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A Finely Cast Spelter Figure of Neptune Mounted Atop a Carved Soapstone Base
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely detailed & proportioned cast spelter figure of Neptune, dramatically poised with trident in hand, seated atop a realistically modelled hand carved...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone, Spelter
Pair of Brass Studded Leather Tapaderos, Western United States, circa 1930
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Tapaderos (stirrup covers) were used by ranchers when herding cattle in the brush and open field.
Made of stitched heavy gauge leather and decorated with applied brass studs, both r...
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
A Superior English Regency Period Davenport Desk in Figured Mahogany, Circa 1830
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The richly figured mahogany case showing a finely turned baluster gallery over a hinged leather topped writing compartment, opening to an interior fitted with small drawers with satinwood fronts & turned pulls.
The writing compartment having the added feature of enabling it to slide over the front of the base, thereby allowing for greater ease & comfort when seated in front.
The base is flanked on either side by twin draw-out bookshelves, the right side featuring a small retractable drawer fitted for writing implements over four tiers of drawers with original functioning locks & key, the left side is similarly complimented by four tiers of false drawer fronts.
The front of the base showing a richly figured mahogany panel sided by hand carved corbel...
Category
Antique 1830s English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Haida Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet by Ron A. Sebastian 'Gitksan People', Canada
By Ron A. Sebastian
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An impressively large handcrafted sterling silver Haida cuff bracelet / bangle, decorated overall with traditional totemic Haida motifs and centred by a striking abalone roundel. The interior bearing the artists signature & dated 1979, together with a dedication to Dr. George F. McDonald, noted Canadian anthropologist & former Executive Director of the Canadian Museum of Man. Dimensions: 3” high x 3” diameter. Weight, 96 grams.
Ron A. Sebastian (1945- ) is a highly accomplished Northwest British Columbia native artist, who is both a member of the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en Peoples.
Ron studied carving & design at the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Other Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
Six Very Heavy 19th C. British Sterling Silver Table Spoons / Serving Spoons
By Jonathan Hayne
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome and exceptionally heavy set of six William IV sterling silver table spoons / serving spoons in the King's Pattern.
All six...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Very Fine Mid 18th Century George III Sterling Silver Gravy Boat, London, 1761
By Walter Brind
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine & generously proportioned mid 18th century Georgian sterling silver gravy boat, showing foliate embossed motifs and a blank cartouche, affixed with an impressive double-s...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century East African Carved Headrest, Ethiopia (Kambatta People)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Showing a crescent shaped headrest braced by flattened 'V' shaped supports rising from a cupped base, decorated overall with hand carved linear motifs and exhibiting an old rubbed su...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Very Good & Unique Biedermeier Period Inlaid Ash Commode, Germany Circa 1825
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & capacious three drawer commode in highly grained ash, the top inlaid with rectilinear parquetry motifs in German walnut, surrounding a heart-shaped marquetry motif ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century Bronze Apothecary Mortar & Pestle, Circa 1800
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The cup shaped cast body decorated with incised ring-turned detail, rising from a waisted & stepped circular foot, together with its original pestle.
Combined weight, 3.75 lbs.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Pre-Columbian Inca Hand Carved Kero / Drinking Vessel, 1300-1500 AD
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The hand carved beaker-shaped wood drinking vessel was used to drink 'chicha' which was a beer-like beverage made from fermented corn. The weathered exterior showing incised geometri...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Jars
Materials
Hardwood
A Very Fine George V Period Silver Plated Entrée Dish, England Circa 1912
By Barker Ellis Silver Co.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine & heavy George V silver plated entree dish, showing a curvilinear shaped base fitted with a conforming domed lid with a detachabl...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
A Fine Early 20th Century Silver Plated Entrée Dish, England Circa 1900
By Charles Howard Collins
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The very attractive, curvilinear shaped base having a domed lid fitted with a foliate cast detachable handle, richly decorated overall with embossed & foliate engraved detail and blank cartouches on either side (suitable for monogramming...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver Plate
Sterling Silver Heart Shaped Perfume / Scent Bottle & Funnel by Tiffany & Co.
