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18th-Century German Strongbox
Located in New Orleans, LA
German Strongbox
Circa 1750
This rare German strongbox stands as an exceptional testament to 18th-century ingenuity, uniting advanced security with refined ornamentation. Constructe...
Category
Antique 18th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tiffany Studios Ruffled Rim Floriform Glass Vase
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ruffled Rim Floriform Glass Vase
Tiffany Studios
Circa 1900
A beautifully hued floriform vase by Tiffany Studios, this exquisite piece exemplifies the innovative genius of Louis Com...
Category
Early 20th Century American Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Silver Gilt Tea Fountain by Odiot
By Odiot
Located in New Orleans, LA
Silver-Gilt Tea Foundation
Maison Odiot
Late 19th century
Few silversmiths in history rival the prestige of Maison Odiot, and this monumental silver-gilt tea fountain stands among t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Mother-of-Pearl and Gilded Brass Game Counters
Located in New Orleans, LA
Mother-of-Pearl and Gilded Brass Game Counters
18th Century
This exceptional set of 18th-century gaming markers from Dresden exemplifies the pinnacle of luxury and refinement in lei...
Category
Antique 18th Century Games
Materials
Brass
Georgian Warwick Cruet by Samuel Wood
By Samuel Wood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Warwick Cruet
Samuel Wood
Hallmarked London, 1757
A superb example of mid-18th-century English silver, this Warwick cruet by Samuel Wood showcases the elegance and refinement of Geo...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Tableware
Materials
Silver
Pair of Hester Bateman Sauceboats
By Hester Bateman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Sterling Silver Sauceboats
Hester Bateman
Hallmarked London, 1777
This exquisite pair of Georgian sterling silver sauceboats is the work of the legendary Hester Bateman. Eac...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
$7,850 / set
Personal Coffee Pot of Eugène de Beauharnais, Napoleon
s Heir
By Martin Guillaume Biennais
Located in New Orleans, LA
Personal coffee pot of Eugène de Beauharnais
Martin-Guillaume Biennais
Circa 1797–1809
This exceptionally rare silver coffee pot was made for Eugène de Beauharnais, Napoleon Bonapar...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
Silver Ship’s Bell for Sir William Bentley Purchase of Operation Mincemeat
By Goldsmiths
Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Silver Ship’s Bell
Presented to Sir William Bentley Purchase
Bell made in 1944, presented in 1958
This remarkable artifact of Second World War history is the silver ship’s bell pres...
Category
20th Century English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Imps on a Bridge Plate
By Daisy Makeig-Jones, Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fairyland Lustre Imps on a Bridge and Treehouse Plate
Wedgwood
Circa 1923
This enchanting Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre plate is decorated in a rare variation of the desirable Imps on a...
Category
20th Century English Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany Studios Pulled Feather Favrile Glass Vase
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pulled Feather Favrile Glass Vase
Tiffany Studios
Circa 1910
This monumental Favrile glass vase by Tiffany Studios exemplifies the artistry and innovation that defined Louis Comfort...
Category
Early 20th Century American Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Victorian Jockey Scale
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jockey Scale
Late 19th Century
This Victorian jockey scale is an iconic piece of horse racing history. These handsome scales were used at the tracks to determine the jockey’s weight...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorab...
Materials
Brass
$34,500
Edwardian Mahogany Surprise Drinks Table
By Maple
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lawyer’s Coffin, Surprise Drinks Cabinet with Complete Cut-Glass Service
Maple
Co.
Circa 1900
This exceptional Edwardian surprise drinks cabinet ...
Category
20th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cut Glass, Mahogany
Tiffany Studios Floriform Vase
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Floriform Vase
Tiffany Studios
Circa 1905
A captivating floriform vase by Tiffany Studios, this striking work demonstrates the artistic vision that made Louis Comfort Tiffany synony...
Category
Early 20th Century American Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Marcus
Co. Art Deco Cloisonné Enamel Desk Clock
By Marcus
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Art Deco Cloisonné Enamel Desk Clock
Case: Attributed to Marcus
Co.
