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 Civil War era Union Officer’s presentation sword inscribed. Presented to Lieut.Volney V Smith by company 1st Mounted Rifles as a token of their esteem Aug. 27th, 1862. Sold on eBay for $4,575 for a Downsizing Advisory Service client who did not even know this was a Civil War sword. |
 Sold for a Downsizing Advisory Service client Cranberry glass lamp and shade Sold for a Phenomenal $7,500 |
 BITTER, Ary Jean Leon, (French, 1883-1973): Elephant Bookends, Bronze/Ivory, affixed to original matching burled wood stands with minor wear, affixed original plaque. Sold for a Downsizing Advisory Service client for $7,750. |
 Sold for a Downsizing Advisory Service client for $10,000. John Anthony Park, (British, 1880-1962): ''St Servan Near St Malo'', Oil/B, 13'' x 16'', signed, gilded gesso frame, 18'' x 21'', titled verso |
 Sold on Ebay® three antique fishing lures for a client. The top one a Creek Chub Gar Minnow Lure sold for $237.50. The lure on the bottom left, A Creek Chub Jigger Lure sold for $139 and the one on the bottom right, a Shakespeare Tantalizer Ca. 1932 sold for $77.50. Three lures sold for a total of $454. |
 This Gorham Sterling Repousse water pitcher ca. 1888, sold for $1,000. The owner was going to take it along with other sterling items down to the local flea market and sell them for $5 or $10 each. |
 One of 13 Korean War era |
 The Downsizing Advisory Service recently sold this Marblehead Pottery vase for the estate at an auction in New Jersey for $1,300. |
 This is an 1880 Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Oyster Plate, by Haviland Limoges. Our client allowed us to help them sell this beautiful plate on Ebay®. We sold it for $1,425, with our client receiving $1,032. |
 These are two unique Victorian napkin holders. Downsizing Advisory Service sold them on Ebay for our client. The cat napkin holder sold for $140 and the giraffe napkin holder sold for $820. Our client received $686 after commissions. |
 The metal stand perfume bottle and atomizer were stored away in a box that our client was going to give to a charity thrift store. He had bought them for his wife in the early 1930’s from a jewelry store and now that she had passed away he no longer had any use for them. They were unmarked, however we felt the best place to reach the true perfume collector was through Ebay. Turns out they were a very rare DeVilbiss chromed, black glass, atomizer and dauber perfume bottle set. They sold for a phenomenal $2,144. After commissions our client received $1,560! |
 These are beautiful Federal Style Inlaid Mahogany Side Chairs. An antique dealer had offered a client of ours $35 each, totaling to $210 for them all. But our client decided to try us first. When is was placed at auction by the Downsizing Advisory Service, they sold for $1,700. Our client received $1265 after commissions. |
Prussian Hussar WWI Death Head
Totenkopf Helmet Plates that sold for $1,686
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 Prussian WWI Hussar Officer's helmet and parts that sold for $1,210 |
 Jens Quistgaard designed Lovig Dansk teak desk that sold for $1,900 |
 Chippendale carved mahogany side chair: Carved backsplat, garcons edging on the skirt, carved knees on the cabriole legs ending in ball and claw feet. Split seat covered in a petit and needlepoint tapestry. All peg construction. 39'' h. x 22 1/2 x 18''. $4,000 |
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