Garnet Desk Accessories

From the Romanov era, period of Tsar Alexander II, the cover and sides of the trompe l'oeil silver tankard chased to simulate oak woodgrain, enhanced with horizontal polished silver gilt bands. The hinged cover has a crenelated edge surrounding a circle of dots like the rivets of an oak barrel. With curved handle and thumbpiece, with original gilded interior. By Sazikov, with the Imperial Warrant, St. Petersburg, 1859, assaymaster Eduard Fedorovich Brandenburg, stamped with the maker's mark in full in Cyrillic. 5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high including thumbpiece. Literature: Beyond Fabergé: Imperial Russian Jewelry by Marie Betteley and David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Schiffer, 2020, page 309. Supplier to the Imperial court and founded during the reign of Catherine the Great in the centre of Moscow, Sazikov was one of the earliest and finest silver firms in Russia. In the 1820s Sazikov introduced historicism in Russian silver by producing objects with historical motifs or imitating ancient styles. Decades before Fabergé, the firm excelled in the Style Russe...

Circa 1970s, 18k and sterling by Othmar Zschaler, Switzerland. This letter opener has a striking visual presence showcasing Othmar Zschaller's flawless design sensibilities. The hand...

A rare Russian enameled silver-gilt dip pen from the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas II, of gilded silver with cloisonné enameled scrolling foliage within...

Victorian flask with overlaid sterling flower motif. PERIOD: Last quarter 19th Century ORIGIN: United States SIZE: 4 1/2"H x 2 1/2"W Barware, Flasks, Silver, Glass, Vintage, Antiqu...

Whether at home, on the go, or traveling, make sure your precious rings are always safe with this white crushed velvet jewelry box pochette case with gold tassel detailing. The perfe...

Diamond Pen. Diamonds weighing 4.25 carats.

Fine Fountain Pen studded in Round Brilliant Diamonds using Stainless Steel. Months are spent making just 1 of these pens. Inquire for others in our inve...

One-of-a-kind, circa 1949, Chinese Cloisonné Boxes Collection, or as stated on the marks: The Collection of the Antique Arts Room. These Unique Pieces are still in excellent, perfect conditions: every box is one-of-a-kind: they are beautifully hand enameled and set in gold plated brass. The Marks are in traditional chinese, from right to left, top to bottom, the four character of the collector's mark(not maker's mark) are: Gu Yi Zhai Zang. Gu, Old, Antique. Yi, Arts. Zhai, Studio. Room, Building. Zang, Collection. Gu Yi Zhai is possibly a studio or a building named by its owner for a storage place for his Antiques. Incidentally there's a street block in Beijing where a lot of Antique Shops were located and there's one called exactly Gu Yi Zhai. This collection comes from a Chinese Antiques Collector...

This rather elegant coffee pot was likely made in the United States during the second half of the 18th Century. Prior to restoration work in 2022 the underside of the pot had remnants of a hallmark 'NH', allowing us to attribute the piece to early American silversmith Nathaniel Helme who was working in South Kingston, Rhode Island between 1761 and 1789. The piece stands on a square footing and has a timber handle...

A wonderful postmodern silver-plated easel back frame. Designed by TsAO & Mckown for Swid Powell. Model no. 3311 - entitled the "Ripple" frame. Comprising a one-piece, welded ease...

From the Romanov era, period of Tsar Alexander III or Nicholas II of solid gold tapered design made by the renowned Russian imperial court jeweler, Frie...

This beautiful Antique looking Photo-frame studded with Diamonds and Emerald with floral motifs all around and scallop on top and bottom makes it a very Royal piece to own and put fr...