Movement: Mathey-Tissot
Circa 1930
This exceptionally rare Art Deco desk ...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Multi-gemstone, Platinum, Enamel
Tiffany Studios Favrile Candlestick Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Candlestick Lamp
Tiffany Studios
Circa 1900
This shimmering cobalt blue Candlestick lamp is an extraordinary example of Tiffany’s iconic iride...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Favrile Candlestick Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Candlestick Lamp
Tiffany Studios
Circa 1900
This shimmering cobalt blue Candlestick lamp is an extraordinary example of Tiffany’s iconic iride...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Garden of Paradise Bowl
By Wedgwood, Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in New Orleans, LA
Garden in Paradise Bowl
Wedgwood
Circa 1920
This is an outstanding Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Melba center bowl, featuring the incredible Garden of Paradise pattern. Based on a fairy...
Category
20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Sèvres Médicis Vases Commissioned by Napoléon for Talleyrand
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Médicis Vases Commissioned by Napoléon for Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Sèvres
Circa 1806
Commissioned by Emperor Napoléon I and executed by the world-renowned Sèv...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four George III Silver Wine Coolers by Rundell, Bridge
Rundell
By Rundell, Bridge
Rundell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of Four George III Silver Wine Coolers
Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith for Rundell, Bridge
Rundell
Hallmarked London, 1806
This magnificent set of four sterling silver wine...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Wine Coolers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Studios Blue Favrile Glass Centerpiece
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tiffany Studios
Blue Favrile Glass Centerpiece
1900
This remarkable Favrile glass centerpiece by Tiffany Studios exemplifies the firm’s extraordinary artistry and technical innovati...
Category
20th Century American Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Imps on a Bridge Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fairyland Lustre Imps on a Bridge Vase
Wedgwood
Circa 1920
This stunning Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre baluster-form bone china vase, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones, displays the highly...
Category
20th Century English Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Fairyland Lustre Torches Pillar Vase by Wedgwood
By Wedgwood, Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fairyland Lustre Torches and Tree Serpent Pillar Vase
Wedgwood
Circa 1925
This superb Wedgwood pillar vase is an extraordinary example of the company's magnificent Fairyland Lustre ...
Category
20th Century English Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Silver Camel Tea Caddy and Carved Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Silver Camel Tea Caddy and Carved Table
Circa 1880
This remarkable Indian silver camel tea caddy with its matching carved wooden base represents the height of 19th-century craftsman...
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Tables
Materials
Silver
Flora Danica Porcelain Dinner Service by Royal Copenhagen, 119 Pieces
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Flora Danica Porcelain Dinner Service for 12
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory
Crafted by the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, this 119-piece dinner service features one...
Category
20th Century Danish Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
René Lalique Sauterelles Frosted Glass Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Designed by René Lalique in 1912, this Sauterelles pattern vase features details of whimsical grasshoppers resting on long reeds or blades of grass. The vessel highlights the master'...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
Wheel Carved Cameo Glass Vase by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare Daum Nancy vase showcases the superb quality and detail for which the firm's cameo glass is beloved. Vibrant red flowers were acid-etched on the vibrant yellow-orange groun...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Short Satsuma Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent vase is adorned with intricate geometric patterns and elegant gold gilding, featuring two captivating scenes. One side depicts figures in vividly colorful attire adm...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Earthenware
$2,950
Hadrian
s Villa Mosaic Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Hadrian's Villa Mosaic Table
118-134 CE Roman
Mosaic tabletop with later gilt wood base
This extraordinary mosaic table from Hadrian's Villa stands as one of antiquity's most impo...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble
$1,250,000
Flora Danica Hedgehog Dinner Plate
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in New Orleans, LA
This porcelain dinner plate by Royal Copenhagen is part of the exceptionally rare Flora Danica Games Series. While most Flora Danica dishes feature one of the native flowers of Denma...
Category
20th Century Danish Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Desk Clock by Cartier
By Cartier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant desk clock by Cartier features a soft blue guilloché enamel and gold frame. With Roman numerals marking the hours, the dial's radiant guilloché pattern is well-complemen...
