Fine and large naive American folk art painting by an unknown New York State artist, and dating to about 1876. This piece is painted with oils on slateboard and depicts a fanciful scene of the Hudson River and Adirondack Mountains.
This painting measures 18" x 22" and the carved and gold-painted f ...click for details
A very fine sitting 'Coquero' figure, from the Narino - Carchi culture that inhabited the highlands of southern Columbia and northern Ecuador. Circa 1000 AD - 1400 AD.
This piece measures approximately 7.5" tall, 4" wide, and 4.25" deep.
This ancient terracotta ceramic scupture depicts a male figure, seated on ...click for details
Beautiful antique Native American floral beaded necktie and collar, circa 1890 - 1915, and originating from one of the Northern Great Plains or Plateau tribes, possibly Nez Perce or Warm Springs.
This necktie is fashioned in the traditional European - White man's style of the day and features a design of red roses with green leaves, on a fully-beaded white background, bordered by a single row of medium blue bea ...click for details
Large and rare handwrought bronze bowl made between the 11th - 13th century, and originating from the ancient Khmer kingdom of Cambodia. This bowl is an excellent example of ancient Khmer metalwork and a museum quality addition to any collection of antiquities.
Large and rare Hawaiian calabash or 'Umeke' dating to the 19th century. This bowl is lathe-turned, hand-carved, and hand-polished. It was made of a beautifully grained, shimmering Kou, or possibly Koa wood and shows two old Hawaiian 'butterfly' repairs.This type of bowl was used for food at the traditional "luau" or feast in Hawaii and they have become rare and sought after by collectors of Hawaiian antiques and arts and crafts. ...click for details
A fine and rare example of Japanese cloisonne executed on a porcelain body. This technique is known as 'Totai shippo' and is very difficult to make. This piece is in the form of a ginger jar and dates to the second half of the 19th century, circa 1880, Meiji Period. The cloisonne decoration, as well as the form of the jar, is designed in the Chinese taste, but executed in a very simple and elegant Japanese manner. ...click for details
Fine old Arts and Crafts period handwrought copper vase by well-known San Francisco
metalsmith, Dirk Van Erp. This piece dates to about 1915 - 1918 and has his famous 'windmill' mark
stamped on the bottom. The mark is an open-box version with remnants of "D'ARCY GAW" above the words,
"DIRK VAN ERP". In addition, the open part of the box has the slight"hook" on the lower line, and the words, "SAN FRANCISCO" are stamped below the windmill mark ...click for details
Museum quality Russian lacquered wood box top, made by the firm of N. Lukutin of Fedoskino. This piece dates from about 1880 -1890. This piece was once the top of a box, but is presently mounted in an ornate gilded Rococo frame dating to about 1890. The back of the piece is signed by N. Lukutin. The hand-painted signature includes three Imperial double-headed Russian eagles painted in gold, with each holding a shield with an "A" on it, indicating appointment to the household of Czar Al ...click for details
Beautiful antique enameled cameo glass cabinet vase by the well-known art glass firm, Daum et Cie, of Nancy, France. This piece is signed in enamel by hand, on the side, with the Cross of Lorraine and 'Daum Nancy'. It is decorated in the Art Nouveau taste and dates to circa 1905-1910.
The vase measures 3 1/8" tall, 3 3/4" wide, and 2 1/8" deep.
The clear glass body has mottled pink, yel ...click for details
Large and rare pre-Columbian silver effigy beaker or kero dating to the Chimu culture of Peru, 1100-1400 AD. Provenance: Sotheby's 'Pre-Columbian Art' sale, May 27, 1998. This vessel is in the form of a human head wearing a headdress (probably a Chieftain or important personage) and the features are hammered out in repousse, wit ...click for details
