Antique Ottoman Empire Brass Cartridge box. 5 1/8" x 4.25" with no issues. TW147

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c1893 Wedgwood Kenlock Ware Bronze Mounted Cachepot. Extremely rare, one of a<br>kind item. No cracks, chips, or restorations to Pot but there are interior<br>stains and there is some loss to the bronze ormular floral swags that hang down<br>in the center.<br>6" tall x 6.5" wide, still one of the most attractive pieces of wedgwood I've<br>owned.<br>tw158

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1874 Antique American Painted Tin Shorebird decoy. Great folding decoy from the last quarter of the 19th century with good original paint with a few expected dings likely from stray pellets. 9.5" long x 10" tall with stand. Stand of course was made later for display purposes and the fit isn't the greatest. The stick, copper fitting and tin bird are all original. B70

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1851 Minton Majolica Charger with scene. Extremely rare 14 1/8" large Minton<br>Majolica Charger with Minton's 1851 date mark, I could find no other markings.<br>No chips, cracks, or restorations. Small glaze flakes one on one of the dogs<br>noses and another bottom right close to the plate stand shown in the pics. No<br>other issues.<br>While this may be an unrecorded charger, this exact border actually everything<br>outside of the interior game scene can be found on other Minton Majolica<br>chargers including the one with a bust of Henri IV and Maria de Medici in the<br>interior.<br><br>This would be one of the Earlier pieces of Minton majolica which was created by<br>Joseph Leon Francois Arnoux who was appointed Art Director at Minton in 1848.<br>His primary task was to introduce and promote new products. At the time there<br>was great interest in classical design and bright color. Arnoux decided to<br>reintroduce the work of Bernard Palissy, whose naturalistic, bright colored<br>"maiolica" wares had been popular in the 16th century. However, Arnoux used a<br>thicker body to make pieces more sturdy. This body was given a coating of opaque<br>white glaze which provided a surface for over painting in brightly colored<br>opaque glazes. Later, transparent glazes were used over relief molding. This new<br>Minton majolica was promoted, in London, at the Great Exhibition of 1851.

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Reynaldo Quezada Mata Ortiz pottery jar. 5.5" wide x 3" tall with no cracks, chips, restorations, or detectable wear. Reynaldo Quezada is Juan Quezada's youngest brother. Reynaldo learned the art of making pottery from Juan and his brother Nicolas. Reynaldo's first claim to fame came from his experiments with mixing clays and producing marbleized ollas. His second claim to fame comes from the graphite-polished black bowls, vases and flying-saucers with corrugated surfaces that he produces. tw147

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c1840 Old Paris Porcelain Madonna and Child figure. 11.5" tall with no cracks, chips, or restorations, expected wear to gilding. isshelf

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6 Civil War Era Minnesota Scoville Waterbury Uniform Jacket Buttons. Selling the 6 buttons shown estate fresh. I believe they are civil war era, they may be just after. Guaranteed 19th century. TW68

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Antique Brass/Tin Wall Mount Nautical/Railroad Lantern. Great transportation lantern from the last half of the 19th century. 11.25" tall with handle x 5.25" wide. No identifying marks, incredible functional condition with no holes in burner, turning wick knob, no cracks, well preserved. tw68

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Well made with great crisp detail, Modeled after James Earle Frasier's "End Of The Trail", No makers name or marks, Cast iron finished to look like bronze, Each measures approx 6" tall x 5.75" x 2" and weigh approx 3.8 pounds each, Native American Indian Warrior on Horseback with spear. I believe the spears are bronze, the top of the spear on one of the bookends is broken at his arm I believe. TW68

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Heavy antique 900 Silver repousse box. Very thick solid 90% silver, heavy for<br>it's size. 3.25" x 1.5" x 163.5 grams with no issues.

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c1880 French Sevres Style Hand Painted Porcelain cup and saucer. Great cup and saucer from about the mid 19th century with no cracks, chips, or restorations. Minor wear to gilding shown. Very deep saucer 5 7/8" x 1.5" tall Cup 3" tall x 2.75" wide without handle.

