Items of Value

     This sale offers you a rare opportunity to purchase some truly FINE art, crystal, and collector items from around the world.  FINE art includes antique vellum sheet music pages, watercolors, paintings and enamels,  bronze statues.  FINE crystal consists of Lalique, Tiffany, Waterford.  Collector items include antique Japanese woodblock prints in DELUXE frames, Chinese "ancestor portraits", antique telephones, woodcarvings, antique maps.  Collectible furniture includes period Mission Oak pieces of which two have the maker's brand.  We also have "Oriental" rugs of various sizes.  There is so much new costume jewelry that we have dedicated two display cases to it.

     At this sale, we feature two EXCEPTIONALLY FINE paintings, both antique oils on canvas.  One is reportedly by Frey, a German artist who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1870s.  The subject is a young female, possibly "Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi", 31"h x 24"w.  The surrounding antique frame is astounding, 49"h x 45"w.  Offered at $4,280.  The second is signed "Chierici" (Gaetano Chierici), 28"h x 38"w genre painting of girl clutching her mother's dress, scared by her older brother wearing a mask, in molded goldtone frame, 32"h x 47"w.  We believe that this may one version of the painting done by this artist.  Quality of this painting is VERY FINE.  Offered at $3,240.  A third FINE collector's item is the handcarved and handpainted cedar mask done in 1995 by John Hunt, Jr, a Vancouver Island First Nations artist.  This mask is titled "Kwagiulth Bookwus -- Chief of the Ghosts".  The horsehair (?) overhanging the white face with green and black decoration is awesome.  Offered at $1,200.

     Note our photos of the period Mission Oak furniture we have for sale.  It includes two SIGNED pieces, produced by Limbert.  One is a writing table with two drawers (stamped on the left side of the left drawer) and an open arm chair (stamped on the underside of the left arm).  Other period pieces are a settee in the Stickley style, and a bench having convex seat edge on two opposing sides.  Other furniture includes FINE reproduction Chinese tables, other Chinese cabinets, a vintage Chinese camphor chest.  We even have a vintage Chinese brass gong for sale.  Striking it will get everyone's attention. 

     We have set the double dropleaf gateleg oak dining table with vintage china and FINE crystal.  The four antique chairs surrounding it are in exceptionally fine condition for their age, having tooled leather backs and seats secured by brass studding.  The sideboard with its glass top displays more fine items for you, including not one but two Russian samovars.  

     Notable among early 20th century collectibles are a #5 Royal Typewriter (dating from 1912?), plus antique and vintage telephones from both Europe and the U.S.  Complementing them for the period is a reproduction Tiffany-style table lamp having pyramidal shade in multicolors.   Christmas items abound.  We have decided to create a Christmas room downstairs, including two artificial trees.

     Asian art is represented by antique "ancestor portrait" paintings and woodblock prints as well as celadon ceramic table lamps, and fine reproduction tables, both a rectangular coffee table and side tables.  The three prints by Saito are particularly fine.  We also offer two silk kimonos, one Japanese of white brocade over red interior lining and one Chinese of multicolor embroidered birds and flowers.  Verify on-line before you come the asking prices of the Fitz and Floyd Chinese blue Imperial Dragon vase.  We are offering the one that we have for much less.  Remember to count the toes on the dragon -- Imperial dragons have five toes.

     Those of you interested in Inuit and native American cultures will find a FINE stone carving of an Inuit wrestling to hold onto a seal, several framed small but very collectible prints, a large framed photograph of a young female native American dancing, and a small framed painting of a painted face.

      In addition, you will discover a large kitchen with deluxe items for entertaining, an oak dining table with leaves plus 6 oak side chairs.  The large patio outside the kitchen offers different seating arrangements, fountain, and large parasol.  We will open TWO sheds to you.  They contain a John Deere 100 series rotary riding mower, snowblower, electric power edger, table saw, power generator, yard tools, small power tools, hand tools.  Behind the upper shed is a large wheel barrow and basketball hoop.  As if this is not enough, you will find more items in the garage.

     Wait until you go downstairs!  There you will discover an independent living unit from which we are selling the contents.  The white coromandel-style screen is 6 panels.  A tall case clock sits in the corner to the left of it.  There are five wall units filled with items, also two refrigerator/freezers for sale.  Those of you who enjoy Christmas any time of year will spend a long item going through the holiday items, along with two artificial trees.

NOTES:  We will have a price list for some of the major items available as a pdf to email to you upon request beginning Wednesday evening of 17 April.  Our client has decided to remove some items from sale that we previously photographed.  So, please review the photos.  If you do NOT find the photo of an item, we have probably removed it at the client's request.  Sorry about this situation.  We will put a sign-in book at the front door the same day.    If you are long distance, you may wish to appoint someone to come to the sale to inspect items who can commit and pay for the items on your behalf.  We do not sell "sight unseen".  We do not pack and ship.  You can send a representative of a packer/shipper to pick up the items for you.