Mid 19th c Scrimshaw Corset Busk

SCRIMSHAW: Busk sailor art, 19th C., carved baleen love token, oblong with tapered sides, carved motifs include buildings, potted trees, lighthouse, and geometric designs, some loss to edges, scratche

vintage ca. 1850 mid 19th c. cream colored silk short sleeve low neckline party dress decorated with light pink silk bands, v-shaped bodice with corset boning reinforcements, hand and machine stiched,

fine mid-19th c. ca. 1850 cream silk 2 part wedding dress with short sleeve corset boned v-shaped bodice top, shirred shoulders shoulder width 15", waist 10", sleeves 5", overall length 46" (measureme

All w/ laces included: 1 ivory cotton coutil riding corset w/ steel busk & lightweight bones, c. 1900, B 25", W 20", H 26", L 6"-10.5", (heavy rust stains, bow worn, laces fraying, metal oxidizing, sh

Fine large Peking carpet, North China, mid-19th century, having gold medallions on a blue ground. Provenance: Christie's, London "Interiors" sale, May 24, 2017, lot 102. [19' 5" x 13' 2"]. In good con

Shahsevan khorjin face, Trans-Caucasus or Northwest Persia, mid-19th century. Only a handful of fine sumak khorjin faces with this composition are known and they always attract attention. The large oc

Kizil Ayak ensi, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century. This engsi is of the rare non-hahli type with an open field displaying three vertical rows of tall trees with serrated leaves and a solitary ashik blos

Monumental mid 19th century French oak bookcase, having a molded cornice above a relief carved frieze with rinceaux flanked by classical masks, rising on three partially glazed doors with relief carve

Yomut chuval, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century.A crisp, clear picture of Yomut weaving is captured in this delightful chuval. The strong contrasting border may be a variant of the tuning-fork type seen

Mid 19th century French Louis XVI ormolu bronze center bowl, having green marble basin and rams head handles, 14 3/4" h x 23 1/2" w x 11" d. Provenance: from a California collection.

Tekke torba, 6-guls, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century."Disappearing" guls have a particular appeal to diehard Turkmen collectors and there are several superb examples in the Marsh Collection that displa

DESCRIPTION: Equestrian painting attributed to T.C. Freeman due to manner of painting and subject matter. Marked on the 19th Century stretcher: "Oct 15 1861 T C." MEASUREMENTS: 23 3/4" X 27 3/4", 27 1

Tekke torba, 6-guls, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century.The tuning-fork border, crested bird heads, crisp drawing, and small blue-green blossoms appearing as amulets throughout the field offer nice surpri

Exceptional mid 19th century Chinese tripod censer, in the shape of full bodied foo dog, with two handles, famille rose decorated, turquoise and pink ground and partial gilding, 16" h x 10 1/2" w. Pro

Pair important Chinese mid-19th century rosewood armchairs with mother of pearl inlaid and with blue and white porcelain plaques, 39"Hx24.8"x19" each

A good mid 19th century Continental rosewood grande sonnerie striking and repeating Vienna regulator The gong block stamped Ditmair The case surmounted by C-scroll and floral swag cresting above a sha

A very beautiful Chinese mid-19th century rosewood altar table with legs carve in bamboo motif and skirt carved in bamboo leaf motif, a very beautiful example, 34.1"Hx36.75"x18.25"

Yomut chuval, Igdyr tribe, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century. Bedecked in a spectrum of delightful colors, this outstanding chuval displays the traditional layout of nine well-articulated guls and delica

Tekke chuval, aina gul design, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century. It seems that aina gul Tekke pieces display, in general, a higher degree of sumptuous fineness than many other patterns in the Tekke repe

French Louis XVI style ebony and satinwood table, mid 19th century, having a marquetry inlaid surface with a floral arrangement medallion framed by acanthus scrollwork and rinceaux, the whole centered

Yomut Ensi or Small rug, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century. In Yomut weaving small rugs like this one are reported to have been used as ensis to cover the door opening to the yurt. The more conventional

An important Chinese mid-19th century famille rose porcelain vase, Daoguang period, 24.25"Hx9"dia

A good mid 19th century two-day brass bound mahogany marine chronometer with unusual auxiliary compensation Frodsham, Gracechurch Street London Number 499 The three part case with blank brass cartouch

Tekke chuval, 48-guls, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century. No fewer than 48 small chuval guls along with chemche devices cover the field of this unusual chuval. The deep elem at the bottom is also densely