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Texas 1937 Pan American Games Olympic Gold Medal. This is an Authentic (tested) 14k gold medal from the Pan-American games that took place in 1937 in Dallas Texas. This was the first year of the games, it received little attention, it's likely the only one in existence as very few people in the world even know these games took place even though athletes that were famous at the time and also competed in the 1936 Olympics in Germany also competed here. It took me a fair amount of time to figure out what this was as I could find no sales results from another. 999/1000 gold buyers would melt this without ever figuring out what it was. Maybe there is another one out there but I could find no evidence of that, regardless it's a very important part of sports and Texas history. I'm assuming TKC is the recipient of the Medal, at the moment I'm not sure who that is. I've had this for quite some time and I know I acquired it in Austin, probably about 4-5 year ago which would have made the recipient 100 when he passed if he competed at 20 assuming I acquired it directly from the recipients estate. 84 years is a long time. I'm putting this out there hoping to gather a little more info on it and the price might seem crazy but I think it or more could be possible at the right auction. 7/8" wide x 1" tall without loop. Below is a little info I gathered online from various sources in a few hours about the 1937 Games and a few of it's participants. Early games The idea of holding a Pan American Games was first raised at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where Latin American representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suggested that a competition among all the countries in the Americas should be created.[7] The first event called the Pan American Games took place in Dallas in 1937 as part of the Greater Texas & Pan-American Exposition, but it attracted so little attention it has never counted in the records of the competition.[8][9] At the first Pan American Sports Congress, held in Buenos Aires in 1940, the participants decided that the first games should be held in Buenos Aires in 1942. The plans had to be postponed because of World War II. A second Pan American Sports Congress held in London during the 1948 Summer Olympics reconfirmed Buenos Aires as the choice of host city for the inaugural games, which were held in 1951. The games began on February 25[10] of that year, and offered 18 sports.[7] Countries that were part of the Commonwealth of Nations such as Canada did not compete at the first Pan American Games.[11] The second games were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Competitions started on March 12 and included 2,583 athletes from 22 countries, competing in 17 sports.[12] The Pan American Games have been held subsequently every four years.[12] Continental championships have long been a vital component of the four-year calendar for sports whose pinnacle is the Olympic Games. They began in continents with relatively few organised international competitions between neighbouring countries. The 1937 Pan American Games were followed by the Pacific Games, the African Games and the Asian Games. The Pan American Games The idea of Pan American Games was conceived in 1932 during the Los Angeles Olympic Games, but the first officially sanctioned Pan Am Games did not take place until 1951.1" World politics interfered from the start. 14 As a prelude to the Games originally planned for 1942, a festival called the 1937 Pan American Games was held in Dallas, Texas. At least 21 nations of South, Central and North America were invited, but only about a half dozen actually attended. In soccer, 1937 Pan-American Games (unofficial): The United States (represented by the Trenton Highlanders) lost to Winnipeg (representing Canada) 3-2 to finish in 3rd place of 3 teams. Dyreson, Mark. (2016). The Original Pan-American Games? The 1937 Dallas Pan-American Olympics. The International Journal of the History of Sport. 33. 1-23. 10.1080/09523367.2016.1152959. In 1937, Dallas, Texas, hosted a sporting festival that drew teams from across the Americas to a ‘Pan American Olympics’. Organized under the umbrella of the Greater Texas and Pan-American Exposition, the games drew hundreds of athletes for track and field contests, soccer football matches, and a boxing tournament. Though historians generally consider the 1951 Buenos Aires Pan-American Games as the genesis of the Western Hemisphere’s biggest sporting carnival, the Dallas games certainly inspired even if they did not directly inaugurate the Pan-American Games movement. Directed by George Preston Marshall, the owner of a professional gridiron football franchise and an ardent leader of segregation in that sport, the Pan-American Olympics paradoxically produced an interracial set of contests that matched black, white, and Latino athletes against one another in the heart of the segregated US South. The Dallas Pan-American festival reveals the enigmatic visions of their architect, illumines the racial and national cleavages of the 1930s, and highlights the persistent dream of an Olympic-style event that would include all of the Americas. Earle Meadows Inducted: 1996, athlete Born: June 29, 1913 - Corinth, Mississippi no longer with us: November 11, 1992 Events Pole Vault - 4.54 m A world record holder in the days of the bamboo pole, Earle Meadows achieved his greatest fame by winning the pole vault at the 1936 Olympic Games, but 1937 was perhaps his greatest year from a record standpoint. On May 8 at Stanford, Calif., Meadows and University of Southern California teammate Bill Sefton broke the world record when they cleared 4.48m/14 feet 8.50 inches, appropriately tying for first place. Three weeks later, they both bettered that mark with clearances of 4.55m/14-11. Since the standards couldn't be raised any higher, Meadows and his teammate lost their chance to become the first vaulters to clear 15 feet. Their performances while leading USC to three NCAA team titles earned Meadows and Sefton the nickname "Heavenly Twins." In 1935 and 1936, Meadows also shared the NCAA title with Sefton, and he tied Sefton for the 1935 AAU title. Meadows was equally as successful indoors, winning national titles in 1937, 1940 and 1941. In the latter meet, he set a world indoor best of 4.45m/14-7. Records Held World Record (indoor): Pole Vault - 4.45 m World Record: Pole Vault - 4.48 m (May 8, 1937 - ) World Record: Pole Vault - 4.54 m (May 29, 1937 - ) Championships 1936 Olympic Games: Pole Vault - 4.35 m (1st) 1935 USA Outdoor Championships: - 4.23 m (1st) 1936 Olympic Trials: Pole Vault - 4.34 m (1st) 1937 USA Indoor Championships: - 4.34 m (1st) 1940 USA Indoor Championships: - 4.34 m (1st) 1941 USA Indoor Championships: - 4.38 m (1st) 1937 Pan American Games: - 4.12 m (3rd) 1936 Olympic Games, Berlin, Germany John Loaring Jr’s second competitive experience in the 400m hurdles was on his 21st birthday, August 3rd, in the heats at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. The following day, Loaring ran in both the semi-final and final of the 400m hurdles. He was the youngest and most inexperienced finalist, but managed to win the silver medal, finishing only 3/10ths of a second behind the favourite and world record holder, Glenn Hardin. On August 6th and 7th, Loaring ran four 400m races: first round, second round, semi-final, and the final, in which he placed sixth. On August 8th, Loaring anchored the 4x400m Canadian relay team. In the semi-final heat, Loaring received the baton ahead of Germany’s Rudolf Harbig, who later, in 1939, broke World Records in the 400m and 800m runs. Loaring purposely slowed near the end, letting Harbig win in front of his countrymen, and knowing that a Canadian second would qualify for the final. However, in the final, Canada’s third relay runner was fouled by an American runner, and Loaring received the baton seven meters behind Harbig. Loaring nearly caught Harbig, with Germany and Canada receiving the same time, but Loaring behind by less than a metre — Canada placing fourth. International press reported that officials huddled about the obvious foul, but ultimately decided not to disqualify the USA team, because the Canadian team hadn’t protested. Such was the gentlemanly “roll-with-the-punches” sportsmanship and politics of that earlier time. The popular German weekly, Fussball, selected Loaring as: “The toughest competitor of 1936…” The noted Olympic authors, Ross and Norris McWhirter, commented: “Loaring’s competitive record at the 1936 Olympics…must just about represent the most severe test to which any Olympic athlete has ever been subjected.” Loaring is still the only athlete to compete in all three Olympic male finals involving the 400m distance in any combination of Olympic Games, and he did so as he turned age 21. Like other young athletes, the onset of World War II deprived him of two Olympic Games during his prime years – one can only surmise what performances he could have delivered as an experienced athlete. Post-Olympic Performances Immediately after the Olympic events, Loaring competed in a British Empire vs USA meet in London, England, on August 15th, 1936. In a four-by-two-lap steeplechase relay, Loaring ran the anchor leg in a World Best Time, winning gold for the British Empire Team. He overcame a 12yd lead of USA’s anchorman, who had held the 3,000m steeplechase World Record until one week prior. This was Loaring’s one and only steeplechase experience. In the 1937 Pan-American Games in Dallas, Texas, Loaring’s favourite 400m hurdles event wasn’t on the program. However, he won a fourth-place medal in the 400m run. Three days later, Loaring competed in an Oxford-Cambridge versus Canada Dual Meet in Hamilton, Ontario. After winning the 220yd hurdles, Loaring upset Britain’s Olympic silver and gold medalist while winning the 440yd run. John Woodruff African American runner at the 1937 Pan American Games, he faced Elroy Robinson, a white runner who had just set a world record in the 800 meters. Mr. Woodruff won the race by 12 yards with a time of 1:47.8, almost two seconds faster than Robinson’s week-old record. But officials disallowed Mr. Woodruff’s time, ruling the track was improperly measured and was several feet short.

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2 c1890 Glass Beer Steins Paulaner braeu. Selling both glass beer steins from the late 19th century to early 20th. 8.5" tall with no cracks, chips, or restorations. Nice fancy lids on these. Nice tight hinges without play. TW254

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1920's Abilene Building and Loan Association Texas Bank by Bankers Thrift corporation Chicago. 3" x 2.25" good condition with no key. Two coins rattling around inside I can't tell what they are. B14

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3 c1900 Nippon Cobalt Blue Hand Painted Roses Plates. 8 5/8" wide plates all near mint with no detectable wear, the unmarked plate shown not in the plate holder on the first pic has the worlds smallest nick on the back shown at the top left of the sixth pic. No other chips, cracks, or restorations. Selling all three. TW57

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Tin Toy Bucket Collection Sultana Peanut Butter, Ohio Art, Three little pigs,<br>Marx Milk. Selling the collection from the first half of the 20th century some<br>with rust but overall a nice display. Largest 5.5" tall with bail, smallest 4"<br>tall with bail.<br>TW253

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Rare 1950's Mantequilla Del-KA Cermeria Nacional Venezuela Champ Austrian<br>lighter from South American Dairy. So significant wear, amazing condition, super<br>rare lighter if not the only one in existence.<br>TW253

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Vintage Neiman Marcus Token One Gift Dollar (8). Selling all eight of these in extremely clean barely circulated condition. They've likely been in this bag their whole lives. I'm not exactly sure when these were made but it's got to be sometime around the 1950's or so. Whenever it was, $1 would have counted towards something at Neiman Marcus and likely not been laughed at, lol. These are uncommon, I've seen them bring over $50 each. I'm including the bag which they came in, not sure if it has any relation to the coins which measure 1.25" wide. All with different serial numbers. TW188

