Ernest Johnson Antiques Collectibles and Curiosities
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Rare Bronze Portrait Plaque for The US Copper Cent by Victor Brenner, Dated 1907
By Victor David Brenner
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A rare copper-patinated bronze bas-relief portrait plaque of Abraham Lincoln by Lithuanian / American sculptor Victor David Brenner. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
A Large & Unique Collection of Vintage Trout Flies & Lures, Canada Circa 1965
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large & most unique collection of approximately 275 vintage hand-tied wet & dry trout flies, all mounted & described with typed labels, suitable for framing and would an attractive...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Other Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 eight ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut, Plywood
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
A Fine & Rare Sterling Silver Snuff Box Made For The Great Exhibition of 1851
By Foxall & Co.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine and rare 19th century sterling silver snuff box made specifically for the Great Exhibition of 1851, held at the Crystal Palace in Londo...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Very Fine 19th Century Carved Lava Cameo, Continental Circa 1870
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely executed lava cameo, sculpted in high relief with exacting proportions and detail, depicting a beautiful young woman rendered in profile against a field of trailing, fruitin...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Lava
A Rare Papua New Guinea Kukukuku War Club, Eastern Highlands - Morobe Province
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club originates from the Morobe Province, which is a very remote area located within the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Gu...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Stone
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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Lady's Vintage Black Mink Hat by I. Magnin & Co. Circa 1965
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Well made black mink hat designed and sold by I. Magnin & Company in the mid 1960's. The style, undoubtedly worn and made popular by Julie Christie in t...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Hat Racks and Stands
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18th Century, Spanish Colonial Religious Painting of San Geronimo
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century painting of San Geronimo, oil on canvas laid on wood board. It was later placed in a restored 19th century wood and gesso frame. There is no signature.
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Round Bronze Wall Plaque Depicting a Suffering Christ in Tears by Sylvain Norga
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British 19th Century Drum Table
Located in New York, NY
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19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Lighter & Vesta Case, London, c.1853
By Henry William Dee, Thornhill
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid-19th Century very rare Victorian solid silver vesta case and lighter, in a shape of a horseshoe, opening on both sides, with a compartment for matches and a striker, with wheel to wind the lighter wick, one side is applied with initials "E.H". Hallmarked English Silver (925 standard), London, year 1853 (S), Maker's mark H.W.D (Henry William Dee...
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Materials
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Vintage Trout Fishing Fly Rod by Pezon Et Michel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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19th Century Majolica Palissy Tobacco Jar Thomas Sergent
By Thomas Victor Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Palissy tobacco jar attributed to Thomas Sergent, circa 1880 unsigned.
Naturalistic movement of the end of 19th century.
The jar have the shape of a trunk with a bir...
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Antique 1880s French Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th century hand crafted pine architectural roof model
Located in London, GB
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Vintage 1920s British Victorian Architectural Models
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Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful French late 19th century chest of drawers in black ebonized wood and cherrywood reproduces with perfect proportions in scale a miniature cabinet with three drawers and an upper flap door that opens to reveal a white marble top and an oval mirror inside, nice hand carved band on top with geometrical pattern and molded base.
The black lacquered wood creates a wonderful contrast with the beautiful honey-colored wood grain. Despite its convenient size, extremely detailed, this chest of drawers is equipped with a white Carrara marble top and a small mirror that make it even more special and useful.
The model of a piece of furniture was originally created by cabinet makers to show their skills to the customer and to present the sample of the furniture which would then have been produced on a larger scale. These commode miniatures, along with other specimens, were displayed in the craftsman's workshop to serve as examples to aid the potential client in making a selection. Some also think that these little chests were used as doll and puppets...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
H 11.03 in W 10.24 in D 6.7 in
Miniature 19th Century Victorian Figured Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Morristown, NJ
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Models and Miniatures
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Marble, Brass
Hammered Copper Plaque with Face of Winston Churchill
Located in Bridgeport, CT
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Mid-19th Century British Yacht Half Hull Model "Vivid"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
2.44 yacht half hull model of a racing sloop. An 1840s-1850s "Plank on Edge" cutter half block hull with applied stem, keel and rudder. The deck with stubbed bowsprit, stub mast, and...
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Antique 19th Century American Classical Nautical Objects
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