Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Bowl - Deer

This blue & white porcelain bowl was made during the latter part of the Ming Dynasty (!368 - 1644). The underglaze blue decoration around the outer wall features a deer walking in a landscape. The inside of the bowl is decorated with a blossoming flower. The deer represents longevity as it is the only animal able to find the sacred fungus of long life and immortality.

Diameter 11 cm...

Chinese Ming Dynasty / Transitional Blue & White Porcelain Bowl

This small blue & white porcelain bowl, or dish, was made during the early to mid 17th Century. Although it is attractively decorated in underglaze blue, we are unsure what the unusual central design represents; our best guess is that it is the conch (a symbol of prosperous travels) together with the Shou character (meaning longevity). the glaze is crackled in places.

Diameter 11 cm...

Chinese Ming Dynasty / Transitional Blue & White Porcelain Bowl

This small blue & white porcelain bowl, or dish, was made during the early to mid 17th Century. Although it is attractively decorated in underglaze blue, we are unsure what the unusual central design represents; our best guess is that it is the conch (a symbol of prosperous travels) together with the Shou character (meaning longevity).

Diameter 10.5 cm...

Rare Large Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Porcelain Dish

This unusually large porcelain dish, or bowl, was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), most likely at one of the kilns in Fujian province where ceramics were made for export around south-east Asia. The inner surface is decorated with incised swirling patterns and it has been coated in a pale greenish qingbai type glaze. Much of the underside remains unglazed revealing the pale greyish-white body...

An unusual and rare Arita Chawan and cover in late 18th century Qianlong Canton high footed style decorated with an "over the wall" "guogianzhi" pattern of a four toed Chinese dragon. Its full body obscured by the rim and continued in the interior of bowl and under the dish cover. Similar patterns appear on Chinese porcelain dating from the Yongzheng period...

A pair of sometsuke underglaze blue san kaku-gata choku, three sided cups, decorated with contrasting patterns of a pair of "Dutch" figures set against a diaper brocade ground, a scene of Chinese boys, karako, one playing with a standard, the other holding a double gourd form tokkuri, and an auspicious kara hana (literally Tang flower) inset within an arabesque of kara-kusa (Tang grasses) painted in kakiwake style. This form of cup is rare and apparently only occurs with this pattern...

Origin: Egypt

Material: white stone

Dimension: 1,3 cm.

Origin: Egypt

Material: Faience

Dimension: 1,4 cm.

Djedptahiufankh – Dd-ptH-iwf-anx Worker 2

with inscription (without vertical lines) and prince title

Deir el-Bahri - Cache I - Royal Cache DB320

Also known as Djedptahiwfankh, Djedptahioufankh, Zadptahefonkhou

The name means ‘Ptah has spoken and he lives

Djedptahiufankh is only known from his burial and mummy...

1920's Chinese Silver Kingfisher Feather Butterfly Shaped Brooch

It is 1.7 inches (4.5 cm) long by 2.6 inches (6.7 cm) wide. It is 6.6 gram.

It is tarnished and has minor missing feathers and surface wears (as seen in the photos).

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Chinese Paktong 3 Pieces Calligraphy Incense Clock Marked with Wood Carved Stand, Late 19th Century

It is 5.5 inches (14 cm) tall by 4.55 inches (11.6 cm) wide measured with stand and 3.9 inches (10 cm) tall by 4.1 inches (10.5 cm) wide measured without stand. The total weights is 3.3 lb.

It is tarnished and missing accessories. It also has oxidation, cut marks, and surface wears and scratches. The stand has chips and peeling (as seen in the photos)...

A set of Chinese green glazed pottery attendants and palanquin.

Age: China, Ming Dynasty, A.D. 1368 - 1644
Size of figures: Height 39.5 - 40.8 C.M. / Width 11 - 13 C.M. / Depth 11 - 13 C.M.
Size of palanquin: Height 36.7 C.M. / Width 13.5 C.M. / Depth 14.2 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground)...

BEWARE OF FIRE

Old Japanese paper hanging scroll with hand-drawn traditional slogan word for the protection against fire as ‘Hi-no-yo-jin’ (Beware of fire) in such unique unusual style, 19th - early 20th century, 25 x 92 cm (9.84 x 36.22in). Aged deterioration (stain, peeling, rip, etc.) as is as seen. Repaired at the backside in the later years...

