A rare underglaze blue decorated porcelain coffee can (cup) attractively painted in Chinese taste and made for export to Europe, circa 1725-1750, during the reign of either the Yongzheng or Qianlong emperors. Condition - there are three repaired rim chips, two with associated hairlines and there is a small area of glaze loss to the inside of the handle (please view enlargements)...
Attractive pendant of a duck in beautiful Nephrite Jade, Chinese, 19th/20th. cent.
Size: 55 mm. long.
Condition: Choice, microscopic chip.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection.
Antique Japanese large single section futon tansu, Two large sliding doors made with keyaki (elm) wood with dramatic grain open to one large storage compartment. Sugi (cryptomeria) wood framing with slats on the side for bracing. Black Iron hardware. Meiji Period (1868 - 1912). Great for component / Media cabinet or Buffet Cabinet.
Size: 34" high x 67 3/4" wide x 26 3/4" deep.
This baby carrier panel is a lovely old piece. Embroidered with a very intricate flowing pattern using silk floss and wrapped thread and satin stitch techniques. This piece is bordered with hand-loomed fabric. The back of the piece has recently been replaced. Condition is good 19" x 21.5
A pair of Chinese export boat paintings, see text on flags, circa 1840's.
Gouache on paper (not rice paper). Under glass in hand painted frames with gold Chinese 'cash' decoration. Frame size 48x47 cm. For reference see catalogue from Martyn Gregory Gallery London 1986 for similar painting plate 23 and cover(shown here for reference).
Three Mandarin Hat Finials.
A clear glass of the 5th rank.
Two gilt of the 7/9th ranks.
Chinese Qing 1644-1911.
Height of clear finial; 4 1/8" (10.3 cm).
Condition; minor faults, slight corrosion to small gilt finial.
Antique Tibetan Buddhist small reliquary in stupa form. Made of glass and covered with gold leaf, this votive offering would have once been housed in a larger container and placed at the foot of an architectural stupa acting as either a funeral mound or housing relics of an important person. The shape, with it's rounded body and terraced lid, imitate the larger stupa, a three dimensional mandala and symbol of Buddha.
Age:17th/18th century
Dimensions: 3 1/2" high
Composite panel of antique embroideries from the Ottoman Empire, made into a rectangular shaped woman’s prayer cloth indicating qibla, the direction of prayer. The basic fabrics are different plain weaves, embroidered with silk and metal wrapped threads, composed and sewn together in the Ottoman city of Salonika or Kavala. With plain lining and one side with silk fringes. For similar example please refer to "Textiles of the Islamic World" by John Gillow: page 32 with illustration...
Colorful hand woven beaded shoulder cloth from the Batak people, Sumatra. This piece is quiet lively and complicated with gold treads, and large “Rasta” colored diamond patterned warp embroidered bands. The “Dame Madi Hita” is Batak language and is embroidered on both sides of the center which refers to a blessing bestowed by the giver to the recipient...
Antique Chinese porcelain vase of an oval form, with simple designs of chrysanthemums in blue, green, pink, and red glaze, crosshatching red marks within blue double rings along its top, wide opening. Yongzheng period (1723-1735)
Size:
A choice and very charming collection of 6 bronze spatels or spoons with animal finials, baboon, monkey, rat, pelican, dog and bird. Late Moche or Chimú, 800-1200 AD.
Pin-shaped bronze coca spoons (also called lime spoon), was used to measure lime powder in order to enhance the hallucinogenic properties of other drugs.
They are costum mounted to a large plexi block and it seems to be a nice way to display them.
Sizes: up to 11 cm...
A beautiful Japanese golden brocade plate dating to the early 18th century, a powerful rendering of a Kylin is majestically displayed front and center. This unusual ko-imari plate is without flaw and has a slight creme color tone to the porcelain, it is very unique in terms of beauty and presentation. It measures 9.5" x 2" (24.1 cm x 5.1 cm).
Chinese Blue and White Small Dish. The centre decorated with a lady seated at a table viewing a display of flowers, the rim with precious objects. Kangxi six character mark and of the period. C1700. Diameter 10.0 cm. Condition; excellent, no damage.
Interesting hardstone axe, Pre-Columbian, 1st. millenium BC
Nice polisted sharp axe with rounded butt, unresearched for specific culture
Size: 10,5 cm.
Condition: Choice.
Ex. Old Collection
Cornet-shaped, in bronze with a brown patina, it rests on 3 feet scalloped in foaming waves rising towards a base decorated with other waves. The body is also decorated in its center with an openwork knot of vine branches and bunches of grapes. The neck is widely flared into a floral corolla. Signed Toto Hidemitsu Kansei under the base. Height: 39.5 cm.
A nice pair of ancient Near East Bronze javelins / spear points. Likely Neo-Elamite, dating to around 1200-800 BC.
Commonly called 'Luristani' by dealers and collectors. Both with tangs, prominent central midribs. Both have incised criss cross patterns near the bottom of the blades on ones side.
Size: c. 14 & 15,5 cm - c. 5,5-6 inches.
Condition: Choice with some roughness. Nice patinas & good metal.
Ex. Danish Private collection.
Antique Chinese chair for a lady, carved of hardwood with scene of geese and lotus on the back rest, beautiful lines, Republic Period (c. 1900).
Size: 36" high x 16" wide x 20 1/2" deep.
This was made in Amagi area in the Meiji era. This cotton was spun by hand. This Shibori was dyed with an indigo plant of nature. It is a swallow and a rainy image.In the small ring of Mame-ire Shibori,
size delicately changes for handwork. And the vertical stripe has little rolling. It is a good point and fun of the handwork.
F3.White cloth of the lining has thin stain and several places of eyelets. F1F2. However, they are hardly seen from the surface...