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1885 Scottish Highlander's Academy Sterling Medal with miniature painting on sil
1885 Scottish Highlander's Academy Sterling Medal with miniature painting on<br>silk portrait. Unmarked tested sterling 3" tall x 1.75" wide x 38.4 grams.
$404.00
1890 Dutch sterling Tea Caddy Spoon
1890 Dutch sterling Tea Caddy Spoon. Hallmarked on front, tested sterling, hand engraved for xmas 1890 on reverse side. 5.75" long 23.9 grams.
$110.00
1890 Longwy Hand Painted French Faience Desk Stand Double Inkwell with Candle Ho
1890 Longwy Hand Painted French Faience Desk Stand Double Inkwell with Candle Holders. Rare and unusual piece atypical of the work Longwy is mostly known for. Hand painted with precision. One of the inkwell inserts has a very old restorations and stains from ink, over all crazing. NO other cracks, chips, or restorations. 10.5" wide x 6" tall x 6" deep. TW216
$550.00
1890's American Art pottery Kensington Tile 6"
1890's American Art pottery Kensington Tile 6" square, small chip on reverse side, no other significant issues. Kensington Art Tile Newport, Kentucky 1885 - 1895 Tile Heritage Collection Gift of Bob Smyth In 1881 the Hatt brothers, Arthur and Otto, established a tile works at Elm and Lowell Streets in Newport, Kentucky. Their company, Hatt & Hatt, was taken over by a group of investors in 1885 and renamed the Kensington Art Tile Company. During its short tenure as a manufacturer of dust-pressed art tiles, the combination of portraits and floral interpretations was most impressive due to the artistic talents of Herman Mueller and Mary Louise McLaughlin, among others. From an 1891 published report in “Illustrated Cincinnati” (courtesy of the Tile Heritage Library): “The main building is a substantial brick structure, three stories and basement in height and 40 by 200 feet in dimensions. The equipment for art tile-making purposes is of the most elaborate, complete and modern description, and includes four large kilns, which bake to the extent of 14,000 feet of tile at one filling. “The processes of preparation of the crude clay are as elaborate as they are complicated. The clay is first puddled and forced through great sieves by steam power. It is then dried and ground to a fine powder, and then moulded and pressed into the tile shapes, which are carefully baked, then removed and coated with the enamel and glazing liquids. They are then finally placed in the kilns and thoroughly glazed, when they are finally removed to the sorting and packing room, and forthwith shipped to destination. “The most extreme care is taken to have all the materials pure and accurately prepared, and the result is a perfection of quality, an elaborateness of finish, and a beauty and delicacy of colors and tints, nowhere else attempted, much less duplicated. An average force of 100 hands is employed, and ten teams are kept constantly busy.”
$75.00
1890's Butler KY Old Dexter Whiskey Jug
1890's Butler KY Old Dexter Whiskey Jug. No damage or significant wear, 7" tall<br>x 5 5/8" wide.<br>isshelf
$110.00
1890's Durgin Louis XV Sterling Cracker scoop with gold wash bowl
1890's Durgin Sterling Louis XV Cracker scoop with gold wash bowl. 7.5" long x 2<br>5/8" wide with no bends, dents, clean gold gilding to bowl...amazing condition.<br>silverdrawer
$275.00
1890's French Haviland Hand painted Raised Gold Cabinet plate Floreal by Soustre
1890's Haviland Hand painted Raised Gold Cabinet plate Floreal by Soustre 9.25"<br>wide with no cracks, chips, restorations, or significant wear.
$504.00
1890's Hand Engraved Hoffman House Bridgeport Alabama Sterling souvenir spoon
1890's Hand Engraved Hoffman House Bridgeport Alabama Sterling souvenir spoon.<br>Rare spoon, penny shown for scale.<br>silverdrawer
$165.00
1890's Lenox CAC American Belleek Beer Mug
1890's Lenox CAC American Belleek Beer Mug 5 5/8"tall. No cracks, chips, or<br>restorations. Some small scratches to paint here and there. hand painted.
