This unusually shaped carved bone snuff bottle is a late Meiji period (1867~1911) product. It is 2 3/4” long, 1 ¼” wide and ¾” thick. It depicts a curled shrimp as the body of snuff bottle. The bamboo spoon is a replacement. It has a great patina and is in great condition.
Mid 18th century
Early Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
d:22.5 cm
Perfect condition
From a Belgian collection
Massive antique Japanese fu-dog temple carving made of keyaki (Elm) wood. Wonderful expression, beautifully weathered. Highly carved with flowing mane.
Age: Edo Period. 200+ years old. Size: 26"L x 17"H x 13.5" W
Beautiful two section Kiri wood Fukushima Isho Tansu (clothing chest), safe with two drawers behind, frame Hinoki wood, heavy iron square locks and "C" shape handles. Age Meiji Period c.1900.
Size: 42.75" height x 35.75" length x 16.75" width
This extremely rare miniature Olmec Jade standing figure is 2" tall. It is made from the finest quality completely translucent jade with the color being evenly distributed throughout. It stands alone on its tiny feet attesting to the great detail of perfect balance and to its authenticity. Small figures such as this are harder to make than the larger ones and are much more scarce. It comes with a Bill Breckinridge Laser COA. This piece was $12,000.
Korean VeryLarge and Fine Sgraffiato Designed Punchong Ware Bottle-15th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th -16th century
Of pear form set on an inset, high ring foot, ornamented with a wide band
of lotus leaves defined by deeply incised lines and a narrow band of lappets,
also created by incised lines and by larger channels scraped away in Sraffiato technique,
both panels separated by incised lines, the body covered overall by a green-tinged
transparent glaze, olive or emerald in the carved ...
A Very Rare and Fine Korean Old Silla Pottery Musical Libation Cup-6th C.:
Korea, Three King Domes Periods (Silla period), 5th-6thcentury,
This is a so called a “jingle-bell libation musical cup-vessel...
A thinly potted bowl with a carved decoration and glazed with an nice pale blue Qingbai glaze. Northern Song Dynasty ( 1127 - 1279 ) This rare bowl comes from the same old German collection like the bowl listed earlier here ( item # 1172349, Stock # 468 ) and like on the base of the other bowl also on the base of this bowl there is an old Chinese inscription to the unglazed base. Diameter : 17,1 cm. H : 5,5 cm. Condition : Perfect,with a nice "ping" tone when tapped.
19th century
Late Qing dynasty
Porcelain with molded relief & celadon glaze
h: 23 cm
Perfect condition (the tiny, shallow chip to inner footrim is practicaly nothing)
From a MA, USA collection
This vase is of a fine, stately hexagonal shape, molded with archaic kuilong designs reminiscent of ancient Chinese bronze work. The celadon glaze is delicate in its greenish-blue shade, and quite thick. The paste is also quite good for 19th century.
This Famille Rose Bulb Bowl Flower Pattern Bowl with the Qianlong Mark is of late Qing or republic period
A beautiful 18th C. Chinese Qianlong period blue and white dish, in excellent condition. D:6" Marked.
The remains of a very important, most beautiful Qingbai glazed Shrine. Southern Song Dynasty ( 1127 - 1279 ). ( Yingqing ).
This despite it´s condition still absolutely beautiful piece belonged to the former personal collection of the old Hj. Syamsuddin, the well known former Antiques-shop owner from Bali and Makassar.
H : 15,6 cm. B : 14,5 cm.
Condition : Please have a look at the images.
A large very decorative porcelain jar resp. flower-pot, decorated with a moulded decoration of 2 dragons and glazed with a very nice blue-green Celadon glaze. It seems that this jar was produced as a flower-pot because there is a hole to the bottom of the jar from the time when the jar was produced and it seems that this hole was closed later, most probably already a long time ago.
Eighteenth to nineteenth centuries.
H : 26,4 cm. Diameter : 23,2 cm.
Condition : Perfect.
This is japanese Indigo dye shibori cotton kimono textile of the Meiji era(1868-1910). It has a few thin stains. However, it does not have damage.It is made of hand-spun natural indigo dyed cotton. The part in front of the sleeve has sewing together.
size:Length 138cm (54.3") sleeve to sleeve 121cm (47.6")
Description:
A Tang yellow-glazed ewer was well mold.
It was kept in fine condition with time-endured crackles in the glaze.
Uniquely a poem in scholar taste was carved on the surface reffering a romantic mood between two lovers.
Date: Tang Dynasty, 618-907.
Height:16cm.
A CUSTOM-MADE COTTON BOX IS INCLUDED.
Japanese food container, at times known as a jikiro, where food items are placed inside the container. In tea ceremony, the object is used to place sweets inside. The object is done in black lacquer with makie decorated with a motif of a peony. Inside the container is decorated with gold in the style known as Nashiji, or pear skin. Age: 20th century. Size: Diameter 8" Height 4.75"
A letter open done in mixed metal with motif of cranes, chrysanthemums, magnolia-like flowers, and other flowering plants. The letter opener contains a signature that is difficult to read. Age: Meiji Period. Size: Length 13" Width 1.5"
A coin silver cigar band with a primitive, stamped, coin-silver button ring, circa 1890-1900. Similar examples of this button can be found in, "Indian Silver Jewelery of the Southwest 1868-1930," by Larry Frank. Page 66, item 68 shows a very similar set of six stamped buttons with a high domed centers circa 1890s, found at Hopi in 1911.