Antique carved and deeply stained bone netsuke: Gamma Sennin standing and holding an object, 19th Century era. Size; Height of carving is 2 3/8 inches, fair condition.

A pair of tall beautiful Bohemian art glass vases decorated (most probably by acid etching) with pastoral scenes. Each vase is 13 3/4 inches (35 cm) tall and 5 3/4 inches (14,5 cm) wide at the widest. Overall, the vases are in good condition (there are some flea-bites on rims and a tiny flea-bite on the body of one vase). Unsigned - attributed to Beyermann of Haida based on decor and shape.

A beautiful, early (C; 1887) Rookwood pottery nut-dish, signed by artist. The dish is 6 inches long, 4 3/8 inches wide and 1 3/8 inches high. It is in good condition (expected age-related crazing). Properly marked on bottom.

A beautiful, hand-painted creamer and sugar set in ornate Wilcox quadruple-plated silver holders. Both pieces of glass are decorated with flowers, butterflies, etc. The metallic holders have superb wrap-around decor. The creamer is 5 1/4 inches wide and 4 3/8 inches high, while the sugar container is 4 1/2 inches wide and 4 1/4 inches high. Except for a rim-chip in the sugar container (see last picture - hidden with lid in place), the pieces are in good condition. Polished pontils...

Huangyangmu (rosewood) toggle of a very simple drum with a kind of ball moving inside.
Beautiful patina, good condition with cracks (see pix). L: 4 cms. 19th C. TCT 132 (see Bibliography)

Huangyangmu (rosewood) toggle of a monkey eating the peach of immortality and riding a lion, the lion standing on a drum (the ball inside is broken in 2 pieces). Promotion and longevity symbol.
Beautiful patina, good condition with expected wear and tear (see pix). H: 6,5 cms. TCT 114 (see Bibliography)

Big huangyangmu (rosewood) pipe ornament of a monkey riding a guardian lion, standing on a drum-like base; promotion and protection symbol. Carving all around the base.
Very good condition and beautiful patina; a tiny chip on the lower jaw and a tiny chip and a slight crack on the base, no moving seeds (see pix 4, 5, 6); no left foot: missing or not carved? Qing, 19 th C. H: 6 cms

English sterling silver and horn handled cane, handle bears 1911 presentation and and silver and maker's mark, having an ebonized shaft ending in a bronze ferrule. Size; Handle measures 5 inches in length, Overall length of cane 33.5 inches. Condition Report; Considering the age, in fair condition.

English sterling silver handled cane, handle bears the silver and maker's mark, haven't read the marking but believe it to be from late 19th/early 20th century period, having an rosewood shaft. Size; Handle measures 2 ” x 1 1/2”, Overall length of cane 36 inches. Condition Report; Several dings and dents to the handle area, sign of age wear to the shaft.

Chinese Six Silver Dragon Teacups Stamped & Marked

Description & Size

2 Lge: 5.08 cm (2") height & 9.52 x 7.11 cm (3.75" x 2.8") wide with & without handle

4 Sm: 4.44 cm (1.75") height & 9.52 x 6.85 cm (3.75" x 2.7") wide with & without handle

Total Weight: 541 gram (19.08 oz)

Age: c19th Century, Production: Handcrafted

A set of Six Chinese silver dragon teacups c19th Century with good size & weight...

Japanese silver wire cloisonne vase. Green, aubergine, coral, violet, white, yellow, dark blue and black enamel decoration of bird and flowers all on a light blue enamel background. Two faint, tight hairlines (in the blue enamel background) issue each about a half inch from different petals of the topmost peony blossom decoration, otherwise good. Height 7 1/4 inches (18.42 cm)

Fine Chinese export semi-eggshell enameled porcelain plate, depicting a finely and delicately painted young woman and child reading in a courtyard setting within a rim of alternating scenic cartouches highlighted in gold and executed on a thin porcelain plate with raised rim foot on verso, 18th century period. Size; Diameter 8 inches, in good condition.

