Antique Masonic Scroll Saw ShelfLate 19th century antique wooden scroll saw shelf with Masonic motifs: The Masonic square and compass, the hourglass, etc. The shelf measures just under 19 tall & the display platform measures about 11 x 5 at widest. Suitable for something small and lightweight. Condition is good with some minor wear to the patina from age.

this retelling of the story of Saint Joan of Arc is by children’s author Viola Ruth Lowe with illustrations by O

Civil War era sewing box with a beautiful lithographed lid

These pieces were assembled very simply

no one dug these up- It was common practice for ornaments and name plates to be removed before the casket went into the ground

I believe these were meant to be salt cellars for an extravagant dinner table

It features an unusual mix of gimp work & palette work techniques

This pair of Wagner opera libretti for Tristan und Isolde and Parsifal is more than just a nice set of leatherbound books: They are souvenirs from the Bayreuth festival

First Edition Paperback

Black floral decorative objects with pearl inlay were a brief

and even the lawyer who represented him in his case against the American Family League

circa 1870s

Libertine Lyrics is a collection of ribald versed from the 17th & 18th centuries by such figures as Lord Rochester with cheeky