Ca. early 1800s

This pear-shaped vase, intended as a base for a hookah, is overlaid in an elaborate design of thin silver damascene work comprising four panels of stylized floral motifs encircling the main lower portion and continuing around the mouth. The larger work is separated by horizontal bands of leaves and abstract flowers. Though some of the silver remains intact on the larger floral panels, much has been worn away through use, leaving silver outlines on most of the designs...

Very rare antique Javanese Indonesian Islamic short sword - dagger Kris, Keris with an old 17th–18th-century sturdy blade, hand forged with a beautiful Pamor pattern, and mounted in the hilt and the scabbard made from an Amboyna burl.

Amboyna burl is a precious and greatly prized wood that grows on the Narra tree, whose grains offer the most impressive contrast of all types of burl wood...

A stunning GENUINE KANGXI QING DYNASTY Polychrome Porcelain Dish depicting several figures on horseback in front of a guarded palace. Excellent condition. Size: 38 cm. (15"). Base has cobalt blue double ring and period marking in the center.

A six sided Nyonya bowl with three "gold" fish and sea plants for good luck. Nyonya wares are over-glaze polychrome enamelled porcelains made in Jingdezhen in the Kiangsi province of China for the Straits Chinese, or Babas, whose female counterparts are called Nyonyas, hence the term Nyonya ware. Nonya wares were mainly reserved for festive occasions and special functions. Size: 15cm. H. 5.6cm. Condition: No repairs or chips. Some wear on the inside of the bowl.

A very nice bifacial stone stamp seal of the Tabloid type, North-West Mesopotamia, Uruk, 2nd. half of 4th. mill. BC.

The seal engraved with two angle field and framed crosses.

Size: 18 x 14 mm.

Condition: Good Very fine, some deposits.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 1994...

Interesting Bifacial stone stamp seal, East-Anatolian, probably in the time of Uruk, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

Deep carving in an attractive dark green stone with a palmtree or a palm-leaf engraving one one side and a human and a snake(?) on the other side. Early depiction of a human figure, in the nice drillstyle.

Size: 23 mm. wide over the base and 21 mm. tall.

Condition: Near VF, chip to the edge of one of the seal bases...

A large Japanese Imari dish of saucer form with slightly everted rim decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and gilding with a central motif of a vase on a verandah containing an arrangement of Peony and Chrysanthemum flowers. The cavetto of the dish decorated with an underglaze blue brocade ground inset with three lobed reserves containing Hydrangea, Ajisai, Chrysanthemums, Kiku, and Peonies, Botan. The reverse decorated with three Peony sprigs to the reverse...

A Fine White/Apple Green Jadeite Carved Cluster of Grapes: China, early 1900s. This is a quite large and very finely deep carved jadeite cluster of grape with two children under grape leaves. Depicting a deeply undercut grapes, old grapevines, leaves and two boys under a cluster of grapes carved in bright white-apple green matris mottled with emerald green, lavender and resset of Jadeite, it’s in very fine condition without any chips or cracks at all, with silver inlaid wood carved stand...

This rare and unusual carved bamboo brush holder is dated to the Qing dynasty, Guang Xu 7th year (1881). The bamboo cylinder is carved to represent strung bamboo slips. This was the earlier form of books in China before the invention of paper. The artist (writer) Jie Shan wrote and carved the poem during early spring, 1881 in Tong-Shi Hall...

18th Century Chinese Shíwan Junyao Pottery Jar 石灣窯

It is 8.8 inches (20.6 cm) tall by 7.2 inches (18.4 cm) wide. It is 3 Lb.

It has chips at the top rim, skip glazes, glaze cracks and surface scratches (as seen in the photos).

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18th Century Antique Indian pair of sandstone architectural fragment statues of mythical beasts called Yali, who have mixed body parts of an elephant, a lion, a horse, and other such animals. They would often stand guard and protect Hindu temple entrances. One of these statues stand atop a bird, while the other stands atop a human figure. Very heavy pair in original condition, some remnants of red pigment around the mouths, interesting detail throughout...

Interesting early geomethric design stamp seal, carved in black stone, Eastern most Anatolia / Western Mesopotamia, c. late 7th.-6th. millenium BC.

The slightly irregular rectangular seal carved with a grit-pattern and with an evolving pierced handle on the back, finely polished.

Size: c. 27-28 mm. wide and 17 mm...

A cast brass gong mounted in a Japanese style wooden frame. The two parts were joined together in Singapore where the stand was constructed out of Vietnamese wuali wood. The stand measures about 27 1/2" wide x 23 1/2" tall x 11" deep and dates to the 1980s. The bell measures about 13" in diameter x 5" deep and dates to the 19th Century or earlier. The bell has a marking of "4-P" painted inside, and the gong comes with a matching quality striker. The gong has a beautiful, medium-deep, resona...

This rare Edo period (江戸時代 1603~ 1868) silk covered accordian-fold book is hand painted on rice paper. The title and artist's seal appear on the cover. It is 9 5/8" long, 7 1/4" wide and 1" thick. The opening pages (both verso and recto) from either direction are blank, gold flaked rice paper; the end pages (bother verso and recto) are plain rice paper. The book contains 12 paintings, 6 paintings on each side. Every painting is 9 3/8" X 12 1/2" since each painting occupies both the ve...

A Burmanese bronze figure of a goose. Height approximately 11.2 cm and weight approximately 1200 gram. Good condition.

A very finely carved OKINOMO Pot-Belly Pig, high-grade exotic wood, Meiji Period (1886-1912). This Okinomo is of course ideal for those born in the year of the Pig. The Pig symbolizes "Good Fortune & Prosperity". Excellent condition, size: L. 5.5 cm. (2 1/4")

A nice Shakyamuni Marble Shan State Buddha touching the earth (subduing Mara) with nice detailed carving and some gilding, sitting on a lotus base. Condition very good, heavy object. Size: H. 18" x W. 11.5" x D. 7.5" (46 cm. x 29 cm. x 19 cm.) excluding stand. Comes mounted on a nice black stand.

This realistically cast Meiji period bronze vase is 13 1/4 inches tall and 5 inches in diameter at its widest point. It depicts an eagle resting on an old tree. There is a stamped maker¡¯s mark on the bottom which reads ¡°Hidemitsu¡±. The owner purchased this piece from Sotheby¡¯s in the early seventy¡¯s. It is in excellent condition.