A Shona Knife. With well carved sheath bound with wire.
S. E. Africa L19thC. Length: 13" (33.3 cm). Condition: wire loose at top of sheath, blade with some rust.
A rare Song dynasty longquan celadon small lotus bowl with bluish green glaze, good condition no damage small glaze imperfection near outer foot ring please see picture for detail, size: 8.5 cm diameter, 6.5 cm height.
Mid 19th century Indian coloured drawing on paper of 2 Sikh figures doing pennance, inscription above, mounted, page 24x19.5 cm, can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.
Drawing of a girl holding a fan, Indian or Persian, mounted on marbled card, Undated, estimated to be 19th century, page 24x17.5cm, can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide
19th century Indian mica painting of a steam boat, 17x12 cm, mounted with marbled paper background,
can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide
Indian 19th century painting on mica showing 2 elephants fighting enraged by fire works, 19.5x14.5cm,
old descriptive label on reverse, old wood mount, can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.
Early 19th century Indian painting, Rajasthan, Mewar or Bundi, illustration of hell punishments, 21x17cm, gouache on paper, mounted, can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.
Early 19th century Indian painting, Rajasthan, Mewar or Bundi, illustration of hell punishments, 21x17cm, gouache on paper, mounted, can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.
A fine and very uncommon opalescent stem double series opaque twist (DSOT) Georgian wine glass. The round funnel bowl is engraved with leaves and a budding rose on one side, and a shrub on the other. The stem has a pair of 11 ply spiral bands outside of a central corkscrew. Conical foot with rough, snapped pontil.
There are no condition issues or flaws in this glass...
Antique Japanese set of two silk woven panels depicting cranes flying overhead a motif of crashing ocean waves below, with gold thread accenting, on a background of blue green.
Size: (top panel) 50" x 18" (bottom panel) 50.5" x 25.5"
Antique Japanese small silver box with a 14-petal Chrysanthemum in the center of its lid, a special mon indicative of the Imperial household. The underside of the box is marked with a 5 character Japanese inscription. Meiji period (1868 - 1912)
Size: 2.5" L x 1.75" W x .75" H
Japanese hand-carved bamboo figure of a seated frog. Wonderfully lifelike details with darkened eyes, hands and feet tucked underneath his belly, which has natural bamboo form.
Size:5.5" L x 3.5" W x 3.25" H
Korean Blue and White small jar decorated with precious objects. Choson 19thC. Height:4 3/4" (12.0 cm). Condition: Filled chip to rim 1.7 cm and an associated crack 3.6 cm to the interior.
A Pair of Very Fine Korean Silk Embroidered Crane Official Rank Badges-19th C.: Korean, Joseon period, 19th century.
Made for a civilian official of first to third rank, the almost square showing a double
white cranes jointly grasping a Pulloch’o stalk in mouth, soaring above stylized forming
waves and rockrork amid clouds outlined in couched thread, worked in shades of blue,
green white and pruple on a green silk ground.
They’re in good condition, measures 21cm x 23cm...
A strong mokogata iron tsuba of tight mokume. I favor mokume work and this is a virtuous example worthy of any collection. Boar's eye sukashi decoration in the four corners. Uchikaeshi mimi. Tekkotsu evident along the mimi. Good condition with light rubbing of the patina. Edo period. 3 (7.6 cm) inches x 2 11/16 (6.8 cm) inches
Black Overlay over Caramel Color Glass Snuff Bottle - Squirrel and Grapes, 19th C.
This is a fine, flattened, Vase Form Snuff Bottle, with a round elongated neck, a wide mouth, and a raised oval footing. It is decorated on both sides with a black overlay over a caramel color ground, depicting a charming scene of a squirrel on a grape vine. It comes with a metal and a turquoise colored crystal stopper...
Early 19th Century, Green Overlay Glass Snuff Bottle
This is a very fine, flattened, circular form, with a round elongated neck that is encircled by a collar of acanthus leaves, over a raised oval footing, snuff bottle. It is covered with a rich green overlay glass on snowflake glass, decorated with a fine relief carving of a clump of Bamboo on one side, and a pair of Lotus flowers on the other. The sides are flanked by masks and faux-ring handles...
Antique Japanese theater robe, hand-embroidered with intricate motifs of ocean waves and flames. The central image is of a large embroidered dragon with glass eyes, swimming in the ocean waves, with Mount Fuji across the shoulders. The interior is lined in solid light orange fabric with floral print towards the bottom. Mid Meiji period (1868 - 1912)
Size: 50" L x 74" H