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Heinrich Gold Encrusted Service Plate set 10 7/8" (5) Selling the set of 5 shown<br>all like new with no utensil marks, wear to gold, chips, cracks, etc. They look<br>new but are from the first half of the 20th century, top quality large plates. I<br>have shown each plate at a different angle as they were difficult to photograph,<br>it was difficult to make the gold pop and still show the beauty of the Hand<br>painted center motif's. The centers are hand painted, three have a similar but<br>slightly different center as they are hand painted, the other two are different<br>completely.<br>isshelf

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c1870 Old Paris Porcelain Apothecary Jars Pair. Great pair of mid to late 19th century French porcelain apothecary jars. lids and bases have some writing and numbers underneath but nothing legible to me. These have no chips, cracks, or restorations, and only minor wear to gilding, likes like the finials had some touch up to the gold gilding with paint long ago but they are not restored, meaning the porcelain was not damaged, guaranteed. 11" tall x 5 3/8" wide. Selling both. tw188

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c1860 Old Paris Apothecary Jars with fly or Bee motif, well decorated. A really nice pair of jars from the 3rd quarter of the 19th century. One with very small chip inside rim shown in bottom of pic right jar when they are laying down. No other chips, no cracks, no restorations. 5.25" wide lid x 10.5" tall. Wear to gilding as show. Selling both jars with uncommon decoration. isshelf

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Vintage Bohemian Cranberry Tumble Up Dresser Water Carafe. 8" total height with<br>no cracks, chips, or restorations. Minor wear to gilding.<br>tw89

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c1880 Sevres Style Hand Painted Bronze Mounted Garniture. No damage or restorations, no top as shown.

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c1870's Stevengraph Pure Silk Woven Picture of Royal Mail coach to/from the Black swan. Good condition for 140-150 years old with minor stains and obvious reframing in a quality 20th century frame. The Fascinating World of Stevengraphs. By Bill Poese. THE FASCINATING silk pictures that we know today as Stevengraphs actually had their origin in a depression in England's far flung textile industry, and Richard Cobden, a 19th century English economist and statesman, may claim some of the credit. In 1860, the so-called Cobden Treaty, a free-trade treaty negotiated by Cobden and removing England's protective tariff on silks, brocades and ribbons, among other things, took effect. Its impact upon Coventry, where English ribbon weaving had been concentrated for 150 years, was devastating. Forty five per cent of Coventry's population earned their livelihood from ribbon weaving. Looms were destroyed, and during a two-year period 9,000 persons emigrated to foreign countries in search of employment. But there was one man who was resourceful enough to overcome the blow sufficiently to provide for his own family, the weavers in his employ, and, in a small way, to bolster the economy of Coventry. This man was Thomas Stevens, born in 1828 in the outlying district of Foleshill. As a boy, Thomas Stevens had learned the ribbon weaver's trade at the firm of Pears and Franklin in Upper Well Street, Coventry, and in 1854 he set up his own business in Queen Street. He had learned all the aspects of his trade well and the jacquard loom was of particular interest to him. This loom was a French invention of about 1790 of Joseph Jacquard that had been introduced into England in 1820, and its excellence was recognized quickly, so that by 1838 as many as 2,200 jacquard looms were thumping in Coventry. The principle of the jacquard loom is based upon the fact that mechanically-operated devices controlled loops and pulleys to weave patterns in textiles. Thomas Stevens improved, adapted, and refined the loom by a series of inventions so that he could produce silk pieces that have exquisite detail with what seems to be a three-dimensional effect. He produced pictures, musical notes, lettering and portraits of amazing beauty. The first step in producing Stevengraph works was an artist's drawing on squared paper. These designs were originals, copies of portraits, copies of prints, and often of texts in the manner of illuminated manuscripts. The Victorian love of covering the entire surface of the piece is often in evidence in these pieces. The squared paper pictures look like designs for cross-stitch embroidery work. Large cards were made that carried out the artist's picture and a separate card was made and per- forated for each color in every single woven line of the picture. The cards were put into an endless chain arrangement and placed in the Jacquard loom to regulate the operation of the warp threads. Every time the shuttle carrying the weft was placed across the loom, a different card calling for a variation in the warp threads and consequently in the pattern was brought into use. Many pieces used ten to 12 colors. After the entire pattern was completed, a space was provided and the pattern began to repeat itself. In this way, the weaver produced spools of beautifully woven picture ribbons that were later cut apart at the separating areas. Because of the work involved in placing the cards in the loom, many picture ribbons were woven before a change was made and a different set of cards was used. One 13-inch-long bookmarker that Stevens produced required 5,500 perforated cards. Thomas Stevens was not the only Coventry weaver who was able to survive the depression by weaving pictorial ribbons nor was he the first to produce pictures on the Jacquard loom. As early as 1801 in Lyons, black-and-white portraits had amazed people. In 1855, James Hart wove silk pictures depicting Queen Victoria and Napoleon 111, and in 1858 John Caldicott wove a ribbon with a portrait of Edward Ellice, who was the Member of Parliament from Coventry. But the best known of the jacquard picture weavers was Thomas Stevens. It is he who stands out above the others and it is he who invented the term "Stevengraph." By 1862, Stevens had produced nine bookmarkers of different designs. During 1862 he registered four new patterns: "Unchanging Love," "I wish you a Merry Christmas," "Thanksgiving," and "Thy Bridal Day." During this same year he pro- duced a few larger pieces that were desirable for framing, but he evidently changed his mind about the pictures because he produced no more of them during the next 16 years, confining himself, instead, to producing his popular bookmarkers. Just who made the first Stevengraph-type bookmarker is a matter of considerable dispute and the contenders for the honor are John Caldicott, John Ratliff, and perhaps Thomas Stevens. Among Stevens's contemporaries who did the same sort of jacquard picture weaving were, in addition to those just named, the brothers John and Joseph Cash, and Dalton and Barton. In 1863, the royal marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and in 1864, the tercentenary of Shakespeare's birth gave the weavers ample subject matter to satisfy the demands of a souvenir-hungry nation. Strangely enough, at this time Stevens's competition dropped out of the race and left him a clear field for a period of time to produce his bookmarkers and allied items. By the late 1880s he had produced more than 900 items and among them are sachets, birthday verses, Christmas and New Year greetings, calendars, fans, valentines, ladies' neckties and sashes, emblematic sashes for fraternal orders, pictures suitable for framing, and of course, the always popular bookmarkers, many with tassel-tipped ends. They vary in size from 1 1/4 by 4 inches to 7 1/2 by 13 inches for the mounted pictures and his various items sold for as low as 5 cents, to as much as $14 for a sash. Stevengraphs were given as premiums to people who subscribed to The Ladies Floral Cabinet in 1877. Competition developed in the 1870s by Bolland and Welch and Lenton, who copied his bookmarkers, and in the 1880s by W. H. Grant, who imitated his mounted pictures. Stevens became the father or seven children. In 1878 he moved to London to supervise his expanding business. By this time he had sales agencies in New York City, Cincinnati, Leipzig, Glasgow, Dublin, and Londonderry, in addition to London. To stimulate sales at the expositions that were popular during the period of his greatest activity he sent weavers with his version of the jacquard loom to many of them. There, people could watch a piece being woven, buy it and take it home as a souvenir of the fair. Among the places he or his sons did this were the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, 1876; York Exposition, 1879; Edinburgh, 1886; Manchester, 1887; Cincinnati 1888; London, 1890; Chicago, 1893; St. Louis, 1904; and Paris, Antwerp, Liverpool, Bristol, Boston, Brussels, and Paris. After winning more than 30 medals and diplomas, Thomas Stevens died on October 24, 1888, in London and was buried in the family plot in Coventry. Two of his sons, Thomas and Inger, who, before his death managed the Coventry plant, con- tinued the business. Thomas Stevens had established pleasant working conditions in an industry that was noted for poor conditions. His plant had adequate lighting, ventilation, a pleasant dining area, and it was sanitary. The heavy German ings of Coventry in 1940 leveled his buildings and his business, but he lives on in the appreciation of hundreds of antique collectors who specialize in Stevengraphs, including 175 active members of the Stevengraph Collectors' Association with its headquarters at Irvington-on-Hudson, N.Y., and members in England, Canada, Scotland, Austrialia, South Africa, and New Zealand as well as the United States. The highest price paid at auction for a Stevengraph was $1,560 in April, 1972, in London. The article was a mint example of L' Immaculee Conception and is extremely rare. Many examples of Stevens's work, however, are offered for modest prices that are within the price range of many collectors. Individuals are concerned with authenticating items in their collections as being made by Stevens and also with dating them. Both of these matters present difficulties. A pattern could be set up on the cards in 1865, and many times years later the same cards could be used again to produce identical items. There was no limited edition with the mold or etching plate being destroyed. Certain items can be dated by the events they portray and the dates they bear as the one for the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876. Some can be dated by the number of awards that are noted on the paper backing on some pieces. Many, of course, are signed in the weaving. A diamond-shaped registry mark like that on pottery dates many since this device was used from 1842 to 1883. Thomas Stevens was a businessman who produced a salable luxury or souvenir product. If the subject matter was attractive and the sentiment appealed, people would buy them for themselves or as a little gift for a friend. As a result, he and his successors' designs reflect Victorian tastes that were, in many cases, universal tastes at the time. Among the portraits are those of Queen Victoria, Shakespeare, King Edward VII, John L. Sullivan, Robert Burns, "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Prince Otto von Bismark, and President and Mrs. Cleveland. Under the general heading of views we find many English castles such as Balmoral, Kenilworth, Warwick, and Windsor. Other views include the Crystal Palace, Houses of Parliament, Tower of London and the Tower Bridge, and the Centennial Exposition of Ohio Valley and Central States, Cincinnati, 1888. Historical pictures include Columbus Leaving Spain, Landing of Columbus, Declaration of Independence, and the Death of Nelson. Classical and legendary subject matter can be found in those weavings that depict Peeping Tom, Leda, The Lady Godiva Procession, and Bath of Psyche. Certain items display the sentimentality of Victorians as God Speed the Plough, Good Old Days, Called to the Rescue, Grace Darling, and For Life or Death. Many battleships and trains are pictured and so are many sporting events. Among the latter are depictions of Spanish bull, horse racing, fox , cricket, bicycle racing, tennis, and baseball. Thomas Stevens was a highly skilled master of a delicate craft that resulted in articles that will be held in high esteem as long as their silken fibers hold together. Tw61

