Description:

A soapstone piece was well carved with a lady and a child.
By nice carvings, the stone piece was preserved with very good patina and in nice condition with only one old defect on the back.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.

Height, without stand: 15.5cm.

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A wonderful boxwood carved netsuke of five turtles climbing on top of each other. Intricate details can be seen throughout, creating a very realistic form. Each turtle has little black eyes. The large turtle on bottom has retreated into his shell and has the artist's signature delicately carved into his belly "Senzan". Size: 2.25" height, 2" width, 1.75" depth

Antique Japanese fu dog netsuke, with open mouth and front paw resting upon a hollow xi qui ball. Beautifully carved with attention to detail. A tiny ball has been carved to roll around loosely within its mouth. The bottom has been engraved with the artist's signature "Genryosai Minkoku". Lived and work in Edo, Japan. Edo Age- Early 19th century Size: 1.5" height, 1.5" width, 1.25" depth

DESCRIPTION: An engaging Spanish Colonial carved santo figure depicting Saint Anthony holding the Christ Child. St. Anthony of Padua is perhaps one of the most loved and admired saints in the Catholic Church. Born in Portugal in 1195, he was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order who later did much of his work in Italy. Here St. Anthony is dressed in a brown friar's habit with head tilted to one side, gently holding the Christ Child in his arms...

We like to present you a 100 year old antique Japanese case (kogo) kai-awase made of real natural seashell.

The inside is coated with gold lacquer and perfectly decorated with hand painted pine trees.

Unique!

Size: Width 3.3"(8.4cm) x Depth 2.7"(6.8cm) x Height 1.6"(4.0cm)

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Antique Chinese branch tobacco pipe, coated in a rich black lacquer, with bone mouthpiece and metal fittings. The branch has beautiful, natural knots and gnarls with a thinner branch wrapping around it. 19th Century, original piece Size : 25.5" length, 2" thick

Unusual late Qing Dynasty (late 19th century to 1911) Chinese scholar’s bronze seal with a sea horse grip and round base. Wonderful quality casting, beautiful patina. The bottom is carved with two sunken characters that can be translated as WINE TERRACE, red seal paste in the grooves. Wonderful scholar’s object. Height 2 3/4 inches, base 5/8 inches round.

19th century Japanese leather tobacco pouch with kiseruzutsu (tobacco pipe holder). Bronze kanemono - pouch clasp - is made in a shape of a roof tile bearing Toyotomi mon - the crest of the Toyotomi clan. Ojime (slide bead for tightening the cord going from netsuke to inro) appears to be bone stained coral red. The pipe case is made out of dark celluloid type material and has a dent in it as seen on photos. The pouch still contains a bit of finely shredded tobacco...

Splendid antique Chinese porcelain water pot in the shape of an egglplant with dark peachbloom glaze. Period: 19th century, Qing Dynasty. Size: 4" length and 2.25" height

16th Century Chinese Ming Bronze Quan Yin Buddha

It is 9.2 inches (23.3 cm) tall measured with stand, 7.8 inches (20 cm) tall measured without stand by 5 inches (12.8 cm) wide. It is 2.8 Lb.

It is missing part of the crown, small firing holes, chips at the base, oxidation, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A hand-colored black and white photograph with a monk standing next to the stupa in the "Xianshan Gongyuan" near Beijing. Dimension: 26 cm x 16.2 cm. Condition: margin with six pin holes, natural age toning.

Antique Chinese pair of stunning barrel stools made out of Huali wood. The top and bottom are carved with studs just like a real barrel. Beautiful wood grain and shine. 20th century Size: 18" height, 15.5" width

A rare and well preserved short SHAN STATE "DHA" (Dagger) with Silver Collar and Sheaf as well as an Ivory handle. Good condition. Size: 7" (18 cm.). 19th Century

Kurdish antique saddle bag most likely for use on a donkey, made in slit-tapestry technique in a variety of colors, woven in one long piece and the folded over on either side to make two storage pouches. The primary central motif is that of two eight armed stars, below this another half reserve with two half-stars and surrounding it all is a beautiful decorative guard band delineated by narrow fence motifs...

Antique Kurdish tribal rug, made up of four separately hand knotted panels sewn together, possibly originally meant for use as a utilitarian bedding bag (mafrash), beautiful array of colors, the two central panels are framed in a decorative guard band for protective strength, the interior motif appears closest to a rosette motif although could be stylized version of the wheel of life motif, wonderfully integrated into the main motif field are the random additions of a tiny animal figure a...

Charming monkey eating persimmon boxwood okimono. Very well detailed fur and paws naturally rendered. artist signed in an oblong cartouche Sinsei. Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) Dimensions: 1.5 inches high. Good condition and patina.

This is an exceptional piece of antique Islamic silverwork, a bracelet that dates back to the 10th to 15th century A.D. The bracelet's circular form is hollow and crafted with great care and attention to detail. The metalwork has been created using two techniques: repousse and incised silver. Repousse is a method of pushing metal from the back to create a raised design on the front, while incising refers to the process of cutting or engraving lines into the metal...

A pair of small serving bowls of five petal form, rinkagata namasu-zara, decorated with a stencilled pattern of imbricated waves, seigaiha, with cherry blossom, sakura-hana inset with two small reserves containing prunus and bamboo boughs. The reverse painted with a simplified Lotus scroll and a four character Dai in nensei mark. A dark brown fuchibeni “lip rouge” glaze to the rim...