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"Good Time" an oil Painting on board by the German artist Kurt Koch depicting a dwarf dressed in 17th century costume sitting near a table smoking a pipe and with a glass of wine and a pitcher on top. The painting is signed by the artist in the upper left corner and also on the back of the board and dated 54 (Most likely 1954). The painting comes with a nice gilt and ornamented antique frame.
Condition: The painting is in very good condition with no restorations or repairs.
Dimensio...

Authentic antique cast bronze brush washer of the compressed globular body with rounded sides terminating with lipped rim, 17th-19th century(Ming or Qing Dynasty), China.

Cast in full relief with a pair of chilong dragons clambering along the side with their front claws grasping the rim and long bifurcated curled tails.

The recessed base is cast and chiseled with the Chinese character "Xuan" within a square.

This Chinese character "Xuan" is possibly an abbreviation for the Chinese M...

Ancient Byzantine bronze pectoral Reliquary Cross ENCOLPION, circa 9th-12th century A.D. Composed of two separately-cast halves hinged at the base and pinned to a suspension loop above. Cast and chiseled in low relief with the Crucifixion on the obverse and the Virgin Orans on the reverse.

DIMENSIONS: Height: 5 cm x 2 cm (2 inches x 0.79 inches).

CONDITION: In its original condition showing the age and usage with a nice dark brown patina.

Remarks: Reliquary crosses were bought as...

Antique Burmese bronze handmade bell, nicely ornate by skilled craftsmen, Burma, circa 19th century.
CONDITION: Very nice patina showing its age and usage, original clapper.
MEASUREMENTS: Approximately 3 ¼ inches (8.3 cm) tall.

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Antique 18th century America Revolutionary War period gun powder horn, ca. 1770: made of a hollowed-out cow horn, with oval wood base secured with wrought-iron nails and fitted on the center with an iron loop for suspension cord. carved and tapered, turned pouring-spout retaining its original wooden spout-plug with iron loop connected to the horn by original cord.

CONDITION: In its original unattached condition with a superb mellow old patina.

MEASUREMENTS: The overall length incl...

A rare antique, Thai mother-of-pearl inlaid black lac footed cup, or pedestal bowl, Thailand, 18th or early 19th century. The cup of rounded polygonal form with thin sides rising from a decagonal splaying foot, the exterior extremely finely inlaid with various typically Thai designs and motifs in mother-of-pearl against a black lac ground. The interior is decorated with a plain cinnabar-red lacquer.

This type of footed cups usually were used to hold offering on a home Buddhist altar....

Antique Qing Dynasty Rose Mandarin plate, made between the years 1840 and 1880 exclusively for export. The interior densely enameled and gilt with two panels depicting figures wearing characteristic Chinese costumes gathering on a terrace. Two of the segments enameled with flowers and birds.
CONDITION: good condition no chips or cracks, nice age patina.
MEASUEMENTS: 8 1/2 inches (21,5 cm)

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Scarce antique 18th-19th century Indonesian Balinese sword, kris - keris with, a very well-hand-forged long blade in the form of the Indonesian executioner's keris. The double-edged strong blade is beautifully hand-forged from meteorite iron "Pamor" with a very fine wave Damascus watering pattern. Each face of the blade is cut with two slender, full-length fullers.

The base of the blade has an unusual pattern and is shaped on both sides, like a bird's head with a hooked beak and holes pierc...

Antique, 19th century, Islamic Caucasian Circassian saddle in Kabardian form, consists of a wooden frame, cantle extending over to the rear and projecting to the frontal high arch pommel, covered overall in leather partly painted in red and black and highlighted in white. On one side of the saddle is punched N6 and also some inscription.  The Circassian saddle is unique in its construction and very light compared to the other saddles by its construction and is giving the rider comfort and st...

