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A Fine Orientalist Composition Bust of a Moor, Austria Circa 1920
By Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative portrait bust of a bearded Moor in profile, modelled wearing traditional garb, painted in polychrome detail in the manner of Friedrich Goldscheider, unsigned.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Composition
A Mid 19th Century Mughal Style Silver Betel Box, Northern India
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Intended to hold paan or betel, the seamed cylindrical body flaring downward towards the base, the domed lid showing a lotus-bud final over a flattened and canted rim, both decorated...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Islamic Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
Exceptional French Silver & Daum Glass Wine Ewer / Claret Jug, France Circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A truly exceptional French silver (.950 fine) & art glass wine ewer, showing a flattened ovoid body with a partial matte surface decorated with etched thistle motifs highlighted in g...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Silver
A Fine Mid-20th Century Miniature Bronze Bust by Harold Pfeiffer, Circa 1960
By Harold Sampson Pfeiffer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely sculpted limited edition miniature bronze bust of a Bahamian man exhibiting a fine brown/green patina overall, signed & numbered on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Signed Mid 20th Century Plaster Bust of a Young Man by Harold Sampson Pfeiffer
By Harold Sampson Pfeiffer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome patinated plaster bust of a young man, most likely a commissioned piece bearing the sitters initials J.D.F. signed on the reverse with impressed signature and dated 0...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster, Teak
A Rare 18th Century Parquetry Baroque Writing Slope, South German Circa 1760
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The exterior surface decorated with striking geometric panels of contrasting light & dark fruitwood veneers with ebonized mouldings, the slant top opening on later iron hinges to a plain interior housing a small hinged compartment for writing implements...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Very Fine 19th Century Rococo Parcel Gilt Bronze Candelabrum, France, Circa 1870
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A stunning & superbly cast 19th century parcel gilt candelabrum in the Rococo taste, showing a sculptural central column of entwined bronze & parcel gilt bronze, rising from a pierce...
Category
Antique 1870s French Rococo Revival Torchères
Materials
Bronze
Carved Yellow Soapstone Figure of Guanyin, Chinese circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely carved full length figure of 'The Goddess of Compassion, Kindness & Mercy' shown attired in flowing robes, her hair worn in high chignon with her face effecting a serene a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Highly Decorative & Richly Carved Oriental Giltwood Table Lamp, China Circa 1950
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The intricately carved and richly gilded column depicting scholars, attendants and figures on horseback, fitted with an old parchment shade. Dimensions, 20” high (to socket) overall ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Lacquer, Giltwood, Parchment Paper
A Fine & Exceptionally Large Hand Embroidered Chinese Silk Matrimonial Panel
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An exceptionally large & exceedingly fine hand embroidered Chinese matrimonial 'Double Happiness' silk panel. The navy blue silk field richly decorated with hand-stitched gold, silve...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Textiles
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood, Textile, Thread
An Amusing 20th Century Sterling Silver Vesta Case in the Form of Mr. Punch
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An amusing sterling silver novelty vesta case / match safe in the form of Mr. Punch. The face is inset with red stone eyes and fitted with a suspension ring, the underside of the hin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
An Early 20th Century Sterling Silver Vesta Case in the Form of a Devil’s Head
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An amusing sterling silver novelty vesta case / match safe in the form of a devil's head. The face having an expressive sardonic grin and eyes inset with red stones. The crown of the head...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
An Exceedingly Fine Pair of 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Vases
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Both bottle-shaped & panelled bodies richly decorated with finely worked motifs using both shibuichi & shakudo techniques, depicting cranes in flight on one side, with others standin...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper
An Extremely Fine 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Cylinder Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The diminutive & finely proportioned cylinder-shaped body illustrating a naturalistic motif of a silvered lily blossom issuing from a leafy stem, decorated with both Shibuichi & Shak...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper
A Very Fine Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Bottle Vase, Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely proportioned ovoid shaped body rising to an elongated slender neck with a flaring rim, decorated with motifs of waterfowl standing in a grassy marsh with silvered bodies, ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper
A Fine 19th Century Dutch Seascape by William Adolphus Knell 1st, (1801-1875)
By William Adolphus Knell 1
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely executed 19th century seascape depicting Dutch sailing vessels and figures in rowboats on a calm sea. Oil on canvas, signed bottom left, affixed to what appears to be its or...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
A Fine Early 18th Century Yongzheng Period Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Plate
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The central field decorated with flowering lotus branches & peony flowerheads, rising to a shoulder with a repeating band of geometric leafy designs interspersed by panels with auspi...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A 17th C. Chinese Chongzhen Blue & White Minyao “Peoples Wares” Porcelain Bowl
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The central field showing a medallion of overlapping petal motifs, radiating out to auspicious Chou character (twisted peach tree) & lotus blossom designs, segmented by undulating li...
