Benjamin Duke - Shifting Ground #2

[Disraeli (Benjamin)] The Young Duke, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles in vol.2 & 3 (not called for in vol.1), with 2 leaves of Notes at end of vol.1 and one leaf at end of vol.2 but without adverti

Chinese Gilt-Decorated Cobalt Ground Porcelain Center Bowl with Later Bronze Mounts Unmarked. 8 1/2 x 14 in. diam. Sir William Aykroyd. Duke's Auction UK, Buckland Newton Place, December 11, 2007, Lot

Benjamin Smith III sterling silver platter. Marked "B. Smith, Duke St., Linn Inn Fields" to underside. Height 1 3/4", width 24 1/2", depth 18 1/4". 117.600 troy ounces. Provenance: From the Estate of

2-1/2" high x 1-1/4" wide lithograph on tin "pop-up" name portrait badge with text "My Candidate" over ground depicting a flower.

SEVRES PAINTED PORCELAIN PORTRAIT PLATES, TWO, DIA 9 1/2":Includes 1 Sevres portrait plate depicting the sister of the Duke of Berry, artist signed "Maglin"; overall green ground with gilt details, ma

Billy Al Bengston L Duke 2 1971burnished aluminum 50 h × 48 w in (127 × 122 cm) Etched signature and date to lower center ‘B.A.B. 1971’. Artist's label to verso. Sold with a digit

Limoges France Cranberry Ground 2 handled Cup with floral decorated under plate, guilt detail in good condition.

Chinese Red Overlay Peking Glass Snuff Bottle - Bats. 18th century, red overlay on snow flake glass ground; 2 1/2 in. h

Pair of 17/18th c. Tibetan Thangkas, figure of Buddha floating on blue ground; 2 short pieces of resist dyed silk in front; 31" x 21", 79 x 53 cm (image); 54.5" x 31", 138 x 79 cm (overall). Other wit

FOUR WORLD WAR I U.S. MARINES RECRUITMENT POSTERSCirca 19181) "E-E-E-YAH-YIP Go Over With U.S. Marines", depicting a Marine with his weapon raised silhouetted against a yellow ground.2) "The U.S. Mari

A Chinese famille rose peach-form box 19th century The box exterior decorated with blossoming branches and bat over greenish-pink ground. H: 2 5/8, W: 3 1/2, D: 3 5/8 in. H: 6.67, W: 8.89, D: 9.21 cm.

3 Chinese porcelain bowls, 1 celadon porcelain bowl (2 1/2"h x 5"dia), 1 bowl with leaf decoration on black ground (2 3/8"h x 6 1/8"dia) and 1 brown bowl with floral & children decoration (2 1/8"h x 6

Sino-Tibetan dzi bead, with columns of circular 'eyes' on a dark brown ground, 2"w

Portuguese Palissy Ware Charger, Possibly by Jose A. Cunha19th centurythe charger with a frog, lizard and other amphibians on a shredded clay ground2 x 10 1/4 inches

Portuguese Palissy Ware Charger, Possibly by Jose A. Cunha19th centurythe charger with frogs and lizards on a shredded clay ground2 1/2 x 8 inches

French etui or bodkin cases, group of three: 1) round tubular form having Rococo cartouches, blue scales and floral garland on a white ground 2) round tubular form having gilt Rococo cartouches center

French miscellaneous enameled articles, group of five: 1) Limoges rectangular snuff box decorated with a woman and scrolling vine motif on a translucent pink ground 2) round patch box with floral wrea

English Bilston Battersea patch boxes of architectural and maritime interest, group of six: 1) Crescent Buxton base with decorative band on a white ground 2) The New Square / A Trifle from Margate bas

Snuff bottle. China. Ch'ien Lung mark (1735-1796) and period. Decoration of stylized mallow flowers on a pale yellow ground. 2-3/4" high. For additional and high-resolution images, please copy and pas

Seven Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Vases and a Bell, late 19th and early 20th C., with gilt flowers on a canary yellow ground; 2 marked with Abram French & Co., Boston, and Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston.

Various Origins miscellaneous boxes, group of nine: 1) French Sèvres style porcelain pill box with Caduceus symbol to lid on a gilt, green and tan checkered ground 2) French Famille Rose style po

Eight Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Vases, late 19th and early 20th C., with gilt flowers on a canary yellow ground; 2 marks include: Bailey Banks & Biddle, Phila., Bigelow Kennard & Co, Boston and J.E.

French enameled boxes, group of 12: 1) snuff box, rectangular form decorated with boats in a harbor and floral sprays on a speckled white and pink ground 2) snuff box, rectangular form depicting a lad

Of ovoid form, the exterior carved with traditional symbols and stylized shou characters in red on a translucent blue ground. 2.45inch H, 1.35inch D.