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c1920's WWI Imperial German Navy Lion's Head Sword candle holders. Pair of<br>Imperial German Navy Lion's Head Sword candle holders from WWI. Two standard<br>Imperial German naval sword hilts converted to candle holders by attaching them<br>to cast brass bases and candle holders. The sword hilts were converted from left<br>over stocks of unissued swords. Jewels in all 4 eyes 10 7/8" tall with 5 1/8"<br>base.<br>TW253

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c1870's Stevengraph Pure Silk Woven Picture of Steam Fire Engine and Firemen "For Life or Death". 9.75" x 7" total including frame. Overall good condition for 140-150 years old with minor stains and some wear to frame as shown. The Fascinating World of Stevengraphs. By Bill Poese. THE FASCINATING silk pictures that we know today as Stevengraphs actually had their origin in a depression in England's far flung textile industry, and Richard Cobden, a 19th century English economist and statesman, may claim some of the credit. In 1860, the so-called Cobden Treaty, a free-trade treaty negotiated by Cobden and removing England's protective tariff on silks, brocades and ribbons, among other things, took effect. Its impact upon Coventry, where English ribbon weaving had been concentrated for 150 years, was devastating. Forty five per cent of Coventry's population earned their livelihood from ribbon weaving. Looms were destroyed, and during a two-year period 9,000 persons emigrated to foreign countries in search of employment. But there was one man who was resourceful enough to overcome the blow sufficiently to provide for his own family, the weavers in his employ, and, in a small way, to bolster the economy of Coventry. This man was Thomas Stevens, born in 1828 in the outlying district of Foleshill. As a boy, Thomas Stevens had learned the ribbon weaver's trade at the firm of Pears and Franklin in Upper Well Street, Coventry, and in 1854 he set up his own business in Queen Street. He had learned all the aspects of his trade well and the jacquard loom was of particular interest to him. This loom was a French invention of about 1790 of Joseph Jacquard that had been introduced into England in 1820, and its excellence was recognized quickly, so that by 1838 as many as 2,200 jacquard looms were thumping in Coventry. The principle of the jacquard loom is based upon the fact that mechanically-operated devices controlled loops and pulleys to weave patterns in textiles. Thomas Stevens improved, adapted, and refined the loom by a series of inventions so that he could produce silk pieces that have exquisite detail with what seems to be a three-dimensional effect. He produced pictures, musical notes, lettering and portraits of amazing beauty. The first step in producing Stevengraph works was an artist's drawing on squared paper. These designs were originals, copies of portraits, copies of prints, and often of texts in the manner of illuminated manuscripts. The Victorian love of covering the entire surface of the piece is often in evidence in these pieces. The squared paper pictures look like designs for cross-stitch embroidery work. Large cards were made that carried out the artist's picture and a separate card was made and per- forated for each color in every single woven line of the picture. The cards were put into an endless chain arrangement and placed in the Jacquard loom to regulate the operation of the warp threads. Every time the shuttle carrying the weft was placed across the loom, a different card calling for a variation in the warp threads and consequently in the pattern was brought into use. Many pieces used ten to 12 colors. After the entire pattern was completed, a space was provided and the pattern began to repeat itself. In this way, the weaver produced spools of beautifully woven picture ribbons that were later cut apart at the separating areas. Because of the work involved in placing the cards in the loom, many picture ribbons were woven before a change was made and a different set of cards was used. One 13-inch-long bookmarker that Stevens produced required 5,500 perforated cards. Thomas Stevens was not the only Coventry weaver who was able to survive the depression by weaving pictorial ribbons nor was he the first to produce pictures on the Jacquard loom. As early as 1801 in Lyons, black-and-white portraits had amazed people. In 1855, James Hart wove silk pictures depicting Queen Victoria and Napoleon 111, and in 1858 John Caldicott wove a ribbon with a portrait of Edward Ellice, who was the Member of Parliament from Coventry. But the best known of the jacquard picture weavers was Thomas Stevens. It is he who stands out above the others and it is he who invented the term "Stevengraph." By 1862, Stevens had produced nine bookmarkers of different designs. During 1862 he registered four new patterns: "Unchanging Love," "I wish you a Merry Christmas," "Thanksgiving," and "Thy Bridal Day." During this same year he pro- duced a few larger pieces that were desirable for framing, but he evidently changed his mind about the pictures because he produced no more of them during the next 16 years, confining himself, instead, to producing his popular bookmarkers. Just who made the first Stevengraph-type bookmarker is a matter of considerable dispute and the contenders for the honor are John Caldicott, John Ratliff, and perhaps Thomas Stevens. Among Stevens's contemporaries who did the same sort of jacquard picture weaving were, in addition to those just named, the brothers John and Joseph Cash, and Dalton and Barton. In 1863, the royal marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and in 1864, the tercentenary of Shakespeare's birth gave the weavers ample subject matter to satisfy the demands of a souvenir-hungry nation. Strangely enough, at this time Stevens's competition dropped out of the race and left him a clear field for a period of time to produce his bookmarkers and allied items. By the late 1880s he had produced more than 900 items and among them are sachets, birthday verses, Christmas and New Year greetings, calendars, fans, valentines, ladies' neckties and sashes, emblematic sashes for fraternal orders, pictures suitable for framing, and of course, the always popular bookmarkers, many with tassel-tipped ends. They vary in size from 1 1/4 by 4 inches to 7 1/2 by 13 inches for the mounted pictures and his various items sold for as low as 5 cents, to as much as $14 for a sash. Stevengraphs were given as premiums to people who subscribed to The Ladies Floral Cabinet