Cherub Antiques Gallery : Antique Cocktail Shakers, Nouveau, Deco, Washington DC
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1920 item #1394464
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$440.00
Made by Henry Wilkinson of Sheffield circa 1910. Brown leather-covered flask has a detachable drinking cup. The cup is hand-chased with detailed foliates and is gilded within. 3 1/4" W., 5 5/8" H.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1910 item #1394035
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$440.00
Lovely box with pottery inset upon its hinged top. Interlacing high Art Nouveau design glazed in deep blue and gold upon a white ground. Box made of nickel; Germany circa 1905. 2 7/8" H., 4 1/2" W.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Pre 1910 item #1394026
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$475.00
Most unusual example of a fine Art Nouveau silver card case. Rambling vines along with daffodils in high relief are upon the cover of the case. The case, with its spring mechanism, opens to reveal a beautifully fitted interior of moire silk. Each side has a gusset pocket to hold a card. The form accommodates modern- day-size business cards. Impressed marks for 800 fine silver along with maker stamp: Germany circa 1900. 2 5/8" W., 4" L.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1392802
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$490.00
Elegant, large, sterling silver magnifier. The long handle has a hand-chased spiral-foliate pattern in relief. Hallmarks: Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham 1899. 4" W., 10 1/4" L.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Plate : Pre 1920 item #1392616
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$550.00
Completely hammered wine bottle stand. The Vienna Secession-era stand was made in the Frantisek Bibus, known as Franz, workshop in Bohemia (Czechoslovakia) circa 1910. 2 1/4" H., 3 1/2" W.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1900 item #1392163
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$465.00
Handsome English magnifier. Staghorn handle with sterling silver mounts. Each mount has ram's-head-relief design along with beaded accents. Hallmarks: William Beatson, Sheffield 1893. 4" W., 10 3/8" L.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Plate : Pre 1910 item #1391667
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$1,400.00
WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) Art Nouveau basket with florals and berries in relief upon its rising sides. A figural winged maiden fashioned as the handle. Designed by Albert Mayer, circa 1907. Firm's marks beneath. 6 3/4" W., 3 1/2" H.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1900 item #1390891
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$350.00
Elegant Georgian-era Sheffield plate wine bottle coaster. Swirling, lobed coaster with applied gadroon-and-shell top. Turned wooden base. England circa 1840. 1 7/8" H., 6 1/4" W.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1920 item #1390833
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$750.00
Lovely enameled scarab pendant from the Charles Horner workshop. The scarab has luminous blue, green and aqua highlights. A similar example is pictured in "Charles Horner of Halifax," by Tom J. Lawson, page 88. Hallmarks: Charles Horner, Chester 1910. 1 1/4" W.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1920 item #1390829
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$975.00
Lovely serpentine-form sterling silver frame. The rambling frame's border, as well as the photo borders, have a relief repousse pattern. Oak easel back. Hallmarks: J & R Griffin, Chester 1919. 6 5/8" W., 8 3/8" H.; 3 1/2" W., 5 1/8" H. photo
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Organics : Wood : Pre 1900 item #1390788
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$2,000.00
Figural wine bottle holder from Brienz, Switzerland circa mid-nineteenth century. The magnificent carved, bearded gentleman lays upon a cart and is contoured to allow a bottle to rest as he holds a twig-form collar and twig-saw to nestle the bottle. The rare holder is assembled with pegs and has working wooden wheels. Early Black Forest carvings of walnut and linden trunks, symbols of luxury and wealth, were featured in international exhibitions in London, Paris and the United States. Carving of a human figure, as well as it unusual form, make the holder an extraordinary example for the collector of wine-related antiques. Quite fine condition apart from wear to nose area upon this over 150 year old antique.11" H., 5 3/4" W., 18 1/2" L.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #1390694
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$590.00
Lovely Victorian sterling silver box with floral and scroll repousse decoration upon the top as well as sides. The elegant box is further enhanced with chasing and crimp-edge detail. Hallmarks: George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester 1895. 3/4" H., 1 3/4" W., 3 7/8" L.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1900 item #1390419
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$375.00
British banded agate wax seal is cut into an octagonal with a rounded top. The polished stone is mounted with chased silver that holds its beveled agate seal with intaglio crest. England circa 1890. 2" L.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1920 item #1390374
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$1,250.00
A stunning pewter mount with its original gilding adorns the green glass wine decanter. Reticulated berries, foliates and vines are complemented by a hinged top with berries in relief. Made by the Walter Scherf workshop founded in Nuremberg in 1899 and ceased operating in 1914. A fine example from this workshop, who commissioned prominent designers including Friedrich Adler, Peter Behrens and Joseph Maria Olbrich. The range was signed Isis or Osiris as is this beneath. Nuremberg circa 1900-05. 11 3/8" H.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1390371
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$425.00
Sterling silver tray has a golf club perched upon its top. Bottom of the tray is glass. Hallmarks for Birmingham 1905. 1 1/8" H., 2 7/8" W.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1910 item #1389940
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$740.00
Charming narrative bronze. A young boy in a waistcoat and cap lights a lantern. He carries a jug and flask. Patina has golden highlights. Figure stands upon a variegated marble base. Germany circa 1900. 4 1/2" H.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre 1910 item #1389926
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$525.00
Lovely gilded bronze quatrefoil-form jewel box. Bead-edge top has a detailed pattern. Applied florals in relief, along with a silvered and gilded figure group, further enhance the cover. Sides have acanthus designs. Velvet lined. France circa 1900. 1 1/2" H., 2 3/4" W., 4 1/4" L.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Plate : Pre 1910 item #1382551
Cherub Antiques Gallery
$2,200.00
Very fine, large WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) Art Nouveau wine or Champagne cooler. Each of the tri-form sides depicts in high relief a different castle from the Rhine and Mosel Valleys. The castles are nestled among naturalistic landscapes in deep relief as well. Three pierced handles adorn the top section. Firm's marks beneath. Made in Germany circa 1900. 11 1/2" H., 9 1/4" W. at handles