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A Handsome Pair of Antique Golden Oak Pedestals / Columns, Quebec Canada
A Handsome Pair of Antique Golden Oak Pedestals / Columns, Quebec Canada

A Handsome Pair of Antique Golden Oak Pedestals / Columns, Quebec Canada

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Both columns constructed by hand using solid timbers of 'Golden' oak, decorated on all sides with raised panels & chamfered corners, rising from stepped plinth bases to overhangi...

Category

Early 20th Century Canadian Late Victorian Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Oak

Very Rare 4th Edition Leather Bound Set of Encyclopedia Britannica, Dated 1810
Very Rare 4th Edition Leather Bound Set of Encyclopedia Britannica, Dated 1810

Very Rare 4th Edition Leather Bound Set of Encyclopedia Britannica, Dated 1810

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The fourth edition, of 1801-1810, is very rare, as only 4,000 sets were printed. By the completion of this edition, both of the men who founded the encyclopedia, Colin Macfarquhar a...

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Antique Early 19th Century British George III Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

A Finely Cast Copper Alloy Figure of Buddha Amitabha, 20th C. or Earlier
A Finely Cast Copper Alloy Figure of Buddha Amitabha, 20th C. or Earlier

A Finely Cast Copper Alloy Figure of Buddha Amitabha, 20th C. or Earlier

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The finely modelled hollow-cast bronze figure of Buddha Amitabha aka ‘The Buddha of Immensurable Life & Light’, shown seated upon a double lotus pedestal base attired in a flowin...

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Early 20th Century Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

A Rare Pair of 18th / 19th Century Hand Embroidered Ottoman Slippers, Turkey
A Rare Pair of 18th / 19th Century Hand Embroidered Ottoman Slippers, Turkey

A Rare Pair of 18th / 19th Century Hand Embroidered Ottoman Slippers, Turkey

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Both slippers are profusely hand embroidered with gold & silver threads on silk, the toes featuring seed pearls arranged in anthemia motifs, the beds showing hand stitched ‘Tree of L...

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Antique Late 18th Century Turkish Other Textiles

Materials

Silk, Thread

Portrait of Noted Czech Physician & Mycologist Julius Vincenz von Krombholz
Portrait of Noted Czech Physician & Mycologist Julius Vincenz von Krombholz

Portrait of Noted Czech Physician & Mycologist Julius Vincenz von Krombholz

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Julius Vincenz von Krombholz (1782-1843) was an important & prominent 19th century Czech physician & mycologist, professor of Special Pathology & Therapy at Prague University, and in...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Czech Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Giltwood

A Very Fine Art Deco Porcelain Vase by Pinon Heuze for Sevres, Circa 1930
A Very Fine Art Deco Porcelain Vase by Pinon Heuze for Sevres, Circa 1930

A Very Fine Art Deco Porcelain Vase by Pinon Heuze for Sevres, Circa 1930

By Pinon Heuze

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The exceptionally large cobalt glazed urn-shaped body richly decorated with cornucopia & foliate gilt motifs, sided by stylized palmette-shaped gilt handles. Signed on the body in gilt script ‘Pinon Heuze...

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Porcelain

A Very Fine Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Censer on Stand, Taisho Period
A Very Fine Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Censer on Stand, Taisho Period

A Very Fine Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Censer on Stand, Taisho Period

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very fine Taisho Period bronze censer of bellied oval form, richly decorated overall with hand enamelled and 'shibuichi' & 'shakudo' motifs, depicting geometric designs, pine t...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bronze

An Impressive Pair of Silver-Plated Champagne Coolers, England Circa 1920
An Impressive Pair of Silver-Plated Champagne Coolers, England Circa 1920

An Impressive Pair of Silver-Plated Champagne Coolers, England Circa 1920

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very fine & impressive pair of silverplated Champagne / white wine coolers of campagna form, having foliate cast open handles and rising to flaring rims with gadrooned decorati...

Category

Early 20th Century English Georgian Wine Coolers

Materials

Silver Plate

A Rare 18th Century Porphyry & Gilt Metal Snuff Box, Continental Circa 1770
A Rare 18th Century Porphyry & Gilt Metal Snuff Box, Continental Circa 1770

A Rare 18th Century Porphyry & Gilt Metal Snuff Box, Continental Circa 1770

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The base & hinged lid are fashioned from panels of porphyry, specifically that of ‘Rhomb’ Porphyry, which is a relatively rare volcanic rock with very distinctive phenocrysts (cr...

