$1,800.00
Very decorative example of the Victorian representation of the early Renaissance royal shield, profusely embossed in high relief and chiseled with battle scenes in front of the castle, with Renaissance-era soldiers and knights in armor, armed with falchion's swords, rondel daggers, axes, arrow bows, and...
$1,600.00
Tempera on wood panel. The overall quality of the painting is of the highest degree.
The icon depicts Emperor Saint Constantine the Great and his mother, Empress Saint Helen, both in imperial gowns holding the True Cross.
The clothing is finely shaded, and gem-encrusted crowns and oval gem brooches are in keeping with t...
$650.00
The body of the censer is in the form of an elegant bombé vessel set with twin handles and four legs in the form of bamboo branches.
Two sides are decorated with rectangular panels hand-chiseled in a low relief on a punched background; one panel with a horned deer next to a tree, the other panel with a bird and a tree.
The censer base...
$6,000.00
The vase is decorated to the body with finely hand-painted four large lobed panels with a band of Ruyi heads, all reserved against a trefoil ground of iron red.
Each panel encloses figures in landscape scenes. The shoulder is decorated with flower heads amongst profuse scrolling tendrils, and the base is encircled by a border of overlapping leaf tips.
CONDITION: In good ...
$1,200.00
The broad-shouldered globular body rises from a flat base to a short neck with a lipped rim, covered with a rich glaze of various shades of amber brown, stopping neatly 2 cm above the foot ring.
The sides are finely decorated with six medallions incised in low relief, containing lotus and chrysanthemum flowers with small birds and leaves between the medallions.
The jar is finely p...
$4,500.00
The compressed globular body with a waisted neck and everted rim flanked by a pair of beast masks, set with upright bail handles, supported on three tall tapering conical legs.
The rounded sides are adorned with two panels; one is engraved on a punched ground with a horned qilin, birds, and two Lohans within the floral patt...
$550.00
The lion is seated with the left paw raised on a brocade ball, and its scrolling tail flicks upwards.
Well cast in bronze and hand finished with fine details, the body is applied with swirling locks of hair and smaller curls.
Since reproductions of Chinese Bronzes flood the market, we would like to inform our clients that this is a 100% authentic a...
$350.00
The censer was cast and then hand-finished with various tools, including files. The perfectly composed oval body is raised on three feet, surrounded on both sides by softly curved handles.Censer has beautiful lines and proportions.
CONDITION: In good condition considering its age, showing its age and use.
MEASUREMENTS:Width across handles: 7 cm (2.8 inches).He...
$600.00
DETAILS: The vase is composed of two separate parts soldered together. It is in a baluster shape and rests on a molded circular foot with a low round body rising to a tall trumpet neck.
The vase's body is inlaid with silver and copper and depicts a Vietnamese aristocrat on horseback and a man pulling a lady in a rickshaw in the countryside.
The neck is silver inlaid with the two longev...
$3,000.00
The ghanta is cast in two parts: a silvery metal bell decorated with a band of vajra symbols and the shoulder adorned with sacred syllables in a written lantsa script.
The bronze handle is formed by the Bodhisattva's head, crowned by nine-pronged dorje below the thumb ring.
The clapper's interior is decorated with a six petals lotus flower head.
The accompanying nine-...
$750.00
A compressed bulbous body raised on three short cabriole legs rising to a waisted neck under a galleried rim.
The exterior is inlaid with silver wire with three figures of peasants in the field carrying garden tools, and silver inlaid bands of bamboo branches separate the figures.
The bronze circular stand is supported by three scroll-form feet. The rim is inl...
$2,500.00
Dark blue satin silk is finely embroidered in colored floss satin silk with butterflies flitting amidst peonies, chrysanthemums, and other various flowers.
Sleeves finished with cream-colored satin silk bands embroidered with various figural scenes, bordered with multicolored ribbons and light blue satin.
The front - opening with four toggles and gilt–metal buttons and trimmed together wit...
$350.00
The jar is handcrafted, strongly potted with a cylindrical tapering form, high shoulder, short neck, and lightly ground down rim.
The body is potted with horizontal coiled ribbing and covered with glaze in various shades of grey celadon.
REFERENCES:
Similar jars are in The Smithsonian's National Museum
https://asia.si.edu/object/S2005.51/
and The Brit...
$750.00
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...
$1,700.00
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 ...
$1,400.00
This brush rest was cast in the form of a sinuous dragon with hand-chiseled details. It is further distinguished by a single horn and a bifurcated tail that coils and unfurls.
This brush stand is more than a functional object; it is an imaginative and auspicious sculpture designed to decorate a scholar's table. Its neck, body, and tail provide places for resting writing...
$250.00
The body is richly adorned with an incised in a low relief lotus pattern.
CONDITION: In very good condition, no cracks, chips, or repairs.
MEASUREMENTS:
Height: 32cm (12.6 inches).
Width: 22 cm (8.7 inches).
$1,700.00
The cross is formed of two hardwood elements (probably rosewood), a central staff, and a horizontal bar, inlaid with incised and finely engraved mother-of-pearl to depict vines and acanthus leaves.
Both ends of the arms and the top of the cross are shaped like Ruya's heads and inlaid with mother of pearl with lotus flowers and acanthus leaves. The reverse is ...
$900.00
Clad in royal attire with extensive adornments, reflecting the fashion of the Thai royal court, the Buddha sits in a virasana (heroic posture) on a three-tiered pedestal.
His face with a thoughtful expression highlighted by downward gazing eyes, the Buddha sits in intense meditation.
Full lips, an aquiline nose, a decidedly oval face, and hair in the form ...
$2,000.00
The statue is finely hand-carved in wood and covered with a reddish-brown lacquer highlighted with gold and encrusted with colored glass fragments.
His eyes with a white sclera and a black pupil are made of a single piece of shaped glass.
Buddha is depicted seated on a shaped plinth wearing a monastic robe; his hands are in bhumisparsa mudra, the h...
$3,500.00
The ewer of rounded ovoid form is set on the shoulder with two loop handles, a curved handle, a short cylindrical spout, and a flaring mouth rim.
The ewer is covered with a white crackled glaze decorated with irregular splashes of mottled shades of purple, brown, and blue.
The glaze finishes unevenly above the splayed foot, exposing the brown ware; the base of the ewer is unglaz...
$2,800.00
The bowl is deep in form with a flaring rim, it rests on a disc-shaped foot, its external surface is richly inlaid with silver scrollwork and three gold inlaid long-life 'Shu' symbols.
PROVENANCE: In "From the Sacred Realm: Treasures of Tibetan Art from the Newark Museum," Page 116-117, Plate 61, a Tibetan Tsampa container is published that is also made of iron and decorated with the...
$370.00
The bronze depicts the philosopher Lao Tzu on his famous journey away from civilization to find simplicity; he sits on the animal's back with his robes flowing around him.
Lao Tzu or Laozi, or Lao-Tze, was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the author of Tao Te Ching, the founder of Taoism, and a deity in religious Taoism. According to legend, Laozi left C...
$430.00
The central panel is painted with fine figural scenes against a floral background. Horizontal black lines decorate the handle and spout.
MEASUREMENTS:
Height: 19.2 cm (7.6 inches), width (handle to spout): 20 cm (7.7 inches).
CONDITION:
The handle was broken in two places and then reglued (repair almost invisible), firing crack inside one o...
$350.00
Composed of several separate elements made of filigree silver and adorned with a small embossed rosette.
The ornament has a large convex form with a gilded flower-head rosette placed in the center with a central round, beveled black stone (probably Onyx), flanked by two crescent-shaped ornaments.
The reverse affixes with attachment mount on which small recta...
$320.00
The goddess of compassion and mercy is adorned with an elaborate crown and necklace.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 12.3 cm (4.8 inches)
CONDITION: In good condition considering its age, showing age and use, worn in exposed areas, with a dark natural patina.
$450.00
Bodhisattva sits in dhyanasana on a lotus base. The hands are held in dhyana mudra, dressed in layered robes and arrayed in beaded jewelry, with a jeweled necklace, large pendant earrings, and an elaborate crown.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 6.3 cm (2.5 inches)
CONDITION: In good condition considering its age, showing age and use, worn in exposed areas, with a dark...
$350.00
Hotei sits on the back of a recumbent Buddhist lion, Shishi or Foo Dog, wearing loosely draped robes open at his chest to reveal his corpulent figure, and holds a bag in his hands that represents wealth and good fortune, while three laughing boys are climbing on him.
CONDITION: In good overall condition, showi...
$400.00
Made of ceramic with sancai glazing, elaborately molded-in raised pattern, the boot's toe is adorned with a monster mask and richly glazed in cobalt blue, turquoise, brown, and cream beige.
CONDITION: Shows the age and use, with minor age wear.
In good condition, considering its age of more than 376 years, no damage or repairs.
MEASUREMENTS:
Hei...
$300.00
Made of biscuit porcelain in a crescent shape in the classic Wu Shan "Five Mountains" form.
The base is recessed and pierced at both ends with small holes.
The ceramic brush rest in the form of the mountain has been a popular design since the Ming dynasty.
REFERENCES:
A similar brush rest is published in the Lempertz catalogue: Auction 1061, Asiatische Kunst, 04...
$550.00
CONDITION: The pipe is in good overall condition with a nice patina indicating its age and uses, with signs of...
$650.00
Made of bronze bit with a mouthpiece composed of two canons connected in the center, each cast with a loop at both ends.
REFERENCES:
Similar snaffle bits from the collection of the Shaanxi History Museum are published in the exhibition catalog “Imperial China: The Art of the Horse in Chinese History” by Bill Cooke. Page.117. No. 92. (see the last picture in the listing). T...
$650.00
Made of bronze bit with a mouthpiece composed of two canons connected in the center, each cast with a loop at both ends.
REFERENCES:
Similar snaffle bits from the collection of the Shaanxi History Museum are published in the exhibition catalog “Imperial China: The Art of the Horse in Chinese History” by Bill Cooke. Page.117. No. 92. (see the last picture in the listing).
$1,500.00
There are; cylindrical chimney on the stovetop, two rounded cooking pots, and an oval wine cup with winged handles (Erbei).
The exterior is covered with a striking green glaze with an iridescent mineral deposit.
CONDITION:
The stove is in good condition considering its age of over 1800 years, except for minor chips and a small piece of one corner chipped off.
No repairs or restorations.
$700.00
$500.00
The cross depicts the Holy Trinity; God the Father with Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
The other side shows the orant figure of Christ with upraised hands and sunburst around his head. The three arms of the cross are adorned with busts of saints.
DIMENSIONS: 6.3 cm x 3.7 cm (2.5 inches x 1.5 inches)
CONDITION: In its original condition with a dark, glossy pa...
$800.00
The figure is characteristically abstract and minimalist, comprising of a large head, a dome-shaped brow, and a thin and open mouth.
Torso with slightly defined, tapering short legs- hence the name "axe god" since replicates the shape of a traditional chopping tool - an axe. ...
$900.00
John Nepomuk (c. 1345 – 20 March 1393) was the saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets o...
$1,800.00
The portrait showcases the Duchess wearing a stunning pink dress decorated with lace trimming and bows. She also has an ermine stole, a pin...
$1,250.00
The portrait is hand-painted with a fine brush with superb details and beautiful colors. She is wearing a gold tiara with a star in her hair along with a scarf over her golden locks, dressed in an Empire-style, pale-celadon dress with pink ribbon sash and an ermine-lined blue velvet robe flowing d...
$600.00
The painting is illegibly signed by the artist in the lower-left corner, possibly "K.Reichert" the painting canvas is stretched on its original wooden stretcher frame secured by hand-forged iron nails.
CONDITION: The painting is in its original co...
$450.00
Set under glass in the original oval ornate brass frame with a suspension loop. Back lined with silk fabric.
Dimensions of the oval frame: Height: 8 cm (3.15 inches). Width: 6 cm (2.36 inches).
CONDITION: The miniature is in very good condition, with no restoration or repairs, with a frame showing its age and use.
$1,400.00
The painting is signed and illegibly dated (possibly 1889) at her right shoulder. Set under glass in the original oval brass frame adorned with a bow at the top.
The back of the frame is fitted with a hinged easel and is lined with green velvet.
Dimensions of the oval frame with a bow: High: 9.7 cm (3.8 inches). Wide: 7 cm (2.76 inches).
CO...
$980.00
The painting depicts a scenic summer countryside landscape with a farm and house in the foreground and country houses in the background.
In its authentic period time, ornate frame with the label affixed to the backing paper "Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Artistic Picture Framing."
The artist signs it in the lower right corner "L. Hulsmann 1913."
Link to ...
$1,400.00
$3,500.00
DETAILS: A superb quality sturdy, slightly curved, single-edged blade hand-forged from the characteristic Indian mechanical Damascus steel with excellent quality watered pattern in the form of Mohammed's ladder.
Gold-inlaid steel hilt of Aurangzebi type comprised of a baluster grip, a cross-guard formed with beautifully shaped quillons and langets, a knuckle bow terminating ...
$15,000.00
The sword is mounted in solid 22k gold.
A hilt comprises a grip with camel bone grip scales, enclosed by solid gold straps and wrapped in a solid gold wire at the base, rising to a solid gold cup-pommel, jeweled with faceted synthetic ruby stone.
Solid silver crossguard with bud-s...
$850.00
DETAILS: Superbly hand-forged, sturdy recurved still blade, the upper half with a “T” shape spine with a small notched decoration, the front half cut with two wide fullers with a strengthened central rib, while the rest of the edge is slightly elevated to create a re-enforced point tip designed to penetrate chain mail and other types of protective armor.
The large beak-sh...
$300.00
CONDITION: Showing the age and usage, with some wear to the gold gilt. Please see all the 6 photos in the listing since they are part of the description of the object's...
$1,000.00
It is possible that the inscription was engraved for the new owner, and the drum is much older.
...
$650.00
A leaf-shaped blade made of hand-forged iron with a visible forge layered lamination structure, engraved on both sides with scrolled decorations. The long stout tang with a faceted block is fitted into its original red lacquered bamboo pole (shortened) with a large, ribbed bronze ferrule.
These types of spears of identical forms were used in China and Vietnam. So, in many ...
$750.00
The massive trident is made of hand-forged iron with a visible forged structure of layered lamination. It consists of two elements: a sturdy central tapered spear-shaped blade of diamond cross-section and a crescentic cross blade with recurved terminals.
The crescentic cross blade is engraved on both sides with scrolled decorations.
The long, stout tang with a faceted block is fitted to...
$700.00
A large, handmade, central undulating blade chiseled with a floral design is inserted and secured with solder in an elaborate socket.
The socket comprises two elements: a turned-on lathe baluster shape socket and the cast and hand-chiseled finial in the shape of a horned Qiulong dragon, connected together and secured...
$700.00
A large, handmade, central leaf shape blade chiseled with a floral design and flanked by two crescentic blades is inserted and secured with solder in an elaborate socket.
The socket comprises two elements: a turned-on lathe baluster shape socket and the cast and hand-chiseled finial in the shape ...
$800.00
DIMENSIONS: Approximately
Length: 18.7 cm (7.36 inches)
Width: 13.7cm (5.39 inches)
Height: 18 cm (7.09 inches)
REFERENCES: Similar Otto...
$1,800.00
The protruding rear-hammer and central block are also chiseled with calligraphic scripts and highlighted in gold koftgari (worn) and surmount...
$780.00
The priming flask is made of several separate elements of hand-forged solid steel, a crescent shape swelling steel body made of two parts soldered together and fitted with a pierced steel base and spring cot. The tap fitted with a stylized bird over the nozzle.
Mounted with two pierced suspension loops and adorned with two elaborately shaped and pierced hinged panels.
CONDITI...
$780.00
The blade is older than the mounting (from 15th–17th Century AD), sturdy, double-edged, straight blade is finely hand-forged with a beautiful and rare Damascus steel pattern - Pamor Ron Pakis (Pattern Feather Fern).
Mounted in the 18th-century fittings, the brown horn hilt (Hulu) is finely hand-carved wit...
$400.00
Warangka: Ladrang cagok type with nice flamed Timoho wood pattern. Wears a brass, half open p...
$650.00
An extreme edge reinforced by an applied brass band. The center is decorated by a rosette surrounded by four domed bosses, with bolts on the back for a rope (to hold the shield). The rim of the shield is appliquéd by a broad reinforcing band with a s...