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"Rail Yard" Urban Industrial WPA American Scene Drawing NYC Mid-Century
By Joseph Solman
Located in New York, NY
"Rail Yard" Urban Industrial WPA American Scene Drawing NYC Mid-Century. Initialed "JS" upper right
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1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper

"Rail Yard" Urban Industrial WPA American Scene Drawing NYC Mid-Century
"Rail Yard" Urban Industrial WPA American Scene Drawing NYC Mid-Century

Joseph Solman
"Rail Yard" Urban Industrial WPA American Scene Drawing NYC Mid-Century, 1930s

H 17 in W 15 in D 2 in
19th Century continental mahogany maritime chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
initials js 1934 suggest this was passed down through the family. Inside the lid is a beautifully painted
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Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Blanket Chests

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century continental mahogany maritime chest
19th Century continental mahogany maritime chest

19th Century continental mahogany maritime chest

H 19 in W 39.25 in D 19.25 in
Victorian John Hunt & Robert Roskell Sterling Silver Cream Jug
By Robert Roskell, Alan Roskell & John Mortimer Hunt
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
the contemporary engraved initials 'JS'. This fine example of Victorian silverware is fitted with
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Antique 1860s British Victorian Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian John Hunt & Robert Roskell Sterling Silver Cream Jug
Victorian John Hunt & Robert Roskell Sterling Silver Cream Jug

Victorian John Hunt & Robert Roskell Sterling Silver Cream Jug

H 3.9 in W 2 in D 3.8 in
Regency Mahogany End Support Library Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
With Makers Initials Of JS, Raised On Tablet Type End Supports With Elegant Carved Decoration, Raised
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany End Support Library Table
Regency Mahogany End Support Library Table

Regency Mahogany End Support Library Table

H 29.25 in W 48 in D 26 in
WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe"
By Joseph Solman
Located in New York, NY
(1909-2008) "Cellar with Horseshoe," 16 x 20 inches, oil on canvas circa 1938, initialed "JS" lower left
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe"
WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe"

Joseph Solman
WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe", circa 1938

H 21 in W 25 in D 2 in
Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
Joseph Solman (1909-2008), Chair with Chinese Rug, oil paint on masonite, initialed JS on recto
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20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA
Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA

Joseph Solman
Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA

H 21 in W 17 in
Antique Oil Painting Of Jerusalem Ascent to Old City Walls
Located in Surfside, FL
This s an older piece signed with initials by artist JS. I would date this as late 19th Century or
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Oil Painting Of Jerusalem Ascent to Old City Walls
Antique Oil Painting Of Jerusalem Ascent to Old City Walls

Antique Oil Painting Of Jerusalem Ascent to Old City Walls

H 13.5 in W 18 in
1968 mystery, Venice Italy Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Saint Marks Square, Venice. The painting seems to be initialed GS or JS not entirely sure. Painting
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1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

1968 mystery, Venice Italy Painting
1968 mystery, Venice Italy Painting

1968 mystery, Venice Italy Painting , 1968

H 13 in W 16.5 in

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Located in New York, NY
WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial "Pawns" 16 x 20 inches,. Oil on board, c. 1930’s. Signed lower left. Stowell Sherman (1886 – 1973) was bo...
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WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial

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H 22 in W 26 in D 2 in
Painted Blanket Chest
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1990s English Blanket Chests

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Painted Blanket Chest

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H 19 in W 32.75 in D 17 in
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Rosewood

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H 28.75 in W 53.94 in D 28.35 in
Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890

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19th Century French Antique Gilt Wood Oval Mirror with Shell Crest
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
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Glass, Giltwood

19th Century French Antique Gilt Wood Oval Mirror with Shell Crest
19th Century French Antique Gilt Wood Oval Mirror with Shell Crest

19th Century French Antique Gilt Wood Oval Mirror with Shell Crest

H 44.49 in W 30.71 in D 1.97 in
Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Jardinière
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century Sèvres style parcel-gilt porcelain jardinière Finely painted with numerous colored flowers with green and gold trim, gilt ram heads on either side. In late ...
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Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Parcel-Gilt Porcelain Jardinière
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H 12 in W 15 in D 12 in
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Located in New York, NY
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Antique 1720s Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase
18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase

H 24 in Dm 13 in
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Located in High Point, NC
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Oak

Large Oak Library Table From France
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H 30.5 in W 79 in D 39 in
Black Forest Walnut Library Ladder
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Cent) walnut 3 step library ladder with carved branch design. (late 19th cent.)
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Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Ladders

