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Decorative "Arts de la Maison" Part III
We at Brooks and Palen Auctions are excited to present an ONLINE ONLY Decorative "Arts de la Maison Part III" auction on September 19, 2025. This, the last in the series, is an amazing sale featuring splendid antique silver, ethnographic works, art glass, pottery, carvings, collectables and more. Pre-bidding opens at 8:00 AM EDT on Tuesday September 9, 2025 with the auction itself starting to close at 7:00 PM EDT on Friday September 19, 2025. We will not be offering a public preview but please call Richard at 613 327-2136 for a preview appointment so we can show you the items that interest you. Please look at the photos in the online catalogue, and if you need more information, just let us know. Electronic transfers are preferred but we will process payments for purchases by credit card either over the telephone or, in person. Unless you are known to us and have bought from us before, we will not accept credit card payments for gold or high value silver other items but require payments to be in cash, wire / bank transfer or similar means.
Auction lots (293)
SET OF GEORGIAN SALT DISHES
England, circa last quarter 18th centuryA nice set of four, footed glass salt dishes in a "lemon squeeze" form with one having a...
STERLING MATCHBOX COVERS
A collection of seven sterling silver matchbox covers having various makers and dates.1.5" x 1" x 3/8" and 82.0 grams
14K GOLD AND DIAMOND RING
A pretty little14K yellow gold ring set with a central brilliant cut diamond flanked by three small diamonds on each...
ANTIQUE GOLD "SNAKE" RING
A sweet 10K yellow gold three coil snake form ring having ruby eyes. Body being textured where it crosses over the coils.Size 9...
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TABLE BOX
Chinese export circa 1920'sTackhing stamp, 90% silverCedar lined silver box with a hinged cover.2" h x 3.75" x 3.5" and 265 grams...
ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVER
Moscow, 1875 and 1895Maker: marked with a Cyrillic XA large champleve and niello three-pronged serving fork and spoon in .875...
BRITISH SILVER LADLES
Two sterling silver sifting ladles in the Old English pattern.Edinburgh, 1835, maker, Andrew WilkieLondon, 1909, maker, Holland...
BELGIAN ROCOCO REVIVAL SILVER SOUP TUREEN
Bruxelles, circa 1905A large 950 fine silver. covered soup tureen in 18th century style, of circular bombe form with wrythen...
ANTIQUE STERLING FORKS
A nice lot of five sterling silver forks including: four Canadian silver dessert forks by M.S. Brown & Co. Ltd., Halifax Nova...
VICTORIAN SCOTTISH SILVER SPOONS
Glasgow, 1887Maker: Kerr & PhillipsA straight set of six sterling silver teaspooons in a single struck King's pattern.5.5" and...
BRAZILIAN SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND LID
Brazil early 20th centuryOval in shape, resting on four clawed feet, the embossed body of foliage and volutes surrounding two...
GOLD FRAMED CAMEO BROOCH
Possibly Italy early to mid 20th centuryA finely carved image of a couple in ancient dress set in an unmarked gold frame....
M. GOGGARD: "SWAN ISLAND, LOCH LOMOND"
A water view over the loch with a rower, 1933Watercolour, 9.75" x 13.5" sightFramed under glass
ARTHUR HENRY PARKER: "MOUNT BAKER", BC
A fine original watercolour of "Mount Baker from Sidney Split""Given by Lord and Lady Willingdon to the Citadelle, Quebec,...
LINDA BARTLETT: FLORAL PASTEL
British.A pretty pastel drawing of flowers on a trailing vine.19" h x 11.5"
JAMES HENRY: "GRICE BAY" BRITISH COLUMBIA
"Grice Bay, Pacific Rim National Park"Oil on board, framed.10.5" h x 13.5"
RON LEONARD: "EARLY APRIL, HIWY 69...."
Canadian"Early april Hiwy 69" and 142 South of Parry Sound"Oil on board,. 20" x 24" image
BRUCE HEGGTVEIT: "BEAVER SWAMP......."
Canadian, 1917 - 2002"Beaver Swamp, Gatineau Park, Quebec" #40 T-186, 1986Oil on board, 11.5" x 15.5" sightFramed
GEZA (GORDON) MARICH: "QUEEN OF CATHEDRAL......"
Hungarian-Canadian, 1913 - 1985"Queen of Cathedral, Old Montreal"Framed oil on canvas. 16" x 20" sightFirst Canadian Exhibition...
SILVER SALT SPOON COLLECTION
Three pairs of silver salt spoons: one pair is French 19th century; another is Birks, Montreal; the third pair is .800 fine...
STERLING GROUPING
A lot of ten silver pieces comprised of: 1) American sterling sauce ladle marked RW Sterling - 7.25" ; 2) German pickle fork .800...
