Welcome to 

Private Reserve

Just about every antiques dealer eventually becomes a collector, if for no other reason than in a retail business the inventory is going to build up.  The nice thing about this business is that it makes good sense to keep inventory as it tends to increase in value over time.  I often tell my customers that, so long as they take good care of what they buy, it will never be worth less than it is today.  How many traditional retailers can honestly say that?  If I didn't believe it myself, I wouldn't have a personal collection.

Once I started collecting for myself, I came to realize that when we buy rarities we pay for the privilege of taking care of them.  Being a caretaker for something that society values and will last longer than I will gives me a higher sense of purpose, and that's something I think I share with my customers.

Here are several items in my "Private Reserve."  I keep them because I personally enjoy them, enjoy looking at them or am just proud to own them.  They are investment-grade in terms of value and condition.  I feel far more comfortable owning these things than stocks and bonds.  But as they say "Everything is For Sale."  So I've placed a price on every item.  Feel free to browse.  All items include shipping and handling to any destination in the United States.

 

Matthew Harris Jouett 1824 Portrait of President James Monroe

$35,000

 

Vintage Madame Alexander Princess Elizabeth

SOLD

 

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Giovanni Brogi (1853-1919) Marble Bust Sculpture

$2,750

 

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Magnificent Wilhelm Schimmel c.1875 Carved Eagle

$9,750

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Dan Smith 1891 Watercolor Western Painting

SOLD

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Royal Dux Art Deco Dancers Figurine

$750

 

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Antique 1898 Tiffany French Regulator Clock

$1,450

 

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Large Antique Wingender Stoneware Pitcher

$750

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Antique Daniel Peterman Pennsylvania Dutch Fraktur

$2,250

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Shannon Stirnweiss Horse Painting Illustration

$250

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Handsome Pair Handel Quezal Shades Mantel Lamps

$1250

 

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Marked Lalique Leaf Leaves Art Glass Bowl 

$325

 

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Antique Pennsylvania Dutch Watercolor Portraits 

$250

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David Y. Ellinger Oil Painting Theorem Vase of Flowers

$1950

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Walter Emerson Baum Riverscape Painting

SOLD

 

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Signed Lepinois Limoges Enamel Plaques

$350

 

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Antique Tiffany Gold Aurene Favrile Bowl

$425

 

 

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William Lee Hankey (1869-1953) Drypoint Awake

$750

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Antique Schoenhut 16" Baby Doll

SOLD

 

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Patricia Govezensky 25X40 Original Watercolor Painting

SOLD 

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Andreas Schelfhout Winter Scene Oil Painting

$4,750

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George Ernest Colby (1859-1922) Watercolor Landscape

SOLD

 

 

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Gayle Blair Tate Rose Cup Oil Painting

$1,075

 

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Vintage Roseville Wincraft 3 pc Tea Set

$375

 

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Raymond Quence Mont St Michel Oil Painting

$750

 

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Vintage French Alsace Signed Art Pottery Vase

$165

 

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Rare Near-Mint 1935 Madge Evans Coca-Cola Tray

$450

 

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Authentic Tiffany Studios Woodbine Lamp 

$22,500

 

 

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Beautiful Stoneware 3-Gallon Jug

$375

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Antique Art Nouveau Filigree Green Slag Lamp

$275

 

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Handsome Nippon Hand-Painted Chocolate Pot

$175

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Richard Le Barre Goodwin Original Watercolor Landscape

$1150

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Marguerite Bordet Watercolor Portrait of Man

$450

 

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Antique Butcher Hand-Painted Occupational Mugl

$225

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Shellmacher Bohemian Smiling Man Bust

$250

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Antique Staffordshire Transfer Pitcher

$200

 

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Antique Hand-Painted Roses Nippon Vase

$475

 

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Antique Signed LC Tiffany Gold Favrile Plate

$475

 

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Antique Made in Germany Black Bisque Baby Composition Body

$325

 

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1854 Gold Dollar Type 2 AU Estate

$675

 

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Antique early 19th Century Chelsea Harvesters

$650

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V&B Mettlach Heinrich Schlitt 1.8-Liter 16" Stein

SOLD

 

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George Frederick Bensell Portrait of Jesus Child

$4,000

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Antique Sunderland Pink Lustre 7 1/4" Pitcher

SOLD

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International Sterling Silver 5-pc Coffee Tea Set 

$850

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1950's Coca-Cola Menu Girl Tray

$50

 

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Set of 6  Richard Smith Antique Sterling Teaspoons

$175 

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Antique Ironstone Flow Blue Chen-Si Platter

$750

 

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Antique Victorian Chalk Portrait of Boy in Sailor Suit

$150

 

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US M1902 Captain's Presentation Sword 

$375

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Antique Germany Automaton Two-Birds Birdcage Music Box 

$750

 

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Bradley & Hubbard Antique GWTW Pink Satin Banquet Lamp

