Antique Russian
Antique Russian
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![]() Antique Russian Imperial Cloisonne spoons by Vasily Andreyev 1908 1917 Moscow $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 9d 17h 31m |
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![]() Antique Russian Silver Cloisonnes Spoon Engraved Exquisite example $1.56 Time Remaining: 9d 17h 59m |
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![]() 19thC Antique Handcut 3mm Natural Russian Alexandrite $129.99 Time Remaining: 20d 21h 33m Buy It Now for only: $129.99 |
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![]() Antique Russian Silver Cloisonnes Spoon By Gustav Klingert Exquisite example $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 9d 17h 40m |
![]() Vintage Antique Old Authentic Russian Early 20th Century Big Brass Pan Casserole $100.00 Time Remaining: 9d 5h 4m Buy It Now for only: $100.00 |
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![]() Antique Russian Silver set of 6 Niello Spoons with love hearts Exquisite $1.56 Time Remaining: 9d 17h 17m |
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![]() Antique Russian Silver Niello Cow Horn 19th Century $375.00 Time Remaining: 22d 15h 14m Buy It Now for only: $375.00 |
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Old Dutch International Moscow Mule 16-Ounce Copper Mug
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DescriptionA sturdy handsome copper mug first made for drinking the famous "Moscow Mule" served to Hollywood stars during the golden era. Made of solid polished copper with a nickel lining and brass handle it will also add panache to your favorite beverage. Recipe for Moscow Mule included. Hand wash. Size: 4"H 3"W 3" Dia.; 16 oz. 1 pint capacity Features
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Royal Albert 100 Years of Royal Albert Teacups and Saucers, Set of 5, 1900-1940
Sale Price: $202.98 |
DescriptionRoyal Doulton announces the international launch of the 100 Years of Royal Albert collection, celebrating a century of English craftsmanship through ten patterns representing design trends of each decade of the 20th century. Royal Albert's success dates back to the late 1800's, and the new collection celebrates the brand's vitality, longevity and rich design history. The collection features all bone china with 22 karat gold accents on teacups, saucers, plates, mugs, teapots, creamers, sugar bowls and figurines. Every pattern included in the collection captures the true historical design statements and trends of each time period. As it embarks on a new century of fine china design, Royal Albert honors the artistic achievements of the one it has so faithfully chronicled with this stunning 100 Years of Royal Albert tribute collection. Employing classic shapes and delicate floral motifs, the 10-part series, which includes teaware, figurines, and brooches, recalls major British historical events and style trends from each decade of the 21st century. Inspiration for the series came from previous Royal Albert designs and its archive pattern books. This 10-piece teacup and saucer set includes the patterns from 1900 to 1940. Crafted of bone china with lustrous 22-karat gold trim, the five pairs all share the same shape for a highly coordinated look at the table while showcasing the special beauty of each decade's design. For instance, set the dark, ornate 1910 Duchess next to the simple, fresh 1930 Polka Rose for an unexpected combination that delights the senses. Royal Albert's signature roses provide a common theme that ties the styles together. Each piece has a commemorative backstamp, and the set comes packaged in a presentation-style pink and burgundy hatbox with illustrations of all the patterns. The china is dishwasher-safe and carries a two-year warranty. --Kara Karll Features
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"Antique Roses" Teapot - Lomonosov
Sale Price: $59.00 |
DescriptionRussian porcelain with hand painted roses and enhanced with 22Kt gold accents Features
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1921-25 Victor Recordings
Sale Price: $55.22 |
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Vinyl Sticker of historic Japanese Art: a Japanese soldier holding the Kinchow Castle with wall and gate in his arms and using his left foot to kick away Russian soldiers
Sale Price: $5.29 |
DescriptionMuseum quality reproduction of work of fine art from the Japanese Prints and Drawing Collection of the Library of Congress, 1688-1915. Emerald Honeybee offers only the BEST in quality. OurVinyl Stickers are printed by a Our vinyl stickers are printed by an Eco-Solvent Printer. Vinyl has permanent adhesive. Description of this Vinyl Sticker is as follows: Vinyl Sticker of historic Japanese Art: a Japanese soldier holding the Kinchow Castle with wall and gate in his arms and using his left foot to kick away Russian soldiers Japanese woodblock prints and drawings, dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, by such artists as Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi, Sadahide, and Yoshiiku. Subjects include actors, women, landscapes, scenes from Japanese literature and daily life, and Western foreigners. Many schools and traditions are represented, but primary strengths include the Japanese art forms known as Ukiyo-e, translated as ' pictures of the floating (or sorrowful) world' ; and Yokohama-e, literally ' pictures of Yokohama.' Features
