Fine Tall Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Lady with Oxford TL Test (44cm)

Arguably the most desirable and collectable pottery sculpture from the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 – 906) is the female courtier, or "fat lady". This figure is a large and particularly elegant example.

The lady stands upright with her hands clasped together under her voluminous robe...

Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Amphora (206 BC - AD 220)

A superbly conceived design; jars of this general type have been found in excavations dating as far back as the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)...

Chinese Zhou / Warring States Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel with Cover (8/8/88)

This rare bronze vessel dates to the Eastern Zhou period (770 - 221 BC). Such vessels are invariably referred to as "ritual wine vessels". It is of a rounded rectangular form. The body stands on four feet, one in each corner and of a mythical winged-human form. The front has a loop handled surmounted with a stylised buffalo head, its mouth open wide...

Very Rare LARGE Chinese Qin Dynasty Pottery Cocoon / Listening Jar with Oxford TL Test

This oversized vessel, in the form of a "cocoon jar", was made during the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC) or possibly a little earlier during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC), but even then by the Qin state. It is made from a fairly high-fired fine-grained grey pottery...

An ancient fragment of a Roman Mosaic floor, complete with poly-coloured bricks forming a nice pattern, probably Late Roman 3rd.-4th. century AD.

Size: 10 cm. x 7,7 cm.

Ex. Old Private Collection.

Interesting stone roundel that we're researching at the moment, don't hesitate to send us your comments.

The roundel is flat and thick and carved in white crystalized marble. The obverse depicts a general or emperor, wearing an impressive helmet of ancient style, greek or Roman. The portrait style is probably late Roman, perhaps constantinian, but we're not certain...

A small Shigaraki pottery urn of very rough clay dating from the 16th century covered in thin natural ash glaze. The squat form known as Uzukumaru is very popular for its simplicity in Japanese Tea Aesthetics. About the shoulder is a lattice fence design engraved into the earth, otherwise it is unadorned and very humble. It is 14 cm (5-1/2 inches) diameter, roughly the same height enclosed in an ancient wooden storage box...

A pair of masks representing the two variations of Tengu, the long nosed Tengu and the Karasu (Crow) Tengu mounted on a wooden placard dating from the Meiji period. Each mask is of carved and lacquered wood with inset glass eyes. The placard is 38cm (15 inches) wide 22.5 cm (9 inches) tall and the masks are roughly 11 cm (4 inches plus) in depth. It looks as if the Karasu Tengu mask has had the eyes repaired, and they appear cloudy by comparison to those of the the long nosed partner...

An anonymous hyper realistic ceramic version of a skull about which crawls snake, circling down the cheek and exiting through the eye socket, late Meiji to Taisho period. It is 11 x 16.5 x 10 cm. This type of object was popular in the later 19th to early 20th centuries as a talisman. The dilapidated wooden box bears a label reading Mayoke Ko-To-Sei Dokuro (Protective Old Ceramic Skull).

Cotton furoshiki, indigo dye wrapping cloth with shop's name , which is chain stitched with cotton yarn. It also has sashiko in two corners. Some small rips and mending patches. The first half of the 20th century. W:136cm, L:134cm

The pot is made of hard turned porcelain. The decoration representing stylized flowers and sacred pearls is executed in cobalt blue under cover. The paste is very thin and contains many iron impurities which have turned into small brown spots. The impure cobalt blue reveals small stains in certain places, all these elements as well as the very simple decoration, vigorously traced and the deep blue allow us to think that this is a porcelain made during the reign of Jiajing from the Ming Dynasty...

Young Chinese lady in enameled porcelain in the famille rose style. She is represented standing, holding a fan, and rests on a square base. Her dress is richly decorated with flowers and butterflies. His face is calm and smiling. She is very beautiful. This type of statuette decorated with this specific palette of colors was executed in large numbers in China at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th under the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor of China...

17th Century Chinese Wucai Chocolate Rim Vase with Peony & Phoenix

It is 12.4 inches (31.5 cm) tall by 8.67 inches (22 cm) wide. It is 6.4 Lb.

It has dark spots and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Circa 1890-1910, pair of red cinnabar lacquer lamped vases with shades. The vases feature expertly carved scholarly garden scenes on the front and back sides. Mounted as table lamps with pierced hardwood stands, hardwood neck blocks, along with all updated brass hardware and electrical, they are home ready.

