This Chinese ceramic wine jar (circa 1900)IS STILL COVERED WITH IT'S ORIGINAL PAPER LABELS. The darkly glazed ceramic jar measures about 5 inches in diameter by 7 inches tall. It is in very good condition with a few minor foot and rim chips.

This jar has most of it's original old manufacturer labels along with it's San Francisco import tags. This is an excellent example of a jar found in many gold camps and Chinese settlements in the California Gold country.

These hand tooled silver bracelets or bangles are Asian (possibly Miao or Tibetan) and date from the early 20th century.

They are almost identical but not a matched pair. One of them is slightly larger than the other.

The larger one measures approximately 3 1/8 inches (7.7 cm) in diameter and just under 2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm) on the interior diameter. The smaller one measures approximately 3 inches (7.4 cm) in diameter and just under 2 3/8 inches (6.1 cm) on the interior diameter.

There are no silversmiths marks, silver marks or country of origin marks of any kind on either bracelet.

We haven't weighed these, but they are appear to be hollow, with lovely hand worked details overall. They are in excellent condition.

Each one of this pair of original carved ivory Fu lions, kirin, or Fu dogs measures about 3 1/2 by 2/3/4 by 1 1/4 inches, not including the wooden stands they sit on.

The pair of ivory carvings date from the early to middle 20th century in China.

They are in good condition, except for a few old repairs and the loss of the tip of one ear. They are a well patinated honey color with variations in tone throughout.

They are guaranteed to be genuine ivory carvings and are NOT imitations of any kind. They have areas that include the traditional crosshatched lines that should be found on any genuine ivory carvings.

Each of these four knives measures approximately 8 1/4 inches by 1 inch by 1/2 inch. They all have walrus ivory handles, carved in the shape of stylized fish.

They were made in Alaska or possibly Canada circa 1920-30.

They are in excellent condition, except for one old small fracture at the mounting point where the ivory was pinned to the steel blade. It is is visual only and does not affect the knife's strength or utility.

Each of the blades is stamped KROME-PLATE & RESISTS STAINS.

This original stone carving of a fisherman throwing his nets measures 6 3/4 inches tall by 5 1/2 inches wide by about 3 inches in depth.

It originated in China from about the middle -late part of the 20th century (circa 1960-1980).

It is carved from a mottled beige to brown stone known in China as Shoushan stone. It is a semi hard stone, often used for carving finely detailed calligraphic seals. It is softer than jade and harder than soapstone (steatite).

This green nephrite jade carving measures approximately 8 inches by 4 inchs by 3/4 of an inch high.

The subject is a Chinese lion astride a flattened and curling leaf.

Although archaic in style it most likely dates to late 19th or early 20th Century.

It has a small.925 mark stamped on the reverse. It is guaranteed to be sterling silver.

The kachina figure is set against a hand tooled repeating pattern background. It is in excellent condition.

This carved jade bangle measures 3 inches (outside diameter) by 1 3/8 inches in width. It's interior diameter is 2 14 inches.

This is a very heavy carved nephrite jade bracelet with outstanding carved archaic repeating pattern symbols.

This unusual stylized white jade carving of a bird with a dragons head measures 2 1/2 inches tall by 1 1/2 inches wide by about 1 1/2 inches in depth.

It is carved from a very white nephrite and has small brown inclusions on a few areas on it's head. It also has a very dark brown oxidized area around the bottom of the carving. It gives the impression that it's base has been sitting in something for a very long time: so long that it has oxidized and leached deep into the stone itself.

This unusual little white jade carving is difficult to categorize. It may be Shang, or a copy of Shang in style.

We are dating this jade carving to the 18th - 19th century, but it may be much older. It has additional wing details that are chiseled or incised into the back portion of the wings: these details do not show up in the photos.

This sterling silver lidded flask or snuff bottle is covered overall (except the standing base) with intricately detailed designs and pictures outlined in silver. It has a removable screw top also covered with colorful designs over silver.

It measures 4.0 inches tall by 2.25 inches in width by about 1.2 inches in depth (100mm x 55mm x 25mm).

It has two oval fields, each with an elephant shaking a tree, most likely attempting to dislodge a tasty meal. The cylindrical edges are covered with colorful leaf and flower patterns set against a black background.

It is in excellent condition with the exception of one tiny missing square of lavendar enamel out of about 120 similar squares that form one of two rings that separate the designs. The missing enamel is about the size of a pencil point and not really worth mentioning (but we always do). There is another ring of royal blue rectangles adjacent to the lavendar one (with no losses).

It is marked .925 on the bottom of the base. (.925 being the abbreviated mark for sterling silver.)

It weighs 96.3 grams or 3.1 troy oz.

We originally assumed that this was East Indian in origin because of it's designs, but we have had suggestions that it may be Persian or even Chinese, so we will leave such speculations to the next buyer.

This original pen and ink drawing is a political cartoon from the 19th century.

It shows Uncle Sam and William Jennings Bryan talking. The Title of the cartoon " Sound, Nothing but Sound", is written in pencil at the top.

It is in "as found " condition which means it needs restoration. This original drawing needs a careful cleaning that includes a bleach bath by a professional restorer to remove a large area of staining. It has the frame it was found in, but it is in shabby condition and has a non acid free wooden back (part of the cause of the staining). The buyer will also receive the old frame if he or she chooses.

It is signed by Grant Wallace lower left under Uncle Sam's foot.

Grant Wallace was born in Hopkins, Missouri in 1868. In 1889 he took classes at the Art Students League in New York City. Around 1892 he moved to San Francisco and worked as an artist and reporter for the Examiner, an editorial and feature writer for the Chronicle and a war correspondent for the Evening Bulletin in Japan and China. Later he entered politics, wrote short stories and screen plays, and lectured on occultism.

William Jennings Bryan ran for the presidency three times as the Democratic Party candidate -- in 1896, 1900 and 1908 -- and lost all three times.

In 1896 Bryan was able to persuade the Democrats that paper currency, money, did not need to be "backed" by gold. Bryan wanted the United States to use silver to back the dollar at a value that would inflate the prices farmers received for their crops, easing their debt burden. This position was known as the Free Silver Movement. At the Democratic National Convention in 1896, Bryan not only persuaded his party that he was right, he also secured the Democrats' nomination for the presidency with his skills as a speaker. Bryan's opponent, Republican William McKinley, beat Bryan at his own game. His campaign raised far more money than Bryan's did and he was able to persuade voters that dropping the "gold standard" would lead to inflation, rising prices for goods and services. McKinley convinced the people that the Free Silver Movement was a bad idea. As a result, McKinley won the election.

This Chinese nephrite jade carving of a reclining ram measures 3.5 inches long by 2 inches tall by 1.5 inches in depth.

It is carved in a celadon colored jade with a few areas of reddish brown oxidation.

It also has a few minor natural inclusions.

This is an old carved nephrite pendant / medallion in the form of a coiled dragon.

It measures approximately 2 inches (50 cm) in diameter by 1/8 inch (.8 cm)thick.

Archaic Style (Han - Song Dynasty). We are listing this as 18 - 19th century although it may actually be much older.