All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1460204 (stock #MB660)
Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Bowl

This attractively-shaped bowl of rare form was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery and has a small foot and flared rim. The surface has been burnished smooth and its colour varies from pale to dark grey, a result of uneven conditions in the kiln during firing.

Diameter 15 cm...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #1459942 (stock #WN358)
A Chinese silk brocade fabric showing a pattern repeat of lotus flowers. Lampas weaving with aniline dyed and gold wrapped silk threads. Condition: a hole (see photo no. 8), partial thin areas and some wear. Dimension: 67 cm wide (whole length) x 165 cm long.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1459902 (stock #MB658)
Chinese Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Groom Figure (12")

This pottery figure was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a pale pinkish-coloured pottery that is relatively highly-fired. The body is coated in an attractive golden yellow / amber glaze that is very finely-crackled. In places the surface has acquired a silvery iridescence, a result of long burial in damp conditions...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1837 VR item #1459753 (stock #BA967)
Offered is an 1809, Augusta, Georgia, slave document - a Bill of Sale between John Woolfolk of Edgefield District, South Carolina, to Thomas Cumming of Augusta for a total of three slaves, all of whom were related: an adult woman named Judy, who was a seamstress, and her two children, Eliza and Edward...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1459718 (stock #1085)

Beautiful early French Mademoiselle with imposing presence attributed by Eugene Barrois of soft and fine bisque quality and painting , has special flat ears , original sturdy kid body in good condition to age and wearing superb enfantine styling silk costume !!!

17,5" ( 45 cm ) ... beautiful doll with fine pale complexioned soft bisque shoulder head with cobald blue enamel eyes .

Dark eyeliner and delicately painted lashes and lightly feathered brows...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1459565 (stock #1084)

Unusual rare to find all original Mulatto bisque " Paris Bebe " by Maison Jumeau around 1887 ,has wonderful brown complexion like chocolate on pressed bisque head , original body and wig , wearing superb antique costume.

Beautiful doll about 17" ( 44 cm ) with superb and deep modeling of lovely brown complexion , has best quality of pressed bisque and painting...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1459515 (stock #1083)

Very nice antique French Bebe or Fashion Doll Lamb fur set of collar and muff for nice French or German doll about around 17 " to 20 " ( 44 - 50 cm ) , from France at 1900th century .

A pretty two piece winter set to ornate a lovely dress for your favorite Bebe or Poupee .

The collar is covered with ecru silk and ornately with silk button and tassel as well. With matching muff which is coverd with ecru silk as well and has silk cord to hold over dollys neck...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1459506 (stock #1082)

Beautiful only E.J. mark Bebe by Emile Jumeau size 9 ( 23" / 58 cm )from first priod and very rare to find Portrait face ...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1459442 (stock #1081)

Very rare to find doll size Mahogany tritop table from Huret era around 1855/60 for your early Fashion doll or small Bebe collection .

Of beautifully mahogany with natural finish , has three cabriolet legs and a center pedestal . To displaying three different sizes round beveled-edge shelves .

From France around 1860th. for early Fashion doll display like Huret ... Rohmer .....

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1459344 (stock #1080)

From a private house at south of France comes this very nice all original early 15" ( 39 cm ) Mademoiselle in her all original enfantine costume all and perfect condition.

From the same time era of Huret ...... a early fashion doll from circa 1860 / 68 with very gentle expression of round facial features , has clean and sturdy body with exquisitely sculpted bisque hands and arms , very beautiful childlike face whose pale bisque is dramatized by her brilliant eyes ...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1800 item #1459199 (stock #1079)

Rare to find in such wonderful condition early all wooden doll in generally excellent condition to age... from around 1790 / 1800th...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1459198
Chinese Qing dynasty lacquered wood guardian figure standing on a square base with arms raised and his left black boot resting on a thin circular object embedded in the square platform. He is dressed in elaborately decorated animal head armour painted in red, blue, and black polychrome pigments with fine gilt highlights. 15 7/8" high. 19th century. Sturdy and in very good overall condition...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1459067 (stock #1078)

Rare found of all original "Etrennes" box from Paris Deparment Store " Au Bon Marche" included a very cute 12" ( 31 cm ) little Miss by Maison Jumeau and her trousseau ... all original from France around 1875/78

A lovely card bord box included all original small French Bisque Pouppe by Jumeau size 0 in her all original condition in Etrennes presentation , has pale bisque swivel head on kid-lined bisque shoulder plate...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1950 item #1459055 (stock #RR10154)
Here is a classic and simply gorgeous ring – when worn, the liveliness of the stones is riveting! A demantoid from the original mines in the Ural Mountains of Russia this big is very rare. This one is slightly oval, has the diagnostic horsetail inclusions, and is of an older cut. Some of the facets are a little abraded, but its beauty is still remarkable, especially since we had the table facet re-polished...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1458984 (stock #1077)

Especially beautiful model of sweet German bisque doll by Kestner from circa 1890 with very lovely bisque and painting , very cute face expression , original body and wearing possible factory original .

Most beautiful and very cute 8" ( 21 cm ) Kestner bisque child , has bisque socket head of finest quality pale bisque with tender blushed cheeks and finest painted lashes and feathered brows , deep modeled closed mouth with fine accented lips , dimpled chinand hint of cute smile ...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1458944 (stock #TCR8342)
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A rare large piece of Edo period Fushina Yaki pottery in the form of a parallelogram shaped box decorated on all sides with landscapes, including what is likely a view of Matsue castle, home of the Matsudaira clan...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1458924
Large Japanese Meiji period rounded square form black lacquered wood deep tray decorated in gold and polychrome accents with three birds among flowers and bamboo above a stream at the bottom. The rim is gold. 14 3/4" square with a lip nearly 2 1/4" high. Late 19th to early 20th century. Very good overall condition with only a few fine scratches on the back and a few tiny dings on the top edge. From the collection of a Japanese woman in Tucson, Arizona.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1458849 (stock #1076)

From my own collection comes this gorgeous and super rare pressed bisque mannequin head with original bust by Leon Casimir Bru from France around 1877 / 80 in wonderful and all original condition !!

Maison Bru produced only a very small amount of wonderful life size mannequin bisque heads with bust , special produced for display windows for special luxury shops or hairdressers in Paris at 1880th.

This heads was only for windows display of shops from Jewelers , Hairdresser or...