From the Greek colonies in southern Italy. Trefoil oinochoe depicting a nude satyr, also known as a silenus or silenos, typically portrayed as a male figure with ears and a tail, said to be resembling features of a horse, and with a large phallus, the sides decorated with floral design. 3rd/4th Century B.C. 5 1/4 inches high. Intact. From an old NYC collection.

A large bronze image, cast in two pieces, showing the Tamil deity Aiyanar riding on his horse. The bejewelled cavalier is holding a curved sword and a round shield, wearing decorated bloomers. The stallion with sumptuous harness. Condition: traces of usage. Dimension: c. 29.8 cm high, c. 24 cm long, c. 8.8 cm wide, weight: 3.4 kg.

A fine lot of two later bronze age military weapons, Ancinet Near East 2nd.-1st. millenium BC.

Lance of a type used by the armies of the great Empires in the Ancient Near East of the 1st. mill. BC., fine glossy patina, tiny piece of the tip lost, 28 cm. and 2) a sturdy attractive bronze dagger with central midrip and very broad triangular blade. Excellent metal and intact. 25 cm.

Ex. Danish Private collection.

A super lot of three ancient tanged Bronze daggers from Ancient Near East. Types of the 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.

The lot consist of:
1) A choice and beautiful dagger, c. 26 cm, long with high shoulders and a prominent central midrib, 2nd. mill. BC. On this dagger you can see where the handle of bone or wood once was - very interesting!
2) A nice smaller dagger with rounded shoulders, 3rd. millenium BC, 17,8 cm. long.
3) A 23,1 cm...

Ivory netsuke, belonging to the Osaka school, portraying a tiger lying on a section of bamboo, with its head turned backwards and its tail to the side. It has an excellent patina, subject and shine. Origin: Japan Period: Edo late 18th century Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 1.5 cm. State of conservation: Very good

A nice lot of three interesting early ancient tanged Bronze daggers from Ancient Near East.

1) A type 2 dagger 23,5 cm, with rounded tip. low shoulders and tappering edges, c. 3rd. mill. BC. Intact.
2) A very early dagger of the type 1, 20,9cm., dating to the 4th.-3rd. mill. BC. Intact
3) A 18,8 cm dagger with low shoulders and pronounced central midrib, 3rd.-2nd mill BC. Small loss to tip...

A Japanese Satsuma ceramic bowl adorned with relief glazes and gold details depicting a motif of Manchurian Cranes in flight, symbols of longevity and happiness in Japanese culture. Inside, the bowl features a dense motif of a thousand butterflies, often associated with symbols of transformation and rebirth. The bowl is signed Sozan under the base within a rectangular reserve. Origin: Japan Period: Meiji end of 19th century. Dimensions: 8.5 x 16 cm. State of conservation: Very ...

Cloisonné potiche with a hexagonal shape, embellished with delicate floral decorations on reserves held by silver threads with geometric motifs. The lid features a spherical socket. Origin: Japan Period: Meiji end of 19th century. Dimensions: 13 x 9.5 cm. State of conservation: Very good

A Japanese Satsuma ceramic lobed bowl with curved corners and embellished with a refined scene of daily life along a watercourse on the outside. The interior is adorned with graceful butterflies, creating a harmonious blend of nature and craftsmanship. This bowl is signed Juzan under the base. Origin: Japan Period: Meiji end of 19th century. Dimensions: 5.5 x 8 cm. State of conservation: Very good

Fine, Rare Joseon Dynasty Silver Inlaid Box with ancient Longevity Symbols of Deer, Cranes, key fret pattern, floral and tortoise shell pattern. Double Happiness symbol on the lid. Beautiful Condition. 5.25 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches, 13.5 x 9 x9 cm.

Scarce Joseon Dynasty Fish Form Silver Inlaid Iron Box Wonderfully Designed. The form and design are sublime and feature an exquisitely arranged silver inlaid face and fish scales. 6.5 x 2.25 x 1.25 inches, 16.5 x 6 x3 cm.

Rare Joseon Dynasty Small Inlaid Silver Iron Box with Gorgeous Floral Designs, with two compartments. A fine and one-of-a-kind 19th Century Korean collectible. 3.75 x 2.25 x 1.5 inches, 9.5 x 6 x 4 cm.

This piece has beautiful color development of glaze and repaired with minute silverwork on the ridge of mouth. YouTube movie/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4kEByQCGcY Certification: written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan. Size: 9.0cm(D)/ 4.2cm(H)

The size of Ko Imari Dish: 7 1/4" Long x 4 1/4" W x 1 3/16" H
185 mm x 110 mm x 30 mm.
This is very attractive Ko Imari Dish from Mid 18th century, Kanen to early Horeki period. 1750’s.
The plate has the design of Japanese Princess (Hime). She is dressed with 12 Hitoes Kimono.
A junihitoe is a twelve-layered kimono worn by noblewomen during the Heian Era.
The workmanship of polychrome design are elaborately decorated with
green, gold and black...

