This exquisite polychrome bronze sculpture “Emerald Vase” by Erte’ was cast in the lost wax method. The elegant elongated slender semi-nude women holding is a green vase above her head, gilt bead design on her torso and headdress, draped beaded fringe hanging from her elbows and waist, standing on three-step platform, and is 23 ¾” high. Incised Edition: #124/375 Year:1988. Incised Erte, copyright 1988 Chalk & Vermillion And Sevenarts. AP 37 Foundry: Joel Meisner & Co. It has a Certificate of Authenticity from Hanson Art Galleries. The condition is excellent.

This splendid polychrome bronze sculpture titled “Wisdom” by Erte’, is cast in the lost wax method. The statue is of beautiful women holding a phoenix with green oval raised dots on the end of each feather. She is wearing an elaborate draped robe with a raised floral design and a snake belt, the gown is attached to her long braids. The sculpture is 16 1/4” high. It is incised with the Edition: #132/375 Years: 1988. Incised Erte, copyright 1988 Chalk & Vermillion And Sevenarts. AP 37 Foundry: Joel Meisner & Co. It has a Certificate of Authenticity from Hanson Art Galleries. The condition is excellent.

This finely painted celestial scene is of two high-ranking dignitaries dressed in the clothing style of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), along with their two assistants. One is holding a large fan on a pole. The background has finely painted clouds. It dates from the 19th century. Pigment and ink on paper, and framed with a black frame with a gold border and a gold fillet. The mat is an off-white raw silk. Size: (Framed Scroll) 89 ½” 42” (227.3 x 106.7 cm)

Pair of Chinese Tang Dynasty painted pottery equestrians, standing four-square on rectangular plinths, with mouths agape, remaining traces of pigment seen in the rider’s red and green tunics, and horse’s eyes. Age: Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) Size: 17” high

This oil painting on canvas by the English artist Henry Andrews (1794-1868) is a finely painted scene of a couple strolling in a garden, both dressed in formal clothing in the style of the aristocracy from the 17th-18th century, light is coming in through the opening in the trees, signed by the artist in bottom left hand corner. Beautiful gilt ornate frame. Size: 18” x 14”

This small oil painting of a “Harbor Scene” by John Syer Jnr. (1846-1913), is a finely painted scene with a large sail boat docked on the rocky shoreline with a smaller sail boat next to it and men in a row boat nearby, with horse drawn cart near the ships, and small group of people on the beach near the cliff, and off in the distance is a ship with white sails. Signature is in the lower right hand corner. It is in the original frame with old torn paper on the back with indecipherable writing Size: painting 9 ½” x 13 ½” (w/frame 16 ¾” x 21”)

Chinese ancestral painting is finely painted depicting many generations dressed in their traditional clothing of the Qing Dynasty. The red ornate robes are decorated with gold painted sinuous dragons. The women are wearing elaborate crowns with kingfisher feathers. Paintings were commissioned by descendants, and this one is executed in the classic ancestral portrait style with the unsmiling subjects facing directly forward and seated on chairs with rounded backs, the men with hands and shoes showing and the women with their robes completely covering hands and feet. It dates to the early 20th century. Size: 87” x 41”. After someone's death, the family of the deceased often commissioned an ancestor portrait conveying the accomplishments and status of the ancestor in Chinese society. These were then displayed at a family shrine or altar within the home where descendants burned incense, placed food offerings, and kowtowed to the image. Veneration of ancestors is an important part of Chinese life, and was believed to facilitate the family's ability to communicate with the spirits of their predecessors. All ancestors were painted with virtually the same expression - a symbolically somber and detached look - to suggest otherworldly status.

The artist is from the French Island of Martinique, and was born in Port-au-Prince on July 4, 1973. This painting is of men standing and moving around on boats with colorful fabric as masts near the dock and women seated with baskets or on their head, there is great movement in this painting, with his use curved lines in the form of the bodies. Wilfrid Louis his mentor, with whom he studied and was his inspiration, both artists are notable impressionists who portray the everyday life of Haiti with great sensitivity. Reynald has mastered oils as well as acrylics, and the palette knife as well as the brush. He paints to show his country in a realistic way, using his strong sense of color as a voice for his political conscience. Reynald Joseph, with his strong talent and his will to succeed, is one of the stars of the new generation of Haitian artists. Size: 46” x 36”

The finely painted landscape is of a forest with trees and blue skies by William Henry Howe (1846-1929) and was painted in 1906. Howe painted it for his friend, in the right hand corner is the inscription. The artist signature is in the left-hand corner. It is in a beautiful gilt frame. William Henry Howe was born in Ravenna, Ohio, and was a student of Otto de Thoren and Vuillefroy, and worked in Paris, where he painted rural scenery of Normandy. He was a American painter and was active in Bronxville. Howe received many awards, notably a third-class medal at the Paris Salon in 1888, at Atlanta in 1895 and a silver medal at Buffalo in 1901. He was elected a member of the National Academy in 1897 and made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1899. Howe was part of the art colony centered at Florence Griswold's boardinghouse in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Size: 17 ½” x 23 ½” (frame 36” x 30”)

This is a magnificent bronze snake with red glass eyes and the overall form is well designed and on the top portion are two small feet which can be seen one of the photos. When you turn it upside down you will see two small hearts. The artist is unknown. Age: Mid 20th Century – Size: 16” high

Large Tibetan Thangka painting depicting Yab-Yum, representing the male deity in sexual union with his female consort, symbolism representing the primordial (or mystical) union of wisdom and compassion, large central deities surrounded by various smaller deities, finely painted in polychrome pigments on cloth, and framed. It dates to the Mid-20th Century. Size: 64” x 50 ½” wide (162.6 x 128.3 cm)

This mid-20th century Chinese landscape painting is of a mountainous landscape setting with tall mountain peaks that are shrouded with a layer of mist in the lower portion of the valley. A small quaint village with cherry trees is nestled at the base of the mountains and is overlooking a lake and a rocky cliff, with pine trees in the foreground. It is oil on metal, and framed with a beautiful gilt frame. The artist calligraphy signature and red seal mark is in the upper left-hand corner. It has an attached lamp on the top of the frame.Size: 85” x 35”

Nepalese beautifully cast gilt bronze Avalokitesvara which is also referred to as Padmapâni ("Holder of the Lotus". The bodhisattva has an elaborate mandorla inset with turquoise and coral, and is holding a lotus flower and standing on a round lotus plinth which is on a tiered base with auspicious symbols, the “Wheel of Law” and a pair on deer are on each side.Age: 1960-1980 - Size:23 ¾ high (60.3 cm).

This beautifully painted Chinese Landscape has high mountain peaks and colorful trees overlooking a lake along with three scholarly figures seated in a long narrow boat with an oarsman. It is painted on a vibrant gilt paper. A poem in beautiful calligraphy along with the artists red seal marks. This is dated from the 1930s-1940s. It is 50 ¼” wide x 24 ¾ “high, including the original wood frame.

This beautiful oil painting of a landscape setting is depicting in the foreground trees on either side of a path that opens onto blue skies. The branches of the trees are crossing over the path and creating an interesting scene in the foreground. It is signed by the artist: A.B. Bernard in the lower right-hand corner in red paint. The oil painting on canvas is in a beautiful sliver frame. Provenance: Scottish Rite Museum, Los Angeles. Size: 29 ½” x 19 ¼” (38 1/2" x 28 1/2" w/ frame)