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Framed watercolor painting by Latin American artist of a village scene, signed “M. Figueras” (?).
CONDITION: The photo was taken with the glass, so there is some reflection in the photo.
MEASUREMENTS: Size: 14 ¾ x 18 ½ inches frame included.

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Antique hanging yard scale made of brass and iron, dated 1903. The markings on the beam are very clear and readable; manufacture hallmark, date 1903 and the opposite side is stamped with the number 65.
MEASUREMENTS: Overall length: 17 ¼ inches (43,7 cm)
CONDITION: in good condition with showing its age and usage patina.
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An antique 19th-century Russian Orthodox icon depicts the most central event in Christianity, the Nativity of our Lord Christ.

The icon is finely hand-painted in bright colors and gold on gesso on a wood panel. It depicts Baby Jesus laying in the cradle in a manger wrapped in swaddling clothes, with a Bethlehem star shining from above, flanked by the Virgin Mary and St Joseph.

The upper left part is painted with three kings on horseback traveling in search of Jesus. The upper right si...

19th century Eastern European Jewish miniature silver gilt filigree Besamim spice box shaped like a cooking stove with a removable lid cauldron and fan.

Unmarked like most of the miniature filigree objects. However, this silver object was acid tested in several spots and is approximately 800-900 grade pure.

MEASUREMENTS:

Height: 6.8 cm (2.68 inches)

Width at the base: 4.5 cm (1.77 inches)

Weight: 46 grams

CONDITION: overall, it is in good condition, shows its age an...

Folk Art duck decoy, hand carved from wood with black round stopper for eye. The bird is painted black with white highlights and grey bill. Tail fins are carved in wood.
CONDITION: signs of wear on the base, missing leather strap for pulling the decoy in the water.
MEASUREMENTS: Total length: 13 inches.
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This is an exquisite and rare antique 18th-century Mughal Northern Indian Islamic cast brass lidded ewer or aftaba that is a true masterpiece of craftsmanship. The pear-shaped body of the ewer stands on four short feet, giving it a sturdy base and a regal appearance. The body is adorned with slightly raised almond-shaped medallions meticulously engraved with poppies, adding a touch of elegance and sophistication to the overall design.

The body of the ewer is also incised with intricate and...

Ancient Egyptian or Canaanite bronze 'Duckbill' axe-head, Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom 2100– 1500 B.C.

Sturdy cast in two halves with a triangular blade, a medial ridge flanked with two oblong openings, and a small round eye for inserting a wooden socket.

Such duckbill axes were mainly produced in Egypt and Syria-Palestine during Phase IIA of the Middle Bronze Age, roughly contemporaneous with the 12th Dynasty in Egypt.

At that time, these territories were under the rule of...

Antique Museum Quality, Royal Indian silver fly whisk (chamara, chauri orchowri) 18th -19th century Islamic Mughal India. Handmade in solid silver with hollowed interior fly whisk handle mounted with white yak's hair.

The cast and finely chiseled whisk head consist of a single beaded collar with a floral design below and two rows of casts and hand sculptured in relief stylized crowned animals' heads (each row with 31 heads, which come to 62 heads in total).

On the top of a tapered h...

A magnificent museum quality authentic antique ,ancient Chinese marble Buddhist stele (sculpture), Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD) centering a standing Buddha in long robe, with his hair drawn up into the usnisa, on a lotus base supported by two animals resting on the rectangular plinth base, flanked by four Bodhisattvas also wearing robes and standing on lotus flowers under a flaming mandorla.

MEASUREMENTS: Height: 50.8 cm (20 inches). Width: 29.3 cm (11 1/2 inches. Weight approximately: 14 lb. ...

This is an antique 18th-century, circa 1740 AD, oil portrait of King Augustus III (October 17, 1696 – October 5, 1763), hand-painted on heavy, hand-woven canvas with great attention to detail.

From 1733 to 1763, he was the King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Elector of Saxony.

The king is depicted wearing armor and a blue moiré silk sash of the Polish Order of the White Eagle. He also has a black cravat and an elaborate white lace collar.

An ermine-trimmed red coro...

A scarce antique, late 18th or early 19th century, Ukrainian – Polish Large Icon of "The Mother of God of Pochayiv";

0” Почаївська ікона Пресвятої Богородиці " Matka Boska Poczajowska” “Чудотворна ікона Почаївської Божої Матері” ” Почаївська Ікона Божої Матері”.

The icon of Pochayiv Mother of God is venerated equally by Ukrainian Orthodox, Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Greco-Cat...

Antique 18th century Indian bronze votive sculpture depicting a Hindu female deity standing on the square base with her hands folded before her chest in anjali mudra, wearing a short draped dhoti plain necklace and bracelets.
Height: 11cm (4 1/4 in).
CONDITION: in good condition considering its age worn out by overall showing its age and usage.

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These antique Chinese ceramic vases are a stunning example of Southern Song Dynasty artistry, dating back to the period between 1127 and 1279 AD. The vases feature a rich green celadon glaze body, which serves as the backdrop for an intricate and detailed design. The focal point of the design is a beautifully sculpted Green Dragon of the East, which dominates the surface of the vases with its impressive form. Flanking the dragon are a sun disc and a vermillion Bird of the South, each of which is...

Antique Indian tribal Banjara patchwork textile, composed of multi-colored, intricately hand embroidered elements and small mirrors in typical Banjara motifs, Western India Rajasthan or Gujarat. It is most likely a fragment of a tent covering that was turned into a decorative tapestry in the 20th century.

This is a remarkable piece of antique Indian tribal Banjara patchwork textile crafted with great care and attention. The fabric is composed of various multi-colored, intricately hand-e...

Huge antique 16th century Turkish Ottoman period time of the Sultan Suleiman Magnificent, leather water flask (Matara) with its original wooden stopper. The bladder-shaped flask made of thick leather, stitched together. The top with three, protuberances one with narrow spout for drinking, one with cylindrical neck for filling and the third on the middle with a leather loop for carrying.

The Matara leather water flasks were very popular in Turkish Ottoman Army during the 16th century.

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A pair of antique Chinese late 19th century Qing Dynasty pair of finely hand carved and silver inlaid rosewood sculptures, each carved with a young woman and the infant seated on the back of a water buffalo, inlaid with ornately twisted silver wire, on its integral elaborately carved base.

CONDITION: The sculptures are in good condition overall, except for minor damages such as a small chip on the corner of the base of one figure, some slight losses to the silver wire inlay, and minor age ...

Authentic antique late 18th century Russian Orthodox hand painted miniature Icon “the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow”; in the center The Virgin with a warder in her right hand with the groups of suffering people on her sides and the Holy Face on the top part.
MEASUREMENTS: 11 cm x 8.5cm (4 3/8 in x 3 3/8 in)
Condition: Nice old very dark patina. The icon is in the original condition with nice old very dark patina, no repairs or restorations. Old crack and chips in...

Antique, late 19th century, large ceramic vase in the form of an Islamic water bottle (surahi) in the 16th-century Imperial Turkish Ottoman Iznik style by Samson, Edmé et Cie France.

With bulbous body on a splayed foot, rising to long neck with pronounced torus molding and flaring mouth. decorated in in thickly applied red bole; reciprocating design on body and upper neck looks like teardrop shapes with pointed lobes. It is marked at the base with a hand painted Samson mark with pseudo-Ara...