A mother Polar bear and her cubs snuggle together in this snowy scene above a SEASON’S GREETINGS banner. In silvered pewter from Battersea. Backmarked BATTERSEA 2004, FINE PEWTER with the founder’s head shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.
#252 Battersea Holiday Bears
#206 Lucy Rie Ceramic
A glazed pottery convex oval sew-thru, designed by Lucie Rie, mid 20th century. Reference “Lucie Rie” by Tony Birks, pg. 86-87. Potted plant backmark. Est. selling price is $200-400.
#182 Elephant with Adornment
A stylized realistic elephant with gun metal finish sports a paste eye, brass hooves, and gilded tail, tusk, and decorative blanket. Brass loop shank. Est. selling price is $30-60.
#186 Dionysus Transfer on Porcelain
A classic polychrome transfer on porcelain features the youthful Dionysus with a garland of grapes and leaves in his hair. Brass rim collet. Loop shank on the iron reverse. Est. selling price is $100-200.
#162 Deluxe Gentleman
A fine painting on natural material of a young gentleman. Under glass in a silver mount with paste border. Early to mid 19th century. Silver reverse with a silver wire shank. Est. selling price is $200-400.
#142 Georgian Jewel in Silver
A beautiful jeweled button with twenty-two sparkling faceted crystal pastes individually mounted in silver cups. A fasces mark on the silver shank places the age of this button ca. 1798-1809, the time span when this mark was used. This was the era of the Napoleonic invasion of Italy. Est. selling price is $200-400.
#143 The Cup of Tea or Chocolate
From about 1790, this silver button with rhinestones border features a delightful painting on porcelain with a rare technique of rhinestones inserted inside the image. Est. selling price is $1500-3000.
#150 Forget Me Nots Garland Mintons Porcelain
Hand painted fine quality porcelain with rose bud in center surrounded by a wreath of forget-me-nots. Rimmed in gold. Verified as Mintons. (updated from catalog). This same design has been found with the Mintons back mark. Self-shank. Est. selling price is $100-200.
#153 Couple on Porcelain
A transfer on porcelain couple in 18th century dress have hand painted details while a wide gold border with raised scrollwork frames the scene. Molded self shank. Est. selling price is $60-100.
#123 Art Nouveau Portrait with Enamel
Gilded portrait of a lovely lady is enhanced with cream enamel background and black enamel in the border design. Gilded reverse with loop shank. Backmarked EM PARIS. Est. selling price is $100-200.
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