A beautiful and scarce stone stamp seal, carved in black serpentine with a high handle, Western Asia, Hittite period, 2nd. millenium BC.

Triangular seal plate, engraved with what looks to be a sort of script or symbols, looks almost Egyptian in the style, but we're not certain and it should be researched some more. Finely made knob handle with piercing

Length: 27 mm. height c. 12 mm.

Condition: Nice Very fine...

Late Meiji (1900s) good size netsuke of 3 mushrooms growing on a bamboo stump. Carved out of a section of bambooExcellent realistic carving, beautiful staining and patina. Wonderful sense of volume, very pleasant to hold. Height 3.42 inches.

Edo period (1603-1868) White Glaze Kyo Ware Tea Bowl for tea ceremony

This is rare Kyomizu work from the late Edo period. A white glaze tea bowl inspired by the white Nanjing ceramics of the Qing dynasty in China.

It is a tea bowl with a unique taste which combines the hard body fired at a high temperature and the beautiful white glaze...

It was preserved in very good condition with nice patina on the surface.

Date:Qin Dynasty, 221 B.C.-207 B.C.

Diameter: 3.7cm

This lacquered leather pillow would have been owned by a wealthy family during the Qing dynasty. Each end has a hand painted floral design with Chinese "well wishing" saying.

Antique Japanese sodenashi (work vest), made of indigo and other neutral colored sakiori (rag woven) cotton, edged with indigo cotton, beautifully worn, old reinforcement stitching in some areas adds wonderful character to this worker's vest, late Meiji Period. Size: 31" high x 20" wide

Terracotta figure of a seated baboon, animal sacred to Thot, the Egyptian god of writing and other intellectual pursuits.
Crisp facial features with pronounced supra-orbital ridges, deep set eyes and a dominant, protruding muzzle. The cheek fur and the upper body cape are typical for male baboons...

A nice Chinese Southern Song dynasty Jian ware tea dust glaze tenmoku tea bowl, Shuiji kiln, main kiln of Jian ware. Dia. 9cm, Ht. 4.2cm. Perfect condition, Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.

Found in the Philippines. The kendi is a well-known form in the Southeast Asian repertoire of vessels, and it has played a significant role in the rituals and daily life of the region since the first century CE. The kendi appears to be a variation of the kundika, an ancient holy vessel holding water from India’s sacred rivers...

Ancient Medieval Byzantine bronze pectoral Cross, circa 6th-11th century A.D. decorated in relief with cast and chiseled in low relief with the Virgin Orans.

DIMENSIONS: Height: 4.3 cm x 2.2 cm (1.69 inches x 0.87 inches).

CONDITION: In its original condition showing the age and usage with a nice dark brown patina.

Rare Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on double lotus base.

Age: Burma, Ava Period, 16th Century
Size: Height 49.5 C.M. / Width 28 C.M. / Depth 18.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Up for sale is an antique Chinese Qing dynasty Manchu woman's informal domestic robe in the style of Empress Dowager Cixi's ( Ts'u Hsi) reign; late 19th or very early 20th century before 1911; intricate embroideries with wisterias, vines, peonies and butterflies in a red silk ground, with matching edges, ribbons, and sleeve bands, vibrant colors ! Front enclosure to the right with 5 large gold plated toggle-and-loop buttons...

Antique Chinese cloisonne flower container, footed rectangular body beautifully colored, scrolling vines and flower on a turquoise ground. Bronze. A large four character mark on the bottom in cloisonne. Period: 19th Century. Size: 12.375" length x 7.5" width x 5.5" height

A long-necked original bronze vase with a rounded body. The top of the slender neck has a ring midway and swells out at the mouth in the shape of a garlic bulb, giving the vase its special name. It has a nice aging patina. It can be cleaned but I wouldn't recommend it.

Period: Western Han (206BC - 25AD)

Size: Height = 32 cm (12.6 inches) Condition: A small dent on one side. Very good condition for its age.

Japanese ikebana (flower basket) used in tradition ikebana flower displays. Beautifully natural finish of split bamboo and gnarled wisteria branch each twisting and blending into a full moon. Condition is very good. Includes copper insert (may allow to be used for flowers).

Edo Period C. 19th Century

Dimensions: 18 1/2" wide X 10" deep X 15 3/4" high

Japanese Silver Teapot w Irises Marked & Signed

Description & Size: 22.86 x 15.24 x 16.51 x 13.33 cm (9" x 6" x 6.5" x 5.25")

Weight: 591 gram (20.84 oz)

Age: Meiji Period 19th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a superb & beautiful handcrafted Japanese silver teapot with irises in water pond throughout the silver teapot body. The teapot has a flower or rose opening on the top rim. The silver lid is decorated with an iris finial...

PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE RECENTLY RE-ACQUIRED THIS VERY FINE PLATE FROM A CLIENT WHO IS LIQUIDATING HIS ANTIQUE HOLDINGS DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES AND MEDICAL EXPENSES: WHILE WE ARE VERY SADDENED TO LEARN OF THIS CLIENT'S CONDITION AND CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, WE ARE GRATIFIED AT LEAST TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST THIS WONDERFUL GENTLEMAN IN THIS MANNER, AND TO RE-OFFER THIS FINE PLATE ONCE AGAIN: From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, a very finely painted "Tea Production Plate," early Qianlong Period circa ...