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Antique Late 18th Century George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Porphyry, Ormolu

A Very Fine 19th Century Gilt Brass & Silver Mounted Desk Seal, Circa 1850
A Very Fine 19th Century Gilt Brass & Silver Mounted Desk Seal, Circa 1850

A Very Fine 19th Century Gilt Brass & Silver Mounted Desk Seal, Circa 1850

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The figure of a warrior in classical Roman attire, poised contrapposto with one hand resting upon a shield, the opposing hand clutching a club slung over & behind his shoulder. M...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Desk Sets

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver, Brass

A Finely Cast Copper Alloy Head of Buddha Shakyamuni, 17th C. (possibly Earlier)
A Finely Cast Copper Alloy Head of Buddha Shakyamuni, 17th C. (possibly Earlier)

A Finely Cast Copper Alloy Head of Buddha Shakyamuni, 17th C. (possibly Earlier)

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The heavily cast bronze head of Buddha Shakyamuni demonstrating distinctive Northern Sukhothai style features, featuring an oval shaped head with elongated earlobes and tightly curle...

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Antique 17th Century Thai Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

A Very Fine 19th Century Engraving, The Waterloo Banquet at Apsley House
A Very Fine 19th Century Engraving, The Waterloo Banquet at Apsley House

A Very Fine 19th Century Engraving, The Waterloo Banquet at Apsley House

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very fine & exceptionally large engraving by William Greatbach (1808-1885?) after the original painting by William Salter (1804-1875). The bottom margin referencing artist Will...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

A Massive Early 18th Century Bronze Mortar & Pestle, Netherlands Circa 1700
A Massive Early 18th Century Bronze Mortar & Pestle, Netherlands Circa 1700

A Massive Early 18th Century Bronze Mortar & Pestle, Netherlands Circa 1700

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The robust & heavily cast bronze mortar with a flattened circular base, rising to a cylindrical body with ovolo & cavetto turned moldings and a broad flaring rim. Exhibiting ...

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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Jars

Materials

Bronze

A Very Fine & Rare 18th Century Chinese Export Padouk Block-Front Bureau
A Very Fine & Rare 18th Century Chinese Export Padouk Block-Front Bureau

A Very Fine & Rare 18th Century Chinese Export Padouk Block-Front Bureau

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The richly figured case showing a drop-down panel affixed with a lectern bar, opening to an interior fitted with an arrangement of banks of small drawers, pigeonhole compartments &am...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Other

A Fine Pair of Early 20th Century Silver Plated Townley Vases, Circa 1920
A Fine Pair of Early 20th Century Silver Plated Townley Vases, Circa 1920

A Fine Pair of Early 20th Century Silver Plated Townley Vases, Circa 1920

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A fine pair of early 20th century silver plated Townley Vases, after the antique. Both vases of ovoid form with volute handles, decorated overall with a Bacchanalian themed bas-relie...

Category

Early 20th Century English Grand Tour Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

A Very Fine 19th C. Japanese Bronze 'Kabutomushi' Vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
A Very Fine 19th C. Japanese Bronze 'Kabutomushi' Vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

A Very Fine 19th C. Japanese Bronze 'Kabutomushi' Vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A fine & rare Meiji period 'Kabutomushi' bronze vase, exhibiting a fine old surface with an exceptionally fine patina overall, featuring an applied, naturalistically cast & d...

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

An Exceptional Set of Twelve Art Nouveau Silver Gilt Fish Knives, circa 1900
An Exceptional Set of Twelve Art Nouveau Silver Gilt Fish Knives, circa 1900

An Exceptional Set of Twelve Art Nouveau Silver Gilt Fish Knives, circa 1900

By Koch & Bergfeld

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

An exceptionally fine set of twelve Art Nouveau Period silver-gilt fish knives, all having richly cast and hand chased rocaille silver handles & blades with ...

Category

Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Tableware

Materials

Silver

A Very Good 19th Century Killarney Ware Dresser Box, Ireland Circa 1870
A Very Good 19th Century Killarney Ware Dresser Box, Ireland Circa 1870

A Very Good 19th Century Killarney Ware Dresser Box, Ireland Circa 1870

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very handsome 19th century dresser box hand constructed in Arbutus wood. (Arbutus wood is an indigenous wood specific to the southwestern region of Ireland). The hinged lid featuri...

