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French 950 silver and marble centerpiece based on Marie Antoinette’s garden folly, the Temple d’Amour at Versailles. Round stepped marble base with silver imbricated leaf-and-berry border. Six fluted columns with silver base and Corinthian capitols supporting ring architrave with silver rinceaux and beading. Detachable silver cupola with open trapezoidal trellis frames between pilasters, and vase finial. Inside is a gilt flame—the flame to eternal love, such as burned, according to... Click for details
$35,750.00Victorian sterling silver perfume. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1897. Hinged heart-form case with flared neck and domed cover. Double-sided floral and scrolled repousse with scrolled cartouches (one engraved with the initials of a sweetheart past, and one vacant, destined for the initials of the next recipient). Side hinged with gilt interior. Bottle also heart form with stopper in green glass. A heart in a heart—a practical vessel that is also rich in metaphoric possibilities.... Click for details
$315.00Turn-of-the-century enameled jug with engraved silver overlay. Made by Rookwood in Cincinnati. Fully-bodied baluster with short neck and ring handle. Flat stopper with scrolled rim and cork plug. Shaded brown finish partly overlaid with dense and lively scrolls, flowers, and trellis. Also, an enameled corn cob with husk peeled back to reveal the kernels—the vital ingredient in corn mash whiskey. Though hard to associate such an elegant vessel with low moonshine.
The painter was Kataro... Click for details
$4,900.00