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A Gothic chess set made in cast clay A Gothic chess set with a conversion of a standing wall, which lifts the Chess board. The wall pieces and figures are made of casting clay. The ...

Steiff plush Cockerel, Germany 2012 A large Steiff "Knopf im Ohr" plush Cockerel measuring 48 cm high up to and including the comb. The Cockerel is made from the finest soft plush in the colors, red, green, yellow, yellow light, and caramel brown. The Steiff Original label is a label dated 2012. The button is in the left wing. Steiff is the inventor of the teddy bear and the world's most famous soft toy...

19th Century Dutch crystal and gold perfume bottle by H.A.M. van Tongeren, 1870s A 19th Century Dutch perfume bottle with golden hinged cap with stopper. The crystal perfume bottle ...

19th Century Brass and Gold Watch-Key with 2 different color Agate Stones 19th century brass and gold Watch-Key with each side a different Agate stone A brass watch key , gold-plate...

119th Century very small Brass and Gold Watch-Key with Jasper Stones A very small watch key, brass and gold plated with a Jasper stone on both sides. A very small oval shape and the...

Balinese Chess set in box, 20th Century A chess set in a box, this hand-carved wooden set with Balinese various Deities, Idols, and Demons, in a large wooden casket carved from Teak...

A medieval style chess set made in cast clay A cast clay chess set in medieval style with 4 loose tiles. The 4 separate tiles form the chessboard, which are also cast from clay. T...

19th century Brass and Gold Watch-Key with Agate and Heliotrope Stones 19th century brass and gold Watch-Key with each side a different stone A brass watch key , gold-plated with Ag...

Steiff collection Cats, Germany, Mid 20th Century Five cats, 4 of which are filled with straw. Two Tom-cats (1, the smallest is right hind leg defective) Black with arched back. 17 ...

Steiff wool miniature Toy Raven Crow, Germany 1938-43 This Raven Crow bird made of wool and felt fabric with iron feet was made in Germany by Steiff in the ...

A 19th Century Dutch miniature Doll house silver tea caddy A Dutch silver tea caddy of 2.5 cm high in octagonal shape with a thumb spoon (typical...

19th Century Noble Gilt wooden Family photo Frame, American History A gilded wooden family portrait frame with the Calhoun/Colquhoun family coat of arms. This portrait frame probably ended up in the Netherlands through the marriage of the American Julia Johnson Calhoun (1884-1970) in 1914 to Mr. Justinus Egbertus Hendericus baron van Nagell (1882-1963). The list contains three portrait photos of presumably members of the Calhoun family. The American statesman John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850) descended from a Scottish noble family with the name Colquhoun, who settled in the United States in the 18th century and achieved great prestige there. He started his career as a lawyer, married the daughter of an influential senator and was elected to the House of Representatives. After serving as Secretary of War, he became Vice President under President John Quincy Adams from 1825-1829 and then served a second term under President Andrew Jackson. This makes him one of only two American vice presidents to have served under two different presidents. His grandson, John Caldwell Calhoun (1843-1918), was a successful American businessman, landowner and managing director of the Baltimore Coal Mining and Railway Company. He married Linnie Adams, second cousin of US Vice President Richard Johnson. Their only daughter, Julia Johnson Calhoun (1884-1970), made her debut in New York and met mr. Justinus Egbertus Hendericus baron van Nagell (1882-1963), who was attached to the Dutch legation in Washington in diplomatic service. He descended from an old noble family from Westphalia, whose ancestor was first mentioned in 1385. In the 16th century, an ancestor settled in the Netherlands and in 1814 the family was included in the Dutch nobility with the title of baron. He grew up at Schaffelaar Castle in Barneveld and his father was mayor in this castle and he was also Grand Commander of the Knightly German Order. At the end of the 19th century, a real boom in marriages of wealthy American heirs to European nobility started. It was the 'Gilded Age', described in e.g., the books of Edith Wharton, in which millions of dollars crossed the Atlantic as a dowry. New money and European nobility bonded. One of the most famous marriages was that of Consuelo Vanderbilt to the English Duke of Marlborough. The Vanderbilt millions repaired the roof of Blenheim Palace and the gardens here were recreated in the French style. It prompted a visitor to remark: “American money has its use after all.” The Van Nagell-Calhoun wedding became a real social event in the winter of 1914 at the start of the nightlife season – one newspaper ran the headline GAYETIES OF WINTER SOCIAL SEASON BEGIN THIS WEEK – and newspapers detailed all the details. The bridal staff included the Dutch Count Van Rechteren Limpurg and as witness for the groom was Jonkheer De Beaufort, who was secretary of the Dutch legation in Washington. Baron Van Nagell had a glorious career in the diplomatic service, which over the years took him from Beijing to Washington and St Petersburg. Here he experienced the Russian Revolution in Saint Petersburg in 1917 up close. One evening he was sitting with company at a table in a restaurant. A waiter brought the bill to a group of Russian communists next to them. The bill did not like this, whereupon the waiter was shot dead. After Saint Petersburg, London, Bucharest, and Stockholm followed, where he finally became envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. The couple had three children: one daughter was born stillless and the only son and heir died in 1944 as a res. -2nd lieutenant pilot in the Royal Air Force over France. A second daughter married a jonkheer Clifford Kocq van Breugel...

