Catalog: Sold Items: Decorative Art: Handiwork (40)

Continental Miniature Portrait of a Young Man, Late 19th Century, signed R. Krauss in lower right corner, the finely painted oval half figure of curly red haired young man, dressed in black and holding a gold cane, turned to dexter, reserved against a colonnaded interior with window and salmon drapery, mounted in a hexagonal shaped frame with ribbon-tied floral garland {Height of frame 8 inches}

Superbly crafted in classical Roman style, from 19th century period, 22 inches in height, good condition with no imperfections.

Fine Victorian horn-handled novelty walking stick or cane. Modelled as the head of a greyhound or whippet, with glass eyes, to a metal collar and rootwood shaft, 33.5", (85cm) long. Condition Report; Later rubber ferrule. Minor losses to top edge of metal collar.

Antique Chinese Grey-green carved openwork jade Bi rendered in alternating rings of incised rope pattern. The center disk features burrowing chilong carved in bas-relief. Diffuse calcification with slight erosion are visible. Size; Diameter of carving is 5.5 inches, condition is consistent with age.