A rare antique, a large wooden Easter Egg from late 19th century Imperial Russia, specifically from Abramtsevo. The hallowed wooden body, composed of two parts, is adorned on the front with finely incised great details, and a couple is hand-painted in elaborate 17th-century traditional Russian noblemen's (Boyars) costumes...

Fine antique Indian amulet-talisman holder pendant "Patri" from 19th-century Rajasthan, India. It is made of solid, high-quality 900 silver sheet metal in the shape of a heart-shaped box. The design features a pierced and engraved pattern of two peacocks and the Tree of Life, bordered by a scrolling foliate pattern. The bottom of the pendant is adorned with three groups of four elaborate silver beads, while the top is fitted with faceted triple suspension loops. The reverse side of the pendant i...

Antique 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty extremely well carved ornate gilt wood figure of a laughing Buddha – Budai.

This seated deity wears a loose robe parted in front, revealing his large, protruding belly. His left hand resting on a raised knee, grasping a peach fruit string his right hand is holding the string of a cloth bag at his side.

MEASUREMENTS (approximately):

Height: 25 cm (9.84 inches).

Width at the widest point: 21 cm (8.27inches).

CONDITION: In good ...

A very rare and large limestone sculptural head of Christ, French Scool, probably 11th. century to 12th. century, early in the period! This piece was bought in Albi and is reportedly from Tolouse.

Lovely archaic medieval features of the dead or suffering christ with his eyes closed. He is looking almost peacefully, with his head slightly twisted to a side and pronounced lips, a thin / hungry look and a short beard. The piece probably from a niche, with the reverse half-finished.

Tai Lue Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.

Tai Lue is a tribal people living in Burma, it is difficult to find Buddha from this ethnic group.
Tai Lue Buddhas look more primitive than typical Burmese Buddhas.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 51.7 C.M. / Width 14.5 C.M. / Depth 12 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enl...

The bird-faced Kami (god) Doryo Daigongen strikes a powerful pose astride the back of a mischievous white fox. Doryo is purported to have been an ascetic monk who turned himself into a Tengu when he vowed on his deathbed to protect the Mountain Temple Complex of Daiyuzen in modern day Kanagawa prefecture. This legend inspired a cult which rose to great prominence in the Edo period. To this cult the figure was the ward of Budo (martial arts). Originally this figure would have had feathered wi...

A beautifully formed earthen flask from the Bizen region, the fire-buffed side still gleaming softly while opposite it has absorbed time into the porous clay. It comes enclosed in a box titled Ko Bizen Kaijo Ko-Tokkuri, inside the lid is annotated the dimensions and the dating Momoyama Jidai no Saku (Made in the Momoyama period) signed by the great Bizen connoisseur Katsura Matasaburo. It is 6.5 cm (2-1/2 inches) diameter, 13.5 cm (5-1/4 inches) tall and in overall fine condition.
Bizen b...

The Chinese god of longevity is depicted standing holding a peach branch laden with fruit in his left hand. The peach is the symbol of immortality. The artist has represented Shoulao slightly bent by the weight of his years, his gait is hesitant and his step seems reduced and slow. The left arm rests on the kidneys to relieve the pain. The details are finely sculpted, the hairs of the beard are precisely incised. The facial expression is well rendered. The hair is pulled back into a bun covered ...

Antique Chinese wooden box lacquered red and gold with designs of palace life. Noble figures and scholars stroll through gardens with fine pavilions and trees. The lid lifts to reveal a continuation of the theme.

Dimensions: 2 1/2" high x 13 1/4" long x 7 1/2" wide

Antique Chinese gilt bronze figure of a bodhisattva standing on a lotus. Flowing drapery and high hair style with crown. Hands in Gyan Mudra (knowledge). Downcast eyes and compassionate expression. Overall patina.

Age: 19th century

Dimensions: 14 3/4" high x 5" wide x 5" deep

Pair of Deco Era side tables with dramatic marquetry surfaces. Mixed hardwood in contrasting rosette pattern. The tables are square in form with sloped legs and Macassar Ebony veneer.

Age: Art Deco Era (c. 1920's-1930's)

Dimensions: 23 1/2" high x 21 1/2" wide x 21 1/2" deep

Antique Japanese bronze usubata in the shape of a boat. Held up by little waves, it seems to float along on the water. Made for ikebana flower arranging. Signature on the bottom in a raised cartouche.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 5 1/4" high x 9" long x 5 1/4" wide

Antique Middle Eastern Early Islamic Umayyad Caliphate Period: 7th – 8th century.AD. • (23 AH –184 AH) Islamic Bronze oil lamp with bulbous body, In the form of a toll cauldron long tubular spout slightly tapering towards the tip and mounted at the back with large leaf shape flattened handle.

