French Antique Golden Boule D'Escalier

An increasingly scarce glass 'boule d'escalier'. France, late 19th century to c1920s. With original screw fixture so these can be re-used as their original use as newel posts for s...

An unusual temple like decorative curio. France, early 20th, likely c1920s. Formed from sections or marble or alabaster. Want's to be put on a console unit as pure decor,...

A single wooden egg mould, circa 1890s, France. Believed to be used for papier mâché moulds. These decorative curios are very tactile. They are sc...

A rare pair of unusual star curios. Geometric forms hoisted on a chain. France, 19th century. Iron, naturally patinated. One has damage, priced accordingly. Can b...

A finely carved lay figure, Adjustable and moveable at hands, leg joints, arms, hands, head, and in the torso. These highly collectable figures are increasingly scarce. This is...

An unusual brass desk top, mantelpiece or shelf curio. Likely England or France, c1900s. Raised over a black marble bass, this details desk top model of a street lantern has ...

French Victorian Boulle-style square tortoise shell and brass inlaid inkwell with crystal well.

A great little inkwell with warm colored golden oak wood.

A Famille Rose Painted Enamel inkwell set Qianlong Period (1736-1795) by l’Escalier de Cristal It consists of a fretworked tray with raised edges in blackened wood surrounded by a fine gilded bronze ring, on which rests two Famille Rose Qianlong Period (1736-1795) hexagonal inkwells with pierced tops, one with original glass container, decorated with polychrome stylised flower heads and foliate scrollwork. This inkwell is characteristic of the productions of the Maison de l'Escalier de Cristal, it shows a hybrid realization, using ancient Asian elements, used as a container for feathers and ink. Stamped «Escalier de Cristal Paris» Circa 1880 L’Escalier de Cristal, Parisian firm created about 1800 by Mme veuve Desarnaud, famous under the French « Restoration » for its decorative objects combining crystal and bronze. She was awarded a gold medal at the 1819 Paris Exposition des Produits de l’Industrie for an outstanding gilt-bronze mounted crystal dressing table. Located in Paris, at the Palais-Royal, Galerie de Valois, L’Escalier de Cristal was bought out around 1830 by Boin, and then by Lahoche in 1840. The company owed its rise to a position amongst the most im-portant Paris decorative wares shops to Lahoche, who expanded considerably the business and entered later in partnership with his son-in-law to set up in 1852 Lahoche et Pannier...

This little letter rack is the perfect size for use on a desk, in the kitchen, or anywhere you need to keep things organized!  

A Perthshire Golden Dahlia Paperweight, 1986 Additional information: Date : 1986 Origin : Scotland Features : Four layers of amber petals forming a large upright Dahlia blossom. Top...

Golden barberry glass jellyfish sculpture. Hand blown glass sculpture of a jellyfish in golden barberry. Made in the USA. Other color variations av...