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A 17th C. Chinese Chongzhen Blue & White Minyao “Peoples Wares” Porcelain Saucer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The central field showing a medallion of overlapping petal motifs, radiating out to auspicious Chou character (twisted peach tree) & lotus blossom designs, segmented by undulating li...
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Very Good 19th Century Victorian Brass Fire Fender, England Circa 1880
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & diminutive brass fire fender, showing a horizontal pierced panel interspersed by spherical elements, and raised overall on original bal...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Brass
A Fine Animalier School Bronze Figure of a Bull, After Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899)
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Although there is seemingly no apparent foundry mark, this finely cast & patinated animalier bronze known as ‘Bull’ or ‘Taureau Beuglant’ is exemplary in demonstrating exceptional at...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 trees...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects
Materials
Bronze
A Framed Group of Five Chinese Dali Marble Scholar’s Stones, Late Qing Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Although sometimes referred to as ‘paintings’ or ‘dream stones’, these are sections of Dali marble, quarried from the Cangshan mountain range in Western China and carefully chosen & ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Scholar's Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
A Fine 19th Century Egyptian Revival Figural Bronze Furniture Mount, Circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very attractive 19th century Egyptian Revival bronze furniture mount, cast in the form of a bust of a goddess wearing a tasseled robe, and ado...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Large 20th C. Chinese Famille Jaune ‘Eight Horses of Wang Mu’ Porcelain Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The large Jingdezhen period baluster shaped body finely decorated with hand painted enamels depicting the ‘Eight Horses of Wang Mu’ against a treed & mountaino...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
A Rare Edo Period Hirado Porcelain Netsuke, Japan Circa 1850
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The recumbent white porcelain figure of a pug dog shown baring its teeth, decorated by hand with spot painted cobalt detail, the underside with twin holes intended for a cord to pass...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Highly Decorative 19th Century Hsun-ok (Offering Bowl), Burmese Circa 1920
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative and visually striking antique Burmese (Myanmar) food container, constructed by hand using turned wood & bamboo, then hand carved and decorated overall in a striki...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Other Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Bamboo
A Very Good 19th Century Italian Plein Air Macchiaioli School Landscape
By Piero Manzoni
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely executed 19th century Italian ‘plein air’ forested landscape, demonstrating a highly developed & balanced application of natural light, texture & shading. Oil on wood panel,...
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
A Very Good 19th Century Hand Painted Mexican Retablo Dated 1884
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The naïve, hand painted vignette depicts a woman praying to the images of Saint Anthony holding The Christ Child, together with The Holy Mother, all shown hovering above a group of t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Tin
A Finely Sculpted Grand Tour Model of The Temple of Vespasian, Italy Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The large & finely sculpted alabaster structure showing a trio of fluted columns terminating to finely carved Corinthian capitals, supporting an entablature with a carved frieze illu...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Architectural Models
Materials
Alabaster
A 19th Century Brass Bound Mandalay Teak Campaign Dressing Box, Burma Circa 1860
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
These boxes were made for British military officers who were posted in Burma (now Myanmar) & India during the days of British rule.
The brass & copper bound teak case is profusely ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
A Very Good Regency Period Egyptian Revival Console Mirror, England Circa 1820
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome early 19th century Regency Period cream painted & gilded console mirror. The frame showing an overhanging gilded architectural cornice surmounting a applied gilded an...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Egyptian Revival Pier Mirrors and Con...
