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| AB-8020
NEW! $98
4" x 3-1/4" sterling picture frame! The
edges of the frame are just over a 1/4" wide. The back is a heavy wood
veneer that is secured at each corner. The easel is intact and tight and
the frame stands firmly. It's marked sterling, handmade and the number
3001 on the edge. No noticeable dents or dings or bad scratches. I think
it dates from the 1930-50s. Nice usable frame! |
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| AB-5803
NEW! $125
1-3/4" round, 1-1/2" tall cut glass dresser
jar with sterling lid. The jar has cut designs all over, no chips or flakes.
The floral design on the lid is raised and very ornate. It has the letter
B and sterling on the lid. No dents or dings and fits tightly and correctly.
Circa 1920s. Sweet jar! |
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| AB-5478
$18 each
3-3/4" long, 2-1/4" wide, 1" tall, sterling
nut cups! They all have great open designs. They are marked sterling, A4780
and have hallmarks that I can't make out, on the bottom. No dents or dings.
Nice looking. Circa 1920s. |
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| AB-10154
$48
2" Japan porcelain display hand! White
porcelain with gold accent colors with a bow design. The front side has
four flowers with pink, yellow and blue colors on them. This is a right
hand, with painted finger nails and a ring on a finger! No chips or damage
to the porcelain. It has the original sticker on the bottom that reads
"Kelvin's Reg. US Pat Off. Exclusives Japan." Fun 1940s item that could
be used as a placecard holder or to hold your rings! |
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| AB-7309
$78
5-1/2" long, 1-1/4" wide sterling spoon
with a blue enamel handle The spoon has a slight gold wash to it and it's
marked sterling with some hallmarks on the back that I can't make out.
No damage to the sterling or to the enamel. Cute usable 1920s spoon!
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| AB-9559
$22
1-1/2" round, this is a souvenir token
from the Indianapolis sesquicentennial event, celebrating the city's 150th
anniversary in 1971. It is bronzey in color and shows practically no wear.
Nice detail on both sides. |
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| AB-6591
$110
4" long, 2" wide sterling bon bon spoon
with a pale yellow enamel handle! The bowl has a nice open design. The
enamel is on the back and front of the handle and shows no damage at all.
It's marked sterling with some tiny hallmarks on the back that I can't
make out. No dents or damage to the sterling. Sweet 1920s usuable spoon! |
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| AB-9558
$24
1" square gold tone folding purse picture
frame! When closed you can see a small enamel center design on the front.
The back is plain and gold tone in color. It's hinged and when opened it
reveals two sides to hold photos on each side. The plastic coverings for
the photos are intact. Cute 1950s item and definitely usable today! |
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| AB-6381
$78
5" long, 1-1/8" wide sterling with pink
enamel handled spoon! There is no damage to the enamel which is on the
front only. No dents or damage to the sterling. It's marked sterling on
the back. Fun 1920s spoon! |
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| AB-8021
$128
2" square sterling photo frame. Nice cut
out design on the frame with floral accents. No dents or damage to the
sterling. The back has the original dark green back with strong easel.
It's marked "Carr Craft Sterling" on the rim. Adorable usable frame, circa
1920s! |
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| AB-8724
$148
3-1/2" x 2-1/2" oval shaped brassy photo
frame with blue enamel front. No damage to the enamel. Glass intact.
Nice strong easel back and clips to hold the back in place. Circa 1930-1940s. |
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| AB-2121
$20
This paperback book has 386 pages of "Complete
reprints of all articles which appeared in the Antque trader Weekly during
1973, completely indexed by subject." It is approximately 10 1/2 by 14"
and it is in very good condition. SOME of the 100s of informative articles
include: Occupied Japan, Cash Registers, Paperweights, Furniture, Folk
Art, Napkin Rings, Jewelry, Toys/Games and much much more!! |
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| AB-7927
$120
10" long and 3" wide, this is an old aluminum
glove box! It has a nice embossed design on the front and also has the
raised words Gloves! Nice secure hinge and little legs. It's empty and
always was and is in undamaged condition, definitely usable today. It also
comes with the original holly papered lidded box! Great condition on the
box, bright colors, a little soiled on the inside. No company markings
on either box. The aluminum box fits perfectly inside the holly box. Fun
items! Circa 1900s. |
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| AB-7223
$99
A childs size brass purse mirror! 4" x
2" round. The back is porcelain with two adorable Asian woman in colorful
clothing. Original bevelled mirror, very slightly foggy. No damage. Still
usable! From the early 1900s. |
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| AB-3627
$38
4" long, this is a sharpener to hang from
a chain! The sharpener area measures 2-3/4" long and there is a silverplate
top piece with a thick bale to hang from a chain. It's marked Germany on
the sharpener. It still sharpens items! Circa 1930s. |
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| AB-4815
$48
2" tall and 1-1/2" wide German porcelain
tape measure with a clown sitting on it! Great detail to the figurine--pink
cheeks, black eyes, red lips. Black accents to his clothing. The base is
yellow. It's marked Germany 15479 on the back. It has the slot for the
tape and you can see/hear the tape dispenser inside. But it's missing the
actual measuring tape. Not sure if you can replace the inside piece as
the bottom appears solid. Still a sweet 1920s piece! No damage or repairs
to the porcelain.
