All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #1134340 (stock #G0539)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese export silver enamel bracelet with jade stone, in excellent condition. Marked. L:17cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #1152607 (stock #G0577)
A beautiful vintage Chinese lapis necklace with a blue enamel jade pendant, in excellent condition. Marked. Weight:38.6g L:30cm $355 pending
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1444246 (stock #Hasui516)
Kawase Hasui
Pagoda in Snow
Date: 1930s.
Size: 6 x 4 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-58
Condition: Excellent.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Pre 1940 item #1084321 (stock #G0428)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain buddha with five kids on his shoulder. In excellent condition. H:7.8"
Hocking Glass Company made Princess from 1931-35. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking. 2 sets are available
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Glass : French : Pre 1940 item #68210 (stock #2-2-074)
Exquisite R.Lalique art glass opalescent bowl molded with a flower pattern. Signed on the bottom. Circa 1930.
Measures: approx 6.5" (16.5 cm) diameter X 2.75" (7 cm) height.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Furnishings : Accessories : Pre 1940 item #1402068
A French Art Deco cocktail pick set in the unusual form of a large snail accompanied by a pair of baby snails. The snail is usually alone or perhaps with just one smaller one. They are worked in chrome and are set on a mahogany base. The design is by the famed French Art Deco illustrator Benjamin Rabier, who had a side gig designing entertaining barware. The twelve picks have red bakelite finials...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Okimono : Pre 1940 item #1470055 (stock #O005)
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A solitary thatched hermitage rises on the top of this stony crag set onto a beautifully carved and signed rosewood stand. Together they are 7.5 x 11.5 x 13 cm (3 x 4-1/2 x 5 inches) and in excellent condition. The box is titled Yasegawa-ishi, inside signed Seicho and dated a fortunate day in the second month of 1936.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Furnishings : Accessories : Pre 1940 item #1468202
A French Art Deco arched chrome cocktail pick holder with a dozen picks with colorful bakelite finials. The holder is French, but the picks (probably early replacements) are marked “Made in England.” This simple design is somewhat easier to use than some of the other figural pick holders. Cocktail pick holders (“porte-piques”) was once a fixture of every French bar or café...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Okimono : Pre 1940 item #1485801
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The cormorant prepares to take flight, wings extended, captured in bronze in a moment of excitement, the shapr eyes focused ahead. Captivating realism with simple Art-deco overtones signed below the tail. It is 32 x 36.5 x 25 cm (14-1/2 x 13 x 10 inches) and is in excellent condition. The cormorant, known in Japanese simply as U, is a migratory bird native to the east Palearctic with a range from Taiwan to the Russian Far East...
Federal Glass Company made Sharon from 1935-39. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
Tiffin Glass Company made Fontaine from 1924-31. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1940 item #510803 (stock #2196)
This very well carved 20th century Japanese netsuke is 1 ½ inches high, 1 ¼ inches wide and a little more than 1 ¼ inches thick. It depicts a mouse bending over, scratching his chin. It is signed “Shozan”. The carving and polishing are just great and it is in excellent condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1940 item #1314645 (stock #122)
This is a wonderfully hand-carved netsuke depicting Bakemono "Unreal Thing or Goblin" with a Rokuro-Kubi (whirling Neck), in other words a Goblin creature with an expanding neck like the spring of 'Jack-in-the-box", that, according to legend, twists its head around and leers in the faces of sleepers. The creature is standing on one foot and appears to be praying. Amber Double inlaid eyes. Unsigned, but attributed to the 20th century Japanese artist Koraku...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Textiles : Rugs : Pre 1940 item #982530 (stock #ga-1062)
Spring forward with this wonderful Chinese Art Deco rug, c 1930 featuring vivid colors of raspberry, jade green, turquoise, purple, pink and butterscotch. Measurements: 11' 6" x 8' 6". Great condition with age appropriate freckling.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Textiles : Rugs : Pre 1940 item #1008152 (stock #ga-1063)
Spectacular Chinese Art Deco rug, circa 1930, featuring lush wool pile in vivid colors of raspberry, amethyst, jade green, turquoise, and butterscotch. Measurements: 11' 5" x 8'9". Great condition with age appropriate freckling.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Textiles : Rugs : Pre 1940 item #1008153 (stock #ga-164)
Add interest to any room with this colorful Chinese Deco Nichols style rug, circa 1930, featuring a floral motif on raspberry background banded by jade and mustard borders. Measurements: 8' x 9' 9". Condition is good with wear to pile in several areas, freckling throughout, small spot. Priced accordingly.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Furnishings : Accessories : Pre 1940 item #1405755
A French Art Deco cocktail pick set in the form of a large snail worked in chrome on a mahogany base. The design is by the famed French Art Deco illustrator Benjamin Rabier, who had a side job designing entertaining barware. The twelve picks have red bakelite finials. Cocktail pick holders ("porte-piques") were once a fixture of every French bar and café. Today, they can be use to spear olives of cherries in a cocktail, or to serve small hors d'oeuvres.
