Miniature Viennese style enamel harp music box, in the rococo style, the harp with inset enamel panels on opposing sides, one of a woman and one of a man in garden settings with putti overhead. The harp rests on round stepped gilt base with leaf and bead bands. Unmarked. 7" H x 3-1/4" dia. Early […]
Lot 45: 19th c. French Enamels: Box & Tray
Two (2) French Enamels. 1st item: French bronze and cloisonne blue enamel footed oval pen tray with bronze pen mounts. 2-1/4" H overall x 7" L x 3-5/8" W. Second half of the 19th century. 2nd item: French porcelain oval enamel box with gilt bronze mounts, hinged top with oval hand-painted cartouche of three cherubs […]
Lot 44: French Gilt Bronze Enamel Box, 19th c.
French gilt bronze and blue enamel trinket box with convex sides and ormolu mounts, hinged lid with hand-painted cartouche of two maidens in garden setting, Louis XIV style c-scroll supports. 3-1/2" H x 6" W x 4" D. Third quarter of the 19th century. CONDITION: Decoration in very good condition. Some wear to gilt ormolu. […]
Lot 41: Hornbill double gourd snuff bottle
Chinese hornbill double snuff bottle, relief carved as conjoined double gourds draped with vines. 2 1/8" H. Probably early 20th century. Provenance: Nashville, TN estate. CONDITION: Lacking one lid.
Lot 42: Turquoise Snuff Bottle plus Lapis and Quartz Carvings, 3 items
Turquoise snuff bottle plus lapis and quartz carvings, 3 items total. 1st item: Turquoise snuff bottle carved on one side with scene of the Great Wall of China. 2 1/2" H. 2nd item: Carved lapis pebble in the form of a flower bud and leaf. Stone has iridescent flecks as it shades from dark blue […]
Lot 40: Coral Snuff Bottle
Carved coral snuff bottle in the form of foo lions guarding a temple jar having carved floral and geometric decoration; the lid carved in the form of a third foo lion perched atop it. 2 3/4″H. Also includes a small hardwood stand, 1 1/2″H. Chinese, late Qing-early Republic Period. Provenance: Nashville, TN estate. CONDITION: Lid […]
Lot 38: 2 Agate Snuff Bottles, inc. Double Gourd
Two (2) agate snuff bottles, including double gourd. 1st item: Agate snuff bottle with relief carved bat design on each side and a carved coral lid. Spoon appears to be coral and is signed. 2" H. Late 19th/mid 20th century. 2nd item: Agate double gourd shaped snuff bottle with green jade lid. 2 1/2" H. […]
Lot 39: 3 Chinese Glass Snuff bottles
Three (3) Chinese glass snuff bottles. 1st item: Peking cameo glass snuff bottle with red relief cabbage leaf design and lion mask and ring handles, green hardstone stopper, spoon appears to be coral. 2 1/2" H. 2nd item: Cameo glass snuff bottle with lobster, wave, and boat designs in relief, green hardstone stopper. 2 3/4" […]
Lot 37: Carved Hardwood Brush Pot or Bitong
Chinese carved brush holder or bitong. Very dense dark hardwood, carved with a scene of figures in a boat, surrounded by bamboo and prunus trees, fret carved bands at upper and lower rims. 5 1/4" H. Probably late 19th to early 20th century. Provenance: The estate of Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall […]
Lot 34: 3 Glass and Aventurine Snuff Bottles
Three (3) Glass and Aventurine snuff bottles. 1st item: Reddish glass snuff bottle simulating amber, round form with carved ring handles and carved red coral stopper, 2 1/3" H, possibly Qing Dynasty. 2nd item: Gilt splash Peking glass snuff bottle, round form and carved lapis stopper, 2 1/2" H, probably Qing Dynasty. 3rd item: Dark […]