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Classical period triple decker clock, retains interior label reading "Patent Brass 8 day clock, Birge Case & Co., Bristol, Connecticut". Carved eagle crest over a painted and gilded wood face with steel hands, flanked by side columns. Eglomise panel decorated with a bust of George Washington over a mirrored door with ivory escutcheon. Supported on […]

Miniature painting of two nude women in a landscape setting, probably watercolor on ivory, gilt metal pierced frame, housed in a larger ebonized and giltwood frame with carved corner blocks (contemporary). Unsigned but bears similarities to works by Charles Baxter (English, 1809-1879). Miniature painting measures approximately 3" x 2 1/8", overall framed dimensions 11" x […]

Collection of 52 Asian Ojime beads, strung as a necklace, most carved ivory but also including cinnabar, nut, bone, stone and wood examples, a few artist signed. Included in this lot is a pink silk bag with embroidered flying crane decoration, with two carved ivory ojime beads. Early 20th century. Condition: A couple of beads […]

Victorian tortoise shell card case with ivory stringing and silver mounts, lined with red fabric. Late 19th century. 4" x 3". Condition: Area of veneer loss above hinge, some minor scratching and tiny edge chips.

1st item: large round form glass snuff bottle with reverse painted landscapes on both sides, white/green glass or stone stopper with ivory spoon, 3-1/4"H. 2nd item: enameled copper snuff bottle with scenes of ladies in front of a pagoda, similar scene on reverse, with a lapis lazuli-like carved stone stopper and ivory spoon. 3"H. Chinese, […]

1ST ITEM: Asian polychrome carved bone or vegetable ivory double figural snuff bottle of a man and woman; she holds a fan and basket of flowers while he holds a sword. Chinese or Japanese, circa 1900. 3" diameter. 2ND ITEM: Figural ivory snuff bottle, carved in the form of a woman riding on the back […]

Finely detailed Chinese Cloissone snuff bottle with vignettes of birds, flora and foliage, double conjoined form with ivory or bone spoons. Probably Qing dynasty, late 19th century. Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection. 2-1/2"H. Condition: Some light staining to tops and near base at one side, some miniscule firing pops.

Three Peking glass snuff bottles. 1st item: red on white cased glass, elongated ovoid form with white quartz stopper and ivory spoon, 2-3/4"H. 2nd item: Cameo glass, red relief decoration of a warrior and bat on front and dancing figure on reverse, cut to clear, with a rose quartz stopper and ivory spoon, 2-1/2"H. 3rd […]

Lot of 3 Chinese snuff bottles. 1ST ITEM: Eggplant shaped hardstone snuff bottle, russet color, with stem form top. 3 1/4" L. 2ND ITEM: Carved cinnabar urn shaped snuff bottle with bird, insect and foliate decoration and carved top. 2 1/2" H. 3RD ITEM: Ivory urn shaped snuff bottle with an immortal carved on each […]

Mahogany stick barometer, rounded top with angled bone or ivory plates marked I.M. Bryson, 60 Prince's Street, Edinburgh. Concealed tube, inset thermometer and rondel at base both working with original mercury. 35" H x 4" W. Scotland, circa 1830. Provenance: Estate of A. Welling LaGrone Jr., Nashville, Tenn. Condition: Not checked for functionality. Case in […]