SOLD

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Antique Meissen Four Seasons Summer Figurine

$850

 

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Signed Henner German Miniature Portrait on Ivory

$325

 

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Moreau French 31" Bronze Art Nouveau Statue

$2,750

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Dresden Lace Woman Playing Cello Figurine

$350

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Marked Sinclaire 10" Amethyst Candlesticks NR

SOLD

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Lila Lewis Irving Still Life Watercolor Painting

$225

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5 Vintage Composition Dionne Quintuplets Dolls on Ferris Wheel

$725

 

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Jose A. Trinidad Oil on Canvas Seascape Painting

$750

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Hasim (1921-1982) Oil Painting Portrait Polynesian Girl

$375

 

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Antique Staffordshire Soft Paste Pitcher

$475

 

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Vincent Nardone (1937) Inlet Fog Watercolor Painting

$1,750

 

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Unusual Large Tramp Art Box

$475

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Antique Pair of Staffordshire Dalmation Dog Figurines

$225

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William Zorach Bronze Bust of Gentleman

SOLD

 

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Antique Rose Medallion Palace Urn

$750

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Very Rare Staffordshire Brickmakers Dogs

$450

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James Whitelaw Hamilton Ships O/C Painting

$725

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Antique Pairpoint Puffy Boudoir Art Glass Lamp

$3750

 

 

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Authentic L.C. Tiffany 4" Favrille Bowl

$475

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Rare Mount Washington Salt & Pepper Shaker Set

$425

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Antique German-Made Poodle Dog Pull Toy

$200

 

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Frank W. Benson ORIGINAL Artist Proof Ink Etching

$1,250

 

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Antique Soft Paste Pearlware Spatter Tulip Plate

$275

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Seymour Joseph Guy 1855 Portrait

$2250

 

 

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Lalique Frosted Glass Shell Bowl

$275

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Wilhelm Thony (1888-1949) Voodoo Dance Painting 

$1250

 

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Steuben Blue Crystal Quilted Threaded Vase

$325

 

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1952 Topps 313 Bobby Thomson Baseball Card

$250

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Leonardo De Magistris 1964 Oil Painting 

$300

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Arthur Strasser 16" Bronze Statue

SOLD

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Elizabeth Fearne Bonsall Raccoon Portrait

SOLD

 

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Signed Legras  Hand-Painted Art Glass Lamp

$475

 

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Art Deco Nude Lamp with Quezal Feather Shade

$350

Antique Max Handwerck Bisque Head Doll

$450

 

Vintage Kathe Kruse Dutch Boy & Girl

$950

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Henry Reuterdahl Gouache Pirate Painting

$950

 

Vintage 1950's Knickerbocker Snow White

SOLD

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William Strang (1859-1921) Drypoint Portrait Etching

$475

 

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Antique Green Spatter Ware Peafowl Cup & Saucer

$162.50

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Original Dr. Seuss Signed Illustration Cat in the Hat

SOLD

 

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1778 Patrick Robertson Edinburgh Sterling Silver Salver

$675

 

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Elizabeth Still Harrington Watercolor

$425

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Antique Tennyson 5-Cent Cigar Display Case

$145

 

 

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Loetz Orange Crackle Class Basket Bowl

$225

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Robert Graham Dryden Alexander Gauche Seascape

$275

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Antique Russian Sterling Silver Torah Pointer

 

SOLD

 

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Boxed Lionel Set #98 253 Loco 607 607 608 Cars

SOLD

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Vintage Charles Schneider Marbrines Art Glass Vase

$475

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Antique Hand-Painted Blacksmith Occupational Mug

$225

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Antique Spode Pearlware Blue Transfer Platter

$250

 

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Antique Pearlware Purple Spatterware Tulip Pitcher

$750

 

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Antique Blue Spatterware Peruvian Horse Hunt Platter

$750

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Antique Royal Worcester 8" Pitcher

$150

We take consignments.  Click here for information.

Victor J. Massad

 Owner

OUR THREE DAY GUARANTEE POLICY
     We do our best to disclose all of the information we know about every product we sell. We make every effort to make the product descriptions as objective as possible, without "puffing" products. But we are not perfect. So, if in our judgment an item was misrepresented, you may return it within three days of your receiving it

     Nearly all of the merchandise we offer for sale comes from estate sales in the Pennsylvania Dutch region. This area is rich in its tradition of holding estate auctions; they are practically a way of life here. The area is also rich in desirable merchandise, since Pennsylvania Germans are well-known as collectors of everything from dolls, to porcelain, to primitives, to Civil War memorabilia. They also keep their things in pristine condition, as anyone who has traveled through and seen the farms of Lancaster County can attest.

     That is why our merchandise is generally exceptional; and why very few of our buyers return what they buy from us. 

Click HERE to see my current eBay listings

(717) 361-2638 * e-mail massadvj@auktiononline.com

 

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