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Antique Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other, Brass

A Very Good Louis XV Period Panelled Buffet Bas in Oak, France Circa 1740
A Very Good Louis XV Period Panelled Buffet Bas in Oak, France Circa 1740

A Very Good Louis XV Period Panelled Buffet Bas in Oak, France Circa 1740

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very handsome & diminutive 18th century Louis XV oak buffet bas, demonstrating superior form & exacting proportions. The panelled case showing traditional peg-joined mortis...

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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Buffets

Materials

Brass

A Very Good 20th C. Bronze Head of Zeus After the Antique, Likely Continental
A Very Good 20th C. Bronze Head of Zeus After the Antique, Likely Continental

A Very Good 20th C. Bronze Head of Zeus After the Antique, Likely Continental

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The finely sculpted & patinated bronze head of Zeus, demonstrating excellent proportions & skillfully rendered features, with pierced eyes & hair adorned with a Kotinos, which was a ...

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20th Century European Hellenistic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

An Exceptionally Fine & Large Silver Plated Venison Serving Platter & Meat Dome
An Exceptionally Fine & Large Silver Plated Venison Serving Platter & Meat Dome

An Exceptionally Fine & Large Silver Plated Venison Serving Platter & Meat Dome

By Elkington & Co.

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

An exceptionally fine & very large silver-plated venison / meat platter & matching dome. The lobe shaped dome featuring a detachable handle cast in the form of a finely model...

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver Plate, Copper

A Very Fine Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Suiban / Planter on Stand, Taisho Period
A Very Fine Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Suiban / Planter on Stand, Taisho Period

A Very Fine Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Suiban / Planter on Stand, Taisho Period

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very fine Japanese bronze Suiban (planter) of bellied oval form, richly decorated overall with hand enamelled and 'shibuichi' & 'shakudo' motifs, depicting geometric designs, p...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bronze

A Very Good Louis XV Style Marble Topped Wrought Iron Console Table, Circa 1900
A Very Good Louis XV Style Marble Topped Wrought Iron Console Table, Circa 1900

A Very Good Louis XV Style Marble Topped Wrought Iron Console Table, Circa 1900

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very handsome 'Belle Epoque' Period wrought iron console table in the Louis XV style. The original curvilinear shaped ‘breche violette’ marble top having a molded edge, resting upo...

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

An 18th Century Ebonized Ladderback Writing Chair, New England Circa 1750
An 18th Century Ebonized Ladderback Writing Chair, New England Circa 1750

An 18th Century Ebonized Ladderback Writing Chair, New England Circa 1750

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The ebonized maple frame showing four tiers of arched horizontal splats braced by turned columnar rear stile supports terminating to turned finials. The woven ‘split’ hickory trapezo...

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Antique Mid-18th Century American American Colonial Chairs

Materials

Hickory, Maple

An Exceptional Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Campagna Form Vases, Circa 1830
An Exceptional Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Campagna Form Vases, Circa 1830

An Exceptional Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Campagna Form Vases, Circa 1830

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A large & striking pair of 19th century parcel gilt porcelain campagna vases with a strong, yet elegant presence. Both vases are decorated with gilt stencilled neoclassical theme...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Charles X Vases

Materials

Porcelain

A Monumental 19th C. Ryukyu Hariko (Papier Mâché) Vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
A Monumental 19th C. Ryukyu Hariko (Papier Mâché) Vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

A Monumental 19th C. Ryukyu Hariko (Papier Mâché) Vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A stunningly attractive & exceptionally large baluster shaped ‘Ryukyu Hariko’ (papier mâché) vase, masterfully decorated overall with hand painted images of a fruiting peach tree...

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

A 20th Century Architectural Wooden Model of a Renaissance Baptistry / Church
A 20th Century Architectural Wooden Model of a Renaissance Baptistry / Church

A 20th Century Architectural Wooden Model of a Renaissance Baptistry / Church

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A finely rendered octagonal sided wooden model of a Renaissance Baptistry or Church of very good proportions & scale, showing distinctive Islamic influences as observed in the ei...

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut, Plywood

A Fine 19th C. Neoclassical Inspired Serpentine Steel Fire Fender, Circa 1840
A Fine 19th C. Neoclassical Inspired Serpentine Steel Fire Fender, Circa 1840

A Fine 19th C. Neoclassical Inspired Serpentine Steel Fire Fender, Circa 1840

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very handsome serpentine-shaped polished steel fire fender, the frame showing a crosshatch-cut grille interspersed by embossed rosettes, flanked between double rows of embossed bea...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Fireplace Tools an...

