http://bridgesovertime.com Furniture, fine art, sculpture and unique garden items Thu, 10 May 2012 01:54:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bridgesovertime.com/iron-leather-steer-hide-magazine-rack/ http://bridgesovertime.com/iron-leather-steer-hide-magazine-rack/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:25:39 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6959
A nice magazine rack made of iron leather and topped with steer hide. The brass caps are new and have been replaced.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/iron-leather-steer-hide-magazine-rack/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-early-19th-century-tastevin-wine-tasting-cup/ http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-early-19th-century-tastevin-wine-tasting-cup/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:12:01 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6578
A nice example of a sommelier’s “tastevin” which translates to a wine testing cup. Nice detail with a snake handle. Minerva head hallmark for French Sterling. Weighs 3.57 troy ounces.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-early-19th-century-tastevin-wine-tasting-cup/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/austin-cox-alcoa-aluminum-chess-set-original-case/ http://bridgesovertime.com/austin-cox-alcoa-aluminum-chess-set-original-case/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:31:30 +0000 Rick http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6489
An increasingly hard to find chess set by Austin Cox for Alcoa Aluminum in 1962. More unusual to find in it’s original case which can hang on the wall as sculpture. Each pics is stamped on the base. The tallest piece is 4.75 inches and the smallest are 3.75 inches. Dimensions given below are for [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/austin-cox-alcoa-aluminum-chess-set-original-case/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/sterling-silver-tiffany-english-kings-ladle/ http://bridgesovertime.com/sterling-silver-tiffany-english-kings-ladle/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:34:14 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=6338
A nice Tiffany & Co. “English Kings” ladle. It weighs 8 troy ounces of sterling silver. Marked Tiffany sterling and patent 1885. It is monogrammed.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/sterling-silver-tiffany-english-kings-ladle/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/vintage-tole-painted-book-form-table/ http://bridgesovertime.com/vintage-tole-painted-book-form-table/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:54:51 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=5874
A very nice vintage Italian tole painted book form table. It is marked made in Italy on the inside. Great color and nice marbleize paint on the edges.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/vintage-tole-painted-book-form-table/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/1950s-scale-metal-model-lockheed-electra-prop-jet-airplane/ http://bridgesovertime.com/1950s-scale-metal-model-lockheed-electra-prop-jet-airplane/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:03:38 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=5065
A great scale metal model of a Lockheed electra propjet airplane with it’s original stand. These scale metal cast models are becoming harder and harder to find. Grey painting is new. There of the props are original and the fourth is plastic and molded from one of the others. They are all removable. The plane [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/1950s-scale-metal-model-lockheed-electra-prop-jet-airplane/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-1980s-mrtal-model-f16-jet-pilots/ http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-1980s-mrtal-model-f16-jet-pilots/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 03:33:24 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=4975
A nice 1980′s metal jet model of an f-16 aircraft. These were given to pilots upon their retirement. This one is painted in US air force colors but has a Taiwanese service decal on the base. It was purchased in taiwan so it probably belonged to a pilot who trained or flew with the R.O.C. [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/nice-1980s-mrtal-model-f16-jet-pilots/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/framed-piece-reverse-etched-glass-designed-max-ingrand/ http://bridgesovertime.com/framed-piece-reverse-etched-glass-designed-max-ingrand/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:41:56 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=4840
We had this beautiful reverse etched mirrored piece that had broken in a spot cut in half and mounted properly on a nice black frame. It seemed a shame to waste this beautifully etched fragment designed bu Max Ingrand go to waste. It now makes a beautiful wall hanging.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/framed-piece-reverse-etched-glass-designed-max-ingrand/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/1960s-wood-metal-aircraft-prototype-design-james-holt/ http://bridgesovertime.com/1960s-wood-metal-aircraft-prototype-design-james-holt/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:44:08 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=4756
A wonderful hand crafted and carved aircraft design that is signed underneath James Holt. Appears to date to the 1960′s on a wood base. Either a hobbyist model or as it is is signed a prototype design.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/1960s-wood-metal-aircraft-prototype-design-james-holt/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/19th-copper-bronze-boatship-mooring-nyc-pier/ http://bridgesovertime.com/19th-copper-bronze-boatship-mooring-nyc-pier/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:44:01 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=4734
An unusual item that we don’t come across to often is this 19th Century Copper and Bronze boat or ship mooring with a tenuous provenance that it came from a NYC pier as the estate that we purchased this at claimed. Nevertheless it is a great decorative piece or very functional boat mooring for those [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/19th-copper-bronze-boatship-mooring-nyc-pier/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/early-troemner-3-scale-weights-great-tole-paint/ http://bridgesovertime.com/early-troemner-3-scale-weights-great-tole-paint/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:34:33 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=4408
A great early Troemner of Philadelphia scale, with some nice tole floral painting. It is working although I know idea how accurate it is.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/early-troemner-3-scale-weights-great-tole-paint/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/pair-marble-top-1920s-distressed-pedestals/ http://bridgesovertime.com/pair-marble-top-1920s-distressed-pedestals/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:06:50 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=3430
A great pair of distresssed painted pedestals with thick marble tops. Tops are 13 inch square and bases are 11.5 inches square. We’ve had these tightened and re-glued. One side is undecorated on each.]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/pair-marble-top-1920s-distressed-pedestals/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/asian-ceremonial-drums-noisemakers/ http://bridgesovertime.com/asian-ceremonial-drums-noisemakers/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:04:11 +0000 Ed http://bridgesovertime.com/?p=2831
First half of the 20th century A lot of three interesting probably Tibetan ceremonial drums or noisemakers. They are intricate and interesting. One is metal studded with stones and with an attached ringer?. Another is bone or ivory and wood with a bone or ivory ringer, and the last is a wood one with ivory [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/asian-ceremonial-drums-noisemakers/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/early-20th-century-navajo-pueblo-souvenir-doll-carlsbad-nm/ http://bridgesovertime.com/early-20th-century-navajo-pueblo-souvenir-doll-carlsbad-nm/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 00:08:18 +0000 Ed http://bridges/?p=1260
]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/early-20th-century-navajo-pueblo-souvenir-doll-carlsbad-nm/feed/ 0 http://bridgesovertime.com/beautiful-19th-century-pill-snuff-box-agate-sides/ http://bridgesovertime.com/beautiful-19th-century-pill-snuff-box-agate-sides/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 23:58:33 +0000 Ed http://bridges/?p=1244
A beautiful pill or snuff box with beautiful agate top and bottoms. The top is a deep blre agate and the bottom is a more typical orange red agate. The metal is a gilt metal, possibly silver but not marked marked. The red agate side metal has some flaws and and the agate has a [...]]]> http://bridgesovertime.com/beautiful-19th-century-pill-snuff-box-agate-sides/feed/ 0