Well crafted Burmese repousse Stupa Shaped Silver Ink Well, with removable top and drawer to base, the inkwell decorated in high relief with dragons, Buddha and other motifs, from 19th century era. Size; Measurements of this item are appx. 6 1/8 inches in height and 2 5/8 inches in width in very good condition.

Well crafted Burmese repousse silver dish, the dish engraved and worked in repousse featuring immortals encircling the cavetto around a peacock chiseled to the center, from late 19th century period. Size; Diameter of dish is appx. 7 1/4 inches with no condition concerns.

Beautiful Chinese antique silk panel, embroidered with a scene of a pair of geese swimming through water near a shoreline of exuberantly blossoming flowers, wonderful details, framed, Republic Period. Total size: 28 3/4" high x 63" wide Size of art: 23 3/4" high x 57" wide.

Beautiful Chinese antique silk panel, embroidered with a scene of Fu-dogs, birds on blossoming branch, embroidered writing on either side, wonderful details, framed, Republic Period. Total size: 28 3/4" high x 63" wide Size of art: 23 3/4" high x 57" wide.

This adorable antique Japanese Sumida Gawa vase has turned iron-red body, neck covered with a glaze of various shades of grey, green and black dripping down the shoulder and into the mouth. With children carrying a Buddhist drum and seated on the side of the vase. This piece is signed on a glazed plaque on side.

Condition: The vase is in good overall condition. As the photos show there is minor old damage; one of child's hand is missing and there is a crack on the body...

Antique Japanese Bronze sculpture extremely well modeled and superbly executed with stunning details depicting a young Japanese philosopher Kinjiro Ninomiya Sontoku carrying a bundle of firewood on his back and an axe through the back of his belt. The interior of the base is entirely inscribed in Japanese characters.

CONDITION: Very good quality workmanship with excellent natural dark patina, the right hand, carved of bone, is possibly a later replacement...

Japanese antique couch, elaborately carved with coiling dragons, curving arms are carved in the form of two dragons, the seat is fitted with a cushion covered in silk brocade with a Chinese design, Meiji Period. Size: 41 1/4" high x 49" wide x 22" deep. (the seat is 42" wide x 16/17" deep.)

Authentic antique 18th -19th century finely painted on cloth Tibetan Tangka – Thanka of Chenrezig -Avalokiteshvara - Buddha of compassion.

The deity, with white skin, is seated majestically on a grand throne, elegantly dressed in a traditional dhoti, and adorned with an array of ribbons and intricate jewelry, which adds to the overall grandeur of the scene. The deity is surrounded by a radiant nimbus and aureole, which further emphasizes the deity's divine nature...

Antique Burmese bronze handmade bell, nicely ornate by skilled craftsmen, Burma, circa 19th century.
CONDITION: Very nice patina showing its age and usage, original clapper.
MEASUREMENTS: Approximately 3 ¼ inches (8.3 cm) tall.

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Brass toggle of a male baby wearing an apron and holding an ingot.
Symbol of fertility and wealth, and expression of the desire for a male descendant. Very appreciated wedding present.
Excellent craftsmanship, beautiful patina, perfect condition (see pix). H: 4,5 cms.19th C. or before. TCT 245 (see Bibliography)

An antique Persian seal or weight, made from bronze or brass, both sides engraved with Islamic script. From an old Swiss collection. Condition: traces of usage. Dimension: 2.1 cm x 2.1 cm x 0.7 cm.

Pair small Japanese blue and white porcelain dishes. Hawthorne style decoration of prunus branches in bloom. Verso with three prunus branches. Blue underglaze mark centered within the foot rim. Fair to decent condition with a few frit like flea bites to the glaze along the rims. No cracks and no hairlines. Diameter each about 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm)

Japanese Genroku era Imari bowl with blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze enamel decoration. The octagonal form with alternating panels on both interior and exterior of flowers and of boat in garden landscape. The cavetto with vase and flowers decoration. Flowers and vine decoration around the foot. Flower head decoration in red enamel inside blue ring within ring foot. The white glaze around the buff colored foot rim burned to a thin dark iron colored ring before the unglazed rim...

