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British pottery pearlware sponged spirit flasks modeled in form of boots, Scottish, circa 1840-1850. Wonderfully folky pair of unusual flasks sponged in mottled colors of blue, pin...

Copeland & Garrett Pottery neo-classical Greek Pattern blue dish, Centaurs Battling Theseus, 1833-47 The Spode Greek pattern pottery, shaped r...

Libbey Cavalcade Galloping Horse Tom Collins cocktail glasses Mid-Century Modern glasses- set of twelve, The 1950s Twelve (12) Libbey Tom Collins...

Chinese export porcelain armorial tankard, Mosey with Pulleyne in Prentice, circa 1755. The Chinese Export Tankard unusually painted with both a large armorial and a large crest below a gilt chain band around the rim. Large Famille Rose sprays of flowers are painted to each side. Dimensions: 5 inches high x 5 3/4 inches wide x 3 1/2 inch diameter. Reference: Chinese export porcelain, Volume I, David Sanctuary Howard, Page 549, (Q4). The arms are discussed as follows.The arms are of Mosley, Sable a chevron between three pick axes...

Bow porcelain Chinoiserie tankard, Bow, London, 1760-1765. The unusually painted polychrome Bow porcelain tankard depicts Chinoiserie figures si...

Charming folky fresh pottery teapot decorated with flowers in distinct orange and green in a good large size.

English pottery pearlware botanical plates, circa 1840     The folky painted plates have a scalloped rim. In the center of each plate is a large...

Blue and white pearlware 18th century coffeepot, Circa 1785 The Staffordshire chinoiserie pearlware coffeepot is painted in underglaze blue with ...

American portrait miniature by Thomas Story Officer, Woman in a White Gown, Signed "T.S. Officer, Pinxt", The 1830s The American portrait miniature signed by Thomas Story Officer depicts a beautiful young woman, her red hair “Coeffure a la Chinoise”, sitting in a red chair confidently looking out towards the painter and us, the viewers.  She wears a white dress with a pin in the center of her chest.  Based on her style of dress and her hair, we believe this was painted while Officer was in Philadelphia. It is signed to the lower right "T.S. Officer, Pinxt" along at edge. The reverse has a small oval glass Dimensions: 3 inches high x 2 3/16 inches wide x 1/4 inch deep Reference: Thomas S. Officer: Miniature and Portrait Painter, Gardner Library,  Author: Merri Lou Schaumann. Born in Carlisle in 1810, this gifted artist trained in Philadelphia, traveled extensively and won awards for his paintings. In 1872, James Miller McKim wrote a series of reminiscences for the Carlisle Herald newspaper about the places and people of Carlisle in an earlier day. He wrote that “David Smith, a boot and shoemaker, had two sons… one of whom early developed a taste for art and finally devoted himself to miniature painting as a profession. He was a contemporary, and for a while, a rival of Mr. Thomas Officer, though I believe he never reached the celebrity attained by that gifted young artist. Mr. Officer, by the way, was one of the last miniature painters of any eminence produced by this country, the daguerreotype and photographer having come in to sweep away the entire profession.” Thomas Story Officer was born in Carlisle on August 15, 1810, to cabinetmaker John Officer and his second wife Margaret. He trained in Philadelphia with the well-known portrait painter Thomas Sully and began his career there in the 1830s. Officer left Philadelphia occasionally to paint portraits in Mobile, Alabama in 1837, in Richmond, Virginia in 1845, and in New York City from 1846-1849 where he became a member of the National Academy of Design. In 1842, Officer intended to travel to Mexico and needed a passport. He asked Attorney Charles B. Penrose, formerly of Carlisle, to write a letter of recommendation for him. In his letter to Fletcher Webster, Esq., Penrose wrote, “This will be handed to you by Thomas S. Officer, Esq., a friend of mine, and a native artist of Pennsylvania, who is a gentleman of great talents and respectability. Intending to visit Mexico, he wishes to procure passports at the State Department…”  Officer was issued a passport in July 1842. He was described as 30 years old, 5’ 11” with a “full and round forehead, bluish-gray eyes, an ordinary nose, medium mouth, ordinary chin, sallow complexion with an oval face and brown hair.” Officer went to Mexico and later to Australia. In 1854, he opened a studio in Sandridge, Australia, and while there he “entered several oil portraits in the 1854 Melbourne Exhibition preparatory to sending them to the 1855 Paris Exhibition.” Officer left Australia, and in 1855 he settled in San Francisco where he would spend the last years of his life. He set up a portrait painting department in James Johnson’s photographic gallery in San Francisco. In 1857, Officer received a bronze medal for his oil portraits exhibited at The First Industrial Exhibition of the Mechanics’ Institute of San Francisco, as well as awards at several other exhibits in 1858. A short piece in the San Francisco newspaper, Alta, on October 30, 1859, read, “Mr. Thomas S. Officer, the talented portrait painter, lies near to death’s door and is in pecuniary distress. Out of the many to whose pleasure he has contributed by his gay, social manners, as well as by his pleasing artistic productions, may there not be found someone who will extend a helping hand?”  Officer died on December 8, 1859. Almost an entire column in the January 18, 1860 edition of the Carlisle Herald, was devoted to a very long and informative obituary of Officer taken from the Alta, California newspaper. Officer was buried in the now defunct Lone Mountain Cemetery in San Francisco. In 2014, the Cumberland County Historical Society received a bequest of a portrait painted by Thomas Officer from the estate of historian John J. Snyder, Jr. It joined a miniature portrait already a part of the Society’s museum collection in Carlisle, not far from where Officer was born. Notes: The May 28, 1834 edition of the Carlisle Weekly Herald reported that Thomas S. Officer had "...within the last few weeks, taken the portraits of several gentlemen of this borough...Mr. O. is principally self-taught, and although young, already evinced a degree of taste, judgment, and talent..." A short biography of Officer can also be found in Early American Portrait Painters in Miniature by Theodore Bolton, published by F. F. Sherman (New York, 1921). The entire book is one line  Bio. of Officer on page 117. See Officer’s portrait...

