An eye-catching combination of brown-black colors and old expertly applied gold repairs on a classic Japanese E-Karatsu tea bowl dating from the middle of the Edo-Period (1603-1868).

Like many pottery traditions in Japan, Karatsu takes its name from the city where it originated. As early as the 15th century Korean potters heavily influenced the development of this form—helping to endow it with the earthy, simple, and natural qualities it is so appreciated for...

A fine pair of Gilt Bronze and black patina candelabra with hand cut Crystal fitting and a magnificent onyx base. The entire candelabras trimmed in Ormolu gold leaf. Each measuring 28” tall by 11” in width (Consignment)

Dutch 18th Century Script Plate 9”

A c. 1720-1740 Tobacco box in an extrafine and sharp condition for the often well-polished boxes of the early period.

Erotic motifs on both sides and as something rare, it's inscribed in the copper with 'Een vurig hart is een kroon der wereld' which means something like 'A fervent heart is a crown of the world'.

Length: 17 cm. and c. 5 cm. wide.

Condition: Near Extremely fine for the type of item.

Ex. Dutch Collection.

A Chinese blue and white dish decorated with "fire Dragon" and other motifs. This dish was from Dehua Kiln. Kangxi period. Excellent condition - no flaw through out except normal wear and small fire cracks. Diameter: 8-1/4".

Eighteenth Century Dutch Delftware Vase Blue & White measuring 9.5 inch In a classic shape with a wonderful ruffled rim

A nice scarce Golden Hamsa bronze opium weight of Burma, early weight with octagonal base, c. 1730-1760.

Weight: 155 grams = 10 Tical.

The bird with with beak appendages, octagonal base.

Condition: Very fine, much smooth wear, nice brown patina.

Reff. Gear group 3; Mikkelsen p. 116 fig. 51-52.

Provenance: John Abrahamsen Collection, important Danish private collection of c...

A beautiful Chinese Export floral multicolored enameled saucer measuring 5.5 inches with a coat of arms 18th century

A magnificent PAIR 18TH CENTURY CHINESE EXPORT MIRRORS FOR THE DUTCH MARKET, finely carved gold leafed wood . Rocco design with a pair on either end of carved birds. Each measuring 52” x 31”…..More information coming soon

Complete set of 4 Negoro bowls. Middle of the Edo period (late 17th to early 18th c.). Very smooth and shiny surface and a particularly deep orange-vermilion, caracteristic of the period. A damage on the border of the larger one. Signed. Diam. 14,2 cm, 13,3 cm, 12,7 cm and 12 cm

A rare and beautiful Large Chinese Export serving platter with the coat of arms of the British East India Company, with a salmon border measuring diameter 15.5 inches. Dating to the mid 18th century

Small shrine with the esoteric Buddhist figure of the Fudo Myōō who personifies Dainichi Nyorai. He is standing on a rock pedestal – symbol of his steadfastness - with a rope in his left hand and formerly with a sword in his right hand (broken off and missing). Behind him a flaming red mandorla. The patterns on his garment and his jewelry painted delicately in gold and mineral colors.
Japan, Edo period, 18th century.

Height of zushi: ca...

Pair of 18th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Qianlong Cockerel Ewer

Each piece is 6.4 inches (16.2 cm) tall by 6.1 inches (15.5 cm) wide. The total weights is 2.6 Lb.

They have missing handles, lid, and one claw at one rooster. They also have been repaired at the openings and one claw. In addition, they have hairline cracks at beaks and feet, chips at the feet and tails, repainted feet, beaks, and tail, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos)...

An American Philadelphia Pennsylvania Highboy base that was converted to a Lowboy Server, circa 1760, Walnut with a large drawer over three shorter drawers. Scalloped skirting resting on cabriolet legs with shell carved knees and ball and claw feet measuring as follows; Height 34” Width 41” Depth 24”

Small Chinese porcelain dish. Email of the "Famille Rose" representing a bird and peonies. Excellent quality rarely found on export porcelain, it's of the same quality as on Imperial porcelain. Good condition, a very minute chip. Diameter: 115mm (4,5 inches)

American Eighteenth Century Mahogany Scroll Highboy , measuring 93 inches in height, 43 inches width inches deep 19 inches deep A beautiful piece of American history., Provenance, Eunice Kennedy Shriver collection. The top with flame gold leaf finials and the piece with original brass hardware.

