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American stoneware 2 gallon ovoid jug by Cowden and Wilcox, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Circa 1865. Decorated with hand painted cobalt blue floral spray. Size: 14 in. ht. Very minor flake to top rim and a tight firing line to one side of top of handled (not damage but made during manufacturing) and fine tiny burst bubbles in cobalt glaze, also part of manufacturing process. See photo details.

Antique Continental silver tea cup with saucer. Germany. Circa 1870s-1880s. Size: 5.5 in. x 3.5 in. ht. Gilded interior, .750 silver standard. Engraved monogram - 'G.B.'

A large repousse decorated sterling presentation trophy goblet - London, 1866, by Henry Holland and Company. Size: 9 7/8 inches ht. Weight: 15.5 Troy ozs. The inscription reads: Presented by the Trustees of the Pontypool Park Estate for Competition by No. 1 (or Pontypool) Company of the 2nd Monmouth Rifle Volunteer Corps. 1866. The winner's name is etched into a cartouche on the reverse side - Sgt. Robert W. Wallace, 2nd Monmouths. Excellent condition.

An English Victorian sterling silver presentation trophy, London, 1872, by John and Henry Lias (probably). Size: 9 5/8 inches ht. Weight: 12.5 Troy ounces. This is a 1st Place prize for "Sailing Boats Under 24 Feet, Won By The Petrel, C.H. Simmons." And on the reverse in a cartouche - "G.A.R. 1st Prize, Sept. 5, 1872." Decorated in flat chasing in the Aesthetic Movement style. Excellent condition.

English Victorian sterling silver large size goblet, London, 1868, by William Henry Curry, adorned with raised chased grape vine motifs. Size: 9 inches ht. Weight: 11.14 Troy ounces. No monogram. Excellent condition.

An English sterling silver presentation goblet, London, 1861, by Daniel Houle and Charles Harris. Size: 6 inches ht. Weight: 6 Troy ounces. The presentation inscription reads: "James Flack to Dennis Adams Esq'r. for his Great Liberality and Perseverance in assisting to establish the Cambridge Harriers, 28 June 1861"

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903) - Palaces, Venice. Etching and drypoint in black ink on heavy Japan paper. Signed in pencil in lower left margin with a large butterfly and 'imp'. Ref: Kennedy 187, second state of three. Bearing a David Tunick, Inc., New York, gallery label on the reverse. Size: 10 inches X 14 /14 inches. Offered framed. A rare etching by this great American artist issued in 1879-80. This etching is the second state of three. 'The Palaces' is from the first ...

A large Hudson River school Luminist landscape painting in a very ornate carved gilt wood frame. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 2nd half 19th century. Canvas size: 30 inches x 42 inches. A dramatic canvas in the Luminist style, with a dark, rocky pond in the foreground and a distant mountainous skyline glowing in shades of pink and yellow from the light of a setting sun. The frame bears a Philadelphia framer's label on the reverse. Condition: an old patch to a small puncture, visible from the reve...

Diana Leaving the Bath (Diane Sortant du Bain), after Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770). Oil on canvas. 2nd half 19th century. Offered in an antique tin over wood frame. This is an unsigned 19th century copy of the Francois Boucher original that was acquired by The Louvre, in Paris, in 1852. This copy was probably created within twenty-five years after Boucher painted his original.

China Trade painting - "Coastal Village Scene With Anchored Junk". Oil on canvas. Circa: late 19th C. Size: 17 3/4 inches x 23 1/2 inches. Unsigned. A painting from the China Trade school depicting modest homes along a coastal estuary, together with the local inhabitants and a 'junk' at anchor. Offered in a black and gold wood frame and retaining a Quester Gallery label, Stonington, CT. Professionally restored and relined on a new stretcher.

'On the Balcony' - by Arthur Bowen Davies (American, 1862-1928). Oil on artist board. Signed in lower left. Size: 16 inches x 12 inches. A full-length portrait of a young girl standing on a balcony painted by the prominent American artist Arthur Bowen Davies. Offered in a period gilt wood frame. Davies was born in Utica, New York, and began drawing at an early age. When he relocated to Chicago, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago and later the Art Students League in New York City. Hi...

Pair of English brass Georgian telescopic ejector candlesticks, c.1800. Size: 6.75" - 9.25" height x 3.5" x 3.5". Condition: Some tiny stress cracks to the top of the lower section of one candlestick (see photos detail). Also, one stick requires extra effort to get it to remain in the fully extended position and probably required some sort of new dampening material to keep it in place.

Early American coin silver chamberstick, probably upstate New York, Albany area. Circa: 1800-1820. This heavy chamberstick bears unidentified pseudo-hallmarks on the foot ring that are listed in J.R. McGrew's book on maker's marks as probably upstate New York. Missing the snuffer & some minor blemishes. The heavy silver nut on the base is over an iron nut, which is probably a later replacement. Size: 6" x 5 1/8" diameter x 3" ht.

English lozenge-shaped porcelain serving dish from a dessert service, embellished with a wide, elaborate gilded scroll border surrounding a central hand painted bouquet of summer flowers. Unmarked. Circa 1815-1820. Possibly Spode or Coalport. Condition: some minor wear to the gilding on the rim; no cracks or lines. Size: 10 3/4" x 7 3/8". Other pieces available from this service.

Lozenge shaped porcelain serving dish from an English dessert service, decorated with an ornate gilded scroll border and with a central hand-painted reserve of summer flowers. Unmarked. Circa 1815-1820. Size: 11" x 7.5" Condition is excellent; no chips or lines; hardly any wear to the gilding or flower painting. Possibly Spode or Coalport. See other pieces from this service in our on-line gallery.

Alexander Wilson (Scottish/American, 1766-1813), Plate 71, from his "American Ornithology", published by Bradford & Innskeep, Philadelphia. 1808-1814. 1st edition. Engraved by Alexander Lawson. This hand colored, engraving depicts six species: gadwal duck, eider duck, female eider, smew, ruddy duck, and female ruddy. Plate size: 10.25" x 13.25". Condition: some light foxing. Alexander Wilson, a Scottish emigrant, has been referred to as the "Father of American Ornithology", and his treatise, "Am...

Vue d'une Ancienne Abbaye Staffordshire historical plate by Enoch Wood. Circa 1825. This pearlware plate is decorated in a dark blue transfer and is from the "French series." It has a grape vine border and bears on the back the pottery's factory impressed mark WOOD as well as the pattern name in an underglaze blue stamp. Size: 9" diameter. Condition: Very good with a couple of very small pin sized flecks to the glaze and some fine crazing.

English George III snuff box fashioned from horn and with a tortoiseshell veneer on the cover. Circa 1790-1810. The cover is also inlaid with a floral design in silver and gold. Chip to one corner of cover (see photo detail); hinge is firm and carved from the horn, with a snug fit to the lid. Size: 3" long x 1.5" deep x .75" high.