Chinese Export Porcelain Group of Five Famille rose & Batavia-ware Chocolate-colored Urns & Covers 1750s The Chinese Export porcelain circular jards and covers are painted with a chocolate Batavia-ware ground with leaf-shaped panels of famille rose flowers-mostly of peonies. Dimensions: Largest: 7 1/2 inches high x 7 1/2 inches diameter; Second largest: 7 1/4 inches x 6 1/2 inches diameter; Third largest: 5 1/2 inches high x 5 inches diameter; Pair of smaller jars...

"Apotheosis" of George washington creamware jug, Liverpool, Circa 1800-10 The large "Apotheosis" of George Washington Liverpool transfer decorated ...

From the description de l'Egypte. J. Ces. Savigny, 1809-1813. The stipple engraving depicts the Imperial Eagle. This is Aquila heliaca or the Easte...

The Chinese Export porcelain dish in the famille rose palette is painted on the border with meandering vines and flowers which surrounds a central panel decorated with vases and pots of flowers...

The large print by Arthur Nevin is inscribed Mallard Hen Decoy, Bay Head, New Jersey, 1920, it is also signed & numbered 45/150.

French Aesthetic Movement bronze champleve Urns, Circa 1880 The pair of aesthetic movement champleve footed jardinieres with floral enameling over a ...

Amusing Tile Picture of a Cat, Makkum, The six tile picture depicts a cat seated on its hind-quarters with its tail curled through its legs looking forwa...

Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton, "Eclipse" Low Tables, Circa 1970-80 The polished mirrored steel has a removable polished black granite top. There is a steel band at the base ...

Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Crested Fruit Coolers, Covers and Liners, The crest on the coolers – ‘a phoenix in flames.’ could be that of the St Clair family of Staverton Court, G...

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Set of Six Porcelain Plates, Decorated With Sea Anemones, Urchins & Shells, Conchiglie Pattern, Circa 1960-70's. The Fornasetti plates in the Conchiglie pat...

