{"title":"Objects","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"antique-brass-swan-planter-pair-hollywood-regency","title":"Antique Brass Swan Planter Pair","description":"\u003cp\u003eA commanding pair of brass swan planters or cachepots — large and small, necks arched in opposite directions, wings spread and feathers rendered in fine cast detail. The kind of object that has lived on console tables and sideboards in grand houses for a century and looks exactly right there still.Cast brass throughout with a warm, naturally aged patina. The hollow bodies are generously sized — large enough for a potted orchid, a trailing vine, or simply a cluster of seasonal branches. Together they create an asymmetric pair with real sculptural presence.Swan motifs in brass and gilt bronze were a favorite of the Empire and Regency periods — Napoleon himself adopted the swan as a personal emblem — and these pieces work equally well in a period interior or a contemporary room that knows what it’s doing.Unmarked. Sold as a pair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46950386335897,"sku":null,"price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_8299.jpg?v=1776169847"},{"product_id":"antique-cast-iron-horse-head-hitching-post-wall-mount","title":"Antique Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post Wall Mount","description":"\u003cp\u003eA horse stands at the front of a grand house. Someone needs to tie the reins to something. This is that something.A cast iron horse head hitching post mount — the horse rendered with real anatomical sympathy, ears pricked, eyes alert, iron ring through the mouth for tying. Mounted on an oak leaf and foliate backplate with original mounting holes. The surface carries a spectacular aged patina — layers of verdigris, iron oxide, and original paint building up over a century or more into something that no restorer could replicate.These were fixed to the exterior walls of houses, stables, and public buildings across America and Europe throughout the 19th century. As horses disappeared from daily life they came down from the walls — and the good ones, like this, ended up exactly where they belong: in the hands of someone who knows what they’re looking at.Wall mount. Original iron ring intact. Displays beautifully as architectural salvage or decorative object.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46950433685657,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_8293-removebg-preview.png?v=1776882234"},{"product_id":"antique-french-champleve-enamel-gilt-bronze-centerpiece-bowl-cranberry-glass","title":"French Champlevé \u0026 Gilt Bronze Centerpiece Bowl, Rococo Revival, c.1870","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench Rococo Revival centerpiece bowl, gilt bronze frame with polychrome champlevé enamel decoration, late 19th century. The bronze frame is cast in C-scroll Rococo ornament — acanthus leaves, floral sprays, scrolled handles — with enamel panels in blue, cream, red, and green on a gilt ground, raised on four cast feet. A pressed glass insert in amber or pale cranberry tone, with beaded rim and scroll pattern, sits within the frame. This format — gilt bronze frame with enamel decoration housing a colored glass liner — was a staple of the French decorative arts industry through the Second Empire and Third Republic (c. 1860–1890), produced for the residential market in both Paris and Lyon ateliers. Unsigned, which is typical for the category; major makers (Barbedienne, Christofle) typically signed work, while smaller commercial ateliers did not.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46951636238489,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/0_IMG_7852_5a1e395c-320d-419b-bead-47d152074a7f-removebg-preview.png?v=1776882163"},{"product_id":"haviland-limoges-oyster-plate-aesthetic-movement","title":"Haviland Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plate, Five Wells, Aesthetic Movement Floral","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA mark-documented Haviland and Co. Limoges oyster plate, c.1885, with five shaped wells and Aesthetic Movement floral decoration. The base carries two marks: the green underglaze H and Co L factory mark and the red overglaze Haviland and Co. Limoges decorator mark, meaning the plate was both made and decorated at the Haviland works in Limoges, France. The white porcelain ground is dressed in soft blue roses, rust foliage, and bellflowers across a scalloped border, the wells rimmed in gold. This paired-mark format is the classic Haviland combination of the late 19th century, consistent with the c.1885 date; oyster plates peaked in these decades as refrigerated rail brought fresh oysters inland. The gilt is notably worn from use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46955491885209,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_8321.jpg?v=1776280460"},{"product_id":"antique-bohemian-gilt-enamel-perfume-bottle-pair-lily-of-the-valley","title":"Bohemian Gilt Enamel