$85.00
1890's Pink to cranberry Cased Glass Peg student lamps Pair
1890's Pink to cranberry Cased Glass Peg student lamps Pair. It's really rare to<br>find a pair of these, especially with the shades. The whole lamps top, bottom,<br>burners, hardware, etc are from the 1890-1910. I obviously have no way of<br>knowing if these shades were on them 125 years ago or not, they were on them<br>when I got them and they look fantastic on them. As you can see some of the<br>hardware on the burners doesn't match completely, but they are functional, bases<br>and most of the hardware was polished and lacquered at one point in the last<br>half of the 20th century. Total height 18.5", the top shades are 6.25" wide.<br>They will obviously be disassembled for shipping.<br>TW234
$950.00
1890's Sterling Whiting Hyperion Gold wash bowl Cream ladle
1890's Sterling Whiting Hyperion Gold wash bowl Cream ladle. 6" long with 1<br>15/16" wide bowl, clean with no damage and little wear.<br>silverdrawer
$90.00
1890's T&V Limoges Porcelain Plaque Hand Painted Depicting Jesus with a crown of
1890's T&V Limoges Porcelain Plaque Hand Painted Depicting Jesus with a crown of Thorns in incredible frame Tressemann and Vogt . Incredible piece rare to one of a kind. 14.25" diagonal framed with a 5.25" plaque. No significant issues to frame, no issues with plaque. 30 years or so ago someone did a funny job of securing the plaque in the frame. I'm leaving it this way because the plaque is obviously not damaged and I uncovered just enough to reveal the mark, there is likely an artist signature somewhere but I don't think it matters because it is obviously an accomplished artist. B32
$645.00
1890-1950 Unique Button Collection (47)
1890-1950 Unique Button Collection (47) these are all glass metal or mother of pearl except for the three on the right. I cherry picked these from a ton of buttons. They measure from .25" to 1.25" Part of a huge cache of buttons dating from 19th century to mid 20th.
$195.00
1892 Miniature Pewter child's Dollhouse Desk or desk caddy
1892 Miniature Pewter child's Dollhouse Desk or desk caddy. One of a kind piece with incredible original patina. I believe it's a dollhouse piece. The estate it came from had lots of good early American antiques. 2" tall x 4 1/16" wide x 2" deep. Very heavy for its diminutive size.
$110.00
1895 Croix d'Honneur Amsterdam Whiskey Flask with Shot glass lid
1895 Croix d'Honneur Amsterdam Whiskey Flask with Shot glass lid.. Nice bottle<br>late 19th to early 20th century. Glass and bottle both sun colored amethyst it<br>just shows more in the glass in the pics. 7" tall x 4.25" wide. two small chips<br>on rim of bottle and factory chip on base of bottle.<br>tw168
$94.00
1896 Sterling Silver Teaspoon and Sugar Tong Set Hand Engraved By John Round and
1896 Sterling Silver Teaspoon and Sugar Tong Set Hand Engraved By John Round and<br>Sons Sheffield. Great set with no issues. Wood box is clean with minor wear on<br>right side and base. Spoons are 4 7/8" long.<br>B55
$265.00
1897 Pennsylvania Tramp Art American Folk Art Wall Box Upside down Heart
1897 Pennsylvania Tramp Art American Folk Art Wall Box Upside down Heart. Very cool, signed and dated, original paint. 7.5" wide x 8.75" tall. Signed top left dated top right. Minor loss to stars. B51
$210.00
18k Gold .26ct Diamond Modernist designer pendant
18k Gold .26ct Diamond Modernist designer pendant. Extremely high quality piece<br>and a great design. Approx .26 ct high quality tested diamond with no issues.<br>Designer stamp LIV and 750, marked and tested 18k gold white and yellow. 1 5/8"<br>tall x 7/8" wide 5.1 grams.
$495.00
18k Gold French Art Deco Lapis cufflinks for Nieman Marcus
18k Gold French Art Deco Lapis cufflinks for Nieman Marcus. I don't recognize the hallmark but these are the highest quality, similar to that of Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron. I feel this is likely an obscure hallmark only used for a short time by a well respected company such as the ones mentioned. 11/16" face, 16 grams.
