after the introduction of glass blowing. Dishes such as this one, featuring a tubular rim, folded outward, vertical sides and flat bottom thickened at the centre were made from the lower section of the glass bubble. The base was formed from an added ring wound once.   « Less

Height-29", Depth-100" with boards in, Width- 44", Modern solid cherry Queen Anne dining room table with two boards that measure 18" each.

Height-29", Depth-100" with boards in, Width- 44", Modern solid cherry Queen Anne dining room table with two boards that measure 18" each.   « Less

Origin: Israel Circa: 300 AD to 700 AD Collection: Ancient Glass Style: Mould Blown Medium: Glass

Origin: Israel Circa: 300 AD to 700 AD Collection: Ancient Glass Style: Mould Blown Medium: Glass   « Less

Origin: The Holy Land (diverse tomb sites) Circa: 2100 AD to 700 AD Medium: Carnelian-Agate Necklace composed of antique carnelian, agate, glass, and faience beads dating  More »

Origin: The Holy Land (diverse tomb sites) Circa: 2100 AD to 700 AD Medium: Carnelian-Agate Necklace composed of antique carnelian, agate, glass, and faience beads dating from the middle Bronze Age through the Byzantine period. The love of ornament is as old as civilization itself. By wearing jewelry that is unusual or unique, we define ourselves as individuals and set ourselves apart from the crowd. Throughout antiquity, in every great culture, beads were formed from colored gems, glass, ceramic, shell, bone and metal in an endless variety of shapes and sizes. Sometimes they were worn for their magical or curative powers, at other times simply for their beauty. They were worn by people, highborn and low, the citizen of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Judea, Greece, Rome and Byzantium. Frequently these jewels, so prized in life, were buried with their owners to adorn them through eternity. When we wear them today, we add another chapter to their long and fascinating history. - (SB.1180)   « Less

Height-24 5/8", Depth- 39 3/4", Width- 24 7/8", Walnut heavily carved oval period coffee table with bust carved in the legs circa 1890s.

Height-24 5/8", Depth- 39 3/4", Width- 24 7/8", Walnut heavily carved oval period coffee table with bust carved in the legs circa 1890s.   « Less

The greenish glass flask with lenticular body, short neck and thick tubular rim folded inward, with no base, traces of tooling and pontil mark. Two handles in darker green  More »

The greenish glass flask with lenticular body, short neck and thick tubular rim folded inward, with no base, traces of tooling and pontil mark. Two handles in darker green colour rising from the shoulder and attached above the rim, each with a projection folded outward. Heavy weathering crust and iridescence throughout.The shape of these vessels, already found in ceramic prototypes of the 2nd millennium BC, was especially easy to produce in blown glass, since it could be simply achieved by flattening a globular bubble. These plain flasks usually lack bases and handles and they were probably provided with special carrying cases of leather, straw or cloth to protect them during transport and which could be tied with handles so that the flask could be suspended.   « Less

Height- 27 7/8" Depth- 23 3/8", Very nice banded and pencil inlaid lyre base sofa table all hand dovetailed with brass castors a little sun fading on one side, not hurting it  More »

Height- 27 7/8" Depth- 23 3/8", Very nice banded and pencil inlaid lyre base sofa table all hand dovetailed with brass castors a little sun fading on one side, not hurting it circa 1890s.   « Less

This small greenish juglet features a cylindrical fluted body with round shoulder, cylindrical neck leading to a splayed funnel mouth with rim folded inward, the base concave  More »

This small greenish juglet features a cylindrical fluted body with round shoulder, cylindrical neck leading to a splayed funnel mouth with rim folded inward, the base concave with pontil mark. The handle rises from the shoulder to the rim, terminating in a small fold. A trail winds twice spirally closely in the middle of the neck. A pale weathering crust covers most of the neck and shoulder.Among the different types of tableware, jugs are particularly notable for their pleasing and elegant forms, the shape influenced by contemporary silver and gold decanters. Cylindrical bottles and jugs with mould-blown vertical ribbing on the body were common in Syria and Palestine between the 3rd and 6th century AD. This vertical effect was mostly produced by means of a very simple mould, although sometimes pinching was used for a less uniform effect. This type remained in use for a long period of time. Examples have been found in a burial cave of the 3rd century AD at Tell Halif, in a tomb of the 4th-5th century Ad at Beth She’arim, providing a solid dating for this vessel typology.For an almost identical example in the Israel Museum see Y.Israel, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, 2003: pl.218, p. 184. - (LO.943)   « Less

Height-28 1/2", Depth-23 1/4", Width-37", Incredible and most unusual solid rosewood turtle top marble top parlor table with rosewood carved dog in the base , this is all  More »

Height-28 1/2", Depth-23 1/4", Width-37", Incredible and most unusual solid rosewood turtle top marble top parlor table with rosewood carved dog in the base , this is all original and super clean.   « Less