in 1877. Competition developed in the 1870s by Bolland and Welch and Lenton, who copied his bookmarkers, and in the 1880s by W. H. Grant, who imitated his mounted pictures. Stevens became the father or seven children. In 1878 he moved to London to supervise his expanding business. By this time he had sales agencies in New York City, Cincinnati, Leipzig, Glasgow, Dublin, and Londonderry, in addition to London. To stimulate sales at the expositions that were popular during the period of his greatest activity he sent weavers with his version of the jacquard loom to many of them. There, people could watch a piece being woven, buy it and take it home as a souvenir of the fair. Among the places he or his sons did this were the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, 1876; York Exposition, 1879; Edinburgh, 1886; Manchester, 1887; Cincinnati 1888; London, 1890; Chicago, 1893; St. Louis, 1904; and Paris, Antwerp, Liverpool, Bristol, Boston, Brussels, and Paris. After winning more than 30 medals and diplomas, Thomas Stevens died on October 24, 1888, in London and was buried in the family plot in Coventry. Two of his sons, Thomas and Inger, who, before his death managed the Coventry plant, con- tinued the business. Thomas Stevens had established pleasant working conditions in an industry that was noted for poor conditions. His plant had adequate lighting, ventilation, a pleasant dining area, and it was sanitary. The heavy German ings of Coventry in 1940 leveled his buildings and his business, but he lives on in the appreciation of hundreds of antique collectors who specialize in Stevengraphs, including 175 active members of the Stevengraph Collectors' Association with its headquarters at Irvington-on-Hudson, N.Y., and members in England, Canada, Scotland, Austrialia, South Africa, and New Zealand as well as the United States. The highest price paid at auction for a Stevengraph was $1,560 in April, 1972, in London. The article was a mint example of L' Immaculee Conception and is extremely rare. Many examples of Stevens's work, however, are offered for modest prices that are within the price range of many collectors. Individuals are concerned with authenticating items in their collections as being made by Stevens and also with dating them. Both of these matters present difficulties. A pattern could be set up on the cards in 1865, and many times years later the same cards could be used again to produce identical items. There was no limited edition with the mold or etching plate being destroyed. Certain items can be dated by the events they portray and the dates they bear as the one for the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876. Some can be dated by the number of awards that are noted on the paper backing on some pieces. Many, of course, are signed in the weaving. A diamond-shaped registry mark like that on pottery dates many since this device was used from 1842 to 1883. Thomas Stevens was a businessman who produced a salable luxury or souvenir product. If the subject matter was attractive and the sentiment appealed, people would buy them for themselves or as a little gift for a friend. As a result, he and his successors' designs reflect Victorian tastes that were, in many cases, universal tastes at the time. Among the portraits are those of Queen Victoria, Shakespeare, King Edward VII, John L. Sullivan, Robert Burns, "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Prince Otto von Bismark, and President and Mrs. Cleveland. Under the general heading of views we find many English castles such as Balmoral, Kenilworth, Warwick, and Windsor. Other views include the Crystal Palace, Houses of Parliament, Tower of London and the Tower Bridge, and the Centennial Exposition of Ohio Valley and Central States, Cincinnati, 1888. Historical pictures include Columbus Leaving Spain, Landing of Columbus, Declaration of Independence, and the Death of Nelson. Classical and legendary subject matter can be found in those weavings that depict Peeping Tom, Leda, The Lady Godiva Procession, and Bath of Psyche. Certain items display the sentimentality of Victorians as God Speed the Plough, Good Old Days, Called to the Rescue, Grace Darling, and For Life or Death. Many battleships and trains are pictured and so are many sporting events. Among the latter are depictions of Spanish bull, horse racing, fox , cricket, bicycle racing, tennis, and baseball. Thomas Stevens was a highly skilled master of a delicate craft that resulted in articles that will be held in high esteem as long as their silken fibers hold together. Tw61

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Antique KPM Sauce Boat Hand painted Pink trim and flowers. 10.5" long x 3.5"<br>tall. Chip of footrim which doesn't not affect it's functionality or beauty. No<br>other issues whatsoever.<br>TW188

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c1730's 18th Century Brass Candlesticks. Exceptional pair of extremely heavy<br>brass candlesticks from the first half of the 18th century. 9 1/8" tall x 5 1/8"<br>wide at base, Very solid with very old stable repairs to base on both<br>candlesticks not easily detectable from above.<br>isshelf

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c1920 German Jointed Bisque Googly eye doll. Minor loss to one thumb, and two<br>chips on right top of leg next to each other. No other issues.<br>TW252

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c1880 Wax Head doll in Christening Dress. Really great doll, the eyes do open<br>and close but they tend to stick and take a few minutes to adjust when sat up or<br>down. 24.5" long with dress, 16" long from head to feet, head is 2 5/8" from top<br>of head to chin. Stable crack to the right of the shoulder covered by dress that<br>doesn't go to the bottom of the wax part, shouldn't be an issue but worth<br>mentioning. The dress is incredible, silk I believe. It is a little frail and<br>has a few inconspicuous holes overall very presentable.<br>TW252

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1920's AC Williams Graf Zeppelin Cast Iron Bank. No damage, good paint, 6.75" long. TW252

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c1870 Carved Wood bust. High quality hand carved bust plaque from the 19th century. 7.5" tall x 6.75" wide total x 4.25" deep.

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Giuseppe Rispoli (1882-1960) Pair of Neapolitan Street Scenes Oil on panel. Selling the two paintings shown in good condition with no detectable issues. 16.5" x 12.75" each framed. Selling both for one price.

