{"title":"Beauty and the Beast Collection","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"item-134-pair-of-girandole-lamps-he-will-make-complete","title":"Vintage Louis XV Style Crystal Girandole Lamp Pair","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA pair of crystal girandole lamps, wired for electricity and made to sit together and catch the light. Each one carries two candle-style arms above a turned glass stem, hung with cut glass drops in clear, amber, and soft amethyst. The colored florettes are the detail worth pausing on, since most girandoles of this kind wear clear glass only. They were built to flank a mirror or frame a mantel, and they do their best work as a pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 12.5 in. H x 8 in. W x 5 in. D, each\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Drop | two-light, candelabrum form\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | original brass finish with honest wear and patina in the recesses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | brass and cut glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Vintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | early to mid 20th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | Continental European, likely French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Louis XV Style\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | girandole\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Maker, Mark, or Attribution | no maker's mark located\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction or Technique | turned glass baluster stems, scrolled brass arms, cut glass pendants hung from brass rosettes, weighted bases with a beaded rim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | colored glass drops in amber and amethyst\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis pair is in good vintage condition and sold as a matched set of two. The brass shows honest wear and a soft patina in the recessed areas, consistent with age and use. The cut glass drops are present across both lamps, in clear, amber, and amethyst. Both lamps have been rewired with new cord, plug, and an inline switch, and are fitted with white candle sleeves over the sockets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAMD strongly recommends having the piece inspected and, if needed, rewired by a licensed electrician before use. It is sold as a decorative item and Austyn Marie Design is not responsible or liable for any malfunction, damage, or injury resulting from its use or electrical operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e#134\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51482661847318,"sku":"AMD-03573","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October2026-15391.jpg?v=1794444587"},{"product_id":"antique-dutch-style-oil-painting-woman-with-dog-19th-century-sold-as-is","title":"Antique Dutch Style Genre Oil Painting, Woman with Dog, 19th Century","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA young woman in a green bodice and ochre skirt rests one hand on a red table cover while a black and white spaniel stands on its hind legs to reach her. The interior is dark, with urns on a shelf behind and two shadowy heads in the gloom. It follows the domestic genre scenes Dutch painters made popular in the 17th century, but the handling reads as a 19th century revival. It is sold as found, with the condition described in full below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | Unidentified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Unsigned\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Oil on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Young woman in 17th century dress at a table with a spaniel, in a dark interior\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | European\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | 19th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCanvas Size | 26 in. H x 20.9 in. W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e29 in. H x 24 in. W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Gilt frame with a pierced scroll profile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[d]Style | 19th century genre scene painted in the Dutch manner. The dark interior, single figure, and small domestic animal follow the genre tradition Dutch painters established in the 1600s, here with 18th century dress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Support | Canvas on a wooden stretcher, unlined\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[d]Notes | Bearing ink inscriptions on the stretcher reading \"Cullum Inv. P166\" and \"P.166\". Not offered as provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSold as is, in distressed condition. Craquelure runs across the whole surface. In the dark upper background, above the shelf and figure, the paint is cupped and lifting, with numerous flake losses exposing pale ground. The apron has a run of small flake losses along its lower left edge showing brown ground, with cracking beside them. Smaller losses sit at the skirt hem, the red table cover, the flask at right, and the dark foreground at lower left. The sleeve cuffs are abraded and the canvas weave shows through. The sitter’s face shows no visible loss in the photographs. The raised paint is unstable and needs consolidation by a paintings conservator before the work is moved much or hung. The surface is dark with uneven gloss, strongest in the upper background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe canvas is on a keyed wooden stretcher. The reverse has mottled brown spotting and one vertical brown stain near the center. Modern D-rings, wire, and felt pads are fitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe gilt frame has fine cracks throughout. The top left corner has lost gilding and gesso down to white ground and wood, the top right corner shows bare wood where the outer carving ends, and the bottom left corner is chipped. The frame is not claimed as original to the painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51899910553878,"sku":"ENM-20000","price":685.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October2026-15339.jpg?v=1794099932"},{"product_id":"after-reynolds-antique-18th-century-stipple-engraving-prudence","title":"After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Antique 18th Century Stipple Engraving, Prudence","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePrudence holds up a hand mirror and looks into it, Reynolds's way of showing self-knowledge in the Virtues he designed for the west window of New College Chapel, Oxford. The lettering credits the painting to Sir Joshua Reynolds, the drawing to Josiah Boydell, and the stipple engraving to the brothers Facius. It carries a dedication to the Warden and Society of New College and a London imprint for John Boydell. The window itself was admired by Walpole and then dismissed by the Victorians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | Engraved by Georg Siegmund and Johann Gottlieb Facius after Sir Joshua Reynolds. The Facius brothers were German-born stipple engravers who came to London in the 1770s at John Boydell's invitation and worked for his publishing house for many years. This plate belongs to the set Boydell published after the New College window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Lettered in the plate: \"Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds,\" \"Drawn by Josiah Boydell,\" and \"Engraved by G.S. \u0026amp; J.G. Facius.