TBF Fine Art Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Art Deco Frankart ash tray or plant holder. Signed. Very good. Unrestored condition.

Large Antique blue opaline glass vase, The vase has a beautifully cut top, The body of the vase is decorated with an ornamental painting in a gold...

12 Sterling Silver Gilt Place Card Holders Mid-20th Century Sterling silver and Silversmith hallmark Italian work Dimensions: Height 1.22 inches Weight: 235 grams In great condition...

Antique Brass Tray with Arabic Koranic Calligraphy Writing. Rectangular shape large brass tray with Islamic Koranic calligraphy writing and foliates patterns in the center. Middle Eastern...

Adorn an office or home study with this exquisitely crafted silver cardholder bearing the shape of a wild turkey. Within the tail feathers of this whimsica...

Original zoomorphic pitcher ewer in the shape of a partridge. Beautiful item made of silver plate for the head of the partridge nicely chiseled showing the lovely texture of feathers and blown blue glass for the body part, with a handle on the back. Yellow-colored glass eyes. The Head of the partridge is mounted on a hinge forming a movable lid for the pitcher-ewer. This kind of pitcher ewer was mainly used to serve delicious alcohol or liquor with flavor and aroma, such as pear, and mirabelle plum, as it was during the "Belle Epoque" a very fashionable and refined custom. This colored blown glass was produced by the Portieux Crystal factory created in 1705, it has a written mark "Deposé" beneath the body of the ewer, french work from the late 19th century, probably from Napoleon III period. The history of this factory known as the "Portieux crystal factory" actually begins in Tonnoy in 1690. In 1698, Duke Leopold I of Lorraine granted letters patent to Sieur de la Pommeraye, owner of the premises, associated with François Magnien, holder of the know-how, the exclusivity of glass manufacturing and trade in his duchy. In 1898, the Grand Duchess of Vladimir, wife of the brother of Tsar Nicolas II, discovered the factory while on a cure in Contrexéville. She will become a frequent customer. in 1960, the company supplies many prestigious customers: Maxim's, Brasserie Lipp, Hôtel de Crillon, Le Bristol...

Mid Century Silver plate leaf trays, hallmark by International Silver on the underside. There is a peek of smooth brass peeking through the silver finish on 1 of the trays. By Intern...

Very good quality 19th century Chinese Famille Rose fish bowl. Having a wonderful selection of raised, hand-painted vases, lanterns, furniture, ...

Chinese Export Famille rose porcelain soup tureen and underplate. Qianlong Period, decorated with the figure of a mahout astride an elephant and flower sprays with gold rim. The theme of this lot indicates that it was probably made for the European colonial market in India, where East Indian ships...

This is a cute, tiny pig made of fire-gilded gilt metal from the 1970s — a quirky little object in the shape of a piglet. It’s a small container with a hinged lid, a white enameled i...

An antique Qing Dynasty Chinese sweetmeat (confectionery or sweet food) box, dating to the early 20th century, featuring a lacquered and parcel gilt painted box decorated in a stylized naturalistic scene, opening to reveal five-piece polychrome famille rose porcelain sweetmeat dishes...

Chinese Export Porcelain European Flower Botanical Soup Tureen & Cover, Circa 1780 The Chinese Export porcelain tureen and cover are well painted with large European bouquets of ...