DESCRIPTION: A handsome and rare Chinese cane, the knobbed tip crafted in repossee’ sterling silver with a continuous scene of a scholar and his boy attendant in a garden setting. There is a tiny, stamped hallmark at the base of the collar on one side (see photo 5). The upper zitan shaft is heavily carved in the round with figures, pavilions and pine trees; the purple undertones and “rabbit’s fur” grain of the zitan are unmistakable. The shaft is very straight with no warping or splits, and ... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A solid copper Tibetan incense holder featuring eight beautifully handcrafted auspicious Buddhist symbols in silver: the lotus, endless knot, golden fish, parasol, victory banner, treasure vase, white conch shell and the wheel. Three carved coral flowers accent an embossed border running down the center, while one coral bead decorates the top. The holder opens on copper hinges where sticks of incense can rest in the bottom cup and be held in place by a decorated center band. A s... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A Chinese silver chatelaine needle case with raised repossee’ and hand etched decorations, one side depicting three male immortals, the other a squirrel on grape vines. This beautiful vase-shaped needle case would have been suspended from a lady’s belt or sash by the hook at the top, this hook decorated with a silver bat for good luck. The case for the needles hides inside while hanging, but when the celadon jade bead is pulled, the chain slides down to reveal the barrel shaped n... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: An attractive oval brass box, the hinged lid decorated with a carved carnelian stone at the center with raised brass leaves on either side. Signed at the interior lid, such a box might have been used for snuff, opium, cosmetics or medicines. This attractive little box is in excellent condition and dates from the first quarter of the 20th C. DIMENSIONS: 2 ¼” long (5.7 cm) x 1 1/8” wide (2.9 cm) x 1” high (2.5 cm).

DESCRIPTION: A lovely and colorful silver filigree brooch in the shape of a fan with enameled butterflies and five turquoise stones. The pin is quite three dimensional with seven small raised butterflies and one large one at the base of the fan where two small coral stones dangle from an attached chain. First quarter of 20th C. DIMENSIONS: 2 ¾” wide (7 cm) x 1 ¾” high (4.5 cm).

DESCRIPTION: A beautiful little octagonal pill (or snuff) box, the top with silver filigree work around inset coal stones forming the shape of a five-petal flower. The box itself is silver over copper and on the inside is stamped “Made in China.” Amazingly, the original Frost Bros. retail tag remains on the inside. Frost Brothers was a high-fashion retail store based in San Antonio, Texas, that opened in 1917 and went out of business in 1988. This box dates from C. 1920 to 1945 (Republic Peri... Click for details