Nicely carved Chinese agate group showing two birds on a rock with flowers. Dating to mid 20th century. With matching wooden stand. Condition: base of the carving with a tiny flake (not visible), right bird's beak with a tiny chip (see photo No. 11). Dimension: carving: c. 10.8 cm high x 13.5 cm long x 4 cm deep, height with stand: 14.2 cm.
Sterling silver Tiffany & Co fluted bowl with three dolphin feet. Marked Tiffany & Co Makers sterling silver 25110. In very good condition but tarnished, it measures 7.5 inches across and stands app. 3.75" tall. Weight 362 grams or 12.75 ounces. Circa 1940's
Early Carder Steuben gold Aurene vase with ruffled rim. The 3 1/4 inch tall vase measures 4 inches across the rim, is signed “Aurene 162" and has the soft early coloration of the early production pieces. There is a polished pontil and a stretched onion skin effect on the rim. The piece is in excellent condition.
Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)
Cherry Blossoms by the Gate
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.75 x 10.5 inches.
Date: 1951. This edition 1990s.
Impressed block signature.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition. Excellent. Back margins have some attachment residue.
Made and used by the tribal indigenous Aborigine people of Australia, this old Mulga wood boomerang was smoothed using a stone adz...no sandpaper in the outback when this was made...
the traditional decorative surface markings were made by pressing a hot poker and wire onto the wood surface forming the running kangaroo and border lines...
Tsuchiya Koitsu
Edogawa (Edo River)
Date: 1930s.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.5 x 7.75 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Seals on front and back.
Sealed by Koitsu at lower left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-68
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Height: 4.8 cm (1.9 in)
Width: 2.9 cm (1.2 in)
Depth: 1.3 cm (0.6 in)
Japanese netsuke of a priest; natural material; nice patina and good condition
Height: 7.5 cm (3 in)
Width: 4.7 cm (1.8 in)
Depth: 2 cm (0.8 in)
Quality Chinese inside painted snuff bottle; mountain scene and figural decoration; marks present; good condition
Height: 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
Width: 4.7 cm (1.8 in)
Depth: 2.3 cm (0.9 in)
Chinese inside painted snuff bottle; depicts figures in rural settings; marks; good condition
Japanese framed woodblock print by Nakayama Tadashi of a stylized horse with gold and silver leaf. Signed in pencil, number 48/85.
Dated 1968.
Dimensions: 12" x 17 1/2" H (entire frame) 5 1/4" x 17 1/2" H (mat opening)
Japanese framed woodblock print by Nakayama Tadashi of a stylized multicolored horse with gold and silver leaf. Signed in pencil, number 23/85.
Dated 1968.
Dimensions: 12" x 17 1/2" H (entire frame) 5 1/4" x 17 1/2" H (mat opening)
Chavin Maranon style Quartz figure of a warrior holding a shield . The Figure has bead inlaid eyes and cinnabar staining throughout .
The Figure shows pecking grinding and polishing to the surface.
Old Texas collection 1960s purchased 1990s
this sculpture has not been tested for authenticity and has been priced accordingly ,sold asis...
Condition: Cracks, Otherwise In Good Condition
Origin: Peru
Chavin quartz carved snail figure with traces of cinnabar, the figure shown pecking and grinding on the surface the close up pictures are from the bottom .
Old Texas collection 1960s purchased 1990s
This piece has not been tested for authenticity and is priced accordingly , sold asis
This porcelain and silver tea cup and saucer was produced in Germany by Freidrich Deusch silver company circa 1950. The set retains its original paper labels which cover the porcelain blank mark. The saucer is 6 inches in diameter and the cup is 2 inches high. A delightful design of hand painted birds and flowers is outlined in silver. It is a rare and desirable set to find.
Condition: Excellent
Green case mask, mouth a beak or tube, blossoms and tufts of red hair for ears, band of red yarn across forehead. Douglas fir ruff. Kilt, wedding sash, fox skin, red Navajo-style moccasins. Body paint pink and yellow. Carries a rattle. Appears in regular katsina dance. Fewkes, 1903, Pl. XXXV, XXXVI, figures other Navajo Katsinas which have been taken from Navajo ceremonies and are said not to be Hopi. Fewkes, 1894, 1903; Earl and Kennard, 1938...
A very nicely painted delicate porcelain cup, saucer and cup cover painted predominantly with carp but including a lobster and a couple of fish. All three pieces have elaborate painted borders. Gilding is used on the carp and the borders. The two handled cup is marked in red with a stamp, “CHINA” inside an oval. This mark seems to have been predominantly used in the first part of the 20th century. The saucer is 5 ¼ inches (13 cm) diameter...
A large framed Japanese woodblock print by Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979). Signed, titled, and numbered 83/90 in pencil, with red chop.
Dated 1974.
Dimensions: 47 1/4" x 27 1/4" H (entire frame) 30 1/2" x 16" H (artwork only)
Tsuchiya Koitsu
Morning Rain at Lake Hakone
Date: 1938.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.5 x 11.0 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten.
Printer: Yokoi. Carver: Harada.
This combination of seals indicates an early postwar edition. Also bears the Doi watermark.
Condition: A couple of faint foxing spots in water.