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The beautiful heart shaped sterling silver body fitted with a screw-on cap bearing stamped marks 'Tiffany & Co. Sterling 925’, one side monogrammed with initials.
Together with its original sterling silver funnel...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fine Pair of 19th Century Imari Pattern Ironstone Platters, England Circa 1860
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome pair of 19th century British ironstone earthenware platters, decorated by hand in a striking palette of cobalt, vermillion & gilt.
Unmarked but most likely manufact...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Earthenware
Three 18th Century Hand Coloured Orientalist Views of Egypt, Circa 1740
By Frederik Ludvig Norden
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
These fine mid 18th century orientalist hand coloured engravings with full margins, were originally drawn in 1737 by Frederik Ludvig Norden, then engraved & printed by Markus Tuscher in 1743 & 1744.
Frederik Ludvig Norden (1708-1742) was a Danish naval officer, cartographer & archaeologist who travelled down the Nile through Egypt into the Sudan during the years 1737-1738. The account of his travels 'Voyage d' Egypt et de Nubie' was published over a decade after his death, along with these & other engravings of his drawings by Markus Tuscher (1705-1751). These plates are considered to be the earliest & most significant illustrations drawn prior to Dominique Vivant Denon...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Egyptian Other Prints
Materials
Paper
A Very Fine 19th Century Silver Plated Lidded Soup Tureen by Elkington & Company
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine & impressively large silver plated soup tureen by Elkington & Company of London with a capacity to hold 4 quarts.
The substantial oval body having open handles, richly decorated with embossed & engraved foliate motifs & centered by blank foliate cartouches, the conforming lid bearing engraved heraldic crests.
Raised overall upon a stepped oval foot, with the underside bearing impressed factory marks for Elkington & Co., together with date letter for 1884.
In extremely good overall condition, and priced competitively in comparison to similar examples in the marketplace.
ELKINGTON & COMPANY: George Richards Elkington & Henry Elkington were the first to discover and patent the silver plating process in the 1830's. They were subsequently awarded Royal warrants to several members of the British Royal Family including Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, Queen Mary & King George VI.
Elkington & Company were chosen as the suppliers of flatware on board the British Royal Yacht Britannia...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Soup Tureens
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils / Armchairs, France Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An attractive & very comfortable pair of giltwood fauteuils, both frames decorated with carved & molded foliate motifs, showing arched crest-rails with upholstered backs, sided by padded armrests...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood, Fabric
Rare African Aduno Koro, 'Ark of the World' Ceremonial Vessel, Dogon Peoples
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The Aduno Koro (ark of the world) is a trough-like vessel used to hold the raw and cooked meat of sheep and / or goats that are sacrificed at a family altar during the annual ritual ...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Highly Decorative Antique Burmese Lacquered Betel Box / Kun-It, Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The vermillion lacquered cylindrical body decorated overall with repeating bands of curvilinear geometric motifs, the cover lifting to reveal both of its original trays intended to h...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer, Bamboo
Very Good Art Deco Cut Glass Decanter, England circa 1910
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very elegant & striking Art Deco period cut glass decanter of conical form, showing a base decorated with basal cut flutes rising to tapering shoulders with three tiers of broad faceted bands...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Fine William IV Sterling Silver Vinaigrette by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham, 1835
By Joseph Willmore
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The lid and underside showing a fine engine-turned surface, the hinged lid decorated with a foliate cast border opening to a richly gilded interior housing an exceptionally fine hand-pierced & foliate engraved hinged grille. The interior bearing impressed Birmingham hallmark, date mark for 1835 & makers marks for Joseph Willmore...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Impressionist Portrait of a Gentleman, in the Manner of Max Slevogt
By Max Slevogt
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A striking early 20th century impressionist portrait of a gentleman, executed with oil on cardboard & laid down on artist board, set within a very fine water gilded frame with burnished & matte highlights.
