Lovely old Burmese lacquer box with a finely woven lattice work, insert lid (I assume to keep the flies off your “tiffin”) or used to sieve. Circa 60-90 years old, it is very thin and lightweight and the body is constructed of bamboo., I acquired this in a Pagan, lacquer shop about 20 years ago. Excellent original condition with minor lacquer loss at the bottom’s edge as to be expected from a genuinely old piece. D: 30.5cm/12in and H: 16cm/6.2in.

DESCRIPTION: An ornate, cast iron oil lamp by Bradley & Hubbard in gothic style with a pierced, rounded body and vine & tendril feet. Beautiful iron work, original font, bulbous glass shade; stamped B&H for Bradley & Hubbard. Very sturdy and in excellent condition. DIMENSIONS: Lamp is 13”H x 9”W; Shade is 9”H x 5”W.

This is a genuine, archaic Chinese nephrite axe or Gui scepter. The surface has the expected smooth, "waxy" feel to it. The end is sharpened (which leads me to think it was made as a prestige axe as opposed to a scepter, although the literature seems to view pieces such as this one as either/both an axe and a Gui scepter; e.g. Rawson in Chinese Jade - I've included photos of the pieces listed there for reference)...

1900's Japanese Makie Lacquered Wood Carved Boko Box

It is 3.5 inches (9 cm) tall by 5.7 inches (14.5 cm) wide and 4.9 inches (12.5 cm) in length. It is 237.1 gram.

It has small chips, peeling of lacquer, cracks, stains, rubbing of lacquer and gold, and surfaces wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Two characters with bird beaks serving as incense holders. They are in sandstone covered with lead glassures of three colors (sancai), yellow, green and manganese, these models also have a part enamelled in white. Models with animal masks are much rarer than those with human faces and probably represent the animals of the zodiac. Good condition, almost not worn, a broken and glued head visible on photos. The glassure is finely cracked. Height: 325mm. Chinese work probably 17°, but maybe before.

Pair of Rare Chinese Sui / Early Tang Dynasty Pottery Ladies

These fine and very rare pottery ladies were made during either the Sui Dynasty (AD 581 - 518) or the early part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). They are made from a fine-grained grey pottery and are particularly well-detailed; note the detail of the faces, the hairstyle, the folds of the clothing with the very long sleeves. Traces of the original "cold painted" surface pigment remain. 

Height 25.5 cm...

Fine Large Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Ding Tripod (206 BC - AD 8)

This fine example of a painted pottery ding was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is a large example of its type, made from a fine-grained grey pottery and relatively highly-fired, having a distinct ring when tapped. The lower part stands on three long curved legs and has two curved square-cup handles on opposing sides...

A Chinese painted grey pottery figure of a standing musician, very well modelled wearing a wind hat, his head turned down to the right. 20 cms. Northern Wei dynasty, 5th/6th century AD. Oxford TL Test Certificate. This is a rare figure. To date I have only seen one other musician from the same set.

French Belle Epoque Classical 950 silver tea urn, ca 1900. Ovoid with turned stained-wood handles with silver scroll and leaf mounts. Scaly fish spout with tail mount and gaping mouth spout and turned stained wood and silver scroll tap. Double-domed cover with berry finial. Three double-scroll supports with leaf mounts and feet mounted to stepped and stained-wood drum-form blocks. Heating element set in scroll-mounted ring. Twisted fluting and lobing. Vitruvian scroll and leaf borders...

A rare hand painted Snuffbox (tobacco) English circa 1790 view of Battersea measuring 2 1/2 inches wide, 1.75 inches deep 1.25” high (Quillen estate)

A hand painted enamel snuffbox circa 1780 various hunting and landscape scenes. Measuring 3“ x 2“ x 1“. (Quillen)

A rare and unusual hand painted Snuffbox in white enamel with swirling designs in blue and a hand painted scene on the lid. Measuring 1.75” x 1.25” x 1.25” (QUILLEN ESTATE

A beautiful Snuffbox with exterior and interior painting. The lid with a French couple and the interior with wooded scene and countryside cottage. 2” diameter and about 1” in height QUILLEN ESTATE

Southeast Asian Bronze from the 17th or early eighteenth century mounted on a wooden plinth. The head of typical form of a Buddha measuring 2” in height on a wooden plinth. (Quillen)

Polychrome bronze statuette of a group of mice around a pumpkin and a pomegranate. The five mice have a dark brown patina, while the hollowed-out gourd is dark brown and the split pomegranate is dark red.

Written in a cartouche on one of the pumpkin slices, "Shôsai Foundry" (正齊鋳, shôsai-chû).
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Height: 6.4 in. (16.3 cm) – width: 7.8 in. (20 cm) – depth: 7.3 in. (18.5 cm)

Bronze sculpture representing an owl on a tree stump covered with ivy. The owl, detachable from its base, has shakudo eyes. It is certainly an Ryûkyû scops owl (Otus elegans), present in the south of Japan in Ryûkyû Islands.
Red fabric glued to the base of the trunk to protect the base and the pedestal (not original).

The owl (fukurô, 梟) symbolizes good luck and protection from hardship...

An important Faience Mesoamerican Artifact possibly Yucatán in the form of an animal measuring 4.5” x 5.5” Quillen

A good quality bronze Italian or French done circa 1720 of a male nude standing figure in a Greek or Roman figure measuring 6” (Quillen)