Spectacular antique French Vernis Martin egg decorated with Chinoiserie! Hand painted and gilt with a large figural scene, featuring an elegantly dressed seated woman with a fan, and two architectural scenes adorned with foliage and birds. The egg is mounted on silver, guaranteed by the ...

Rare and superb, this etui presents all the romantic elements one would associate with letters of the heart being delivered by courier! The tortoise shell body is elaborately decorated with inlaid gilt metal and silver, a charming floral design. Either end boasts a large blossom ...

Exquisite Antique Moser Green Glass Enamelled Vase. Floral and foliate motifs abound in glorious color on this magnificent Moser pale green glass vase. There are four lion's heads applied to body of the vase. The edges are gilt. And throughout the vase there are thick ...

Antique French Gilt Bronze Crystal Jardeniere or Centerpiece. The Jardiniere has a Diamond shaped crystal dish liner with ornate gilt bronze mount. Four winged feet and two fabulous scrolling handles. Floral foliate swags hang from ribbons and bows. The swags are couched between, at top ...

Truly beautiful and very well preserved Victorian papier mache blotter. Blotters were used with 'dip' pens, to absorb the excess ink which liberally flowed from getting all over desks, and from blurring on the paper upon which the author was writing. This blotter is generously ...