Week One

Harlequin Toy

Description:

This is a sand box toy which I had 50+ years and it was old when it was given to me.  It’s 5.5"x2.5"x6.5" with a glass front. Paper constructed, wire hinged dancing Harlequin. It’s all sealed, marbleized and paper finished. It’s in mint condition.

Tiffany Iridescent Vase

Description:

I have a vase which my parents purchased in the early 50's. My mother always claimed the vase was Tiffany. The vase is 7 ¼" tall and is 7 ¼" at its widest part. The color is iridescent on the outside.  The surface has a texture to it. The color changes a little with the lighting but the primary color is a wonderful peacock green followed by peacock blue.  Occasionally one can see hues of purple or darker blue, depending upon the angle of light.

This is a blown piece of glass with a polished pontil and has LCT in the clear part of the bottom.  The color of the glass itself is green.  It is NOT that slick surfaced green iridescent glass from Czechoslovakia.

Lone Elk Oil

Description:

I purchased this painting from an older fellow who was having an estate sale. He told me it was an inheritance from his grandfather. It measures 10 x 16 and is signed in lower left corner "Wm  Meuttman."  The title is the "Lone Elk."  I was told this artist mostly did Western scenes of cowboys and Indians but this painting may have been done in Cross Village Michigan and that she is a Chippewa and the time frame of the painting 1905-1910. There is no damage, and it’s done in oil on canvas.