Perfume Bottle Pair, Raised White Florals, Ball Stoppers","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA matched pair of Bohemian gilt and raised-enamel perfume bottles, octagonal faceted clear glass with heavy gilt panels and scalloped gilt borders, raised white enamel florals at the shoulder, and ball stoppers banded in gold. Each has a central gilt cartouche with a raised white lily-of-the-valley sprig, the shoulder flowers worked as apple blossom and forget-me-nots in jeweled paste enamel. This gilt-and-raised-enamel work is the Bohemian idiom of the Karlsbad workshops, 1880s-90s; the seller dates the pair late 19th century, a stylistic read since the bottles are unmarked and the technique was revived later. The colorless glass places it below the prized ruby and opaline Bohemian tier. Sold as a matched pair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46955501682841,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_8319.jpg?v=1776281574"},{"product_id":"antique-french-crystal-perfume-bottle-pair-gilt-bronze-mounts","title":"French Crystal Perfume Bottle Pair, Pierced Gilt Brass Mounts, Ball Stoppers","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA matched pair of French perfume bottles, clear glass bodies with chamfered corners encased in pierced gilt-brass mounts of foliate scrollwork and beaded borders, topped by ball stoppers with beaded collars. Each bottle has a blank oval cartouche at center, left unengraved as made, ready for a monogram. Mounted scent-bottle pairs like this dressed the Belle Epoque toilette, and the seller dates these c.1890-1910; note, though, that this filigree-over-glass form was produced well into the 20th century, so absent a mark the turn-of-century date is a stylistic estimate. The gilding has largely worn to a copper-brown base metal, with areas of green verdigris. Clear glass given as crystal; unmarked as to maker or country. Sold as a matched pair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46955520393369,"sku":null,"price":285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_8316.jpg?v=1776282232"},{"product_id":"antique-french-gilt-bronze-crystal-vanity-set-3-piece","title":"Antique French Gilt Brass Vanity Set, Belle Epoque, Three Piece, Made in France","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA three-piece French gilt-brass and glass vanity set comprising a perfume bottle with faceted stopper, a perfume atomizer, and a covered powder jar, all in matching mounts of acanthus scrollwork appliqué over engraved foliate banding. The atomizer mount is stamped MADE IN FRANCE, which places the set after 1891, when French export goods began carrying English-language country-of-origin marks; the body glass is plain and clear rather than cut crystal. The set is complete and matched, an uncommon survival, and the atomizer keeps its original silk-net bulb cover. Gilt-brass-mounted dressing-table sets like this were a staple of the Belle Epoque toilette. The atomizer bulb is dried, so that piece is decorative rather than working.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46955542085785,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/0_image_picker_D0401EBF-B6FC-46D5-A4EE-0FA35E69DBB3-16542-00000419A99B17AC-removebg-preview.png?v=1776884167"},{"product_id":"antique-french-empire-brass-tazza-apotheosis-relief-medallion","title":"Antique French Brass Tazza, Empire Revival, Apotheosis Relief, Lyre Handles","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA large French brass tazza in the Empire Revival, or Neo-Grec, taste, 22.5 inches across, the center set with a cast classical relief medallion of a seated figure attended by Roman warriors and supplicants beneath a winged horse and an ascending figure. Lyre-form handles spring from scrolled palmette-and-anthemion mounts, the bowl rim banded with Greek key and foliate ornament, all on a foliate pedestal and stepped base. This is the Neo-Grec decorative vocabulary that French foundries produced through the second half of the 19th century, here unmarked. The metal is given as brass; gilt bronze cannot be ruled out and would raise the value. A substantial, impressive object with honest gilt wear; one handle shows a possible crack to verify.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46961536794777,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_6433-removebg-preview.png?v=1776881922"},{"product_id":"sterling-silver-cut-crystal-scent-bottle-birmingham","title":"Sterling Silver \u0026 Cut Crystal Scent Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA generously scaled globular scent bottle in deeply cut crystal — hobnail and star-cut panels alternating across the spherical body — fitted with a sterling silver collar and hinged lid chased and repousséd with scrolling acanthus and floral decoration. The lid opens on a tight hinge to reveal the gilded interior. Full British hallmarks stamped on the collar confirm Birmingham origin and sterling standard.The combination of deeply cut crystal and heavily worked silver is the definitive vocabulary of the late Victorian and Edwardian dressing table — made for a woman who understood that the objects surrounding her were a statement. This one makes it quietly and completely.