A magnificent Chinese Export reticulated porcelain Chestnut Basket and Undertray. The basket with upswept twined handles in Gold leaf enamels, Decorated in sepia and other deep tones with borders are fruiting grape clusters and floral sprays to the circular cartouche and central Rondell of undertray. Measuring Basket 10.5”x7”, Undertray 11”x7.5” Extremely beautiful and rare probably made for the Prussian market

A beautiful classic French Empire Ormolu Semanier Tall Chest , or sometimes called lingerie chest. Measuring h: 57” w:26” d:15” The seven drawer chest in gold leaf Ormolu bronze with intricate hardware in gilt bronze with mounted kingwood parquetry circa 1770

A very rare Yongzhen (1678-1735) Qing Dynasty period vase, in rare Cobolt or Imperial Chinese Blue color. The vase signed at bottom with an unusual speckled glazing. Measuring about 9.5” tall

Thomas Chippendale style chair with rush seat 18 century original pad feet turned styles and carved mahogany good original patina measuring 14 inches back measures 43 inches high

A rare and very large medical grade brass mortar with Dolphin handles, after Dutch model, Dutch or Northern European, c. 1690-1700.

An elegant mortar with concenthric lines and a gothic design with the wide mouth and two dolphin handles applied at the waist. The mortar comes with the original pestle. Such a large size and fine execution mortar for the period, would have been made for a pharmacy.

Size: c. 20,5 cm. tall and 20,3 cm...

Pair of Yongzheng/Qianlong Famille Rose Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Bowl Flower & Butterfly, 18th Century

They are 3.2 inches (8.3 cm) tall by 8 inches (20.3 cm) wide. They are 2.3 Lb.

They have dark spots, skip glaze, glaze cracks, rubbing of paint, and a chip at the rim of one bowl (as seen in the photos).

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A beautiful Eighteenth Century Scottish Settee with original flame stitch upholstered ,finely carved figure walnut, 45” width, 23” depth, 36” height

Chinese Ming Dynasty Terracotta Glazed Figure 14.5 in. A wonderful court figure in glazed and unglazed

Antique Japanese gray porcelain tea cup with crackle glaze. Decorated with delicate floral design in iron-rich dark brown/black glaze. Kyoto Ware.

Age: 18th century

Dimensions: 2 1/2" high x 2 5/8" wide

Provenance: From the personal collection of Frederic Cheever Torrey (1864-1935), partner of Vickery, Atkins & Torrey, interior design firm and art gallery founded in San Francisco in 1888...

English Early Nineteenth Century Pewter Tankard Dated 1709, in wonderful condition the top lid dated 1709, the inside bottom Decorated with a Chinese style coin Decoration measuring approximately 9 inches in height

French Louis XVI Period 5 drawer Dresser with Original Marble Top Brass gallery and fittings Measuring 36.5“ x 34“ tall and 19 inches deep.circa 1790

Antique Japanese zushi (traveler's shrine) with double panel doors which open to reveal a standing figure of Jizo Bosatsu (O-Jizo-Sama). Jizo is the protector of travelers and firefighters as well as the guardian of the souls of all children. He stands on a lotus base with a Buddhist ring staff (shakujo) in his right hand and a jewel in his left. The doors of the shrine are painted with tennin, celestial beings on either side. Made of wood with lacquer and gold gilt...

A 18th century Spanish dome top hinged (on a bias) valuables chest, wood covered in leather attach by means of brass studs. The whole storage compartment stands on a eight triangular, conjoined feet, which form four bracket feet., the chest is 22“ in width, 17 1/2“ tall, and 12.5” deep. The interior covered in Wine Colored satin...

ROCKFORD Model 1 All Original 3oz. Coin Silver Pocket Faub 1879. Mint and all original including the black felt pocket faub; complete with no initials on the faub itself. The silver key wind case is a double hinged back and bezel with the original hard rock heavy beveled crystal. Dial, movement is clean cunning and all original. Museum quality and rarity. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET or BONDS. BUY HARD ASSETS, SOMETHING PROVEN IN TIME.

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An English Hepplewhite miniature sideboard in mahogany with brass stringing and hardware circa 1800

A rare edo period Japanese choba (merchants) tansu from the Niigata perfection in Japan. Made of solid keyaki hardwood (including the back). Finely detailed hand forged iron of a flying crane and longevity turtle seen amongst the pine and bamboo. The lower two drawers depict a lock and drum. Stunning original finish with warm tones. 8 drawers in total each of there own size. Two small drawers with unique pull rings tucked securely behind the locking bar.
Locking bar has functional lo...

