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One Antique French Turquoise Diamond 18k Yellow Gold Cluster Ring. Featuring one robin’s egg blue turquoise cabochon of approximately 1.60 carat. Accented by 20 old mine cut diamonds...

MERINO SHEEP WEATHERVANE, THE VERY BEST OF ITS KIND AND WITH PERHAPS THE BEST SURFACE THAT EXISTS ON SURVIVING EXAMPLES, ATTRIBUTED TO A.J. HARRIS & CO., BOSTON, circa 1875 This fan...

Designed as a pierced cross form with gothic tracery motif panels of textured gold recesses. Featuring 2.5 to 5.0 mm round turquoise cabochons prong set at cardinal points, center, a...

British Sailor's Woolwork or Woolie, The Gwen, Circa 1875 The small British sailor's woolie depicts a starboard view of the brigantine Gwen sailing on a calm blue sea and flying...

Unique, hand-painted banner with the seal of the state of mississippi, likely having represented delegates from that state at the 1872 republican or dem...

Golden Earrings of 15kt are always elegant, always wearable and always lighten the features. In this pair, the outer double hoops float a sizable center oval that hangs freely and w...

An 18 carat gold bangle with invisible lock opening with two hinges at the back with the decor of a fence with rosettes, kites and scrolls, France, end 1...

An 18 carat gold brooch with a quattre foil motive made of gold curls, in each curl are three natural pearls, in the heart of the brooch is a sapphire (app. 0.3 carat), France, circa...

Lovely and romantic antique bracelet,. Comprised of eight silver dimes picturing Lady Liberty, dating from 1874 to 1878. These dimes were considered love tokens...

A Victorian diamond bracelet, comprised of six oval old mine-cut diamond set panels, with a centre row of three, graduating, diamonds, in cu...

Antique American Flag with 10-pointed stars that spell “1776 – 1876”, Made for the 100-Year Anniversary Of American Independence,one of the most graphic of all early examples. Man...

“Visit To Camp,” an extraordinarily rare card game by mclaughlin brothers of new york, circa 1871. This extremely rare card game, designed with Civil War context, was made by McLoughlin Brothers in New York City. The set includes 12 (complete) chromolithographed, character playing cards, and 68 (out of 72) object cards, with various accoutrements. All of the above are housed in a wooden storage box with a slide lid and a chromolithographed, paper label. Played in an ad-lib, story-telling format, the characters include the Colonel, the Captain, the Zouave soldier with red pantaloons, the Rifleman, the Artilleryman, the Riding Master, the Musician, the Ferrier, the Surgeon, the Sapper (engineer), the Sutler (cook), and the Vi Vandeer (a woman who takes care of the troops). Each character was originally linked to 6 objects, which were to be produced by players on demand during a spoken reading of the game’s convoluted story-line. There are actually 69 cards included here, one of which is an object card for “the Chinaman.” Since the card matches the style exactly in printing, shape, and scale, and since there was no Chinaman in this game, I presume that the card must have once accompanied another McLaughlin ad-lib deck. The instructions (reproduced, in scale) list 13 possible players, with the 13th acting as narrator. I could locate only 3 other copies of this extremely rare game, all of which included 12 cards. McLoughlin Brothers is said to have pioneered the systematic use of color printing technologies in children’s books. The publishing firm opened in 1820 and was active until 1920, when it was sold to Milton Bradley. During the early years, the product line included toys in addition to books, among which were games, blocks, and paper dolls. Artwork from famous illustrators such as Thomas Nast, William Momberger, Ida Waugh” (Laura Wasowicz), Justin Howard, and Palmer Cox...

Each facetted coral earring decorated with gold cannetille work, supporting a similar detachable coral drop, circa 1870 Lenght:6,5cm Weight: 37gr.

Silver cuff collectors take note of this buckle motif cuff in a scarce design. It is a bold bracelet that measures 2 inches in height. Created in the United Kingdom during the silver...

Handmade silver spice tower, Minsk, Russian Empire, 1878. Beautifully engraved with eagle, ox, and lion amongst foliage, the spice box has a hinged door shaped as a bird, resting on...

A Chinese silver mug of typical double-skinned construction, decorated with battle scenes against a matt background. It has a vacant cartouche and a...

34 STARS IN A WHIMSICAL RENDITION OF THE GREAT STAR PATTERN, ON A CIVIL WAR PERIOD FLAG WITH A CORNFLOWER BLUE CANTON, UPDATED TO 39 STARS IN 1876 34 star American national flag with additional stars added and one of the most stunning graphic designs I have ever seen in early flag-making. The original pattern was comprised of a circle of 5 large stars, and triangular arms made of smaller stars. These are noticeable pointy and bent like the arms of a starfish. Made of cotton, the stars are hand-sewn and double-appliquéd to a fantastic, cornflower blue canton, a color common to Civil War uniforms...

CURRIER AND IVES A HALT BY THE WAYSIDE, ca 1870 (Conningham 2694) Lithograph with original color. 1 - 1 1/2 inch margins. Image 8 x 12 1/2 Inches, sheet 10 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches. Ge...

A large antique English needlepoint carpet decorated by the so-called 'album' pattern, composed of square compartments each containing a dif...