Alexander's Antiques

A Chinese Imari porcelain covered ginger jar from the Kangxi period (1662–1722). The Kangxi reign is widely regarded as a golden era for porcelain, marked by innovation in color pale...

An Important Pair of Louis XV Period French Ormolu Three Light Candelabra with 18th Century Chinese Foo Dogs An important pair of Louis XV period French ormolu three light candelabra...

A Large and Quite Unusual French Sevres Style Porcelain Dore Bronze Mounted Covered Box. This large French covered box is in the style of the Sèvres porcelain manufactory and dates ...

Baccarat Pink Opaline Gilt Covered Box/Bonbonier; Pumpkin Form. A Baccarat pink opaline gilt covered box, formed in the shape of a pumpkin. The vessel is composed of three parts: a ...

Important & Large French Porcelain and Doré Bronze Mounted Neoclassical Jardinière/Centerpiece with very unusual Grisaille and Camaïeu Painting Porcelain Panels, Circa 1840 Impo...

A pair of French table lamps composed of graduated Geometric Octagonal Cut smoky rock crystal arranged as tall multi tiered columns, in the manner of Baguès. Each lamp is constructed...

French White Opaline Shell Form Ormolu Mounted Dresser/Jewelry Box This antique French shell shaped white opaline dresser or jewelry box features a mold...

Antique French Baccarat Opaline Perfume Casket Box with Four Bottles This opaline perfume casket is formed as an oval box with softly rounded corners and a domed hinged lid. The body is constructed from opaque white opaline glass panels fitted within a continuous gilt bronze framework. The lid opens on rear hinges to reveal a fitted interior designed to hold four square perfume bottles, each topped with a gilt bronze stopper. The interior is organized with a shaped gilt bronze cradle and separators that secure each bottle individually. The exterior mount includes a front escutcheon with a keyhole aperture, flanked by applied scrolling feet at each corner, raising the casket slightly above the surface. A delicate gilt bronze swing handle is mounted at the sides, allowing the casket to be lifted as a single unit. The underside is enclosed with a matching opaline glass panel framed in bronze. The casket is identified as a French Baccarat opaline perfume casket. Baccarat is documented as a manufacturer of opaline glass objects and luxury toiletry items during this period, supplying fitted boxes and perfume sets for domestic and dressing table use. The attribution is based on material, construction, and documented Baccarat production of comparable opaline caskets...

Large French Baccarat Hand-Diamond Cut, Crystal Egg-Shaped Casket with Reticulated Dore Bronze Mounts This large French Baccarat crystal casket...

A beautiful Antique French Dore Bronze Mounted Cut Crystal Baccarat Jewelry Box in Rectangular Shape A doré bronze mounted cut crystal jewelry bo...

A Rare 19th Century Viennese Enamel on Silver & Hand-Carved Rock Crystal Covered Box Model of a Swan This finely carved rock crystal model represents a swan, naturalistically r...

A 19th Century French Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Mounted Figure of a Lion, after the Medici Lion, on a Verde Antico Marble Base The bronze figure depicts a striding lion, modeled a...