Panel dimensions, 9.5” h x 7.75” w, frame dimensions 15.75" h x 13.5" w.
Although apparently unsigned, this work is highly consistent with the large body of portraits by the well listed German Impressionist artist Max Slevogt...
Category
Early 20th Century German Other Paintings
Materials
Other
19th Century Upholstered Mahogany Library Chair, England Circa 1840
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The mahogany frame showing a button tufted backrest and open armrests above a sprung seat, raised on turned front supports and splayed rear supports fitted with brass castors.
(Dear...
Category
Antique 1840s English Victorian Club Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century Neoclassical Inspired Ormolu Architectural Elements
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome pair of matching ormolu appliques, both panels cast in openwork detail and showing neoclassical inspired motifs of palmettes, swags an...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Architectural Elements
Materials
Ormolu
Four Chinese Export Famille Rose Botanical Plates, Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very attractive group of four 18th century Chinese export porcelain botanical plates apparently made for the French market, circa 1775.
Each plate having a scalloped rim banded wit...
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
An Unusual 19th Century Serpentine Form Brass & Iron Trivet, England, Circa 1850
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A most unusual form, showing a serpentine shaped iron platform fastened to a conforming substantial brass base, raised overall upon squared rear supports and cabriole front supports.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Brass, Iron
A Fine Early 20th Century French Harbour Scene by Henri Alphonse Barnoin
By Henri Alphonse Barnoin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Henri Alphonse Barnoin (1882-1940) studied with Emile Charles Dameron at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1912 he moved to the small community of Concarneau in Northwest France,...
Category
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Gesso
A Fine & Large 19th Century Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Socle, Italy Circa 1800
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An impressively large mottled 'verde prato' serpentine socle of turned columnar form, rising from a stepped base to a flattened plateau above a cavetto-shaped edge. In relation to it...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Architectural Elements
Materials
Marble, Serpentine
Very Unique Austrian Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case by Kurzer & Wolf, Dated 1916
By Kurzer & Wolf
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This is without question a most unique Austrian silver cigarette case, the front of the case is decorated with a finely detailed road ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
A Very Good Art Nouveau Silver Plated Gallery Tray, England Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good & highly stylized Art Nouveau period silver plated gallery tray of navette form, showing an oval base surrounded by a striking open-work gallery of interlaced loop-shaped...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Four Rare & Important Sterling Silver Champagne Flutes Designed by Robert May
By Robert May
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A truly rare & unique set of four stunningly handsome Post Modern sterling silver champagne flutes, specifically designed & made on com...
Category
Vintage 1970s English Post-Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Barbizon School Pastoral Landscape, France, Circa 1890
By Leon Richet
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A bucolic & sensitively rendered Barbizon School pastoral landscape depicting a lone figure shepherding a flock of sheep down a dusk lit country road.
Although signed illegibly, thi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Paint
Very Good 19th Century Mahogany Constitutional Style Mirror, USA Circa 1880
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome centennial Constitutional, Chippendale style looking glass / pier mirror showing an old if not original rectangular plate set within solid mahogany moldings on a maho...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
Very Good Oriental Inspired Gilt Brass Repeating Carriage Clock, Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & heavy cast 19th century French carriage clock with oriental inspired accents, the case showing stylized bamboo-shaped columns rising to a pagoda-style top fitted wi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Cl...
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Mid 20th Century Hand Carved African Fertility Mask, Akan People
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very decorative fertility mask by the Baule tribe, associated with the Akan people who live both in Ghana and in the Ivory Coast. The sides with three...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
A Very Fine Takamaki-e Lacquer Cheroot Case in the Manner of Shibata Zeshin
By Shibata Zeshin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The 'ishime' lacquered case consisting of two conforming molded sections with one sliding overtop the other, both sides decorated with hand painted gilt, silver & burnt dark russet (kasshoku) lacquers, depicting motifs in low relief of a rat with an acorn on one side and two acorns on the opposing.