Materials

Steel, Cut Steel

A Very Good Tibetan Thangka Depicting Buddha Nagaraja, 19th Century or Earlier
A Very Good Tibetan Thangka Depicting Buddha Nagaraja, 19th Century or Earlier

A Very Good Tibetan Thangka Depicting Buddha Nagaraja, 19th Century or Earlier

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A striking 19th century Tibetan thangka of the enlightened one, Buddha Nagaraja; King of Nagas (a.k.a. Buddha Nageshvara). Shown seated in the vajra position atop a lotus blossom, ha...

Category

Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

Materials

Other

A Signed Japanese Netsuke of a Monkey Riding a Turtle, Showa Period
A Signed Japanese Netsuke of a Monkey Riding a Turtle, Showa Period

A Signed Japanese Netsuke of a Monkey Riding a Turtle, Showa Period

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

An amusing Showa Period (1926-1989) hand carved hardwood netsuke depicting a monkey riding atop a turtle, the eyes of the monkey inset with cabochon pupils, signed with etched charac...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

An Amusing Japanese Netsuke in the Form of an Octopus, Taisho Period (1912-1925)
An Amusing Japanese Netsuke in the Form of an Octopus, Taisho Period (1912-1925)

An Amusing Japanese Netsuke in the Form of an Octopus, Taisho Period (1912-1925)

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The hand carved & stained boxwood netsuke deftly rendered in the form of an octopus with somewhat anthropomorphic features, showing black stained eyes & furrowed brow effecti...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Rare Pair of 16th / 17th Century Dwarf Brass Capstan Candlesticks, Netherlands
Rare Pair of 16th / 17th Century Dwarf Brass Capstan Candlesticks, Netherlands

Rare Pair of 16th / 17th Century Dwarf Brass Capstan Candlesticks, Netherlands

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Both of these rare & diminutive 'dwarf' brass capstan candlesticks, aka ‘Rokkandelaars’ (Dutch term meaning 'sconce skirt'), showing cylindrical & belted sockets with twin ej...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

A Diminutive Gilt Copper Alloy Head of a Crowned Buddha, Ayutthaya Period
A Diminutive Gilt Copper Alloy Head of a Crowned Buddha, Ayutthaya Period

A Diminutive Gilt Copper Alloy Head of a Crowned Buddha, Ayutthaya Period

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

This 17th century Ayutthaya Period copper alloy (bronze) head of Buddha depicted in the ‘Phra Chao Song Khruang’ manner (Lord Wearing Ornaments), showing Buddha adorned with an ornat...

Category

Antique 17th Century Thai Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

A Fine Model of a 19th C. British 24-Pounder Muzzle-Loading Smoothbore Cannon
A Fine Model of a 19th C. British 24-Pounder Muzzle-Loading Smoothbore Cannon

A Fine Model of a 19th C. British 24-Pounder Muzzle-Loading Smoothbore Cannon

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A finely cast model of an early 19th century British 24-pounder smoothbore muzzle-loading artillery cannon, together with its garrison style carriage. Both cast in heavy gauge 'bell...

Category

Early 20th Century British Victorian Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Grand Tour Style Carved Alabaster Bookends Formed as Classical Ruins
Pair of Grand Tour Style Carved Alabaster Bookends Formed as Classical Ruins

Pair of Grand Tour Style Carved Alabaster Bookends Formed as Classical Ruins

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very good pair of architectural inspired 'Grand Tour' style columnar alabaster bookends, both carved in the form of fluted columns, raised on stepped bases. Dimensions noted are th...

Category

Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Bookends

Materials

Alabaster

A Rare Early 19th Century Silver Plated Lidded Tureen, France, Circa 1830
A Rare Early 19th Century Silver Plated Lidded Tureen, France, Circa 1830

A Rare Early 19th Century Silver Plated Lidded Tureen, France, Circa 1830

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Both the base & lid are engraved with a finely detailed heraldic coat of arms surmounted by a Marquess coronet, the interior retaining it's original and rarely found removable liner. Raised overall upon a stepped circular spreading foot, the underside bearing impressed makers marks (unknown) & town mark for Marseilles, as well as the word ‘PLAQUE’ which is the French term for 19th century silver plated items...

Category

Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Soup Tureens

Materials

Silver Plate, Copper

A Fine & Important Wine Carafe Bearing the Royal Cypher of George V, Circa 1925
A Fine & Important Wine Carafe Bearing the Royal Cypher of George V, Circa 1925

A Fine & Important Wine Carafe Bearing the Royal Cypher of George V, Circa 1925

By Royal Brierley

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The conical shaped body rising to a tapering neck with broad vertical flutes beneath a flaring rim, the midsection featuring the etched Royal Cypher & Crown for King George V, (reign period 1910-1936), the underside decorated with star cut detail. Most likely manufactured by Royal Brierley...

Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

Very Good Pair of William IV Cut Glass Spirit Decanters, England circa 1835
Very Good Pair of William IV Cut Glass Spirit Decanters, England circa 1835

Very Good Pair of William IV Cut Glass Spirit Decanters, England circa 1835

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Both ovoid glass bodies exhibiting a slight greyish hue that is consistent with the period, decorated with scalloped & diamond cut detail, rising to faceted ringed necks fitted with ...

Category

Antique 1830s English William IV Glass

Materials

Cut Glass

19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Garlic Mouth Vase, Kangxi Marks
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Garlic Mouth Vase, Kangxi Marks

19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Garlic Mouth Vase, Kangxi Marks

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The globular body finely decorated with hand applied enamels depicting nobles taking tea surrounded by attendants and small children. The slender neck rising to a bulbous mouth (seemingly ground), the underside of the base showing small firing cracks and blue under-glaze double ring Kangxi marks...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A Fine Grand Tour Bronze Bust of a Greek Philosopher, After Mathurin Moreau
A Fine Grand Tour Bronze Bust of a Greek Philosopher, After Mathurin Moreau

A Fine Grand Tour Bronze Bust of a Greek Philosopher, After Mathurin Moreau

By Mathurin Moreau

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

This finely modelled Hellenistic style bronze portrait bust appears to be that of the Greek philosopher Chrysippus of Soli - regarded by scholars as the 2nd founder of the School of ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Bronze

A Fine 19th C. Barbizon Inspired Landscape by W.E. Atkinson, Canadian OSA. ARCA
A Fine 19th C. Barbizon Inspired Landscape by W.E. Atkinson, Canadian OSA. ARCA

A Fine 19th C. Barbizon Inspired Landscape by W.E. Atkinson, Canadian OSA. ARCA

By William Edwin Atkinson

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A finely executed 19th century ‘plein air’, Barbizon School inspired landscape by noted Canadian artist W.E. Atkinson. OSA. ARCA. Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1894 bottom left. ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

A 19th Century Spanish Colonial Santos Depicting The Virgin of the Apocalypse
A 19th Century Spanish Colonial Santos Depicting The Virgin of the Apocalypse

A 19th Century Spanish Colonial Santos Depicting The Virgin of the Apocalypse

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The naive, hand carved wood figure of The Holy Mother vanquishing the Apocalyptic Beast, showing the Holy Virgin standing over the Beast (Satan), pinning it down with her left foot o...

Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Paint, Gesso

Very Fine Terracotta Bust of Alexandre Brongniart, After Jean-Antoine Houdon
Very Fine Terracotta Bust of Alexandre Brongniart, After Jean-Antoine Houdon

Very Fine Terracotta Bust of Alexandre Brongniart, After Jean-Antoine Houdon

By Jean-Antoine Houdon

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very fine early 20th century terracotta bust of Alexandre Brongniart, after the original work by Jean-Antoine Houdon. Demonstrating exacting proportions & finely sculpted feat...

Category

Early 20th Century French Victorian Busts

Materials

Marble

A Grand Tour Style Model of a Stallion after the Antique, Italy Circa 1900
A Grand Tour Style Model of a Stallion after the Antique, Italy Circa 1900

A Grand Tour Style Model of a Stallion after the Antique, Italy Circa 1900

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very handsome & finely modelled, patinated antimonial lead casting of a bridled stallion. Shown rearing up on it's hind legs, the head turned slightly to the right with pricked...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Other, Lead

Very Fine Gustavian Period Giltwood Pier Mirror, Swedish Circa 1800
Very Fine Gustavian Period Giltwood Pier Mirror, Swedish Circa 1800

Very Fine Gustavian Period Giltwood Pier Mirror, Swedish Circa 1800

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The very fine water-gilded frame showing an architectural cornice above a rectangular frieze decorated with burnished relief moulded neoclassical motifs, surmounting a very old recta...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pier Mirrors and Console Mi...

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror

A Very Good & Heavy Sterling Silver Sauce Tureen, Hallmarked London 1903
A Very Good & Heavy Sterling Silver Sauce Tureen, Hallmarked London 1903

A Very Good & Heavy Sterling Silver Sauce Tureen, Hallmarked London 1903

By C.S. Harris & Sons Ltd.