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46969574195353,"sku":null,"price":465.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/0_image_picker_2FDD7805-22C1-4BD0-9A25-C1C5204EB55E-47807-00000AD045F56E8F-removebg-preview.png?v=1776881829"},{"product_id":"french-gilt-bronze-glass-bonbonniere-louis-xvi","title":"Antique French Gilt Brass and Glass Bonbonnière | Louis XVI Style Rose Swag and Basket Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA small French bonbonnière in cylindrical clear glass with pierced gilt brass mounts — the decorative vocabulary entirely Louis XVI: applied rose swag suspending a flower basket pendant on the body, pierced foliate friezes at top and bottom, beaded borders throughout. The hinged lid is a circle of clear glass in a gilt brass frame, opening on a small loop hinge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eLate 19th to early turn-of-the-century French production, in the Belle Époque tradition that took Louis XVI vocabulary as its visual language for affordable luxury — dressing-table bonbonnières, jewelry caskets, perfume holders. The pierced filigree mounts are the signature of the period. Honest period gilding with appropriate wear at high points; glass intact; hinge working.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46969918324889,"sku":null,"price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/0_image_picker_A174E0D0-52E3-48D8-8A6C-A647A8E0C18B-48651-00000AF9BB91CCB4-removebg-preview.png?v=1776881725"},{"product_id":"antique-cast-iron-wall-plaque-bas-relief-cat","title":"Cast Iron Oval Wall Plaque, Bas Relief Cat Among Flowering Branches, Aged Patina","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA cast-iron oval wall plaque worked in bas-relief, a long-haired cat seated beneath flowering branches with butterflies above and a flowering vine down one side, the fur and foliage rendered in fine detail. The surface carries a heavy rust-brown patina with a blue-green passage along the left edge; that color reads as old paint or an applied finish rather than evidence of age, since rust forms quickly and is not a reliable dating clue. Decorative cast iron of this kind was made in America and England from the late 19th century onward, but the plaque is unsigned, and unmarked cast iron is hard to date; a 20th-century or later decorative casting cannot be ruled out from images. A handsome, weighty piece with a cast hanging hole at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46972883370137,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_6577_2-removebg-preview.png?v=1776881589"},{"product_id":"antique-brass-repousse-jardiniere-dragon-handles","title":"Antique Brass Repousse Jardiniere","description":"\u003cp\u003eA substantial and richly worked antique brass jardiniere in the Rococo Revival taste — oval form raised on four scroll feet, the body densely worked in repousse with cartouches, scrolling foliage, beaded borders, and radiating sunburst panels. The undulating rim rises and falls in an energetic wave profile. The handles are cast as coiled serpents or dragons — sinuous, scaled, and highly detailed — terminating in foliate grip points. Original liner insert retained.The weight and quality of the casting, combined with the density of the ornamental program, point to late 19th century Continental manufacture — French or Dutch workmanship in the tradition of the great Rococo Revival brasswork that furnished bourgeois interiors across Europe in the final decades of the century.An excellent centerpiece vessel — equally suited to cut flowers, greenery, or display as a decorative object on a console, sideboard, or library table.Category: Decorative Objects \/ Metalwork \/ Planters \u0026amp; JardinieresStyle: Rococo Revival, Victorian, Continental EuropeanMaterials: Brass, repousse, cast handles\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46972961194137,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_6583-removebg-preview.png?v=1776881533"},{"product_id":"french-gilt-brass-casket-signed-eugene-laurent","title":"Figural Casket, Signed E. Laurent, Tavern Scene Relief, Gold-Painted Cast Metal","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA cast-metal figural casket, the hinged lid worked in high relief with a crowded genre scene of figures in period dress in a tavern or market interior, the relief signed E. Laurent within the composition. The sides carry panels of interlace and scrolling foliage on a finely worked ground, and the interior retains a striped silk lining in rose, gold, and olive. The gold surface appears to be applied paint rather than gilding, with a grayish base metal visible at worn edges, and is likely a later refinish; the base alloy is undetermined. The signature E. Laurent is cast in the relief, but the identity and standing of that hand are not established, and the piece is unmarked as to foundry or country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46973029974169,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_6587-removebg-preview.png?v=1776881476"},{"product_id":"brass-crystal-girandole-lamp-base-valley-house-antiques","title":"Vintage French Style Brass and Crystal Girandole Lamp, Ionic Base, Rewired","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA vintage two-light brass and crystal girandole table lamp in the French taste, a turned brass stem rising to two curved candle-arms with aged wax-drip sleeves and a central spray of cut crystal prisms, teardrop and spear-cut pendants hung at every tier. It stands on a carved Ionic-capital base in a distressed cream finish, a feature the tear sheet omits, which gives the small lamp an architectural footing and decorator appeal. The girandole belongs to the French tradition of small sparkle lighting for dressing tables, mantels, and hall consoles, here a mid-20th-century example. Newly rewired and working; no shade needed, it reads well bare. Unmarked, so the European origin and the base material, stone or composition, are not confirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46973066641561,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/0_image_picker_7E23E518-D4D3-432C-B0C6-58EC84FEEC00-53792-00000CC3DF804EF4-removebg-preview_1.png?v=1776881421"},{"product_id":"french-ormolu-glass-vitrine-casket-wax-infant","title":"French Ormolu Glass Vitrine Casket, Wax Infant Figure","description":"\u003cp\u003eA charming and intimate antique French vitrine casket in gilt ormolu with glass panels on all sides — the hinged lid and four sides framed in cast ormolu mounts of Rococo character, foliate scrollwork, and filigree detailing, raised on four elaborately cast cabriole feet. Inside, a small wax figure of the Infant Jesus or a christened child reclines in a nest of original cream silk and aged bobbin lace — gilt-painted hair, painted features, dressed in a period lace garment. The entire ensemble reads as a devotional object, a christening keepsake, or an ex-voto — a category of French religious folk art made throughout the 19th century to commemorate baptisms and first communions.These vitrine caskets were produced in France in significant numbers during the Second Empire and Third Republic periods, intended for domestic altars, dressing tables, and display cabinets. The combination of ormolu casket and original wax figure in complete, undisturbed condition is increasingly rare.A singular cabinet piece for a collector of French religious art, Victorian curiosities, or antique wax figures.Category: Decorative Objects \/ Boxes \u0026amp; Caskets \/ Religious \/ Folk ArtStyle: Napoleon III, Second Empire, French Religious Folk ArtMaterials: Gilt ormolu, glass, wax, silk, lace\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46973107404953,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/0_image_picker_01039361-58FE-46B3-8E4B-1A63A1C4356D-53792-00000CC8D2FC306B-removebg-preview.png?v=1776881353"},{"product_id":"dutch-delft-blue-white-lidded-ginger-jar","title":"Dutch Delft Style Lidded Ginger Jar, Hand Painted Cobalt Floral, Made in Holland","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA vintage Dutch hand-decorated ginger jar in the Delft blue-and-white tradition, marked on the base with a crown over Delfts, Hand Decorated, Made in Holland. The baluster body and domed pointed-finial lid are painted in cobalt with bold peony-form blooms, foliate scrolls, and trailing leaves on a warm white earthenware ground, the brushwork free and shaded, consistent with hand-painting, not transfer. One note: this crown-and-Delfts export mark is the generic mid-century Dutch mark used by many producers, not Royal Delft or a named pottery such as Royal Sphinx, so it reads as decorative export ware in the Delft style. At 12.5 inches with its lid intact and excellent surface, a handsome decorator piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46973221306521,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/0_image_picker_C26F1214-0523-4A72-B046-0DE42F5E1A23-53958-00000CD025BC7147-removebg-preview.png?v=1776881213"},{"product_id":"d-eldreth-salt-glazed-stoneware-vase-cobalt-blue","title":"D. Eldreth Salt Glazed Stoneware Crock, Nottingham PA, Cobalt Botanical, 1988","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA salt-glazed stoneware crock by David Eldreth of Nottingham, Pennsylvania, impressed on the shoulder D. Eldreth \/ Nottingham, PA and incised 1988 on the base. The cylindrical body has applied lug handles and is decorated in cobalt blue with sweeping botanical sprays in confident, gestural brushwork, the pebbled salt-glaze surface showing the controlled cobalt bleed of skilled work. Eldreth is a Pennsylvania studio pottery working in the 19th-century Pennsylvania German salt-glaze tradition; this is a