An ancient-medieval bronze bowl of the high tin content 'white bronze' type with engravings Gaznavids, dating to c. 10th-11th. century AD.
A massive bowl, likely a food bowl for really large parties. The bowl almost completely covered with fine azurite patina on the exterior and when cleaned would reveal the fine design of incised circles-dots (bulls-eye), likely hexacons as well.
Sizre: 22,2 cm. wide and 8,5 cm...
Interesting and rare massive cylinder seal and stamp in one, Eastern Anatolia / West-mesopotmian pre-dynastic, c. 4th. mill. BC.
The seal finely engraved with a bulls-eye pattern and a deep relief star in the base. Topdrilled with loss to the small loop.
Size: 22 mm. thick and 30 mm. tall...
A Very Rare /Fine Jingle-Bell Libation Cup:
Korea, Three King Domes Periods (Silla period), 5th-6thcentury,
This is a so called “a jingle-bell libation cup-vessel. It probably could have been
used for a ritual ceremony in Silla or Kaya periods.
This is an extremely rare Jingle cup with an inside pierced high ring foot,
cut and opened high footed stem like a pedestal bowl with natural ash and lead
glaze on the body...
18th Century Chinese Bronze Censer Incense Burner with Fu Dog Lion Ears Xuande Marked
It is 3.75 inches (9.5cm) tall by 5 inches (12.7cm) wide. It weighs 913 gram.
It rubbing of patina, pitting and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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19th Century Japanese Mixed Metal Cigarette Case Komai Otojiro
It is 3.4 inches (8.7 cm) long by 2 inches (5 cm) wide. It is 74.3 gram.
It is tarnished and has oxidation and rust inside and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Lovely Neolithic jar with a single lug from the Qijia or Siwa Cultures circa 1500BCE...
A beautiful very old Chinese green quartz lamp with a small light internally lit inside the urn both are in working condition.
H:21" (bottom to the finial)
Bactrian bronze seal, Late 3rd - Early 2nd Millennium BC. Simple design on the round base, tall handle. Beautyful brown patina - attractive!. Interesting crude design of an animal.
Condition: Superb! Exceptional brown patina!
Provenance: Johan Dæhlfeldt Estate Collection - 40 years of collecting antiquities.
Korean bed-side chest for personal use, beautiful traditional Korean wood inlay, chaste brass hardware with large butterfly lock and series of smaller butterflies for hinges, early 20th century.
Size: 25" high x 35" wide x 16 1/2" deep.
Antique Japanese horse cover made of paste resist died cotton(tsutsugaki), design of fish jumping up waterfall on either side, middle is decorated with a large Tomoe (large commas) mon (crest).
Meiji Period 1868 - 1912
Size: 22" wide x 83 1/2" long
A black lacquer snuff bottle inlaid with abalone mother-of-pearl and brass. Stopper en suite, bone spoon. Base signed. Condition: traces of age, few lost inlays. Dimension: 5.2 cm
A lovely wood carving of a pair from Bali. Meticulously carved and painted, the man with keris and the woman holding an offering, standing on a base. Condition: the base with some cracks and a small loss, the hilt of the keris glued, paint with few losses and wear. Dimension: c. 27 cm high.
An important laquered and gilt seated bronze figure of Buddha, Thailand, ca. 15th. century AD.
Lovely buddha in an exceptional quality and condition. He is crowned and seated in the deepest of concentration, in the "Samadhi" - meditation mudra.
Made by very skilled artisans with a fantastic expression; highly arched brows, downcast eyes and the distinctive extra line around the mouth. Three stepped throne with sharp lifted corners.
Size: 23,5 cm...
A Longquan jarlet with a nice moulded decoration. Song - Yuan Dynasty (thirteenth to fourteenth centuries) Longquan ware, Zhejiang.
Diameter : 6,5 cm. H : 5,3 cm.
Condition : Original condition with one firing crack.
An antique Japanese Isho Tansu in 3 stacking sections made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Original bronze hardware. Top section features 2 sliding doors, a hinged door, and three drawers where fashion accessories were stored. The center section has two hinged doors that open to three full drawers while the bottom section features three more drawers for additional storage. Each section can be used separately in different rooms of a house...
Beautiful large Cizhou type black glazed reddish clay, stoneware jar with vivid russet splashes, circa Yuan/Ming Dynasty 1100/1400CE. This has a strong iridescent paraffin surface patina. A few chips under the lip the mouthrim, and craquelure (these are surface glaze cracks only and do not go into the body0 please examine enlargements. H: 38cm/15in and D: 33cm/13in. Free shipping via surface mail.
A large and richly imbued Chinese hat stand vase, extraordinarily detailed with fine painting that is rarely encountered in this quality. This vase is dated pre-1920. The palette is the much sought famille rose, along with more subtle hints of profuse colors. The condition of this vase is perfect, no hairlines, chips, or other damage. The painting is impeccable and the vase stands at an impressive 11.25" high by 4.75 wide at the mouth.
A Chinese Qingbai Bowl, Song/Yuan Dynasty. Diameter approximately 18 cm. There are two spots from the firing process on the bowl center. In good condition.