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Paint
A Very Good & Heavy Pair of Russian Brass Shabbat Candlesticks, Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & heavy pair of early 20th century cast brass Shabbat candlesticks. Both cast in two sections showing turned columns rising to urn-shaped nozzles with flaring drip pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Other Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
An Early 20th C. Coastal Scene of Fishing Boats off the Mediterranean Coast
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A charming early 20th century Impressionist coastal-view of fishing boats off the Mediterranean coast.
Oil canvas-board, signed indistinctly lower right.
Set within what appears to be it’s original patinated wood & gesso frame.
Sight dimensions, 14” x...
Category
Early 20th Century European Other Paintings
Materials
Other
Very Fine 19th Century Sterling Silver Christening Cup by Edward & James Barnard
By Edward Barnard & Sons
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An exceptionally fine sterling silver Christening mug in the neoclassical taste, showing an elegant goblet-shaped bowl decorated with a guilloche beaded rim, over a running band of e...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Very Rare Early 19th C. Derby Porcelain Figure of a Tiger, England Circa 1800
By Derby
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very charming & rare, naively modelled & hand painted figure of a tiger shown partially seated atop a rocaille base decorated with applied foliage & teal accents.
Provenance: the underside retaining the retail decal for noted British ceramics specialist & BADA member, John Howard Antiques...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
‘Smugglers’ A Fine 18th Century Mezzotint After George Morland (1763-1804)
By John Raphael Smith
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine late18th century coloured copper mezzotint engraving printed on original handmade wove paper, after the original painting by George Morland. The bottom far left margin referen...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
‘Fishermen’ A Fine 18th C. Mezzotint After George Morland (1763-1804)
By John Raphael Smith
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine late18th century coloured copper mezzotint engraving printed on original handmade wove paper, after the original painting by George Morland. The bottom left margin references ...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Post Impressionist Still Life of Potted Flowers & Fruit by William Showell
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very attractive Post Impressionist still life depicting potted flowers & fruit.
Oil on canvas, signed bottom centre and again on the reverse, together with title & dated 1982. Fra...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Other Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
A Rare Early 19th Century Anglo Indian Papier Mâché Cellarette, India Circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative & rare 19th century Anglo Indian papier mache campaign cellarette, likely made in Kashmir for a British military officer posted...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Barware
Materials
Iron
A Fine Pair of 19th C. Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Cassolettes / Candlesticks
By Matthew Boulton
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine pair of Neoclassical Revival gilt bronze cassolettes / candlesticks after a design by Matthew Boulton (1728-1809).
Both finely cast & richly gilded amphora shaped bodies...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
A Finely Sculpted 19th Century Alabaster Figural Group of Ariadne & The Panther
By Johann Heinrich von Dannecker 1
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large & finely sculpted alabaster figure of Ariadne, wife of Dionysus the God of wine, shown adorned with a diadem of vine leaves while in repose atop the back of Dionysus’s stridi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculpt...
Materials
Alabaster
An Impressive Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Spelter Figures, After A. Waagen
By Max Arthur Waagen
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An impressively large & well cast pair of Orientalist figures depicting a pair of Middle Eastern male & female musicians attired in traditional costume. Both figures are modelled ‘co...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Very Fine Pair of Empire Parcel Gilt Bronze Three Light Candelabra, Circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine pair of early 19th century Empire Period patinated & parcel gilt bronze three branch candelabra. Both showing a trio of finely cast scrolled & foliate shaped branches fit...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
A Very Good 19th Century Napoleon III Gilt Bronze & Marble Inkstand, Circa 1870
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The crescent shaped & dished ‘verdi alpi’ marble base affixed with a pair of lidded gilt bronze inkpots (glass inkwells absent), decorated with fine engine turned detail, flanking a ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Very Fine Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Extending Fire Fender, France Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely cast & richly gilded 'Belle Epoque' Louis XV style gilt bronze fire fender together with its matching pair of robust gilt bronze chenets.
