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Victorian Silverplated Toothbrush Tray & Brush Set by James W. Tufts Co, Boston
Victorian Silverplated Toothbrush Tray & Brush Set by James W. Tufts Co, Boston

Victorian Silverplated Toothbrush Tray & Brush Set by James W. Tufts Co, Boston

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Victorian Silverplated Toothbrush Tray & Brush Set by James W. Tufts Co, Boston USA, Circa 1890-1900 A rare and unique find of a luxury antique dentistry artifact set.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Silver Plate

Rare Ships Port and Starboard Lanterns by George Mason of Boston
Rare Ships Port and Starboard Lanterns by George Mason of Boston

Rare Ships Port and Starboard Lanterns by George Mason of Boston

Located in Norwell, MA

Awesome pair of meticulously polished and lacquered Nineteenth Century solid brass ships port and starboard lanterns. This is a rare delicate pair with original makers badges. Weigh...

Category

1890s North American Antique Boston

Materials

Brass

Antique Print of the Trinity Church in the city of Boston, 1887
Antique Print of the Trinity Church in the city of Boston, 1887

Antique Print of the Trinity Church in the city of Boston, 1887

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Trinity Church. Boston, Mass'. View of the Trinity Church in the City of Boston, Massachusetts.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Merino Sheep Weathervane, Attributed to A.J Harris & Co, Boston,  ca 1875
Merino Sheep Weathervane, Attributed to A.J Harris & Co, Boston,  ca 1875

Merino Sheep Weathervane, Attributed to A.J Harris & Co, Boston, ca 1875

Located in York County, PA

Harris & Company of Boston, active 1868-1882. This is a full-bodied form, made of hammered copper, with a fabulous, cast zinc head and applied copper ears.

Category

1870s American Antique Boston

Materials

Metal

Federal Boston Lyre Games Table Attrib. Thomas Seymour & Thomas Wightman, c 1815
Federal Boston Lyre Games Table Attrib. Thomas Seymour & Thomas Wightman, c 1815

Federal Boston Lyre Games Table Attrib. Thomas Seymour & Thomas Wightman, c 1815

By Thomas Seymour

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A very fine Federal card table attributable to renown Boston cabinetmaker, Thomas Seymour (1771-1848) with carvings likely by Thomas Wightman (1759-1827), Boston, circa 1815.

Category

Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Boston

Materials

Brass

Large Tin Container for Japanese Tea, Chase and Sanborn Company,  Boston, 1920s
Large Tin Container for Japanese Tea, Chase and Sanborn Company,  Boston, 1920s

Large Tin Container for Japanese Tea, Chase and Sanborn Company, Boston, 1920s

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Bulk Tea container made of tin and decorated with images and symbols of an American Company named Chase and Sanborn of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. An established coffee and tea roas...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Boston

Materials

Tin

19th Century American Sterling Silver Tea Caddy by Shreve, Stanwood & Co, Boston
19th Century American Sterling Silver Tea Caddy by Shreve, Stanwood & Co, Boston

19th Century American Sterling Silver Tea Caddy by Shreve, Stanwood & Co, Boston

By Shreve & Co.

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

This hand chased heavy gauge sterling tea caddy was made in Boston by renowned makers Shreve and Stanwood, and weighs approximately 15 ounces.

Category

Mid-19th Century American Colonial Revival Antique Boston

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of American Brass Ball Top and Spur Andirons.  Boston, Circa 1790
Pair of American Brass Ball Top and Spur Andirons.  Boston, Circa 1790

Pair of American Brass Ball Top and Spur Andirons. Boston, Circa 1790

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of American brass andirons with ball tops, turned bulbous faceted plinths, matching ball finial log stops, double spur legs, and terminating on stylized penny feet. Boston, Lat...

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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Boston

Display Cabinet-Glass, Brass & Mahogany by The Joslin Showcase Company of Boston
Display Cabinet-Glass, Brass & Mahogany by The Joslin Showcase Company of Boston

Display Cabinet-Glass, Brass & Mahogany by The Joslin Showcase Company of Boston

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Large mahogany display cabinet made by the Joslin Showcase Company of Boston, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1893.

Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Boston

Materials

Brass, Nickel

19th Century Oval Wicker Table, Glass Top, New England Reed Co.Boston Circa 1890
19th Century Oval Wicker Table, Glass Top, New England Reed Co.Boston Circa 1890

19th Century Oval Wicker Table, Glass Top, New England Reed Co.Boston Circa 1890

Located in Darien, CT

An elegant late 19th-century oval wicker table by the New England Reed Company of Boston, a leading American maker of high-quality wicker furnishings during the Gilded Age.

Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Brass

Pair of American Brass Ball Finial Andirons with Spur Legs, Boston, Circa 1850
Pair of American Brass Ball Finial Andirons with Spur Legs, Boston, Circa 1850

Pair of American Brass Ball Finial Andirons with Spur Legs, Boston, Circa 1850

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of important size American brass ball finial andirons with turned ribbed centered columns, faceted ribbed plinths, matching ball log stops with ribbed brass legs, scalloped skir...

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1850s American American Empire Antique Boston

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair C.1900 Bow Glass Sided Display Cabinets from an Upscale Boston Fashion Shop
Pair C.1900 Bow Glass Sided Display Cabinets from an Upscale Boston Fashion Shop

Pair C.1900 Bow Glass Sided Display Cabinets from an Upscale Boston Fashion Shop

Located in Nashua, NH

A pair of incredible bow glass sided show cases from one of the exclusive ladies fashion shops in the Newbury Street area of Boston,Ma. These spectacularly designed glass show cases ...

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Early 1900s American American Classical Antique Boston

Materials

Glass, Wood

Large Nautical Boston Engraved by C. Mottram after the watercolor by J.W. Hill
Large Nautical Boston Engraved by C. Mottram after the watercolor by J.W. Hill

Large Nautical Boston Engraved by C. Mottram after the watercolor by J.W. Hill

By John William Hill

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

MONUMENTAL HANDCOLORED ENGRAVING - 'Boston' painted by John William Hill (NJ/CA, 1812-1879), engraved by Charles Mottram (British, 1807-1876), printed in New York by Smith Bros, de...

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19th Century American American Classical Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Set of 6 - Ahrenfeldt Limoges for Richard Briggs Boston Gilt Enamel Dinner Plate
Set of 6 - Ahrenfeldt Limoges for Richard Briggs Boston Gilt Enamel Dinner Plate

Set of 6 - Ahrenfeldt Limoges for Richard Briggs Boston Gilt Enamel Dinner Plate

By Charles Ahrenfeldt

Located in Atlanta, GA

Charles Ahrenfeldt (French Limoges, 1884-1969) for Richard Briggs Company (American, 1798-1946). Mark dates 1894-1930. An extremely fine quality set of six (6) porcelain plates hea...

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Early 20th Century French Antique Boston

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of American Cast Iron Perched Owl Andirons with Orig. Eyes, Boston, C. 1890
Pair of American Cast Iron Perched Owl Andirons with Orig. Eyes, Boston, C. 1890

Pair of American Cast Iron Perched Owl Andirons with Orig. Eyes, Boston, C. 1890

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of American cast iron perched owl andirons with original glass eyes and rear dog legs. Boston, MA, Late 19th century.

Category

1890s American American Empire Antique Boston

Materials

Iron

Pair American Brass Ball Finial Andirons w/ Spur Legs & Ball Feet, Boston C 1800
Pair American Brass Ball Finial Andirons w/ Spur Legs & Ball Feet, Boston C 1800

Pair American Brass Ball Finial Andirons w/ Spur Legs & Ball Feet, Boston C 1800

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of American brass banded ball finial andirons with flanking faceted plinths, serpentine scalloped skirts, banded double spur legs, and resting on the original ball feet, Boston,...

Category

Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Boston

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Rare Antique 19th Century Cut Glass Punch Ladle
Rare Antique 19th Century Cut Glass Punch Ladle

Rare Antique 19th Century Cut Glass Punch Ladle

By Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, New England Glass Company

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine and rare antique 19th century cut glass punch ladle. With cut decoration to both bowl and handle. (Possibly a Pittsburgh variant?) Simply a rare form! Date: Early to Mid 1...

Category

19th Century North American Antique Boston

Materials

Cut Glass

Misty Dunkeld Scotland Hills w. Sheep, Late 19th Century Scottish Landscape W/C
Misty Dunkeld Scotland Hills w. Sheep, Late 19th Century Scottish Landscape W/C

Misty Dunkeld Scotland Hills w. Sheep, Late 19th Century Scottish Landscape W/C

By H. L. Radford

Located in Soquel, CA

One Jan Ward Howe's (suffragette) New England Women's Club at 5 Park Street Boston. Exhibited: Boston Art students Association Exhibition at the Boston Museum of Fine Art 1892- 1902 ...

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1890s American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Venice Landscape Oil Painting, American Barbizon Style, Signed 1884
Venice Landscape Oil Painting, American Barbizon Style, Signed 1884

Venice Landscape Oil Painting, American Barbizon Style, Signed 1884

Located in Roswell, GA

Presented in its original frame, the painting reflects Defrees’ particular talent for Venetian scenery and his careful, classical approach to landscape. Born in Boston, Defrees stud...

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Mid-18th Century Barbizon School Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

George III Anglo Irish Cut Crystal Chandelier
George III Anglo Irish Cut Crystal Chandelier

George III Anglo Irish Cut Crystal Chandelier

Located in Essex, MA

Anglo Irish crystal chandelier removed from a Boston townhouse. Dates from the late 18th to early 19th century.

Category

1790s Irish George III Antique Boston

Materials

Brass, Iron

Along the Coast
Along the Coast

Along the Coast

By Mauritz Frederick Hendrick de Haas

Located in New York, NY

His work is part of many museum collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Walters Art Museum, and the Yale University Art Gallery.

Category

19th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Utagawa Kuniyoshi Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Saigyo-Hoshi (The Monk Saigyo)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Saigyo-Hoshi (The Monk Saigyo)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Saigyo-Hoshi (The Monk Saigyo)

By Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Located in Studio City, CA

The image can be found in the British Museum in London, The Harvard Art Museum in Boston, The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston, and The Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaii.

Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Artists at the Sea
Artists at the Sea

Artists at the Sea

By Robert Reid

Located in New York, NY

Robert Reid was a founding member of The Ten—a society of mostly Boston painters who, from the 1890’s until the First World War, emphasized elegant figures, classic interiors, and pi...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique English Maritime Watercolor of Sailing Ships by L Owen
Antique English Maritime Watercolor of Sailing Ships by L Owen

Antique English Maritime Watercolor of Sailing Ships by L Owen

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Owen of the Royal Academy in 1812 and later sold at Shreve Crump & Low Co. Boston. Presented under glass in a parcel gilt frame.

Category

19th Century English Georgian Antique Boston

Materials

Glass, Paint

Late 19th Century Stained Glass Transom Window with Jewels and a Beveled Glass.
Late 19th Century Stained Glass Transom Window with Jewels and a Beveled Glass.

Late 19th Century Stained Glass Transom Window with Jewels and a Beveled Glass.

Located in Stamford, CT

This window was salvaged from an estate outside Boston MA. in the late 80s. The transom window would look great hanging in any room with great colors and lots of beveled glass, it a ...

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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Boston

Materials

Stained Glass, Wood

The Brook in the Woods
The Brook in the Woods

The Brook in the Woods

By Worthington Whittredge

Located in New York, NY

His prolific career is attested by the inclusion of his paintings in many prominent collections such as the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Smithson...

Category

19th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

'Wading Egret' — Japanese Woodblock Kacho-e, Pre-WW II Edition
'Wading Egret' — Japanese Woodblock Kacho-e, Pre-WW II Edition

'Wading Egret' — Japanese Woodblock Kacho-e, Pre-WW II Edition

By Ohara Koson

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Fenollosa, the curator of Japanese Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and an adviser to the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, persuaded Koson to export his bird prints to ...

