Quintessential Things

This is a set of three authentic antique Continental European pewter plates, likely of German, Swiss or Dutch origin, dating to the late 18th century to early 19th century (circa 178...

This mid-20th-Century pair of Japanese Kutani ware lamps features a highly celebrated Japanese literary theme known as the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets (Sanjūrokkasen). The hand-painted...

On offer is a late 19th-century or early 20th-century cachepot or small jardinière designed in the classic Ming Style Blue and White porcelain (Qinghua) aesthetic. This was a signatu...

Sascha Brastoff (1917–1993). Pair of extraordinary hand painted glazed ceramic lamps, circa 1960. Beautiful matching pair of highly decorated horses with metallic highlights. This ...

On offer is a vintage salesman's sample radiator. Produced between 1900 and 1920, it was created as a high-quality, miniature prototype to showcase casting capabilities and heating p...

On offer is a bronze “Navigation Aerienne” commemorative triptych medal. The plaque was designed by the legendary French medalist Pierre-Alexande Morlon and struck in 1909 by the Mon...

This item is a vintage brass Aftaba (also known as an Aftabeh or Surahi), a traditional water ewer historically used across India and the Middle East for handwashing, serving liquids...

On offer is a pair of beautiful antique plates which are classic pieces of 19th-century English Patent Ironstone China, most likely manufactured by Mason's (or a contemporary Staffor...

On offer is a highly collectible German bisque head child doll manufactured by J.D. Kestner. This doll features a finely painted bisque porcelain socket head with molded details. She...

On offer is a beautiful Mid-Century Orrefors art glass decanter, handcrafted in Sweden, confirmed by the worn but iconic "Orrefors Sweden" shield-shaped foil label, which features a ...

On offer is a "pulled loop" style decanter. The design strongly aligns with vintage mid-century Italian art glass techniques. It utilizes an un-reinforced, pulled-loop or pinched-rib...

This is an antique early ironstone serving platter, manufactured in England during the early-to-mid 19th century, circa 1815–1840. The design is heavily inspired by the highly collec...

On offer is the iconic "Flying Eagle" hood ornament used on 1955–1956 Chrysler models such as the New Yorker, Newport and Windsor. It was designed by Chrysler’s Art and Color Departm...

On offer is a bronze Art Deco-style sculpture crafted by the documented Vietnamese artist Gia-Lợi (1897–1980). The piece showcases the signature stylistic hallmarks, thematic depth a...

On offer is a rare 19th-century German antique terrestrial globe produced by one of Germany's most prestigious cartographic partnerships. When looking at the globe, one sees boundari...

On offer is an authentic Victorian family photograph album dating precisely to the Civil War or early post-Civil War era (circa 1860–1875). Albums of this exact scale and heavy const...

On offer is an antique, hand-woven American utilitarian gathering basket, dating from the late 19th century to the early 20th century (circa 1880–1930). The high handle combined with...

This striking vessel is an Engebretson and Nielsen art glass bowl featuring a dense pattern of cobalt blue, almond-shaped cells resembling leaves, grains of rice, or even a school of...

This stunning object is a vintage Murano art glass teardrop bowl, handcrafted on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Pieces featuring this specific biomorphic, organic styling wit...

On offer is an authentic antique cast bronze New York City Public School doorknob, dating back to the late 19th or early 20th century. It is a highly collectible piece of American ar...

This classic Royal Doulton porcelain figurine titled "Tall Story" celebrates the timeless tradition of seafaring folklore. It was produced by Royal Doulton, one of England's most fam...

This small porcelain pitcher is an antique piece of European art pottery manufactured by the Porzellanfabrik Victoria Schmidt & Co. The body of the pitcher presents a panoramic ...

On offer are rare souvenir brass bookends from the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE), a World's Fair held on Treasure Island in San Francisco. The 1939 Exposition cele...

On offer is a classic Chinese soapstone brush washer, traditionally used on a scholar’s desk to rinse calligraphy brushes. The carving depicts a lively natural scene rich in traditio...

On offer is a vintage desk stamp, known as a teller, endorsement or signature stamp, dating from the early 20th century. The bottom engraving is intentionally mirrored so it will rea...

On offer is a mid 20th-century Italian wood carving depicting The Pied Piper of Hamelin and his rodent ‘followers’, likely retailed or sold as a souvenir in Switzerland. The figurine...

On offer is a vintage American folk-art arrow weathervane, currently mounted on a modern display rod and block base as an architectural fragment sculpture. Arrow weathervanes are amo...

On offer is an antique American folk art horse silhouette weathervane, likely dating from the late 19th century to the early 20th century (circa 1890s–1920s). The horse’s flat profi...

On offer is an antique French porcelain opaline glass vase, manufactured around the late 19th to early 20th century in the classic Sèvres or Limoges romantic style. The vase’s hand-p...

On offer is a stunning example of vintage hand-blown studio art glass, most notably featuring a distinctive "threaded" or "trailed" technique. The vase has a heavy, squat, globe-like...

