Rare elegant pair of 17th/18th Century Southern Chinese Antique Official’s Hat armchairs - Guanmaoyi. Made from Hardwood these pieces display superlative age, color, grain, beauty and the finest in 17th Century fine woodworking joint engineering and technology. Rather than mundane crass nails, screws, and metal fixtures, these works of Art are designed and executed flawlessly with intricate Master joinery. These chairs demonstrate the most elaborate development of the miter, mortise and ten ...click for details
Unusually long finely crafted late 19th Century iron Massai Samboro Elder spear from Southern Kenya. 7ft 10 ½” long, 1 ¾” wide leaf-shaped blade and long shank notched into wooden shaft with long narrow metal butt. Blade length 7 ½”, shank length 26”, butt length 33”. Circa 1890s.
Exquisitely crafted hand-painted miniature portrait of Louis XV in rock crystal case with bronze Royal emblem on back. Circa 1750 - 1774. h. 3" w. 2 1/2"
Beautifully and intricately carved and signed pair of noble ancestral solid 1vory hand carved figures on custom carved rosewood stands. Details include regal necklaces, dragon chairs, and bird headdress for the lady. Genuine lvory exhibits a rich golden patina. Each piece is signed with original chop on the bottom (see photos) Circa 1890s. Dimensions: 12" h. (with stands) 9 1/4" (without) X 5 1/2" w. X 4.5" d.
Translucent Chinese Relief Carved Jade Stone Ellipse with Rosewood stand. Artfully carved nature scene, conveying the wisdom of nature. This type of jade is thought to emote good fortune. c. 1890. Jade size: w. 5 1/2" h. 4 1/4" , stand size: h. 8 1/2".
Exquisitely master-crafted 19th Century French gilt bronze with dragon motif and signed Sevres porcelain two train clock chiming on the hour and half-hour. Crystal clear silver French bell. Movement is signed with a seal stamp "Hors Concours, Besancon, 1893, Ls. Bonhome, (dones, Selo Court". Please note this clock can be purchase with a pair of matching gilt bronze dragon candelabras as a three piece set - see item # 2071. The listed price is just for the clock. The candelabras mus ...click for details
19th Century Ethiopian ceremonial conical leather hand Warrior Shield. This fine piece is much more rare with elaborate unusual features including a multitude of rare artistic extremely fine gold gilt bronze filigree scroll work appliqués (see photos for minutely delicate and complex arrays), gold thread decoration, encrusted with over 180 multi-colored colored faceted glass stones in the divine geometric expression of concentric circular and triangle motifs over a gold velveteen cover with gil ...click for details
Striking rare set of four large 18th Century Chinese embroidered silk panels. Each silk panel is delicately embroidered with birds including cranes, pheasants, peacocks, magpies and parrots, all among flowering and fruiting branches in white on a rose background. Dimensions: Each panel is 43.50" (110.49cm) X 17.25" (43.82cm), individually framed. Condition: Overall good condition for age. Some wear at the top of the panels, one point of wear on the fourth panel. Value for such a set ...click for details
Alfred Dunhill, world famous unparalleled purveyor of the finest luxury men's accessories since 1893, created this masterpiece of masculine luxury excellence. This large, 100 cigar, fine grained beautiful premium rosewood humidor, lined in superlative cedar features the magnetic/removable top quality Dunhill (#HS1005) humidifier with inside lid magnetic port. Signed Dunhill inside the humidor and on the humidifier, this piece is guaranteed authentic. The cedar partitions are adjustable to cu ...click for details
The listed, famous landscape painter, Daniel Sherrin, United Kingdom (1868 - 1940), Member of the Royal Institute, was pupil of Benjamin Williams Leader. This oil painting, “River Rest” is extremely rare. Most of Sherrin’s subjects were based in the British Isles, whereas this beautiful piece is set in Morocco; painted during one of his rare travels. The painting is of a small village on the banks of the Bou Regreg River in Morocco which runs from the Atlas Mountains (seen in the background) ...click for details