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Alabama "Feels So Right" Presentation Record framed Given to Tom Middleton. I have not examined this outside of the frame but I acquired it from Tom Middleton's(1953-2020) estate personally along with about 400 pairs of cowboy boots and everything cowboy imaginable. Selling this, what I assume to be a record that was framed and given by Alabama for the work tom did for the album. 19.5" x 21.5" framed, 12" x 12" sight. 5.5" wide plaque. In 1973, Tom found a catalog of instruments from Warehouse Music Sales in Fort Worth that contained multiple dobros. He sold his two guitars and used the funds to buy his first dobro. After it arrived, his life was never quite the same. If you ever had the pleasure to hear him play, you saw Tom doing what he loved. Before making his way to Arizona to continue his education, Tom worked as a towboat deckhand for the United Maritime Union on the Ohio, Monongahela, and Allegheny Rivers. Tom received a BS in English Literature from Northern Arizona University. During his time in Flagstaff, he was a member of the Mormon Lake Hotshots on the Coconino National Forest. Bill Mack's "All Night Open Road" show from WBAP in Dallas kept him company at the Mormon Lake Guard Station. He became lifelong friends with several of his fellow firefighters and kept in contact with them the rest of his life. But music kept calling, and Tom began working for R.Q. Jones Resophonic Guitar Company in Wanette, Oklahoma. Now he wasn't just playing dobros, he was making them. In fact, he made one for a young dobro player named Jerry Douglas who is now widely regarded as "the" dobro player of our time. The dobro in question now belongs to the Music Instrument Museum in Phoenix. Jerry and Tom became good friends and whenever Jerry toured through Austin in recent years, they would take in some live music together at Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon among other music venues. In 1978, Tom went to work for Peaches Records and Tapes in Oklahoma City, then The Handleman Company, and finally Pickwick Distribution Company in Dallas. These three jobs showed Tom the buying, selling, and distribution side of the music business. By 1985, Tom was working as a Print Production Manager at The Richards Group, an advertising agency in Dallas. He excelled at print production and would stay with it in Austin at both GSD&M and McGarrah Jessee from which he retired after 24 years shortly before his death. Tom's work in print production should not go unrecognized. There is no doubt that countless times you've seen ads, packaging, and products that he produced – you just didn't know it. He had a wealth of experience and knowledge and was always keen to share what he knew with young producers and creative types. When Tom retired, his coworkers, vendors, suppliers,

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1920's 2 Small flower basket doorstops. Selling both, one 7 1/8" tall and one 5<br>5 /8" tall. Both guaranteed early 20th century American doorstops from the<br>1930's or earlier.

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c1900 McKinley Roosevelt Jugate 1.25" . Vice President Hobart died in 1899, so<br>the Republican convention chose New York Governor Teddy Roosevelt as McKinley's<br>running mate in the 1900 presidential election. Selling the exact button shown<br>front and back, guaranteed authentic turn of the century c1900 jugate.

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Signed Greater Tuna Posters Jaston Williams/Joe Sears. Two very cool original posters from Greater Tuna, likely before it went nationwide as it started in Austin. 14.25" x 22.25" each. Both originals with original signatures, estate fresh from a local estate that obviously had something to do with the production and/or were close friends. I actually purchased these a few years ago along with other Greater Tuna memorabilia the wife is pregnant so it's time to clear out stuff that I wanted to keep to make room for a baby. Selling both, framed behind anti glare glass.

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c1900 McKinley Roosevelt Jugate 7/8" . Vice President Hobart died in 1899, so the Republican convention chose New York Governor Teddy Roosevelt as McKinley's running mate in the 1900 presidential election. Selling the exact button shown front and back, guaranteed authentic turn of the century c1900 jugate.

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Vintage Tiffany Sterling shell form trinket dish/master salt. Selling one bowl with the bag in as clean as possible condition with no bends, dents, or significant wear. 2.5" x 2 7/8". I have more available with bags identical to the one shown by changing the qty. 36.7 grams each without bag. tw187

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c1900 McKinley Roosevelt Jugate 7/8" . Vice President Hobart died in 1899, so the Republican convention chose New York Governor Teddy Roosevelt as McKinley's running mate in the 1900 presidential election. Selling the exact button shown front and back, guaranteed authentic turn of the century c1900 jugate.

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c1910 Beaded Handbag Art Nouveau Castle scene. Very unusual one of a kind handbag from the early 20th century with a strong Nouvea/Arts and crafts influence. 10.5" tall x 6.25" wide in good condition with very little detectable loss or repairs. No chain at top but that's an easy fix from another more common handbag. TW252

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Vintage Persian Enamel case 4" x 3.25" with no damage to enamel. Has a<br>functional spring that pulls it closed, mid 20th century. The metal is likely a<br>lower grade silver below 80%. Was likely originally a case but the possibilities<br>are endless, hand painted.<br>TW252

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c1890 Punch and Judy Vesta match holder/striker. Late 19th to early 20th<br>century, plated brass. 2 3/8" tall, with strong lid that makes and audible click<br>when sprung open and stays shut tightly.<br>trinketdrawer

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c1880 Austro-Hungarian 800 Niello Silver Cheroot Case Snuff box. 4" x 2 3/8" x 1" x 131 grams. Heavy solid box with no dents or bends, functional hinge and claps, snaps shut and stays sealed until button is pressed. Functions as intended 140 years ago. Hallmarks on interior of Lid and base. TW255

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Antique Sterling handle sock darner. Late 19th to early 20th century, tested<br>sterling handle with a few small dents, N monogram 6" long.

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c1860 Old Paris Porcelain Plaque. 8.75" tall x 6 7/8" wide. No cracks, chips, or restorations. 2 7/8" central plaque. My take on this piece is it's possibly like a mid 19th century version of a Photobooth picture. Perhaps this guy was traveling in Paris and there was a guy set up in a booth selling these frames and painting these plaques on the spot as portraits as the bottom appears to read "Love Fullman" Some wear to gilding and a few scratches on plaque.

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Unworn 1970's University of Texas Longhorns Football interscholastic league medal. Still in what I assume to be the original box that it's obviously been in "forever" with the permanent indentation in the foam.

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Nymphenburg 865 Hand Painted Porcelain tray. Great piece from the first half of<br>the 20th century. 7.25" x 5 1/8"<br>tw260

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Danish Bari Special Handcut Smooth Freehand (7200) Tobacco Pipe Bari pipes often take a rather classic bowl and combine it with a more conservative (shaping) shank and stem that is beefed up on growth hormones. More often than not, when we get a Bari estate it combines a bowl and stem that are battling for design and element dominance rather than agreeing to unify. In the case of this bowl, though, the grain wins. 7" total lenth, 2.5" tall bowl, 1 1/8" wide inside the bowl,  2" wide outside bowl. 

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4 1950's Figural holder Ashtrays Germany, Czechoslovakia, Ardalt Japan The largest is the elephant at 8" long x 7" tall. Selling all four shown with no cracks, chips, or restorations. All good old ones from the 1950's. TW255

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c1920 Hubley Kitty and Fido Dog Still Bank doorstops. Larger and heavier than most still banks of the period these tended to double as doorstops whether that was the original intention or not. Selling both show, both guaranteed from the first quarter of 20th century. Both about 5" tall. TW1

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1930's Texas Promotional Coin Banks. Selling the lot shown in good condition from the 20's-40's. I have the key for the austin bank. TW60

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2 Antique bronze Biblical figures. Selling the pr 7" tall, heavy solid bronze<br>very well cast. One apparently missing halo, both likely once mounted to<br>something.<br>isshelf

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c1920 Antique Bank/Doorstop Dog on pillow with bee. Nice large heavy bank from first quarter of 20th century guaranteed. Original paint with expected wear. 6" tall x 6" wide base. TW60