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Walnut

Black Forest Walnut Library Ladder
Black Forest Walnut Library Ladder

Black Forest Walnut Library Ladder

H 32.75 in W 19.5 in D 23 in
Small French Antique Silvered Mirror Restoration Style, circa 1890
Located in Paris, FR
Antique French Restoration-style patinated silvered wood mirror (circa 1890) with stuccoed decoration of palmettes in the corners and rais-de-cœur around the edges. Antique frame wid...
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Antique 1890s French Restauration Wall Mirrors

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Silver Leaf

Small French Antique Silvered Mirror Restoration Style, circa 1890
Small French Antique Silvered Mirror Restoration Style, circa 1890

Small French Antique Silvered Mirror Restoration Style, circa 1890

H 18.12 in W 14.57 in D 1.19 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
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1930s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude , c.1930's

H 7.5 in W 6.5 in
1802 Dated Huge Antique Original Paint European Blanket Chest Coffer Trunk
Located in GB
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Antique Early 1800s European George III Trunks and Luggage

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Pine

1802 Dated Huge Antique Original Paint European Blanket Chest Coffer Trunk
1802 Dated Huge Antique Original Paint European Blanket Chest Coffer Trunk

1802 Dated Huge Antique Original Paint European Blanket Chest Coffer Trunk

H 27.76 in W 59.45 in D 25.6 in
Lady Dormore - A 16th Century Portrait of a key member of Shakespeare's England
Located in London, GB
Lady Dormer, Mary Browne c. 1592 oil on panel 35 x 29 inches, unframed; 41 x 34.75 inches, inc. frame Inscribed 'Lady Dormore' Mary married Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampt...
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Lady Dormore - A 16th Century Portrait of a key member of Shakespeare's England
Lady Dormore - A 16th Century Portrait of a key member of Shakespeare's England

John De Critz
Lady Dormore - A 16th Century Portrait of a key member of Shakespeare's England, circa 1595

H 41 in W 34.75 in
Antique French faux rosewood burl and gold-painted Louis Philippe mirror
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautiful Louis Philippe mirror that was made in Northern France in the late 1800s. The mirror has a solid pine frame that was smoothened with gesso. The mirror fr...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors

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Gesso, Paint, Pine, Mirror

Antique French faux rosewood burl and gold-painted Louis Philippe mirror
Antique French faux rosewood burl and gold-painted Louis Philippe mirror

Antique French faux rosewood burl and gold-painted Louis Philippe mirror

H 34.26 in W 24.41 in D 1.58 in
CIRCUS PERFORMERS
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Portland, ME
Simkhovich, Simka. CIRCUS PERFORMERS. Lithograph, C. 1933. Edition size not known. Unsigned. 11 x 8 1/4 inches, 278 x 209 mm. Framed to 16 x 12 inches In very good condition. Framed....
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1930s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

CIRCUS PERFORMERS
CIRCUS PERFORMERS

Simka Simkhovitch
CIRCUS PERFORMERS, 1933

H 16 in W 12 in D 1 in
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Midwestern Chicago artist Aaron Bohrod painted in 1931 this modernist industrial cityscape during the WPA of the 20th Century. Aaron Bohrod (American 1907 – 1992), Industrial Citysc...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century

Aaron Bohrod
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century, 1931

H 27 in W 23 in

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Man's Best Friend
By James Smillie
Located in New York, NY
Signed with the artist’s monogrammed initials, dated, and inscribed lower left: JS / Montrose / Oct
Man's Best Friend

James Smillie
Man's Best Friend, 1868

H 12.75 in W 19.5 in
Midcentury Clay and Glazed Sculpture of a Woman, Jerzy Sacha, Poland, 1970s
Located in Warsaw, PL
artist. Signed by the initials of the author of "JS" (photo). Jerzy Sacha is the author of numerous
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Vintage 1970s Polish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Clay

Midcentury Clay and Glazed Sculpture of a Woman, Jerzy Sacha, Poland, 1970s
Midcentury Clay and Glazed Sculpture of a Woman, Jerzy Sacha, Poland, 1970s

Midcentury Clay and Glazed Sculpture of a Woman, Jerzy Sacha, Poland, 1970s

H 22.05 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
Lilly of the Valley Jade Rock Crystal Diamond Gold Vintage Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
assay mark for the 4th gold standard, 585 gold mark (14K), and maker’s initials ‘JS’. Length 76 mm (3
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Brooches

Lilly of the Valley Jade Rock Crystal Diamond Gold Vintage Brooch
Lilly of the Valley Jade Rock Crystal Diamond Gold Vintage Brooch

