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Antique Imari Bowl-Handpainted
Handpainted Imari Bowl From the Late 19th Century
Measures Approximately 12" Diameter.
Beautifully Hand Decorated. Purchased in Japan.
White Background Color Decorated With Shades of Rust, Blue, Green, Gold.
Piece Is In Exceptional Condition.
Has Been Used Only For Display Purposes.
An Exceptional Offer For Such A Unique Piece.
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Antique Rosenthal Ivory Series Service Plates-Set of 8
Rosenthal Formal Chargers/Service Plates From the Early 20th Century
Set of 8. Each Measures 10 3/4" Diameter.
Beautiful Hand Decorated Set From the Renown Rosenthal Factory.
Cream Background Color With Rich Blue and Gold Border.
All Are In Exceptional Shape - No Chips, Cracks.
Probably Never Used Except For Display Purposes.
An Exceptional Offer For Such Unique Plates.
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Patek Philippe Antique Diamond Ladies Platinum Watch
Ladies Patek Philippe antique diamond watch. Design is Art Deco. The case is platinum with beautiful
engraving along the edge on both sides.
There is also engraving on the back.(see pictures)
The watch has a pearl band. Three rows of pearls in a beautiful soft light pink color. They are Chinese cultured freshwater pearls. The watch has 12 round single cut diamonds .18 carat total weight and 22 round single cut diamonds .44 carat total weight.
The movement is Patek Philippe & company Genève Switzerland. may need service because it is not being worn. ( this is common in older watches)
Free Shipping (USA ONLY)
Jewelry Box and Appraisal will be furnished when sold. Also included will be the COA.
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Vintage Original Artist Rendering for Coty Perfume Ad~Style of Erte/Mucha
Original Coty Advertising Illustration Art Nouveau 1920’s ?
My background in art/design/ and graphics prompted me to buy this beautiful illustration over 30 years ago from an antique dealer dealing with European items. This is an original/vintage/antique illustration done in the manner of Mucha and Erte probably 1920’s-30’s in the Art Deco/Art Nouveau style. It is an advertising template for Coty perfume. The Coty perfume company is the worlds largest fragrance company and is over 100 years old. It was started by Francois Coty in Paris in 1904. He revolutionized the fragrance industry and by 1920 Coty owned and controlled all aspects of his fragrance production, including flower fields, packaging factories, print shops and delivery vehicles. It is likely that this illustration was produced as an idea for the packaging of a Coty product. It is signed Muha or MUW (best I can make out, please study the pics). The skill of the artist and the detailing are fabulous in the drawing…take note of the hand lettering of the headline, certainly a LOST ART with today’s computer graphics. The illustration measures 9” x 12” with the overall Original framed size . I carefully removed it from behind glass in order to take pictures and look for any more clues to identify. The condition is beautiful, excellent! Please note…I am NOT making any clains about this illustration…this is all speculation based on limited resources and investigation. Questions and comments are very welcome.
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BUDDHIST SHRINE
Up for sale is a hand carved, hand painted, 24k gold gilted, Buddhist Shrine from the early 1800's China. This piece stands just over 10ft tall x6ft wide x 3ft deep. The workmanship is stunning and is in great shape to be so old. The insurance appraisal was done in 1982 for $12,000 and the economy has forced the sale of this shrine.
Purchaser is responsible for shipping!
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Daisy Red Ryder Air Gun
Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun 1938B / Pat#3,888,229 / Model #91146597 Walnut Stock / Brass Medallion in Stock Leather Saddle Thong / Red Ryder Signature Burned in Stock Trigger Safty / 650 Repeater / Saddle Ring and Leather Tie Made in Rodgers, Arkansas
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solid brass cheval mirrir
BEAUTIFUL SOLID BRASS CHEVAL MIRROR. 35" WIDE X 65" TALL. MIRROR SIZE 2X5. EXCELLENT CONDITION. ORIGINALLY FROM EUROPE.EXTRODINARY HAND MADE HANDS HOLD MIRROR SIDES. TOP HAS ETCHED FLORAL DESIGN. BEEN IN OUR FAMILY 100 YEARS. 100-150 LBS.