A very fine English Silk Stumpwork lined mirror, with a faux tortoise finish done circa 1680 to 1750. The fine detailed stumpwork depicting the English King above symbols of North America The mirror measuring 69” x 38” Stumpwork became popular in the 17th century, with it peaking between 1650 and 1690, although the term stumpwork was only used from the end of the 19th century. Before that time however, it was known as raised work or embossed work, which dates back to the 15th century. T...

An Early Silver Beaker, North European, Baroque period, dated 1701.

A beautiful engraved and large beaker with an extrafine decoration, consisting of vertical lines, framed with double concenthric lines on the body; with two beautifully engraved Floral medallions and another central medallion, engraved with P.F.S.S / Z.F.D.S and below the inscription with 1704. Stamped with three symethrically placed stamps in the bottom.

Size: 10,7 cm. heigh and ca. 10,4 cm. wide.
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France Porcelain Stag circa 1800 measuring 7“ x 7“ wide

Chaire with high, flat shoulder. Whitish gray stoneware with dark brown, partially transparent glaze with ochre colored splashes on shoulder, dripping down the body in thin clouds. Perhaps Seto region. Japan, 18th century.

H 3¾ inches

Some scraping of glaze on lip and body, consistent with age, all in all fine condition

Private collection of chaire (collection no. 54); bought from ‘private dealer’ (according to label inside piece); collection number in black lacquer written on ...

Chinese Qing Dynasty Massive Floral Decoration Vase signed Chien Lung ….circa 1780-1810 32 inches high by 16 inches wide with a circular wooden top

A remarkable Fou Dog from the Kangxi Era circa 1700 blanc de chine, measuring 10.5 inches

A huge white bronze / early brass mortar of the finest execution, likely apothecary, incl. pestle, Northern Europe, ca. 1690.

A nice early transition type of a later design that became popular in the 18th. century. Very elaborate and finely cast and with a nice colour.

Size: ca. 18 cm. from handle to handle, 17,3 cm. wide at the rim and 15 cm. tall. The Pestle is ca. 25,7 cm. long and the set weighs around 5 kilograms.

Provenance: The Estate of Carl-Johan Hummel...

Pair of Italian 18th century Church Candlestick in gilded wood With white original paint, prickette tops, 33”

Width: 15.7 cm (6.3 in)
Height: 3.3 cm (1.4 in)

Chinese porcelain Mandarin famille rose bowl; shows figures in a domestic setting with surrounding diaper-work borders and floral vignettes; 18th century; rings when tapped; good condition

Hey beautiful tortoiseshell snuffbox circa 1790 measuring 3 x 1 1/2“, with silver inlay shield Beautiful condition

Chinese export plate, decoration in Famille rose enamels of flowers and finger lemon. The well with an iron red border in European Rococo style and the background with greenish shade (more so than is seen on the photos). Diameter "9/ 23 cm. Condition: two chips to the rim and a glaze crack to the border (cf photos).

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

Hard porcelain dish, painted in cobalt blue under glassure. Decor typical of the second half of the 18th century. Japanese work, Arita kilns. Below are drawn 6 Chinese characters, apocryphal mark of Emperor Ming Tchenghoa. The shibata collection of the Porcelain Museum in Arita hosts a dish with a similar decoration. Good condition. Diameter: 215mm

A Japanese porcelain steep-sided dish depicting a traditional zashiki room or perhaps a temple interior. The plants seen through the windows are banana and cycad, both common in warmer climates as experienced in Kyushu or Okinawa. Arita 1730 - 1750. Two plates with similar central designs are found in ‘The Story of Imari’, Goro Shimura. ‘The Story of Imari, The Symbols and Mysteries of Antique Japanese Porcelain’, Ten Speed Press, Toronto. 2008. Items 61, 62.

Approximately 19.8 cm...

A shallow dish of octagonal form decorated with a design based on the so-called mesiande grid painted in reverse style, kakiwake, with a central motif of a stylised viewing rock and chrysanthemums, bordered by a series of eight tab like reserves containing further stylised vegetal motifs, apparently fusions of shida and warabi fern croziers and fronds with pine branches, matsu, and flowers, each framed by a stylised wave border. The design is exploring an autumnal or winter theme and reflects ...

A pair of Arita dishes moulded in Ko Sometsuke Kraak style decorated with a pair of scholars playing Go, one of the four accomplishments of the Chinese gentleman scholar. In which the first of the pair of figures is parodied in mitate style one of whom has a board on his head and one presumes losing opponent has a miserable expression. A short eight character poem is incorporated in the design, but is probably unrelated to the figures, reflecting the contemporary popularity of haigu combinatio...

