This 17th century carved polychrome wood head of Guan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) is 15 inches tall, 7 inches wide and 7 inches in depth. The solid teak wood base is 3 ¼ inches high, 9 inches wide and 8 ¾ inches in depth. This statue was part of the collection of a professor who spent over 20 years in China. Some of the color has come off and there is a long crack on the back of her head due to the age of this statue.
This is a Austrian rural style chest, a so called carved " Bauerntruhe " from Styria.
Softwood ( pine needle wood )
This piece from about 1750 originaly was only to open from upwards.
To make this nice piece more useable for everydays use, there recentely was made 2 doors into the front side of the chest.
These 2 doors are not visible, when they are closed.
Nice restored condition ! H : 33,5 inc. L : 55,5 inc. Deep : 21,5 inc.
This is another carved Pinzgauer armoire, this piece is from near Goldegg in the Pinzgau valley. This softwood ( pine needle wood ) piece is made in the Baroquian style, it also dates at about 1740 .
Very nice restored condition !
H : 73 inc. B : 49,5 inc. Deep : 26 inc.
This rich carved Austrian rural style armoire comes from the Pinzgau valley near Salzburg.
He is made in the Renaissance style, but he dates later at about 1740.
Softwood ( pine needle wood )
Very nice restored condition.
H : 72,5 inc. B : 48,5 inc. Deep : 22,5 inc.
A top piece of Austrian rural style Furniture !
It comes from the Tyrolian - Bavarian border area. This softwood armoire ( pine needle - wood ) is from about 1830.
Very good condition !
H : 82,5 inc. B : 44 inc. Deep : 22 inc.
Yuan Dynasty ( fourteenth century ) small Jar decorated in underglaze cobalt - blue.
Produced in Jingdezhen or Fujian.
Mint condition. H : 2 inc.
Song Dynastie ( 12th - 13th century ) stoneware Temmoku with a nice hares fur glaze !
Bowls like this were produced at the Jian kilns in Fujian province and at kilns in Henan province.
Very nice condition .
Diameter : 12,3 cm.
Extremely nice qingbai dish of the Yuan Dynasty ( 1279 - 1368 ) This very fine and fragile dish is in a mint condition !
Diameter : 16,3 cm.
Nice quality Ming Dynasty Jiajing ( 1522 - 1566 ) bowl .
Nearly perfect condition with only one very short hairline .
Diameter : 12 cm.
Imperial Ming Dynasty Yongle ( 1403 - 1424 ) bowl.
Please compare : " Exhibition of Imperial Porcelain of the Yongle Xuande Periods Excavated from the site of the Ming Imperial Factory at Jingdezhen ", Hong Kong, 1989, Kat.- Nr.44 - " Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of early Ming period Porcelains", National Palace Museum Taipeh, 1982, Nr. 27 .
Museum restored ( no repaint )
Diameter : 17,3 cm.
Chenghua (1465 - 87) minyao ( peoplesware ) bowl.
This nice piece bears the " tian " ( heaven ) mark on its base, which is normally to find also on later imperial pieces of the Chenghua periode !
Please look the photos closely to examine the condition. ( nice blue and nice glaze and one nearly not visible short hairline )
Diameter : 5,5 inc.
This outstanding hand made silver cloisonn¨¦ and jade bracelet is 7 inches long and 3 quarters of an inch at the widest part. It is an early 20th century product. The workmanship is superb and is in great shape. This is from a collection which we are selling for a retired jeweler. There are seven pieces of pale jade, every piece of jade is surrounded by butterfly design cloisonn¨¦. The back is a woven silver design.
Pair of Art Deco table lamps signed Legras. A golden amber glass body with random dark color glass threading. The base and top are made of bronze and detachable. Circa 1900.
Measures: 13.5" (34.3 cms) height X 7" (17.7 cms) diameter.
Large pewter claret jug. Highly ornate Art Nouveau pewter raised with blue-tinted reservoir glass, showing frieze. A vine and leaf decoration with figures overlay the jug. Possibly made in Germany. Late 19th. Century.
Measures: 16.5" (42 cms) height X 4.75" (12 cms) diameter.
A bronze mounted Sevres porcelain dish showing a couple in a romantic scene. Embossed with several marking on the bottom.
1- marked in blue with interlaced "L" S.
2- marked "CHATEAU DES TUILERIES" in a crown and circle.
3- marked in blue FRANCE.
Circa 1900, 6.50" (16.5 cms) diameter.
A 800 silver ritual mug, embossed with floral and leaf decoration, with cartouche in the front and a fly in the back. Made in Germany circa 1900, approx. 3' (7.5 cms.) high. The top of the mug handle is decorated with a bust of a man.
French Art Deco Opaline vase finely decorated with geometric design. Magnificent colors.Circa 1900-1910, Paris.
Measures: approx. 12.75" (32.5 cms)X 6.50" (16.5 cms) diameter.
1.75"(4.5 cms) Russian Silver Beakers inscribed 84 with maker's markings.(Please, see photos) 1880-1890 (Czarist Russia)...