A Silver Victorian Creamer. Hallmarked for London, 1876, with the Makers Mark for John Hunt & Robert Roskell. Bears the Markings for "Hunt and Roskell" late "Storr & Mortimer", the Successor Firm to Paul Storr. John Samuel Hunt was Paul Storr's Nephew by Marriage. Dimensions 3" high x 4" wide, handle to spout; weight 3.7 Troy ounces. Excellent condition

A Sevres Style Hand Painted Porcelain Hinged Box with Gilt Bronze Mounting. There is a different painting on the top, sides and front and back (6 in total). Probably by Samson. Dimensions; 4" x 3.75" x 2" high. Circa 1880. Excellent condition.

Guangxu mark, ca. 1875-1908

Interior of dish is decorated with multi-colored overglaze enamels in a pattern known as “thousand flowers” in the West. Most of the various blossoms are painted in thick white enamel which is then shaded with different colors of enamel glaze. Space between the flowers is filled with gold enamel. The reverse is enameled with a design of three flower sprays. A six-character Guangxu mark is painted on the base in red enamel...

An exqusite example of antique Chinese furniture with intricate carving and elegant proportions and design. All hand made with the extremly rare and sought after huang hua li wood. In excellent condition.

A museum quality Longquan Celadon glazed Lotus bowl of deep rounded form supported on a short footring, the exterior carved with interlocking lotus leavesemanating from the base, covered all over in an ice crackled pale green glaze with subtle bluish tint, the unglazed footring burnt slightly orange in the firing. Diameter 11,9 cm. Southern Song Dynasty. Condition : There is one nearly unvisible restored area to the rim, otherwise this rare piece is in a top condition. Dear Customer, in th...

1600s / 1700s

Round, footed bowl-form base and tapering stepped lid are heavily cast in bronze and then finished by lathe-turning to enhance the concentric stepped pattern on the lid and the incised rings encircling the base. The bronze retains its natural patina from age and use. There are areas of reddish-brown and small patches or verdigris on the exterior. The interior of the lid shows overall verdigris with numerous patches of brown encrustation...

Old rodan and gotoku for Japanese tea room, heavy item made with beautiful craftmanship from the Meiji period (1868-1912). The rodan is placed in the cut out hole of the tea room. Inside the rodan, the gotoku stand is placed (shown upside down in our photos) in ash for kama or kettle.

The dimensions of copper rodan: 16"w x 16"w at the top (the rim is 2.5" wide) and 10" in heigth. The bottom is 11 1/2" x 11 1/2". Old iron stand, gotoku is , 9 3/4" across and 6 inches tall.

Late 1800s / early 1900s

The shape of this lobed dish with three sides was likely inspired by ceramic forms said to be based on the shape of Mount Fuji. The shallow tri-lobed dish is set on a raised foot with its circumference painted in a continuous fretwork pattern in underglaze cobalt blue. In the center of the glazed base is a square seal-form fuku mark. The edge of the flaring rim is enameled brown...

Very rare Jar of cuboid form. Floral decorated in underglaze cobalt - blue. On the shoulder are two moulded lugs in the form of chi dragons. Porcelain body covered with a transparent glaze, the base flat and unglazed. Height 5,4 cm. Jingdezhen or Fujian. Yuan Dynasty fourteenth century. Condition : No chip no crack, a small demage resp. repair to one of the molded dragons. Please look : John S. Guy " Oriental Trade Ceramics in South - East Asia " page 92, item Nr...

Late 1600s / early 1700s

Large mountain-form brushrest molded with a fanciful design of a mythical horse prancing over stylized waves. Known as haima in Chinese, this decoration was popular on ceramics in the late transitional period through the early Kangxi period and often seen painted in wucai or enamels on biscuit...

A tall and elegant toasting glass with a drawn trumpet bowl leading into a stem with a multiple-spiral air twist. A nice gray metal, good striations, and tooling marks, with two small inclusions in the bowl. Rough, snapped pontil. Excellent condition with no chips or restoration.

7 5/8 inches tall, with a bowl diameter of 2 3/4 inches and a generous conical foot diameter of 3 1/16 inches.

An elegant and very unusual wine glass with a double shoulder collar and a single basal collar. This form is accepted as being Scottish, rather than English, making it rarer. The funnel bowl has leaves and acorns engraved around the rim, the stem with a pair of spiral threads around a lace twists.

5 1/4 inches tall, bowl and foot diameter of 2 1/4 inches. Rough, snapped pontil. No damage, polishing, or restoration.