$2,250.00
18k Natural Ethiopian Brown Opal/Diamond pendant
18k Natural Ethiopian Brown Opal/Diamond pendant. Beautiful pendant marked and tested 18k gold with appox .15ct diamonds and a .9ct natural opal 2 grams with no damage or significant wear. 1 1/8" tall x .5" wide.
$245.00
18k/Sterling Old Cuzco Peruvian Clip on Earrings
18k/Sterling Old Cuzco Peruvian Clip on Earrings. Nice quality vintage earrings 1" tall with no issues, clips and springs on clips work.
$75.00
18th Century Armorial silver Sugar Nips
18th Century Armorial silver Sugar Nips 4 7/8" long, tight with no issues. Hallmarks as shown. silverdrawer
$375.00
18th Century Brass Engraved Snuff/Tobacco box
18th Century Brass Engraved Snuff/Tobacco box. Very early box 18th century or older. 5.5" x 3" x 1.25" with considerable damage to lid. Still great. trinketshelf
$275.00
18th century Cast iron hardware locks Texas/Mexico frontier
18th century Cast iron hardware locks Texas/Mexico frontier. From an Austin Artists/Geologists estate that had some connection to UT. I'm not sure where they originate from but they are almost as old as dirt, really nice, hand forged. LIkely older than the 18th century I am conservatively calling them. Longest is 8.75" long without the added part that goes behind the door or whatever it came off of. b7
$165.00
18th century Delt/French Faience Figure of Cockatoo
18th century Delt/French Faience Figure of Cockatoo. Marked as shown, fantastic piece with a professional restoration to neck and section right about legs. Appears to have been broken into three pieces. This restorations had to have cost hundreds of dollars. It's not easily apparent to someone that hasn't been handling ceramics their entire lives. Minor glaze wear in a few spots shown in pics.
$495.00
18th century Derby Porcelain boy figure
18th century Derby Porcelain boy figure. 6.25" tall, late 18th century with slight loss to tree limbs, something at each foot and minor wear here and there. No restorations, no cracks. isshelf
$225.00
18th century English Papier Mache Snuff box
18th century English Papier Mache Snuff box. Circa mid 18th century, good<br>condition with splits on each end of base, one glued. 3.25" wide x 2 3/8" deep x<br>1 3/8" tall. These were all purchased in New York at Parke-Bernet Galleries<br>before they were bought out by Sotheby's in 1964.
$245.00
18th Century Frankenthal Cup
18th Century Frankenthal Cup. Incredible intricate hand painted decoration, really crisp molding on top. No cracks, chips, or restorations, some small worn gilding spots on rim. 3 1/8" tall x 2 9/16" wide. b12
$395.00
18th Century French Chinoisiere Carved Abalone perfume bottle
18th Century French Chinoisiere Carved Abalone perfume bottle 3.5" tall x 1.75" wide with no damage. No identifying marks, 18th to early 19th century guaranteed. Hand engraved mounting and mother of pearl.
$1,350.00
18th Century French Porcelain Courting Figures By Joseph-Gaspard Robert late 17
They measure 7 7/8" tall and the bases are 3 11/16" wide. I'm 100% certain these<br>are very early antique figures circa late 18th to early 19th century. They have<br>Joseph Gaspard Roberts' mark and I have no reason to believe they aren't that.<br>He operated a factory until 1793. The man has an extremely old restoration to<br>his arm and a small chip under the base with no other damage. The woman has a<br>few small chips off her bouquet with no other damage.