  • Origin: France, ca...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Furnishings : Accessories : Pre 1940 item #1396355
A French Art Deco cocktail pick set in the form a wishing well. A water bucket hangs from the winch and six red bakelite-topped cocktail picks are stored in the well itself. The The whole is set on a Macassar ebony base. Sets such as this were used on bar and café counters to serve cocktail garnishes, canapés or even escargot.
  • Origin: France, ca...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Furnishings : Accessories : Pre 1940 item #1449217 (stock #1310)
Czechoslovakian Crystal Chandelier Circa 1930 With18 Lights Measuring 50 inches in diameter and 50 inch in height excellent condition completely rewired
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1454199 (stock #13518)
Meisen kimono with kasuri red and black rectangular pattern. It has red red silk lining, so probably made in 1930s. In excellent condition. 124cm x 154cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1940 item #765730 (stock #LE-1)
Kashigata, mold for making Japanese sweets, in the shape of a wasabi root. Carved wood, ca. early-mid 20th century. H.1.5"(3.75cm) x L.8.25"(21cm) x W.3.5"(8.75cm). Kashigata have long been in use for making molded sweets in Japan and many other parts of the world (especially Asia and Northern Europe.) In Japan, shapes often include felicitous or auspicious themes for luck, long life, wealth, etc. This one, shaped as a wasabi root, is unusual and interesting.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1940 item #1048027 (stock #NC-10)
Kashigata (wooden sweet mold) with a dynamic image of a minogame (mino = "straw rain cape," kame/game = "turtle/tortoise.") Early 20th C., Japan. L.13"(33cm) x W.5"(12.5cm) x H.1.125"(2.75cm,) 1 piece paddle type mold. Some minor insect damage to back of mold (see enlargements 4 & 5.) The tortoise is a symbol of long life in Japan, and in Asia in general...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Furnishings : Accessories : Pre 1940 item #1460910 (stock #2533)
An exceptional pair of near perfect condition Art Deco design and period 'Gueridon' form side tables. The tables with circular tops 27.5 inches in diameter, 28 inches high. Lower shelf 17 inches in diameter and elevated 8 inches from floor. Table top composition consists of eight pie shaped quarter sawn burl maple veneer pieces which center an ebony bulls eye. A border of ebony-stringing surrounds the maple with a 1.5 inch wide mahogany surrounding edge...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1940 item #1047561 (stock #NC-3)
Kashigata (wooden sweet mold,) Hi No De Tsuru (Rising Sun Crane) motif. Japan, early 20th C. L.7.0"(18cm) x W.3.75"(9.5cm) x H.1.625"(4cm). The Crane symbolizes long life, as does the Tortoise, in many Asian cultures. In Japan, it was a popular traditional motif for celebratory events such as weddings, New Year's, and birth. This particular example shows the rising sun, a symbol of Japan, behind the crane...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1940 item #1101237 (stock #NC-19)
Kashigata (wooden sweet mold,) Noshi Kombu (kelp wrapper) motif; Japan, early 20th C. L.8.5"(21cm) x W.3.625"(9.25cm) x H...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1940 item #1101222 (stock #NC-15)
Kashigata (wooden sweet mold,) Kiku (chrysanthemum) motif; Japan, early 20th C. L.7"(17.75cm) x W.3.5"(8.7510cm) x H.1.375"(4.5cm.) The chrysanthemum is a symbol of late fall and also used for celebratory occasions. Sweet molds, “kashigata,” have been a part of confectionary culture around the world. Well-known examples in Asia come from Japan, China, Korea, and Indonesia. In Europe; countries such as Germany, Holland, and England have a rich history of cake mold production. Materials s...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #952140
Japanese obi, nagoya style, painted with two noh masks on soft satin silk. The base color is a gentle pink/wisteria color with earth-tone. Taisho/Early Showa.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1940 item #1100846 (stock #NC-11)