A beautifully formed double series opaque twist (DSOT) firing glass of dram size. The ogee bowl with basal fluting surmounts a stem containing 4 spiral threads outside of an inner gauze. The extremely thick foot has a crescent shaped bubble in it which is totally internal and does not break the top or bottom surface.

The glass is 4 3/8 inches tall, with a bowl diameter of 2 inches and a foot diameter of 2 5/8 inches. Rough, snapped pontil...

1700s

Small beehive-form pot is covered in a rich, lustrous copper-red glaze that drains to a pale celadon tone on one side. The interior is glazed white with the glaze crackles being highlighted by ink staining from long term use. The copper has drained from the mouth leaving the often seen attractive white ring. The glaze stops at the beginning of the foot which though left unglazed has burnt a pale orange tone in the firing...

Qianlong seal mark, but 1800s

Round box is very well-potted and very skillfully painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a design of a boy, or possibly an immortal, riding on the back of a crane flying among clouds. The brushwork is finely detailed—even picking out tiny feathers on the crane’s back. Encircling both the base and the lid are bands of mille-fleurs decoration executed in minute detail with skillful brushwork...

Guangxu mark, ca. 1875-1908

Both finely potted bowls are covered with a lustrous clear glaze, then painted in a broad palette of overglaze enamels. The thousand flowers design, known in Chinese as jiacai (mingles colors), covers the entire exterior of each bowl from the foot to the rim. The flowers include lotus, peony, hydrangea, chrysanthemum and more...

1800s

Bulbous jar with rounded shoulders rising gently to a low, tapering mouth. Glazed overall with a fine clear glaze on the inside and outside as well as the base. Painted with bird and flower scenes within two cartouches in a famille verte palette of greens, yellow, aubergine and iron-red. The two main paintings are separated by a red and green enamel floral arabesque. A diamond diaper pattern band with four red flowers encircles the mouth and a band of alternating aubergine and yellow...

1700s

Jar or bottle vase has a low neck with a flaring mouth and a spherical body supported on a footring. The mouth’s edge is clear glazed, showing the buff-white body. Glazed with a russet-brown rust glaze suffused with silvery-black flecks, that depending on the light, can yield tones from a metallic red-brown to silvery-purple. The footring is unglazed revealing a warm, buff-white porcelain body. Good condition, with no damages. Small flaw in the trimming on the foot is visible on th...

Qianlong sealmark, but probably 1900s

Small, globular form brushwasher thinly potted and fits comfortably in the hand. Covered inside and outside with a smooth, even clear glaze stopping just short of the narrow, exposed footring that reveals the white porcelain paste. One side is painted in several colors of overglaze enamels depicting a floral arbor. The other side is decorated with three tiny stylized bats. The base is slightly recessed, glazed and has an iron-red enamel six-character Q...

Gilded Lacquer Bronze Seated Shakyamuni, 17th Century

It is 11.25 inches (28.5 cm) tall by 8 inches (20.5 cm) wide. It weighs 6.2 lb.

It is in good condition with no cracks, except loss of lacquer, chip at one arm, manufacture defect of firing holes near the bottom, and an old repair to a chip at the back (as seen in the photos).

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A Very Rare and Fine Set of Amulet, Key-Holder: Korea, Choson period, 19th Century, This is amazing example of Korean women¡¯s ornament accessory with symbols of happiness and wealthy and also for longevity and good fortune in late Choson period This large sized amulet or charm is being called also Key-holder, which is formed with nine coin-shape joined each other with floral design below two dragons on the top decorated with seven precious mineral colors (Ä¥º¸) delicately done all...

1700s / 1800s

Small square form tapers gently to a slight ogee shoulder around the square mouth. Covered in a thick ge or guan type Song dynasty style glaze suffused with pale golden brown stained crackles. The glaze forms a curtain effect on two adjacent sides where the second application does not completely cover the first. The glaze was wiped clean from the low carved foot before firing and the exposed pale grayish-white paste has a light golden brown skin probably from re-oxidation in ...

Late 1800s / Early 1900s

Gently flaring bowl with lid, both very well-painted with fruiting vines, bamboo and butterflies probably after a pattern from the Qianlong period. The enamel colors are clear and delicate in the case of the aqua blue and pale green; the fruits are subtly shaded with red and green over white enamel. The bowl is raised on an unglazed footring revealing the white porcelain paste. Four character Guangxu marks are on the lid and the base of the bowl in red enamel. On t...

Kangxi mark, but probably 1800s

Gong-shaped brush washer for use on scholar’s table. Covered overall in a glossy, clear glaze and decorated only with two concentric rings of cobalt blue encircling the mouth. The clear glaze reveals the fine white porcelain body. There are a few characteristic pinholes in the glaze on both the exterior and interior surfaces. The narrow, well-carved footring is unglazed, showing the dense white porcelain paste. There is a Kangxi mark in underglaze blue on ...

