Beautiful antique Chinese desk, Republic Period (circa 1920) with inset marble details; door panels feature carvings of bamboo and plum blossoms with birds; detachable secretary top secured by mortise and tendons; inset brass handles. 54" high x 41 1/2' wide x 21 1/2" deep. (Stool sold separately $780.)

A Rare Chinese Pottery Vase Song Dynasty or even earlier. In good condition. Height is approximately 37 cm. Decorated with vertical and horizontal lines around the vase. A black stain on the rim as seen on the picture 1A and 1B. Free shipping with insurance.

19th century netsuke of a puppy wearing a collar with a bell and lying on an old straw sandal. Wonderful quality carving - see its right front paw lifting a straw rope that it is about to chew, its chubby body and perfectly rendered texture of woven straw of the sandal. Signed KAIGYOKUSAI in rectangular reserve on the bottom for Masateru, whose more common signature is KAIGYOKU MADO MASATERU (Kaigyoku’s grandson, Masateru)...

An American Federal Period Coin Silver Creamer or Milk Jug by John McMullin (1765-1843) of Philadelphia. Monogrammed on one side "PJG" with "BB" over it and "MB" under it and the dates 1790 and 1850. On the other side "NRG" and the date 1923. Presumably this was a family piece used over generations. Possibly given originally as a birth present. Dimensions; 6" x 6" x 4" at base; weight 8.2 Troy ounces. Excellent condition.

Rare Chinese longquan celadon bowl decorated with biscuit twin fish at the center. 14th-15th century. Good conditions. 7,2 cm diameter.

18th to early 19th century iron Japanese sword tsuba with design of a shrew on a vine with ripe grapes, design continuing on the back. Crisp detailing, good design, gilded highlights, wonderful detailing in great condition. Height 2.82 inches.

A Chinese Celadon Glazed Covered Box. Circa, 10th Century, Yue Ware, Northern Song Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Stoneware covered box with a carved and combed floral decoration. It is covered overall in a grey-green celadon glaze, except for the foot-ring and base. Measurements: diameter (4"inches) across. Condition: in perfect condition. No cracks, no chips, and no repairs...

Antique Islamic fruit sherbet spoon made of solid silver, 19th century Turkey. It has a Turkish Ottoman coin bowl and a long twisted stem handle. The silver is marked 800, indicating its grade, and has an elaborate finial in the shape of a crown. The finial is adorned with Islamic symbols, including a crescent moon and a star. The bowl is made of a 20 Kurush silver coin of Sultan Abdul Aziz II, which is dated AH 1277 (1861-1874 AD)...

A clear glass scent bottle of profiled shape, mouth blown in a mold, the white enamel decoration underlining the contours of the design. Made around 1850 and probably Scandinavian. Height including stopper "6 ¼ / 16 cm. Condition: small nick to the underside of the mouth rim.

Width approximately 16.5 cm (across the handles). Repaired. Original parts. In good condition.

This is a antique wonderful boro noragi sashiko stitch Indigo dyed navy blue cotton . All stitching of the sashiko stitch for reinforcement and repair is handmade and beautifully designed. Size: :Length:66cm (25.9 ")　　Back width :55cm (21.6")

Carefully polished impasto ware amphora of biconical shape. The handles span from the slightly flared mouth to the shoulder.
The shoulder area enhanced with molded ridges.
Hand-built dark brown impasto with carefully smoothed surface. Dendrite-like deposits.
For related examples, cf. CVA Warsaw, Musée National 6, 4345, pl. 38.5 (inv. 147348) and pl. 38.13 (inv. 147340). Beazley archive no...

One of the most unusual pieces I have ever seen from this innovative artist, an octopus shaped Koro by Suwa Sozan I enclosed in the original signed wooden box bearing the Teishitsu Gigei-in seal of the Imperial Art Academy. The bulbous top of the head is removable along a line as if the creature were wearing a hachimaki head band, revealing the incense chamber within. It is 26.5 cm (10-1/2 inches) tall, 19.5 cm (roughly 8 inches) diameter and in excellent condition...

A rare chinese Liao dynasty cream glaze small zhadoa in good condition except glaze corrossion and flake off on edges near mouth rim

A set of superb bronze Hamsa bird opium weights of 5 tical, Late Shan Empire, c. early 1800s.

The Hamsas with varieties of spikes and other features, all standing on elongated hexagonal bases. Clear 6-ray verification marks.

Weight: c...

A Set of Six Nanking Cargo 'Batavian Bamboo & Peony' tea bowl and saucer. 18th century.All in good condition.Size : Cup 8 cm diameter.saucer 13cm diameter.

This is an original 18th century Gouyn period porcelain Chelsea fob seal. This seal features Cupid, quiver slung over his shoulder, standing by an altar sacrificing a heart and reads, Je Vous L'offre, "I offer it (my heart) to you". These seals were given as love tokens by the wealthy and known as "toys". Charles Gouyn, a French jeweler , with Nicholas Sprimont a silversmith founded the Chelsea Factory in 1743...

A beautiful pair of Thinbladed Danish Neolithic Axes dating to 3rd mill BC.

The 'thinbladed' types of axes, developed in the later 3rd mill. where the flintsmiths began to make more specialised, smaller tools. Both are unpolished with nice glossy patinas.

One is an adze with a slightly hollow edge - the other axe with calky white patina on one side. Mottled beige and white on the other side.

Sizes: 12 & 13,8 cm - 4,7 &5,5 inches...

