George III silver brandy label of rectangular shape with cut corners made by the well-regarded firm of Thomas Phipps and Edward Robinson of London in 1806. It is engraved with their distinctive blocked lettering. The chain is original and the condition is excellent. Width is 1 5/8 inches. A fine decoration for your decanters or addition to your collection of wine labels.

Heavily illustrated catalog of sale at Christie's held on October 29, 1990. Includes list of prices realized.

First American Edition of Louis de Bernières poignant and comic novel "Corelli's Mandolin," later made into a movie called "Captain Corelli's Mandolin," starring Nicholas Cage, Penelope Cruz, John Hurt and Christian Bale. Like new condition with unclipped dust jacket. First printing with all the numbers present.

The famous food writer, M. F. K. Fisher's Translation of the seminal text by the great Brillat-Savarin in a beautiful First Borzoi Edition published in 1971 by Alfred A. Knopf. Full title is "The Physiology of Taste or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin." Handsomely bound in full cloth with gilt blind-stamping and patterned endpapers. Deckled edge paper. 443pp. Book is in excellent condition; dust wrapper has slight wear, at top of spine (visible in scan).

Funny French satirical transfer plate making fun of the sport of fishing (La Peche a la Ligne), a very amusing collectible and great gift for the enthusiast of the sport. The caption reads: “Mais non, avant de rejeter votre soulier, regardez s'il n'y a pas un poisson dedans" Dating from about 1925, this plate is 7 3/4 inches in diameter and is marked on the back with the stamp for St. Amand Etablisements Ceramiques. Condition is excellent.

This is flyer or program from the original production of Marco Millions by The Theatre Guild Acting Company for the week beginning November 19, 1928. The play was by Eugene O'Neill, possibly America's greatest playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. This piece is in very good condition with one fold. It measures 9 by 3½ inches. If you want to see a scan of the other side, we can send it to you by email on request.

Louis XV bell metal candlestick with good patina. It is 4 ⅝ inches tall with the seam from the casting showing on the side of the socket. The base and shaft come apart and you can see that the threads are hand cut. Condition is good with few of the minor dings and scratches one would expect after almost three centuries of use. More photographs are available and can be emailed on request.

Interesting small publication by Edward T. Joy from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London with information and many illustrations on playing cards,card tables, board games, backgammon and chess tables, shovel boards, and billiard tables. Book, published in 1982, is 7 1/4 by 4 3/4 inches with card covers, part of a series called “The Arts and Living. Condition is very good to like new. ISBN: 0 11 290301 0. Shipping by Media Mail within the USA will be $3.00.

Good gravy or sauce ladle by prominent London silversmith George Smith made in 1798. Inn the Old English pattern, popular at the time, it is in fine condition fully hallmarked, with a well-executed period script monogram on the handle. Length is 7 inches.j

George III sterling stuffing spoon by William Sumner, London, 1799. The spoon is 11 5/8 inches long and in very good condition. There is a crest of a raised armored arm holding a dagger.

Charming sauce label for Ketchup in Old Sheffield Plate (OSP), circa 1810, with nice engraved lettering and beaded border. Wouldn't this look great on your Heinz bottle? Condition is excellent with just a touch of blush on the beading. Width is 1 3/8 inches.

This is the Reagan Inaugural commemorative catalog for the sale of the Codex Leicester by Leonardo da Vinci at Christie's on 12 December 1980. The codex was purchased by Armand Hammer and lent to the Presidential Inaugural of Ronald Reagan. Pasted on the title pages is a label reading: "Nancy and I are very pleased that this major work, Leonardo's The Codex Leicester, has been made available to our Presidential Inaugural celebration enabling so many Americans to share in his diverse genius...