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The highly attractive bombe shaped body having open handles and fitted with a detachable conforming lid, raised overall on four out-swept supports. Both the body and lid bearing impr...

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Six 19th Century Japanese Arita Hizen Imari Porcelain Lidded Bowls, Meiji Period
Six 19th Century Japanese Arita Hizen Imari Porcelain Lidded Bowls, Meiji Period

Six 19th Century Japanese Arita Hizen Imari Porcelain Lidded Bowls, Meiji Period

By Arita

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

All six bowls are raised on a circular foot and richly decorated with hand painted enamels depicting floral designs in an Imari palette of cobalt, vermillion & gilt, against alternat...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Eight 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Dishes, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Eight 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Dishes, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Eight 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Dishes, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

By Arita

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

All richly decorated with hand painted enamels in a palette of cobalt, vermillion, green & & gilt, showing triangular panels of geometric designs interspersed by circular cartouches ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

A Diminutive Pair of Antique Georgian Style Cast Iron Garden Urns
A Diminutive Pair of Antique Georgian Style Cast Iron Garden Urns

A Diminutive Pair of Antique Georgian Style Cast Iron Garden Urns

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very handsome & heavily cast pair of diminutive antique Georgian-style cast iron garden / table urns. Both urns of campagna form, bolted to squared bases and rising to flaring...

Category

Early 20th Century Georgian Urns

Materials

Iron

A Fine Near Pair of Regency Style Silver Plated Sauce Tureens, U.K. Circa 1910
A Fine Near Pair of Regency Style Silver Plated Sauce Tureens, U.K. Circa 1910

A Fine Near Pair of Regency Style Silver Plated Sauce Tureens, U.K. Circa 1910

By Barker Brothers Silver Ltd.

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very handsome near pair of Regency style silver-plated sauce tureens, both showing lobe decorated bodies fitted with conforming lids, sided by lion’s masks with ring handles and ra...

Category

Early 20th Century English Regency Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver Plate

20th Century Landscape Watercolour by John Atkinson, British (1863-19240)
20th Century Landscape Watercolour by John Atkinson, British (1863-19240)

20th Century Landscape Watercolour by John Atkinson, British (1863-19240)

By John Atkinson

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very good 19th century watercolor depicting a pastoral landscape with haycarts, mounted with archival acid free materials and signed bottom left. Measures: 6.75” x 9.75” (sight). Framed dimensions, 10.75" high x 13.75" wide x .75" deep. John Atkinson (1863-1924) was a highly regarded British landscape artist working in watercolours, oil & tempera. He was born in Newcastle, he attended classes at the Newcastle School of Art where he is said to have briefly studied under Wilson Hepple...

Category

Early 20th Century English Paintings

Materials

Paper

A Stunning Pair of Grand Tour Style Alabaster Table Lamps, Early 20th Century
A Stunning Pair of Grand Tour Style Alabaster Table Lamps, Early 20th Century

A Stunning Pair of Grand Tour Style Alabaster Table Lamps, Early 20th Century

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

An extremely handsome pair of highly figured alabaster accent / table lamps. Both translucent, vasi-form bodies retaining their original fitted lids, raised overall upon turned socle...

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

A Fine Georgian Old Sheffield Plate Three-Part Entree Dish, England Circa 1825
A Fine Georgian Old Sheffield Plate Three-Part Entree Dish, England Circa 1825

A Fine Georgian Old Sheffield Plate Three-Part Entree Dish, England Circa 1825

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very good 'Old Sheffield Plate' 3-part entree dish, comprised of a rectangular hot water reservoir retaining its original wood insulated carrying handles, receiving a conforming in...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate, Copper, Tin

A Very Good Antique Copper Bain Marie, Circa 1900
A Very Good Antique Copper Bain Marie, Circa 1900

A Very Good Antique Copper Bain Marie, Circa 1900

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A large & heavy gauge antique copper bain-marie / poaching pan retaining its original tinned mazarine, the ends having rivet mounted barrel-hinged handles. In addition to its intended use, this attractive piece of antique copper kitchenware...

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Copper, Tin

A Very Good Regency Period Giltwood Wall Mirror, England Circa 1825
A Very Good Regency Period Giltwood Wall Mirror, England Circa 1825

A Very Good Regency Period Giltwood Wall Mirror, England Circa 1825

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The finely proportioned & richly gilded frame showing an architectural cornice above a horizontal tablet with burnished gilt gesso classical motifs in high-relief, overtop a later mi...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror