All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #1317598 (stock #152711)
This is signed APA design # 10 as shown with a quality weight of 89 grams for both. The silver is thick with the links without tassels are 7/8th inches tall and with tassels 1 3/8th inches tall. The hand made bead work is extremely time consuming as the granulated beads are the tiniest beads to make. The wearable is 16in. long for the necklace and the bracelet is 7in. long. No damage and a superb choice for career wear just, LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Archives : Pre 1900 item #382948 (stock #tiger477)
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Wood Carved Netsuke Fukurokuju Play with Child Signed, 19th Century

The netsuke is 2.15 inches (5.5cm) tall by 1.5 inches (2.7cm) wide.

It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, or cracks.


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All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #1178386 (stock #freddesignne)
Absolutely stunning Fred Davis design necklace made with almost pure silver that feels like soft butter in the hand. The balls form a flower with an amethyst center for one of his most endearing designs. The amethyst stones have high quality bezel work done and the stones are also quality with no chips or cracks. The wearable length is a minimum of 17 inches and the width is 1.25in. tall on the neck. This jewel has an outstanding 149 grams of weight...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1492 item #875675 (stock #TR 977)
A good and rare shape of Yuan blue and white small bowl / cup, rounded side with lipped rim and unglazed base, bowl decorated with good color of under glaze blue of continuous flower motif, center with cloud motif.
Bowl / cup is in very good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 7.5 cm diameter.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1492 item #797411 (stock #TR 541)
A Yuan dynasty white glaze Shufu stem cup, this stem cup has high foot with rounded side, an everted lip and spreading stem, inside the stem cup there is two scaly dragons chasing flaming pearl, the stem cup covered with opaque white Shufu or Luanbai glaze.

A similar stem cup has been excavated from Yuan dynasty Ren family tombs in Qingpu county, stem cup of this type also been unearthed in Yuan contexts at Hutian Jingdezhen, where they were made.

The form of this stem cup has be...

All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #1230323
Iconic vintage, hand wrought sterling silver cuff bracelet designed and signed circa 1940's by American & Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling. Often referred to as the "mask" cuff the bracelet measures 2 1/4 inches wide. The bracelet interior measures 5 1/2" from end to end with a 1 1/4" gap opening. This bracelet has a substantial weight of 107 grams, 3.08 oz. Beautiful condition with no dents, dings or repairs. Gorgeous original patina. This piece has not been polished in many years...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1700 item #130726 (stock #tiger177)
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18th Century Chinese Export Gilt Enamel Mirror with Jade Handle with European Figures

The mirror is 10.5 inches overall length, 5.75 inches by 5.6 inches wide (the mirror portion), and the handle is 6 inches in length. It weighs 0.75 pound.

It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor cracks, except missing one gilded flower screw (as seen in the photo).


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All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1067373
Historically important Japanese woodblock print triptych depicting the landing of foreigners of the “Five Treaty Nations” in Yokohama by Utagawa Yoshikazu (flourished 1850-1870). The print features soldiers and civilians from America, England, France, Russia, and The Netherlands grouped together with their respective flag and label. Two Chinese compradores, who facilitated trade, are in the foreground and western ships line the harbor in the background...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #20494
The design is done with "Kaioke", the shell boxes. They were used in shell matching game, a popular game played in the Edo period (1603-1868). The design that you see here is not patchwork. The silk was dyed first leaving the areas protected, then the designs were painted on later. Some needlework was added later to enhence the design. The condition of this kimono is excellent and wearable. There is no color loss, very high quality item. The measurements are 50
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #888953 (stock #TCR2574)
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A sage stands in deep contemplation of the sight of a sheer falls , his paige cautiously approaching behind on the rugged outcropping; a fine trumpeting ZeZe-Yaki sometsuke porcelain vase decorated by important Meiji artist Yamamoto Shunkyo. The decoration is performed with a very delicate hand. It is signed on the side Shunkyo followed by a Ka-O signature, and stamped on the base Zeze. The vase is 10-1/2 inches (27 cm) tall, 7-1/4 inches (18.5 cm) diameter and is in fine condition...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #1064256
Three fine 20th century Japanese lacquer trays. Each with boats and pine decoration in gold tones upon a dark brown ground. The trays gradually bowed and of square shape but with slightly curved sides and raised on four, shaped feet. 11 1/16" x 11 1/8" (about 28cm square). Reasonably good condition with some light abrading easily enough cared for by a specialist.

Together with another, 19th century tray (bottom portion of a box now missing its cover) with beautiful cranes decoration...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1055047 (stock #TCR2868)
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Variously colored momiji leaves in enamel blow past the under-glazed cobalt lattice of manjirushi on this large bowl by Takahashi Dohachi dating from the first half of the 20th century. The bowl is 21 cm (8-1/2 inches) diameter, 9.5 cm (4 inches) tall and in perfect condition, enclosed in a fine custom made kiri-wood box...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1800 item #1268764 (stock #MOR4646)
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A man-headed snake coils atop this incredible mid Edo period (18th century) image of Benzaiten (Saraswati) inside a mountain shaped reliquary of dark wood. Inside the gilded cave she sits on a gilded lotus base. The figure holds a variety of sacred implements in her 8 hands. Riding on the benevolent figures head is the snake seated behind a Torii-shaped Crown settled between two Buddhist jewels...
All Items : Archives : Pre AD 1000 item #761375 (stock #TR 412)
A Tang Changsha big bowl decorated with scroll and fire work motif in green and brown color covered with milky white glaze. bowl is from belitung shipwreck.
Good condition with degradation glaze on the rim, no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 20.5 cm diameter
All Items : Archives : Pre 1950 item #854781
Impressive handcrafted sterling silver and turquoise cufflinks designed and signed (c.1950)by Taxco, Mexico artist Hector Aguilar (1905-1986). Each link measures 1 1/2" X 1". Comprised of heavy gauge silver with applied beading and centered with a bezel set diamond shaped turquoise stone. Aguilar designs can be seen in museum collections around the world. He was well represented in the recent exhibition WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1960 item #1321553
Rare, intricately hand wrought sterling silver bracelet designed & signed c...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1492 item #803814 (stock #TR 578)
A late Yuan - Early Ming (Hongwu) period blue and white bowl, rounded side with slightly flared mouth rim and unglazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze blue of flower scroll motif.
Bowl is in good condition, no chip, no crack, no restoration, crackled glaze at the surface, semi porcelain.
Size: 14 cm diameter.