\" No hand signature seen through the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Stipple engraving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Prudence, one of the seven Virtues from the New College west window, shown with a hand mirror\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | London, published by John Boydell per the imprint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | 18th century. The imprint reads June 1, 178_ and the plate lettering is the basis for the date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Sheet Size | 11.6 in. W x 19.3 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 13.6 in. W x 21.3 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Format | Portrait, rectangular\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Ebonised wood with a gilt beaded inner slip, period in appearance, not confirmed original to the print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style | Stipple engraving. The image is built from thousands of tiny dots struck into the plate instead of continuous lines, which gives the soft, hazy tonal range you see in the sky and skin. It was the favoured method in Georgian London for reproducing oil paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Support | Paper, framed behind glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eViewed through glass and not examined out of the frame. The paper is toned overall. A dark brown spot sits in the lower margin near the Facius lettering, and grey blotches affect part of the dedication lettering. Faint crease lines cross the lower margin. The sheet runs under the frame rebate on all sides, so the platemark and full margins are not visible. The frame shows scratching, chips to the gilt, and loss at the lower right mitre. The glass is scratched. The reverse is sealed with modern kraft backing and was not opened. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51899912356118,"sku":"ENM-20009","price":485.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October_2026-14956.jpg?v=1793726786"},{"product_id":"antique-domed-leather-perfume-box","title":"Antique Domed Leather Perfume Box","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eI like this one for its shape. It's a small domed casket covered in tooled leather and studded with iridescent shell, made to hold three scent bottles in a purple velvet interior. The bottles are gone, which leaves a good box for jewelry, cufflinks, or keepsakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 7.5 in. W x 4 in. H x 3.5 in. D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Aged leather with scuffing and surface loss to the base and corners, finish history not established\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Leather\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Late 19th century, estimated from style and construction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | Continental European, likely French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style | In the Napoleon III manner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | Scent bottle casket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | No maker's marks or labels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction | Domed lid, blind-tooled diamond lattice to the leather covering, fitted interior divided into three compartments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Brass, purple velvet lining, iridescent studs assessed as mother of pearl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Hardware | Brass studs and roundels, brass hinges, interior brass catch plate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe scent bottles that once filled the three compartments are missing. The exterior lock face is missing, leaving an open hole in the leather at the keyhole. The interior brass catch plate remains. A key is included, which operates the lock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTwo mother of pearl studs are missing from the back of the box, one on either side of the hinge, leaving bare roundels with adhesive residue where they sat. Two brass pins are missing from the interior, and one from the side of box below the lid. The leather covering is original to the box. It shows scuffing and loss across the base and corners, with a lighter brown layer visible where the surface has worn away. The velvet lining is worn and flattened in places, with some loss of pile inside the compartments. The lid opens and closes well and the hinges are sound. Small crack to the leather on the left back side of the lid and base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636981334294,"sku":"ENM-2220","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October_2026-13845.jpg?v=1793117236"},{"product_id":"antique-victorian-gilt-watch-fob-seal","title":"Antique Victorian Gilt Signet Seal","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA Victorian signet seal with a gilt mount worked in raised flowers, front and back. The orange-red stone face is cut in intaglio with a bird above a footed cup, made to press its device into sealing wax. Small enough to carry, with a scrolled bail at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 1.25 in. H x 1 in. W x 0.75 in. D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Gilt, with a small loss to the stem below the bail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Non-magnetic metal mount, gilt, assessed as silver from the metal showing at the loss. Unmarked, standard not established\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | 19th century, dated on style alone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | Likely English, assessed on style\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Victorian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | intaglio seal, wax seal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Maker, Mark, or Attribution | Unattributed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | None found to the bail, stem, rim, or mount\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction | Raised floral decoration to the mount, back included. Stone cut in intaglio with a bird above a footed cup\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Orange-red hardstone, assessed as carnelian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Hardware or Mounts | Scrolled stem and bail, rigid, nothing moves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe gilding has a tiny loss to the stem just below the bail, where silver-colored metal shows through. It is the only loss I have found. The face of the stone has no chips. The mount, stem, and bail are rigid, with no moving parts. The piece is unmarked, so the metal is described from what shows at the loss and from a magnet test, not from a hallmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636992737558,"sku":"ENM-2449-C","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October_2026-14191.jpg?v=1793122258"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/collections\/October_2026-15323.jpg?v=1794167145","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/collections\/beauty-and-the-beast-collection.oembed","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}