Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta Figure C 1200 BC -800 BC. Rare figure of a heavy set male with elaborate hair style that they were known for. This culture was located in what is now Mexico City. Size 2.5" by 1.75"
Large Japanese woodblock print by Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979), signed in pencil, number 64/99 in its series. Gorgeous metallic silver background. Red artist's stamp in bottom corner. Set in heavy metal frame.
Size: (entire frame) 21" height, 34.25" width (artwork only) 14.5" height, 27.25" width
SMILING MASK
Korean wood carving mask, similar to the one used for traditional Korean masque, but provably it's the one made for the decoration, mid-late 20th century,
approx. 27 x 18.5cm (10.62 x 7.28in). With metal fitting and string attached in the later years. Some expected stains and damage due to aging as is as seen...
Dark glaze covers this beautifully crafted Koro from Kawai Kanjiro dating circa 1936 enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 11.5 x 9 x 8.5 cm (4-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches) excluding the lid and is in excellent condition. The lid is of exotic hardwood with an agate finial, and is a later addition (Kanjiro did not make lids for his koro). For similar examples see the Katsukawa collection published in the biblical tome by the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art...
Oribe Raku Kashiki Dessert Bowl made by the greatest I Choraku Ogawa (1874-1939), the disciple of Raku Kichizaemon Keinyu and Konyu.
The potter's mark is stamped near the foot ring.
Ogawa Choraku is one of the best known Raku potters of modern times and the founder of Choraku potter family.
He became the disciple of 11th Raku Kichizaemon (Keinyu) and 12th Raku Kichizaemon (Konyu) and started his own kiln in 1904.
He received the name Choraku in 1906 from Choyuken, the h...
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Beautiful Murano White OPALESCENT, Twisted ZANFIRICO Ribbons and AVENTURINE FLECKS Art Glass Butterfly Shaped Bowl!!! Documented as FRATELLI TOSO!!! It has an unusual shape, with almost black and red orange canes. Would be a great display item on any table! There are NO damages (chips, nicks, or impact marks)...
Unusually large ca.1935 iron tea pot made for the hearth 'irori' in old japanese minka farmhouses. Stamped with the famed Nambu Iron Foundry in Tohoku Northern Japan, the inscription reads, 'Tetsubin Nambu Seido' iron teapot made at the Nambu Foundry. What makes this tea pot special besides the size is the 'arare' (hail) pattern of raised protrusions. Very art deco. 47cm tall x 43cm wide. Ask for shipping quote.
Fine lot of two silver items, incl. a broad bracelet and a large silver Concho plaque with central torquise, Indian, Navaho. c. mid. 20th. century.
Attractive pieces, the Concho with sterling silver stamps, both are in fine 925 sterling silver.
Weight: 94 grams! The bracelet is c. 61-62 mm. and the Conchoo c. 77 x 63 mm.
Ex. Old Danish Collection of Indian jewelry.
Fenton made Crystal Crest in 1941. This double crested vase is 6.25" tall and in mint condition. Notice that Crystal Crest is a DOUBLE crested vase. One could call it a "Snow Crested Silver Crest."
Four 20th Century cast stone putti garden statues representing the 4 arts: literature, painting, sculpture, and music. Each putto stands on a plinth and assembled measures 48" high. Rare to find this series of outdoor putti statues. VIDEO available.
We kindly like to offer you a fantastic Chinese Zisha Tea Pot of Yixing clay, made by famous Bao Zhiqiang.
It has an artistic form, rare to find and it is marked with 'BAO ZHIQIANG'.
Yixing clay (traditional Chinese: pinyin: Yíxīng; Wade–Giles: I-Hsing) is a type of clay from the region near the city of Yixing in Jiangsu province, China. Its use dates back to the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279) when Yixing clay was first mined around Lake Taihu in China...
Seven(7) Vintage Crystal Sherbet Glasses, 1960's, cut and etched design, 4 1/2" high, 4 1/2"diameter-top rim, they are in good condition.
12 BODHISATTVA
A line of 12 Japanese Buddhist wooden figurines of 'Sho Kannon Bosatsu' (Avalokitesvara) fixed on the wooden plate, hand-carved during November-December in 1966, W 37 x H 10.5 x D 3 cm.
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1940’s French ormolu filigree gold gilt display box casket with putti, angels. An unusual shaped round casket that tapers down to rest on 4 delicate feet. Featuring pinkish amber beveled glass panels with 6 oval side panels flanked on each side with standing putti, arms raised. A nice larger size measuring 7.5” diameter x 5.25" high, it is in near perfect original condition with just few age spots on the lining.
Make a statement when you travel with this absolutely exquisite Morabito of Paris Traveling Necessaire. This fitted case contains everything you need except the comb! 9 bottles, 3 boxes, a manicure set (missing comb and one unidentified piece), brushes and mirror. Pieces are trimmed in fine grained leather or exotic Camphor wood. All pieces fit compactly in this spacious case measuring 20 inches (51 cm)Long, 14 inches (36 cm) Tall and 6 inches (15 cm) Deep...
Width approximately 25 cm.
Few soft chips at the tipspout. In good condition.
Hongshan Brown Jade Cicada Human Bear like figure pendant. Brown Nephrite jade carved figure toggle pendant of a standing human animal creature with extensive wear and deposits please look closely at the images of the back showing age 2.25" by 1.5". Collected 1980s-1990s HK.
Kashigata (wooden sweet mold,) Matsu (pine) motif; Japan, early 20th C. L.8.5"(21cm) x W.4.0"(10cm) x H.1.75"(4.5cm.) The pine symbolizes "evergreen" and was a popular motif for celebratory occasions such as weddings and New Year's. It is one of the "Three Friends of Winter," which also includes plum and bamboo.
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...