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Vinyl Sticker of historic Japanese Art: a woman reading, sitting in a chair at a cabinet containing tea service utensils, on the wall behind her is a print two of the seven lucky gods, Daikokuten shaving Fukurokuju's head
Sale Price: $2.59 |
DescriptionMuseum quality reproduction of work of fine art from the Japanese Prints and Drawing Collection of the Library of Congress, 1688-1915. Emerald Honeybee offers only the BEST in quality. OurVinyl Stickers are printed by a Our vinyl stickers are printed by an Eco-Solvent Printer. Vinyl has permanent adhesive. Description of this Vinyl Sticker is as follows: Vinyl Sticker of historic Japanese Art: a woman reading, sitting in a chair at a cabinet containing tea service utensils, on the wall behind her is a print two of the seven lucky gods, Daikokuten shaving Fukurokuju's head Japanese woodblock prints and drawings, dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, by such artists as Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi, Sadahide, and Yoshiiku. Subjects include actors, women, landscapes, scenes from Japanese literature and daily life, and Western foreigners. Many schools and traditions are represented, but primary strengths include the Japanese art forms known as Ukiyo-e, translated as ' pictures of the floating (or sorrowful) world' ; and Yokohama-e, literally ' pictures of Yokohama.' Features
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Vinyl Sticker of historic Japanese Art: three women sitting in a room with elaborate wall painting of peacocks
Sale Price: $2.59 |
DescriptionMuseum quality reproduction of work of fine art from the Japanese Prints and Drawing Collection of the Library of Congress, 1688-1915. Emerald Honeybee offers only the BEST in quality. OurVinyl Stickers are printed by a Our vinyl stickers are printed by an Eco-Solvent Printer. Vinyl has permanent adhesive. Description of this Vinyl Sticker is as follows: Vinyl Sticker of historic Japanese Art: three women sitting in a room with elaborate wall painting of peacocks Japanese woodblock prints and drawings, dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, by such artists as Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi, Sadahide, and Yoshiiku. Subjects include actors, women, landscapes, scenes from Japanese literature and daily life, and Western foreigners. Many schools and traditions are represented, but primary strengths include the Japanese art forms known as Ukiyo-e, translated as ' pictures of the floating (or sorrowful) world' ; and Yokohama-e, literally ' pictures of Yokohama.' Features
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Red Dawn
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DescriptionThe Ronald Reagan 1980s were all about going back to the future--rewriting the past to better suit Reagan's upbeat vision of the present. So, Sylvester Stallone's John Rambo (a psychotic, shell-shocked Vietnam vet in the original film, transformed into a flag-waving hero in the sequel) was able to go back to Southeast Asia and "correct" history by decisively (and single-handedly) winning that messy ol' war on behalf of America. Red Dawn is a paranoid cold-war cautionary tale that presents us not with a rosy alternative past, but with an ominous vision of the future, metaphorically plopping a piece of Russian-occupied Afghanistan into America's back yard. In this celebration of the Second Amendment, storm troopers from the Evil Empire descend upon the inadequately defended United States and hold America hostage. Stealthily avoiding the invaders, a motley group of red-blooded, small-town, gun-toting teenagers go underground to form the Wolverines, a guerilla resistance squad dedicated to making those Russkies rue the day they parachuted onto U.S. soil. It's a darn good thing those kids had the right to keep and bear arms, huh! Written and directed by macho filmmaker John Milius, the self-described "Zen fascist" who also cowrote Apocalypse Now, as well as the horrifying shark story Robert Shaw tells in Jaws. The cast includes Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey (a few years before she and Swayze took up Dirty Dancing), Charlie Sheen, Powers Boothe, Harry Dean Stanton, and Ben Johnson. Red Dawn was a commercial success, although audiences invariably split into two camps, finding it either patriotic or appalling. Whatever your verdict, the film remains a telling reflection of its era. --Jim Emerson Exciting action hit set against a Communist invasion of the United States. With Russian forces taking over the country, our only hope rests with a small band of plucky Midwestern high school students who must become daring freedom fighters to defend their nation. Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Grey, Lea Thompson, and Ron O'Neal star. 100 min. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; theatrical trailer. |