CONDIMENT ACCESSORIES
This lot comprises: 1) a neo-classical mustard pot, London 1895 by William Hutton & Sons Ltd.; 2) a small Irish lobed salt cellar...
W.G. LUDLOW: "BAHAMAS"
Canadian, 20th century"Bahamas" and dated 1977 of a Bahamian beach.A charming scene of a Bahamian beach.12" x 16" sight
WILLIAM C. ROSS: PORTRAIT STUDY
British, 1794 - 1860 member of the Royal AcademyA lovely watercolour study of a young lady in profile. 4" h x 3.75" sight
CECIL LEONARD BURNS: HARBOUR SCENE
British, 1863 - 1929An impressionist style watercolour of what was possibly a view across Bombay (Mumbai) Harbour circa 1900....
CECIL LEONARD BURNS: HARBOUR SCENES
British, 1863 - 1929Two good watercolours of possibly Bombay Harbour/Port that may have been painted while Burns was Principal of...
CECIL LEONARD BURNS: INDIAN WATERCOLOURS
British, 1863 - 1929"Old English Factory Rajapur" and a view of an Indian harbour. 5.75"h x 8.75" and 4.25" h x 6.75"
PATRICK R. HALDORSEN, OCA: "MISSISSIPPI RIVER"
Canadian, 1919 - 2001Signed and titled "Mississippi River, Carleton Place" OntarioOil on canvas, 10" h x 12"
PATRICK ROY HALDORSEN OCA, FSA: "RIVIERE LIEVE"
Canadian, 1919 - 2001Signed and titled "Riviere Lieve, P.Q." Oil on canvas. 11" h x 14"
JACK REID: "STONE HOUSE"
Canadian, 1925 - 2009Watercolour, signed and titled15" h x 19" sight
JACK REID:"WEST OF EVERTON HILL"
Canadian, 1925 - 2009Watercolour, Everton OntarioSigned and titled10.5" h x 14.5"
ROBERT W. FISHER: OSA: "REFLECTIONS IN THE POND"
Canadian, 1923 - 2000Painted in Comberemere Ontario, 1977Oil on board, 12" h x 16" sight
OKUBO BROS. SILVER AND MIXED METAL CASE
Japan, circa 1920/30sA hgih quality silver double-sided cigarette case with scenes of Mount Fuji.The case is in .950 fine silver...
19TH C. JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE
Japan, circa 1890s/1900A Meiji period glazed fluted ceramic blue and white vase having a painted floral decoration.9.25"h x 4.5"
SET OF CHINESE CARVED TABLES
China, mid 20th century or earlierThree low lacquered nesting tables having deeply carved and painted nautical / shore scenes on...
CHINESE CARVED STONES
China, mid 20th centuryAn oval shaped pale green pebble carved in relief and smoothly polished that fits into the palm of one's...
CASED STERLING FEEDING SPOON
Sheffield, 1917Maker: Martin Hall & Co, Ltd.An Old English pattern sterling silver baby's feeding spoon in its orginal case....
MEIJI PERIOD MIXED METAL VASE
Japan, late 19th centuryA good quality cast bronze and mixed metal inlaid studio vase.5" h x 2.5"
TWO GEMSTONE AND SILVER PENDANTS
A nice lot of semi-precious gemstone and sterling silver pieces one a malachite pendant and the other an iolite pendant.1.75" x...
SILVER CHAIN GROUPING
A lot of sterling silver chains including: an 18" figaro link; three 18" snake link; one 18" box link; an ankle bracelet; a 28"...
STERLING PENDANT SETS
A lot of four sets of sterling silver pendants and earrings, including: a set of necklace, bracelet, and earrings in lapis; a...
STERLING BRACELETS
Four sterling silver bracelets: two open cuff, one hinged bangle and a charm bracelet with charms.Charm, 8" and the others...
VINTAGE AMBER NECKLACE
Poland, possibly, 1970sA multi-coloured amber necklace.36" long
KESHI PEARL AND 14K NECKLACE
A custom made necklace of bright lustred keshi pearls with a 14K yellow gold clasp and another as a pendant.. Beautiful piece....
SCOTTISH STERLING AND AMETHYST BROOCHES
Two pretty sterling silver brooches with round cut amethysts in a thistle motif.1.5" x 1.25" and the other 1.125" diameter
SCOTTISH SILVER BROOCH GROUP
Edinburgh, 1962 and 1994 by Ward Brothers and a most interesting one stamped 925.Three good sterling silver brooches with...
SCOTTISH SILVER AND CITRINE BROOCHES
Two sterling silver brooches one with a large round cut citrine set in a knotted Celtic Circle and the other an oval cut citrine...
STERLING JEWELLERY GROUP
Three piece lot comprising a silver crest pin with the motto "Invictus Maneo" possilby for the Armstrong clan; a sterling chain...
