Royal Navy Life Preserver "Senior Naval Officer, West Indies"

Charming group of three 19th century games comprising a dartboard, star ring toss and bagatelle boards, all in original paint and possessing both whimsy and good graphic design. S...

Rare 18th century Italian gaming board "Nobilissimo Giuoco Della Mea" Or "The Nobel Game of Chance" in original paint and decoupage, (lacca povera) depicting a game which appears to be a board version of "Put and Take" with different characters representing either plus or minus points. Four corners with scalloped carved coin wells, the centre slightly dished for either a top or ball to roll within. Characters include: Scimmia/Monkey - put 6, Re/King - take 1, Vople/Wolf take 3 , Pascia/Lord - take two and so on. Other characters include, Cinese/Chinese, Colombo/Pidgeon, Crepascolo/Twilight, Armigero/Knight?, Gezelia/Gazelle, Adone/Adonis, Gonhiere/Gondolier, Araba Fenice/Arab Phoenix?, Vecchio/Old Man, Leone/Lion. A very similar game board is in the collection of the Medici Villa...

An George I English needlework picture depicting musicians, maidens, dogs and ducks in the grounds of an estate with detailed renderings of flora an...

Very fine Italian 18th century silkwork picture depicting Torquato Tasso, the great Italian Renaissance poet, finely wrought with hundreds of grey and w...

A Folk Art two-sided sign maker's sample board in original paint, one side having square color samples with various border treatments, each panel numbered (one through 25), the other...

Charmingly rendered 18th Century delft tile picture in manganese glaze, now framed and mounted in a contemporary setting.

Royal Vienna & Haviland Limoges Porcelain Signed Plate Female Beauty, circa 1900 Beautiful Hand Painted Women in Red White & With Auburn Flowing Hair &...

This is a pair of hand painted porcelain plates. One of them is depicting a portrait of Marie Antoinette- the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She is holding a rose. The rim is adorned with bouquets of roses and foliages. Below it, there are some gilt trellis patterns and under it a green band with golden stars. The plate has a large gilt gesso squared frame decorated with acanthus leaves pattern in its corners. The plate is hallmarked GDA Limoges...

This is an amazing work in semi precious stones in Hardstones or Pietra Dura work. This is a Museum quality work. Framed measures 21 x 24 inches. In back has a partial detail of ston...

This is a very charming "Royal Vienna" cabinet plate with a painting of two beautiful ladies and a bird next to a tiled watering hole. One lady is lounging next to her tiled watering hole while her lady in waiting is pouring water for the bird to drink. Look at all the pictures, so you can see how beautifully this Royal Vienna plate...

Rare mid-century decorative tray by Danish painter and ceramist Kai Klinge (1925-2000). Made circa 1950s to 60s. The tray is decorated with a handpainte...

This magnificent engraving is entitled "Battle of La Hougue" by the engraver E.C Voysard after Benjamin West. It depicts the Battle of Barfleur- La Hougue,...