Broad redware dish rim fragment depicting a very fine and detailed shrub with berries. The relief decoration was taken from a separate mold and applied to the almost flat rim.
The fragment belongs to the rim of a large dish with a calculated diameter of ca. 39 cm (15.4 in). A groove runs along the outer edge.
Ceramic
Roman, North Africa, 250-300 AD
L. 7.4 cm (2.9 in)
H. 5.1 cm (2 in)
D. (estimated) 39 cm (15.4 in)
Superb modeling. Minor flakes ...

Greek black-glazed juglet of bag-shaped body, splayed rim and strap handle. Ring foot missing. Late 4th century BC
Xenon ware nestoris with conical body, short flaring rim and delicate peaked handles. Shoulder and belly decorated with panels in applied red color. Foot missing. Xenon ware, 400-350 BC
Single-handled Apulian drinking cup, with steep wall, slightly everted rim and restored handle. Standing on a low ring foot. Around 350 BC
Ceramic
Apulian, 4th century BC ...

Two dishes with rounded wall and slightly incurved rim. One with pitted black glaze, standing on a bulged foot. The other unglazed.
Two more unglazed dishes with straight floor and bulged rim.
Ceramic
Campanian, late 4th century BC
D. 7.2 cm (2.8 in) to 12 cm (4.7 in)
Intact. Black glaze with surface wear, all with surface wear.
Swiss private collection. Glazed dish acquired in the German art market, September 2009.

The authenticity of the...

Antique Japanese hand-colored photograph of two beautiful young ladies in a garden. One uses a bamboo ladle to scoop water from a fountain. The other stands on the path behind her. Tall bamboo fences and manicured pants enclose the scene.

Meiji period (c. 1870)

Dimensions: Frame: 25 3/4" high x 19 1/2" wide. Image: approx. 10" high x 8" wide

Antique Japanese woodblock print of a Kabuki actor with an ornately lacquered cart, scene from play. Signed Gototei Kunisada ga. From 1811-1844 Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) used the name Gototei Kunisada.

Kunisada was born to a family that owned a ferry boat service allowing him the time and money to devote to art. At an early age, he impressed the great master, Toyokuni I of the Utagawa school. He became his apprentice, officially adopting the name Kunisada around 1807. It...

Japanese antique woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786–1864) titled: Night Rain at Hirefuri Peak (Hirefuri-mine yoru no ame): Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III (?) as Ôtomo's Daughter (Sokujo) Wakana-hime (R) and Nakamura Shikan IV as Toriyama Shûsaku Terutada (L), from the series Eight Views of Shiranui (Shiranui hakkei no uchi).

Kunisada was born to a family that owned a ferry boat service allowing him the time and money to devote to art. At an early age, he impre...

1900's Chinese Export Solid Silver Repousse Dragon Champion Cup Marked "HC"

It is 10 inches (25.4 cm) tall by 5.25 inches (13.4 cm) wide. It weighs 708.62 gram.

It is tarnished and has oxidation and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Antique Japanese diptych woodblock print by the artist Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) also known as Toyokuni III. The scene is of two beautiful ladies entertaining two men, most likely either samurai or actors in an elegant urban setting overlooking the harbor.

Kunisada was born to a family that owned a ferry boat service allowing him the time and money to devote to art. At an early age, he impressed the great master, Toyokuni I of the Utagawa school. He became his apprentice, off...

19th Century Japanese Wood Carved Netsuke See, Hear, No Evil Wise Monkey Signed

The monkey 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) tall by 1.2 inches (3 cm) wide.

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

Please contact us for more photos.

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The face on the spout is tinted with the same yellow/brown as the face on the pitcher. 10 ¼ inches high, 8 ½ inches across handle and 7 inches wide.

Isaac Van Amburgh was an American showman/animal trainer. He had his own travelling menagerie by the mid 1830s. Around 1830 he became the first (perhaps) performer to place his head in a lion’s mouth. His grandfather was Native American. Van Amburgh toured extensively, including in England. He performed for Queen Victoria and she commission...

A pair of Chinese pottery warriors with original pigments remaining.

Age: China, Northern Qi Dynasty, A.D. 550 - 577
Size: Height 23 - 25.4 C.M. / Width 6 - 7 C.M.
Height including stand: 29.5 - 31.5 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Ba...

A high quality, larger pottery figure of a male house attendant, dating to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.).

The attendant is wearing a robe in green and yellow Sancai colors, and he carries a wine sack in front of his chest. He wears a hat shaped like the roof of a house - a peculiar feature.
Nicely painted facial details with and a realistic expression.

Size: c. 32,5 cm. tall.