Category
20th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Gold, Enamel
19th Century Chilean Huaso Spurs
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare and authentic pair of Chilean spurs is stunning to behold. Traditionally worn by huasos, or Chilean cowboys, these silvered steel spurs, or esp...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chilean Other Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Steel
19th Century Chilean Huaso Stirrups
Located in New Orleans, LA
This striking and rare pair of Chilean wooden stirrups are true gems. Also known as estribos, these stirrups are carved from a solid block of wood. Tak...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chilean Other Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Silver, Steel
Art Deco J.E. Caldwell Table Clock
By J.E. Caldwell
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This luxurious and rare table clock is the essence of Art Deco style. Retailed at the renowned J. E. Caldwell
Co., this exceptional timepiece is comprised of a French clock movement...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Enamel
NEMA Cipher Machine
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Swiss NEMA cipher machine is an extraordinary part of both military and mechanical engineering history. Known as the Neue Machine, or “New Machine,” the NEMA was developed by Zel...
Category
20th Century Swiss Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Wire
$34,500
Mahogany Carriage Clock by James McCabe
By James McCabe
Located in New Orleans, LA
This solid mahogany traveling clock with balance wheel escapement was crafted by celebrated London clockmaker James McCabe for London’s Royal Exchange. Known for exquisite workmanshi...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Other Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Foo Dog Carrying Decorative Vessel
Located in New Orleans, LA
This remarkable foo dog carrying a decorative vessel embodies both artistry and symbolism, featuring a vase adorned with images of Buddhist monks adorned with gilded halos. The foo d...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Earthenware
T. G. Hawkes
Co. Blue Vinaigrette Bottle
By T. G. Hawkes
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Blue Vinaigrette Bottle
T.G. Hawkes & Co.
Circa 1915
This exquisite blue and gold bottle by the renowned T. G. Hawkes & Company features intricate scrolling intaglio designs, comple...
Category
20th Century Bottles
Materials
Art Glass, Cut Glass
WWI Trench Art Book
Located in New Orleans, LA
WWI Trench Art Book
Created by German and Austro-Hungarian Soldiers
Circa 1914-1918
This rare collection of seventy-four trench art postcards offers a historic and remarkably intima...
Category
20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather, Paper
$48,500
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Ice Bucket
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant American Brilliant Period cut glass ice bucket is expertly crafted to create a dazzling interplay of light, making it both a functional item and a striking work of art. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Barware
Materials
Cut Glass
Meditation French Empire Mantel Clock by Claude Galle
By Claude Galle
Located in New Orleans, LA
Empire Mantel Clock
Claude Galle
Circa 1810
This Empire period mantel clock by Galle exemplifies the sophisticated allegorical artistry of early 19th-century French horology. Repres...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
René Lalique Palissy Opalescent Glass Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Designed by René Lalique on November 12, 1926, this Palissy pattern vase is punctuated by beautiful conical shell shapes projecting out from the vase's form. The vessel highlights th...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Satsuma Vase with Figures
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Japanese Satsuma vase is intricately decorated with geometric patterns and lively scenes of leisure activities including calligraphy and a friendly game of Go. The vase presents...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Thomas Hawkes Cut Glass Covered Box
By T. G. Hawkes
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This American Brilliant cut glass covered box by T.G. Hawkes & Co. exemplifies the tremendous level of craftsmanship for which Hawkes was known. The box's surface is covered in skill...
