THE NEW YEAR

Here we are starting a new year, how exciting, out with the old and in with the new. Our shop will probably make several changes in the new year, we look forward to meeting new people and serving our community as well as we can. HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MAY YOU PROSPER IN ALL YOUR ENDEAVORS.
SUAN AND NORMA
LES BELLES

THOSE WONDERFUL YARD LONGS

WE ARE NOT SURE WHEN THE TERM "YARD-LONG" CAME INTO BEING, BUT IT IS A VERY APPRORIATE TERM FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL ART FORM. WE ASSUME THE LONG VERTICAL LENGTH AND THE NARROW WIDTH WERE THE MAJOR FACTORS IN THEIR BEING SO NAMED. THE OPPOSITE WOULD BE TRUE OF THE ANIMAL AND FLOWER PRINTS, AS THEY WERE MEANT TO BE HUNG HORIZONTALLY.

LATEST EDITION IN LIGHTING

HOW CLASSY THESE LITTLE ANGELS ARE AND WHAT A WAY TO WATCH OVER YOU

HOLIDAYS

Well the holidays are upon us and unlike Kmart we charge absolutely nothing for layaway

DOWRY

A dowry (also known as trousseau or torcher ) is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her soon to be husband in marriage. This solid cherry highly carved vanity was part of a Chinese dowry in the 1920s

SHAVING MUGS

Between 1865 and 1920, owning a personalized shaving mug was the order of the day, and the 'OCCUPATIONALS' were the most prestigious. The majority of men having occupational mugs would often frequent the barber shop several times a week, where their mugs were clearly visible for all to see in the barber's rack. As a matter of fact, this display was in many ways the index of the individual town or neighborhood. The popularity of the occupational shaving mug diminished with the advent of world war I and the introduction by Gillette of the safety razor.

DOUBLE CLICK ON ALL PICTURES TO BECOME LARGER

PERIOD LIGHTING

EXTREMELY RARE FLYING BRONZED CHERUB LIGHT C:1910

LOUIE XVI STYLE FRENCH DORE'

DECO J. C. VIRDEN

THIS IS A GORGEOUS DECO FIXTURE THAT I HAD TO USE WITH SEPIA TONE. THE GLASS IS GREEN BUT WAS SHOWING UP YELLOW. I WILL TAKE ANOTHER PICTURE WHEN I RETURN TO THE SHOP.

VENETIAN

DECO--ITASCO LIGHTING CO. NEW YORK

BACCARAT

SCHNEIDER TYPE ART GLASS

POLYCHROME

VERE DE SOIRE

ETSY.COM

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PORTRAIT URNS

A rare find ! a pair of " Portrait Urns " The beautiful ladies that adorn this pair are of the finest quality you will ever see. Created by: Schumann C: 1900

CREWEL

Crewel Embroidery Crewelwork is a decorative form of surface embroidery using wool and a variety of different embroidery stitches to follow a design. The technique is at least a thousand years old, it was used in the Bayeux Tapestry in Jacobean embroidery and in the Quaker tapestry. If you look very close at this wonderful piece of Victorian art you will see various animals in the background.

CHERUBS

See how many cherubs you can find in the picture ? Who doesn't love cherubs, an order of angels that watch over and protect you.

NYMPH

Some of these beautiful victorian oil paintings were used as window shades in the finest of homes.

CHANDELIER

Called a " CAGE " chandelier , patterned after the 16th century candlelit fixture. Pictures do not do this fantastic piece of art justice, adorned with amethyst and clear prisms, to many to count. Come in and see this masterpiece of history.

SALTS

Before salt became refined, processed and free flowing as we know it today, it was necessary to serve it in a salt cellar. In the early 1800's, the master salt was placed by the host and passed from person to person.

STEUBEN GLASS

A catalog showing the various Jades produced by Frederick Carder at the steuben glass works in Corning New York " Note " right page, lamp bases in bottom row are 11" high.

FREDERICK CARDER AND HIS STEUBEN GLASS 1903 - 1933. Possibly the most creative craftsman in decorative glass during the last century. here is a fine example of his " GREEN JADE GLASS "

WEDDING CHAIR

Very, very, victorian ! A chair made of bronze dore' leaves, birds, mirrors ( some enamelled ) and wax flowers. This beautiful piece was used to hold the brides flowers before and after the wedding ceremony and dates 1850 to 1870.

RS PRUSSIA

RS Prussia appears in several marks used on porcelain before 1917. Reinhold Schlegelmilch started his porcelain works in Suhl, Germany, in 1869.

LUSTRES

Lustres are mantle decorations or pedestal vases with many hanging glass prisms, and it is proper to refer to a single glass prism as a lustre. Either spelling, luster or lustre, is correct. Lustres were very popular during the latter part of the 19th century and were usually in pairs.

CHAPLIN DAYS

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Yeahhh I did it ! You will see why everyone enjoys coming to the Niles district of Fremont !

PICKLE CASTORS

The victorians even dressed up their pickles !

LIGHTING

Lighting was, and still is a very important part of decorating. In the days of kerosine and whale oil the surrounding colors used were much brighter in order to help the eyes see better.

ANYONE FOR TEA ?

We have a great collection of cups and saucers. Something for everyone ! All you need is the tea , and maybe some company.

KICKING BACK !

MIRRORS

Mirror mirror on the wall whose the fairest of them all ? We are very proud of the many fine vintage mirrors we have in the shop.

CHAPLIN DAYS

WELL THEY SAY PICTURES SAY A THOUSAND WORDS ! ON SAT. AND SUN. JUNE 7th & 8th 2008 IN THE NILES DISTRICT OF FREMONT, CA. WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE ESSANAY FILM STUDIOS MAKING OF SEVERAL CHAPLIN FILMS IN NILES--THE MOST FAMOUS BEING "THE TRAMP" PLEASE COME JOIN US FOR A FUN FILLED WEEKEND !

THE ELEGANT EPERGNE'

Today, in the most well-appointed houses in England and France, epergnes' are still used to show off beautiful flower arrangements, although this rare and beautiful object is not very well known in this country, nor has there ever been much written about it. Indeed, most people have never even heard of an epergne'.

CRANBERRY GLASS

Cranberry glass was extremely popular during the victorian era. Some of the finest glass was produced at this time.

TETE' A TETE'

In the finest of victorian homes you would see a piece of furniture known as a tete' a tete' and they were used for courting~~~~~~conversation only ! You certainly can see why.

FAINTING COUCH

A Fainting Couch
Back in the days when corsets were tight and morals strict, many a well-appointed home contained a piece of furniture specifically designed to catch a waning damsel succombing to "the vapors."
Referred to as a "Fainting Couch," this piece of furniture sat ready to "catch" the fall-out from improper conversation, excessive Sherry, or lack of oxygen. No refined lady was without one of these in her parlour.
Beautiful and functional, it was impossible not to look regal resting in its care-either awake or unconscious.

SCREENS

A wall where you need one, a view if you have none, or perhaps a shield to hide where your gaslight sconce scorched the wallpaper, many Victorian homes decorated with folding screens.
Often depicting scenes of elegance, or Eden-like pastorals, screens offered a window into another world.

A peek at the shop

Large selection of Lamps and decorator pillows

Pretty Art pieces and furniture

Come in soon!