18th Century Chinese Porcelain Dollhouse Miniatures Blue and White Vases Two miniature Chinese porcelain dollhouse vases. Chinese porcel...

18th Century Chinese Porcelain Dollhouse Miniatures Blue and White Kangxi Vases Three miniature Chinese porcelain dollhouse vases. Chinese...

Collection Steiff PomPom and Mohair Birds, Germany A lovely collection of Steiff birds in different sizes, ages and fabrics. 13 pieces of Steiff birds in total with extra as accesso...

19th century Brass and Gold Watch-Key with Agate and Heliotrope Stones 19th century brass and gold Watch-Key with each side a different stone A brass watch...

Annette Himstedt Doll Jule 1992/1993 and Steiff ride-on pull Poodle "June" a vinyl doll made by Annette Himstedt, produced during 1992/1993. June in ori...

Large collection of antique 19th century Dutch money purses with silver mounts 20 Pieces of antique Dutch silver money purses, the pockets of which are made in various materials with a 19th Century silver mounting. Some purses have a double interior. The bags are made of beads, silver, cloth and embroidered. All purses...

Annette Himstedt doll "Kima" 1993/1994, Germany "Kima" a vinyl doll made by Annette Himstedt, produced during 1993/1994. Kima in a beautiful lace dres...

19th century Brass and Gold Watch-Key with Citrine and Heliotrope Stones 19th century brass and gold Watch-Key with each side a different stone A brass watch...

Mid 20th Century decorative German suitcase set A German suitcase set from the 1950s and 1960s, flown with the Royal Dutch Airlines, SAS, Tee, among ot...

Lalique "Arethuse" Masque De Femme Art Deco Black & Clear Crystal set A set of 2 black resin pendants and a brooch with clear crystal on black resin and the pendants with twisted ...

A Viennese bronze miniature cold-painted dog figurine A bronze miniature dog figurine. Cold painted bronze, signed and numbered on the belly...

A Dutch meerschaum pipe with silver mounts, 1840-1870 According to common usage in the 19th century, the pipe bowl has a silver valve cover. The lid has a the pattern of a shell t...

Käthe Kruse small doll, 1970-1980s A Käthe Kruse, Modell Hanne, made in Germany girl with braids in her hair, wears the original blue dress with an apro...

A Dutch 19th Century Miniature Console table A 19th Century Dutch console table of 38 cm high with marble top, which is loose on the table. With an antique mirror and curled legs. An antique miniature pewter chestnut pot with lion heads...

19th century brass and gold watch-key with each side a different stone in the shape of a shield. Carnelian and Heliotrope brass gold-plated Watch-key in the shape of a shield. He...

An Italian silver miniature printing press by Menegatti Brothers. A silver miniature printing press on a marble base, after an example of a printing ...

