All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #308947 (stock #1663)
Conical bowl, decorated incised with freely scroll design on interior, Song dynasty, Ding ware, found on Borneo/Kalimantan. Condition: two tiny chips, no crack or restored. Diameter: 12.6 cm and High: 4.5 cm.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #308806 (stock #ysl13JBX)
Made of natural French black walnut with gold plating and faux pearls, these turtles are charmers. Marked Yves Saint Laurent, Rive Gauche, and Made in France on the cartouche on the back of the pin. Each earring has the same cartouche markings. Probably from the 1960's, the pin is 2 1/8" nose to tail, 1/5/8" flipper to flipper, and 3/4" tummy to top. Clip earrings are 1 5/8 by 1 1/2" by 1/2".
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #308624 (stock #1662)
A finely potted and painted blue & white bowl, decorated outside with Chrysanthemum scroll and inside with a white on blue Lotus pond.Ming dynasty 16th-17th century. Condition: one long hairline crack ( showing on enlargement 12 ), further in good condition, no chips and restored. Diameter: 14.3 cm and High; 7.5 cm.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Designer Signed : Pre 1950 item #308263 (stock #T 845)
SOLD 3/14. Vintage set Designer Signed "GK Co" for a Kramer? 4" Sterling Tulip Pin Screwback Earring Set, looking very Danish, Scandinavian & Danecraft like. Well made & Hefty @ 1 Oz or 29 Grams. "GK Co" in a circle in 2 places. Partial Holloware with air escape openings. Very nice pre owned, vintage, 'brushed' silver with years of appropriate darkening in the crevices. Sold, no price, no info please.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1950 item #307980
Fabulous Art Deco enamel pendant by German designer Carl Schibensky. Gorgeous shades of pinks and black comprise this very lively pattern. It measures 1 3/8" diameter and is in fine original condition. There is a bail in the back for a chain.It is hallmarked in the enamel with an S in a circle which is Carl Schibensky's hallmark and also has its' original paper label. A very special piece.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1930 item #307975 (stock #ALR1182 )
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One of two paintings currently offered by the highly sought after literati artist Fukuda Kodojin (1865-1944) featuring an erratic image of the full moon seen through bristling pine performed in thin ink on paper and enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated 1925. The brazen brushwork will rattle images of the subtleties of Japanese art, and yet the scene is at once calming...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #307972 (stock #ALR1181)
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Offered here an ink landscape on paper by the eccentric and highly sought Japanese artist Fukuda Kodojin (1865-1944) dated 1919. Birds fly over the stubble of harvested rice fields, while odd thatch-roofed huts sprouting from wind beat grass focus our attention on the dark forested left of the scene. The vigorous brushwork and complexity of the scene belie the typical scenes of cold winter death, and seems to intimate a hidden energy busy at the task of Preparing for spring...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Retro : Pre 1940 item #307759 (stock #T 844)
Large Lampl Late Art Deco to Retro Bow Sterling Pin Brooch with 8 X 13mm Blue Moonstone Cab signed: conjoined "WL" for Walter Lampl of New York & "Sterling". 3 1/2" X 2 1/2" and weighs .8 Oz or 23 Grams. SOLD, no price, no info.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1920 item #307485 (stock #T 836)
SOLD. Rare 32.5" Woven Cord Carved Horn Bead Necklace Pendant reminding one of Elizabeth Bonte. The Serpent Stone Half Buckle is secured with tested 14K Gold from which the woven cord chain suspends including agate beads. Pendant part is 2 3/8 X 1 3/8" and weighs 1.9 Ounces or 55 Grams. SOLD
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #307066 (stock #T 834)
Sold. Please Search: grapes - for similar others available. This rich Silver Mexico Articulated Pendant has ten 8mm grapes that dangle! The Leaves' veins are chased, has large bail, and measures 2.5" X 1.25" wide. Looks more like 950 silver than 925. Weighs: .6 Oz or 17 Grams. The marks are so faint and impossible to macro cam pix them yet a faint 'Mexico' at center with initials/letters/#s above and below that can be seen with a loupe
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Victorian : Pre 1910 item #306957 (stock #T 832)
Marked G. E. L & Co and Sterling, wonderful, perfect Watch Chain Fob with Fluted Ball showing decades and decades of rich dark patina. Six" from swivel clip. Just wonderful!
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1700 item #306617 (stock #ALR1175)
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The character Take (bamboo) is struck with six brisk strokes of dark ink on this Chagake tea scroll signed Mitsuhiro (Karasuma Mitsuhiro, 1578-1638) and dated 1631. The calligraphy is exquisite. Mitsuhiro was born the son of Karasuma Mitsunobu (1543-1606) and, like his auspicious father, was a well known poet and songwriter accomplished in calligraphy...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Brass : Pre 1800 item #306218 (stock #755)
A Large Spanish Colonial Brass Candlestick, or Altar Stick from circa 1750. It has a 4" Drip Plate, a Turned Shaft, a Coat of Arms Seal in the Tripod base that stand on Three Paw Feet. It is 14.5" high x 7.25" wide at the tripod base. It weighs an imposing 3 pounds 8 ounces. It is in very good condition for a period piece.
All Items : Archives : Furnishings : Furniture : American : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #306214 (stock #656)
A Late Victorian Quilt or Towel rack; Pine and Oak, with Three Double Spindle Hangers. Dimensions 28.5" wide x 28" high x 12" deep. Very moderate wear for its age, circa 1880-1900.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #306176 (stock #giv2B)
Lovely black and clear crystal faceted beads and an ornate clasp are presented by Givenchy. The cartouche on the back of the clasp is dated 1980 and is signed Givenchy. 36" approximately end to end including clasp.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #305913 (stock #1657)
Black glazed Ewer of angular profile with flared mouth, a prominent spout and a strap handle. A black glaze over a porcelain body stopping of the foot, base unglaze. Song dynasty, Borneo excavated pieces. Condition: flake chips on the tip of the spout, tiny chips, otherwise is perfect. High: 11 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #305910 (stock #1656)
A rare celadon tripod censer, standing on three leg, the lipped everted rim applied with two handles in the form of Dragon, covered overall with an olive-green glaze, Song dynasty LongQuan ware. Condition: repaired one chip to rim, further in perfect condition. Diameter: 8 cm and High: 6.7 cm.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #305891
A beautiful pair of long dangling sterling and amethyst earrings with their original box by Mexican silversmith Emma Melendez. These are screwback earrings with a lovely scrolling design top and hanging teardrop shaped amethyst. They measure 2" long with the top part being 1/2" wide. They are in fine original condition and signed Sterling Made in Mexico 806A. They come with their original box which says PLATERIA EMMA. Gorgeous on and a great box.