Extraordinary, rare and very old ancestral statue, "korwar", carved from single piece of wood representing a standing human figure on a rounded base with a symbolically oversized skull head, with a lodging on top to accommodate a real partial ancestor skull. Two small dieties figures were carved in relief on the sides of the skull. Addionally, the right arm of the human figure was carved separately and affixed to the korwar with a tenon...

19th century staghorn ojime (slide bead for tightening the cord going from netsuke to inro) carved in a shape of a gourd with leaf. Good design, green staining, natural imperfections in staghorn, overall in very good condition. Height 11/16 inches.

Gorgeous sterling silver berry spoon in Durgin's 1891 "Watteau" pattern. The rococo design of the handle is wonderful on its own, but when combined with the decoration of the bowl, it's stunning! The back is hallmarked by Durgin.

Origin: America, ca. 1895. Condition: excellent, all original, period monograms on both the front and back. Size: 7-1/2" long.

Height: 23 cm (9.2 in)
Width: 9.8 cm (3.9 in)

Attractive Chinese porcelain beast-handled vase with four Qilin adorning the shoulders; features two figural panels surrounded by fine raised enamel hatch-work and small vignettes of birds and figures; good condition

Japanese Antique woven fruit basket with bent bamboo handle. Woven of split bamboo with a wide and rounded hexagonal, squat form with low walls. The body of the basket is woven with two layers, a wider weave on the outside, and a layer of very thin strips of bamboo in a finer pattern on the inside. The handle and the rim of the basket are made of whole stocks of bent bamboo...

Porcelain covered by white glaze to the base, decorated with twin fishes and floral spray on the center, encircling key fret on the cavetto, unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 10.3 cm wide. CONDITION: PERFECT, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations

Seal ring, its bezel of square shape with an incised design representing a helmeted king riding a "lamassu". Bronze, with partly encrusted reddish-green patina. Mesopotamia, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 10th to 7th century B.C. Bezel dimensions: 18 x 18 mm. Height of the ring: 24 mm. Inside diameter: 18 mm. Good condition. NOTE: a lamassu is a protective deity having a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and sometimes wings.

A large Indo-Persian white metal repousse and chiselled plague showing 16 figures, trees and castles. 47x28cm. Undated, estimated to be early 20th century or earlier. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

Description: Superb and one of a king hand made Gold Mirror, 19th century Quajar era, wooden mirror covered by pure gold panels, chisel and engraving work is absolutely fascinating depicting different figures in different position, boarders with floral design. Dimensions: The height of mirror is 15 inches with the width of 7.75 inches and depth of 5/8 inches...

1900's Chinese Gilt Coral Ground Famille Rose Porcelain Plate Marked

It is 1.9 inches (4.9 cm) tall by 9.4 inches (24 cm) wide. It weighs 1.1 lb.

It has dark spots, rubbing of gold and paint, skip glazes, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

Some of the photos were taken under the sun.

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This is Thick Indigo dye rare & Excellent asamai-shibori kimono in Edo period(1800-1868). All the designs that acting of the pine, the bamboo, and the plum tree is good are expressed by the technique of shibori. It is as beautiful as the picture. All 1shibori was done by the hand. It is an advanced wonderful technology. Textile seems to be hand spun and woven.There are a very little stain and pinhole. However, it is excellent. I recommend it for your collection...

This is an original Antique (Pre-1900 / 1900) Gadget (Sword) Cane, with a Carved Horse Head Handle made from Stag Angler, with a long ( 3 1/2 inches) carved bone collar that displays a superb natural old patina, and a wooden scabbard/shaft that measures 30 inches. The collar and handle appear sealed as one piece. Protruding from the collar is a four-sided Sword blade made from steel and measuring 25 inches...

Excellent wear and patina. Congo, first quarter 20th century. H. 21 cm (mask) or 28 cm including stand.

This is an authentic antique Islamic Indian Mughal fine bidri hookah base from the 18th century. It was made in India (Deccan, Bidar).

The hookah is made of a zinc alloy and consists of two parts - a bell-shaped body and a short neck with a flanged collar and a trumpet mouth. The body is decorated with silver inlaid, three-lobed floral medallions amongst a continuous scrolling band of leaves and flowers of variegated shapes and sizes, compactly filling the black ground...

From our collection of 18th and 19th century chamber Lamps and sticks, amassed over a 50 year period from a private collector. Please see your other listings

Royal Copenhagen dish from the first half of the 19 century. Showing a flower scene in a very artistic way. Condition: The dish has a reparation from the 19 century over the center of the plate. At the foot ring a chip is connected to the crack. Measurement: 23 cm = 9.1 in

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Edo Period, ca. early 1800s

This yatate, or traveler's pen case, is made of wrought brass, and has a long tube to hold the brush and a deep pot for the ink, which would have been saturated in a cotton wad. The lid snaps snugly over the pot to contain the ink, and a tab connected to the lid covers the end of the tube that contains the brush. A logo is inscribed on the tab in the form of a hiragana ya beneath a roof-shaped mark...

Antique 19th century Southeast Asian Betel lime paste box of octagonal form constructed from beaten sheet copper the domed lid applied with silver sheet repoussee and chased with lotus petals and scrolls. The lid and the box are connected by the brass chain affix with the loops...