A marked Meissen match safe from the late 19th century for those matches that were struck on any rough surface. The rough surface is on the inside of the top. The box is a rectangle with cut corners and curved sides. The outside of the top is stepped with blue bands marking each step to the flat top, the sides of the lower portion curve inward to a low foot. The crossed swords on the bottom in underglaze blue are typical late 19th century...

Authentic antique late 18th century Russian Orthodox hand painted miniature Icon “the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow”; in the center The Virgin with a warder in her right hand with the groups of suffering people on her sides and the Holy Face on the top part.
MEASUREMENTS: 11 cm x 8.5cm (4 3/8 in x 3 3/8 in)
Condition: Nice old very dark patina. The icon is in the original condition with nice old very dark patina, no repairs or restorations...

Big "Bianlian" Nuo mask of Tudi Gong, the "God of soil" and grains, essential in an agrarian country. He is the main actor in Wunuo cult, usually represented with a smiling face, and long eyebrows and beard often missing or replaced later; when missing, we can see holes where the hair was fastened.
Bianlian means face changing: this mask has an articulated jaw which could be animated by the wearer...

Brass toggle of a horse; excellent and vivid craftsmanship.
Beautiful patina, perfect condition (see pix). 19th C. or before. L: 5 cms. TCT 244 (see Bibliography)

Japanese Lg Sterling Silver Teapot Signed

Description & Size: 22.86 x 25.4 x 12.7 cm (9" x 10" x 5") height & wide with & without handle & spout

Weight: 629 gram (22.18 oz)

Age: Early 20th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a large size Japanese Sterling silver teapot constructed with good sterling silver guage. It's nicely handcrafted with a bamboo design handle & spout...

Chinese delicately carved jadeite "pebble"; of unusual form: rendered as a lily pad wrapped about swimming fishes with scrolling foliage in deep relief; the interior of light green with a polished rust color pebble exterior, artist has rendered great workmanship featuring this wonderful carving, late 19th/early 20th century period. Size; Length of carving is 7 1/2 inches, in great condition with no imperfections.

Huangyangmu (rosewood) toggle of a very elegant pair of shoes. Symbol of marital compatibility and fertility.
Good condition, beautiful patina. L: 4 cms. 19th C.TCT 84 (see Bibliography)

Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period multi-lobed wedding collar embroidered in polychrome silk thread with flowers, birds, insects, and small animals on a silk ground. The collar is composed of two layers of streamers, with shorter red narrow streamers lightly stitched onto longer white streamers which terminate in ruyi heads...

A superb and beautiful Worcester porcelain Scratch Cross period (incised line on the underside of the base) sauce boat moulded with rococo panels and cartouches formed of scrolling motifs. Both sides have a Long Eliza figure in a landscape beside a pine tree, while the interior has precious objects and flower sprays.

This fine example is in overall excellent condition, with no cracks, paint loss or restoration, and with vibrant enamels. Any apparent discolorations in the photos are due to ligh...

Pre-Columbian Terra Cotta Mask, Teotihuacan Mexico. 4 1/2" x 5”x 1 1/2”. Circa 600 – 900 A.D. These masks with the symbolic butterfly ornament under the nose were typically part of the ornamentation attached to funeral vessels.

Pre-Columbian Articulated figure from Teotihuacan, Mexico. 11" x 5" x 2". Circa: 600 A.D. – 900 A.D. Very rare in this size,with this high degree of detail, and body adornments (necklace, ear flares, and bracelets). All original pieces with minor repairs. Provenance: Ancient Arts Gallery, Laguna Beach, California.