William Spratling,Early Spratling Mexican silver,"William Spratling silver salad set" William Spratling handmade sterling silver.This pair of hand hammered sterling silver salad fork and spoon is rare and retains the original William Spratling Taxco Mexico hallmarks on its reverse side.The salad set measures 12 7/8inches long and 2 and one quarter inches wide with 1 and one quarter inch wood handles. The spoon in this set has an old line crack repair. Both pieces have a deep hand hammered silver surface and have a wonderful heavy silver weight. Early Spratling silver pieces are very rare and hard to come by. Please refer to "Mexican Silver" by Penny Chittim Morrill and Carole A. Beck for similar examples and an explanation of this period of Mexican Silver history and design.
Antique "Turkish textiles". Turkish Mirror Cover, Antique textile Uzbek Aynalick,this mirror cover measures 24 inches by 26 inches with a 28 inch contemporary frame. The design is yellow, blue,white, black geometrics and swirls embroidered onto a soft red back ground. The condition of this antique 19th century Turkish mirror cover is excellent. It has a lovely fringe all around its outside borders.
African art, tribal mask,"African mask" Ivory Coast Senufu baboon mask c1945. This a wonderful rare example a Senufu tribal mask. This African mask measures 15 inches high and 9 inches wide. There is a piece missing on the back rim which is very typical for this period of mask. PROVENANCE,This tribal mask was consigned to us by a professor of political science at an eastern ivy league university. He acquired this piece while on assignment in Africa during the 1940s.
African art,"tribal mask". This is a wonderful African tribal mask from the Ivory Coast Senufu tribe. This African mask is called a firespitter. The patina on this mask is just perfect along with the original painted stripes on its antlers. This ceremonial mask has many features to its design, water buffalo horns, a bird, a native face and fearsome teeth. This mask is in wonderful condition with a small repair to the top back. PROVENANCE,This tribal mask was consigned to us by a professor of political science at an eastern ivy league university. He acquired this piece while on assignment in Africa during the late 1940s to early 1950.
Antique English teabox or tea caddy. This is a Late 18th century made from beautiful matched mahogany. This tea caddy has a period blown glass mixing bowl that also dates from c1790. This English Tea Chest measures 14 inches wide,6 and three quarters inches deep and 7 inches high.The key escutcheon is original inset ivory. The tea chest retains its original lock and brass handle. The blown glass insert is of the period but most probably replaced.