$334.00
18th Century Heavy Brass Candlesticks Pair
18th Century Heavy Brass Candlesticks Pair. 9.25" high One is 926 Grams, other is 969 Grams. Very heavy candlesticks guaranteed over 200 years old with a nice patina and no significant issues. One has old thread on the threads to tighen it when screwed together which is common. tw84
$274.00
18th Century Indian Katar Tiger Knife
18th Century Indian Katar Tiger Knife. Great early knife 18th century with<br>incredible patina, one piece construction high carbon steel. 16 1/8" long x<br>3.25" wide at widest point. Some significant wear to gold gilt decoration as<br>expected, tip has ben blunted, blade is fairly sharp.<br>tw53
$1,109.00
18th century Japanese bronze vase
18th century Japanese bronze vase 5.25" tall x 4 1/8" wide at top with nice patina
$275.00
18th Century KPM Berlin Porcelain Woman with pear in hand figure
18th Century KPM Berlin Porcelain Woman with pear in hand figure. Woman with a pear in her hand : KPM Berlin, 18th century. Designed by Friedrich Elias Meyer in 1765, standing on a three-passage base with tree support. Porcelain with polychrome painting and. Underglazed blue sceptre and impressed v. 8.5" tall with loss to each of the three bowl and wear to gilding at base. No other chips, cracks, or restorations. issshelf
$850.00
18th Century Meissen Figure
18th Century Meissen Figure. 5.5" tall x 5.25" at widest point. Very old<br>professional restoration to left arm, loss to ribbon/flowers in hair and a few<br>tiny chips on ruffles and lace.<br>figcab
$1,259.00
18th century Pewter Reproduction Lot Antique
18th century Pewter Reproduction Lot Antique. This is a lot of what after close examination believe to be reproduction 18th century pewter. It's a very old lot probably early to mid 19th century. I believe much time and effort was dedicated to making these pieces look authentic and old. They would look great in any colonial setting and I believe would fool or puzzle pretty much anyone even after close examination. Selling the whole lot. Largest tankard is 10.5" tall. tw94
$235.00
18th century Porcelain Cherub with applied Florals Possibly Capodimonte
18th century Porcelain Cherub with applied Florals Possibly Capodimonte. Very early piece guaranteed 200+ years old. I believe it's capodimonte, but it could be German. Some restorations to body, missing bouquet, some missing petals. 5.5" tall. tw82
$245.00
18th Century Rudolstadt Volkstedt Napoleonic Horse figure
18th Century Rudolstadt Volkstedt Napoleonic Horse figure. I guarantee this figure to be 200+ years old. If it is actually a depiction of Napoleon's horse then it would be early 19th century, but I believe it be from the last decade of the 18th century. 5 7/8" tall x 6.5" long, with a very old professional restoration that is now flaking off on the mid to upper body of the horse. Volkstedt Porcelain - History In September 1760, Georg Heinrich Macheleid (1723-1801) made a request to Prince Johann Friedrich, Fürst von Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt to establish a porcelain factory in Sitzendorf, Thuringia, Germany. Macheleid previously worked at a glass factory in Glücksthal. Independent of the ceramicists at Meissen, Macheleid conducted his own research into creating a hard paste porcelain.Prince Johann Friedrich granted Macheleid’s request in 1762 with the stipulation that the plant be located near his court in Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Macheleid established the Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanfabrik (Oldest Volkstedt Porcelain Factory) in Volstedt which became part of Rudolstadt in 1923. Macheleid created a self-sustaining village for his workers.In 1767, Macheleid left. The factory came under the control of the prince, his wife, his son, and five other investors. They leased the factory to Christian Nome from Erfurt. During the latter half of the eighteenth century, Volksted gained a reputation for its well modeled and painted figurines, rivaling those of Meissen. In 1793, Prince Johann Friedrich purchased all outstanding shares. In 1797, Prince Ludwig Friedrich, Johann’s successor, sold the factory to his brother-in-law Ernest Constantine, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippstahl, who sold it to Wilhelm Greiner and Carl Holzapfel several years later. Nome left around 1800.isshelf
$425.00
18th Century Sceaux French faience box