From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, an unusually fine and early Qianlong Period (1736-1795) Nanking meat platter, depicting a willow tree and scholar's table objects amidst a flowered outcropping as the central design, surrounded by an elaborate border of butterflies, buddhist symbols, scrolls, and floral motifs.

Like our similarly shaped Qianlong Period Tureen Base Item # 959327 (Sold), this piece is top quality in terms of "Nanking Ware" (not to be confused with Nanking Cargo Sh...

A Burmanese bronze figure of a goose. Height approximately 11.2 cm and weight approximately 1200 gram. Good condition.

Fine Japanese 18th Century Moulded Arita Blue & White Porcelain Bowl

This attractive moulded porcelain bowl with an iron-brown edged foliate rim was made during the 18th century. The underglaze blue decoration of very good colour features three human figures in a garden. Around the outer wall is an elaborate scrolling design.

Diameter 13 cm. It is in fine condition with no repair or restoration and a good ring when tapped.

For information: This bowl was sold to a local collector by o...

An antique firearm dated on the riffle in brads, CANASATEGO. The rifle, mounted in a museum mounting the rifle measuring 58” Canassatego (c. 1684–1750) was a leader of the Onondaga nation who became a prominent diplomat and spokesman of the Iroquois Confederacy in the 1740s. He was involved in several controversial land sales to colonial British officials. He is now best known for a speech he gave at the 1744 Treaty of Lancaster, where he recommended that the British colonies emulate the...

A finely potted large Chinese Imari three colour Charger decorated with a design of a garden with elaborate fence with Lotus finials to the posts and Mudan, flowering Peonies, Asters and various other flowers, coupled with a flowering Baicai, white cabbage (Pak Choi); traditional symbols of prosperity and wealth. The cavetto is undecorated and the rim painted with a further auspicious arabesque of entwined Peonies and Chrysanthemums, symbolising longevity and eternal youth. The reverse is pain...

A fine little octagonal blue and white porcelain kakiemon style deep dish. Chocolate brown glazed rim, white body and clear glaze over cobalt blue decoration of a primitive, raised teahouse with loose thatch roof and slung entrance screen all under a large willow tree and, conspicuously, a spiderweb (perhaps to emphasize closeness to nature) in the foreground. The interior wall and rim decorated with repeating pattern and karakusa (scrolling vine and leaf). Karakusa also appearing on the exterio...

A pair of Imari tea bowls and saucers made for export to Europe decorated with a pattern of Hydrangea plants framed by a reserves bordered with brocade drapery tied with ribbons. The tea bowls are in good condition with no cracks, chips or restoration. They measure approximately 7.3 cm in diameter and are 4.2 cm in height. The saucers are also in good condition with no cracks, chips or restoration. However both have some glazing flaws, glaze skip, to the reverse, and one has some random crazing...

A beautiful and elegant Bohemian wine goblet with a stem with 2 knops and multiple merises; bowl engraved with birds, berries, and foliage; 6 1/2" tall, 3 1/2" bowl diameter, 3 3/4" foot diameter

A Large and Impressive Hand Painted Dutch Delft Vase. Eight reserves; four large ones of a bird and four lesser ones of a stag. Label on the base says "De Oude Moriaans Hoult (The Old Moors Head) Holland Delft (the mark) 1759". This refers to the potters mark, which was first used in 1759 (the Old Moors Head dates from 1648). Dimensions; 16" high, approximately 4.5 pounds in weight. Normal wear for Delft.

A pair of Japanese lacquered iron abumi (stirrups) decorated with gold lacquer on a roiro ground. It has butterfly family crests (mon) in the center of a scrolling leaf and flower border, the interior in red lacquer.

The butterfly design was a favorite among the aristocrats and was seen in their belongings, ox-carts and attire during the Heian period (794-1192). They were also seen in armor of the Heike (Taira family) before power was shifted to the Genji (Minamoto family) samurai. It ...

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 pair of large Japanese porcelain dishes, beautifully decorated in five colors: underglaze blue, overglaze black, -green, -aubergine, iron red and gold. Showing an asymetrical design of a courtesan with her servant under a cherry tree, the right side with flowers. The back with auspicious emblems, the base with spur marks and an underglaze blue apocryphal "Ming Jiajing" mark. Provenance: Swiss private collection. Dimension: diameter 27.5cm, 3.5 cm high. Condition: partial some wear tho the colo...