19th century Chinese rock crystal seal blank of square section. All features seen in the stone are natural, no chips except for a small one by the base seen on Enlargement 2, left photo. Uncommon material for a seal, beautiful finish to the surface. Excellent object for scholar’s table. Height 1.63 inches, base 0.5 inches square.
Cast bronze vase of square shape. Beautiful casting and fine detailed chasing. Taotie mask decoration. The handles in the shape of birds'heads Fine finish. Archaic style but Qing period. Good condition. Nice old patina.
Height: 41cm
Weight: 7,5kg
Quillen …..an ancient Chinese bronze amphora shaped Wine Vessel..the form with fluted top and the center with scrolled handles and intricate curved forms with stylized dragons. Measuring about 7 1/2 inches tall
Interesting stoneage artifact, probably a massive weight of sorts or alternatively, a mace-like weapon.
It's shape is oval, almost like a melon, and it's made in a light grey granite stone. It has 4 symethric ridges for some kind of binding, but we're not certain of it's usage - you're welcome to e-mail if you have seen this artifact before / have got a litterary refference for it...
A fine Swiss or English Miniature watercolor of a young maiden with a lamb in its original bone and enameled frame. Measuring about 3” square. The watercolor measuring about 1.5” (Quillen Estate)
Rare ancient Egyptian opaque blue glass pendant in the shape of a pomegranate with yellow and white details.
For comparable amulets see:
Louvre Museum, Paris, E 2284 ; AF 2600 and N 1850 ; AF 2312
British Museum, London, EA48064 and EA68538
Petrie Museum UC22890
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 11.215.446
Date: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th - 20th Dynasty, ca. 1570 - 1070 B.C.
Material: Glass
Size: ca...
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)
An important Faience Mesoamerican Artifact possibly Yucatán in the form of an animal measuring 4.5” x 5.5” Quillen
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...
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)
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)
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
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 hand painted enamel snuffbox circa 1780 various hunting and landscape scenes. Measuring 3“ x 2“ x 1“. (Quillen)
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)
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 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.
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...