Historical Objectivity

An eighteenth-century Swedish wall mirror in carved and painted wood, distinguished by a compact architectural form and a pale gray-white finish. A projecting molded cornice crowns a...

An arresting oil-on-canvas portrait of a horned bull, dated to the late nineteenth century associated with similar works by Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822–1899). Presented almost frontal...

A substantial Sicilian pilgrim flask, attributed to Caltagirone and dated to the seventeenth century, fashioned in tin-glazed earthenware with hand-painted cobalt-blue decoration. It...

A vintage English wooden bucket with later painted fishmonger’s decoration, 20th century. The tapered, stave-built body widens toward the mouth and is reinforced with encircling meta...

A substantial Regency portable lap desk and dressing case, probably English, circa 1815–1830, constructed in richly figured rosewood with brass inlay and protective brass edging. The...

A pair of German hand-colored engravings on paper by Heinrich Ernst Asmus, depicting the insignia of the Greek Order of the Redeemer and the Order of St. Michael and St. George assoc...

An eighteenth-century hand-colored copperplate engraving depicting The Corn Snake with Bahaman Orchid, plate LV (55), from the imagery of Mark Catesby’s The Natural History of Caroli...

An eighteenth-century hand-colored copperplate engraving by Mark Catesby (1683–1749), 'The Small Rattle-Snake (Vipera caudisona minor)', plate 42 from volume II of 'The Natural Hist...

An English table cabinet, dating to the second half of the 19th century, veneered in richly figured burr walnut and fitted with brass mounts. Its compact rectangular form emphasizes ...

An English Edwardian mantel clock with a Coventry Astral movement, housed in a japanned wooden case of architectural pagoda form. The dark ground is richly ornamented with raised gil...

A pair of French brass gate post finials, probably early to mid 19th century now mounted on clear Lucite display bases. Each is crowned by a pronounced fleur-de-lis formed from inter...

A decorative table lamp attributed to Maison Jansen, probably mid-20th century, combining brass and gold-finished metal with clear cut-glass ornaments above an illuminated black rect...

French Style Tiered Toleware Jardinière With Floral and Gold Decoration An unusual tabletop jardinière of painted tole, arranged with three graduated green pots within a slender, go...

An American Art Nouveau pitcher, circa 1890–1910, combining clear glass with an elaborate fine-silver overlay, by Alvin Manufacturing Company. The rounded lower body narrows into a t...

A pair of European carved wooden wall brackets with gilded and painted decoration, nineteenth century. Each takes the form of an architectural corbel, with a broad molded shelf suppo...

An outstanding hand sculptured armchair inspired by the Female Form. This remarkable walnut armchair has a free flowing body, solid construction and signed to bottom “M 87”. I am u...

François Sellier, Pair of French Neoclassical Bronze Busts of Voltaire and Rousseau A pair of French Neoclassical portrait busts by François Sellier, probably dating to the late eig...

A European lion-head covered container, probably dating to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, fashioned in patinated copper-alloy metal with remnants of gilding. Possibl...

An American sterling silver sauce boat bearing the mark of Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Boston, dating to the late nineteenth century. Designed in a richly ornamented Rococo Revival manne...

Italian Grand Tour Neoclassical Verde Antico Marble Farnese Hercules A Grand Tour Neoclassical sculpture of the Farnese Hercules, Italian, 19th century, carved in Verde Antico marbl...

A carved white marble horse head, probably Italian, provisionally dated to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, circa 1880–1920. Presented with an arched neck, upright ear...

An elegant covered urn in hand-blown opalescent glass, probably Murano, Italy. The classically inspired form combines a flaring mouth and rounded, vertically ribbed lower body with t...

After Paulus Potter, Horses Tethered at a Cottage Door, Oil on Canvas A European oil on canvas after Horses Tethered at a Cottage Door by Paulus Potter (Dutch, 1625–1654), probably ...

M. Weatherall, Winter, Ipswich River, Oil on canvas board An atmospheric oil painting depicting the Ipswich River in winter, signed “M. Weatherall” at the lower left and bearing a h...

European Patinated Bronze Recumbent Pug, 19th Century A sensitively modeled figure of a reclining pug, cast in bronze, resting on a low, shaped plinth. Probably European and ninetee...

Continental Pastel Portrait of a Young Woman, Probably French, Circa 1780 A finely rendered portrait of a young woman, Continental school, probably French, provisionally dated circa...

Set of four antique maritime lanterns, early 20th century. Each lantern is constructed with a cylindrical brass and copper body, steel, copper and brass fittings, glass lens, protect...

Pair of decorative table lamps in the Continental Empire Revival taste, early 20th century, maker unidentified. Cast and patinated gilt- brass/bronze mounts with tortoiseshell-patter...

An unusual covered decorative box attributed to R&Y Augousti, executed in a bold Art Deco revival and Karl Springer-influenced manner. The box is constructed as a compact architectur...

Meissen Style Porcelain Monkey Band Flute Player. Measurements: 4.875" h x 2.25" w.

Rare Meissen Hunter with Dogs Figure. Model designed circa 1785 - 1789 by Johann Carl Beauty who served as a Head of Model Department at Meissen factor...