SILVER PENDANT AND EARRING COLLECTION
Sterling silver jewellery including: 1) a "starfish" set of earrings and pendant; 2) stylized geometric floral earrings and...
STERLING PENDANTS
Three sem-precious stone and silver pendants, one with Labradorite, one with agate, and one with a small lapis.1.5" X 1.5"; 2" X...
STERLING CANDLE HOLDER GROUP
A lot of seven weighted sterling silver candle holders including: a pair with glass chimney; another pair with tall tapered...
STERLING AND TURQUOISE JEWELLERY
A collection of turguoise and sterling silver pieces including a ring, bracelet, two pairs of earrings and a pendant and extra...
INUIT BONE TOYS
Canada, modernA lot of eight "figural" carved bone toys having jointed arms and legs.These were commissioned and sold at the...
SABINA ISSIQQUT ISSIGAITOK: INUIT CARVED STONE
Canada, Hall Beach / Sanirajak circa 1960s. Disc E5140An interesting early carved minimalist double faced figure in a free-form...
INUIT CARVED STONE FIGURE
Canada, Eskimo Point / Arviat, Nunavut, 1960sAn early trianglular shaped minimalist carving typical of Arviat work.4" h x 6.25"...
PRE-COLUMBIAN MAYAN ZOOMPORPHIC BOWL
Pre-Columbian Colima Effigy pottery vessel circa 200 BCE to 500 CE. These vessels were typically used in ceremonial or...
PRE-COLUMBIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURES
A Pre-Columbian Colima Standing Warrior Sculpture, Mexico, 300-100 BCE; A Pre-Columbian Colima style human cone-head figure....
PRE-COLUMBIAN PERUVIAN BOWL
Peruvian Pre-Columbian bowl circa 100 BCE. The vibrantly painted images appear to be of a mythological being "transfering "...
PRE-COLUMBIAN MESOAMERICAN FIGURE
A Post-Classic period Aztec terracotta figure possiblyChalchiuhtlicue, the goddess of rivers, lakes, and fresh water, whose name...
PERUVIAN PRE-COLUMBIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURE
A possibly Peruvian circa 600 BCE figure of a seated man holding a gourd / vessel.10" x 7" x 7"
INUIT CARVING: TRANSFORMATION
Canada, Eskimo Point / ArviatA carved stone work of a possible human - animal transformation.5" h x 9" x 6.25"
INUIT BONE CARVING. NORTHERN QUEBEC
Possibly Cape Dorset, circa 1960sA whalebone carving of a hunter catching a whale.5.25"h x 8.5" x 6"
SIMEONIE UPPPIK: INUIT CARVING
Canadian, Belcher Islands / Sanikiluaq b. 1928- Disc E9 84A great soapstone carving of a bear attacking a walrus.3.5" h x 7.75" x...
LILLIE ALAYKO: INUIT CARVING
Canadian, Great Whale River / Kuujjuaraapik, disc number E9 1067A carved soapstone figure of an individual apparently inflating a...
MINA SALA: INUIT CARVING HUNTER IN KAYAK
Canadian, Great Whale River / Kuujjuaraapik b. 1948Soapstone carving of man in kayak with paddleSigned. 3.5"h x 9.75" x 5.25"
INUIT CARVING GROUP
An interesting lot of four soapstone carvings including: 1) Elk Calf circa 1960s , Edward Iootna, b.1926, E1-368, Arviat Nunavut;...
INUIT HEAD CARVING
A large carved green soapstone head.Unsigned. 4.75" x 6" x 3.5"
INUIT SOAPSTONE CARVING: WHALE
Possibly Northern Quebec, late 20th centuryAn interesting carving of a whale breaking through ice or water.Signed RMJ . 3.75" x...
SCHAUBACH KUNST ART DECO NUDE FIGURES
Germany, 1940sDesigner: Kurt Steiner for Schaubach KunstBeautiful classic Art Deco hard paste porcelain figure of nude figures...
BIRKS SILVER SAXON SERVING PIECES
Four sterling silver hollow-handled pieces in the Saxon pattern comprising a pair of salad servers, a meat fork and serving...
MOORCROFT VASE GROUP
England, circa 1940s/50sThree small hand painted Moorcroft vases in three different designs: pomegranate; leaf and berry; and...
SUBSTANTIAL MOORCROFT "WISTERIA" VASE
England, circa 1911 - 1940A classic hand made and painted art pottery vase by Moorcroft in the "Wisteria" design. This large...
IMPRESSIVE MOORCROFT "POMEGRANATE" VASE
England, circa 1910 - 1930An exceptional hand made and painted art pottery vase in the colourful "pomegranate" design.10.5" h x...
BIRKS SILVER SERVING PIECES
Montreal, mid 20th centuryMaker/Retailer: Henry Birks & SonsA four piece set of silver handled servers in the Louis XV pattern,...