This exquisite item is a vintage Venetian art glass vase from Murano, Italy. It was crafted of delicate, interwoven glass latticework crafted using the masterful mid-century "Zanfiri...

The faded handwritten sticky note on the sculpture’s base (photo #6) reads "jan cerny / (autor = / socrec).” This suggests this is a mid-20th-century Czech studio art glass sculpture...

On offer is a beautiful vintage Mid-Century Modern, Murano Sommerso "Geode" Art Glass Bowl. It was crafted in Murano, Italy, and is heavily attributed to the iconic designer Flavio P...

On offer is a vintage Mid-Century Modern, hand-blown art glass, barware decanter with a matching spherical stopper. This piece closely matches the iconic styles produced by Murano gl...

On offer is an art glass ewer, a vessel with a handle and a flared neck. It features design elements reminiscent of ancient Rome mixed with mid-to-late 20th-century art glass techniq...

On offer is a highly sought-after pre-Prohibition era lithographed tin serving tray from around 1900, advertising the historic Ruhstaller Brewing Company based in Sacramento, Califor...

On offer is an antique French silver-plated jewelry or trinket box featuring a heavily detailed, low-relief engraved scene on the lid. The lid depicts a popular, romanticized 18th-c...

On offer is a vintage Chinese hand-carved camphor wood box with detailed courtyard, pavilion, willow, and pine scenes. Likely mid-20th century, with a simplified front shield that ma...

On offer is a classic piece of Chinese folk art depicting a traditional, auspicious motif, namely a young boy wrestling a giant carp, or Koi fish. In Chinese culture, the word for fi...

On offer is a hand-carved wooden statue representing the Madonna and Child. The Virgin Mary holds the infant Jesus in the style of traditional European Romanesque or early Gothic rel...

On offer is a 19th-century French double-compartment tea caddy, likely created during the Napoleon III or late Louis-Philippe periods. In the fashion of the time, it features a disti...

On offer is an authentic historic Native American Pueblo water jar, or “olla,” with dual-loop handles and bold polychrome floral decoration dating roughly from the 1880s to the 1920s...

This is an exceptionally beautiful, heavily detailed Japanese bronze incense burner, known as a koro (香炉), dating to the Meiji Period (1868–1912). While it bears a Japanese maker's mark on the base, the visual identity of this pot is intentionally styled to look like an ancient Chinese ritual vessel...

For the connoisseur who demands the absolute pinnacle of counterculture history, this artifact is the ultimate "Holy Grail." Presented here is an exceptionally rare, museum-quality 1...

On offer is an early 20th-century "After Bergman" cold-painted spelter lamp, one that explicitly bears a stamp, likely for the manufacturer Müller (often associated with Müller Co. o...

This striking object is a vintage or antique Persian Qajar dynasty glass hookah base (historically called a qalyan or nargilah bottle). It featur...

On offer is an original 1920s Watkins "Egyptian Bouquet" Talcum Powder tin manufactured by The J.R. Watkins Company based in Winona, Minnesota. This specific tin was introduced aroun...

On offer is a classic Grand Tour-style Italian carved alabaster miniature “tazza,” a compote bowl, traditionally crafted in workshops around Florence or Volterra, Italy. During the 1...

On offer is an Italian hand-carved alabaster tazza, also known as a compote or pedestal centerpiece bowl, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. Carved from translucent white...

Modeled after late 18th-century Chinese export porcelain made for Western markets during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods, this armorial beaker vase combines historic form with decor...

This trumpet-form or spill vase is an antique French porcelain reproduction of an 18th-century Chinese Export armorial piece, made in China or possibly manufactured by the famous Sam...

On offer is a Chinese-export style, cylindrical flared trumpet vase. While handsomely styled after 18th-century Qing Dynasty period armorial export wares--in this example bearing a E...

On offer is a Chinese export-style, porcelain armorial vase, decorated in the manner of an 18th-century service commissioned for the Russian Imperial Market. Original 18th-century Ch...

These three hand-carved figures depict the globally recognized Three Wise Monkeys, an ancient cultural motif that symbolizes the principle of shielding oneself from bad thoughts, act...

On offer is a Japanese bronze patinated vase, crafted during the Meiji period (1868–1912) or early Taisho period. It features highly detailed, high-relief decoration showcasing a tra...

On offer is an antique Mexican folk art pottery pitcher, most likely originating from the historic ceramics hub of Atzompa (Santa María Atzompa) in Oaxaca, Mexico. Known historically...

On offer is a highly detailed, authentic late 20th-century Inuit (Eskimo) stone carving depicting a mythological shape-shifter in a shamanic transformation scene, a common theme in I...

On offer is a vintage Murano art glass centerpiece bowl crafted in Italy, showcasing highly intricate Venetian glassmaking techniques. Its styling, material and execution are charact...

This iconic item is a Victorian-era antique cast iron "Mr. Punch and Toby" doorstop. It depicts the famous character Mr. Punch from the historic British puppet show “Punch and Judy,”...

On offer is a vintage right-foot wooden riding boot tree. It was originally crafted to keep tall leather boots, usually for horseback riding, upright...