All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #730355 (stock #64)
Olive-green glaze to foot, showing unglazed burnt red. Height= 7.5 cm Width= 10.5 cm. Yuan Dynasty 14th-15th Centuries. Condition : Excellent : no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #730357 (stock #65)
Green glazed with classic scroll to the foot and flower scroll decoration on shoulder. Unglazed concave base . Height = 6 cm. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Condition : Very good with small frits on the base, no hairlines, cracks or restoration
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #730358 (stock #66)
Grey green glazed with incised flower scroll decoration on shoulder. Unglazed concave base . Height = 8 cm Width = 12 cm. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Condition : Very good with minor frit on the base, no hairlines, cracks or restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #730359 (stock #67)
Blue and White jar decorated with two kind of eight precious things : the mirror (zhing) to counteracts evil and lozenge as a symbol of victory, lotus interlocking, lotus petal scroll to the foot and prêt patern on the shoulder ; . Kangxi 1662-1772. Height = 8.6 cm, Width=8.4 cm. Condition : excellent, no hairlines, cracks, chips or restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #730428 (stock #lot404)
Description: A nephrite jade boy was carved uniquely holding a leaf. By the intriguing subject, the jade boy was rendered characteristically by the dated features . In the costumes, he was clad as traditional tribe’s people. In Chinese jade culture, nomadic jades were uniquely grouped by their strong forms...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #730596 (stock #TR541)
This sweet pin featues a large carved onyx daisy centered by a natural seed pearl in delicate 14 Kt gold prongs. A stylized gold stem coated in black enamel projects from one side to conceal the pinback. This charming Victorian flower measures just over an inch in diameter, making the total length, including the stem, 1 ½ inches.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #730609 (stock #TR542)
Stunning, shiny and in excellent condition, this English sterling silver sugar caster is the perfect addition to any holloware collection or a charming focal point, whether for your own home or as a gift. The George V era piece is fully hallmarked by G&S Company Ltd, London. It measures 8 ½ inches tall and weighs 9.35 ounces. The caster is engraved with an Old English letter K on the downward slope of one of the faces. It comes ready for use; just fill with sugar and cast away!
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #730815 (stock #62)
Ewer shaped a tall, long and narrow neck which flares to the mouth, high handle and a spout curving out from the shoulder, and tall straight foot. Decorated with incised vertical line on the body and horizontal line on the neck.. Glazed base. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. High = 21 cm. Condition : Excellent, missing a loop on the handle, no chips, hairlines, cracks and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #730816 (stock #68)
Decorated on the outside with three winged dragons and classic scroll, in the central field with flying horse among clouds, lotus interlocking on the cavetto and on the flattened foliated rim with dotted diaper border. Glaze base with four characters mark in the double circle. Zhengde 1506-1521. Width = 32 cm. Condition : Excellent, no chips, hairlines, cracks and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #731105 (stock #lot405)
Description: A handsome jade piece was in a joyful subject- A Boy Having Fun With a Goose. A popular subject as this piece was very well rendered by excellent jade carving maneuvering skill. In a greyish white tint which was the typical characteristic of the dated nephrite jade quality, the jade pebble was in quite good size by which the boy was depicted in fine details on the facial features and on the cloth...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #731109 (stock #ZM120)
This pair of handmade woman's shoes were made with cotton vamp and satin stitched embroidered flower motif. The exaggerated upturned front toe was used as a decorative element by several minority groups but from the detailing, I think that they are most likely Miao ethnic minority. They are small and narrow, and probably belonged to a young girl. The Miao, like most minorities, did not practice foot binding. The walking sole measures 6.5 inches long and 2" at the widest part.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1930 item #731442 (stock #ZOc104)
There are few roads in New Guinea, with the rivers being used as transportation arteries. The various indigenous groups living along the Sepik River of New Guinea make canoes made from hollowed logs and the prows were often carved in the form of crocodiles. Many of the tribes or villages can be recognized by the style of the croc prow of the canoe. This croc head is the remains of an old canoe prow from the mid region of the Sepik river. It is unusually finely carved and nicely detailed...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1920 item #731745
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Beautiful antique gold ring in the form of a coiled snake, with a ruby in the top of its head, and diamonds as eyes. Marked with an antique hallmark with 14 just visible. Also tests positive for 14KT gold. Circa 1900 - 1920. Snakes were a popular motif in the Victorian era, signifying eternity and love, and were also a popular motif in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco eras. Substantial at 12 grams...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #732339
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Beautiful antique high relief lava cameo bracelet in 9KT gold with six cameos, two on each end in creamy greens, tans, and gray, and one black and one white cameo in the center. Circa 1900. Not marked but tests positive for 9KT gold. With a slide clasp. It weighs 30 grams. 1 inch wide by 3/8 inch deep and 6 1/2 inches wearable length. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #732701 (stock #TCR2320)
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A dragon wraps around the trumpeting form of this brilliant yellow vase by Makuzu Kozan II (Hanzan) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A vibrant contrast between the yellow and blue is enhanced by the artists care and minute detail. The vase is 8-1/2 inches (21 cm) tall, 6-1/4 inches (16 cm) diameter and in perfect condition...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Ethnic : Pre 1910 item #732891 (stock #T 1599 )
All SOLD. C 1900 gold plated Antique Victorian Angel Skin Coral Cross. Antique angel skin coral is getting very difficult to find as more are hoarding for better times? 2" X 1 3/8". Italian or Greek? All SOLD, no price, no info.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1950 item #734366 (stock #3594)
Handle with braided silver wire, pierced and partially gilded pommel cover. Straight, single edged steel blade. The scabbard has a wooden core encased in a silver sheathing, decorated with foliage, scrolls and shou characters. Condition: Blade with some rust. Dimensions: Total length is 34.9 cm, 4.2 cm wide. The blade is 24,5 cm long and 2.8 cm wide. Weight: 422 gram.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #734395 (stock #lot408)
Description: A wonderful Jun bowl was with purple splashes in the cavetto in strong form. Molded in quite good size of 15.8cm in width, the bowl was applied with characteristic sky-blue glaze inside and out of the surface only stop short of the foot ring. While was shaped in sleek skill, the steep and unglazed foot ring was cut to a domed shape on the bottom and was slanted outward forming a good angle as a firm support. The molding scars were left obviously at the center of the foot ring...