contemporary studio piece dated 1988, not a period antique, and the workshop remains in production. At 14 inches with full wraparound decoration it is a large, well-marked example with strong shelf presence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46973268459673,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/0_image_picker_D1A92149-24CB-4A06-88F6-995297CDD97B-54102-00000CD61237B7D6-removebg-preview.png?v=1776881158"},{"product_id":"vista-alegre-tiffany-porcelain-centerpiece-bowl","title":"Vintage Portuguese Porcelain Centerpiece Bowl | Vista Alegre for Tiffany \u0026 Co. Hand-Painted Floral","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDouble-marked on the base: the Vista Alegre crown mark (Est. 1824, Portugal) and the Tiffany \u0026amp; Co. retail stamp in gold — a porcelain centerpiece bowl from the Vista Alegre \/ Tiffany \u0026amp; Co. retail collaboration. The exterior in deep chocolate brown ground, interrupted by four shaped white cartouches each hand-painted in polychrome with a different botanical composition: full-blown peony, magnolia, lotus with butterfly, and floral spray with berries. The interior is white with scattered floral sprigs in soft tones, the scalloped rim edged in brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eVista Alegre, founded 1824, is Portugal's premier porcelain manufacturer. The Tiffany \u0026amp; Co. retail program produced pieces in this exact decorative vocabulary — rich ground colors, shaped white reserves, hand-painted floral programs in the famille rose and Meissen tradition. A handsome centerpiece for a console, dining table, or any setting that benefits from a sculptural object with formal pedigree.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46973315448985,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/1_image_picker_A5DAED29-A16A-4C2E-9C33-367C998E3F33-54280-00000CDD781B730F-removebg-preview.png?v=1776881078"},{"product_id":"antique-rococo-revival-four-light-candelabra-lamp-gilt-cast-metal-louis-xv-style","title":"Antique French Brass Four Light Candelabra Lamp, Louis XV Style, Electrified","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAn antique French brass four-light candelabra table lamp in the Louis XV style, a twisted foliate column on a tri-footed scroll base issuing four scrolled acanthus arms to candelabra sockets, electrified and fitted with pleated cream shades. This is Rococo Revival, the 19th- into early-20th-century revival of Louis XV taste, not a period 18th-century piece. The casting is dense with scrollwork and acanthus across the body under a warm aged gilt surface; at 29 inches it has strong vertical presence for a console or library table. The metal is given as brass; gilt bronze cannot be ruled out from photographs and would affect value. Unmarked, so origin and maker are not documented. \u003cstrong\u003eIt has been rewired and is in working order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46974856167577,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_6611-removebg-preview.png?v=1776880998"},{"product_id":"antique-silver-overlay-glass-trumpet-vase-pussy-willow-botanical-american-edwardian","title":"Antique Silver Overlay Glass Trumpet Vase","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAntique American Edwardian silver overlay glass trumpet vase. Clear glass flared trumpet body rising from a knop stem and circular foot. Silver deposit botanical decoration featuring tall pussy willow branches across the body with swag and trailing vine at collar. Silver banding at rim and base. Oxidized silver patina — period-appropriate and characteristic of genuine antique American silver overlay glass. Produced circa 1900–1920 during the height of American Edwardian silver deposit glassware production. 12 inches tall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46974940381337,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_6616-removebg-preview_2.png?v=1776880887"},{"product_id":"antique-pair-empire-style-oval-porcelain-vases-lion-paw-feet-peach-gilt-bands-old-paris-tradition-continental-late-19th-to-mid-20th-century-4-5-inches","title":"Pair Continental Empire Porcelain Vases, Peach Gilt, Claw Feet, Marked 23","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex-1 flex flex-col px-4 max-w-3xl mx-auto w-full pt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-test-render-count=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contents\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-is-streaming=\"false\" class=\"group relative relative pb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"font-claude-response relative leading-[1.65rem] [\u0026amp;_pre\u0026gt;div]:bg-bg-000\/50 [\u0026amp;_pre\u0026gt;div]:border-0.5 [\u0026amp;_pre\u0026gt;div]:border-border-400 [\u0026amp;_.ignore-pre-bg\u0026gt;div]:bg-transparent [\u0026amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [\u0026amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [\u0026amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [\u0026amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid grid-rows-[auto_auto] min-w-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row-start-2 col-start-1 relative grid isolate min-w-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row-start-1 col-start-1 relative z-[2] min-w-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA matched pair of Continental Empire campana-form oval vases on gilt claw-foot bases, in the Old Paris tradition, late 19th to mid-20th century. White porcelain body with soft peach horizontal bands at rim and waist, gilt line accents, and four boldly modeled gilt lion's paw feet on a square plinth. The oval campana form, claw feet, and peach-and-gilt palette are characteristic of the Empire decorative vocabulary as interpreted by Continental workshops through the late 19th century. Marked \"23\" on base; no additional maker's backstamp. Each measures 4½ in H × 6¼ in W × 4¼ in D. Sound condition; no chips or cracks noted; gilt showing honest age. Sold as a pair only.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46990821294233,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_7281.jpg?v=1778688653"},{"product_id":"antique-european-walnut-madonna-figure-polychrome","title":"Antique European Walnut Madonna Statue | 18th–19th Century Hand-Carved Polychrome","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA devotional figure carved from walnut, the surface worn back to wood across two centuries of candlelight, prayer, and quiet keeping — exactly the patina the current market knows how to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Madonna stands in flowing robes, hands clasped at the chest, draperies sweeping outward in a confident Baroque-influenced sweep. Beneath her, a rounded base carved with the heads of cherubim — the iconography of the Immaculate Conception, the Virgin standing upon clouds attended by angels — set on a square walnut plinth. Traces of the original polychrome remain in the recesses of the carving, the white and ochre tones softened to suggestion rather than statement. Where the paint has lifted, the walnut shows warm honey-brown beneath, the figure now reading more as sculpture than as painted devotional object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eEuropean, 18th to 19th century. The carving is accomplished — the drapery folds correctly weighted, the cherub heads dimensional and considered, the proportions of the standing figure sure. This is the work of a trained ecclesiastical carver, the kind of piece that occupied a niche in a chapel or a domestic altar through several generations before its paint began to fade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe contemporary market reads pieces like this as both devotional history and as sculpture — they sit equally well in a study, an entryway, beside a stack of leather-bound books, on a console with carved wood and stone. The wear is the language. The patina is the value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCONDITION: Heavy paint loss with traces of original polychrome remaining — the worn surface is authentic age and reads as the desired aesthetic in this category, not as damage. Crown of head shows wear consistent with age. Walnut sound throughout. Cherub-carved base intact. On original square plinth. Sold as a sculptural object whose condition is part of its character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46990851211417,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/229258296_1_x.png?v=1777221009"},{"product_id":"antique-european-walnut-madonna-immaculate-conception","title":"Antique European Walnut Madonna Statue | 18th–19th Century Immaculate Conception","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Immaculate Conception, carved in walnut — a Madonna in textbook form, hands clasped in prayer, hair flowing loose over her shoulders, draperies falling in confident folds to the cherub-and-serpent base beneath her feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe iconography is one of the most theologically specific in all of Christian sculpture. The Virgin stands above clouds peopled with cherubim, and beneath the clouds, the serpent of Genesis 3:15 lies coiled — \"she shall crush thy head.