Ming Dynasty, 1500s

Very heavy pear-form bronze vase stylized after ceramic vases of the same period, probably intended as a decoration in a scholar’s studio. Cast with a graceful qilong dragon wrapped around the body and neck with its bifurcated tail terminating on the upper neck of the vase and above the dragon’s head. The dragon’s features are well defined, including the single horn on top of its head, a hairy mane and goatee, and also a prominent backbone. The vase retains its or...

A porcelain dish with an extremely nice, decorative overglaze enamel dcoration. Transitional Period between the Ming and the Qing Dynasty ( mid seventeenth century ) South. Possibly Jangxi. Condition : There is a original firing crack on the back of the piece . Please see the quite nice original condition of the piece on the enclosed images. D : 11,2 cm. Dear Customers, in the earlier times of Trocadero that was different. Today we are faced with a tide of falsifications here, which is offer...

1800s

Lid is suffused with brilliant apple-green that deepens to an emerald tone and the top is carved overall with an intricate stylized dragon design. Encircling the lower pedestal is a key fret incised carving. The insides of the box and lid are well-hollowed. This box was intended for cosmetics or possibly for seal paste. There is a small nick to the inner rim of the box but is in overall good condition, retaining its original lustrous polish.

Acquired from a prominent North Caro...

1700s / 1800s

Even, whitish celadon tone, intricately pierced and carved on both sides with a scene of a daoist immortal rowing his log craft over the waves. A crane flies overhead symbolizing wishes for longevity. The raft terminates in a pine tree. The pine tree along with a flower basket in the center, are symbols of one of the eight immortals, Lan Caihe. This plaque was original intended to be used as a pendant ornament. There are two small holes in both the top and bottom edges to per...

An Extremely Rare Solid Gold Buddhist Sutra: Korea, Koryo Period, 11th -13th Century, It is extremely rare solid gold leaf sutra of "Vajraccedika, prajnaparamita" , "Ma Ha Ban Ya Pa Ra Mil Da Sim Kyung", from late Unified Silla to Koryo period: The Buddhist text of the prajnaparamita¡± sutra (sutra on the perfection of wisdom) was written in repousse on leave of thin gold sheet in Chinese regular script (Kai-Shu). This sutra has two °Apsarases (Heavenly Maidens" in repousse on the bo...

Qianlong minyao seal mark in underglaze blue on base, probably of the period 1736-1795

The decoration is executed entirely in overglaze blue enamel depicting various personal seal marks (chops). The enamel is thickly applied and well-painted. The border is encircled by a fretwork design in the same thick, blue enamel. The area immediately surrounding the enamel decorations exhibits a halo effect when carefully viewed at an angle to the light—a detail often noted on 18th century porcelai...

Bronze Turtle Okimono Signed, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

It is 1.25 inches (3 cm) tall by 3.25 inches (8.5 cm) in length by 1.75 inches (4.75 cm) wide.

It is in good condition with no repairs, dents, or cracks, except missing 2 nails and a very small chip at the tip of his tail (as seen in the photos).

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Gorgeous antique Japanese Kuruma tansu (wheeled chest), made of keyaki (elm) wood with all original finish and original heavy iron hardware, from the Etchu Area of Japan (ref. "Wadansu-shusei" by Kodansha), Edo Period c. 1830's. Size: 48 1/2" high x 56 1/2" wide x 29" deep. Exhibited: "Moving Cabinetry: Tansu from The Zentner Collection", Palo Alto Art Center, 2005.

A very Fine/Rare Blue and White Large Deep Bowl: Korea, Choson period, 18th-19th century, This is an unusual large deep bowl set on a high footed-recessed base decorated in underglaze blue with two large sprays with two citrines( Buddha hand), the well decorated with an auspicious character “Happiness” contained within a double-ringed roundel. It's in very fine condition except a tiny part repaired on the outer rim. Measures 9 7/8” x 5 ½” h. (25cm x 14cm). ***Provenance: This ...

Beautiful Korean blue and white glazed vase with 2 dragons in clouds, 19th century. Size: 21" high x 12" wide.