POOLE STUDIO MODERNIST VASE
Poole, United Kingdom circa 1960sProbably designed by Robert JeffersonAn interesting and large modernist/brutalist wide bottomed...
AUSTRIAN ART NOUVEAU VASE
Vienna circa 1900A quite good deep blue porcelain vase with a classc Art Nouveau silver overlay.8" h x 4"
VICTORIAN YELLOW ART GLASS PITCHER
England, late 19th centuryMaker: Williams and Stevens Glass (attrib.)A lovely yellow art glass pitcher having a twisted rib...
EXCELLENT ST.DENIS ART NOUVEAU VASES
Paris, late 19th centuryA splendid pair of "Rouge de Chine" small vases having a golden lotus flower design, Signed L Cie. St....
ANTIQUE SILVER GOBLETS
A collection of four silver goblets with two marked sterling, one marked .833 and the third with probably a European mark. Two...
PRE-COLUMBIAN CHANCAY JAGUAR EFFIGY VESSEL
Purportedly, Peru, circa 1200- 1450 CE A large and rare pottery jar with fascinating designs to the rim with numerous jaguar...
CARVED ELEPHANT FAMILY
Circa mid 20th century Three, possibly Asian, carved stone elephants on stands. Largest, 5.25' x 4.75" x 2.5" including stand
AFRICAN TRIBAL MASKS
Mid 20th century and olderA good lot of three African tribal masks comprising: a Senufo Kpelie mask of Cote d'Ivoire, Mali that...
EAST AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MAKONDE "TREE OF LIFE"
Tanzania, mid to late 20th centuryA carved ebony statue in the classic form of figures layered / climbing one above the...
IKOKU FERTILITY DOLL, EAST AFRICA
Kenya, late 20th centuryTurkana culture, made by fathers for daughters it is hand-carved from ebony and decorated with leather,...
SOUTHWEST AFRICAN BURLWOOD CARVING
Namibia, late 20th centuryA fascinating carving of a warthog made from burlwood. Apparently the wood informs the carver of the...
LARGE ART DECO MATCH STRIKER
Montreal circa 1930s / 40sMaker/Retailer: Henry Birks & SonsA nicely made threaded glass match striker with a sterling silver...
ART DECO STERLING AND ENAMEL BOX
Austria, circa 1920s / 30sA hinged sterling box having a gilt interior, a mulit-coloured abstract image on the enamel lid,...
ANTIQUE SESSIONS 8 DAY MANTEL CLOCK
Circa 1900- 1920s.Sessions Clock Co. Forestville, Connecticut.8 day time and strike mantel clock in a mahogany case with a...
ART DECO BOHEMIAN "TANGO" VASE
Bohemia, circa 1920s/30sPossibly LoetzA bright, blown red glass body with an applied glass decoration in contrasting...
RARE WHITEFRIARS "VOLCANO" VASE
England, circa 1966Designer: Geoffrey BaxterA good example of Baxter's textured range of art glass.7.25"h x 4" x 2.5"
19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE DOGS
England circa 1850s A fine example of Staffordshire pottery quill/pen holders made as whippets in the "Lion Pose". Here we have...
19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE QUILL HOLDERS
England circa 1850s A fine example of Staffordshire pottery quill/pen holders made as whippets. Here we have well behaved...
19TH C. STAFFORDSHIRE NAPOLEON FIGURE
English circa 1870s Staffordshire polychrome figure of Napoleon standing and wearing a long coat and bicorne hat.8.5" h x 3.25" x...
DON SPROULE: "STUDY"
CanadianA striking painting of river rapids based on a Japanese woodprint by Yashidu .Framed acrylic on masonite. Artist bio...
19TH C. STAFFORDSHIRE ADMIRAL FIGURE
English circa 1870s Staffordshire polychrome figure of possibly Admiral Horatio Nelson. 8" h x 4.5" 'w x 3"dWear consistent with...
OKUMURA KOICHI: WOODBLOCK PRINTS
Japanese, 1904 - 1974Three framed original woodblock prints from the "8 Scenes of Kyoto" circa 1950s6.75" h x 9" image
FANTASTIC CARVED WOOD AND HIDE RAM MASK
A massive carved hardwood Sub-Saharan West African mask attributed to the Baule people of the Ivory Coast who moved there...
RARE CHALET BLUE APPLE BOWL
Montreal, 1960s / 70sA heavy Blue Apple Bowl with clear and gold stem and leaf. Chalet etch,4.75" x 7.75" x 7.75"
CHALET AMBER OVER BLUE TRICORNER BOWL
Montreal, 1960s / 70sA Chalet (attrib.) rare amber over blue base bowl.3.25" x 10.25" x 9"
CHINESE CARVED IMMORTALS
China, mid 20th century or earlierA pair of finely carved immortals one possibly Shouxing, the Chinese god of longevity and the...