A silver basket with handle, with design of birds and plum blossoms in open-work. Base with two maker's mark in Chinese. Condition: few traces of usage. Dimension: 13.5 cm long, height: c. 11 cm, weight: 108 g.
A fine Chinese Tang dynasty Yaozhou black glaze bottle. Ht. 7.3. Condition: chipped mouth rim, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.
Upper part of the seated Isis nursing the Horus child (Harpokrates). The miniature scale head shows detailed facial features. The goddess wears the tripartite wig surmounted by a crown in the shape of the st-seat sign, the hieroglyphic sign used to write her name.
With her right hand she is presenting her left breast to her son, which is now lost.
Moldmade. Pale green to white faience with glossy surface.
For a related example, cf. fig. 154, p. 55 in: Aurélia Masson...
Two small different shaped photo frames. Made of steel with gold damascene. The larger in the Moorish style with arabesques in the shape of a mihrab, the small one in oval form, backsides gilt. Condition: few traces of usage, the oval one without glass. Dimension: c. 13.8 x 7.8 cm and 8.4 x 6.4 cm.
A delightful bronze dresser mirror, the entire frame ornately decorated in the form of two Pierrot figures and a smiling man-in-the-moon. Pierrot was a originally a Comedia dell’Arte character, but in the 18th century, he and the moon became inextricably linked in the French children’s song, “Au Claire de la Lune.” There are a few variations of this mirror; this is the most ornate, with the intricately beveled glass. The detailing of the figures is excellent.
Origin: France, ca...
An attractive Chinese Song dynasty Yue ware vase. Ht. 29cm. Condition: Lugs missing, glaze deterioration, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.
A nice pair of Chinese Tang Dynasty Yue ware celadon glaze medicine bottles. Ht. 8.5. Condition: glaze deterioration, no chip, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.
A celadon-glazed porcelain vase in the shape of a drum. Decorated with slightly raised bands on top and bottom, and a pair of molded mask and ring handles on the shoulder. 19th century. Good condition with very tiny glaze flakes on the edge of the top rim. Please see photos for details. Height: 5-3/8".
This is tsutsugaki Thick hemp indigo dye katazome horse Cover textile at the Meiji era(1868-1912). The left and right indigo dyes are cotton. There is a fading part, but there is no damage.Recommended for charming wall decorations. Size: Length 110cm (44.3inch) / Width 87cm (34.2inch)
A beautiful pair of dangling earrings made with antique Qing Peking Glass Green Leopard Guru beads and hand made exotic Vermeil beads (silver dipped in genuine gold). For pierced ears only. Very striking, unique and glamorous!
Stickpins, also known as tie pins, have been collected since the 18th century when neckwear for men came into fashion. They were made in all manner of styles well into the 20th century, with no limits to the imagination as the pursuit of novelty came into full swing. The sun moon and stars motif represents the flow of time as our world cycles through from day to night...
A beautiful Kangxi style famille verte(susancai)eight lobes dish with flowers, bird and butterfly decorations. Kangxi mark but made in the 19th Century. Excellent condition with only one small ground mark inside the base and one glaze skiping spot above the bird. There are two original holes on the foot rim for hanging the dish. Diameter: 8-1/2"; Height: 1-1/2".
An Iranian tinned copper plate, of saucer form. Chased decoration of calligraphic cartouches. Base with maker's mark. Condition: some traces of usage, rubbing to tinning, slightly warped. Dimension: diameter 26 cm, 4.2 cm high.
A repoussed Persian tinned copper bowl. The etched and engraved decoration with a lovely scene comprising shepherds, camels and so on. Base with maker's mark. Condition: some traces of usage, rubbing to tinning. Dimension: diameter: 16.6 cm, 7.7 cm high.
A Rococo style bronze stand for either fire tools or umbrellas. May have been gilt at one time. 28 ½ inches tall and 10 inches across. French 19th century.
Condition: If gilt most of it is gone. Red showing in some of the bronze. Replaced screw holding the base and standard together. Good structural condition without repairs.
A small Chinese scholar's water coupe. The body is made of burl wood and the attached base is made of rose wood. Late Qing Dynasty. The water coupe is in good antique condition. Diameter: 3-1/4"; Height: 1-5/8".
This tea kettle / tea pot was made by the Southington Silver Company Ca 1900. It is quadruplated by Gerssmt.
The stand and kettle have the #2104 marked on the bottom.
The swing handle has the initial FWC engraved.
My picture #4 shows the only place where where I see any wear.
The pin for the hinge on the wick cover needs to be replaced.
It is in spectacular shape for its age.
This is a bronze dagger from Luristan dating to roughly 800 BC. It measures 310mm in length and weighs 107 grams. There are no repairs and the only damage appears to be on the "rams horn" decorated pommel. The bronze has a nice untouched patina. The metal is stable and solid.