It is the decoration and this really brilliant cobalt blue that makes this jar to an realy extraordinary nice example of an Qing Dynasty blue and white vase / jar. Qing Dynasty, late 18th. century. H.: 9,4 cm. Diameter: 8,7 cm. Condition : Perfect.

19th century
Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with flambe glaze
H: 38.3 cm, w (at widest point): 23 cm Nearly perfect condition: rough unevenness to foot rim
From a Fort Lauderdale, Florida estate

The Qing flambe glaze is rooted in the antiquarian revivals of the Yongzheng and Qianlong period, when an interest in Song monochromes led to attempts to copy Jun glazes...

An extremely rare sterling silver ladle for serving warm alcohol-based punch. The globe-form bowl is the traditional shape for toddy ladles. Today, the ladle could be used for various sauces or beverages such as egg nog—or even a toddy! The straight handle is ornamented with simple turnings before swelling to an olive-shaped terminal decorated with bright-cut floral engraving...

We like to offer a rare antique Tako-Tsubo Akashi Vase, made 120 years ago during the Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912). This vase is designed to imitate a 'TAKO-TSUBO', an traditional octopus trap. Sculptures of two octopuses are incorporated into the vase.

Akashi ware (明石焼) is pottery and porcelain mainly made in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture. Somewhere between 1615–24, the official kiln of Ogasawara Tadamasa, the lord of the Akashi Castle, was established. Toda Oribenosu...

A beautiful pair of Japanese bowls by Koransha, “the company of the scented orchid”, c 1920 or earlier. Decoration in under-glaze blue of leaves, and berries and smaller leaves in over-glaze red and turquoise. Height "2¼/ 6 cm, diameter "4/ 10,5 cm. Condition: restored chip to foot-rim of one bowl, as seen on photos.

A Lace and Silk embroidered textile, a souvenir from France. measuring 20 x 20“ silk on silk frame size 30 x 30“ frame

Hopi Hemis Kachina doll with tablita. Circa 1880-1890. Minor paint and wood loss. Dimensions: 14 1/4" tall.

Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 15.6 C.M. / Width 12 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Superb sutra book (Kammavaca) made of two book covers made of teak wood and 16 pages made of palm wood. The pages are written recto/verso, in Pali script lacquered with black tamarind seed on a gilt background and illuminations. The two covers are with red drawings representing celestial beings on a gilt background. Burma, early 19th century. Dimensions: length: 62 cm, height: 12 cm. Some signs of wear and use, tiny chip on one page (see photo), otherwise very good condition. Acquired from an an...

Description: exquisite and wonderful sterling silver set, I have combined different elements of this set from different countries and the combination is a lovely set. The large tray is a superb piece from Siam, the old name for Thailand, with gorgeous floral design and four sitting Buddha. Creamer is from Mexico with repousse floral motif and two birds sitting on branches on each side . Two beautiful large salt & pepper shakers and a well designed spoon. The tray measures 12.5" x 8.5". Creame...

An antique Japanese Todana Tansu (cabinet chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hand forged iron handles including the Warabite handles. Two sliding doors behind which lies a large storage area, a lift-out door where additional storage was used and 6 drawers of varying sizes used to organize ones belongings. Side slates added strength and support. Constructed using both single and double through mortise and tenon Japanese joinery.

Age: Meiji Peri...

Chinese song dynasty longquan celadon jar covered with very nice bluish green glaze.8cm diameter. 7cm high. Good conditions.

Uchishiki which is one of temple decorations put under the altar. This one is made of "hangiri" (pants), which is one of No costumes. It is made of blue ground silk satin with "hiun and uroko" (flying cloud and fish scale) design with gold treads. It has kanji letters "Meiji 5 (1873)"in the back, however it is the date when it was dedicated, so the age of the cloth might have been from late Edo period. Real gold thread is woven for the design. In good condition except for some whitish stains in ...

This is silk beautiful yuzen-dye fukusa textile of meiji Era. This little bird is White wagtail and is hand-embroidered. It's a very polite and beautiful embroidery. Thread of gold is embroidered of the morning sun .The other part is yuzen-dye which was drawn by hand and dyed. It's like a beautiful Japanese painting. This fukusa can be easily decorated on the wall. Recommended for your antique collection. It has few thin stain. However, it is not conspicuous. It does not have a damage and is i...

These mid 19th century Chinese carved wood statues are around 12 inches high, 8 inches wide and 5 inches deep. They depict two young men sitting on a Qi Lin (or Qi Ren). Their arms are raised up and they are holding gold ingots. Both Qi Lin have a loose ball in their mouths. The workmanship is great, especially the detail of the Qi lin’s faces. Aside from slightly worn colors and portions of the statues are missing due to age, they are in good condition.

A Beautiful PAIR OF CHINESE PATE SUR PATE GARDEN STOOLS of barrel form, with floral and butterfly slip decoration, all reserved on a bright blue ground, 19'' H, 12'' D (2)

A colorless Webb ewer or cruet decorated with an acid etched floral design and having an acorn stopper. The 7 ½ inch tall piece is 10 inches tall with the stopper in place. The stopper is not the original but is the correct style of stopper for this piece.

Joseon Dynasty Ton-kwe (Korean Coin Chest). Coin chests are highly prized by collectors, as their purpose required that they be the largest, heaviest, and most well constructed piece of furniture in the home of an aristocrat. Paper money did not exist in Yi Dynasty Korea, and the coins were of very small denominations. They had to be strung together in large quantities to have any worth, so a strong money box was obviously a necessity. This is a very heavy and likely the most impressive authenti...