19/18th Century Chinese White Jade Carved Plaque with Boy Figure Wood Frame Table Screen

It is 10.5 inches (26.7 cm) tall by 5.9 inches (15 cm) wide. The jade plaque is 4.3 inches (11 cm) in length by 2.55 inches (6.5 cm) wide and 0.19 inch (0.5 cm) thick. The jade plaque is 92.8 gram. The wood stand is 0.8 lb.

The jade plaque has inclusions and surface wears...

19th Century Japanese Wood Carved Netsuke Figure

It is 2.2 inches (5.7 cm) tall by 1.1 inches (2.8 cm) wide. It is 8.8 gram.

It has repairs at the foot, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Japanese Nippon Coralene Porcelain Vase with Flower Marked

It is 11.65 inches (29.6 cm) tall by 7.3 inches (18.6 cm) wide. It is 4.3 Lb.

It has rubbing gold, dark spots, missing beads, surface wears and scratches ( as seen in the photos).

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Set of 4 Federal-style sterling silver mint julep cups. Made by Spaulding & Co. (part of Gorham) in Chicago, ca 1920. Each: Straight and gently tapering sides and molded rims. A wonderful way to relax and reflect on the founding years of the Republic. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, no...

Pair of English Victorian Neoclassical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by William Hutton & Sons in London in 1889. Each: Traditional column with stop-fluted shaft on stepped square foot. Composite Corinthian capital with concave sides and detachable bobeche. Beading. Fully marked. Very good condition. Some pings especially on foot rim, and split, also on foot.

Dimensions: H 11 3/4 x W 4 7/8 x D 4 7/8 in. Weighted. #BX827

Pair of English Victorian Neoclassical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by William Hutton & Sons in London in 1889. Each: Traditional column with stop-fluted shaft on stepped square foot. Composite Corinthian capital with concave sides and detachable bobeche. Beading. Fully marked. Good condition. Some pings especially on foot rim. One has bung.

Dimensions: H 11 3/4 x W 4 7/8 x D 4 7/8 in. Weighted. #BX828

Art Nouveau Craftsman glazed earthenware whiskey jug with engraved silver overlay. Made by Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati in 1893. Globular with short neck; silver collar round mouth with lip spout flowing into c-scroll handle. Painted ear of corn with exposed kernels on shaded brown green ground. Overlay in form of entwined grapevine and berry branches with succulent fruit and outsized leaves.

The painter was Harriette Rosemary Strafer (1873-1935), who began working at Rookwood Pottery in 189...

Victorian sterling silver wine cooler. Deep ovoid bowl on raised foot. Leaf-capped dolphin scroll-bracket side handles. Bead-and-reel and leaf-and-dart borders. Chased frieze depicting garland-entwined, barefooted, long-tressed nymphs, their loose drapery suggestive of overflowing abundance. Fin-de-siecle Classicism for a new age.

This piece was two or three years old when it was exhibited at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.

Fully marked including maker’s stamp, patte...

A rare Chinese double snuff bottle made of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with lotus flowers on white background surrounded of a cream-colored crackled glaze. The stoppers made of agate-imitating glass with bone spoons. Condition: traces of usage. Dimension: c. 5.3 x 4.1 cm.

Single-handled vase with cushion-shaped body and an inward folding rim to prevent the liquid from spilling out. Standing on a ring foot.
The black glaze turned red on the inside and around the foot. The shape is also known as kothon or plemochoe (on hight foot).
Ceramic
Greek, 5th century BC
D. 13.8 cm (5.4 cm)
W. over handle 16.7 cm (6.6 in)
H. 5.7 cm (2.2 in)
Intact and fine, black glaze worn in places, surface on the inside partially chipped. ...

Single handled kyathos with incurving rounded bowl. The outside of the rim is decorated with red-brown and umber bands. The same colors are used for the hourglass symbol inside the bowl. Standing on a flat base.
For a related example, cf. vase no. 119, p. 34, pl. 41 in: Filli Rossi. Ceramica Geometrica Daunia della Collezione Ceci Macrini. Bari 1979.
Ceramic
Daunian, Sub Geometric II, 550-400 BC
D. 13.7 cm (5.4 in)
H. to handle 9.1 cm (3.6 in)
Fair con...