Category
Early 20th Century American Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Pair of Victorian Sterling Silver Serving Spoons
Located in New Orleans, LA
Silver Serving Spoons
John Walton
Hallmarked Newcastle 1846
This distinguished pair of Victorian sterling silver serving spoons represents the pinnacle of mid-19th-century English...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
René Lalique Opalescent Formose Vase
By René Lalique
Located in New Orleans, LA
The work of famed French glass master René Lalique, this dynamic vase is crafted in the rare and intricate Formose pattern. Conceived in 1924 during the height of Art Deco, its spher...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Art Glass
René Lalique Domrémy Frosted Glass Vase
By René Lalique
Located in New Orleans, LA
Designed by René Lalique on November 16, 1926, this Domrémy pattern vase is punctuated by beautiful thistle plants. Lalique creates the swirling plant tendrils crowned by blooming th...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Double Gourd Satsuma Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisitely detailed, double-gourd Japanese Satsuma vase represents the zenith of Japanese earthenware artistry. Elaborately hand-painted, it features detailed floral motifs, wh...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Poissons Glass Bowl by René Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in New Orleans, LA
Designed by René Lalique in 1921, this Poissons pattern bowl showcases a swirling motif composed of lithe swimming fish. The vessel highlights the master's love of the bold forms and...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Swan Glass Vase by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite Daum Nancy vase shows the superb quality and detail for which the firm's cameo glass is beloved. Carefully acid-etched and enameled, the vase presents a tranquil scene...
Category
20th Century French Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Silverplate Meat Trolley by Elkington
Co.
By Elkington
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Silverplate Meat Trolley
Elkington & Co.
Circa 1880
A magnificent example of dining luxury, this silverplate meat serving trolley was crafted by the renowned Elkington & Co., celebr...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Neoclassical Breccia Marble and Ormolu Pedestals
Located in New Orleans, LA
A classic Neoclassical style sets apart this stately pair of Breccia marble pedestals. Taking the form of Ionic columns with brilliant ormolu capitals and bases, the impressive piece...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Edwardian Satinwood Cane Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome pair of English satinwood cane chairs is the epitome of the Edwardian style. The lightness of the satinwood and delicate caned back lends an airiness to the design that...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Satinwood
$8,850 / set
Tall, Cylindrical Satsuma Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
This vibrant and ornate vase captivates the eye with its intricate details which stand as a testament to the mastery of Satsuma artists. The vase features rich reds, deep blues and s...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Ancient Roman Stele Relief Fragment
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ancient Roman Stele Relief Fragment
Circa 1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
This rare marble stele relief fragment is a remarkable artifact of ancient history. Dating to the 1st centur...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greco Roman Antiquities
Materials
Marble
Airplane Cocktail Shaker Set by J.A. Henckels
By J. A. Henckels
Located in New Orleans, LA
Airplane Cocktail Shaker Set
J.A. Henckels
Circa 1928
This extraordinary airplane-shaped cocktail set, crafted circa 1928, represents the gol...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Barware
Materials
Chrome
Loetz Iridescent Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
Iridescent circular shapes in various hues of yellow and gold adorn this beautiful vase from the renowned 19th-century Bohemian art glass firm Loetz. Crafted in a trumpet-like design with Loetz's signature luster, this vase exhibits the quintessential Art Nouveau sensibility for which Loetz glass is so esteemed. One of the largest producers of high-quality art glass in the Art Nouveau style, Loetz's accomplishments with iridescent glass...
Category
20th Century Czech Bohemian Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Victorian Silver Tea Caddies by Charles Thomas Fox
George Fox
By Charles Thomas Fox
George Fox
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Victorian Silver Tea Caddies in a Carved Ebony Case
Charles Thomas Fox & George Fox
Hallmarked London, 1845
Reflecting the 19th century’s deep reverence for tea, this except...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
René Lalique Poissons Glass Bowl
By René Lalique
Located in New Orleans, LA
Designed by René Lalique in 1921, this Poissons pattern bowl showcases a swirling motif composed of lithe swimming fish. The vessel highlights the master's love of the bold forms and...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Glass
Materials
Glass
Gilded Cameo Glass Vase by Daum Nancy
By Daum
Located in New Orleans, LA
Created by the inimitable Daum Nancy, this cameo vase showcases the superb quality and detail for which the firm is beloved. Green acid-etched florals rise from the vibrant red and y...
Category
20th Century French Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Federzeichnung Octopus Vase by Loetz
By Loetz Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important Federzeichnung, which translates to pen drawing, glass vase by Loetz features the “octopus” motif. Distinguished by an intricate scrolling air-trap design and external...
Category
Antique 19th Century Czech Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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