Decorative Antiques & Art & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful antique porcelain box LID ONLY with decorative enameling, which is either Chinese or Japanese in origin. It dates to the mid-nineteenth century. The colors are bright but soft, with gilt details. The lower half of the lid...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous and huge circa 1950s or 1960s Murano glass globe. Murano, a type of Italian glassware made on the Venetian island of the same name, has been in demand for hundreds of years. This globe displays a scene of dolphins, schools of...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1950's ??? 1960's Lalique Crystal Sparrow paperweight nicely signed on the base. The sparrow is bent down and looking up. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's ??? 1960's SIZE: Approximately 5-1/4" x 4-3/16"; Base: 1-3/8" x...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1950's ??? 1960's Lalique Crystal Sparrow nicely signed on the base. The sparrow shows a puffed chest and is looking up. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's ??? 1960's SIZE: Approximately 4" x 3-5/8"; Base: 1-1/4" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a lovely circa 1900 iridescent ruby glass bowl. The bowl has an all-over striated appearance, and the spectrum of color on the bowl is wonderful inside and out. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 5-1/2" in diameter and...

ARTIFACT: This is a lovely small .800 silver tray commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Cassa di Risparmio Delle Provincie Lombarde in 1973 by Bertoni in Italy. The center shows a raised, intricately detailed image of the building in the center and...

ARTIFACT: Great 19th century decorative Patriotic United States Shield, hand painted on tinned sheet metal. VINTAGE: Circa 19th C. SIZE: Approximately 17" x 20" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Hand painted, tinned sheet metal. ATTACHMENT: Holes for hanging...

ARTIFACT: Unique trophy vase awarded to Miss Massachusetts, 192During the early years, before the official state pageant was created, women from differing regions in the state would compete. In 1922, there were three, a Miss New Bedford, Miss Boston, and...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful circa 1920 solid bronze bookends by the Judd Company. "Thanks for a Good Harvest", after works by Jean Francis Millet. One bookend shows a male and female with heads bowed in appreciation and the other depicts three women working in...

ARTIFACT: Fabulous old brass yacht wall or table gimbaled ballast lamp, rewired. VINTAGE: Circa early 1900's SIZE: Approximately 6 ??" in diameter at base and 13" tall. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass, wire, nylon fabric, plastic, steel...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1900 Swedish letter opener in enameled silver. The top of the opener has a Swedish crest showing a lion with a raised sword next to three small crowns, all against a wavy striped blue and white background. There are...

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...