In Japanese culture rats are considered auspicious symbols of fertility & wealth, acorns symbolize prosperity & growth. Signed with characters and a mon on one edge.
Takamaki-e is a lacquer technique in which metallic powders such as silver, gold, copper, pewter etc., are used in combination with lacquer & clay-dust to build up motifs in low relief.
Please note that the color tones & hues of the lacquered motifs appear somewhat more vibrant in the images due to ambient lighting conditions.
Regarding the opinion stating the superior quality of this fine example being likened to works associated with those by Shibata...
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
A Striking George I Period Japanned Chest of Drawers, England Circa 1720
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative George I Period japanned chest of drawers, showing an overhanging top over four tiers of short & full width drawers with stylistically correct albeit later hardwa...
Category
Antique 1720s British George I Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
19th Century Oriental Bronze Bottle Bud Vase, Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The bottle shaped body decorated with foliate & geometric motifs within petal shaped panels, rising to a slender tapering neck to a flaring rim, raised overall upon a circular foot.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Asian Qing Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Early 19th Century Old Sheffield Plate Wine Coasters, U.K. Circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome pair of re-plated 'Old Sheffield Plate' wine or decanter slides / coasters, both showing rims decorated with shell & scroll cast motifs, rising from turned wood bases...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Georgian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Very Good 19th Century Sterling Silver Snuff Box, Hallmarked Birmingham 1839
By Taylor & Perry
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good 19th century Victorian sterling silver snuff box of oblong form, showing a hinged lid engraved with machined undulating wavy motifs, centred by a monogrammed shield-shaped cartouche, opening to a richly gilded interior with both the lid & base bearing Birmingham hallmarks...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Two Fine Quality Early 20th Century Silver Plated Gallery Trays, U.K. Circa 1920
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Two fine quality early 20th century silver-plated gallery trays of oval form, consisting of a very large drinks tray / serving tray with an undulating & pierced gallery with open han...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
A Fine 19th Century Neoclassical Inspired French Silver Porringer / Tastevin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine 19th century French silver (.950 fine) porringer or écuelle, showing a circular bowl rising to neoclassical inspired 'reed & ribbon' decorated rim with pierced foliate cast ha...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
An Exceptional Set of Six Inlaid Directoire Period Mahogany Dining Chairs
By Charles Percier
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
All six frames featuring swan shaped brass inlaid motifs strikingly silhouetted against ebonized panels within brass moldings, over hand carved lyre-shaped splats replete with brass 'strings'. The frames also featuring brass strung stiles, front seat rails & sabre-leg front supports. All are in exceptionally sound condition due to the classical construction method of using oak as the secondary wood for added strength & durability.
The swan motif was highly favored by cabinetmakers & mount makers during the Directoire Period and was associated with Napoleons consort Josephine, by interpreting her protective nature towards her children like that of a swan towards it's cygnets).
For comparative examples see works by Charles Percier...
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
A Very Fine Georgian Serving Tray in Old Sheffield Plate by Matthew Boulton
By Matthew Boulton
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine and large early 19th century Georgian 'Old Sheffield Plate' serving tray of oval form. The surface richly engraved with foliate & scrolled motifs, centred by a sterling s...
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
A Very Attractive Art Deco Austrian Silver Fruit Bowl / Bread Tray, Circa 1925
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very elegant continental silver fruit bowl or bread tray, showing an oval shaped and scalloped body with a recessed interior, exhibiting a beautifully subtle planished (hammered) s...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
An Exceptional French Empire Period Mahogany Pedestal / Centre Table, Circa 1815
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The original fossilized black marble circular top over a conforming frieze of richly figured crotch mahogany, mounted upon a stunning flame-mahogany tri-corner base accented with thr...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Pair of Egyptian Revival Cold Painted Figural Candlesticks, Austria Circa 1925
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A strikingly impressive pair of early 20th century Egyptian Revival cold-painted spelter figural candlesticks, both showing columns cast in the form of finely modelled male & female ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Egyptian Revival Candlesticks
Materials
Spelter