Collection of 10 mid-20th century necklaces with different beads and lengths. The rose necklace which is about 72 cm long is made of freshwater pearl and rose quartz. The freshwater pearl measures about 1 cm long and the quartz 1.5 cm. The three necklaces with freshwater pearls in the colors brown, dark blue and white with a length of 50 cm, the pearls are about 0.7 cm. The brown and white necklace strung between glass and silver metal beads. The blue one without the glass beads The necklace with Rhodochrosite, has a silver clasp (835/1000) strung with thread with knots in between. The largest stone is about 1 cm diagonally. The necklace measures approximately 40 cm. The Amethyst necklace also has a silver clasp (835/1000) in a round shape with an Amethyst. The length is about 42 cm and the bead is strung 0.6 cm with a knot in between. The Jade necklace with a 0.7 cm bead is strung with a knot in between and is 41 cm long. The filigree with cloisonne beaded necklace with a silver clasp marked 925s is 37 cm long and the largest bead is 1.2 cm in size. The necklace with rose quartz and cloisonne beads is tightly knotted with silver Chinese clasp and is 30 cm long and the bead is about 1 cm. The last one is an Italian porcelain Mille Fiore...

László Jurcsák for hollohaza large porcelain vase, Hungary 1982-1992 A Hungarian porcelain vase of 24 cm high. White porcelain with black pain...

Ko Verzuu for Ado Dutch doll house furniture, 1922-1945, model 568 and 614 Ado wooden furniture doll house toys, designed by Ko Verzuu, during 1922-1...

Skittles Assortment 1897 by Steiff, Limited ed. #617, 2005 A skittles game by Margartete Steiff, special edition for the 125 years of existence (1880-2005) Limited Edition numbered with 00617 /1000, made World Wide with certificate and in a very sturdy box. The set consists of 9 pieces of animals and 2 balls. *a dachshund * a rabbit * a fox * a cat * a circus bear...

Endre László Szász for hollohaza porcelain violin, Hungary 1979-1980. A Hungarian porcelain violin on a round stand with a brown painted scene o...

A Dutch 19th century crystal and gold scent, perfume bottle, ca 1860 A Dutch scent or perfume bottle with crystal cut shaped body and gold (14 Carat, 585...

Antique Dutch silver purse mount by Keulemans Rotterdam, 1841 An antique purse mount with ring and chain. With motif of dolphins and a shell-shaped kn...

19th Century wooden dollhouse cabinet filled with pewter and bear A cabinet painted with the look of pine, made of soft wood with 2 doors in the low...

19th century brass and gold Watch-Key with each side a different stone A brass watch key , gold-plated with 2 different colors. An amber color transpare...

A miniature cast iron linen press with Schildkröt doll, 1890-1900 An antique miniature mangle linen press, circa 1890-1900, made of cast iron with 2 wooden shelves and wooden roll...

PIERRE BOULEZ, Bronze relief medallion by H.G. Adam, 1967 Obverse: Portrait of the French composer. Reverse: signed by Henri Georges Adam (right be...

19th Century Agate spinner watch key and wax seal stamp A 19th Century pocket watch key with Agate. The center is hinged to enable the inlaid cut Aga...

Grossé Silver bracelet, 1973 A Grossé bracelet with lock chain pattern. 1 charm lock between the closure of the bracelet. If you look at the pattern "lock" you will see the letter...

2 Dutch Silver Match Vestas, 19th Century 2 Silver match vestas, Dutch silver, Silver Hallmarked with the "Sword" used from 1814-1906. The one with the te...

19th century brass and gold Watch-Key with each side a different stone in the shape of a heart Agate works grounding, stabilizing and protective. Heliotrope is a protective, groundi...

A Dutch mid-20th century silver large charms bracelet. A silver charm bracelet of silver, consisting of 835/1000 purity of silver. Dutch hallma...

J. Kohle Pforzheim, German silver lock with Pearls Necklace Pearls on double strand necklace with silver (835/1000) closure with a hook lock on a round crown-shaped clasp with pearl...

