All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Glass : Scandinavian : Pre 1980 item #1058819
Spectacular thick walled, heavy cylindrical glass vase by Edwin Ohrstrom for Orrefors. Vase depicts a Gondolier playing a guitar on one side, and a female figure with flowers on the other. Upper rim has closely spaced vertical air traps all the way around. Colors are in rich shades of blue, purple and honey-amber. Vase measures 6.5 inches (16 5 cm) tall and is 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, weighs 11 pounds. Vase is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #318723 (stock #1702)
Blue & White plate, decorated with three Crane among Lotus pond on the central and surrounded by scroll pattern and a border of Ju'i lappet. Ming dynasty 16th century, Jiajing period. Condition: tiny chips, no crack and restored, good condition overall. Diameter: 19 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1477789 (stock #MC113)
Chinese Song Dynasty Incised Qingbai / Celadon Porcelain Bowl

This bowl was made in the 12th Century during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), a product of one of the kilns in Fujian province, probably the Tongan or Anqi kilns. It is fairly "heavily-potted" and coated in a yellowish-green qingbai type of glaze, save for the foot that remains unglazed showing the pale porcelaneous body...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Mexican : Pre 1940 item #1359945
This early sterling silver brooch was designed & signed c. 1930's by Matilde Poulat. Poulat signed her designs Matl, the Aztec word for water. The pin measures 2 1/4" long and features a pair of quetzal birds looking over their shoulders. The use of rear facing quetzals is rare in Matl designs. The pin is set with turquoise & coral stones. Beautiful condition & patina. Hallmarked on the reverse. Pin and safety are secure & work smoothly...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1367507 (stock #J2740)
These rectangular cuff links are composed of a central band of ebony flanked with two bands of rosewood inset on a sterling silver panel. The hinged bars are marked Lewittes for California-based modernist designer Esther Lewittes. Aside from one slightly misshapen bridge bar, they are in lovely condition, with only minor signs of wear, and no loss to the wood. The cuff links measure 1 inch long by ¾ inch wide by 1/8 inch deep.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Art Nouveau : Pre 1930 item #305874
Beautiful foliate design sterling pin from the Chicago Arts & Crafts workshop KALO. Measuring 1 3/4" by 1 1/4", it is in fine original condition and signed Hand Wrought Sterling Kalo. A lovely brooch.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #967922
Blue and white bowl decorated with flower on the center and exterior, glaze base with mark. Diamater = 12.5 cm, Height=6 cm. Ming Dynasty. Conditio : excellent, no chips, hairlines, cracks and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Furnishings : Accessories : Boxes : Pre 1990 item #1136541
This beautiful vintage Cotteville suitcase by Louis Vuitton is ready for travel and is carry-on sized! Sporting a new handle from the Louis Vuitton Repair center, this case will serve you for many years to come. Sorry to say the key is missing but one can be ordered directly from Louis Vuitton. The case measures 16 by 12 by 6 inches (40/32/15 cm). Very clean, bright and ready to go! Circa 1980.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #822725 (stock #TIB-014)
A brass four prong dorje from Tibet. The primary symbol and ritual implement used in Tantric Buddhism, also know as a vajra. It can be translated as "diamond" or "thunderbolt". Age: Pre 1920. Size: L. 12cm. W. 4.3cm. Condition: Perfect.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1492 item #360437 (stock #1812)
Sawankhalok covered box of circular form with a flattened cover, decorated with incised vine scroll on the cover painted with an underglaze iron-brown wash. Pink stoneware body and unglazed base. 15th-16th Sawankhalok ware in perfect condition. Similar item published by R.J RICHARDS (1977). No 171. Collection: Art Gallery of South Australia and by JOHN.S.GUY in ORIENTAL TRADE CERAMICS IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA, NINTH TO SIXTEENTH CENTURY, page 134 item 164. Diameter: 10 cm and High: 8.8 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1492076 (stock #2100)


YAMABUSHI

Wood carving seated image of Shugendo mountain priest as 'Yamabushi' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamabushi), once enshrined at kamidana household altar of esoteric Buddhist believer's house in Shonai region, Japan. Keio era (1865-1868) in the late Edo period. H 26 x W 16 x D 11 cm (10.23 x 6.29 x 4.33in). In naturally sooted condition by the smoke from fireplace (sunken hearth) for many years. Also aged deterioration as is as seen...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #1072494 (stock #SK 329)
A beautiful pair of high heeled shoes for a Manchu lady. The heel is made of white painted wood, the sole is worked in fabric. The uppers are made of silk with appliqued tendrils in black. Condition: traces of usage. Dimension: 22.5 cm long, heel height: 7.5 cm, weight: 450 g.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1309704 (stock #326)

Most beautiful French bisque Jumeau girl .... having fine creamy bisque enhancing the plumply modeled cheeks , beautiful antique wig , original body and body finish and wearing nicely with " Que de Paris " .......

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1970 item #1275876
Oversized limited-edition Japanese "sosaku hanga" woodblock print by Tamami Shima (1937-1999) titled "April Forest." The bottom margin is pencil-signed, titled in kanji, dated 1962, and numbered 67/100. Paper: 22"V x 15 7/8"H (image: 19 7/8"V x 13 3/4"H). Very good overall condition. April Forest is written in pen verso (see enlargement 5). From a Scottsdale, AZ estate. Originally purchased from M. M. Shinno & Associates in Los Angeles.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1158069 (stock #5084)
A lovely small Qingbai cup, decorated with molded incised Fungus scrolls to exterior. Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century in perfect condition. Diameter: 7cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1980 item #1486465 (stock #12522)


PHALLUS THAT DON'T STAND ON ITS OWN

Dedicatory wood carving phallus as ‘Goshintai’ (lit. ‘Body of Kami (God)’) based on Japanese phallus worship. Showa period, 20th century. approx. 31.5 x 5 x 5 cm (12.40 x 1.96 x 1.96in). Cracked but won't split soon as is...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Contemporary item #377413
Superb sterling and enamel contemporary bracelet, possibly Scandinavian. The design, colors and enamel execution are magnificent. There are 10 square and rectangular shaped panels of amazing colors and shapes of enamel. Three of the panels also have bezel set faceted stones, one peridot, one one garnet and one amethyst.There is a tight box clasp that is part of the textured pattern of the panel when closed. The panels are hinged together and all move...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #641119 (stock #2520)
An unusual shaped of Yuan dynasty small jar, decorated with two blossoms of chrysanthemum to the body among four beads line border and two ring handles attached to the neck. Condition is perfect, with no any chips, no cracks and free from any restoration, just a bit firing flaw to the neck area. However, it's the rare one small jar form i have ever found from South-Sulawesi excavated area. Yuan dynasty 1279-1368. High: 6.7 cm.