A 19th century Korean mother of pearl inlaid black lacquer mirror chest comprised of two drawers and double hinged top all raised on base with corner bracket feet. The mirror stand missing from within (as is often the case.) Cranes and peaches among clouds in fret border decoration adorns the top, flower decoration on the sides and bamboo decoration on the back. The front with patterned decoration centering bamboo leaf motif on the drawers...

A finely carved bamboo cane. Allover decoration of fierce Samurai combat from The Tale of the Heike Samurai (from the larger context of The Tales of Genji.) Beginning from the top, two naval vessels laden with Samurai allude to the sea battle of Dan-no-ura where the Taira were vanquished by the Minamoto. The child emperor is shown in large proportion with the Minamoto general in smaller proportion...

John Wright Oakes (1820 - 1887) A fine oil painting titled a brook near Devonshire oil on canvas relined signed lower center. A dense wooded area with a stream and a figure on a bridge.

A fine original oil by Christian Jorgensen a view of Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. Oil on Canvas signed lower right in excellent original condition framed in a period art nouveau frame. Measuring 20 x 24 canvas size. Biography. Born in Oslo, Norway on Oct. 7, 1860 Christian Jorgensen moved to San Francisco with his mother in 1870. He showed artistic promise at an early age, and when the School of Design opened in 1874, he was among the first to enroll...

 

A shallow dish, heavily potted, covered in a beautiful celadon glaze producing the crackles of the Geyao type glaze. The base is glazed while the foot rim is dressed with an iron brown wash and six dot mark. Periode : Qianlong (1736-1795 AD) Diameter : 28 cm. Condition : Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Description:

A bamboo brush pot was carved in uniquely curved form.
Decorated on one side with craved motifs of peony flowers and poems on the other side, the brush pot was preserved with Zu-huang(bamboo's inner skin) on the smaller sides.
It was in perfect condition when darken patina was earned.

Date: Late Qing periods, late 19th century.

Height: 11.9cm.

Description:

A horn piece was preserved in charming old patina.
Old crackles were yielded due to age.
It can be a fine fondling piece as well as a standing statue.
An ideal piece as a seal too.

Date: Qing dynasty, 18 century.

Height: 11.5cm

Frank A. Stockwell (American, 1890-1970) Vermont landscape painting with covered bridge. Oil on canvas. Size: 36 inches x 48 inches. Circa 1950s. Excellent condition and offered in a giltwood frame. Frank Stockwell was a Buffalo, NY painter and illustrator. He was also an active member of the Scottish Rite Freemasons in that city. His painting "Degree Night in the Robing Room," captures a backstage scene in a Scottish Rite degree ceremony and is owned by the Buffalo Masonic Consistory...

A Northern Song Yue type celadon carved dish, decorate with carved flower motif covered with green glaze. PERIOD : Zhejiang (yue) Northern Song dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 18.5 cm wide. CONDITION: Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration.

Deep rounded form with steeps side and slight indentation belom the everted rim, covered in lustrous caramel-brown glaze streaked with black element emanating from the central flattened base of the interior, the glaze thinning to a dark brown colour at the upper end, the exterior similarly decorated the glaze falling short of the foort with sumptuous globules dripping over the body burnt a brown in the firing...

A lovely bowl of Jizhou ware.. PERIOD : Southern Song Dynasty (12-13th Century). MEASUREMENT : 10 cm wide, 4 cm height. CONDITION : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

A lovely bowl of Jizhou ware. PERIOD : Southern Song Dynasty (12-13th Century). MEASUREMENT : 11 cm wide, 4,2 cm height. CONDITION : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

A rare Ming dynasty blue glaze water pot, glazed base. Dish is in good condition a tiny glaze flake to the body, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations. Diameter = 8 cm

Large longquan celadon bowl with crackled green glaze to footrim and decorated with carved floral motif, red burnt ring on the base. Dating from late the 15-16th Century from longquan Kiln, Width = 30 cm, Condition : Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration

Porcelain covered with green glaze to the footrim, glazed base.PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS:22.5 cm wide, 5 cm tall. CONDITION: chips to the footrim, glaze flakes to the back of the rim, free from restorations.

Blue and white swatow kendi with freely simple floral decoration, glaze the base. PERIOD : late Ming (1566-1643 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 17 cm height. CONDITION: a small chips on the spout, a hairlines to the body but free from restorations.

Based in Mexico City Plateria FarFan made some truly exquisite pieces - I love their massive mesh-style bracelets and necklaces (please take a look at item nos 1074808 and 1090049 for representative examples currently in my inventory) as well as their heavy charm bracelets. What is presented here, however, is a stunning repousse creation that bears their name - exquisitely detailed; elaborate yet carefully executed design; and minimalist carved amethyst "masks" make this a stupendous bracelet...