All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1487034 (stock #RM08110)
Period Pieces
$399.00
This handsome case, highlighted by black niello enamel, could be used for various things, including business cards. It has a flower motif on both sides, and space for a monogram on one side, should you wish it. It is marked (and tests as) sterling silver. It measures 3-7/8 x 2-15/16”, and weighs in at 4.92 ounces. In excellent condition. The elastic may be a replacement. We believe this case is pre-1920, but would welcome other opinions...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Roman : Pre AD 1000 item #1487033
A well carved intaglio seal in a black stone depicting the swirwling Sea monster Ketos, Greek or early Roman c. 2nd.-1st. cent. BC.

. The seal is set in a 22 carats (916 stamp) modern gold ring in an ancient style.

A solid 5 grams gold ring for it's smaller ringsize of only 14 mm.

Ex. Dutch Private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1910 item #1487017
Helen M Edwards
$670.00
Height: 4.2 cm (1.6 in)
Width: 3.2 cm (1.3 in)
Depth: 1.8 cm (0.7 in)

Very high quality wooden mask netsuke depicting Okame; fine carved modelling throughout; signed to the reverse, Ryukei; good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1910 item #1487016
Helen M Edwards
$650.00
Length: 4.1 cm (1.6 in)
Height: 2.9 cm (1.2 in)
Depth: 3.8 cm (1.4 in)

Fine Japanese wooden triple mask netsuke; depicts characters showing Beshimi, Oni and Tenkaichi; a very good example of this style; good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Textiles : Pre 1930 item #1487013 (stock #7354)
Exquisite Chinese satin silk hand embroidered and hand sewn jacket and pleated skirt with drawstring waistband. Pristine condition, circa 1930s or 1940s, see last enlargement for reference. Jacket dimensions- sleeve to sleeve width at shoulder: 127cm/50in, length shoulder to bottom : 68cm/26in and width in the middle: 92cm/36in. Skirt length: 82cm/32in (not including fringe) and waist: 72cm/28in. Still very wearable!
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1487012 (stock #7353)
Chinese burnished Neolithic bowl with side lugs, there is a repair on the edge noted in last enlargement and some of the black pigment in the design is not original. Majiayao culture circa 3000BCE. D: 12cm/4.8in and H: 6.8cm/2.6in.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1910 item #1487011 (stock #BNJstaffToad)
June Hastings
$375.00
Circa 1900, solid bronze Chinese staff terminals formed as a dynamic toad. These toads would have been mounted at the top of a pole or staff. We have 2 available, but the price is for just one. Measures 4" long x 2" high.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1910 item #1487008
Antique Chinese carved bamboo bitong (brushpot). Carved with scenes of mountain landscapes and bamboo groves with figures engaged in various rural activities. The rim is carved with a scrolling key motif.

Dimensions: 6 5/8" high x 5" wide x 4" wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1930 item #1487006
Zentner Collection
Price on Request
African antique mbulu ngulu reliquary guardian figure carved of wood and plated with textured copper. This figure is made by the Bakota (or Kota) people, a Bantu ethnic group from Gabon and Congo. Bakota people are known for these reliquary figures which were part of a powerful mystical order known as Bwete. This figure stands on a custom metal base.

Dimensions: 29 1/2" high x 13 1/4" wide x 6" deep (on stand)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Prehistorical item #1487004 (stock #a.6)
A.v.d.B Egyptian Artefacts
Price on Request
Two handled Amphora

twohandled amphora, black mass with applied brown-yellow thread, looks like heavily glazed clay

(see Coll. Niessen, no. 102 color plate)

Origin: Syria

Period: c. 6th - 4th Century B.C.

Material: Glass

Dimension: 5,2 cm...
A very attractive large Oak figure of a Catholic Benedictine monk, European, probably Germany or Holland, c. later 16th. century.

The figure depicts a younger monk with the typical dress and tonsure hair. He is standing on a octagonal plint. Remnants of the original colours especially to the head.

Height: c. 48 cm. and quite massive and heavy.

Condition: Nice Ver fine for the size and high age, loss to hands, and age cracks and very sound wood.

Ex...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1486993 (stock #BNJssMatchS)
June Hastings
$285.00
Late 19th C sterling silver Art Nouveau floral match safe Vesta with two lizards embossed on each side of the lid. There is a very tiny crack at the top backside near the hinge. It does not compromise integrity of this piece. Marked STERLING inside lip. Measures 2.75" x 1.5"
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Brass : Pre 1800 item #1486992
A c. 1720-1740 Tobacco box in an extrafine and sharp condition for the often well-polished boxes of the early period.

Erotic motifs on both sides and as something rare, it's inscribed in the copper with 'Een vurig hart is een kroon der wereld' which means something like 'A fervent heart is a crown of the world'.

Length: 17 cm. and c. 5 cm. wide.

Condition: Near Extremely fine for the type of item.

Ex. Dutch Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1486990
This is a Qing dynasty blue and white plate
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1800 item #1486989 (stock #7352)
Powerful Buddha image from the Tai Lue ethnic group from the Burma, Lao, Thai border region AKA “Golden Triangle”. Superficially these “folk images” lack the grace and serenity of the urban classical styles, but speak more from the heart of the people, as personal devotional merit making acts. This piece dates to around the 18th century; the “waisted” pedestal is typical of this period...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1492 item #1486983
This is a perfect celadon longquan kiln waterpot or jacket from Song Yuan era
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1700 item #1486982
This a Ming longquan celadon brushwasher, in good condition except glaze corrosion
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1486981 (stock #2111226)
tomoe art
$1,800.00
Landscape with Mt. Fuji. Painted with ink and light pigments on silk. Signed and sealed.

Kano Isen(1775-1828)was a painter of the late Edo period and the master of the early modern Kano school. He was a son and pupil of Kano Yosen'in Korenobu, whom he succeeded as seventh-generation head of the Kobikicho branch of the Edo Kano school that had been founded by Kano Naonobu (1607-50) His name was Eishin and his artist name was Genshosai...