Both pierced & foliate cast chenet...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Bronze
American Classical Period Scissor-Cut Silhouette by Auguste Edouart, Dated 1845
By Auguste Edouart
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good 19th century American Classical Period / Empire Period scissor-cut silhouette by Auguste Edouart, depicting the full length figure of a prominent New York gentleman with spectacles in hand, gazing out the window from a partially hand-coloured parlour interior. Set within its original & highly figured bird's eye maple frame & burnished gilt fillet.
Signed & dated lower left, 'Aug. Edouart, fecit 1845, 369 Broadway, New York'.
The reverse referencing a family provenance purportedly associated with a collection having once belonged to a Civil War officer by the name of Nathan Hale...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Drawings
Materials
Paper, Birdseye Maple
Pair of 19th Century Baroque Style Pricket Table Lamps, Italian Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative & robust pair of 19th century hand-carved & painted Italian Baroque style pricket / torchère table lamps, previously as candles...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Paint
An Extremely Rare Pair of Irish Georgian Cork Glass Company Carafes, Circa 1800
By Cork Glass Co.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An extremely rare & robust pair of Irish Georgian Cork Glass Company wine carafes.
Both of mallet form decorated with basal cut flutes & engraved swags rising to feathered triple ri...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Irish George III Glass
Materials
Glass
A Fine Pair of 19th Century Japanese Hand Enamelled Porcelain Cabinet Plates
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
These fine cabinet plates date from the Meiji Period (1868-1912), showing richly decorated hand painted enamelled bodies. Their central fields illustrating finely executed vignettes ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Carved & Gilded Corbels Converted to Bookends, Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative pair of 19th century Regence-style painted & gilded architectural corbel elements with hand carved acanthus leaf detail, salvaged from the interior of a 19th cent...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Régence Bookends
Materials
Wood
Large Pair of Signed 19th Century Relief Portrait Busts of Wellington & Napoleon
By Nathaniel Palmer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome and impressive pair of relief portrait busts in copper depicting portrait busts of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) on the left, and Napoleon Bona...
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
Finely Carved Soapstone Buddhist Stele of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Guanyin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
In Indian Buddhism, Avalokiteshvara is a male Bodhisattva, however in Chinese Buddhism he takes the form of the female Bodhisattva, Guanyin - ‘The One Who Hears the Cries of the Worl...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
A Very Fine Edwardian Period Sterling Silver Tea Caddy by Asprey of London, 1908
By Charles & George Asprey
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This very fine & relatively heavy sterling silver tea caddy is of timeless design, showing an oval shaped canister decorated with an elegant reeded border to both the shoulder & base...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Tea Caddies
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Very Fine Pair of Empire Parcel Gilt Bronze Three Light Candelabra / Lamps
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome pair of Empire Period parcel gilt bronze 3 light candelabra of exceptional quality & fine proportions, having been converted to table lamps decades ago. Both showing ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A Rare Papua New Guinea Kukukuku 'Pineapple' Stone War Club, Eastern Highlands
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club is from the remote Morobe Province located within the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
The head is carved from...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Stone
Fine Pair of Mid 18th Century Georgian Sterling Silver Sauce Boats, London 1762
By John Swift
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome and fine pair of early George III sterling silver sauce boats, their spot hammered bellied bodies rising to wavy rims, both their fronts engraved with a Mural Crown, ...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Fine Georgian Sterling Silver Wine Funnel by Robert & Samuel Hennell, 1808
By Robert Hennell & Sons
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine & complete George III sterling silver wine funnel, showing a plain bowl with a pierced basin, rising to a reeded rim and a flattened thumbpiece. The underside of the bowl...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Handsome Pair of 19th Century Anglo-Indian Padouk Wood Armchairs, Circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome pair of 19th century Anglo-Indian armchairs, showing richly figured padouk wood frames of pegged construction, with caned backs & seats sided by swept armrest atop fl...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Armchairs
Materials
Padouk
A Fine Pair of Early 19th Century Charles X Period Walnut Fauteuils, Circa 1835
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Both upholstered walnut frames of pegged construction, showing rolled crest-rails over turned armrests terminating to rounded grips decorated with foliate carved roundels, raised ove...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