Lilly of the Valley Jade Rock Crystal Diamond Gold Vintage Brooch

Antique Oil Painting Of Jerusalem Ascent to Old City Walls
Located in Surfside, FL
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Oil Painting Of Jerusalem Ascent to Old City Walls
Antique Oil Painting Of Jerusalem Ascent to Old City Walls

Antique Oil Painting Of Jerusalem Ascent to Old City Walls

H 13.5 in W 18 in
19th Century Cutler's Stool or Side Table
Located in Houston, TX
factories such as Sheffield's. Initials of JS (?) carved into the seat. Great patina.
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Antique 19th Century English Side Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Cutler's Stool or Side Table
19th Century Cutler's Stool or Side Table

19th Century Cutler's Stool or Side Table

H 20 in W 14 in D 8 in
Rookwood Standard Glaze Vase Holly Pattern, Artist Jeanette Swing
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rookwood pottery standard glaze vase in mint condition. Marked with the Rookwood mark, JS artist’s
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Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Rookwood Standard Glaze Vase Holly Pattern, Artist Jeanette Swing
Rookwood Standard Glaze Vase Holly Pattern, Artist Jeanette Swing

Rookwood Standard Glaze Vase Holly Pattern, Artist Jeanette Swing

H 6.63 in Dm 3.5 in L 6.63 in
Large Handwoven Tapestry by John Smith
By John Smith
Located in Palm Springs, CA
satin black lacquer wood frame. JS initials are woven on the right lower corner. Dimensions: 75
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Large Handwoven Tapestry by John Smith
Large Handwoven Tapestry by John Smith

Large Handwoven Tapestry by John Smith

H 29 in W 75 in D 2 in
Antique Decorative Fire Screen, French, Brass, Fireside Heat Shield, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
tavern patrons engage in a merry dance Marked to corners with the initials JS and the French Déposé mark
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Antique Late 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

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Brass

Antique Decorative Fire Screen, French, Brass, Fireside Heat Shield, Victorian
Antique Decorative Fire Screen, French, Brass, Fireside Heat Shield, Victorian

Antique Decorative Fire Screen, French, Brass, Fireside Heat Shield, Victorian

H 33.67 in W 23.43 in D 5.91 in
20th Century John Sherrif American Studio Mixed Wood Writing Desk and Chair
Located in Morristown, NJ
with gallery of drawers and cubbies, initialed "JS" on back. The desk surface folds out to form an
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Vintage 1980s American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Fabric, Ebony, Mahogany

20th Century John Sherrif American Studio Mixed Wood Writing Desk and Chair
20th Century John Sherrif American Studio Mixed Wood Writing Desk and Chair

20th Century John Sherrif American Studio Mixed Wood Writing Desk and Chair

H 36 in W 36 in D 20 in
10 Karat Gold Onyx Inlay Cleveland 1948 High School Traditional Graduation Ring
Located in Milford, DE
the face Hallmarks: VRD CO, 10K, JS (initials of previous owner) The onyx inlay has moderate
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Late 20th Century Signet Rings

Materials

Onyx, 10k Gold

10 Karat Gold Onyx Inlay Cleveland 1948 High School Traditional Graduation Ring
10 Karat Gold Onyx Inlay Cleveland 1948 High School Traditional Graduation Ring

10 Karat Gold Onyx Inlay Cleveland 1948 High School Traditional Graduation Ring

French Foldable Hand-Carved Wood Easel with Cross and Initials ‘JS’, Early 1900s
Located in Petaluma, CA
, including a cross at the top and the initials JS. It folds flat for easy transport. Possibly used in a
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Easels

Materials

Wood

French Foldable Hand-Carved Wood Easel with Cross and Initials ‘JS’, Early 1900s
French Foldable Hand-Carved Wood Easel with Cross and Initials ‘JS’, Early 1900s

French Foldable Hand-Carved Wood Easel with Cross and Initials ‘JS’, Early 1900s

H 21 in W 13.5 in D 14 in
WW2 Men's Pilot Wings Bracelet
Located in Litchfield County, CT
Vintage winged initial sterling bracelet with intricate chain. The piece has elaborate scrolled
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Vintage 1940s Retro Bracelets

WW2 Men's Pilot Wings Bracelet
WW2 Men's Pilot Wings Bracelet

WW2 Men's Pilot Wings Bracelet

W 0.8 in L 7.6 in
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Initial Js For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of initial js is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and mahogany, all initial js available were constructed with great care. Initial js have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Initial js made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made initial js over the years, but those made by Della Robbia Pottery, Joseph Sankey & Sons and Robert Roskell, Alan Roskell & John Mortimer Hunt are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Initial Js?

Initial js can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,046, while the lowest priced sells for $350 and the highest can go for as much as $75,000.

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