19th century gold Watch-Key with each side a different stone A watch-key, gold with each side a different stone. On one side a carnelian stone and the other side a light greenish cl...

An early 19th century brass and Onyx set stone watch key. An early 19th century brass watch key with an Onyx oval stone set at the top. The head is fl...

19th century gold Watch-Key with double colour agate A watch-key, gold with double sides agate. On each side a different colour round agate stone set in a floral round golden shape....

A small oval Dutch silver gold plated box with a scene of the Goddess of Victory. A small oval Dutch silver gold plated box. A silver box, gold plated with a style cut cabuchon i...

A small oval Dutch silver gold plated box with a scene of the birth of Venus A silver box, gold plated with a style-carved cameo in stone. The stone with a scene of a mythological...

Joseph crossard French silver gold plated and Engraved traveling liqueur Bottle, 1900. A French Art Nouveau crystal bottle, richly decorated with gol...

Biblia cum concordantijs veteris & novi testamenti & sacrorum canonum, 1519 A Bible by auteur Alberto da Castello, printed by Luca-Antonio Giunta, Latin Anno 1519, Venice 27-532-55 pages First alphabetical list- Tabula Tertia, after that comes the 1st full page woodblock plate. This title page in red and black with a surrounded frame in woodcut. Above the page “San Jerome” illustrated and below the page the printers mark “ Giunti’s Mark” from the family of printers in Florentine. The initials L A of Luca-Antonio Giunta. After this page starts a full-page woodcut illustration after that are 3 pages not numbered and then starts numbered page 2 – 532 On page 401 is also a full-page woodcut plate There are ca 345 small woodcuts...

A 19th century miniature wooden bookcase An oak miniature bookcase, raised on plinth and 2 charming shelves. (2 loose shelves) Decorated at the fron...

Mid-20th century English 9 ct gold small globe Masonic ball pendant, 1950s An English cross Masonic globe ball pendant. The pendant globe ball ...

A 19th century Dutch silver tobacco box by J.J. Oosterbaan, Leeuwarden 1842 A beautifully decorated silver tobacco box with a Dutch scene ...

Recueil amusant De Voyages, 1787. Recueil amusant De Voyages, en vers et en prose: Faits par differents Auteurs, auquel on a joint un choix des Epitres, Contes & Fables morales qu...

Francis Gardner porcelain chess set A Russian chess set in Caricature, representing the Czarist Army, 1970s. Made by the Porcelain factory "Gardn...

A 19th century Dutch silver pipe stopper with ship. A ship on a plateau on the stem. The stem is openwork and twisted. The pipe cleaner was originally a simple instrument only intended to empty the pipe bowl. 19th Century and Dutch hallmarked with the "Sword" used from 1814-1906. The silversmith mark is faded The size of the pipe cleaner is 10,5 cm high, 2 cm wide and the depth is 0,7 cm ( 4.1 Inch x 0.8 Inch x 0.3 Inch) The weight is 14 grams The silver version of the pipe cleaner, consisting of a pen topped by a figure, has no relation to the luxurious multi-piece garnish or the clipping tube. It originated from the simple brass or copper predecessor or the more popular variant of wood, bone or in a rare case also ivory. It is a consumable with only one purpose: to remove the tobacco plug at the bottom of the pipe bowl and to clean the kettle. The point is the working part of the object, the decorative element functions as a handle. In addition to the pipe stopper intended for pressing the smoldering tobacco, the rooting tool is an indispensable tool for the smoker to empty the pipe bowl after smoking. Strangely enough, there is little relationship between the pipe stopper on the one hand and the pipe rooter on the other. It is especially remarkable that the silver rooters...

19th century Dutch crystal and 14 carat gold scent- or perfume bottle A 14 carat gold boxed scent or perfume bottle with a hinged cap and glass stopper. ...

18th century Dutch copper tobacco box 18th century copper tobacco box in oval shape with rims. Engraved with Biblical scenes and Dutch text. Text is: "...