This is a very beautiful and bold set armor. Reddish lacquer with kiri leaf on chest. Comes with its wooden armour storage box. Showa age. Height:5' Width:17.5" Depth:17"

Indian 9th Century Stone Head of Vishnu. Has great detail and some original pigment still left. Lovely modeling of facial features and headdress. Included with a custom stand. Height:24" Width:10" Depth:9.5" Along with Brahma the Creator and Shiva the Destructor, Vishnu, God of preservation in the Hindu Trilogy, is worshiped as the Savior of humanity. When the planet Earth is endangered or when humankind is threaten, Vishnu is said to “incarnate” himself

A Rare Tiger and Dragon Inlaid amd lacquered low Table: Korea, Choson period, late 19th century, This low table with tortoise shells and shark-skin (shagreen) inlaid is an extremely rare, especially with a dragon and tiger. This rectangular low table is lacquered with dark brown over all, and top decorated with a confronted large four-clawed Dragon and a Siberian Tiger inlaid in entire tortoise shell, and Shark-skin (shagreen) used only, except clouds, amid clouds in a diamond-form bor...

Sioux beaded hide tobacco bag. Quilled and cone suspensions. Quilled slatted panel. Green and ochre glass bead fringe. 35 1/2" by 5 1/2".

Large Chinese pottery jar decorated with bands of raised lines and a pair of monster masks on the shoulder.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, circa B.C. 206 - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 52 C.M. / Diameter 34 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adherings (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
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A fine and rare mixed twist wine glass with a pan top bowl. The stem has a central air cable surrounded by two heavy spiral opaque threads. 6 1/4 inches tall, with a bowl diameter of 2 5/16 inches and a foot diameter of 2 11/16 inches.

This glass is a true pair with item jg116.

A Fine and Large Silver Inlaid Iron Box and Cover: Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century, This is a large silver inlaid tobacco box with lid, it is round set on three stump feet inlaid on the upright sides with 2 “double happiness” characters on each opposite side separated by square panels of confronted butterflies and two crossed flags, the slightly domed cover also inlaid in silver with a character “long life” and around with bats. It is in very good condition without any typi...

A nicely executed Dutch double series opaque twist drinking glass, made of soda metal, with elegant form. A bell bowl with a stem with a pair of solid multi-ply spiral bands outside of two heavy spiral threads. 6 1/2 inches tall, with a bowl diameter of 2 1/2 inches and a foot diameter of 2 15/16 inches.

A single series opaque twist drinking glass with an extremely gutsy presence. Single series glasses are rarer than double series opaque twists glasses, and this one, with its round funnel bowl, and opaque twist comprised of a multi-ply outlined corkscrew is a very strong example, with a large foot. 6 inches tall, 2 5/16 inch bowl diameter, 3 1/16 inch foot diameter.

A superb example of a triple knopped double series opaque twist (DSOT) antique wine glass. The bell bowl sits above a stem with a pair of 3-ply spiral bands around a central gauze, and shoulder, medial, and basal knops. 6 1/2 inches tall, 2 11/16 inch bowl diameter, 2 7/8 inch foot diameter. Unlike many multi-knopped opaque twists, which are poorly fashioned and on the spindly side, this glass is elegantly executed and proportioned.

A beautiful antique wine glass with a bell bowl above a double series opaque twist stem (DSOT) with collar, medial, and basal knops. Knops on opaque twists are much less common than straight stem opaque twists, and the more knops, the rarer. The opaque twist has a pair of 3-ply spiral bands outside of a central gauze.

6 1/8 inches tall, 2 3/8 inch diameter bowl, 2 5/8 inch diameter foot

A lovely cobalt blue blown glass hyacinth or bulb vase in the classic cone shape. The flared rim was intended to hold a hyacinth or other bulb just above the water line to root. Forcing bulbs was a popular Victorian pursuit and hyacinth vases were lovely adornments for kitchen and conservatory windows. The quality of glass is very good and cobalt blue is a desirable color. The bottom has a sheared pontil.

Origin: America, probably New England, ca. 1890. Condition: no chips or cracks. Size: 6-1...

A lovely teal green blow glass hyacinth or bulb vase in the classic cone shape. The flared rim was intended to hold a hyacinth or other bulb just above the water line to root. Forcing bulbs was a popular Victorian pursuit and hyacinth vases were lovely adornments for kitchen and conservatory windows. The teal green is an unusual shade. The bottom has a sheared pontil.

Origin: America, probably New England, ca. 1890. Condition: no chips or cracks, some water staining on interior. Size: 6-...

A George III Silver Skewer, by Eley and Fearn. With an Engraved Monogram and a Shell and Ring Terminal. Hallmarked London, 1817. Excellent condition. Dimensions 13.5" long, weight 5 Troy ounces.

