All things Collectible from America
PRESENTING a BEAUTIFUL and RARE small sized Oriental Floor Rug by Helen Fette (2), from the Art Deco Era. Beautifully detailed and HIGH QUALITY wool weave. Lovely patina consistent with age. From circa 1925 ……. American/Oriental. Helen Fette was an American missionary, who went to China around 1920 and set Read more…
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS and EXTREMELY RARE PAIR mid-19th Century, metal Tea Bins, by Henry Troemner of Philadelphia, PA in the Chinoiserie Style.
From circa 1845.
Made of black enameled metal, probably tin, each Tea Tin/Chest has a different Oriental Scene painted on the front in gold paint. Both featuring figures in garden settings with Pagoda’s in the background etc.
The bin is opened by way of a handled lid with bronze handle (original).
Both are LARGE examples of their type.
Both have different names written in cursive on the front but we cannot decipher the names. We think these are family names, but most of these rare chests had the type of tea stored therein, written on the front.
PRESENTING a LOVELY piece of reproduction Native American Antiquity, namely, a Vintage Pre-Columbian Style Pottery Centerpiece. We are of the opinion that this was made circa the early 20th Century (circa 1900-20) and probably made in Mexico as a ‘tourist piece’. Made of what appears to be terracotta and shows Read more…
PRESENTING a VERY Decorative Mounted Faux Deer Head on faux carved wood mount. Not wooden, but made from resin foam and molded. Features a central deer head/stag with ivory colored antlers. Head is mounted on to a central armorial style section and surrounded on both sides by scrolling oak leaves Read more…
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS piece of DALLAS History, namely, an Early 20C European Etched Crystal Jug with Sterling Silver Base by Arthur A Everts of Dallas. Circa 1910-20. Also known as a ‘Pot Belly Pitcher’. The Jug consists of a high-quality etched crystal Jug or Pitcher. The etching is in the Read more…
PRESENTING A UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT Original Scrap Book and Photograph of Major WA Obenchain, pertaining to Ogden College, Bowling Green, KY. The photograph is ‘new’ to the market and has never left family ownership until NOW! It is a previously, unseen image, of a significant historical figure, Major William Alexander Read more…
PRESENTING a UNIQUE and ORIGINAL piece of AMERICAN HISTORY, namely, an ORIGINAL photograph, of the unveiling of the Jefferson Davis Statue in the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. by Adele Hayes-Davis, Jefferson Davis’s great-granddaughter, (clearly with the honor of carrying out the unveiling as she is holding the unveiling cord) as Read more…
PRESENTING an EXTREMELY RARE and ORIGINAL piece of AMERICAN HISTORY, namely, an ORIGINAL engraving of a very rare Portrait of an early/young Jefferson Davis, by Enoch Wood Perry, together with accompanying letter from Jefferson Davis’ Grandson, Jefferson Hayes Davis dated 2nd April 1935. Signed by him in ink. We estimate Read more…
PRESENTING A LOVELY Mid Century Steuben 8.5 inch Palace Vase. Made by the renowned and highly desirable ‘Steuben’ Glass Works in NY circa 1960-80. In near mint condition with no chips or cracks. The vase has a bulbous mid section with swan neck, hence the name (after Asian Palace Vase Read more…
PRESENTING A LOVELY Mid Century Steuben 8.5 inch Teardrop Bud Vase. Made by the renowned and highly desirable ‘Steuben’ Glass Works in NY circa 1960-80. In near mint condition with no chips or cracks. The vase has a teardrop bubble in the base, hence the name. It has it’s original Read more…
