All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1960 item #1465226 (stock #AOR8463)
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Dusk puddles and drips among the thick textures of this mid-century oil by Yamada Eiji titled on back “Mori” (Forest). Oil on canvas, it is 18 x 24 inches (46 x 61 cm) and is in excellent condition, wrapped in a simple raw wood storage frame.
Yamada Eiji (1912-1985) was born in Fukuoka on the Southern main island of Kyushu and was accepted into the Nikkakai Ten exhibition in 1933 for the first time...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1960 item #1465129 (stock #MOR8461)
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A catfish in bronze by Kome Jiichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box dating from the mid Showa era. The slippery creature is 30.5 cm (12 inches) long and in excellent condition, signed with an incised signature beneath. Kome Jiichi (1896-1985) He was born in Toyama prefecture, on of the traditional homes of bronze work in Japan. He graduated from Tokyo School of Fine Arts studied under Takamura Kouun. Exhibiting with the Bunten National exhibition, he was awarded there in 1942...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1465125 (stock #1143)

Most beautiful and rare to find petit French Bebe about only 8" ( 20 cm ) Darling in his all original condition !!

It´s hard to find such a so tiny French Bebe by Gaultier as this cute girl , has generally original condition by Gaultier from circa 1890th...

Sweet little doll with nice quality socket head with blue glass inset eyes , large lushly - painted lashes and single brows.

Has closed mouth with shaded lips ...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1465093 (stock #1139)

Lovely one of a kind most hand sewn French summer dress with matching lace bonnet . Would fit well for French or German doll about circa .... 22" ( 58 cm ).....

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1980 item #1464969 (stock #RE07014)
Here is a pair of simple and cheerful earrings, which can be worn with just about anything. The citrines are set in 14k gold and measure about 6mm or 1/8” in diameter. The earrings weigh 1.1g. They are stamped 14k, and have a stylized maker’s mark which could be “MP”; they are also stamped “CZ” for some reason. We have tested the stones and they are definitely citrines, not CZs. Citrines are the birthstone for November, along with topaz...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1464920 (stock #1138)

We are excited to offer you a rare French bisque Pouppe from a small manufacture in Paris by " Marie Emmanuel Cruchet " around 1862 .....a unusual facial expression doll with her luxury body is a rare found and very beautiful !! A special treasure for your collection ready to enjoy in your cabinet !!

If you are looking for special and unusual faces you will love her

Early Poupee with unusual adult face expression with lovely pale bisque , original kid over wooden body by Cruch...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1464859 (stock #1137)

22" ( 56 cm ) lovely Jumeau mark bisque girl with original Jumeau factory dress , has good quality of bisque socket head has beautiful well working blue glass sleep eyes with dark eyeliner and bottom painted and mohair lashes.

Modeled brush-stroked and feathered brows. Open mouth with outlined lips and has row of porcelain teeth , pierced ears and pretty original brunette human hair wig.

Head mark at back with ; DEP 10 and red Tete Jumeau stamp.

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All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1980 item #1464858 (stock #MOR7933)
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A modernist sculpture in bronze on a wooden base by pioneering female artist Katsura Yuki (also Yukiko 1913-1991). The humorous figure is reminiscent of the works of Okamoto Taro and Akutagawa Saori, another pioneering female artist from Japan who lived in New York around the same time as Yuki. The image is 10 inches (26 cm) tall and in excellent condition. Katsura Yuki (1913-1991) was a Japanese artist whose career spanned from the prewar to the postwar eras...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #1464841 (stock #MOR8451 )
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A Te-bako lacquered box decorated with pigeons in colored lacquer on pale white with mother of pearl inlay by one of the most important 20th century lacquer artists Banura Shogo enclosed in the original signed wooden box dating circa 1935. Sharp corners, the cream-colored box raised on a dark colored foot, the rim edged with two beads of solid silver, all typical of the design aesthetic of the 1930s. It is 30.5 x 21.5 x 12 cm (12 x 8-1/2 x 5 inches) and is in excellent condition...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1464774 (stock #1136)

Most beautiful three piece one of a kind French Party gown for your French or German doll about around 24" ( 62 cm ) .....

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1464767 (stock #MB834)
Rare Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Incised Pottery Jar

This very rare and unusual vessel was made during the latter part of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) and most likely comes from the south central region of China. It is made from a sandy-yellow high-fired pottery, almost like stoneware, and is of cylindrical form with the wide mouth tapering in. Around the shoulder are four sturdy horizontal loop handles. The base is flat, albeit with some firing bubbles...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1464764 (stock #MB833)
Rare Chinese Six Dynasties Painted Pottery Fuxi & Nuwa (AD 220 - 589)

This rare pottery model of Fuxi and Nuwa was made during the Six Dynasties period (AD 220 - 589). It is solid pottery and takes the from of a two-headed snake with two feet at each end. It has been "cold painted" with a creamy-white pigment, traces of which still remain.

Fuxi and Nuwa are, according to Chinese legend, the ancestors of human beings. They are usually depicted as a figure with human heads and snake body...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1960 item #1464726 (stock #TCR7830)
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A spectacular orb hearkening to the Sputnick era created by Hasegawa Isamu and exhibited at the 11th Nitten in 1955, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The circular form is cleft with two equal but opposite dimples, offering both a futuristic and archaic dimension. It is 38 cm (15 inches) Diameter and in excellent condition...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1464709 (stock #1135)

Sweet 15 " ( 39 cm ) French bisque Bebe by Limoge ... France ... a all perfect Bebe with very sweet and happy face character expression preserved in her presentation lided box by Paris Department Store " Au Bon Marche " included dollys chemiset and a store trading card !!

She is in generally perfect condition of bisque , has beautiful rare color original wig and French body with original body finish ( color repair at hands and legs ) !

Bisque socket head with lovely large b...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1464618 (stock #MB825)
Rare Chinese Warring States Small Painted Pottery Dog (Toy)

This very rare pottery animal, that we assume to be a dog, was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in creamy-white and pale red pigments. It simplicity and small size suggests it made have been made as child's toy.

Length 9.5 cm (3.55 inches). Losses to ears and tail, but no obvious sign of repair or restoration.

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All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1464592 (stock #RE11031)
Emeralds (birthstone for May) have been thought to bring wisdom and preserve love. These sweet bright green emerald earrings are made from unmarked but tested 14kt rose gold. They are 13/16” long, and the buttercup settings measure 1/2” across. The stones measure 5-1/2mm across. I believe the ear wires used to have hooks to slip into, but those are not present and the stubs have been smoothed over. One of the emeralds is chipped in the back, but both stones face up well. The gold shows a nic...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1464591 (stock #MB647)
Large Chinese Ming / Yuan Dynasty Longquan Celadon Porcelain Dish with Peony Pattern

This large and "heavily-potted" dish was made in the 14th century at one of the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province, during the Yuan (AD 1279 - 1368) or early Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). It is the archetypal large Longquan celadon dish, an example of which should really be in every serious collection of Chinese ceramics.

It has a fluted cavetto and a carved peony in its centre. The celadon glaze is crack...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1464560 (stock #1134)

Rare 18" ( 47 cm ) all wooden body French Poupee with special beautiful facial expression , all original condition with superb evening silk bustle gown . A rare luxury Fashion doll by Maison Jumeau from France around 1865 with wonderful luxury and elegant presents !!

Superb doll with choise bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate , both in all perfect condition . She has cobalt blue glass enamel eyes with finest painting of long lashes and feathered brows. Close ...