Fine Quality Reticulated Blue and White Oval Dish. Well decorated with a design taken from a European Botanical Engraving. Qianlong C1770/8. Diameter 12 1/8" (30.8cm) Perfect condition.

Small Qing Dynasty Jade figure of a boy. High resolution images by email upon request.

Creamy glazed Samkanpaeng dish with plain design. Northern Thai Ceramic, Sankampaeng, kilns were found in Chiangmai province.

Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, Sankampaeng kiln, 14th-16th Century
Size: Diameter 26 C.M. / Thickness 5.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

A very rare Chinese triangular planter with original wooden stand that accents this rarely seen slab construction type porcelain. Adorned with precious objects, its obvious that this planter wasn't meant for the Western market, but was rather designed for domestic use for the Chinese. We comfortably date this extremely rare porcelain to the later half of the 19th century, further there is no hairlines, cracks, ect...

Ca. 1700 – 1720
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
d: 15.5 cm / 6.1 in
Basically perfect condition, typical fritting to rim
From a Dutch private collection

Women often represent an aesthetic ideal in Chinese art. In particular, early 18th century Chinese portrayals of women feature willowy, svelte beauties–at once wistfully gracefully, and at once sensuous...

Lovely maiden of bronze holding basket of sea life including octopus and walking with sandals, signed with rectangular cartouche reading 誠谷作, Seiya saku. That would point to Genryūsai Seiya (源龍斎誠谷). Realistic Tokyo School bronze dating from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). With natural burl wood base.

Size: 19"H x 8" D, stand 3.5"H x 21" D

Early 18th century
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
h: 3.8 cm d: 7 cm
Perfect condition
From a Dutch collection

This pair of wine cups are small but absolutely beautiful. The workmanship shows off the impeccable finesse with which Kangxi potters made their wares. The cobalt blue is true and vibrant, the painting bold, and the molded shape (two layers of lotus petals!) charming.

Chinese Tang dynasty or Five dynasties figure of bird whistle. good conditions.

Chinese Carving candle holder attendant, mounted on a gilt bronze French ormolu base. The heavenly attendant has original polychrome pigments of red, green, brown and beige and holds a long staff connected to the brass candleholder.

Circa 18th/19th century

Dimensions: 7" W x 5" D x 20" H

An antique Japanese large Jizai (hearth hook) used above an Irori (fire hearth) and hung beneath the house rafter to support a rope and hook or a Jizai Kagi (adjustable hook) to hold a kettle or large teapot above the burning charcoal. Carved from one solid piece of Keyaki (Zelkova) wood, this sculpture epitomizes the true feeling of the Japanese word Mingei (folk art)...

This baby carrier is from the Miao ethnic minority of Qui Yang. Characteristic of the antique Miao baby carriers from this area, the surface decoration is composed of very tiny cross stitches which form geometric embroidery pattern which, to Western eyes, resemble snowflakes...

A Genuine Song Period SAWANGKALOKE-SISACHANALAI, SIAMESE-THAI IRON-BROWN GLAZED JARLET WITH LIP. This jarlet is half way glazed with horizontal incised ring ribbing towards the top. Very good condition.14-16th Century. Size:height 8 cm.

Chinese Yuan / Ming Dynasty Celadon Glazed Dish

This saucer-dish was made in the 13th - 14th century during the Yuan (AD 1279 - 1368) or early Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). It is "heavily-potted" and coated in a thick lightly-crackled celadon glaze save for the foot that has fired to a deep reddish-brown. The glaze has a very pleasant "silky-smooth" feel to it...

12th-14th century iron brown and white glaze Fairy sitting on the frog. 10,5 cm high. Good condition except small glaze erosion because this item found from the river. free from any repair.

This antique Chinese glass bead was used as a toggle during the 1800's. I measures 1.25 inches in diameter.

Attractive Thai hand carved wooden roof Naga-Finial inlaid with colored mirror pieces, used on Thai temple roofs to protect from evil spirits. Good condition, size: H. 19" (49 cm.) x W. 6.5" (17 cm.)

Fine Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Foreigner with Oxford TL Test

This fine and rare pottery model of a foreigner was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a red pottery that has been cold-painted in a thick white pigment with the facial details picked out in red and black pigments. This elegant figure, a groom, stands with his shoulders raised, head raised and turned to his right, one hand outstretched...

Stunning Antique Japanese ema or wooden plaque on which Shinto worshippers would write their prayers and wishes to be received by deities or spirits. Hand painted with three bannered ships coming to shore amidst rough, rolling waves. Pine trees poke in from the bottom and leftmost side with gold flakes accenting the horizon. Very well done and in original condition. Signed "Ensai Fujiwara Masatoshi" , dated "Keio Gannen" or "first year of Keio" (September 1865). Size: 26" H x 60" W

A huge and rare purple clay yixing tea pot from Tek Sing cargo. with mark on the base.33cm wide.20cm body diameter.20cm high.teapot has one chipped and two hairlines at the right side body on restorations.