18th Century Sceaux French faience snuff box. Good hinge, metal mounts reglued, no restoration or major damage to Faience pieces, small glaze flakes on bottom corners and one small glaze flake on front right edge. 5.25" x 4" x 2.25"Sceaux ware, tin-glazed earthenware and porcelain made at a factory in Sceaux, Fr., from 1748 to 1794. Both were skillfully painted in a large range of enamel colours with landscape and figure subjects and with minutely exact flowers and birds. Cupids in pink outline derived from the paintings of François Boucher were typical of the period of Louis XV. Pieces decorated with naturalistic flowers, fruit, and the like in relief may have been modeled by Richard Glot, who purchased the factory in 1772.Faience, or tin-glazed and enameled earthenware, first emerged in France during the sixteenth century, reaching widespread usage among elite patrons during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, prior to the establishment of soft-paste porcelain factories. Although characterized as more provincial in style than porcelain, French faience was used at the court of Louis XIV as part of elaborate meals and displays, with large-scale vessels incorporated into the Baroque garden designs of Versailles. Earlier examples of French faience attest to the strong influence of maiolica artists from Italy. Later works demonstrate the ways in which cities such as Nevers, Rouen, Lyon, Moustiers, and Marseille developed innovative vessel shapes and decorative motifs prized among collectors throughout Europe.While faience can be created from a wide mixture of clays, it is foremost distinguished by the milky opaque white color achieved by the addition of tin oxide to the glaze. French faience is typically divided into two types. Grand feu (high fire) describes pieces that have been decorated with glaze and metallic oxides before being fired a single time at a high temperature of around 1650°F (900°C). Petit feu (low-fire) faience, developed in the second half of the eighteenth century, refers to a process whereby the clay body is fired before being glazed and decorated with metallic oxides and then fired again at a lower temperature; pieces can also go through a third firing. Grand feu pieces have a more limited color palette that consists of blue, yellow, brown-purple, and green. By contrast, the lower firing temperature of petit feu faience enabled both greater precision in painting techniques and variety in the range of colors.tw108
$484.00
18th Century Silver, mother of pearl inlay tobacco box with Equestrian scene
18th Century Silver, mother of pearl inlay tobacco box. Great piece 18th century<br>to very early 19th century. High content solid silver mounting with brass hinge.<br>Mother of pearl inlaid in another type of shell or horn. Inscription on reverse<br>side. Sponge inside held in place by a wax seal. Strong box with good hinge,<br>overall crazing to shell/mother of pearl. Unmarked. 4.5" x 2 7/8" x 1 1/8"<br>trinketdrawer
$675.00
18th Century Spiraled Iron Candlestick and a 1700's Iron Wall Candle Spike
2 Guaranteed Authentic 18th century lighting devices for one price. The spiraled<br>candlestick is missing the piece that pushes the candle up. Candlestick is 8.5"<br>tall iron with a wood base. Both would hold standard sized tapered candles.
$404.00
18th Century Spiraled Iron Candlestick with Impressed Makers Mark
So I got lucky while photographing, never thought to check for a makers mark. It<br>is stamped what appears to be NA&LM. Though there's a very good chance I<br>butchered that.<br><br>Guaranteed Authentic 18th century lighting device, uncommon and desirable item.<br>Candlestick is 7.25" tall iron with a wood base. Both would hold standard sized<br>tapered candles.
$459.00
18th Century Xuande Marked Archaistic Chinese Bronze Censer
18th Century Xuande Marked Archaistic Chinese Bronze Censer. Very nice estate<br>fresh Chinese bronze censer, honorary Xuande mark. Fantastic authentic "no<br>brainer" patina inside and out. A very nice censer that has been well loved for<br>a few centuries. 6.75" handle to handle, 4 7/16" wide without handles, 3.5" tall<br>with handles. Strong and stable piece with no cracks or significant damage, very<br>old small pinholes one one side shown in the pics.
$2,004.00
18th-19th Century Tibetan Bronze Buddhist Tara Sculpture Antique Buddha
18th-19th Century Tibetan Bronze Buddhist Tara Sculpture Antique Buddha. Very early Authentic antique Buddhist Statue of Tara. It has a wonderful natural patina and nice casting. There is a small very old chip in the base on the right side facing it. It measures 13" tall x 7.5" wide. It is fresh from a fine estate collection of Chinese antiques that was purchased in the mid 1970's. 6.5 pounds. TW102
$695.00
18th/19th century 9ct gold /sterling inlaid Tortoise Shell Etui Traveling perfum
18th/19th century 9ct gold /sterling inlaid Tortoise Shell Traveling perfume<br>bottle holder. 2.5" x 2.5" x 1.25" overall, great and way above average, the<br>type of thing the elite of the period would have owned. Illegible hallmarks to<br>bottles lids, I believe gilt sterling, inside frame also hallmarked. Inlaid with<br>solid 9ct yellow and rose gold and sterling silver all hand engraved, hand done.<br>No damage to bottles, all stoppers present. One stable fracture to back left of<br>top section above hinge, another chip to front side diagonal of other. Both<br>really inconsequential as this is a rare, one of a kind museum quality item.<br>These were all purchased in New York at Parke-Bernet Galleries before they were<br>bought out by Sotheby's in 1964.
