A wonderful early Indian bronze or brass Alter of Vishnu with consorts, Himachal Pradesh, c. 12th century AD.

Size: c. 12,3 cm. tall.

Condition: Finely patinated and with wear to high points like especially faces as is typical and a result of the long time worship.

Ex. Danish private collection.

Chinese Qing dynasty bronze censer or incense burner. Xuande mark. 12 cm diameter. 8,3 cm high. 570 gram weight. Good conditions.

1900's Chinese Export Gilded Silver Box with Figure Marked

It is 0.6 inch (1.6 cm) tall by 1.14 inches (2.9 cm) long and 2.04 inches (5.2 cm) wide. It is 52.8 gram.

It is tarnished and has cut marks, rubbing of gilding, surface wears and scratches. The box can't close tightly (as seen in the photos).

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Antique late Qing Dynasty Chinese cast bronze and hand-chiseled tripod incense burner censer, in the form of the Lotus flower. The sides are applied with twin Lotus blooms as the strap handles.

The censer base is bearing a seal mark in very unusual apocryphal spindly style of” Shuowen Jiezi “Script within a rectangular cartouche.

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Width across handles: 15.5 cm (6.1 inches).

Height including handles: 10 cm (3.94 inches)...

A very rare large bronze figure of the White Tara, Yuan-Early Ming Dynasty 13th.-14th. century AD.

A chinese bronze figure of the White Tara seated in Dhyanasana on a double Lotus Throne, the right hand in Vanada Mudra, the left raised holding the stem of the Lotus flower. She wears a lavish openwork crown and chest ornament. With costum made stand in noble wood.

Height 24 cm and weight 1852 grams...

Chinese Bronze cencer or incense burner, Qing dynasty with six character Xuande mark. 13,7 cm diameter. 5,7 cm high. Censer has smooth dent (please check on the pictures). No crack or repair.

Chinese Tripot Bronze censer / incense burner. Qing dynasty. 15,5 cm diameter. 9,7 cm high. Good conditions, No dent or crack.

1900's Chinese Paktong White Copper Enamel Hand Warmer

It is 5.9 inches (15 cm) tall measured with handle up and 3.9 inches (10 cm) tall measured with handle down by 6.3 inches (16 cm) wide. It is 2 Lb.

It has a drilled hole at the side of the body, missing enamels, tarnished metal, oxidations, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Cast bronze incense burner, supported by three feet, on the sides, two Buddhist lions form the handles. The object was not cast in one go, indeed the handles and the feet were cast separately and welded, which for the feet is unusual. This seems to announce a lack of technique due to modest provincial craftsmen working in isolated regions. The bronze has casting defects, holes and burrs and the finishes are sketchy...

Small figurine representing Kuan Yin, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, in formal attire and wearing elaborate diadem and necklaces, flanked by two worshippers, standing on an elevated throne in front of which a lion head is showing in relief. Bronze, with dark reddish-green patina. China, Northern Wei or Sui Dynasty. Height: 2 3/4" (7 cm). Abrasion due to great age, otherwise good condition. An extremely rare object.

Pair of cast bronze cranes. The birds are fixed on rectangular bases, they carry a vase on their back and a ball in their beak. Sometimes these birds hold in their beak a flowering stem which ends in a candle holder, but here, examination with a magnifying glass reveals neither fracture nor grinding, it would seem that they are simply balls.Is this related to the funerary practice of placing a ball in the mouth of the deceased? A scholar must surely know what it is...

Cast in high-tin and low-lead bronze by the lost wax method, this mirror has a dark and lustrous patina known as heiqigu (literally “black lacquer antique”). It bears a design of a coiling dragon among trailing clouds...

A rare Tang dynasty bronze standing figure of attendant, figure is in good condition with good patina please see picture for detail, size: 22 cm height.

A fine antique Chinese 17th - 18th century Qing dynasty large bronze incense burner censer on a stand bearing 16 Chinese characters marks on the base.

A compressed globular body raised on a flaring ring foot chased with foaming waves. The sides are applied with twin fish handles. The exterior is finely hand chiseled in relief with two Qiulong horned dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst flames and the clouds on the chased ground, bordered by two bands incised with a Greek key pattern...

A group of three mat weights. The first one is of circular form, with two tiger heads. Dimensions: H 35 mm, D 50 mm. The second one is oval shaped, looking like a chimera with wings. Dimensions: H 32 mm L 52 mm. The third one is a bird holding a branch in its beak, with an oval base. Dimensions: 34 mm, L 44 mm. All are made of gilt bronze, with a fine patina...

This ancient bronze dates to the first half of the first millennium BC. It is exceptional for the presence of a leopard, or feline at the top, as the majority of similar pieces are unadorned. The piece is free of repair and measures 9-3/4" in length and 4" in height. Guaranteed ancient. A rare and uncommon example.

19th Century Chinese Bronze Censer with Wood Carved Lid and Jade Carved Finial Marked

It is 5.75 inches (14.6 cm) tall by 3.9 inches (10 cm) wide. It is 737 gram.

It has oxidation, rubbing of patina, a hole inside the censer and surface wears and scratches. It has flea bite chips and inclusions at the finial, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Attractive old collection Chinese silver plated bronze mirror, Eastern Han dynasty, 25 AD - 220 AD.

Very sharp, high relief mirror with Chinese scriptsigns in a concenthric band, large central knob. A large and impressive mirror for the early type.

Size: c. 13,7 cm. in diameter.

Condition: Extremely fine, much preserved silver on the surface. Fine patina of Cuprite colours, especially on the reflective side.

Provenance: Swedish Private Collection, ...