This is a finely hand-painted Indo-Persian Central Asian miniature painting depicting a sitting, turbaned young man holding a drinking cup. The painting is a gold and gouache masterpiece on paper, signed "Ashina" in Arabic script. The inner border is decorated with a gold lattice motif, while the outer borders feature foliate motifs. The name "Ashina" comes from one of the old Turkish tribes of central Asia and means "blue" or "gök" in Turkic. It is also possible that the name derives from a Tu...

A fine and rare example of the antique, circa 1850 "kupka - kupke," a cap with wig. This type of Kupka was worn by well-to-do religious Jewish women on the Sabbath and holidays in Poland in the 19th century.

This magnificent Kupka is finely embellished in the highest quality of Spanier Arbeit, with embroidery of intricate patterns with gilt silver thread and bullion, decorated with small globular silver bids, and an interior with silk lining.

The braided wig is adorned with a black silk...

This is an authentic antique vase from the medieval period of 15th century A.D. (803 AH – 906 AH) in Syria, during the Mamluk period.

It is an Islamic blue-and-white jar with an elegant tapering baluster form, featuring a short neck and an everted flat rim, standing on a low splayed foot ring. The body is hand-painted in blue on white ground, displaying five-lobed medallions that enclose a floral design, which is covered with a thick crackle glaze.

The vase's blue-and-white colors...

A pair of antique, 17th – 18th century, Islamic, Turkish Ottoman stirrups of a characteristic form. The stirrups are made of russet iron and have a curved base plate. The sides of the stirrups rise towards the arch and finish with a loop. The surface of the stirrups is decorated with linear ornaments that are inlaid with silver wire and adorned with white metal studs. One of the stirrups is signed in Arabic alphabet with silver wire.

DIMENSIONS: Approximately.

Length: 18 cm (7.09 i...

This is an exceptional piece of antique Islamic silverwork, a bracelet that dates back to the 10th to 15th century A.D. The bracelet's circular form is hollow and crafted with great care and attention to detail. The metalwork has been created using two techniques: repousse and incised silver. Repousse is a method of pushing metal from the back to create a raised design on the front, while incising refers to the process of cutting or engraving lines into the metal.

The two confronting lion...

A superb quality ancient Pre-Columbian, Chorrera, ca. 9th–5th century B.C. Effigy vessel. A flat -bottomed compound vessel with a raised neck, slightly flared rim and three Anthropomorphic / Zoomorphic heads protruding from the shoulders, equidistantly positioned to provide a sense of balance to the overall composition of the vessel.

Details of the visages are nicely incised and delineated in repousse. Boasts a lovely redware finish and nice burnishing marks.

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Authentic antique 18th - 19th century Russian brass and enamel 4-folded panel icon "The Twelve Principal Feast".

The left fold depicts The Annunciation, The Nativity, The Nativity of The Virgin, and the presentation of the Virgin to the Temple; on the top is The Crucifixion surrounded by St. Martha, Mother of God, Saints John, and Longin Centurion.

On the right fold are: The Presentation of Christ to the Temple, Baptism, Transfiguration, and Entrance to Jerusalem.

On the top: the ...

An exceptional antique, Buddhist ceremonial Dhakya - silver cup stand with cover, 19th century, Sino - Tibetan.

It is fitted with a porcelain teacup from the Chinese Qing Dynasty, skillfully hand-painted with auspicious symbols, double happiness end bats.

A hand-hammered cup stand is made of solid silver, has a cylindrical, tapered foot, is finely hand chased with double Dorje Vajra among scrolling patterns, and three gilded medallions engraved with Padma (lotus).

The platform dish ...

Greek Cretan dagger Bichaq mounted in sterling silver and made in the 20th century.

DETAILS: It is made in the characteristic Turkish Ottoman Balkan "Bichaq" form. Sterling silver straps enclose the bone hilt and ferrule, which are worked in low-relief repousse with foliage and Greek inscription. The knife is mounted with a recurved, clip-point, single-edged steel blade etched with Greek script.

A solid sterling silver scabbard, lined with a wooden insert, is richly adorned with repousse...