Brass Spittoon

Perfectly patinated brass hourglass holder. Dimensions 1.25" diameter x 3.75" height Condition Good vintage condition; age appropriate patina.

Hammered brass tulip shaped vessel. This perfectly patinated piece can be used as a vase, waste bin or umbrella stand. Dimensions 11" diameter x 17.25" height. Condition Good vinta...

Brass and copper pitcher with floral opening. The pitcher features a brass body with eight sides. The spout and handle are made of copper tubing. Dimensions 10” width x 5" depth x ...

Brass and snakeskin pipe stand by Austrian industrial designer Carl Auböck, c.1950s. The curved brass frame is partially wrapped in a tan and brown snakeskin. Dimensions: 5" widt...

French Victorian blue green porcelain bulbous shaped vase (spittoon) with floral design.

Indian brass lidded cigarette holder / trinket box, with hand engraved Mughal floral designs all around. Completely hand wrought piece with exquisite detail. Hand crafted in India, c...

This antique opalescent perfume bottle is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Europe, likely in France or Italy in circa 1890 for a Grand To...

The mark on the underneath (see image) indicates that this spittoon is of Japanese Imari porcelain, manufactured circa 1880, and made specifically for the American market for the preponderance of bars and saloons at that time. These were popular from 1865 to the turn of the century; this is a particularly fancy and elaborate example. Note the copious and highly detailed and beautiful floral decoration to the inside of the upper portion of the spittoon; pretty fancy for something meant for spit and saliva! Fantastic and all original condition with no cracks, no chips and very bright paint in sharp colors of blue rust and pink, and meticulously painted in a floral pattern. Several of these would have been “stationed” in strategic places within a saloon. This is a wonderful piece of porcelain, and quality item of saloon and Western United States history...