Catalog: Sold Items: Decorative Art (226)

World War I trench art brass artillery shell casing, embossed with figures of two Art Nouveau ladies in negligees. Circa 1914-1920. Size 27 inches length x 3 1/3 inches diameter. This shell was never fired and retains its original projectile point; it was originally re-fashioned as a lamp. It is meticulously embossed all over with flowers and adorned with the figures of two Art Nouveau style young women, scantily clad in negligees...

Worcester Barr, Flight & Barr period porcelain tea cup and saucer in Queen Charlotte or whorl pattern. Circa 1792-1803. Impressed on underside with letter "B" and with British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA) labels of authenticity. Excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs; only some rubbing to gilding on rims.

Aesthetic style coin silver octagonal bowl by William Forbes for the famous firm of Ball, Tomkins and Black, New York. Circa 1845. This bowl was probably originally part of a tea and coffee service. It weighs a substantial 12.92 troy ounces and measures 3.5 inches ht. x 5.75 inches diameter. It is beautifully engraved with chinoiserie decoration, using stylized Chinese pagodas and scrolling foliage. One panel is engraved with the family monogram 'MEW.' Excellent condition.

Decorative berry spoon in the Ivory pattern by Whiting, fashioned in sterling silver with an ornate gilded and chased bowl and with a carved ivory handle, which retains most of its original brown patination. This pattern, #2888, was designed by Charles Osborne and was patented in 1890. Incised owner's monogram on handle. Excellent original condition, with no damage, dents, breaks, or repairs. Size: 8 1/8 inches length. Charles Osborne worked for Tiffany & Co. prior to joining Whiting...

A vintage molded pink glass figurine of a French bulldog by Westmoreland Glass, of Pennsylvania. Circa 1920s-1930s. Size: 2.75 in. ht. A frosted pink glass figure of a French bulldog with Rhinestone eyes and a brassed metal collar. Some chipping along edges, but still a very cute dog.

Antique Wedgwood dark blue Jasper ware dip jug, England, c.1900., with classical scenes in relief of Diana and other figures making offerings, and with festooned decoration round the rim. Size: 6.25" ht. x 6" diameter x 7.5" over handle/spout. Condition is very good, with no loss to relief decoration, or repairs, only with some staining to the bottom of the jug and with a manufacturer's firing crack at the top handle join. See photo details. Impressed "Wedgwood England" marks under base.

An important table dinner bell by the renowned partnership of silversmiths Wakelin and Taylor, London, 1787. Turned ivory handle; the silver bell engraved with all-over decoration including motifs of foliate scrolls, birds, swags, and an armoured helm, together with a family crest. Size: 5 1/2 inches tall x 2 7/8 inches diameter. 8.16 troy ounces total weight. Condition: excellent, with a tight age crack to the ivory handle. Crisp hallmarks on inside of bell...

A vintage ceremonial Odd Fellows crown. Circa 1920s. Size: 8 in. x 7.5 in. x 4.5 in. ht. Sheet brass and red velvet. Adjustable size. Repairs to velvet and brass tips. A fun item - Make Yourself King For A Day.

The Louis Vuitton 'cube' is the rarest and most desirable in their line of trunks. Circa 1900-1920. Size: 26 inches wide x 25 inches deep x 25 inches high. This example is one of the earlier versions of the Louis Vuitton cube with a low production serial number (see photos) and with metal corner bands rather than leather. The interior retains both lift-out trays as well as the original manufacturer's label...

An English Victorian claret jug in cut crystal mounted with a sterling silver handle and spout with hinged cover. Fully hallmarked on the silver neck for Birmingham, 1892, by Vale Brothers & Sermon. Size: 8.5" ht. x 5.5" x 4.5". Condition: No chips, cracks, dents, or repairs. Crystal is clear apart from some slight cloudiness on the very bottom of the jug (which might be removed with soaking).

Set of twelve Copeland's Spode porcelain dessert plates with pink glazed borders and floral bouquet centers (each plate is decorated with an individual floral arrangement). Pattern #4375. Made for retailer Tatman of Chicago, with date codes for 1927, and with one plate being a later replacement, bearing a date code for 1938 and signed by the artist P. Hall. Size: 9" diameter. Condition: excellent, except for a rim chip to the underside of the rim of one plate.

Tiffany Studios - Zodiac pattern - hexagonal bronze inkwell. Circa 1915. Including the original glass inkwell insert (with internal fracture to the glass). Size: 6.75 inches x 6.25 inches x 3.5 inches ht. Excellent condition.

Tiffany and Co. sterling silver pierced sugar sifter spoon in strawberry vine pattern. Circa 1891-1902. Manufactured during the directorship of Charles Tiffany and stamped on the base of the handle. Size: This is the large size version measuring 5 3/8 inches in length. Monogrammed inside the pierced bowl. 1.36 troy ounces. Excellent condition. Would also serve nicely as a tea strainer because of the fine piercing.

Louis Comfort Tiffany art glass bowl of lobed and paneled form, decorated in an iridescent finish, and with grape and vine motifs engraved on the top border and on its bottom. Signed: L.C.T. Favrile. Size: 7 5/8" diameter x 3 1/4" height. Circa 1900-1915. Condition: some discoloration to the interior of the bowl's base; no chips or cracks.

Tiffany & Co. English King large sugar sifter ladle, sterling silver with gilded, pierced bowl. Patented 1885. Size: 7" length. Excellent condition, retaining most of the original gilding of the bowl. No monogram, no damage or repairs. Crisp design. Circa 1885-1891 (Edward Moore's directorship of the company).

Set of four Tiffany and Company large place spoons in vine Grape pattern. 8 5/8 inches length. Monogrammed on the reverse of handle in script 'SLG.' Excellent condition.

Tiffany & Company sterling silver footed dish with garlands and floral decoration. Circa 1930s. Very good condition with no dents. Size: 7.25" diameter x 1.6" height. 10.39 troy ounces.

A pair of Tiffany and Co. sterling silver salad servers in the Exposition or Tomato pattern. Size: 9 3/4 inches length. No monogram. Gilded tines and bowl. Excellent condition.