Art glass hand blown flat transparent glass pitchers, Set of Three. Nine Iron Studios, Pa. The grouping of three Nine Iron Studios hand blown flat transparent art glass pitchers...

Piero Fornasetti porcelain gilt pair of seashell plates, Conchyliorum pattern, Set of six plates, circa 1950s. The pair of very rare plates with ...

Dutch Delft large underglaze blue chinoiserie dish, circa 1660-1680. The large circular Dutch Delft chinoiserie dish, after the Chinese tra...

Continental Pottery Large Soup Tureen, Cover & stand, Nimy Factory, Belgium, Early 19th century. The large, striking circular tureen, cover and st...

The large handsome unusual Prattware circular plaques with a black outer border and a central molded panel are decorated with colored Prince of Wales feathers...

Chinese Export Porcelain Rouge de Fer Large Punch Bowl, Imari, circa 1735-50 This fabulous Chinese Export porcelain large Imari punch bowl is painted on the exterior with underglaze...

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship circa 1765 The sailor's woolwork, also known as a woolie, depicts a port side view of a ...

English pottery greenware openwork basket & stand, 1790-1880 The wonderful green-glazed openwork pottery basket and stand are decorated in the form of green-glazed openwork trell...

Mocha Pottery Earthworm Jug, circa 1820 The mocha pottery jug has two wide ocher bands each with an earthworm design. The top with a looping design and the lower one with a wavy ...

Staffordshire Whieldon-type creamware teapot and cover, circa 1765-1775 The Whieldon-type cream earthenware teapot has a moulded design of grape vines and large grape leaves to t...

Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Yellow Sauce Tureen and Cover, circa 1825. The tureen is painted with a yellow ground and gilt scrollwork and is raised on a square base w...

Chinese Export Kangxi period imari sauce boats. Circa 1700. The pair of Chinese Export Imari-colored sauce boats have a shaped oval form with handles...

The 18th Century First Period Worcester porcelain botanical kidney-shaped dish has a blue-scale ground with four large shaped panels and four smaller vase-shaped panels on the rim, all finely painted with flowers. The vase-form panels each have a single flower while the larger panels are painted with an assortment of flowers, each has a distinctive long stemmed flower...

Minton Bone China porcelain botanical specimen plate of a rose, Pattern #9762, circa 1850 The fine Minton Bone China plate depicts a specimen of...

Coalport Porcelain Neo-classical Souip Plates, Regency Period, Set of Eight Circa 1800-10 The deep soup plates have a wide salmon-ground border with a broad double Greek-key design ...

Coalport Porcelain Neo-classical Dishes Circa 1800-10. The dishes have a wide salmon ground border with a broad double Greek-key design and gilt band borders. The central well with...

Madame Pauline Knip Engraving of A Pigeon, c, Colombar Maitsou, From Les pigeons par Madame Knip, née Pauline de Courcelles ; le texte par C.J. Themminck, Paris 1809-1811. A remar...

Madame Pauline Knip Engraving of A Pigeon, Colombar Wallia, Femelle (Columba Abyssinica, femina), From Les pigeons par Madame Knip, née Pauline de Courcelles ; le texte par C.J. Them...

Madame Pauline Knip Engraving of A Green Pigeon, Colombe Vlouvlou, From Les pigeons par Madame Knip, née Pauline de Courcelles ; le texte par C.J. Themminck, Paris 1809-1811. A r...

Marseille Faïence Chinoiserie Footed Tray (Bannette), Attributed to the Leroy Workshop, Circa 1730 The center with two vignettes of courting couples separated by a central flowering...

French Faïence Oblong Octagonal Chinoiserie Letter or Document Tray, Circa 1730-1740, Most likely Rouen, possibly Sinceny or Moulins, blue P mark. The Chinoiserie tray is painted i...

Whieldon Type Creamware Cow Creamer and Cover, Circa 1770 The attractive early Whieldon type creamware cow creamer and cover stands on a rectangular ba...

Piero Fornasetti "Assiettes Specialita Vicentine" series, A Set of Six Porcelain plates, Numbered 1-6, 1970s Piero Fornasetti porcelain pset of plates, numbered 1-6, from the "Assie...

