Antiques

A beautiful pair of portraits featuring George and Martha Washington on glass. Both are beautifully done and in excellent shape considering their age and that they are on glass. People don’t understand the difficulty in painting on glass. It is complex and extremely difficult because one has to paint backwards. (more…)

These are the best pair we have ever owned or seen. They are a shocking 17″ in length and 8.5″ tall. Check out the details from the head to fin. The eyes are three dimensional and almost look alive. (more…)

“Magnificent” just doesn’t do it when this piece is seen in person. “WOW”  falls short too. “Masterpiece”, now that seems to fit. (more…)

Walnut, Marble Top Sideboard

A nice, solid walnut marble top sideboard. Victorian sideboards are a bit different from their earlier brethren. Usually, they consist of a marble top over 2 drawers over 2 doors with a tall, attached back piece.

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This is a lovely burl walnut veneered tea caddy with brass mountings. This sophisticated tea caddy really grabs the eye. (more…)

“Sensational”…”Unbelievable”…or a long whistle are but a few of the sounds that may escape one’s mouth when first viewing this charger. This piece is nothing short of stunning.  First, it is in excellent condition with minimal wear to the outer edge of the charge. (more…)

A beautiful pair of cast iron beds decorated with brass finials and rods on the head and foot board. The combination is quite lovely. Each bed fits a twin mattress and box spring. (more…)

This handsome map of the mid-Atlantic colonies is balanced with an exquisite pictorial cartouche filling the lower right. The map itself is lovely and retains its original colors.  The dominate feature of this map is the huge title cartouche with depicts European merchants, Indians, trade goods, and the fruits of land and sea — imagery intended to attract people to the New World. This was done to promote interest and settlement in “The New World”. (more…)