$1,350.00
18th/19th century 9ct gold /sterling inlaid Tortoise Shell Etui, Vesta, and othe
18th/19th century 9ct gold /sterling inlaid Tortoise Shell Etui, Vesta, and<br>other Objects of Virtue. Selling the lot shown, fake "normal" sized femal hand<br>shown for scale. All intact with some sort of damage or loss. Most considerable<br>being lots of chips inside rims of top and bottom of gold inlaid fox box.<br>Selling the lot shown. These were all purchased in New York at Parke-Bernet<br>Galleries before they were bought out by Sotheby's in 1964.
$995.00
18th/19th Century American Door Knocker from Norfolk Virginia L Monogram
18th/19th Century American Door Knocker from Norfolk Virginia. This is from the<br>Norfolk Virginia home of Civil war Colonel William Lamb (7 September 1835 – 23<br>March 1909), an American newspaper editor, politician, businessman, and soldier,<br>noted his role as a Fort Fisher at the mouth of the Cape Fear River during the<br>Civil War. It was passed on via inheritance to the family I'm representing. I'm<br>not sure of the address of the house or when it was built, but it's at least<br>from the first half of the 19th century. It has the L monogram as shown, I'm<br>100% sure it came from his home. 6.25" tall x 4" wide with a lamb head at the<br>base. I believe it's bronze but it could be brass with the original unpolished<br>patina.tw215Lamb, Williamby Joseph Edmund Deaton, 199127 Sept. 1835–23 Mar.<br>1909Engraved portrait of William Lamb, from James T. White's The National<br>Cyclopedia of American Biography, Volume I, p. 274. Published 1898 by James T.<br>White & Company, New York. From the collections of the Government &<br>Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina. Engraved portrait of William<br>Lamb, from James T. White's The National Cyclopedia of American Biography,<br>Volume I, p. 274. Published 1898 by James T. White & Company, New York. From<br>the collections of the Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North<br>Carolina.William Lamb, publisher, Confederate soldier, and politician, was born<br>in Norfolk, Va., the son of William Wilson and Margaret Kerr Lamb. He attended<br>the Norfolk Academy, the Rappahannock Military Academy, and the college<br>preparatory Jones School in Bridgeport, Conn., before entering William and Mary<br>College at Williamsburg, Va., in 1852.At age twenty he was graduated with a<br>bachelor of law degree. As he was too young to practice law, his father<br>purchased for him a half ownership of the newspaper, Southern Argus, in Norfolk.<br>While part owner and coeditor of the newspaper, Lamb participated in national as<br>well as local politics. In 1856 he was a delegate to the Democratic National<br>Convention. In 1857 he was instrumental in ensuring the election of a Norfolk<br>city council that would institute a system of public education based on New<br>England models. Finally, in 1860 he was a presidential elector for the<br>Breckinridge Democrats. When Abraham Lincoln defeated John Breckinridge, Lamb<br>felt that the Union could not be preserved.In 1861 the Southern Argus was forced<br>to close due to loss of staff to the Confederate army. On 18 April Lamb himself<br>was appointed captain of Company C of the Sixth Virginia Regiment. This force<br>had formerly been known as the Wood's Rifles, a militia company that Lamb had<br>commanded at Harpers Ferry at the time of the John Brown raid in 1859. On 24<br>Sept. 1861, he was appointed major and quartermaster for the Wilmington District<br>in North Carolina under Brigadier General Joseph R. Anderson. Lamb served as<br>commander of Fort St. Philip, a minor defense work in the Wilmington area. In<br>1862 the Thirty-sixth North Carolina Regiment was formed and Lamb was elected<br>its colonel. This regiment, also known as the Second North Carolina Artillery<br>Regiment, was to form the garrison for Fort Fisher, at the mouth of the Cape<br>Fear River, which protected the vital port of Wilmington. Lamb was appointed<br>commander of the fort on 4 July 1862 and remained in that post for two and a<br>half years. Under his direction, the fort's defenses were expanded and it became<br>the largest earthwork fortification on the continent. Colonel Lamb was severely<br>wounded and captured when it fell to Union forces on 15 Jan. 1865 after a heroic<br>defense. Because of his