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Selling the matches shown with penny shown for scale. The Kaiserhof Hotel was on the corner of 17th and Welton Streets. Originally built as the one story Hotel Albert sometime before 1890, the building was extensively remodeled and enlarged in 1909. A fire threatened the building during remodeling as a result of labor strife in Denver. The name was changed in 1909 to the Kaiserhof Hotel, reflecting both its owner’s German heritage and evoking the name of a more famous hotel in Berlin. The name was changed in 1917 during WWI to Kenmark to avoid associations with the Kaiser. It also became the army recruiting station at that point.The hotel was listed in newspaper accounts among the nicer and more successful hotels of Denver, and hosted many large and prestigious events during the 1920s.B70

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1960's Beatles, Freedom Capsule Space Ship, and Coca Cola Piggy Banks Collection. Selling the 4 banks guaranteed authentic from the 1960's. Coke pigs are 4.5" long for reference. Tw60

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Buchschmid & Gretaux Marquetry Wood Inlay work Germany Chimneysweep and his daughter. 12.5" x 10.25" with no damage or detectable wear. THE B&G INLAY COMPANY WAS LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF STUTTGART-VAIHINGEN, GERMANY AND CEASED OPERATIONS IN 1910.  MR. GRETAUX WAS THE ARTIST AND MR. BUCHSCHMID WAS THE ARTISAN WHO MADE THE DECISIONS FOR HIS PARTNERS DESIGNS. BOTH ARE no longer with us AND THE COMPANY'S ASSETS WERE ALL SOLD IN 2005.  THEIR WORKS ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE DUE TO THE END OF PRODUCING ANYMORE OF THESE INCREDIBLE WORKS OF SKILLED CRAFTSMEN. THE METHOD THEY USED WAS AND STILL IS KNOWN AS THE 'DEKORPIER' METHOD. B&G MADE AND SOLD MANY OF THEIR PIECES TO RAILWAY COMPANIES AND SHIPPING LINES TO DECORATE CARRIAGES AND STATE ROOMS DATING FROM THE EARLY YEARS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.  THEY WERE SOLD WORLDWIDE.  THEY MARKETED THEIR PANELS TO AMERICAN SERVICEMEN SERVING IN MILITARY BASES IN WESTERN EUROPE IN THE 50'S, 60'S AND 70'S. tw254

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c1910 American Fig Confection bentwood pantry box 8.75" wide x 3.75" tall. Amazing condition. isshelf

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1830's Spode Copeland Garrett Footed Comotes Pair. Selling the pair shown in the<br>most amazing condition imaginable for even 10 year old porcelain but especially<br>for 180+ year old pieces such as these. No cracks, chips, restorations, crazing,<br>wear to gilding, wear to enamel, or utensil marks. Hand painted and wonderful.<br>10.25" handle to handle x 2 7/8" tall. I'm also including a pic of an example of<br>one of these with a hairline, crazing, and some wear bringing $818.18 in an ebay<br>auction in 2010. These have great painting and strong embossing, the feet are<br>really great.<br><br>Following the death of his father Josiah Spode II in 1827, Josiah Spode III kept<br>a watching brief over the Spode works. Incapacitated by an unfortunate accident<br>at the factory in 1802, he was unable to engage in the day to day business. On<br>his death in 1829 the executors administered a long standing agreement which saw<br>William Taylor Copeland running the London retail business as well as holding<br>one quarter share in the factory. At the termination of the agreement on March<br>1, 1833, Copeland purchased the remaining shares in the factory and the London<br>business. Being greatly involved in in politics, in developing art school<br>education, and living the life of a well to do London gentleman, Copeland<br>engaged one of his senior London employees as a partner and Thomas Garrett took<br>responsibility for overseeing the smooth running of the Stoke factory.<br><br>The factory grew in size during this partnership and the production of<br>porcelain, earthenware, and stoneware continued. New shapes were added and<br>patterns and designs were influenced by the rococo revival that dominated<br>fashions in the 1830s. Copeland & Garrett's bone china and felspar porcelain<br>attracted the attention of highest echelons of society, and after her Majesty<br>Queen Victoria's accession to the throne in 1837, she acquired wares for both<br>Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Despite the prominence of their porcelain<br>productions they continued to make earthenware in even larger quantities with<br>markets at home and abroad. Among their finest productions are the printed<br>patterns some of which were traditional designs from Spode's time and other<br>newer patterns introduced for the contemporary market.<br><br>After 14 years, in 1847, the partnership was dissolved and Garrett returned to<br>London while Copeland continued to run the business.<br>tw221

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2 Stieff Sterling Liquor tags Gin/Bourbon Colonial Williamsburg. Selling the two tags from the third quarter of the 20th century with no damage and little wear. Solid sterling 2" wide, 4" tall with chain extended. tw260

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Vintage 14k Gold inlaid Sterling silver case. Fully functional, snaps shut, no<br>dents or deep scratches. Beautiful case that could easily serve as a wallet or<br>anything else. 3" x 4" 107.4 grams. Engraved in interior as shown.<br>tw208

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Limoges Trinket Box Perfume bottle Holder. 1 7/8" tall and wide no cracks,<br>chips, restorations, never used. Snaps shut with audible click, strong hinge.<br>TW109

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1843 Rococo British Teapot Hand Painted Gold Pattern #8677. Great Teapot with pattern number and other marks below that which should make identification simple along with this incredible mold. Registration mark on base and lid dates it to 1843. No cracks, chips, or restorations, very clean gold. Slight stains in interior only. 10.5" handle to spout x 7.25" tall. Amazing to find in this condition a 178 year old teapot. There was a spot on one side that I wiped off, just dirt. isshelf

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c1920 Barber's Licence and Nameplate Sam R Tatum San Antonio Texas Claude<br>Eichman. From a New Braunfuls Texas estate, but I believe Claude Eichman was in<br>San Antonio and born in 1900. Minor loss to foil under sign, no chips or cracks.<br>8.5" x 5.25"<br>TW253

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1880's Figural Napkin Ring Boy with top hat 2.3" tall, slightly bent, no detectable markings, obviously victorian possibly Kate Greenway. Unpolished with possible wear to plating. B70

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Round and Minie Ball Civil war Relics. Selling the lot shown, likely sold at the battlefield in the last quarter of the 20th century. B70

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c1900 Japonesque European Porcelain Hear shaped Perfume bottle with sterling<br>lid. 2.25" tall, late 19th to first quarter of 20th century with no cracks,<br>chips, or restorations. The glass stopper appears stuck, I don't have time to<br>mess with it.<br>TW209

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c1910 13 5/8" T&V Limoges Porcelain Charger Hand Painted Artist signed Red<br>Poppies. Great limoges charger from the first quarter of 20th century with no<br>cracks, chips, restorations, utensil marks, or significant wear to gilding.<br>TW209

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1950's Martha Chase Boy and Girl Doll. Great pair of 16" tall dolls in near mint<br>condition with no blemishes. In the pics the girl has a spot on her forehead, it<br>was an extra spot of paint not wear, I removed it after the pics. They are near<br>mint from the 50's or 60's with original clothes.<br><br>Chase, Martha<br>AMERICAN, 1851 - 1925<br>Martha Chase, who was married to a doctor, created dolls with a white cotton<br>cloth body and a head without a wig to make them easily cleanable. Some of her<br>special child dolls were used in hospitals to train nurses. Her company carried<br>on until 1970.<br>TW253

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c1900 HB Quimper Shell Dish. 9.5" long, nice piece from the late 19th to first quarter of 20th century with no cracks, chips, or restorations. Very minor glaze wear at both sharp edges of top handle shere orance paint is. tw252

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Vintage R.J. Richter German Cork fishing knife. 4.25" knife, 3 1/8" blade. Cool knife from the mid 20th century, sharp, some pitting and rust. Untouched by me, could use a little TLC, but nice tight knife. B70

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c1870 Powell Bishop Staffordshire ABC Plate. No cracks, chips, or restorations, some stains as shown. 6 1/8"TW252

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c1920 24" Dean's Rag Doll. 24" tall, Looks to have once had hair, possibly very<br>old restitching at some of the seams, maybe not. I'm not really familiar with<br>what the original stitching looked like I just know for sure all of the thread<br>in it is very old.<br>TW252

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1920's Antique Flower Basket Doorstop. 10.5" tall x 8" wide. Heavy cast iron likely over 100 years old with no damage.

