Antique Timor Message Drum from the published and renowned collection of Sam Hilu, a prominent author and adviser on traditional Asian art. 20.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches, 52 x 14 x 14 cm.
Antique Burmese bronze handmade bell, nicely ornate by skilled craftsmen, Burma, circa 19th century.
CONDITION: Very nice patina showing its age and usage, original clapper.
MEASUREMENTS: Approximately 3 ¼ inches (8.3 cm) tall.
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A black lacquer with red interior household basket of Victorian design made for Europeans in Burma during that era. These were made in Kyaukkae in the Chinwin District. Size: H:32cm. W.30cm. L.36.5
Condition: No repairs. Some loss of lacquer from age. See photos.
This lovely hand carved old wooden loom pulley comes with is own custom made stand.
Beautifully Carved Indonesian Antique Inkline Carpenter's Tool for marking straight lines with ink. From the Irwin Hersey Collection of Indonesian Art. Irwin Hersey was the author of Indonesian Primitive Art. Catalog #ID288 from the Hersey Collection. 6 x 3.75 x 2.5 inches, 15.25 x 9.5 x 6.25 cm.
Wonderful Thai Lanna Wooden Buddha subduing Mara, 19th Cent. with unique painted/carved
stepped Throne-Base, Northern Thailand, size: H. 22cm x 9cm x 6cm, good condition.
Indonesian wood guardian deity with a fierce crouched posture, bulging eyes, tusks, and wings. The image powerfully carved with probable shamanistic use.
Provenance Private San Francisco Collection
Dates 18th/19th Century
Size H 13" x 5 3/4" x 6"
Eclectic strand of spherical wood, cylindrical bone and wild boar's incisor tooth beads, from the Naga or possibly Chin ethnic group in Myanmar. Some of the bone beads have been dyed to resemble pumtek heirloom beads, maybe using wax resist method. These were collected in the 1980s and had some age at the time so I will date around 1960. Total L: 71cm/28in. Free shipping via Hong Kong Registered Airmail.
Rare, beautifully carved lime press for the betel nut, representing a female figurine standing on a rounded point, with her hands in front of her abdomen. Buffalo bone, with fine honey-colored patina. Indonesia, Sumatra Island, Batak Peoples. Height: 6" (15,2 cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Very good condition.
A Very Rare/Fine Korean Mother of Pearl/Turtoise Shell Inlaid Official Uniform Box:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
It is rectangular, with rounded corners and with deep lower compartment and shallow
cover, inlaid overall in mother of pearl and tortoise shell with dragons chasing the flaming
pearl amongst clouds, the spines of dragons outlines in inlaid twisted wire and the
pieces of mother of pearl and tortoise shell large, the ground brownish-black lacqer,
interior lined with b...
A Fine Korean Persimmen Wood Cosmetic Box (Kyung Dae):Sold
Korea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century
Of rectangular shape set on four bracket feet, fitted with a flat lid hinged in the midsection
and at the back which covers the mirror compartment, the mirror now aged crack, also constructed with a single rectangular drawer below, fitted with buckle-shaped metal hings
and single bat shaped drawer pull, this box made with a persimmen wood with a natural granes.
It’s in very fine condition (
Mea...