A Vict. gp & mop fancy spring extendable watch chain. This truly unusual 12" spring-loaded expanding Victorian gold plated over brass watch chain has with mother of pearl sections. This 1/2" wide chain features engraved round links with pierced loops, round thick plain loops and designed flattened patterned loops; it also has two spring-loaded segments with mother-of-pearl inserted sections...

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A gilt silver plaque was well decorated with motifs of QiLinSongZi, a most popular Chinese metaphor of the fairy animal Qilin sending child to the vowing family.
By characteristic Chinese scenes of pagoda, plum trees, Qilin and the figure riding through the water waves, the picturesque scene was well carved and chiseled by excellent craftsmanship.
It was a piece most likely a buckle on the cloth belt. There're old drilling holes on four corners for sewing thread...

A truly monumental Los Castillo bracelet combining sublime relief and beadwork in wide scroll and leaves links held together with silver rings on the back. This specific design doesn't come up very often and both its inventory number and taller's signature in straight line capital letters indicate that it belongs in the earlier Los Castillo period, the 1940-1945 years when Margot was also designing for them. With a wearable length of 7" the bracelet is 1 1/2" wide and weighs 68.1 grams...

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Nuan-Shou, Hand Exercisers were used for palm massage by practicing in one hand. Rolling it to make Qi running through the nerve endings.
The pairs were made from tiger bones.
Enduring old patina was yielded when bone tissues were obviously observed.

It is really fun when practicing them in your hand and hearing the tingling sound.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.

Measurements: 4.6cm x 4.2cm x 2.7cm, each.
Weight: 42gram, each. .

This late-19th century sterling silver bangle bracelet exhibits the quality tool work of many of the New York and Newark, NJ, bench jewelers of the late 19th century. The bangle is hollow, but sturdy enough to withstand the hand chasing of the twisted surface. It bears the maker’s mark of George W. Heath, New York (later Newark), as well as a sterling mark...

Not very frequently coming up this is a fun Antonio Pineda ring, which I would date in the 1960s! I have never come upon this design before but I think it is related to the gorgeous silver and pearls "Knot" necklace pictured on p. 190 of "Silver Seduction", the catalogue to Pineda's big retrospective exhibition at UCLA's Fowler Museum in 2008/09. I find the complicated, thick wire knots on the face very intriguing and definitely different...

This is a small yaozhou celadon bowl in the shape of a compressed globular body divided into 12 lobes vertically. It stands on a short foot rim with a recessed based all glazed in olive green colour all the way from the foot rim to the mildy everted mouth rim and to the inside of the bowl.

Some abrasion to the mouth rim of the bowl, uneven glazing and minute snad grits adhesion to the recess base of the footrim as shown in the photographs...

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A boxwood brushrest was intriguingly made to imitate a piece of bamboo stalk.
In fine brownish patina, the boxwood piece was kept in perfect condition.
It was a joyful piece can be also easily played around the fingers.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.

Length: 22.7cm.

Fabulous Modernist design sterling bracelet with green stone by Sigi Pineda. This is a cuff that is hinged in the back and opens and closes in the front. Measuring 6 1/2" around in the inside, it is 1 1/8" wide at the stone. Fine original condition and weighing 71 grams. Signed for early Sigi as shown. This is not a Sigi bracelet that I have seen before. It should delight any Mexican silver jewelry collector.

This antique Chines fifth rank summer court official hat has its original fringe, crystal finial and chin strap. The hat has its original storage box, which shows both its age and use. There is a tear on one side of the rim (pictured) and the rear hinge works but is also in poor condition.

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A white-glazed plate was stand in high stem foot.
Separated in four sections in the cavetto, the plate was mold by lobed rim which was then by accurate look of imitating the silver counterpart of the same date.
In grayish white tint, the glaze was yielded with subtle incursions which was caused from age.
Motifs of tailing fish and sea waves were decorated in the center of the shallow bowl. They were the other characteristics of the ware from the dated periods...

SMASHING, rare and unusual sterling bracelet with agate dangles by Modernist Paul Lobel. Measuring 5 1/4" around in the inside, it is 1 1/2" wide in the front. The agate dangle hangs 2 1/2". Fine original condition and signed as shown. For the woman with attitude who wants to make a statement. A fabulous piece by one of the most important Modernist jewelers.

Antique Yixing - I Hsing cup decorated with enamel scripts. PERIOD : late 19th Cenuryt MEASUREMENTS: 5 cm wide, 7 cm height. CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

Antique Yixing - I Hsing brushwasher decorated with enamel floral. The bottom of the pot signed with the seal mark. PERIOD : late 19th Century MEASUREMENTS: 10.5 cm wide, 7 cm height. CONDITION: glued to the small chip on th rim, no other damages.

A rare antique Yixing - I Hsing jar decorated with enamel floral. The bottom of the teapot signed with the seal mark. PERIOD : late 19th Cenuryt MEASUREMENTS: 14 cm wide, 12.5 cm height. CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

Large antique Yixing - I Hsing teapot decorated with enamel floral. The bottom of the teapot signed with the seal mark. PERIOD : late 19th Cenuryt MEASUREMENTS: 20 cm wide, 14 cm height. CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

Kendi, decorated with sancai colours with twin dragons. The base is glazed. PERIOD :Ming Dynasty (17th Century) MEASUREMENTS: 18 cm wide, 23 cm height. CONDITION: crack to the body and mouting by metal.

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An original Yinqing set of cup and cupstand was in decent look.
They were produced from the famous Hutien kiln of Song Dynasty(960-1279) by top quality craftsmanship.
By hard, thin and eggshell-like wall, the cup was stand by flat bottom which was unglazed and was revealed with chalk-like body clay when characteristic firing tint was yielded within...