Pair of painted tole metal palm-form candlesticks, unmarked, likely mid-20th century and in the Italian or Continental Hollywood Regency taste. Each is modeled as a stylized palm ris...

A decorative set of four French glazed faience candlesticks made for Lord & Taylor, mid-20th century, each formed as a columnar candleholder on a square stepped base. The design comb...

A cast patinated bronze eagle sculpture, unmarked, likely 20th century, modeled with wings held open and the head turned in profile above a compact rounded base. The surface is worke...

A pair of Continental, probably French, gilt-metal table lamps or electrified candlesticks, late 19th to early 20th century, circa 1890-1910. Each rises from a shaped green faux mala...

A set of 10 Chinese Export porcelain pot de crème cups and covers, made for the Western dessert service market, late 18th to early 19th century, circ...

Chinese Export Reticulated Porcelain Dessert Service, Circa 1800 This refined Chinese Export porcelain dessert service was produced for the Western market, likely in the late 18th t...

This finely modeled Italian ceramic cat belongs to the playful mid-century majolica tradition associated with Bassano del Grappa and the surrounding Veneto ceramic workshops. The fig...

A mid-century French Air France celestial planisphere lithograph by Lucien Boucher (French, 1889–1971), produced as part of the artist’s celebrated poster and map designs for the airline. This example corresponds to Boucher’s Air France Zodiac...

A mid-century French Air France pictorial world map after Lucien Boucher (French, 1889–1971), the celebrated designer of the airline’s “planisphere” poster series. Executed as a colo...

The mirror is distinguished by its rounded arch form, ribbed rope-like side members, and block-like gray tessellated stone or stone-composite sections at the crest and base. The cont...

Research note: the iconography matches Noli me tangere, with Mary Magdalene kneeling before the risen Christ, often shown in garden or landscape settings with Christ in the role of g...

Continental Renaissance Revival Carved Dragon Griffin Table Lamp, c. 1890-1930 A dramatic carved figural table lamp, the base modeled as a winged dragon or griffin-like grotesque se...

Mary Weatherall American Abstract Oil Painting, c. 1980 A vibrant American abstract composition by Mary Pennington Updike Weatherall (1930–2018), executed in richly layered oil on c...

A fine pair of covered porcelain ice pails, or seaux à glace, in the French Old Paris taste, each modeled with a rounded bucket-form body, removable cover, scalloped rim, raised loop...

A fine antique Kashmiri lacquered papier-mache lidded vase, Northern India, 19th century or possibly earlier, of baluster form with a fitted cylindrical cover and richly painted surf...

Set of 4, Baccarat France "Malmaison" Pattern Crystal Claret Wine Glasses Measures: 6.875" h x 3.25" w

Set of 8, Baccarat France "Malmaison" Pattern Crystal Water Goblets Measures: 7.5" h x 3.625" w

Set of 6, Val St Lambert "Lalaing" Crystal Champagne Flutes Measures: 7" h x 2.25" w

Set of 11, Baccarat France "Longchamps" Pattern Sherry & Cordial Glasses Includes: 6 Sherry Glasses - 5" h x 1.875" w 5 Cordial Glasses - 3.625" h x 1.375" w

Set of 8, Baccarat France "Longchamps" Pattern Champagne/Tall Sherbet Glasses. Measures: 4.625" h x 3.5" w.

A fine pair of small decorative tabletop or wall hanging picture frames in the Napoleon III or late Victorian Boulle revival taste, each with a ...

A fine late 19th-century Bohemian amber glass jewelry casket or table box, formed with a hinged domed lid, rounded rectangular body, and patinated metal mounts with latch and hinge. The translucent yellow-amber glass is decorated with finely etched scenic panels, including architectural and landscape motifs rendered in pale frosted contrast against the warm glass body. The combination of amber glass, engraved decoration, and mounted casket form gives the piece the intimate luxury associated with Victorian-period dressing table objects and Continental decorative glass. Research into comparable examples supports a Bohemian attribution, particularly within the late 19th-century tradition of engraved amber, ruby, and colored glass caskets with gilt or patinated metal mounts. Related Bohemian glass caskets...

A fine pair of Chinese figural costume lithographs depicting a male court official or mandarin figure and a female figure in richly ornamented Qing-style dress. Each figure is shown ...

Black Forest Style Carved Aneroid Barometer and Thermometer, c. 1890 A finely carved Continental wall barometer and thermometer in the Black Forest taste, formed as a vertical weath...

A fine Anglo-Indian Kashmiri papier-mâché and polychrome wood table lamp of Art Nouveau period taste, formed with an elongated baluster standard rising from a domed circular base. Th...

A decorative white glazed ceramic table lamp modeled in pineapple form, with a deeply textured body composed of raised overlapping fruit scales and a stylized leafy crown beneath the...

A dramatic antique Continental carved cherub fragment, modeled as a winged putto head or angelic bust mounted on a later painted architectural base. The figure is carved with a solem...

German Saxon Annaberg-Type Enamelled Krug Dated 1710 A fine German Saxon enamelled Krug, Annaberg or Dippoldiswalde type, dated 1710, with a rounded ribbed body, dark brown glazed s...

A fine French Art Deco patinated bronze sculpture by Henry-Ernest Parayre (French, 1883-1970), depicting a seated mother and child in a composition of quiet monumentality and intimat...