Pair English George III knife boxes in Hepplewhite style. Circa 1800. Each box veneered in figured mahogany with boxwood stringing and serpentine shaped fronts. The sloping hinged lids are adorned with marquetry ovals depicting a dove on an olive branch on a hardwood ground. These boxes retain their internal cutlery dividers and have a star inlaid inside the lids. The boxes are in very good condition with some old veneer repair...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Winter Road. Oil on canvas. Circa early 1960's. Canvas size: 30 inches X 36 inches. Signed by artist in lower right. In this large canvas, Thomas Curtin has rendered a Vermont farm during a winter thaw. Shadows cast by a maple tree in the late afternoon sun intersect with muddy ruts in the dirt road as it approaches a farm house and its adjoining farm buildings. Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Snowed In. Oil on artist board. Circa 1950's - early 1960's. Painting size: 15 1/2 inches X 19 3/4 inches. Signed by artist in lower right. In this painting, Thomas Curtin has depicted a small farm house buried in deep snow during the height of a New England winter...
A rare and early chalk ware figure of a resting spaniel with finely molded detailing, glass eyes and the original finish. Circa 1870's to 1890's. Size: 16 inches long x 4 inches high x 11 inches deep. A few minor chips to the underside, not visible on the exterior, and minor scuffing consistent with the age.
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Autumn Hillside Farm. Oil on artist board; c.1960s. Size: 8 inches X 10 inches. Stamped artist signature in lower left. A small but vibrant landscape as seen during the peak of Vermont's foliage season, with a farm set amidst the colorful hillside of sugar maples. Excellent condition and recently cleaned. Offered in a gilded oak vintage frame. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Last Rays on Mt. Mansfield and Farm in Winter. Oil on artist board. Circa 1960s. Size: 12 inches x 16 inches. Stamped artist's signature in lower right and signed by artist on reverse. A dramatic, diminutive winter view of Mount Mansfield, with the ridge-lines hi-lighted in pink hews cast by the setting sun, while a farm in the valley below is already settling into the dusk of evening. Excellent condition and recently cleaned...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Vermont winter landscape painting, oil on canvas, circa 1960s, 24 inches X 32 inches. A large, impressive canvas of a farm in winter, nestled in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains, probably in the area surrounding Cambridge, VT where Curtin resided. Multiple shades of purple on the sides of the mountain contrast with the white snow surrounding the farm house, which is accentuated by the rays of a late afternoon sun...
Birks, Canada sterling silver bread tray, c.1950, with shaped edge, in excellent condition, no monogram. Size: 12 3/4" length x 6 3/4" width.
A rare Georgian silver mote spoon with narrow oval bowl intricately hand-pierced with scroll and cross motifs, attached with an elongated drop to a slender, long and tapered stem with diamond point terminal. Size: 6 1/8" length. Excellent condition with no wear to bowl, and with no breaks or repairs. Stamped at the bowl end of the stem with two indiscernible hallmarks (probably a lion passant standard mark and maker's stamp). The original owner's initials 'T' over 'L.S.' are engraved in block ...
Miniature mandolin musical brooch pin by Reuge, Swiss, gilded 800 silver and blue enamel. Circa 1970s. Size: 3 inches length. This little gem is fashioned in gilded silver, with blue enamel, in the form of a musical instrument - a mandolin. Beneath the strings, it has a miniature painting of a pianist. The musical clock-work mechanism is entirely mechanical, and, best of all, it is actually a piece of jewelry that can be worn as a brooch. In working condition, it plays the theme song from Lov...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900
item #1300548
(stock #26C10-2618)
Pair of Knight's helmet sterling silver pepper casters by George Unite and Sons, Birmingham, 1881. These scarce pepper pots or shakers were created by the specialist silversmith firm of George Unite in 1881-1882. They are not weighted and are crafted in the form of a medieval knight's armored helmet with pierced and movable visor. Each pot is hallmarked on both the underside and on the outside of the base with a complete set of matching marks. Condition is very good, apart from a minor seam ...
New York, New York Portfolio: Eight Contemporary Artists Celebrate Their City, published 1983 by New York Graphic Society, Ltd. A complete portfolio of eight prints of New York subjects by renowned contemporary artists, issued in a limited edition, being 51 of 250, each print signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Includes: Robert Indiana - Brooklyn Bridge serigraph; Larry Rivers - Bronx Zoo mixed media print; Robert Rauschenberg - Statue of Liberty mixed media print; R.B. Kitaj - Performin...
Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988) - The Fall of Troy. Colored screen print, 1979, signed in pencil in lower margin.
From the Odysseus series. Image size: 18.25 inches x 24 inches. This is from the Deluxe print edition of 75 (numbered XXXXIV/LXXV). There was a regular edition of 125 prints, then a deluxe edition of 75 numbered in Roman numerals; then 30 artist proofs and a Museum edition of 30. Offered in museum quality framing. Excellent condition (not examined out of the frame). Romar...
Harold von Schmidt (American, 1893-1982) painting for Saturday Evening Post magazine article. Oil on canvas. Size: 24 inches x 33 inches. Circa 1959. Signed in upper right. This painting was commissioned as an illustration for James Warner Bellah's story, 'Ordeal on Blood River,' which was published as part of the 4th installment of five, in the November 7, 1959 issue of 'The Saturday Evening Post,' page 43, together with the caption - "They heard a sentry's slow feet pacing his post in fron...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - 'Saxton's River, Near Bellows Falls, Vermont.' Oil on canvas. Canvas size: 24 inches x 30 inches. Dated on stretcher: March 28, 1974. Offered in the original frame. Excellent original condition but would brighten with a professional cleaning. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and painted in Cape Ann and then, from 1943, in Vermont, where he is known for his landscape paintings and, most especially, for his winter scenes. He was fri...
Hepplewhite period mahogany bow front chest with four graduated drawers, New England origin, c.1790-1800. Size: 40.75 inches wide x 22.25 inches deep x 36.5 inches high. Original brasses. Each drawer is veneered in book matched crotch mahogany with satinwood cross banding. The high French feet flank a scrolled apron with checkered inlay. Old refinish.
Dennis Sheehan (American, 1950 - present) - Full Moon Setting Over A Marsh. Oil on linen. Size: 14 inches x 20 inches. Signed 'Sheehan' in lower left. Excellent condition and offered in a contemporary gilt plein air frame. This small, but dramatic, tonalist painting is typical of Sheehan's style and subject, capturing the orb of a full moon as it sets over a marshy pasture. Dennis Sheehan is a contemporary painter of landscapes whose work is inspired by George Inness and other 19th century...
Mark A. Tougias (American, 1957 - present) painting titled 'Stowe View' (Vermont). Oil on canvas. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Signed in lower left and titled on reverse. Offered in a contemporary gilt wood frame. Excellent condition. Mark Tougias was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1957. He is self-taught and is known for his plein air landscapes of the New England countryside and for his tonal styles. He has exhibited widely throughout New England and has painted and traveled extensi...