Exceptional vintage sterling silver and amethyst bracelet designed & signed circa 1950's by Taxco, Mexico modernist artist Antonio Pineda (1919-2009). Measuring 1 inch wide and 6 3/4 wearable inches long. 8 hand carved amethyst columns are bezel set and reflected within concave silver alcoves. Slide in clasp and safety chain are tight and secure. The ancient stones are in perfect condition. Fully hallmarked on the reverse...

Porcelain decorated with deer on the body, glazed base. PERIOD : late Ming (1566-1643 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 6 cm wide and 5 cm tall. CONDITION: frits to the rim, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

This VERY RARE, delightful, circa 1915, doll or toy-sized Advertising Display Trunk is a creative sales mechanism for New York-based, RESTORFF & BETTMANN- Manufacturer's of GLYCEROLE SHOE OIL!

This fabulous metal trunk display features the likeness of 4 Black Gentleman within its copper-toned, product advertisement appearing on the interior of the trunk lid! Product testimonials are written in English, French, German,& Spanish!

Measuring 13 inches long x 8 3/4 inches wide x 7 1/2 inches hig...

An astounding and extremely rare sterling pill box in the form of an articulated fish by William Spratling.The head of the fish opens to reveal a 1" deep compartment to keep whatever you wish. All of the scales move and make you feel sure that this fish can swim. Measuring 6 1/4" long and 2" at the widest point, it is in beautiful original condition and weighs 82 grams. It is signed with the WS script mark and eagle 30 which ,according to the spratlingsilver.com website, dates it c. 1951-56...

Carpet weight (Mir-I Farsh)in the shape of a muslim dome on a octogonal base. Bidar, Deccan metalwork, alloy in which zinc predominates. Decorated with silver inlays in the aftabi technique depicting flower pattern. For similar examples see: Mark Zebrowski - Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India - plates 158 to 161. Condition: Some wear, some small losses to the base, some silver inlays missing. Dimension: 12,7 cm height, 12,8 cm width. Weight: 744 gram.

Thick green glazed. Fluted cavetto, impresed peony spray in the center. Firing ring burnt red on the base. Diameter : 33 cm Period : 13 th Century, Longquan Kiln, Zhejiang. Condition : very good colour glazed, professional restoration on 5 cm chips.

Porcelain decorated full floral decoration on the exterior and interior, glazed base with mark. PERIOD : late Ming (1566-1643 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 17.7 cm wide, 9 cm tall. CONDITION: a firing crack to the rim, tiny chip to the foot, free from restorations. Good sound when tapping with finger tips.

A Ming interregnum 15th century blue and white bowl, rounded side with flared rim and unglazed foot ring, bowl decorate with under glaze blue sitting human, scenery and cloud motif.
Bowl is in good condition with two crack line on the rim restored.
Size: 15 cm diameter.

An ancient panel relief depicting Buddha and Bodhisattva gathered around him. The sculpture is deeply carved from a single block of schist. Measuring 24 x 13 x 3 cm. in antique condition. Such schist friezes such as this were some the walls of Buddhist shrines, together making up large story panels telling tales from the Buddha's life. These stories would have been read, either casually or ceremonially by Monks and lay Buddhists alike...

Large and beautiful antique jar decorated with polychrome floral and twin phoenix. PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722) MEASUREMENTS: 32 cm wide, 26 cm height. CONDITION: two hairlines and a minor chip to the rim, no other damages

Porcelain decorated with a qilin and floral spray on the center, glazed base. PERIOD : Early Ming (1400-1487 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 20 cm wide. CONDITION: a small chips to the rim; free from restoration.

A translucent nephrite jade "bi" of a very light cream color (off-white). Both the front and reverse are beautifully carved with the same design of a variety of "curl" designs. Period: (17th- 18th Century) Size: Outer Diameter = 2-1/4" Condition: Perfect. Color in photo has a blue tone but it is actually white.

This is an exquisite sterling bracelet with large cabachon emerald and obsidian stones and pearls by Salvador Teran. The bracelet measures 6 1/2" around in the inside, 1 1/2" wide at the widest point and weighs 64 grams. It opens and closes in the back and has an intact safety chain. It is all original and in fine condition. There are no chips or cracks to the stones. The emerald has natural inclusions typical of emeralds. The color of the emerald is deeper than reflected in the photos...

Covered box painted in underglaze iron red and black, both lid and body decorated with vegetal scrolls, the lower body and base unglaze with red and grey biscuit. Diameter = 13 cm, height= 13 cm. Period : Sawankhalok, 14 th- 15 th century. Condition : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

This bell is approximately 200 years old and was used on the camels crossing Tibet, NW China into Mongolia. It would be worn on a strap and hang loose below the camels belly between the legs. A light shake and the sound is deep and long. The bell in picture is 13" long and has a leather wrapped handle.

Sourced from Rong Jiang area of China, the silver sectioned container was made and used by the Miao ethnic minority as a smoking accessory. Worn hanging from a belt, the collection of pipe cleaning tools would act as a toggle to counter weight the container at the other end. Made from low grade silver, the 3 sectioned container has an etched and pierced design and is held together with handmade chain...

Measuring approximately 5 inches high, this very RARE, Japan-made, circa 1930’s pair of Black Butler and Mammy Salt and Peppers are in unused, mint condition, with just the lightest of glaze crazing visible. This highly appealing pair is considered rare as the Butler wears a green jacket versus the very common black jacket. Each is marked “Japan” on the base. A very wonderful addition to the special Black Memorabilia collection!

A rare early Ming dynasty 15th century blue and white large bowl, rounded side with flared rim, straight foot and glazed base, bowl outer wall decorated with fine under glaze blue of butterfly motif in different position, center with reverse blue base and white conch motif.
Bowl is in very good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, crackled at glaze surface semi porcelain.
Size: 15cm diameter.