CONDITION: Showing the age and usage. in good condition, considering its age of more than 1200 years, with no restorations or repairs, showing the age and usage with beautiful patina with areas o...

Authentic Ancient Holy Land. The Age of the Patriarch Abraham circa. 2000 B.C. Terracotta Oil lamp with four pinched sides to use for 4 wicks. Each spout would have held a wick which, soaked in combustible would have been lit to provide the brighter light in the house.

Provenance: Ex Private old Canadian collection of antiques and antiquities formed in the 1980s.

Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

MEASUREMENTS:

Width Approximately: 13 cm. (5.12 inches).

Height...

Authentic Ancient Holy Land. circa. 2000 - 1700 BC. Canaanite Terracotta Oil lamp with teardrop-shaped body with deep bowl and steep edges that curve slightly over at the top with pinched side to use for the wick.

Provenance: Ex Private old Canadian collection of antiques and antiquities formed in the 1980s.

Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

MEASUREMENTS:

Width approximately: 11 cm. (4.33 inches).

Height approximately: 4 cm. (1.57 inches).

CONDITION: Th...

Authentic Ancient Holy Land. circa.50 B.C to 50 A.D. Time of Jesus and King Herod the Great Terracotta Oil lamp with rounded, compressed body and short spout with flared nozzle with would have held a wick which, soaked in combustible would have been lit to provide the light in the house.

Provenance: Ex Private old Canadian collection of antiques and antiquities formed in the 1980s.

Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

MEASUREMENTS:

Overall length: 10 cm. (3.94 inches...

Ancient 1000 B.C Holy Land Jerusalem Judaea. A First Temple King David Period Terracotta Oil lamp with closed nozzle and raised rounded base.

MEASUREMENTS:

Overall length: 9.5 cm. (3.74 inches).

Height Approximately: 5 cm. (1.97 inches).

CONDITION: The lamp is in good condition considering its age of 3000 years. Showing age and usage, with traces of wear with areas of earthen encrustation. No cracks, repairs, restoration. Base inscribed with collection number.

For relate...

Authentic Ancient Holy Land Canaanite. Late Bronze Age circa. 1550 -1200 B.C. The Age of the Mosses. Extremely well-made large Terracotta oil lamp with teardrop-shaped body with deep bowl and steep edges that curve slightly over at the top with pinched spout to use for the wick.

Provenance: Ex Private old Canadian collection of antiques and antiquities formed in the 1980s.

Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

MEASUREMENTS:

Width approximately: 13.5 x 13.5 cm. (5.31 x...

Authentic Ancient Roman, 2nd-3rd century A.D. Terracotta Oil lamp.Carinated body. Mold-made. Small, plain discus with central filling hole; channel incised with diagonal lines between discus and nozzle, flanked by large volutes. Broad, sloping shoulder decorated with a row of twelve cylindrical shapes decorated at tops with incised lines and impressed circles.

For similar lamp in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York please see the link below.

https://www.metmuseum...

Authentic Ancient 90-140 A.D. Roman Italian Terracotta Oil lamp Loeschcke Type 8, with ring handle. Shallow plain concave discus: a single filling hole at center, and a groove and raised circle around edge. Slightly sloping shoulder and Incised base ring.

For similar lamp in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York please see the link below.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/252896

Provenance: Ex Private old Canadian collection of antiques and anti...

Japanese antique woodblock print by Utamaro (1753-1806) of a young nobleman on horseback holding a hunting falcon. Surrounding his horse are three beautiful female attendants and a young boy holding another falcon. In the background, Mt Fuji rises from the mist.

Utamaro is most famous for his bijin-ga (pictures of beauties). He was taught by Sekien and heavily influence by Kiyonaga. Utamaro is considered one of the great masters of Japanese woodblock printing.

Signed: Utama...

Authentic Ancient 90-140 A.D. Roman Italian buff red Terracotta Oil lamp Loeschcke Type 8, with ring handle. Shallow plain concave discus: a single filling hole at center, and a groove and raised circle around edge. Slightly sloping shoulder and Incised base ring.

For similar lamp in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York please see the link below.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/252896

Provenance: Ex Private old Canadian collection of antiques...