Earthenware light fixture in various colors: gold, red and green, illustrated with leaves and flowers in art nouveau style. Hanging lamp. Two curvy handles on its sides. A modern electric cord was attached to the fixture in the 20th century along with the base of a current electric bulb. Original brass hanging handle in the upper section. One of the handles broke, and was glued back on. Fine condition.
Height: 40 cm. Stationary kerosene lamp, made of red glass, with decorative leaves and flowers, metal mechanism [rusty] for removing the wicks. Traces of oil on the glass. Moderate condition.
Height: 45 cm. Street light, metal and glass, with a door that opens on two hinges, round hanging ring, mechanism for closing the door and small holes to allow smoke to escape. At the beginning of the 20th century in Europe, oil and torches were placed in glass fixtures and hung on poles to illuminate the streets. This is an original fixture from the beginning of the 20th century. Rust marks, moderate condition.
Height: [including the glass] 33 cm. Removable glass, original cloth wick. The bottom of the cup served to store the kerosene, and when the wick was lit it served for lighting. Kerosene lamps of this sort served to light a room in the house, or as portable street lighting for dark places carried by children. The removable mechanism is in order, rust stains. Moderate condition.
Ancient Russian samovar made of brass. Wood handles. Russian maker’s mark [ropokuora]. Height: 45 cm. Moderate-fine condition.
A wooden leg which served as the leg of an ancient table and was converted to be the basis for a candle. Pleasant engraved decorations in carving and painting, along the entire leg. A triangular base. Height: 45 cm. Width of the base: 22 cm. The candle holder is crooked. The leg itself is in fine condition with the exception of peeling in the wood in a number of places.
Old camera within a designated case that opens with a handle. Two focusing mechansims, two lenses. The camera measures 18×11 cm. Photo mechanism has not been tested. Very good condition.
Linked chain bracelet. Gold, stamped 14K. Length: 20 cm. Weight: 44.5 grams. Very fine condition.
26×56 cm. Flag of the Soviet Union with embroidered symbol of the hammer and sickle. At center of the emblem are embroidered trees in flames. This was apparently made by an opponent of the Soviet Union and was intended to disgrace the country and signal that the Soviet Union was in flames. In addition, the flag is missing the red star that normally appears above the hammer and sickle. The star symbolizes the pride of the Soviet Union, and was, therefore, deliberately omitted. Very fine condition.
Gold lighter, 18k. Marked Cartier, Paris. Serial number 13514D. Delicate artisan work, with yellow and white gold strips, like embroidery. 100 grams. The mechanism has not been checked. Very fine condition.
Size of the paper: 13×20 cm. Size of the frame: 25×33 cm. An ancient Persian drawing [by hand] – a king and his servants, with writing in ancient Persian around it. Fine condition.
Large-sized wood noisemaker, constructed from a box that rests on a base that features the double noise-making mechanism that issued noise from both sides of the noisemaker. The mechanism works with a crank at the front of the box that turns a corresponding crank on the opposite side of the box. One of the cranks is in working order, the other is broken. This type of noisemaker was used to make loud noises during municipal parades or demonstrations in a number of European cities. 15×23 cm. 41 cm. tall. Fine condition.
Eight keys to cities throughout the United States presented by the mayors of the cities as a personalized gift and token of honor and appreciation to influential people during events where they were honored. Includes keys to: Washington [relief of the White House], New York [text “shalom”], Portland-Oregon, Florida, Hollywood, Detroit and more. Some of the keys note a year, 1940s-60s. Various metals. Average length of 19 cm.
Wood frame measures: 36×36 cm. Wood gramaphone with large metal bellows and crank for moving the record. The record turned by winding the crank on the side and stretching the interior spring, while putting down the needle. The gramaphone is in working order and can still be used to hear low-quality music. Moderate-fine condition.
Theater binoculars, brass with pearl, matching handle. Focus mechansim in working order. Light crack in the right lens that does not affect its functionality. Very fine condition.
Table letter scale. The upper section features a small plate where the letters were placed. On the left side there is a weight ring that is attached to an arch that indicates the weight with numbers. Rare item. Paint peeling in a number of locations. Fine condition.
Length: 20 cm. Width: 4 cm. Height: 2.5 cm. Syrian qalamadan [Islamic pen case] decorated with gold. Device including an inkwell for a scribe’s ink and case for writing implements. The front of the qalamadan has various calligraphy letters in Arabic, made with delicate sawing work. Gold decorations on text. Gold border around text. Both sides of the qalmadan are decorated with gilt circular, curvy designs. The interior is padded with maroon colored velvet material. Very fine condition.
Set of clay plates: [9] soup plates, [2] small paltes, and one medium sized plates. Manufactured by H&C. Kingdom of Bavaria [area in Germany], 19th century. All are stamped on the back by the manufacturer. All the plates have nice illustrations in art-nouveau style. Most of the extant plates from this manufacturer have simple floral designs. Sets with royal illustrations like this set are very uncommon. Very fine condition.
Set of six saucers with matching cups. Bottle and pitcher with matching covers. Manufactured by Meito China Foreign. Hand painted decorative flowers and leaves in shades of brown. Cracks in the pitcher cover. Very fine condition.
A complete set of various tableware with a pleasant pattern in maroon. The set contains: * 56 plates of different sizes [a total of four sizes]. * 8 cups. * 3 bowls. * 2 jugs. All of the are stamped on the back with the name of the original manufacturer and with: “Old Willow”. Fine condition.
Two round bowls, square bowl, and ice bucket. Glass/crystal. Fine condition.
[12] small, thick glass/crystal bowls and designed cup and bowl. Very fine condition.
* Round glass/crystal bowl with a wide, designed base. 22 cm. tall. * Round glass/crystal bowl with a nice metal base. 17 cm. tall. Fine condition.
