All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Prehistorical item #1492711
A pair of rare thin-bladed Danish Danish neolithic axes dating to 3rd mill BC.

Both axes have long, slim blades and sharp edges, almost like chisels but they are axes.

One axe is fully polished on the sides, the other is unpolished. Comes with old collection tag, and finding places written on the side. (Kirke Stillinge, 1938, and Moen)

Sizes: c. 14 - 14,3 cm in length.

Condition: Nice Very fine, with beautiful orange-brown patinas...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Prehistorical item #1474976
Here's a pair of Thinbutted Danish Neolithic Axes dating to late 4th mill. BC.

Thinbutted axes were the preferred tool for clearing land, as the Neolithic civilisation came in the need of fields for cultivation.

Both axes in this pair are nice specimens from this development, and have probably contributed to gaining new ground for early Danish agriculture.

The axes measure 14 & 15 cm each, (c. 6 inches) but it is not unlikely that they were larger originally...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #422699
Elegant pair of large sterling silver salad servers in Frank Whiting’s 1893 “Tyrolean” pattern. This is one of the simpler Victorian designs and works nicely with a wide variety of other patterns. The pieces are quite heavy. The backs are marked with Whiting’s second hallmark.

Origin: America, ca. 1930. Condition: excellent, sharp detail, no monogram. Size: spoon, 9” long; fork, 9-3/16” long. Weight: 196.5 grams.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1920 item #403395 (stock #T-30)
Indigo dyed cotton wrapping cloth, furoshiki, from late Meiji Era. The family crest stencil dyed (katazome) into the corner is "anzu-botan" (apricot-peony). L.133cm (52.25") x W.130cm (51").
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1483304
An attractive and interesting seal carved with three horned animals and a bird behind, Western Mesopotamia, Ubaid period. c. 4th. mill. BC.

Boldly carved substantial seal in serpentine in the gable form.

Size: 27 mm. x 27 mm.

Condition: VF, fine wear from use to the horisontical perforation, but with the central seal image fully preserved.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 2005...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1491400
An attractive unpolished, thinbladed Danish neolithic axe dating to late 4th-early 3rd mill BC.

Very nicely knapping details on the sides and old collection tag - Found at Mols, Jylland.

Size: c. 17,4 cm. in length.

Condition: Good VF, choice axe with a lovely brown patina. a few minor chips.

Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964). Mainly found between WWI and WWII at Sværdborg mose (eng...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1416550 (stock #4A74G)
Japanese Lacquered Ceramic No Mask Okame Netsuke, Ca. 1900, Meiji period, 1 5/8" high, 1 1/4" wide, 3/4" deep, smiling slender eyes with dimples on both fat cheeks, beautiful face with red small tiny lips. Nicely aged with old patina, no damages.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #419439
Lovely sterling silver sugar tongs in an elegant pattern that seems more Georgian than Victorian. The tongs are of the finest quality and are large enough to be used as bonbon or ice tongs, as well as for sugar. The end has an attractive period “E” monogram. The inside is fully hallmarked for London, 1845-46, and also has the Victoria duty mark. The maker’s mark is “SH/DC”.

Origin: England, 1845. Condition: excellent, sharp detail, period monogram. Size: 5-3/4” long...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1900 item #24724
Six elegant Victorian fruit or desert knives with mother of pearl handles and sterling silver ferules with triple-banded decoration in a vine motif. The scimitar-shaped blades are silverplate and are marked "A. Stinnells Co., Inc." American, circa 1890. Excellent condition; one blade has a very small spot of wear to the plating. 6" long.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1458161
A near superb condition silex axe, dating to the Singlegrave period, 2800-2400 BC.

A partly polished axe with a very attractive patination and in near mint condition with a razorsharp edge.

Size: ca. 15 cm. long.

Ex. Danish Collection, comes with COA.

This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark. The license will be issued after sale - estimated delivery of the item with official license is 2-4 weeks after the sale.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Iron : Pre 1800 item #1492744
An interesting small collection of 11 iron keys and different sizes, c. 17th. century, some perhaps slight later.

Lot includes several late 16th. century - 17th. century Gothic types for cupboards and passage doors as well as smaller 17th.-18th. century types.

Size: 10,7 cm. max and smaller.

Ex. Important old Danish collection of keys.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1458160
A pair of attractively patinated and well-knapped axes, both dating to Daggertime, 2400-1800 BC.

The lot includes the finely knapped Daggertime types that are made as imitations of bronze axes of the period.

Size: 13,5 cm. and 13 cm.

Condition: Minor chipping to the edges othervise as made, exceptional marsh patina on both - brown and amber colours.

This lot comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Textiles : Pre 1920 item #570913 (stock #TC127)
This pair of Lotus Shoes have a lotus blossom embroidered on each side of the white silk vamp. Used and showing many signs of wear, they are also a bit are dirtier than they appear in the pictures. One of the leather heels is missing. They measure just a bit over 5" heel to toe tip...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1466867
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$195.00
Reduced, was 295.00
A lovely early variant of the bronze opium weight of the 20 Tical, Elongated octagonal base, c. 1720-1750.

This 20 tical weight is a transitional or Hybrid piece sporting a beautiful elongated octagonal base, very detailed and with an aucillery mark with 4 rays, which belongs to the types of the late 17th.-early 18th...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1485353
Late 19th century boxwood netsuke of a seated puppy. Very nicely carved, great depiction of its chubby body and pensive facial expression. Very pleasant wear and patina, old stable shrinkage lines as seen on photos. Length 1.45 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Lacquer : Pre 1900 item #1295677
An antique 19th Century solid wooden offering tray from Northern Thailand with cinnabar lacquer finish. Medium Size: H. 4.75" x 10" diameter (12 cm. x 27 cm.). Good overall condition, no restorations. Difficult to come by!
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1478200
A fine condition larger scaraboid stamp seal, Middle Assyrian Empire, c. 1400-1100 BC.

The seal engraved with an interesting zoomorphic Griffin like creature with.

The seal is carved and highly polished to it's scaraboid shape in a fine greenish black stone.

Size: 21 mm. long and 18 mm wide, 12 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine, atttractive!.

Comes with hard impression and ID card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberl...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1492149
A lovely Qing Dynasty porcelain jar with cover c. 18th. century.

A seafind in an extremely fine condition!

Size: 6,8 cm. tall and 7,8 cm. wide.

Condition: Extremely fine, a seafind with encrusted patina in the interiour.

Ex. Danish private Collection.