Antiques & Antiquities Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 20th century Chinese pocket loop magnifier. The magnifier is finished in a beautiful multi-colored cloisonnŽ on copper. It is mostly blue with a flower motif. VINTAGE: Circa early 20th century. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2"...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1910s Gilchrist No. 33 conical ice cream scoop. It is in nickel-plated brass with a wooden handle. After ice cream is in the scoop, the thumb-pad on the lever should be depressed to activate the rod which moves the plate...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old apple peeler by Pennsylvania Hardware Company. The Penn Hardware Company was established in 1877 in Reading, Pennsylvania. The peeler is in cast iron with a wooden crank handle and dates from the 1890s. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s...

ARTIFACT: Rare circa 1900 Portsmouth, New Hampshire "Blob Top" bottle of bottler J. Sacco, Market Street. The center of the bottle reads: "J. SACCO 110 MARKET ST. PORTSMOUTH, N. H." above it reads: "REGISTERED" and the base of the bottle reads: "THIS...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 18th century decorated horn, sharpening stone holder with a cast iron hook. The front features a face-like embellishment, two eyes, nose, and a smile. There are additional embellishments on the top edge of each side and the iron hook...

ARTIFACT: This is a Will & Finck of San Francisco skewer puller that was patented on October 30, 187The handle is Stag Horn (the trade name of deer antler) and the puller end is a silvered bronze stag head whose teeth will grasp at a skewer when...

ARTIFACT: Fabulous 1870's - 1880's elaborate, gold-filled watch chain. Large, but light, would make a wonderful necklace. VINTAGE: Circa 1870's - 1880's SIZE: Approximately 20-1/2" x 3/8" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold filled elaborate...

ARTIFACT: This is a unique piece: a wonderful walking stick from the 2nd half of the 19th century. The stick is very delicate looking, but is cleverly made of a heavy spring with an intricately woven covering concealing the steel spring body and...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful Spanish-American War commemorative USS Maine memorial plate by Baltimore Pottery Co. and is in the best condition I've ever seen. The center shows an image of the battleship coasting the ocean waters and reads: "U.S.S. BATTLESHIP...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1900 Admiral Dewey, Battle of Manila Bay Commemorative pressed glass pitcher by Beatty-Brady Glass Company of Steubenville, Ohio and Dunkirk, Indiana. The front features the bust of Admiral Dewey surrounded by a wreath and...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified item from the Victorian era: it is possibly a horse brass, perhaps from a hunting club. The brass is in in black leather, and its decorative (wide) end bears an heraldic lion's paw in brass. VINTAGE: Circa Victorian Era...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful period framed Civil War History of the 15th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry printed in the 1870's - 1880's. Original frame, glass, and matte, but the backing was replaced in 201The top of the document reads: "FIFTEENTH...