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All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Accessories : Mirrors : Pre 1900 item #1465487 (stock #m1036)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$675.00
A wonderful folksy American mirror featuring an original paint decorated frame with a red ground and black stripes. All original, including the glass and the backboard. Excellent condition, and with overall measuments of 16 1/2" by 12 3/4".
All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Furniture : American : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #389590 (stock #f267)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
SOLD
A walnut bracket and shelf intricately carved with a panoply of Masonic symbols. The shelf portion itself folds flat against the back bracket, and is supported by a swing-out brace.

Pencilled writing on the back of this item says that it was purchased in 1938 and was believed to be over 100 years old then, which is probably about 25 years on the optimistic side. The shelf has been shellaced or varnished; 19" high, 10 1/2" wide, 6" deep.

All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Accessories : Mirrors : Pre 1900 item #1267347 (stock #a1165)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$895.00
An unusual and attractive pair of tall mirrors, each reverse painted with a basket of flowers suspended from a green and gold tassel, further decorated with swags of bellflowers suspended from green and gold ribbons. Encased in original carved mahogany frames with original wood backboards .

Excellent condition with no issues. The sight size of each is 23 1/2" by 11 3/8" and the overall size of each is 34" by 22".

All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Garden : Pre 1900 item #533123 (stock #m1024)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$975.00
Aside from its elegant proportions and casting, this cast iron planter is exceptional because it retains a large portion of its original salmon and white paint. No breaks or restoration.

20" in length, 12" in width, and 12" tall.

All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Accessories : Boxes : Pre 1900 item #1213220 (stock #b1010)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$775.00
A playing card game box of coromandel wood, with mother-of-pearl plaque on the top and keyhole escutcheon. The interior has a silk lined lid, and is divided into 5 sections, three of which contain 5 or 6 old decks of playing cards made by the Goodall Company, one section containing 4 Bezique registers made by Goodall, 4 whist markers made by De La Rue & Co., and a small booklet on how to play Bezique...
All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Lighting : Pre 1900 item #643719 (stock #m1042)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$1,100.00
A beautiful and elegant pair of coach or carriage lamps, with the original oil burners. The lamps are fashioned of brass and copper, and retain all the original features in superb condition, including the glass, caps, and holders. Measuring slightly over 16 inches in length, and 7 inches wide, the lamps could be used indoors or out, as is, stunning your guests with the warm oil flame. Alternatively, they could be electrified for either indoor or outdoor use.
All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Accessories : Boxes : Pre 1900 item #1213159 (stock #b1009)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$675.00
A fine and completely fitted English rosewood lap desk, or travelling desk. The top plaque and keyhole escutcheon are mother-of pearl. The interior has two silver covered glass sander jars (minor dents), two glass inkwells, three compartments with wood covers, a leather blotter, and a velvet pad. All these are in a lift out tray. There is a drop down leather writing surface...
All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Furniture : American : Pre 1900 item #1385936 (stock #f276)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$375.00
A fine example of a mid 19th century salesman's sample or doll's chair. This piece is all original, including its red paint and the woven splint seat.

The condition is excellent, with no issues to speak of. 11 1/4" tall, 6 1/2" wide, and 7" deep.

All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Accessories : Boxes : Pre 1900 item #390181 (stock #b181)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$675.00
A black lacquered lap desk or writing slope, with elegant, elaborate, and finely detailed gilt decoration, the center having a mother-of-pearl inlay; interior with what appears to be the original velvet lining, removable pen tray, and pewter topped ink bottle; 10 1/2" by 7 1/2" by 2 3/4"
All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Accessories : Shelves : Pre 1900 item #704713 (stock #f273)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$775.00
This is a charming American cornice or mantle piece in old, original, grayish greenish blue paint. Both an architectural element, and extremely useful, the top section is convex molded, and each section steps down from the one above, with two rows of egg and dart motif separating the sections.

71 1/2 inches long, 9 inches tall, and 4 inches deep at the top shelf. In excellent structural condition, and with wear to the paint as is expected.

All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Furniture : American : Pre 1837 VR item #1179812 (stock #zf217)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$2,450.00
A rare and wonderful American doll or child's bench, with a shaped crest rail over 3 spindles and a plank seat, with 6 turned legs. The crest rail and the seat are decorated with polychrome free-hand flowers...
All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Accessories : Boxes : Pre 1837 VR item #1421660 (stock #zb74)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$385.00
A Scottish wood travelling tobacco or pipe box, wonderfully and fulsomely decorated with penwork. The scene on the top shows two older men arguing or bargaining, in front of what appear to be farm buildings. Under this is "And test Me nhow auld boy" followed by the initials HC. The sides and bottom of the box are decorated with finely drawn rows of leaves...
All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Accessories : Pre 1837 VR item #1329791 (stock #m1051)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$595.00
A pair of black papier mache wine bottle coasters, each beautifully hand painted with a colorful bird within a red and gilt cartouche. The form is quite rare, with more common versions made of silver or silver plate. Because of the date, and the quality exhibited in these, it is quite probable that they were made by Jennens and Bettridge (fl. 1815-1864), the English firm most respected for this type work.

The coasters are 6 1/4" in diameter and 1/2" in depth...

All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Accessories : Boxes : Pre 1837 VR item #389770 (stock #b179)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$2,250.00
A nicely diminutive chest from South Paris, Maine, as determined by the distinctive grain painting with the triple yellow-green-yellow striping around all edges; all original, including the vibrant and untouched paint, hinges, and lock (even the keyhole cover is still present); some minor and unimportant paint wear to the lid; 30" long by 14 1/2" deep by 12 1/2" high
All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Lighting : Tabletop : Candlesticks : Pre 1837 VR item #424350 (stock #s217)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
SOLD
A beautiful pair of old Sheffield candlesticks with original removable bobeches. What makes these so rare and superb are the period old Sheffield silver peg lamps with their original burners.

Peg lamps themselves are not uncommon, but they are inevitably in pewter, glass, or brass. The only other Sheffield pair I have seen was is a book on early lighting, described as highly unusual and rare; 12" tall

All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Furniture : American : Pre 1837 VR item #689272 (stock #b136)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$1,495.00
The graphic impact of this blanket box with paint decoration is absolutely stunning. It is swirl decorated in black over a yellowish-putty color, and virtually all the paint is intact. Adding to the special nature of this piece is its dainty size, measuring 31 inches long by 15 1/4 inches deep by 13 1/2 inches tall. Further, the box has a molded base, and an ogee molded edge around the top. The wood is poplar, often used in Pennsylvania and Ohio...
All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Lighting : Tabletop : Candlesticks : Pre 1837 VR item #876295 (stock #m1045)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$1,250.00
A beautiful and striking tall pair of brass push-up pulpit candlesticks with dish bases. Made in England, c1820. These elegant sticks have sets of scribed lines at intervals along the column, and wonderfully crafted joinings.

Excellent condition, with fully working slides. 17 1/2 inches tall, and a base diameter of 6 5/8 inches.

All Items : Antiques : Furnishings : Lighting : Lamps : Pre 1837 VR item #940742 (stock #m426)
Leslie Antiques Ltd.
$145.00
A rare crusie lamp with hanger, dating from the 1st quarter of the 19th century or earlier. The bowls of these lamps were filled with fish oil or mutton fat with wicks of peeled rushes. Crusie lamps were the precursors to Betty lamps and were generally made of iron or tin. To find one made of brass, and with its original hanger, is extremely uncommon.

The condition of the lamp and hanger is quite good, with normal evidence of wear...