Beautiful little 3 1/2" Satsuma vase with profuse, exquisite, artistic, shaded lavender-purple and white(raised enamel) wisteria(14 clusters) cascading down on all sides from shoulder with green leaves. Very fine crackle. Lovely shape with small neck. Gilded neck and foot with some no harm wear. Signed on foot with unidentified black characters. Kinkozan quality. Dates circa 1900. Excellent condition: no cracks, chips, damages or restorations. Return privilege providing item returned in sen ...click for details
Featuring a dramatic blue and white Japanese Hirado studio porcelain plate with a dragon and a mythological 4 footed supernatural beast with horns, hooves and a tail, possible an unusual form of a Kirin. Both animals are facing each other with fierce expressions. Dates to the late 19th century. Measures 8 3/4" in diameter. Surface wear and scratches but displays well. No cracks, chips, or restorations. The other plate listed that is similar to this one (that is sold) is bigger and slightly ...click for details
A sterling silver hair pin or jewlery tray for dresser with ornate design of flowers and scrolls, excellent workmanship. Stamped sterling, 925 fine, and Unger Brother's hall mark, a U over a B. Dating to the late 19th century. Excellent condition with no damages, dents, scratches or repairs. It may have had a gold wash at one time. Measures 4 1/2" x 3". Return privilege providing item returned in sent condition shortly after having received it and in original packaging. Postage/ins ...click for details
Featuring a well carved and amusing Japanese Meiji era antique ivory netsuke dating to the late 19th to early 20th century. The subject matter depicts Bakemono with an umbrella as a sake seller with a sake pot, an account book, and a badger on his back. His forehead is inlaid with a third eye. Signed on the underside of the sake pot. Dimensions, 1 7/8" high, 1 3/8" wide x 1"+ deep. Please feel free to ask for more photos. Excellent condition-no chips, cracks, damages or restoratio ...click for details
Featuring a fine Japanese antique Ichibana vase, hand made from wood, probably bamboo. Artistically decorated with colored and gold lacquer decoration, consisting of bird and leaves. 11.5" tall and approximately 5.5" wide at widest part. Excellent condition with minor, normal wear consistent with age. Liner is missing, but a 5.25" mason jar will substitute nicely and will be provided if desired. This vase is a big chunk of wood, weighing about 2.5 pounds without the glass liner. S ...click for details
Featuring a Japanese Meiji napkin ring finely carved with flowers, c. 1900. 1 1/2" in diameter and 3/4" wide. Excellent condition with no damages or repairs. Return privilege providing item returned in sent condition within 3 days of receipt. Sales tax collected if sold in New York state unless documentation provided with sales tax number.
Featuring a fine Meiji era Satsuma 7.5" plate with image of a samurai in a landscape with buildings in the distance and a crowd of figures. The rim is minutely decorated with polychrome flowers and five reserves with various flowers. Signed in gilt and impressed marks for Kinkozan. The scene depicts Act 2 from Chusengara. Chusengara is the story of the samurai that kill themselves to defend the honor of their lord, a very famous story in Japanese history, an uncommon motif on Satsuma. This ...click for details
Featuring a fine, rare, adorable antique French Quimper art pottery covered jar, or pot de creme with a very early Quimper mark for Henriot Quimper, AR H. Fine fruit finial on lid. Molded rings on either side of jar. Lovely hand painted yellow, blue and green flowers/colors. Very good condition with 2 minor glaze chips on cover(one under the rim) and 4 on the base top rim. Dates to the late 19th century. Measures 3 1/4" high x 2 1/2" in diameter. Return privilege providing item retu ...click for details
Featuring a rare, fine quality Japanese Satsuma kogo(covered box) with a procession of Samurai by castle gate. Sides with profuse flowers, and interior with domestic scene on both sides. Signed Juzan in red and gold square with gold characters on black background. Juzan was a fine artist, among the best. Dates to the late 19th century. Measures a hair under 3 3/4" long x 2 3/4" deep x 7/8" high. Excellent condition. No chips, cracks, wear or restorations. Return privilege, providi ...click for details
Featuring a rare, outstanding, early, large Lenox Belleek vase with raised sterling overlay deposit in a gorgeous Chinese trailing cherry blossom design. Stamped sterling on the sterling foot rim, and an unidentified maker's mark. The Lenox mark, on the porcelain underside, with Belleek and the palette, dates this piece to the early 20th century. Also, there is a shield shaped mark with the name Rockwell in the center. This mark is hard to see, but it is there. The vase measures almost 9&quo ...click for details