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1920's Whiting and Davis Enamel Framed Art Deco Mesh Handbag. Good condition with the slightest wear to enamel on one side of frame, pin sized spots. 4.5" wide x 6.5" tall. tw252

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1920's 2 Flower basket doorstops. Selling both one Hubley 256 6.75" tall, one attributed to Albany factory 1924 8 3/8" tall. Both good old doorstops from the early 20th century. The Albany factory one has a few coats of paint, the one under this one is gold.

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Holmegaard Selandia Per Lutken 1961 Period Mcm centerpiece bowls. Selling both of these bowls largest 12.5" wide, neither with any cracks, chips, or surface scratches. isshelf

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Vintage James Sadler Chintz Petite Fleur Miniature Teapot.<br>This is a sweet miniature teapot by James Sadler, England. The piece dates from<br>the mid 1990's. The pattern is a variation on the 'Sophie' chintz called<br>'Sweetheart' or 'Petite Fleur' chintz. The piece is made of white bone china<br>with gilded detailing on the edges, handle, and finial. The body of the piece is<br>decorated with a floral chintz pattern in blues, greens, yellows, and pinks.The<br>piece is in excellent vintage condition with no chips, scratches, crazing,<br>cracks, or signs of wear. There is no wear to gilding, anything that looks like<br>it is is reflections from light in the pics. The pot (with lid) measures 3.5"<br>tall, 6" long, and 3.5" wide.<br>tw252

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1940's Houston Texas Old Plantation Strawberry Preserves staved wood buckets.<br>Nice old buckets about 70-80 years old with clean advertising. Largest is 5.5"<br>without handle x 6.75" wide. Selling all three.<br>midrmhouse

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1920's Scotsman Nodder Mechanical Bank cold painted Aluminum. Great hard to find bank with most of the original paint. He nods when the coin is inserted. 8.25" tall x 4.5" wide with no damage and good paint as shown. TW106

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Nice Heavy forged iron betty lamp. 3 1/8" x 4.25" x 10.25" to tip of hanger fully extended. Some expected pitting but all here with no holes. This early betty lamp burned grease for lighting in the 19th century. It is called a 'betty lamp' which comes from the word 'besser' in German (meaning better). Far superior to the rushlight or splint lamp, it evolved from the crusie lamp with the addition of a cover and a wick support which ensured that any oil/grease drippings from the wick flowed back into the reservoir. The betty lamp was probably the most widely used means of lighting among people of middle or lower income until refined whale oil became common. It burned any fat or oil that was available virtually without smell or smoke, using a twisted cotton wick. B70

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1924 Keyes Davis Military/Gym Brass Laundry pin set. Selling the set shown pat 1924, stamped keyes davis under the 185. Most are 185 but a few other numbers. The pins are 5" long, total length 11" tw1

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c1870 Ashworth Chinoisiere British Ironstone Chinese Style Dinner plates.<br>Selling the three dinner plates shown from the third quarter of the 19th century<br>with no chips, cracks, crazing, stains, or restorations. 10.25" wide, minor wear<br>from stacking for 150 years, they display very well. Ashworth made several other<br>Chinoiserie patterns similar to this one so while this is a very uncommon<br>patter, the patterns compliment each other well and would make an amazing<br>assembled set. Very nice hand painted polychrome accents.<br>TW106

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1950's Esso, Coca-Cola, and Conoco Bank Collection. Selling the lot shown, all with no breaks but the conoco is amazing, these always have worn decals and usually worn paint, this one is basically mint. I just noticed the streaks on the esso are on the outside and look like they will clean off. Conoco is 4 7/8" tall for reference. TW1

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1920's Texas Promotional Coin Banks. Selling the lot shown from all over Texas<br>al from the first half, most from the first quarter of the 20th century. One<br>with key, One with a few coins rattling around inside. Selling the lot.<br>tw60

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c1880 Mauchline Ware Bank Collection American Mission to lepers Texas Steer, Rockefeller for Governor. Selling the lot shown The Mauchline ware one is 4.25" tall for reference. It has an opening in the back that may not be original, it's over 120 year old for sure. The lepers mission one is plastic but very old circa 1930's or 40's. The newest bank here is 1959 Rockefeller bank. All very clean. TW1

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c1910 Ac Williams Two Faces Cast Iron STill bank 3.25" tall x 2.75" wide, some pitting and wear to original paint but good old 100+ year old bank. TW60

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c1900 Henriot Quimper Swan Handled 3 Part relish tray. 11 3/8" great piece from first quarter of 20th century. No cracks, chips, or restorations, very slight glaze wear on swans beak and rim. TW110

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Limoges Trinket Box Perfume bottle Holder. 1 7/8" tall and wide no cracks,<br>chips, restorations, never used. Snaps shut with audible click, strong hinge.<br>TW109

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c1900 Limoges Plate with Raised gold fancy rim. 9.5" with no cracks, chips, wear to gold, or scratches. tw209

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Vintage Texas Advertising items Tex Tan Leather Bendy figure Elsie cow push<br>puppet. Bendy figure 6" tall West Germany and makers mark on base probably<br>1960's or early 70's, Borden Elsie cow push puppet functional working condition<br>6" tall wood and hard rubber, possible restorations to one ear but it's a<br>perfect match in color so possibly a factory flaw.<br>Selling both<br>TW260

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Waterford Glandore 8" Round bowl in like new condition with no cracks, chips, scratches, excellent clarity, never been in a dishwasher, likely never used. Marked on side with Waterford acid stamp as shown in last pic. 8" wide x 3.5" tall. isshelf

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1950's Bay Meadowns Racetrack Program and Caliente Mexico. Amazing condition,<br>selling the two programs shown. Caliente has pencil notes on all the pages, all<br>pages of both intact.<br>tw260

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c1952 Hawaiian Islands Kona Inn Menu Vintage Restaurant napkins Kilauea Volcano<br>House. Selling the lot shown in amazing condition, pliable,not brittle. Some<br>other Hawaiian items from the same estate had 1952 dates, that's when the family<br>went to Hawaii, this stuff is from right around 1952 if not exactly 1952. Menu<br>is 6.5" x 10".<br>tw260

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c1952 Hawaiian Islands Travel Brochures Inter Island, United Airlines. Selling<br>the three brochures shown in near mint condition other than one had "Desk Copy"<br>written on front then scratched out in pencil.<br>tw260

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Vintage Henriot Quimper Sardine Box with lid. 8.25" x 7" underplate 4.25" x 3.5"<br>wide box. No cracks, chips, or restorations. A few tiny spots of glaze wear on<br>sharp edges. Great piece from first half of 20th century.<br>TW245

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