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Early 1900s Naturalistic Antique Boston

Materials

Woodcut

New England Bone Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman in Shadowbox Frame, C. 1810
New England Bone Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman in Shadowbox Frame, C. 1810

New England Bone Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman in Shadowbox Frame, C. 1810

Located in Chicago, IL

A gentleman's portrait miniature, hand-painted on bone and set in a gilt brass bezel with display loop, likely from Boston around 1810. The sitter is shown in a dark coat with a high...

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Early 19th Century American Antique Boston

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Antique Ames “Lock Socket” Shovels TOC Advertising Sign
Antique Ames “Lock Socket” Shovels TOC Advertising Sign

Antique Ames “Lock Socket” Shovels TOC Advertising Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

c. 1920s; Ames Shovel and Tool Company - Boston, MA Embossed lithographed tin advertising sign on a cardbord backing promoting Ames "Lock Socket" shovels, featuring bold red ground ...

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Early 20th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Tin

American Empire rosewood piano stool, c. 1830
American Empire rosewood piano stool, c. 1830

American Empire rosewood piano stool, c. 1830

Located in Chicago, IL

An Empire piano stool made in Boston around 1830, its octagonal seat set on a fluted, tapering rosewood pedestal.

Category

Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Boston

Materials

Upholstery, Rosewood, Pine

Still Life with Fruit, Realist Oil on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1890
Still Life with Fruit, Realist Oil on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1890

Still Life with Fruit, Realist Oil on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1890

By Abbott Fuller Graves

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Graves was an associate of the National Academy of Design, and belonged to numerous art organizations, including the Salmagundi Club, the American Art Association of Paris, Allied Ar...

Category

1890s Realist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early House in Massachusetts, 1920s Drawing
Early House in Massachusetts, 1920s Drawing

Early House in Massachusetts, 1920s Drawing

By Stanley Wingate Woodward

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Woodward studied at the Eric Pape School of Art, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Category

1920s Realist Antique Boston

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Spectacular Pair of Framed Iron Architectural Fragments with Verdigris Patina
Spectacular Pair of Framed Iron Architectural Fragments with Verdigris Patina

Spectacular Pair of Framed Iron Architectural Fragments with Verdigris Patina

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Striking pair of framed vintage architectural fragments from a Boston Building having marvelous verdigris patina and relief texture.

Category

1920s American Rustic Antique Boston

Materials

Iron

"Mrs Nicklin" etching

"Mrs Nicklin" etching

Located in Henderson, NV

Printed in 1888 on cream laid paper and published in Boston by Estes & Lauriat. Image size: 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches (185 x 141 mm).

Category

1880s Antique Boston

Materials

Etching

Torii Kotondo Signed and Sealed Pre-War Japanese Woodblock Print Rain Ame 1929
Torii Kotondo Signed and Sealed Pre-War Japanese Woodblock Print Rain Ame 1929

Torii Kotondo Signed and Sealed Pre-War Japanese Woodblock Print Rain Ame 1929

Located in Studio City, CA

Kotondo's works can today be found in numerous collections and museums including the British Museum in London, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Walters Art Museum, the Saint Louis A...

Category

1920s Japanese Showa Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Vintage Quartersawn Card File Cabinet with Card Catalog
Vintage Quartersawn Card File Cabinet with Card Catalog

Vintage Quartersawn Card File Cabinet with Card Catalog

Located in Dekalb, IL

c. 1920s; (likely) Library Bureau SoleMakers - Boston, MA Quartersawn oak combination cabinet featuring four file drawers and four card catalog drawers.

Category

1920s Antique Boston

Materials

Cast Iron

William James Jr. (American 1882-1961) Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
William James Jr. (American 1882-1961) Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting

William James Jr. (American 1882-1961) Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Litchfield, CT

He joined the Guild of Boston Artists with Edmund Tarbell who had been an instructor at the Boston Museum School when James Jr. attended in 1904.