Kashigata (wooden sweet mold,) Cherry Leaves motif; Japan, early 20th C. L.8.5"(21cm) x W.5.0"(12.75cm) x H.1.5"(4cm.) As a symbol of spring, the cherry is often depicted in blossoms. But in this case it is the leaves that are featured. There are actually sweets that are wrapped in cherry leaves. Sweet molds, “kashigata,” have been a part of confectionary culture around the world. Well-known examples in Asia come from Japan, China, Korea, and Indonesia. In Europe; countries such as Germ...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1940 item #1101249 (stock #NC-20)
Kashigata (wooden sweet mold,) Kame (turtle) motif; Japan, early 20th C. Paddle-type mold to make 4 pieces sweets. L.13.75"(35cm) x W.2"(5cm) x H.1"(2.5cm.) The turtle symbolizes long life in many Asian cultures and was a popular motif for celebratory occasions such as weddings and New Year's. Sweet molds, “kashigata,” have been a part of confectionary culture around the world. Well-known examples in Asia come from Japan, China, Korea, and Indonesia. In Europe; countries such as Germany,...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1940 item #1047568 (stock #NC-5)
Kashigata (wooden sweet mold,) Biwa (loquat fruit, Eriobotrya Japonica) motif, Japan, early 20th C. L.8.125"(20.5cm) x W.4.374"(11cm) x H.1.5"(4cm.) The image on this mold shows a bunch of loquat fruit, known as "biwa" in Japanese. Biwa are indegenous to SE China, and the Japanese name may refer to the oblong shape of mature fruit that resembles the shape of the musical instrument, lute (also "biwa" in Japanese.) In olden days, a type of cough medication was made from the syrup of the fruit. The...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1389234 (stock #13013)
Se-ate (kind of vest only for back) hand-woven of mawata (floss silk) and vegetable indigo dyed. It is very light and warm so that was worn under kimono in cold weather or in cold region. In excellent condition. Late 19th to mid 20th century. 32cm x 54cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1940 item #1101240 (stock #NC-22)
Kashigata (wooden sweet mold,) Ninjin (carrot) motif; Japan, early 20th C. Paddle-type mold with handle. L.12.375"(31.5cm) x W.3.25"(8cm) x H.1.25"(3cm.) Name of confectionery "Shirokiya" on side. Condition Note: minor insect damage to back of paddle. Sweet molds, “kashigata,” have been a part of confectionary culture around the world. Well-known examples in Asia come from Japan, China, Korea, and Indonesia. In Europe; countries such as Germany, Holland, and England have a rich history o...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Furnishings : Accessories : Pre 1940 item #1412905
A French Art Deco cocktail pick set in the unusual form of a large snail accompanied by a pair of baby snails. The snail is usually alone or perhaps with just one smaller one. They are worked in chrome and are set on a mahogany base. The design is by the famed French Art Deco illustrator Benjamin Rabier, who had a side jpb designing entertaining barware. The twelve picks have unusual green bakelite finials. Sets such as this were used on bar and café counters to serve cocktail garnishes, canap...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1940 item #1100845 (stock #NC-14)
Kashigata (wooden sweet mold,) Kiku (chrysanthemum) motif; Japan, early 20th C. L.5.875"(15cm) x W.3.0"(7.5cm) x H.1.75"(4.5cm.) The chrysanthemum is a symbol of late fall and was also a popular motif for celebratory occasions. Sweet molds, “kashigata,” have been a part of confectionary culture around the world. Well-known examples in Asia come from Japan, China, Korea, and Indonesia. In Europe; countries such as Germany, Holland, and England have a rich history of cake mold production....
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1940 item #1458496 (stock #1-1294)
A fine Noh mask, with strong features, representing the character of Ayakashi, the malign aspect of a general killed in battle. Wood, with polychrome and gold painting, eyes made of brass. The mask is signed. Japan, early 20th century. Height: 21.7 cm. The mask is nicely mounted on a custom stand. Very good condition. NOTE: The name "Ayakashi" also refers to an apparition with mysterious spiritual powers, or a vengeful sea-dwelling spirit. Perhaps the best known Noh play using Ayakashi is ""Fun...