RARE- AN AMLASH TERRACOTTA HUMP-BACKED BULL RHYTON
10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C...

Holy Land - Byzantine Period; 5th Century AD

Inscribed terra-cotta oil lamp, “The light of Christ shines for all” reads the inscription on this Byzantine oil lamp found throughout Palestine, but especially in Jerusalem...

Antique Japanese wooden fish jizai, designed for hanging a pot over fire to boil. Has a long iron chain with attached hook running from the tail, through the body, and coming out of the bottom. Very detailed carving showing charring from the fire.

19th Century Meiji Period (168-1912)

Size: 8.5" tall, 15.25" long, 3.5" wide

If you own the finest Columbia River gem point collection, this will be your centerpiece. It is the only AUTHENTICATED PRECIOUS FIRE OPAL POINT FROM OREGON KNOWN TO EXIST. This opal point was found in 1955 at the foot of Hart Mountain, Crump Lake area, Oregon, by Bob Rock, in the presence of the late Carroll Howe which I confirmed with a telephone call to Carroll. Carroll wrote four books on northwest material. There is an opal outcropping about 30 miles away that matches this type of opal...

Ca. early 1800s

This bowl is divided into eight petal-form lobes, with a rim painted with alternating leaves and geometric designs in underglaze cobalt blue of medium to dark tones. The well is painted with a so-called “The Friends of Winter” design of pine, prunes and bamboo, and the interior base is painted with a bird on rocks and leafy plants. The exterior sides have a scrolling peony Arabesque, and the base has a four-character Chinese Ming Dynasty Chenghua mark...

A Ming dynasty 17th century Chinese bronze figure of multi arms Guanyin, good condition with small old defect on the left arms join, no chip no crack. size 30 cm height with about 4 kg weight.

A very rare Yuan dynasty under glaze blue and copper red jar with 2 lugs, rounded side with globular body and unglazed base, decorate with under glaze blue and copper red flower motif, part of the body has broken re attach no missing part please see picture for detail. size: 7 cm diameter 6.5 cm height

This is Tsutsugaki used in the Tohoku district. This was dyed with an indigo plant. As for it, dark blue and light blue contrast are fair. The cotton spun by hand has good texture. The local custom, the way of thinking affect the motif of Tsutsugaki. It is a very rare thing to adjust the hanging scroll of the letter to a theme happy. It is simple and sturdy, and this area assumes rusticity economy the history. There are two places of small stains. The others do not have any problem...

A Ming dynasty 16 - 17th century blue ground large ewer with cover, good condition size: 22 cm height.

Five dynasties yue yao bowl decorated with lotus pattern at the outside wall. 17cm diameter. Bowl has some chipped and missing apart on repaired.

A rare Qing dynasty 18th century Dehua yao large multi arms Guanyin, seated in lotus with multi arms holding aususpicius items, good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration small finger loss, size: 25 cm height.

This is a very attractive Japanese Imari bowl. For an old Imari piece it is in excellent condition. It is also a very heavy piece potted. The bowl measures 8 1/2 inches across and 4 inches tall.

A rare Ming dynasty 15th century Xuande minyao bowl with tiger motif, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze blue tiger and landscape motif, good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration, size: 15 cm diameter.

A fine Qing dynasty Daoguang period 1820 - 1850 under glaze blue and copper red bottle vase, rounded side with tall body and glazed base, decorated with under glaze blue and red officials and ladscape motif, base with Daoguang seal mark and of the period, bottle vase is in good condition no damage, no chip no crack no restoration, size: 7 cm height.

A large 15th century east Java bronze of seated Buddha, the Buddha seating in meditation style, 18 cm x 18cm square with 22 cm height in 4 kg weight.

Chinese small bronze censer with xuande mark, 18th-19th century.9,5cm diameter,6,8cm high. censer in good conditions except small area has erosion because water or oil. no dent, no crack. (please check on the picture)

A rather curious dish of moulded Kraak form decorated with a partially obscured Chinese four toed Dragon painted in underglaze cobalt blue with gilt outlined enamelled auspicious clouds framed by a band of stylised Chrysanthemum demi-florets...

Chinese 18th Century bronze censer. The base cast with a sixteen-character inscription incorporating an apocryphal Xuande date, reading Da Ming Xuande wunian Jiandu Gongbu guanchen Wu Bangzuo zao (Made by Wu Bangzuo, supervisor of the Ministry of Works, in the 5th year of Xuande of the Great Ming). 26,5cm wide. 6458 gram weight.