A massive pair of male and female wooden twins, coming with early Kaori shell capes or jackets, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Ota Awori, early 20th. century.
Provenanced to an important collection, we offer a large selection of high-end wooden african figures, all with the original surfaces and elaborate carvings, most dating back to the 19th.-early 20th. century (c...
A unusually elaborate pair of pottery figures of female Attendants, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), dating to late Ming period c. 1550-1650 AD.
The ladies are dressed large thick robes, with imposing hairdresses. One is wearing af fan, the other is wearing purse in front of her chest. Both are standing on round plints. They are glazed in torqouise and dark blue colours.
Nicely painted facial details, careful thick glazing and a fine expression.
Size: c...
A large and high quality Ming Dynasty pottery figure of a warrior probably an officer, dating to 1368-1644.
The figure with many fine details. A high helmet with decorations, the harness is covered with Green and Yellow Sancai colors. Note the lions on the shoulder and shield. He is wearing a sword in his hand. Pigmented colors in red, white, black of which much remains.
The head is attachable as on most larger ming figures...
An beautifully detailed pottery figure of a MNother with her child, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), dating to late Ming period c. 1550-1600 AD.
The lady is clad in a large thick robe, covering the most of her head, and she is holding a newborn chikd to hear breast. She is standing on a round plint, and the glaze is torquise and dark blue colours.
Nicely painted facial details, careful thick glazing and a fine expression.
Size: c. 22,5 cm...
An exceptional style more than lifesize stone head of a Buddhist Monk, Indonesia, java, c. 8th.-9th. century AD.
The head carved in Andesite in the wonderful style of early Borobadur with serene features. Downcast eyes and full lips with the prominent nose typical for early Buddhist art of Indonesia.
Size: c. 26 cm. tall and 19,5 cm. deep. It's weighing c...
A really nice and quite scarce vessel shaped as a human figure with two smaller figures on either side, Late Chimü or early Incan, c. 13th.-14th. cent. AD.
Size: c. 17,5 cm. x 13 cm.
Condition: Good very fine and intact.
Ex. Old Danish Collection from the 1960s-70s.
1930's Japanese Silver Rim Wireless Cloisonne Box with River & Mountain Scene & Sailboat by Ando Jubei
It is 2.16 inches (5.5 cm) tall by 5.43 inches (13.8 cm) wide and 4.2 inches (10.7 cm) long. It is 1.3 Lb.
It has surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Impressive Nordic disc-shaped hardstone Mace head, probably in basalt, 3rd. mill. BC.
Greyish green colour with spotty darker inclusion, highly polished to an almost glossy degree. Disc-shaped with rounded edges, the sides sloping down from the central circular hole with raised sides to form a socket on both the obverse and reverse side of the macehead
Size: 13,3 cm...
A better large/thick Ushabti, Third Intermediate Period, 21/22th dynasty (ca 1085-713BC)
A blue-green faience shabti, wearing the headband and two hoes. Inscribed shabti with clear hieroglyphs at the lower front. Details are added in black.
Size: 10,3 cm.
Condition: Choice with intact painted details and nice patina.
Old Danish Private Collection.
Nice lot of two idol figures of deities incl. Mercury, Roman Imperial period, 1st.-3rd. century AD.
Size: 46 and 43 mm.
Condition: Both w lossses to extremeties, nice patinas.
Ex. German private Collection.
Darkage-Viking silver pendant in a Lunar or crecent shape with a loop, c. 600-900 AD.
Attractive and wearable today with decorations on the surface.
Size: 26 mm. tall.
Condition: Intact.
Ex. German Private Collection.
Cotton cloth with beautiful katazome (stencil-resist dye) with mum motif, which is made of hand spun cotton and vegetable indigo and natural brown dye. In good condition, however colors fades a bit from washing. 19th century.
W:35cm, L:168cm
Cotton han-juban (short under kimono) with katazome (stencil resist dye), whose motif is a kind of "Seigaiha", the traditional wave pattern. It is hand spun cotton and vegetable indigo dye. The collar cloth is also hand-spun cotton dyed with sumi (ink). n good condition but has some parts fade in color. The second half of the 19th century. W:114cm, L:62cm
Chinese Qing dynasty wucai baluster form porcelain jar painted with two large phoenix birds in flight among peony flowers and leafy scrolling foliage. A narrow border holding two qilong among flowers and leafy vines is at the high shoulder below a band of scrolling foliage at the neck. Brown dressed rim. Glazed interior and flat unglazed base. 17th century. 11 1/4" high. Weighs 5 1/2 lb...
An attractive glass head of a Lion, in black glass becoming multible colours at the rim, Egyptian, c. Ptolemaic-Roman period, 3rd. cent. BC-1st. century AD.
Size: c. 1,7 x 1,5 cm. and mounted on a much larger black base.
Ex. German collection of P. Treffz-Eichhöfer, Stuttgart,, aquired 1980s-2006 from older collections.
A fine ridged oval close combat mace head, Single Grave period, 3rd. mill. BC.
An oval and yet slightly compressed head with a deep ridged at the middle to attach it to a pole. In an attractive speckled granite stone with tag 187 in white ink from below collection.
Size: c. 95 mm. long.
Condition: Choice Very fine, intact.
Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964). Mainly found between WWI and WWII at Sværdborg mose (eng. mar...
A very good style terracotta head of a nymph or deity, Hellenistic period of the Greek city states, 3rd.-2nd. century BC.
Large head of a nice Italian / Sicilian style, probably depicting Arethusa.
Size: 8,5 cm. tall.
Ex. Collection of P. Treffz-Eichhöfer, Stuttgart, Germany, aquired 1980-2006.
A nice classic terracotta head of a young woman, Egypt during the Roman Imperial period, c. 1st. cent. AD.
The head nicely mounted to a large mable plint.
Size: 12 cm. incl. the plint, the head along 5 cm.
Ex. Old Collection from Berlin, bought from the 1930s and onwards!