Such a beautiful piece of work. It was created at the Bezalel School in Palestine, sometime soon after the turn of the last century. This lovely repoussé relief depicts a shepherd playing a flute like instrument for three sheep while relaxing under a tree. A very serene pastoral image.
The outside edge of the plaque measures approximately 5 1/4 inches wide by 6 inches tall and approximately an inch deep. The brass metal plaque measures 3 5/8“ x 4 1/2“. The condition is very, very good but being over 100 years old there is the occasional scratch to the wood. The metal plaque could be polished to a bright shine if the new owner so desired but some people prefer the patina that comes with age. I leave all patina decisions to the new owner. Please see all of the photographs as they are part of the description.

The Bezalel school was an art movement in Palestine in the late Ottoman and British Mandate periods. Named for the Bezalel Art School, predecessor of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, it has been described as "a fusion of oriental art and Art Nouveau."

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Victorian Children Sledding Statue Brass and Wood Figurine

Measuring 3 1/2 inches long by almost 3 inches high, this wonderful antique brass figurine depicts true Victorian children sledding. The little girl rides a wooden and brass sled that her brother pushes. Interestingly, the little boy has either the tail of a shirt or a tail , hanging out of the back of his pants. On the front of the sled is a small loop, indicating that these two children were once attached to something else. Very heavy for its size.

Check it out in our Etsy shop here.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Spectacular Sideboard circa 1900

Spectacular Sideboard circa 1900
Now if you had seen this when it came in you would have declared it DOA and sent it to the wood stove but not Tony....good bones, good wood, good brasses and here it is about 3 months later.
Just hit the floor yesterday and causing quite a commotion from our loyal clientele.
Just in time for holiday entertaining.

Here is a more detailed listing as we have it posted on Craigslist http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/fuo/3279399774.html

Saturday, September 1, 2012

The Dutch Estate just keeps getting better and better ~ Phoebe's

Holy Moley, the more we unpack the more treasure we find.

This little sterling baby spoon was in a bag of lobster crackers and lobster forks, Yikes, it could have ended up in Joe's auction!

and there is lots of art work signed by the artists as well

This is an oil on canvass signed Zander 1947

Cool British Railway label. In Flemish or Dutch??? Thought you might like to see one.

To my shear joy there were 4 old fashioned iced cube trays.

I kept the banged up ones and we put these 2 in the shop.

They don't make em like this anymore and I will never have ice cubes fly under the stove again while trying to wrestle them from plastic "twist-em" ice cube trays!! Nice big ice cubes too.

Little things make me so happy....lol