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| AB-3829
$38
1-1/2" wide and 1-1/4" tall black enamel
(both sides) lighter with applied enamel scottie dog on the front. There
is a tiny crazed mark on the dog, noticeable upon close examination. No
damage to the black enamel. On the bottom silverplate is says "Arrow Automatic
Super Lighter Japan. Cute. |
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| AB-2491
$18
1-3/4" tall and just under 1-1/2" round
brassy holder. It has a raised filigree design on two areas with red, blue,
green prong set rhinestones. Nice design in the background. It has three
ball feet. Not sure what this was originally used for but could definitely
be used on your vanity for Q-tips or make up brushes or even toothpicks!
Circa 1930s. |
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| AB-8414
$45
1-1/2" square, this is a brassy colored
portable/purse ashtray! The top is pink enamel with a white enamelled cigarette
on top! It has a push closure and when you open it, there is a small pop
up piece, attached to a spring that pops up to rest your cigarette on!
The piece is 1/4" deep so it will hold lots of ashes! No damage to the
enamel. No company id. Circa 1940-1950s! |
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| AB-5779
$118
3" x 2" silverplate cigarette case! The
front and back has a nice line design in the silverplate and the front
only has a center 1-1/4" blue floral enamel decoration. To open the case
you push right above the enamel and the 1/4" hinged lid pops open! To close
it you just push the lid and it snaps tightly closed. It's marked Marathon
on the inside lid. The Marathon company made great enamelled compacts and
smoking accessories in the 1920-1930s and this is when this piece dates.
No damage to the enamel or silverplate. |
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| AB-8408
$25
1-1/2" wide and 2-1/4" tall, silverplate
dog stick pin holder! Cute dog with nice detail, he's even wearing a hat!
There is red velvet in a 1" section on his back to hold your stickpins!
Slight wear to the silverplate, doesn't detract from his cuteness! It's
marked Germany next to his paws. Circa 1930s. |
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| AB-2744
$38
2-1/2" tall, 2" round at the base, 800
silver toothpick holder! Nice ornate designs on it. No dents or dings.
It's marked 800 on the bottom, along with a company logo that I can't make
out. This would also hold Q-tips or vanity items! Circa 1920s. |
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| AB-2298
$22
7-1/2" long, 830 silver cheese slicer!
Nice swirly designs on the handle. It has an "S" monogram on the handle.
The slicer is still sharp and this will definitely slice cheese! No dents,
dings or scratches. Circa 1920s. |
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| AB-6559
$78
5-1/2" x 2" tall. Six sided hand painted
candlestick holder! Nice detailed on the blue forget me knot flowers. Gold
colored handle. No damage or worn areas. Marked on the bottom with Xmas
1910, with the name Neal, probably the artist. Also a manufacture logo
with Prussia. Really cute and definitely usable! |
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| AB-5010
$325
5-3/4" x 3-1/2" Austrian hand painted stickpin
holder with attached tray! Pretty pink and green flowers are handpainted
on the tray and it still has it's gold coloring along the edge of the tray
and on the top of the stickpin holder. There's room for 13 stickpins. Marked
Vienna Austria along with a company logo on the back. It's also signed
by E. Hoffman, who I assume is the artist who painted the tray! No damage
and really sweet. Hard to find the trays with the stickpin holders on them.
Circa 1920s. |
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| AB-6558
$78
3" squared with scalloped corners, 2-1/2"
tall for the ring tree section. This is a handpainted ring stand! Painted
with pretty blue forget me knots, nice detail. Gold coloring on the ring
holder, slightly worn in areas from use! No damage. Marked with the impressed
numbers 1184 on the bottom. Cute for a dresser! From the early 1900s. |
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| AB-2591
$138
6-1/2" around, 1-1/4" from tip of the handle
to the top. This is an adorable porcelain backed hand painted hand mirror!
Beautiful lady with blond hair surrounded by flowers. White background.
Brass handle with flowers. The original bevelled glass mirror shows some
discoloration spots, but still usable. The handles on these mirrors unscrew
so you can replace the glass if you ever want to. No damage to the porcelain.
From the early 1900s. Great on a dresser! |
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| AB-7139
$22
8" 1972 Crystal Christmas Plate in the
original box. Nice design on the plate with a tree, impressed "Christmas
1972" on the plate. No damage to the plate and box is in great condition.
