19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with celadon glaze
H: 26.7 cm / 10.5 in; W: 20 cm / 7.9 in (at widest point)
Jar: perfect condition; Lid: 2 cm chip and 3 cm hairline
From a Marine County private collection
A 19th century celadon jar and cover, with carved underglazed decorations featuring ruyi medallions and two dragons "piercing" through vines; all covered with a nice, tender celadon glaze.
This is a remarkable piece of history - an Ancient Greek Minoan bronze short sword dating back to the Bronze Age between circa 1700-1400 B.C. The blade features a double-edged tapering design crafted with precision and expertise. A short tang is pierced with a rivet hole to attach a handle...
Beautiful Art Nouveau Classical glass perfume with silver overlay, ca 1900. Globular bottle with short neck and ball stopper. Classical flowering and leafing rinceaux overlay with round frame (vacant). Glass is red. Silver has maker’s stamp (Gorham) and no. D941. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 5 3/8 x D 3 1/4 in. #BZ501
Antique Thai mother of pearl inlaid Lacquer Buddhist altar offering tray Thailand, late 19th century. The two-stage tray of octagonal form, with shaped legs. The exterior finely inlaid with various typically Thai designs and motifs in mother-of-pearl against a black lacquer ground...
Ancient Chinese Buddhist Stone Tablet, Dharma Wheel - Song / Yuan Dynasty
This stone panel, sometimes described as a "prayer tablet", was excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province in the South-West of China and dates to the 13th to 14th century, i.e. the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possibly the early Ming Dynasty...
A small carved seated figure of an official made in China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier. Condition - there are some losses to the wood and there are extensive losses to the old paintwork and gilding...
A large and finely patinated bronze opium weight of the 20 Tical, square base, c. 1750-1780.
Sharp 9-ray verification / currency mark. Beautiful green patina and a super attractive specimen!
Weight: c. 310 grams = 20 Tical
Condition: Good very fine!
Provenance: John Abrahamsen Collection, important Danish private collection of c. 250 Opium weights, hand-picked from 1991-2006, by the collector from German British and Danish dealers...
A heavy Burmese alabaster buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base, with meditative facial expression, emphasized by the half-closed eyes which look downwards.
Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th. century
Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age).
Size: 25cm x 19cm x 10cm, weight 3,3kg.
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Lovely set of 12 sterling silver cocktail or seafood forks by Davis & Galt. The handles are heavily decorated with an unusual repousse paisley pattern. The workmanship is very nice. The backs are hallmarked by the maker and have the retailer’s mark for Bailey, Banks & Biddle.
Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, sharp detail, no monograms. Size: 5-15/16” long. Weight: 179.5 grams.
A nice pair of Islamic pottery drinking bowls, Nishapur, 11th-12th cent AD.
Nice, smaller drinking bowls with glaze and caligraphic decorations on the interior. On in white glaze, the other with green glaze.
Size: 9 x 2,8 cm & 5,4 x 2,7 cm.
Condition: Choice for age and type. The larger bowl with a hairline crack.
Provenance: Prominent Danish-French Private Estate collection, (aquired 1970- c. 2007) of Islamic pottery ware from the 9th.-12th...
A Chinese Bronze Censer. Length approximately 16 cm (across the masks). Weight approximately 750 g. In good condition.
Mid 20th century textile from the Mulao ethnic group Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Province. This is a two paneled blanket with original border and supplementary weft silk embroidered pattern phoenix and flowers on a cotton field “key fret” pattern- all handspun threads. Good condition - no holes or missing embroidery threads. L: 110cm/43in and W: 66cm/cm/26in- with blue cotton border L: 153cm/59in and W: 110cm/43on.
Serene and calm landscape of the mountains with three figures, two men and a boy, sitting by the river bank. There are two inscriptions at the top with seal marks below them. It is mounted on a yellow paper with a medallion pattern. The image measures 17" wide 50.25" long, overall 24" wide 90" long.
Antique Chinese large cabinet. Beautifully lacquered with scenes of birds and flowers in gold on a red lacquer ground. Large doors open to reveal a compartment with two shelves. The top shelf has two small built in drawers. The sides of the cabinet are lacquered black. Dates from the 18th century.
Size: 70 1/4" high x 44" wide x 20 1/4" deep.
Figurine of Lhoan. Excellent Quality. Made as a incense burner, where smoke will come out from his ears. Hade of stonewware, No restoration or damage. Height 37 cm = 14.5 inch
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A creamware mug with a black transfer depicting two men walking across a bridge over a stream that pours into a peaceful river with a sailboat and boat with freight steered by a man in the stern. In the distance people on a point of land and in the far distance, beyond bends in the river, the top of an obelisk shows against the horizon. The oval transfer appears as if it was slightly too tall for the mug, being cut off at the bottom. It is otherwise framed with a laurel leaf surround...
Width 7.5 cm Height 4.5 cm
Small chip to the lid, no hairlines or cracks and free from restorations.
An extremely rare gilt bronze folding sundial-compass. Enamel dial, details in glass beads. The metal is finely chiselled with elegant volutes and gilded in the oven using the technique of gold-mercury amalgam. Very beautiful thick gilding that has withstood wear and tear well over the centuries...