Statue of Buddha, in monk's robes, his beautiful, slightly smiling face reflecting a profound inner serenity, standing on what must have been a round lotus throne, now missing. Wood, with large remnants of the original lacquering and gilding, and numerous glass inlays. Glass eyes. Burma, 19th century, maybe earlier. Height: 14 1/2" (37 cm). The statue is nicely mounted on a tall custom wood stand which enhances its beauty. The stand itself is 8 1/4" (20,5 cm) high, so the whole statue and stand ...

A Victorian Fruitwood Document or Storage Box. Burl Panel and Rosewood Painted Interior, Inlay exterior. Dimensions 13" wide x 9" deep x 5" high. Very Good condition.

This rural Mongolian bucket is made from lemon wood and was used daily to draw water from the local village well. Truely an ethnographic relic with original iron fittings, and evidence of constant use and old repairs. It is both large and heavy. The diameter of the bucket is 18" and the bucket alone is 14" deep, add another 11" for the handle and iron toggle fitting. The weight is approx 15 lbs. Originally made about 250 yrs ago and probably used constantly for a couple of centuries.

Dated 1897

The book, which translates to “Women’s Customs and Manners”, consists of 36 prints, all in excellent color and condition except No. 36, which has stains that migrated from the metallic printing on the interior back cover. Each print appears fresh with unfaded colors, some with embossing and metallic printing. Each print has the date and publisher’s information in the left margin. Dated Meiji 30 (1897), publisher: Matsuki Heikichi. The book is bound in traditional Japanes...

1700s

Lid is carved with a scene of two elderly sages in a rocky landscape with trees and a bridge. The sides are carved overall with a diamond pattern. The interior and base are lacquered black. Some minor age cracks and retouched chips to the interior rim, minor retouching of red lacquer to the rims of the lid and box bottom. General wear—all consistent with and indicative of its age.

Height: 2 1/8 in.; Diameter: 5 in.

Ca. early 1800s

Glazed overall with a blue-tinged clear glaze with underglaze iron oxide coloring the peach and portions of the monkey. The base is unglazed. Molded with a large opening for brushes and two smaller apertures for holding flower stems. Very good condition, minor wear but no damage or repairs.

Height: 2 3/4 in.; Width: 3 in.

1800s

Large flatten-formed snuff bottle carved from translucent agate having various smoke-like inclusions ranging from dark brown to a light brownish-ochre. The two narrow sides are carved with a stylish mask motif with a pendant handle. A low, shallow carved foot forms the base. The stopper is a large cabochon of aventurine quartz. Few very small chips to the mouth edge from use and wear, otherwise very good condition.

Overall height: 3 ¼ inches; Width: 2 ¼ in.

A very rare German mixed color twist of soda glass. Bell bowl with a solid base over a stem containing a white opaque twist multi-ply corkscrew surrounding a ruby thread, the whole with an entwined single air thread. 6 1/8 inches tall, 2 3/8 inch bowl diameter, 2 3/4 inch foot diameter.

Mixed twist glasses are as rare as color twist glasses, and the combination of both is an extremely uncommon and desirable construction.

Statue of crowned Buddha, in royal attire, his hands in "bhumisparsa mudra" (taking the Earth as a witness of the veracity of his sayings), sitting cross-legged on a tall throne. A hole at the top of the crown suggests the presence originally of a finial, now gone, while a hole at the back means that the statue was held firmly in a niche via a tenon. Marble, with numerous remnants of the original pigments. Burma, 17th century. Height: 10 1/4" (26,5 cm). Despite chips in some areas and obvious si...

A Very Fine Sea-Green Celadon Glazed Shallow Dish: Korea, Koryo Dynasty, 12th Century, This dish is a very high quality of sea-green celadon glaze applied overall the interior and exterior, molded with peony scroll interior wall and a flower head in the center, resting in a wide base with three spur marks. It is in mint condition. Measures 5 1/4” x 1 1/2”

An elegant and beautiful Derby porcelain figure of "Flora," from the "Antique Seasons" set. Flora (or Spring)stands on a tall plinth, is wearing a diadem of flowers, has gathered her robe in her left hand, and is offering a wreath with her right. The Antique Seasons set was made in 1771, and each has the model number "5" incised in the base. It is described in Peter Bradshaw's book "Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848" as being exceedingly rare.

This figure is 9" tall, and is in fantastic condi...

This is a very fine Dr. Wall Worcester sparrow beak cream jug, dating from the 1765-1768 period. The pattern features brightly painted pomegranates in various stages of development. There is only one other example of this pattern recorded: a coffee cup that was theorized to have been made as a replacement for a Chinese teaset, and was offered in one of the Zorensky sales. Not only is the subject matter unusual, but the use of matte black enamel (to emphasize the ground) is very rare, as it vir...