No company identification, so not sure who made the plate. |
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| AB-4691
$165
4" x 3" old double mosaic picture frame!
The colors of the tile pieces are very bright and include white, blue,
red, yellow, green and orange. It has little loop feet to stand on and
the original easel stand on the back. Glass intact. The openings for the
photos are approximately 1-3/4" x 1-1/2." All the tile pieces are intact
and appear original. Marked "made in Italy" on the back. Really cute, circa
1920s. |
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| AB-4835
$35
7" x 4-1/2" gold tone double tone square
picture frame. Each frame measures 3-1/2 x 4-1/2" and there are two hinges
in the center. Cardboard backing. Nice raised designs on the edges of the
frame. Very shiny. No damage, never used. No markings. It has the original
.59 price tag! Circa 1950s. |
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| AB-4811
$48
4" x 3" old brass picture frame. Nice swirly
design on the front. The oval area for the photo measures 3" x 2-1/4."
Easel
stand on the back along with ring to hang on the wall. Marked only with
the numbers 272 on the back. Nice old frame, circa 1930s. No damage. |
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| AB-4034
$65
3" wide, 2-1/2" tall, 3" long German peacock
pin dish from the 1920s! Nice yellow, blue and orange colors on the dish
and there's nice detail on his face and wings. Marked Germany and design
numbers 4844 on the bottom. No damage. Fun! |
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| AB-578
$22
8-1/2" x 5-1/4" unused 1940-1950s baby
book! There are 16 colored pages with information to fill out about every
detail of your baby's first few years! Definitely usable today! Top condition. |
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| AB-979
$138
3-1/2" x 2-1/2" hammered silver (not marked
sterling, but tested silver) vanity. Inside has coin holders for a nickle
and dime. There's a section that opens for a compact and a section for
bills. It's marked WM Co. on the chain and has ENB monogram in the corner.
Top condition. Circa 1920's. |
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| AB-595
$75
5" wide, 3-1/4" deep, 2-1/2" tall, black
plastic box with green plastic top with silver ball knob. This box was
made by the manufacturer of Kool cigarettes, The Brown & Williamson
Company in 1939. They obtained this box from General Electric. For .50
you got the box and two packs of cigarettes! The GE logo is on the bottom.
I have an advertisement that explains the promotion and it says that 500,000
were sold. No damage, fun piece! |
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| AB-2698
$68
3-1/2" German girl in a sitting position.
She's very colorful with blond hair, blue swimsuit, lots of detail and
cute face! Her hands are on her stomach and there's a hole in her hand
to hold a paper umbrella. It's original and she was suppose to hold something.
I think it was an umbrella as there's an original metal piece attached
to her behind. She sits on the edge of a glass or fish bowl and I think
that's what she was intended to do! She has impressed numbers 4325 and
Germany on her back. No damage. Circa 1920s. She'll look cute protecting
your fish! |
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| AB-2268
$98
4-1/2" tall, 1-1/4" round hairpin holder
made out of ebony. It's all black in color and has a lift off lid. The
words "Hairpins" is in sterling script letters on the front. There are
hallmarks on the letters--Lion, (sterling) shield (Newcastle or Chester
Assay Office) and the letter U, which dates this piece to either 1915 or
1919. The marks are so small I can't make out the sharp details to them!
No damage and a really cute piece to put on your dresser to hold your hairpins!! |
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| AB-5024
$98
2-3/4" x 1-3/4" silverplate card case with
enamel center on the front. Nice designs on the silverplate. Inside has
a spring piece that would hold the cards in place. I don't believe this
was a cigarette case as it's not deep enough. The front has a blue enamel
center with a pink and green flower. Snaps tightly closed. No company identification,
normal surface wear to the silverplate. Circa 1930s. |
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| AB-2464
$95
3-1/4" x 1-3/4" sterling calling card case.
The front has a monogram. I believe it's FAL and could be buffed out. The
lid flips up to hold the cards and it is marked sterling 5117 on the edge
and there is a logo on the other side that I can't make out. Not wide enough
to hold modern normal sized business cards. Dates from the early 1900s. |
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| AB-2993
$45
7" x 4" German porcelain lady with brown
hair and a pretty face wearing a full blue dress leaning against a base
that would be used to make a lamp. This is all original and just needs
to be electrified and needs a cute shade. No chips or cracks. Embossed
Germany and 836 on the bottom. Circa 1920s. |
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| AB-2306
$55
5" sterling silver handled bell. Handle
has floral design on both sides. Bell section is silver plate. Marked sterling
on handle. Circa 1920's. Rings loud! |
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| AB-3208
$14
12" (from curve to curve) tubular beaded
and pearl collar on white silky material. Hook and eye at end. Beads and
pearls all there, top condition. |
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