\" It is the imagery of Murillo's great paintings, of Spanish and Portuguese church sculpture, of the high Catholic devotional tradition that produced its most refined work in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe carving here is the work of a trained ecclesiastical hand. The face is clearly modeled — eyes open, expression contemplative, the long hair falling in carved strands across the shoulders. The cherub heads at the base are dimensional and considered. The serpent's scaled body is articulated with care. The drapery moves with weight and conviction. The whole composition rises from an octagonal plinth carved with a rope-twist edge — the kind of finished base that signals chapel-quality work, not domestic primitive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTwo centuries of candlelight and quiet keeping have settled into the walnut, the surface darkened to a rich devotional patina. Where the polychrome once was, the wood now carries the figure on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA piece of this iconographic specificity and carving quality belongs equally well in a study, an entryway, on a console, or — the original purpose — in a domestic altar or chapel niche. It carries the weight of its tradition without insisting upon it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/strong\u003e Walnut sound throughout. Rich dark patina. Carving intact across the figure, base, and serpent. Octagonal plinth secure. Some traces of original polychrome remain in the recesses. Wear consistent with age and use, no significant losses to the carving itself. Strong condition for a piece of this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMaterial: Walnut, hand-carved, with traces of original polychrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSubject: Madonna of the Immaculate Conception (Virgin standing on clouds with cherubim and serpent at feet)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eIconography: Genesis 3:15 \/ Revelation 12 — the standard composition of the Immaculate Conception\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eOrigin: European\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePeriod: 18th to 19th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eHeight: 14 inches with stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46990868480153,"sku":null,"price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/229258296_2_x.png?v=1777222375"},{"product_id":"ferdinand-pautrot-signed-bronze-bird-sculpture","title":"Ferdinand Pautrot, French Bronze Bird Sculpture, Signed F. Pautrot, Animalier, 19th c.","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA patinated bronze of a wild bird with wings spread, caught in the moment of alighting on an oak branch — head turned downward, beak parted, long tail trailing back, every feather rendered with the observational precision that defined the French animalier tradition. Signed in raised cast lettering on the front of the base: F. PAUTROT. Ferdinand Pautrot (French, 1832–1874) worked in Paris alongside Pierre-Jules Mêne, Jules Moigniez, and Christophe Fratin, specializing in birds and hunting subjects. His bronzes were exhibited at the Paris Salon and his finest casts carry the Admis aux Beaux-Arts designation. He died at forty-two, leaving a substantial body of work continuously collected since. Warm olive-green patina with natural verdigris in recesses; casting quality strong throughout. No foundry mark beyond signature. 10 in H × 10 in W. Bronze sound; no damage; patina original and unrestored.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46991052079257,"sku":null,"price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_7288.jpg?v=1778694086"},{"product_id":"antique-staffordshire-spaniel-pair-russet-copper-luster","title":"Victorian Staffordshire Spaniel Pair, Russet Copper Luster, Wally Dogs, c.1850–1880","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA matched pair of Victorian Staffordshire press-molded earthenware spaniels, the quintessential English mantel ornament of the second half of the nineteenth century. White ground with russet iron-red copper-luster spotting on head, ears, and flanks; gilded collars with pendant lockets; hand-painted facial features showing the slight between-piece variation of period bench decoration. From roughly 1840 through century's end, Staffordshire potteries — and Scottish counterparts where they were called Wally dugs — produced these in vast numbers as the standard Victorian parlor ornament. Russet is the most desirable color after the rarer black and tortoiseshell. Small scale at 5½ in H places these at the refined end of the production range. Both pieces sound; expected paint loss to russet patches; small flake to one ear; no cracks, no restoration. Sold as a matched pair only. 5½ in H × 4 in W × 3 in D each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46991102247065,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_7287.jpg?v=1778693386"},{"product_id":"antique-victorian-gold-mercury-glass-vases-set-of-5","title":"Antique Mercury Glass Vases, Set of 5, Gold Hand-Painted, Victorian, c.1860-1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn assembled group of five antique gold mercury glass vases, each a different form and size, several with hand-painted floral sprays. Mercury glass (also called silvered glass) is double-walled blown glass with an internal silver-nitrate flashing that gives the warm reflective shine; the gold tone and hand-painting are characteristic of the mid-to-late Victorian period. The vases are unmarked, so the c. 1860–1880 date and the English-or-American origin are based on style rather than documentation. Sold as a collected set