Period Bruno Zach erotic bronze box on a period black marble base c. 1920. The top of the gilded bronze box depicts a monkey sitting whimsically atop an Egyptian day bed. Note the rise in the covers and throw pillows. When opened, the interior depicts an erotic scene (caution: photo 3) of a young man and woman executed in cold painted bronze and ivory. The veined black marble base measures 11" long, 6" wide, and rises 1.5" high. The complete work is 6.25" tall with the box closed. Reference Source: Forbidden Art: The World of Erotica (Schiffer Book for Collectors) by Miss Naomi

Reference Source: Rookwood Pottery: The Glaze Lines With Value Guide by Anita J. Ellis

Hutschenreuther male and female porcelain Art Deco dancers c. 1930. Each figure stands approximately 11.5" high, and the bottom is marked with the Hutschenreuther Helb logo of a lion and underneath LHS. Additional markings are "Kunstabteilung" and "Germany." Both pieces both have the original sales stickers attached to the bottom as well. Great design, color, and detail. Note that each finger on each hand is individually done on these pieces, not grouped together-- a sure sign of quality porcelain making technique. Reference Source: Art Deco & Other Modernist Ceramics by Karen McCready

Unusual Tiffany Turtleback shade and base make this lamp truly special, with 16.0" diameter shade and standing 22.0" high. Three rows of mottled green/white glass leads to a wide band of emerald green turtleback glass with iridescent blue highlights. Five more rows of green/white mottled glass complete this dramatic shade held on the  torpedo base by three arms and a center stem. Inserted in the center is another wide band of turtleback glass, which can be lit separately from within. The top of the torpedo is pierced with tiny teardrop holes. A desirable multicolored patina is found on all metal, and the base is signed Tiffany Studios, New York 9535. Reference Source: Louis Comfort Tiffany and Laurelton Hall: An Artist's Country Estate by Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen

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Rare New England peachblow vase c.1890 with gold trim 6.25" high. Strong swirling colors and highly detailed gold decoration represent the upper tier of peachblow art. Peachblow, or "Peach Blow", glassware first became popular in the latter part of the 19th century, and many manufacturers moved quickly to meet the public demand, some say created by an auction in the late 1800s of an ancient Chinese vase with the unusual color typified by peachblow glass. Production of peachblow glassware can be categorized into three groupings- Wheeling, Mt. Washington, and New England of which this is an example. Each type shades slightly different colors top to bottom and also differ in whether or not they were lined. New England peachblow shades from rose pink at the top to a white toward the bottom, and like Mt. Washington work it is not lined. This is an example of New England peachblow but clearly an expensive piece even in its day with the ornate top gilding. Reference Source: The Corning Museum of Glass: A Decade of Glass Collecting by David Whitehouse, Corning Museum of Glass

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This Loetz Titania Paperweight vase has great colors of iridescence, royal dimensions, and great Art Nouveau shape and silver overlay design standing 9.5" high. Loetz produced this design 1898 - 1905. Loetz was founded in 1840 by Johann Loetz in Klostermuhle, Bohemia, which was within the Austro-Hungarian empire during most of its period of operation. Even though Loetz died in 1848, the Loetz factory was initially operated by his wife under the name Glasfabrik Johann Loetz-Witwe (the Widow Johann Loetz Glassworks). It retained that name until its closing during the Second World War. By the early 1880s the Loetz works had acquired a reputation as a manufacturer of fine glass, produced under the direction of Loetz's grandson Max Ritter von Spaun. Reference Source: Loetz: Bohemian Glass 1880-1940 by Johann Lotz Witwe, Helmut Ricke, Jan Mergl

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