courageous stand against the enemy, he often was<br>referred to in later life as "the hero of Fort Fisher." The wounds he received<br>during the final assault would leave him on crutches for seven years. He was<br>confined to Fort Monroe, Va., and released on 1 May 1865.Lamb returned to<br>Norfolk and managed the shipping of coal for the Norfolk and Western Railroad,<br>helping to make Norfolk the major coaling station on the Atlantic coast. He<br>designed and used the first bill of lading to aid in shipping coal from cities<br>in the American interior through Norfolk to Europe.Politically he was again<br>active as a Democrat, serving as a delegate to the Democratic National<br>Convention in 1876. But in 1879 he joined the Readjusters (those who advocated<br>readjusting the state's prewar debts without ruining taxpayers); this plus his<br>high-tariff and other views held by the Republicans caused him to switch parties<br>in 1882. He served three terms as mayor of Norfolk (1880–86) and turned down a<br>fourth. His father and grandfather also had been mayors of Norfolk. Lamb served<br>as Republican state chairman (1895–97) and was a delegate to the Republican<br>National Convention in 1896. He became a consul for Germany and Sweden at<br>Norfolk, and for his services King Oscar of Sweden conferred on him the Royal<br>Order of Vasa.Committed to the field of education, Lamb helped to establish<br>public education in Norfolk. After the war he advocated education for blacks. He<br>served on the board of visitors of the University of Virginia, was a rector of<br>the College of William and Mary, and was the first president of the Norfolk<br>Public Library. He contributed both time and money to build up the College of<br>William and Mary and the University of Virginia; at the former institution, he<br>helped to reestablish the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, serving for many years as<br>president. Additionally, he was active in the Virginia Historical Society. In<br>1899 he received a doctor of laws degree from St. Lawrence University, Canton,<br>N.Y.In business, Lamb served as president of the Lower Norfolk Coke and Gas<br>Corporation, the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Trade in Norfolk.<br>He also was president of the Norfolk Seamen's Friend Society and a vestryman of<br>St. Paul's Church. He contributed $50,000 to help Confederate veterans.Lamb<br>married Sara Ann Chaffee of Providence, R.I., in 1857. She was visiting her<br>parents when the war broke out but, due to the influence of friends, was allowed<br>to pass through Union lines to join her husband. She accompanied him throughout<br>his life; during his two-and-a-half-year stay at Fort Fisher, she lived in a<br>small cottage a short distance from the fort and narrowly escaped capture when<br>it was overrun. The Lambs had three children. He died at home and was buried in<br>Norfolk.
$265.00
18th/19th century Bronze Asian snuff box
18th/19th century Bronze Asian snuff box. Fantastic high quality bronze snuff<br>box, the lid fits amazingly perfect, best "no brainer" patina imaginable. Not<br>totally sure of the country of origin. I'm assuming Chinese or Japanese. Great<br>early box with no issues. 4 1/8" x 2 1/8" x 1.5" tall.<br>chinashelf
$595.00
18th/19th century Bronze Jester Bell
18th/19th century Bronze Jester Bell. Incredible natural patina on this bell.<br>Really nice detailed, crisp casting. I honestly think it's possible that this<br>was created to summon a jester. Guaranteed mid 19th century or older, I can find<br>no references to a similar bell, small bend on base. 4.5" tall. It came from a<br>large collection of table/servant bells.<br>isshelf
$395.00
18th/19th Century collection coin silver slide temple eyeglasses
18th/19th Century collection coin silver slide temple eyeglasses. All<br>revolutionary war era to civil war era glasses. I believe they are all coin<br>silver. Only one is marked with the silversmith's hallmark J Colton, two others<br>numbered. 4 interesting and unique pairs with no significant issues. Two with<br>slide temples, one with folding temples.<br>isshelf
$450.00
18th/19th Century French Sevres style snuff box
18th/19th Century French Sevres style snuff box. Great early hand painted box with no damage, good hinge, lid stays shut when turned upside down. 3.5" x 2.75" x 1 5/8" tall.
