American Antiques & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a fleam from the Revolutionary War era. It has three posts with puncture points and one straight edge, and is possibly of American manufacture. The fleam was a tool used by surgeons for bloodletting: this design may possibly have been...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful, early 19th century, circa 1820's wooden cased pocket compass in excellent working condition. The compass housing is set inside a wood case and topped with a brass ring. The cover features a brass closure, and two brass hinges. The...

ARTIFACT: Lovely mid ??? late 19th century American Rockies oil on canvas. The painting is signed by "H.W Taylor" and features a beautiful mountain and river scene. It appears to have been period framed and is nicely detailed wood with painted finish...

ARTIFACT: Lovely, early 1800's Wedgwood Jasperware matchbox in deep blue. Very early, primitive example. The top of the matchbox displays a Roman scene and the outer edge is detailed with raised wreath or floral details. Similar floral details are shown...

ARTIFACT: Unusual antique cast brass door stop (?) Napoleon riding a horse. The doorstop is nicely detailed and had a beautiful patina. VINTAGE: Circa 19th C. SIZE: Approximately 5" in height x 4-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cast brass...

ARTIFACT: Handmade circa 1900 Arts & Crafts period brass shade depicting four griffins. VINTAGE: Circa 1900 SIZE: Approximately 4" x 5" at base and 2" x 2" at top; 1 ??" top diameter; 7" bottom diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful circa 1900 Arts & Crafts Period hand-embroidered silk ditty bag with satin trim and ties. VINTAGE: Circa 1900 SIZE: Approximately 12-3/4" x 13" (flat) CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Hand-embroidered silk, satin,...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1909 New York Times Abraham Lincoln Essay Silver Medal by Tiffany & Co. This example was presented to Annette Moran and was one of only 1,000 awarded. The round medal shows a bust of Lincoln in lovely relief detail and surrounding the...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1888 Gloucester, Massachusetts poetry book Local and Miscellaneous Poems by Frank Walcott Hutt. The antique, hard cover book features poems of Cape Anne and its surroundings, the cover page reads: "VERSES AFFECTIONATELY...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1888 stunning, large format Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream printed in Nuremburg, Germany by Ernest Nister. The United States Edition was published by Dutton. The front features beautiful gilt details and features a gorgeous...

ARTIFACT: This is an original circa 1940s Waring Blendor Deluxe Model 702B in very nice working condition. The ribbed "beehive" type glass body has a clover-leaf silhouette sits upon a large, stepped chrome base. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late nineteenth century country store scale tray. A scale tray of this vintage is hard to find! The tray is made of nickeled brass, and has a small applied plate with a serial number that would have matched up with the scale...