British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy on Checkerboard Sea, circa 1865 The British sailor's woolie depicts a port side view of a three-masted ship with trapunto white sails on a rough sea depicted as a checkerboard in shades of blue. The ship flying the White Ensign. The sky still retains the original light blue. The woolie is in a wide medium dark wood frame. The wool is protected by Museum UV...

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Gold Adam Porcelain Plates, 1970s. A complete set of twelve vintage painted gold ground transfer-printed porcelain plates in black and white...

Couroc resin tray with sailing ships and compass, The 1970s The black resin rectangular tray is decorated with two sailing yachts with crystal st...

Antique Georgian English brass side-eject candlesticks- pair, circa 1770-1800. The pair of brass push-up brass candlesticks have a circular domed base with a central column with a button end mechanism to eject a candle. Dimensions: 8 1/2 inches high x 4 1/4 inch diameter Reference: The Brass Book American, English and European Fifteenth Century...

Chelsea porcelain reticulated circular dishes, Gold anchor period, circa 1760. The Chelsea porcelain dishes with circular lattice rims and a simple gilt band are beautifully paint...

Spode pottery neoclassical Greek pattern blue printed supper set Early-19th century From a large collection of Greek pattern pieces in various colors ...

American Folk Art metal basket of beaded fruit, Basket early 20th Century, fruit 1940s-60s. The dramatic early 20th Century metal openwork basket cont...

English creamware Chinoiserie teapot & cover with pierced galleried rim. Circa 1775. The circular English creamware teapot with two designs front ...

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Conchiglie Seashell Plate With Snails and Mollusks, #9, Circa 1960s-70s The Fornasetti plate is decorated in the Conchigl...

Chinese Export Porcelain pair of maiden candlesticks, circa 1760-1775    A pair of large Chinese Export figures of standing maidens holding ...

18th Century Porcelain Trompe-L'oeil Asparagus Spears Tureen, Probably German porcelain probably Thuringian Circa 1770-1800 The porcelain ...

"Stonington, Maine" Painting by Janet Sullivan Turner, oil on canvas, Signed "J Sullivan Turner" lr, Circa 1965. The painting from the artist's collection signed and named Stonington, Maine. Dimensions: Framed 24 3/4 inches x 30 3/4 inches wide, sight 24 inches high x 30 inches wide. Condition: Good Provenance: The Estate of the Artist Commenting on Turner’s work, Philadelphia art critic, Dr. Burton Wasserman...

Large Framed Picture containing Six Different Engravings of Grouping of Birds, Histoire Naturelle, Ornithologie by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de B...

Chinese Export famille rose porcelain dishes, circa 1765-1775. The pair of Chinese Export famille rose large dishes are finely painted with a flowering branch design with two la...

Antique English Chamberlain Worcester porcelain large botanical specimen oval dish, circa 1815. The large Chamberlain Worcester dish is painted o...

French Royal painted silk textile portrait, Marie Thérèse of France, Madame D' Angoulême, Eldest daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and o...

Hicks Meigh ironstone armorial sauce tureens, covers and stands made for the 41st Regiment, circa 1815-1822. Dimensions: Length: 9 1/4 inches x 7 inches high The Hicks & Meigh ironstone tureens are unusually decorated with the Royal Crown with the Roman numerals "XLI" below on an Imari ground. Mark: Printed in blue with Royal Arms above Stone China. Reference: From the 41st Regiment Military Living Group The original name of the Regiment was "Colonel Edmund Fielding's Regiment of Invalids", raised in 1719 from out-pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, for garrison duty "at home". On July 1, 1751, the Regiment was numbered 41st and redesignated as The 41st Regiment of Foot (or Invalids), with service confined mainly to the Portsmouth garrison, with detachments at Plymouth and Jersey. On December 11 1787, the invalids...

Wedgwood Creamware Wine Rinsers, A pair of rare Wedgwood creamware "Cuvettes" each with leaf-scrolled handles. Measures: Height 3 7/8 inches x 5 1/8 inches wide x 3 1/2 inches diam...