Chinese hardwood table, carved with beautiful simplicity, very elegant lines, early 20th century.
Size: 32" high x 46" wide x 15 1/2" deep.
Burmese wooden seated figure of a man.
Age: Burma, Early 20th Century
Measurement: Height 33.6 C.M. / Width 16.7 C.M. (size excluding stand)
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.
Khmer bronze gong with nice patina.
Age: Cambodia, Angkor Vat Period, 12th Century
Measurement: Diameter 29.2 C.M. / Thickness 3.7 C.M. (size excluding stand)
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.
This long and slender carved tortoise shell snuff bottle is an early 20th century product. It depicts a PiXiu (貔 貅 or 辟 邪) sitting on the top of rocky mountain, surrounded by clouds. PiXiu is a Chinese mythical creature that is considered to be a very powerful protector regarding the practice of Feng Shui. Not only can it protect an individual or a family, it will also draw wealth from all directions. It is 3 7/8” long, 1 ½” wide and ¾” in depth...
RARE - Alabaster jar
Holy Land, Canaanite, Late Bronze Age , CYPRIOT
1550 – 1200 BC
Time of Moses
Alabaster bilbil with a shaped-neck and a flat base. Bilbils of this type are usually made of pottery and it is rare to come in stone “Alabaster”
Dimensions:
Height: 12 cm
Diameter: 7 cm
Height on stand: 16 cm
Condition: Neck/Handle professionally re-attached otherwise intact...
An elegant form Chaffers Liverpool porcelain coffee can, decorated with a landscape scene, the interior rim bordered.
The can is 2 9/16" in height, and 2 3/16" in diameter. Excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or restoration, although the painting is blurred, but not to the extent shown in the photos.
A beautiful and finely painted Chelsea dish of interesting shape, displaying butterflies, fruit, and foliage. The molded rim is decorated with puce and green. The reverse has a puce anchor mark.
The dish is 10 1/2" in length and 7 1/2" at its widest. Superb condition with no chips, cracks, or restoration. The paint is crisp and vibrant, without losses.
Early Historic Period Khmer (Cambodia) large kendi jar, 2nd to 8th Century, pale yellow ware with traces of pigment remaining on the neck. Roughly 10" high by 11 1/2" across. For similar examples cf."Khmer Ceramics: Beauty and Meaning" by Dawn Rooney, pp. 178-179. One of three similar kendis currently available. Please inquire.
Early Historic Period Khmer (Cambodia) large kendi jar, 2nd to 8th Century. Pale yellow ware with parallel red lines on rim, neck, and shoulder. Roughly 9 1/2" high by 11 1/2" across. Repair to the spout. For similar examples see "Khmer Ceramics; Beauty and Meaning" by Dawn Rooney, pp. 178-179. One of three similar pieces currently available. Please inquire.
China, 1600's late Ming Henan Black Ware Tribal Ocarina Wind Instrument Whistle. Of fig shape with rounded body and 8 holes on the front and back with an escape on the neck and glazed mouth piece, in the Song to Yuan style of earlier Henan black wares or changsha ware, though likely later in dating. The deep amber glaze darkening to brown in areas. Incised mark to front. It measures approx...
Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN Signed & Inscription
Description & Size: 5.08 x 12.7 x 8.89 cm (2" x 5" x 3.5")
Weight: 129 gram (4.5 oz)
Age: 20th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a superb Chinese yixing teapot MENGCHEN in red clay. It's beautifully designed with a large round base, well balanced in the hand & a single hole with beautiful swan neck spout...
Chinese, late 19th century period, Bamboo brush pot, decorated overall with calligraphy (likely a poem). Size; Dimensions of carving are 5 inches in height and 3-3/4 inches in diameter. Condition Report; Side with extensive splits.
This very nice carved ivory okimono of a young farm girl is a mid-19th century product. It is 5 ¾” high (with base is 6 ¾” high), 1 5/8” wide and 2” in depth. It depicts the farm girl carrying a wood and rope woven knapsack on her back. She holds a basket of fruit with both hands in front of her. Her smiling face is simply charming. The wood base might be a later replacement. It has good patina and is in very good condition. More detailed photos are available.
A charming Sumakh flatweave Chanteh bag made of wool. With woven striped Kilim back. From an old Swiss collection. Condition: clean, few traces of usage, selvage wrapping partially lost. Dimension: c. 27.5 cm x 29.5 cm.
Beautiful Chinese scholar's rock, a very pale yellow, almost white Taihu stone from the bottom of Lake Tai, Jiangsu Province, China, stands on wooden base, very pleasing and captivating form.
Size: 16 3/4" high including stand
Japanese keyaki wood tansu originating from the Yamagata region of Japan, with a black lacquer frame, iron hardware, lockplates incised with flora, and a side locking hinged door with a center kan pull mounted on flower plating.
Inscriptions on the back reads: "Shibata County, Numabe Village. A gift from Ohtsuki Fukuju. 18th year of Showa (1943), January 15th." and "20th year of Showa (1945) Lunar Calendar, February 15th. For the marriage of Kitaro and Tori...
Beautiful Chinese tall scholar's rock, made of yellow Taihu stone from the bottom of Lake Tai, Jiangsu Province, China, stands on wooden base, very pleasing and captivating form.
Total Size on stand: 23" high
This Chinese ethnic child's hat has wrapped thread embroidery technique which was used by the Miao the Miao minority. The set of silver ornaments across the from are Buddha images. the The ornament in the back is a stylized butterfly of Miao Legend...the dangle of bells at the back is to scare off evil spirits who would attack the child from the rear..This hat is old and in surprisingly good condition