Brown-glazed Apulian plate with gently raised, shallow floor. The low sloping rim with a flat top. Standing on a low ring foot. Faint traces of fingertips around the foot where held when dipped into the glaze medium. Covered with a red-brown glaze.
For a related plate, cf. item no. 107 in: John Hayes. Greek and Italian Black-Gloss Wares and Related Wares in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto 1984.
Ceramic
Apulian, 350-300 BC
D. 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
H. to rim 4.2 cm...

Well modeled plate of shallow floor and upcurving rim. The bulged outside of the rim with a marked groove below. Standing on a ring foot which shows two pierced holes for suspension.
Faint traces of fingertips around the foot where held when dipped into the glaze medium. Covered with black glaze that turns into a warm red-brown color.
Ceramic
Greek South Italian, 3rd century BC
D. 15.4 cm (6.1 in)
H. to rim 4.1 cm (1.6 in)
Swiss private collection, acqui...

Shallow plate nicely decorated with red-orange banding, contrasting well with the pale brown clay.
The center and the edge to the slightly raised rim with neatly incised grooves. Concentric ridges also on the outside face. Standing on a low ring foot.
Ceramic
Daunian, Sub Geometric III, 4th century BC
D. 19.3 cm (7.6 in)
Intact and fine. Fresh preservation of the applied colors with minor wear in places.
Swiss private collection.

The authe...

Apulian plate of shallow floor with a low sloping rim with flattened top. Impression from the foot of another dish on the floor. Standing on a low foot with beveled molding.
Faint traces of fingertips around the foot where the plate was held when dipped into the black glaze. Covered with a dense black glaze.
For related examples, cf. nos. 39-41 in: CVA Ostschweiz Ticino, Switzerland 5, pl. 43.39-41. Beazley archive vase no. 1009741.
Ceramic
Apulian, 350-300 BC
...

Antique Indian miniature painting of Shrinathji, the 7-year-old manifestation of Krishna. He stands on a small platform with an umbrella over his head. A married couple offers food and drink. The architecture of the house is wealthy with intricately painted details. In the distance, clouds form. Undoubtedly this is a scene from one of Krishna's many stories. From the temple city of Nethdwara, Rajasthan, where Shrinathji is the central presiding deity of the Vaishnava sect known as Pushtim...

Antique Japanese bronze temple bell known as a “bonsho”, with a handle of opposing dragon heads called Ryuzu protecting a sacred Buddhist jewel called Hoju. Protrusions called “chi chi” or “nyu” to improve resonance of sound, the “tsuki-za” striking panels, with lotus shaped “tsukiza”.

Bonshō (Japanese: 梵鐘, Buddhist bells), also known as tsurigane (釣り鐘, hanging bells) or ōgane (大鐘, great bells) are bells found in Buddhist temples throughout Japan, u...

An antique Burmese Buddha dry lacquer statue. Black lacquer with gold gilt and traces of red lacquer on the Ushnisha. Wearing a flowing Kasaya venerated with wear. A consecrated Buddha that has a headband with micro glass inlay.

Age: 19th Century

Dimensions: 31" Wide by 37 3/4" High by 16" Deep

This is a beautifully carved nephrite jade ring whose exterior is encircled by a sinuous dragon. The interior diameter is one-inch (1"); exterior diameter is 1-3/4" at the widest point. The stone is a medium celadon color with tiny areas of a darker inclusion. This is an authentic product of the Qing dynasty, not a later product misleadingly labeled "Qing," and it is guaranteed to be of the period. PLEASE NOTE: the true color is somewhat paler than the photos; if you would like additional photos...

A pale celadon nephrite "heart shaped" jade carving, done entirely by hand. The piece measures 4-1/2" in length and 2-3/4" at its widest point. The raised carving is approximately 3/4" in height. The design is of a coiled dragon, as shown in the photos. Evident signs of alteration/calcification in the stone. This is not a modern piece and is guaranteed to be no later than the 19th century and possibly earlier. A genuine and substantial carving, beautifully done.

Fine Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery "Stick" Figure with Oxford TL Test

This tall and impressive pottery "stick" figure was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8), more specifically, the 2nd century BC. It is "heavily-potted" and made from a dense fine-grained pale grey pottery. It has been "cold painted" with a pink/brown flesh-coloured pigment. Note the detail of the facial features and the hairstyle, worn with a top knot.

Various types of "stick" figures have b...

Rare Chinese Warring States Covered Pottery Stem Jar (475 - 221 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery vessel with its flared foot and pear-shaped body was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is "heavily-potted", made from a fine-grained grey pottery and has a smooth burnished surface. The surface colour varies a little in places from pale to dark grey due to uneven conditions during firing. Although not immediately obvious, the outer wall of the body has been lightly deco...