This little chap is looking remarkably relaxed considering he has lost the tips of his fingers on one hand. And the tip of an ear also. Still, he is quite a rarity and makes a fine desk companion.

Approximately 6.5 cm high.7.5 cm maximum width...

An attractive copper and brass food container from Tibet. I am attracted by its simplicity and note that the copper part is brass brazed with a large dovetail seam around the middle.

Approximately 28.5cm high. One or two small dents from use...

A fine quality and beautiful Pre-Columbian Vera Cruz Laughing Head Circa 1000AD 9 in. with plinth which is removable The mask measuring 6”x 7”

A Sgaw Karen woman's tunic embroidered with yellow, red and white yarn, accentuated with Job's tears seeds. Condition: few loose threads, clean. Dimension: c. 62.5 x 68 cm. Please refer to "Peoples of the Golden Triangle: Six Tribes in Thailand" by Paul and Elaine Lewis, pages 76 - 81. Provenance: Private Swiss Collection.

A rare large Asian,possibly Mongolian, large brass carved and sculptured tray table with a wooden base, circa 1880s measuring 44 inch diameter

A rare and early 17th century delftware plate from Holland, depicting the English Queen Elizabeth I measuring 12.75 inches in diameter…… Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603)[a] was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Sometimes referred to as the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor

An ancient Jemdet Nasr cylinder seal from the famous Erlenmeyer collection.
This is a typical Jemdet Nasr cylinder seal of the "seated women“ or „pigtailed“ group and are often made of red or pinkish limestone. The amulet was bought from Galerie Günter Puhze and will come with their CoA.

For comparable ones see:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 62.70.74
British Museum, BM/Big number: 89355 or 129598

Date: Late Uruk - Jemdet Nasr, ca...

A Pwo Karen woman's tunic embroidered with lozenge-shaped and zigzag pattern, accentuated with Job's tears seeds. Condition: few loose threads and two lost seeds, clean. Dimension: c. 64 x 63 cm. Please refer to "Peoples of the Golden Triangle: Six Tribes in Thailand" by Paul and Elaine Lewis, pages 76 - 81. Provenance: Private Swiss Collection.

A set of five Japanese porcelain bowls of tapering square form, the corners with shallow concave chamfers, decorated with alternating panels of flowers and Ho-0 birds.

Each base has a ‘Fuki Choshun’ four-character mark in underglaze blue.

Two similar bowls are illustrated in the Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, #2673 and #2674. Dated to 1690~1730.

Approximately 9.5 cm square at the mouth and 6.8 cm high...

A beautiful Chinese Royal Zhao Dynasty measuring 7” in height and 6.5 in diameter in exquisite condition with original fitting lid

A beautiful and rare matched English Edwardian Desk and bookcases circa 1910.,each with glass doors that have finely Sculptured woodwork and the tops and desk tops have full Marquetry on the The bookcases sit atop the desks. Original hardware. Measuring 39 in Width, 50 in tall, 31” Table top, 21 in depth

Nineteenth Century American Chest Of Drawers W/ Secretary, Tambour Front, Ball & Claw Feet, and a brass gallery at the top. The secretary can be removed and has many drawers and locks

Irish Eighteenth Century Queen Anne Tilt Top Tea Table Measuring 30 inches across and 27” height. Made of solid mahogany with a cut and scalloped carve the edge with molding and finely carved legs.

English Mahogany Pembroke Table…a beautiful table with original hardware and large pull out drawer and two solid mahogany leaves. Measuring fully open 54”x32”, each leaf measuring 10.5” x32”, height is 27”

A Pwo Karen woman's tunic completely embroidered with lozenge-shaped and zigzag pattern, accentuated with Job's tears seeds. Condition: few loose threads, clean. Dimension: c. 65 x 53 cm. Please refer to "Peoples of the Golden Triangle: Six Tribes in Thailand" by Paul and Elaine Lewis, pages 76 - 81. Provenance: Private Swiss Collection.

Very Rare Joseon Period Lacquered Bamboo Fan with the Korean Taegeuk National Symbol.The last photo here shows a similar fan in a recent Korean auction with an estimate of $3,000 to $5,000. You can see similar examples on page 475 of the catalogue of the Korean art collection of the Grassi Museum in Leipzig, Germany. The Taegeuk symbol has been used in Korea for thousands of years and is the center of the Korean flag...

A Japanese porcelain koi dragon resting on the enameled base to simulate bronze with an open mouth and a sphere on the tongue. Entirely in glazed white porcelain with gold decorations on the fins, tail and long whiskers. Legend has it that a Koi carp leaping from the depths of the river attracted the attention of local demons, who stepped up the waterfall out of mischief. After a hundred years of jumping, a Koi finally reached the top of the waterfall...

A lovely Greek pottery figure of a goose or duck in red terracotta with remnants of white pigments, 4th.-3rd. century BC.

An interesting and attractive figure of the bird on a rock.

Size: 11,2 cm. long and 10,5 cm. tall.

Condition: Superb.

Ex. German Collection, aquired before 1980.