Charming diorama "The Potting Shed". This is one of the most comprehensive, detailed dioramas we have ever had with every type of item a serious gardener would need. Electrified. Measures 14.5" wide x 11.5" high x 5.5" deep.
Jack Rabinovich "Springtime" sterling silver standing vanity mirror stamped JR 925. Heavy repousse work frame featuring birds (including hummingbirds and doves) sunflowers, and dense leafy floral patterns. Beveled mirror glass. Mid to late 20th century. Excellent condition. Measures 20 inches tall by 15.5 inches wide by 1.5 inches deep.
Sarah Nastapoka soapstone carving. Dated 1973 and titled "Face Encircled by Hood". Measures 11.25" x 9". Sarah Nastapoka was born in 1925 and is considered one of Canada's most outstanding Inuit artists. Nastapoka worked on her husband’s carvings, as well as her own. She could not spell her name and, at her request, her husband Abraham often signed his name on her sculptures. In 1974, Nastapoka and her son set up a place to carve near the Inukjuak River. She traveled by dog team to quarry her own soapstone, which was located about 50 miles away in a place called Sungauyak, which means “beautiful stone” (Wight 2006:75). In an unpublished interview with Inuit Art Foundation staff in 2009, she said that she can no longer carve since her “hands do not work anymore.”
Japanese Meiji era table screen holders in the form of Mandarin ducks. Solid bronze with splotches of gold wash. Each measures 4.25 inches long by 3 inches wide by 2.75 inches high. Excellent condition. Japan, circa 1860.
19thc Chinese hand carved panel with birds. Gilt over lacquer red. Measures 11 inches wide by 9.5 inches high by 1.5 inches deep