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Saint Damien leper colony Kalaupapa
These stamps were brought to the veneration of the Saint Damien relic at St Josephs in Hilo Hawaii. I have a picture of the stamp set ontop of the Saint Damien Relic.
10 differant stamps depicting the life of Life of Father Damien
from the 1930's with original folder
No person is as central to the history of Kalawao and Kalaupapa as Joseph De Veuster, or, as he is best known to the world, Father Damien. He arrived during the early days of Kalawao's history, when people with Hansen's disease were being rounded up throughout the Hawaiian Islands and shipped to the isolated settlement on Moloka`i.
Joseph De Veuster was born in Tremeloo, Belgium, in 1840. Like his older brother Pamphile, Joseph became a priest in the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts. Pamphile was to serve as a missionary in the far distant "Sandwich Islands," but when it came time for him to depart he was too ill to go. His brother Joseph went in his place.
He arrived in Honolulu on March 19, 1864. T he was ordained in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace on May 31 and took the name of Damien. His first calling was on the big island of Hawai`i, w he spent eight years. He often traveled great distances to minister to the people of his districts of Puna, followed by Kohala and Hamakua. In 1873 he learned of the need for priests to serve the 700 Hansen's disease victims confined on the island of Moloka`i. He and three other priests volunteered to go in succession. Damien was the first, and soon he was on a boat carrying cattle and 50 patients bound for Kalawao.
Damien was the most famous but not the first caregiver or religious worker to arrive at Kalawao. He followed Congregational ministers, Catholic priests, Mormon elders, and family and friends of patients who went voluntarily to Kalawao to help. Slowly, Kalawao became a place to live rather than a place to die, for Father Damien offered hope. He spoke the Hawaiian language. Assisted by patients, he built houses, constructed a water system, and planted trees. He also organized schools, bands, and choirs. He provided medical care for the living and buried the dead. He expanded St. Philomena Catholic Church . Not a "retiring" personality, Damien did not hesitate to badger the Hawaiian government and his church for more resources. These efforts attracted worldwide attention, resulting in a heightened awareness of the disease and the plight of its victims.
During Father Damien's years at Kalawao, others came to help. A number of priests spent varying lengths of time. In 1886 Joseph Dutton arrived, followed in 1888 by Mother Marianne Cope and two of her sisters from the Order of St. Francis. They, along with four Brothers of the Sacred Heart who arrived in 1895, carried Damien's work into the next century.
Father Damien had lived in Kalawao 12 years when it was confirmed that he had contracted Hansen's disease. Although the disease is not highly contagious, Damien had not been careful about hygiene. Over the years he had done nothing to separate himself from his people. He dipped his fingers in the poi bowl shared with other patients. He shared his pipe. And he did not always wash his hands after bandaging open sores.
Damien was 49 years old when he died April 15, 1889, at Kalawao with Mother Marianne at his bedside. Shortly before his death, he wrote his brother Pamphile, "I am gently going to my grave. It is the will of God, and I thank Him very much for letting me die of the same disease and in the same way as my lepers. I am very satisfied and very happy." He was buried in the cemetery next to his church, St. Philomena. The people of Kalawao had lost their strongest voice.
Damien's death was widely noted throughout Hawai`i and in Europe. As the years passed, his life of devotion served to inspire thousands. Because Kalaupapa remained an isolation settlement and the world could not come to his church and grave, Damien's remains were exhumed in 1936 and reburied at Louvain, Belgium. In 1995 a relic composed of the remains of his right hand was returned to his original grave at Kalawao, to the great joy of Kalaupapa and the rest of Hawai`i. Damien's life of service to the sick and outcast continues to serve as an inspiration.
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