$434.00
18th/19th century Japanese Jakushi school gold/silver/copper inlaid Iron Tsuba
18th/19th century Japanese Jakushi school gold/silver/copper inlaid Iron Tsuba. With later custom fitted box. Tsuba 3 3/16" wide.
$385.00
18th/19th century Japanese Samurai sword fittings collection
19th century Japanese Samurai sword fittings collection. Selling the lot shown.
$450.00
18th/19th century Tortoise shell and horn snuff box
18th/19th century Tortoise shell snuff box. 3.75" wide x 1 5/8" deep x 1 1/8" tall, 200 years of wear with no significant issues, completely stable crack front top left corner, close-ups shown in last two pics. These were all purchased in New York at Parke-Bernet Galleries before they were bought out by Sotheby's in 1964.
$245.00
19" c1905 Royal Rudolstadt Bisque Boy/Girl Figure Pair
19" c1905 Royal Rudolstadt Bisque Boy/Girl Figure Pair. Boy is 19" girl is 18" both in near mint condition. Boy has the tiniest flake the size of a flea on his base. No other cracks, chips, wear, or restorations. These are very uncommon especially in this size.
$625.00
19" Dian Malouf Large beaded crystals and sterling necklace
19" Dian Malouf Large beaded crystals and sterling necklace. Hand tied, highest<br>quality faceted stones and sterling silver. Stones are 25mm wide. No wear to<br>stones 316.5 grams, heavy necklace with some wear to thread that holds it but<br>it's still strong and secure.<br><br>A visionary who has spent her life searching the globe for unusual objects, Dian<br>Malouf is a nationally recognized jewelry designer, published author, mother and<br>obsessive measurer of electromagnetic fields. Known for bold silver and gold<br>jewelry enlivened by diamonds and vivid semiprecious stones,<br><br>Dian Malouf is one of the few fine jewelry designers whose work is instantly<br>recognizable as hers alone. Dian has designed over 10,000 pieces since the first<br>silver dome ring that she made for herself launched the business by popular<br>demand in 1986, and many are one-of-a-kind pieces prized by collectors.<br><br>Dian frequently incorporates her passion for environmental causes, and political<br>and social themes into her designs.<br><br>anderas
$495.00
19" Heavy Sterling Carolyn Pollack Necklace
19" Heavy Sterling Carolyn Pollack Necklace. 117.6 grams with no damage or issues. Marked and tested sterling, 925 CP mark on the CP logo shown in the last pic. 7mm wide links
$265.00
19" Vintage 14k clasp 14-15mm lapis lazuli beaded necklace
19" Vintage 14k clasp 14-15mm lapis lazuli beaded necklace. Nice quality vintage necklace with no issues. 122.2 grams. anderas
$345.00
19" Vintage Matl Style Sterling Turquoise Amethyst and coral mariposa necklace
Vintage Matl Style Sterling Turquoise Amethyst and coral mariposa necklace<br>approximately 19" long with no issues.
$450.00
19.5" c1850 Chinoisiere Blue Transferware Platter Staffordshire
19.5" c1850 Chinoisiere Blue Transferware Platter Staffordshire. 19.5" x 15.75" Guaranteed circa mid 19th century. Nice oriental scene. No cracks, chips, or restorations. Overall crazing with a few light stains. One line stain on footrim of rear that doesn't go through so I'm not going to call it a hairline. No identifying marks. TW5
$250.00