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Charlie Wilson's War (Widescreen Edition)
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DescriptionAcademy Award® winners Tom Hanks Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman star in this compelling and witty film from Oscar®-winning director Mike Nichols and Primetime Emmy®-winning writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing). Based on the outrageous true story Charlie Wilson's War shows how one congressman who loved a good time one Houston socialite who loved a good cause and one renegade CIA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the largest covert operation in history.System Requirements:Running Time: 102 minutes Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY Rating: R UPC: 025195004848 Manufacturer No: 61100566 Political movies about backroom negotiations need not be dry or heavy-handed, as Charlie Wilson's War delightfully proves. Based on the true story of playboy congressman Wilson's efforts to fund Afghanistan's defense against the Soviet invasion of the 1980s, the film is borne along on breezy attitude and a peppery script by West Wing scribe Aaron Sorkin. Wilson, played by Tom Hanks (who also produced), is the perfect hero for this kind of tale, because there's nothing perfect or heroic about him: He's a highball-swilling, fanny-pinching gadabout who becomes radicalized on the issue of helping the Afghans against their mighty aggressor. He has help in the form of a right-wing Texas anti-Communist (Julia Roberts) with a genius for raising money, and a sardonic CIA operative (Philip Seymour Hoffman, stealing the show) who lacks all the social skills Wilson has in abundance. Sorkin's syncopated speech is just the ticket for director Mike Nichols, who understands exactly how to keep this kind of political comedy popping (the complicated story comes in at a hair over 90 minutes, amazingly). Some scoundrels are on the right side of the angels, and the movie's Charlie Wilson is one of them. --Robert Horton Beyond Charlie Wilson's War on DVD More Tom Hanks Films by Mike Nichols More Julia Roberts Stills from Charlie Wilson's War (Click for larger image) |
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Lord of War (Widescreen)
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DescriptionWritten and directed by Andrew Niccol ("Gattaca"), this action-packed dark comedy stars Nicolas Cage as a Ukrainian immigrant-turned-international arms dealer. As he tries to deal with his younger brother (Jared Leto) and arrange a deal with a dangerous African despot, Cage must also battle both his conscience and an intrepid Interpol agent (Ethan Hawke). With Bridget Moynahan, Shake Toukhmanian, Ian Holm. 121 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish; theatrical trailers. The lethal business of arms dealers provides an electrifying context for the black-as-coal humor of Andrew Niccol's Lord of War. Having proven his ingenuity as the writer of The Truman Show, and writer-director of Gattaca and the under-appreciated Simone, Niccol is clearly striving for Strangelovian relevance here as he chronicles the rise and inevitable fall of Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage), a Ukrainian immigrant to America who makes his fortune selling every kind of ordnance he can get his amoral hands on. With a trophy wife (Bridget Moynahan) who's initially clueless about his hidden career, and a younger brother (Jared Leto) whose drug-addled sense of decency makes him an ill-chosen accomplice, Yuri traffics in death the way other salesman might push vacuum cleaners (he likes to say that alcohol and tobacco are deadlier products than his), but even he can't deny the sheer ruthlessness of the Liberian dictator (a scene-stealing Eamonn Walker) who purchases Orlov's "products" to expand his oppressive regime. Niccol's themes are even bigger than Yuri's arms deals, and he drives them home with a blunt-force lack of subtlety, but Cage gives the film the kind of insanely dark humor it needs to have. To understand this monster named Yuri, we have to see at least a glimpse of his humanity, which Cage provides as only he can. Otherwise, this epic tale of gunrunnng would be as morally unbearable as the black market trade it illuminates. --Jeff Shannon |





































































































