Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Monday, December 29, 2008

SILVER FISH FOR SPICE CONTAINER


Articuladed  in  30  Segments  
and  Hinged  to  Contain  Spices

Inch. 3,14 x 10,62 x 1,37 
mm. 80 x 270 x 35
oz. 7,23 - gr. 205 






Thursday, December 4, 2008

Art Heraldique - 1770


Denis  Diderot, Encyclopédie , 1770
Plate Mark : 14'' x 8 3/4''.

Excellent  Conditon




Tuesday, December 2, 2008

’LETTRES A’ UN AMERIQUAIN SUR L’HISTOIRE NATURELLE ’ 1756.


Générale  et  Particuliere  de  Monsieur  de  BUFFON
Nouvelle  Edition  Revùe  et  Corrigée  par  L' Auteur.

Em  9  Volumes  in 16. Hambourg (Paris)
1751-1756

Ex  Libris del  Conte  FACIPECORA  PAVESI  di  Mantova





Wednesday, November 19, 2008

USAAF BOMBARDIER RING


USAAF  Bombardier  Ring  in  10 k  Gold
Active  1941 - 06 - 20  to  1947 - 09 - 17

Signed  Inside : Joseph P.

Josten  10 k






Saturday, November 15, 2008

5 Engraved Plates of Biblical Subjects- 16th Century - Fifth of Five


Haederle ( Haeyler )  to  Crispin  Van  Den  Broeck  ( 1570 ) 
cm. 27 x 34 - in. 10,34 x 13,26




5 Engraved Plates of Biblical Subjects- 16th Century - Fourth of Five

Haeyler  to  Crispin  Van  Den  Broeck  ( 1570 )

cm. 27 x 34 - in. 10,34 x 13,26



Friday, November 14, 2008

5 Engraved Plates of Biblical Subjects- 16th Century - Third of Five


( J.) Haeyler. ( 1570 )


5 Engraved Plates of Biblical Subjects- 16th Century - Second of Five




(J) Haeyler  to  Crispin  Van  Den  Broeck  (1570) 

cm. 27 x 34 - in. 10,34 x 13,26



5 Engraved Plates of Biblical Subjects- 16th Century - First of Five



Gerbrant  De  Jode - Antwerpen  ( 1521 - 1591 ).

cm. 27 x 34 - in. 10,53 x 13,26



Saturday, November 8, 2008

Chinese Painted Screen ( DETAILS )




Chinese Painted Screen


Six  Painted  Paper on  Linen  Panel  for  Screen.
Last  18th  Century.
In  Perfect  Conditions.

     Each :     cm. 250 x 55 - in. 97,5 x 21,45
Finished : cm. 250 x 330 - in. 97,5 x 128,7






Friday, November 7, 2008

Tichvinskaja - early 19th. Century.


The  Tichvin  Mother of  God,
Is  the  Best  Known  Variation  of  the
Hodegetria  Prorotype.
With  a  Lot  Detailed  Figures, ( AKAFIS ).

Handpainted  over  Gold  Leaf  on  Wood  Panel

                                             
  mm. 483 x 373 - in. 19,01 x 14,68
 




Shield so called " KALKAN "

A  rare  circular  shield  " KALKAN " Ottoman.
Late  17th  Century








Jambyia

Provenence : Yemen
Dating : 19th  Century
SILVER
Condition : Good
cm. 48 - in. 18,72





Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Brooch in palladium with the flags of the U.S.A. and Great Britain

    Brooch  in  palladium  executed  in  occasion  of  the  allied's victory
in  second  world  war.
With  the  famous  " V "  of   VICTORY
of  Winston  Churchill   in  brilliants

Perhaps  only  piece
mm. 40 x 60
                                                           




Friday, October 31, 2008

GERMAN BRASS TOBACCO BOXES - ISERLOHN



1° and  2° over :
Iohann  Heinrich  Giese.
MEDALLION  OF  GEORGE  the  III.
1767 - MOLWIZ, PRAG, ROSGACH, TORGAU  ECC.
1767


1° and  2° below :
Iohann  Heinrich  Hamer.
KING  OF  RUSSIA, PRUSSIA, SVEZIA, with of arms of
RUSSIA, PRUSSIA, SVEZIA.


Si riferisce alla pace della GUERRA NORDICA (1700 - 1721) fra la Danimarca, Sassonia, Russia, Prussia, Hannover  e  la  Svezia.