Category

Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Antique Boston

Materials

Paint

19th Century Pair of Mahogany William IV Cutlery Urns, ca 1835
19th Century Pair of Mahogany William IV Cutlery Urns, ca 1835

19th Century Pair of Mahogany William IV Cutlery Urns, ca 1835

Located in Essex, MA

Provenance: Property from a Distinguished Boston Family Collection ADC Heritage, London, 1987

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Boston

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany

"Le XIX Siecle" etching

"Le XIX Siecle" etching

By Paul Edme LeRat

Located in Henderson, NV

This etching was printed in 1889 for the "Famous Etchers" portfolio, and published in Boston by Estes and Lauriat. Image size: 6 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches (158 x 133 mm).

Category

1880s Antique Boston

Materials

Etching

"Head of a Child" etching

"Head of a Child" etching

Located in Henderson, NV

This etching was printed in 1882 for the Nature and Art portfolio, and published in Boston by Estes and Lauriat. Image size: 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 inches (136 x 114 mm).

Category

1880s Antique Boston

Materials

Etching

Antique Ashton Valve Co. Salesman Sample
Antique Ashton Valve Co. Salesman Sample

Antique Ashton Valve Co. Salesman Sample

Located in Dekalb, IL

The Ashton Valve Company was a Boston-based manufacturer of steam valves and gauges that played a significant role in late-19th and early-20th century industry.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Steel

Neale & Co. Creamware Set of Ten Plates, Puce Feather Edge, Classical Ruins
Neale & Co. Creamware Set of Ten Plates, Puce Feather Edge, Classical Ruins

Neale & Co. Creamware Set of Ten Plates, Puce Feather Edge, Classical Ruins

By Neale & Co.

Located in Downingtown, PA

Provenance: Shreve, Crump & Low Co., Boston (retailer's label) Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge Condition: Good antique condition.

Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique Boston

Materials

Creamware

Saint Omer Oil Painting, English Continental Landscape, Signed, 26x20
Saint Omer Oil Painting, English Continental Landscape, Signed, 26x20

Saint Omer Oil Painting, English Continental Landscape, Signed, 26x20

By Alfred Montague

Located in Roswell, GA

He also exhibited internationally, including at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Boston Athenaeum. This Saint Omer painting is signed lower right and presented in i...

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

Rare Queen Anne Highboy and Matching Lowboy
Rare Queen Anne Highboy and Matching Lowboy

Rare Queen Anne Highboy and Matching Lowboy

Located in Woodbury, CT

This antique Queen Highboy and matching Lowboy set from Boston dates back to 1720-40 and features a beautiful crotch walnut veneer with old finish.

Category

Early 18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Boston

Materials

Wood, Maple, Walnut

Deer in the Wilderness
Deer in the Wilderness

Deer in the Wilderness

By Charles H. Chapin

Located in New York, NY

His paintings are among collections of leading art institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Category

19th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wilderness Lake
Wilderness Lake

Wilderness Lake

By Charles H. Chapin

Located in New York, NY

His paintings are among collections of leading art institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Category

19th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

Antique Reverse-Painted "Tallimit" Brass-Tone "Optometrists" Sign
Antique Reverse-Painted "Tallimit" Brass-Tone "Optometrists" Sign

Antique Reverse-Painted "Tallimit" Brass-Tone "Optometrists" Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Reverse-painted glass "Optometrists" advertising sign from the Tallimit Art line produced by C. & A. Richards of Boston, Massachusetts. Executed in the firm's characteristic black-an...

Category

Early 20th Century American Colonial Revival Antique Boston

Materials

Metal

Landscape with Sheep
Landscape with Sheep

Landscape with Sheep

By Asher Brown Durand

Located in New York, NY

Durand’s works may be viewed in such esteemed collections as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Metropolitan M...

Category

19th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Black Marble and Hand-Painted Clock Garniture Set, Late 19th Cent
Antique French Black Marble and Hand-Painted Clock Garniture Set, Late 19th Cent

Antique French Black Marble and Hand-Painted Clock Garniture Set, Late 19th Cent

Located in Tarry Town, NY

An elegant Antique French black marble and hand-painted clock garniture set, retailed by Palmer Bachelder & Co. of Boston during the late 19th century. This impressive three-piec...

Category

Late 19th Century American Belle Époque Antique Boston

Materials

Slate, Brass

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