My old salt box

This blue and white pottery lidded salt box can be placed on a counter or mounted on the wall. The wooden lid is held in place by small pins. The base is marked with a star and the letters “SB”. The salt box measures approximately 5.9 inches wide by 3.9 inches tall in front [...]

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My WMF bon-bon dish – 1910

This delightful silver-plated bon-bon dish featuring a simple and elegant design was manufactured by WMF (1) in Germany in the early 1910’s. Being a Biedermeier style piece, it is decorated with garlands of laurel leaves and flowers. Behind it, there is an oil on canvas painting by Carlos Miranda.
(1) WMF (Wurttembergische Metalwaren Fabrik) was by [...]

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My Nippon porcelain vases – c.1900

Here is a pair of beautiful Nippon vases in a lovely celestial blue and pink pattern. The hand painted landscape scene depicts a lake, trees, a little house and a pretty sky. Both have the same image and both are painted this same way front and back. The moriage work is used to frame the [...]

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My Armand Marseille Doll – 390 A11M

Here’s an excellent large example of the German bisque 390 by the Armand Marseille Porcelain Factory, Thuringia, Germany. She has a perfect face and blonde curly wig. Bisque (*) socket head is marked “Made in Germany 390 A11M” and she is 30″ tall.
The wood and composition body (**) is in nice condition, fingers and toes [...]

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My antique cast iron dragon Wall Bracket

This is a large cast iron wall bracket very interesting. The winged dragon is inspired by Medieval and Gothic designs.
French, late 18th early 19th century.
Measurements:
Length: 42 cm./ 16.4 inches
Height: 24 cm./ 9.4 inches
Width: 12 cm./ 4.7 inches
Western Dragons
The dragon is a mythical creature of great antiquity and is known equally well in [...]

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My Pierre Cardin/Jaeger wrist watch – 1971

This Pierre Cardin from 1971 is one of my favorites of all time. A mechanical wrist watch fitted with handwound Jaeger FE-68 movements, the white circular dial with black hands, and plain bezel off-set to a translucent dark blue acrylic circular surround, fitted to a blue strap.
Width of watch head: 1.8 inch / 4.5cm.

Pierre Cardin [...]

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My Limoges porcelain “tête-à-tête”

This is a “tête-à-tête” coffee set, and consisting of five pieces; one coffee pot, one creamer, two saucers and serving tray, each one finely hand painted with applied leaves and grains of coffee. This lovely little set was manufactured by William Guerin and Co., Limoges, France and designed exclusively to Gath & Chaves, Buenos Aires, [...]

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My Japanese paper umbrella – Wasaga

This old Japanese umbrella is made from a heavy rice paper hand painted with peacocks and flowers. It has a bamboo handle and a metal cap on top. For being over 100 years old this “wagasa”  is in good condition.

Wagasa – Traditional Japanese Umbrellas
Since its introduction to Japan over 1000 years ago, the Japanese [...]

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My vintage sunglasses

Made by Régé – 1950
Lunettes Régé & Associés is a subsidiary of L’Amy group, leader of the french eyewear industry and one of the world largest manufacturer.
Country of Manufacture: France
Color: tortoise shell plastic cat eye with rhinestone accents.

1950
Country of Manufacture: Argentina
Color: silver and black plastic cat eye

1970
Made by Jordache
By the 1970’s, Jordache negotiated licensing deals [...]

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My mechanical turtle spittoon – c.1890

This is an original cast iron spittoon shaped like a turtle that opens when its head is pressed. These turtles were used apparently in high-class hotels, saloons and brothels from the 17th – 19th century. This wonderful piece measures 14″ long from tip of the tail to the nose, and at the widest point is [...]

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