A Pair of Famille Rose Plates.
Decorated using bright enamels with twin boys among flowering lotus.
Qianlong C1735/45.
Diameter: 8 13/16″ (22.4 cm).
Condition: one plate with a shallow flake to the underside 0.4cm,
other plate has a hairline crack 3.6cm from rim
Japanese 2-section isho tansu (clothing chest of drawers), from the Kyoto area. The chest is made with Sugi (cypress) wood in the original glossy red lacquer finish a lacquering process know asiro-urushi (色漆), literally "color lacquer"and has 11 drawers with charming heart-shaped keyholes and black iron warabite pulls. The top section houses a large open compartment behind two Keyaki (elm) sliding panels in a dark finish, with black lacquer frames...
A beautiful antique wine glass with a bell bowl above a double series opaque twist stem (DSOT) with collar, medial, and basal knops. Knops on opaque twists are much less common than straight stem opaque twists, and the more knops, the rarer. The opaque twist has a pair of 3-ply spiral bands outside of a central gauze.
6 1/8 inches tall, 2 3/8 inch diameter bowl, 2 5/8 inch diameter foot
An antique Japanese Kasane Tansu (stacking chest on chest) made entirely of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite handles and the lock plates featuring the family crest of three open fans (Sanogi). Each section has two large drawers for spacious storage of Kimono or clothes. Two sets of side handles, one for long distance transit and the other for room placement. Interlocking sectional pins which is a rare feature for the Kasane Tansu...
Pair of Rare Famille Rose plates attractively decorated with Twin Boys. C1735/45. Dia.8 3/4" (22.3cm). Condition: first plate with some flaking to enamels and 0.35cm shallow flake to underside of rim. Second plate with 3.2 cm hairline crack to rim and 0.5cm bruise to underside of rim.
RARE pair of miniature red lacquered elm wood Chinese scholar's cabinets. Designed as a “mirror image” pair, each cabinet has one side panel which is plain while the opposing side panel is decorated with floral carvings. These decorative cabinets also served a utilitarian purpose for the scholar who would use them to store items such as seals, wrist and brush rests, water droppers, scroll weights, etc. The doors feature subtle gold highlights...
A very early archaic bronze figure of seated Kore, Italic bronzeage, Etruscan, c. 7th. century BC.
A lovely figure with fine details of Kores archaic features, the elaborate gown and the wonderful expression. She wears a spiked diadem holding her long hair.
Very unusual depiction of Kore half seated, where the usual depiction is a motionless standing image.
Size: c. 69 mm. for the figure alone and 120 mm. incl. the vintage stepped podium.
Ex...
An Early George III Elegant Irish Silver Bowl, Possibly Used for Sugar. Marks are rubbed, but probably Dublin, John West, circa 1767; Dimensions; 5" diameter X 3: high; weight 5.5 Troy ounces. Excellent condition.
Exceptional bronze applique of a head of Dionysos with ivy wreath and with silver inlaid eyes, probably a furniture fitting, Roman, 2nd - 3rd century AD.
Very high quality work for the period and a real conversation piece!
Height 6.5cm, width 6.3cm. substantial and heavy in hand.
Condition: Choice Good very fine, preserved inlays and a lovely red and green patina.
Ex. Austrian Private Collection
Lovely bronze Buddha in the naïve style that is so typical for Laos. It's heavily cast. The Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudra, seated on a lotus throne. H. 26 cm. Very nice age wear and good patina. There is a minor hole in the front, this is a casting flaw.
Chinese pale white Jade brush washer. hHand-carved into a flattened gourd flanked by beautiful natural flowers and vines.
Republic Period Early 20th Century
Dimensions: 5 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 3/4"
A large greek terracotta figure of a high born Lady standing on a high base, Greek/South Italy, 4th-3rd century B.C.
The bust depicts a lady with a fine gown swept on and she holds it with her right hand. The left hand carries something over her right shoulder. She wears a large headress or crown.
Size: 24 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice and completely intact with remains of pigment and patina.
Ex. Old German Collection, aquired before 1980.
A large black serpentine cylinder seal, showing a horseman in infight with a rearing Bull and an eight-pointed star in the fields. Middle-assyrian, 14th - 10th century BC.
The scene is quite rare with the detailed horseman!
Height: close to 40 mm and thick with a diameter of 15 mm. – quite impressive in hand.
Condition: Good Very fine for the type...
Edo Period, finely hand-carved boxwood netsuke depicting a Wolf, or Mountain Dog, Yamainu, with his paw raised and placed on top of a Minogame (Turtle). Excellent detail and ferocious expression have been carved on this popular netsuke subject by Tomomasa.
Double inlaid eyes. Wonderfully preserved for more than 150 years. Rich patina.
It measures 0.92 inches (2.3cm) wide, 1.64 inches (4.2cm) long, and 1.41 inhes (3.6cm) tall...
A tall and elegant toasting glass with a drawn trumpet bowl leading into a stem with a multiple-spiral air twist. A nice gray metal, good striations, and tooling marks, with two small inclusions in the bowl. Rough, snapped pontil. Excellent condition with no chips or restoration.
7 5/8 inches tall, with a bowl diameter of 2 3/4 inches and a generous conical foot diameter of 3 1/16 inches.
Antique Japanese bronze usubata, Meiji period. The usubata are used for floral arrangements, like a vase. This usubata is striking with a dragon supporting the vessel with one of its arms as its back arches. It measures 9" tall 12" wide at base.
An unusual double series air twist (DSAT) short cordial glass; the ovoid bowl above the stem consisting of 3 spiral threads surrounding a vertical cable; conical foot with rough, snapped pontil
5 1/16" tall, 1 5/8" bowl diameter, 2 1/2" foot diameter
A beautiful Dr. Wall First Period Worcester coffee cup and saucer in the Jabberwocky pattern, one of the most sought after polychrome patterns done by Worcester. Both the cup and saucer are fluted, placing it in the earlier period of this pattern. The color palette used includes turquoise, reds, deep blue, greens, and rich gilding. The interior border of the cup is also lavishly decorated...