Condition: Extremely fine for type and age. Finely preserved glaze and pigment. Pi...

A pair of nicely patinated Thinbladed Danish neolithic axes dating to the 3rd mill BC.

Lot consist two almost completely polished axes. One is nearly perfectly symetrical, the other is an adze with a hollow-shaped edge.

Comes with old collection tag on the hollow-edged axe and finding place 'Køng' on the symetrical.

Sizes: c. 12 - 13 cm in length.

Condition: Nice Very fine, with beautiful grey patinas. Some minor chips as seen on pictures.

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A nice set of three Danish Neolithic sickles, dating to the 3rd mill BC.

Nicely executed crescent shaped sickles, made with the knapping technique known from the fistail daggers and lancet daggers from the same period.

Comes with collectors tags on all three sickles on the blades!

Sizes: c. 8,5-11 cm

Condition: Fine-Very fine. A nice lot with beautiful patinas and smaller chips.

Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–196...

KYOHO-BINA

Empress of old Japanese hina doll made during the Kyoho era (1716-35) in Edo period so-called 'Kyoho bina', in such damaged condition due to age but with beautiful face. H 21 x 25 x 12 cm (8.26 x 9.84 x 4.72in)


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Chinese painted pottery panel with figures, with original pigments remaining.

Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size of panel only: Height 24.2 C.M. / Width 28.2 C.M. / Thickness 5 C.M.
Height including stand: 39.8 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: W...

A fabulous large porcelain vase by Daimaru Hokuho (Hoppoo) complete with a rosewood base enclosed in the original signed and compartmentalized wooden box titled Konko-yu Semi Monkizami Kabin (Golden Yellow Glazed Vase inscribed with Cicada Patterns). The vase is a perfect example of the Sinophile aesthetic that permeated Japanese art in the early 20th century. The baluster form rises to frets in the shape of stylized cicada under a belt of archaic figures and yotsu-domoe (yin-yang) symbols. ...

A large porcelain vase by) Daimaru Hokuho (Hoppo) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yellow Porcelain Lightning Pattern Vase. The vase is a perfect example of the Sinophile aesthetic that permeated Japanese art in the early 20th century. The simplified form rises to a row of alternating concentric lines known as Lightning pattern. It is 21 cm (8-1/2 inches) diameter 25 cm (10 inches) tall and is in excellent condition.
Daimaru Hokuho (also called Hoppo, 1879-1959 ) would ...

Rare early 20th century Yi or Bai minority lacquered box constructed from leather with the wall of the lid is bamboo. While there is some literature published on Yi lacquer there is nothing on the Bai. I purchased this piece in a Bai minority, weekly market in Yunnan near Dali around 2000. I assume this is now an extinct craft no longer being done because of the availability of cheap plastic items as well as the migration of artisans to better paying jobs in the city. Very minor lacque...

Antique Japanese multi tired chest with single double hinged central compartment. All sides are decorated with circular gold lacquered bamboo, camilas, peony scene interspersed with the gold Tokugawa Shogunate family crest. Condition is consistent with age and does show wear. Very sturdy and is 100% complete. Ready to be enjoyed for many more years to come.

Age: late Edo period (1603 - 1868)

Dimensions: 29 7/8" wide x 26 3/4" high x 14 3/4" deep

An original antique Japanese lacquer tea chest. Consisting of two open shelves along with upper and lower compartments. Front is covered in gold lacquer with maki-e techniques depicting landscape seen with small village. depicts
The four vertical supports are adored with lacquer gold detail. From and base are decorated with mon and low relief patterns.

Age: Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)

Dimensions: 33 1/2" wide x 32 3/4" high x 13 3/4" deep

Djedptahiufankh – Dd-ptH-iwf-anx Worker 2

with inscription (without vertical lines) and prince title

Deir el-Bahri - Cache I - Royal Cache DB320

Also known as Djedptahiwfankh, Djedptahioufankh, Zadptahefonkhou

The name means ‘Ptah has spoken and he lives

Djedptahiufankh is only known from his burial and mummy. He held the title of “Second prophet of Amen”, District Governor as well as “King’s Son of Ramesses” and “King�...

1930's Japanese Plique a Jour Cloisonne Silver Vase with Butterfly, Bird, and Chrysanthemum Marked

It is 7.16 inches (18.2 cm) tall by 5.6 inches (14.2 cm) wide. It is 1.6 lb.

It is tarnished and has hairline cracks, enamel chips, enamel bruising, a hole drilled at the base, old stickers at the side, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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