of five. Mercury glass; tallest about 9 in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007272599705,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_8471.jpg?v=1777505415"},{"product_id":"antique-french-napoleon-iii-jewelry-casket-gilt-brass-leather","title":"Antique French Gilt Brass and Leather Jewelry Casket | Napoleon III c.1870","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA French Napoleon III jewelry casket of small scale and considerable detail — a domed-top coffret with deep black leather covering the lid, dark green leather panels inset behind pierced gilt brass openwork on the front, back, and sides. The metalwork is in the Renaissance Revival taste of the Second Empire: floral garland borders, anthemion and trefoil ornaments, beaded edging, scrolled corner mounts. Sits on four bun feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe dome opens to reveal an olive green silk velvet interior, period to the casket, with a small ridge handle at the top of the lid. Made in Paris during the Second Empire (c.1860–1880), when ladies' jewelry caskets of this construction — leather paneling caged in pierced ormolu — were produced in significant numbers by the Parisian \u003cem\u003eboîtiers\u003c\/em\u003e who supplied the great houses. A handsome small piece of vanity ware, complete and ready to use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069085270169,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_7101.jpg?v=1777938384"},{"product_id":"french-cave-a-liqueur-napoleon-iii-tantalus-gilt-brass","title":"French Cave à Liqueur, Napoleon III, Gilt Brass and Beveled Glass with Crystal Decanters","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA French cave à liqueur of the Napoleon III period, circa 1860–1880. The cave à liqueur — sometimes called a \u003cem\u003etantalus\u003c\/em\u003e in English — was a fixture of the Second Empire dining room: a decorative locked case housing crystal decanters and cordial glasses, brought to the table after dinner to serve cognac, eau-de-vie, or fine liqueur. The form is one of the most characteristic objects of mid-19th century French entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis example is gilt brass with beveled glass panels on four sides, a hinged top, and a mirrored base that reflects the contents. The case displays the standard Second Empire decorative vocabulary: egg-and-dart cornice molding, foliate cast ornament throughout the framework, and four acanthus scroll feet. The interior fitted brass rack holds four spiral-threaded crystal decanters with faceted ball stoppers and gilt collars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOf the fourteen cordial glasses included, eight are original to the set — matched to the decanters by their spiral threading and gilt rims — and six are later replacements in a different pattern, added at some point during the set's life. Disclosed plainly here rather than buried in fine print; the eight original glasses still anchor the set, and the six replacements remain serviceable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDimensions: 11.5 × 11.5 × 9.5 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCondition: Good. Case structurally sound, gilt brass intact with light age-appropriate wear, all glass panels intact and unbroken, hinged top operates correctly, mirrored base in good condition. Decanters and original glasses without chips. 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Mêne, from the workshop tradition of Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879) — the pioneering 19th-century animalier sculptor whose small sporting bronzes defined Second Empire bourgeois taste and remain the reference standard for the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe setter is rendered mid-stride with head lowered, ears pendant, and plume tail extended in a textbook hunting pose drawn from Mêne's celebrated sporting compositions of the 1850s-1860s. Mounted on an integral oval naturalistic ground base with cast tufted grass, signed P.J. MÊNE in raised letters to the side of the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHollow lost-wax cast construction with period foundry core supports visible on the underside — consistent with authentic 19th century French animalier production practice. The patina is original aged surface: dark brown base color with green oxidation collecting in recesses and gold-bronze high-point wear from generations of handling. No breaks, repairs, or losses. Sits flat and stable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cabinet-scale period bronze for the library desk, sporting collection, or gentleman's study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 × 3.5 in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Patinated bronze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second half 19th century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e P.J. 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