A massive/heavy SILVERED OPIUM SPOON WITH INTRICATE DETAIL WORK. ORIGIN: INDIA, 19th Century. Good Condition. Size: 14.5 cm. Weight: 79 gr. !
A very finely worked INDIAN SILVER OCTAGON BOX WITH HINGE, beautiful, elaborate and intricate design/scrolling. Good Condition. Size: 6 cm. x 4 cm. x 4 cm. Weight: 52 gr. silver
Very small stoneware chaire tea caddy, used in the tea ceremony during the colder months. Squat body with rounded shoulder and relatively wide mouth. Fine dark gray stoneware with yellow, brown and lavender colored glazes layered over each other and dripping down the body, with a fine thin crackle. Also glazed on inside...
Chaire with high, flat shoulder. Whitish gray stoneware with dark brown, partially transparent glaze with ochre colored splashes on shoulder, dripping down the body in thin clouds. Perhaps Seto region. Japan, 18th century.
H 3¾ inches
Some scraping of glaze on lip and body, consistent with age, all in all fine condition
Private collection of chaire (collection no...
Irregularly shaped cylindrical chaire. Tea caddy used in the tea ceremony during the colder months. Dark brown or black glaze with one thick splash of yellow and green glaze. Footring. Raku style...
Japanese Early 20th century bronze vase. The vase is of bulbous form with wide neck and rim. The vase has a small geometric design on the front and back done in relief. Made by KATORI HOZUMA (1874-1954). Comes with original artist box. Signature of artist, HOZUMA on base. 9" tall by 7" wide at its widest. (kanesu)
A very fine 19th Century Bronze GANESHA Statue with intricate decor. Origin: India.
Good condition. Size: Height 15 cm. Weight: 737 gr.
A nice assortment of ancient Pyu beads dating back to 100 to 500 BC. Can make a beautiful necklace.
Size: See last photo.
Unusual late Qing Dynasty (1890s - 1911) Chinese pewter tea caddy of squat globular shape with cover. Two low relief panels on the sides are showing two different scenes of multiple Chinese boys at play: one with a group of several boys each holding onto his neighbor’s belt, the other of boys pulling a cart with a huge basket containing flowers. Each scene is framed with two dragons in flight contesting the Precious Pearl...
Antique Chinese hardwood Ming style altar table made of jumu wood. With beautiful Original lacquered patina, carved panel edges, and legs with double bar bracing.
late 18th/early 19th Century
Size: 89" L x 21.5" W x 34.5" H
Silver bracelet worn by Akha or Wa minorities ; inner w : 6c
Ceremonial Konyak necklace ; glass beads, bronze, shell. H closed : 38c. India, Nagaland, Konyak
Chinese carved Jadeite Pendant, carved agate beads Tassel, 9" long for overall, total 4 more carved Agate beads in different colors strung with old silk rope. Silk thread is somewhat loose.
Antique Japanese 4 panel screen with rooster and hen. This unusual screen has gold lacquered open lattice work backed with the original sheer white silk. A beautiful scene of a blossoming plum tree, yellow daisies and chickens makes up the carved and painted foreground. The bottom portion of each panel is pierced carved and painted with scenes of rocks and cymbidium orchids.
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Size: 42" high x 60" wide.
A Famille Rose Sauce Boat
of European silver shape.
Decorated with sprays of flowers tied with gilt ribbons.
Qianlong C1750.
Length: 8 3/8″ (21.3 cm).
Condition: good condition, there is glaze frit to the base of the handle and
to a tip on the rim with some wear to the gilding in the interior.
Brass pipe tool in the shape of a fish with double function : cleaning the pipe’s bowl and cutting the tobacco leaves with the folding blade.
Very old, beautiful patina and wear ; L. folded: 6,5c
Small pipe used by some « Montagnards » of the Central Highlands of Vietnam ; small hole behind to regulate the entry of air.
Beautiful patina, good condition with some wear consistent with its age (crack in the copper lip : see pic 3) ; H : 8c
This is a very fine small Japanese cloisonne vase done in the style of early Namikawa cloisonne pieces. This vase like Namikawa works has butterflies, high sheen mottled enamels and gilt wires. Even so we believe it was probably made by Honda. This heavy piece stands 4 3/4 inches and the condition is nearly mint.