Mesa Verde bowl ca. 1180 to 1300 ad., it is intact "MINT" as found and there is one little flea bite on rim with no pressure cracks, it is approx: 7-1/2"wide X 4"high. Please review pictures. Acquired from Walter Knox collection. All items guaranteed as described. A Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR MAKING A OFFER PLEASE EMAIL ME TIM JONES AT tejones0433@msn.com

Attractive hand carved stylized wood with gilding, 19th Century, China. Mounted, condition: carving very good, base needs some fixing. Size: L. 20.5" x H. 10" x D. 3"

Late 19th or early 20th century Japanese satsuma bowl is 2 ½ inches tall and 7 inches in diameter. It has a magnificent insect and floral design on both the interior and exterior. It has an old repair on the rim and a small hairline crack. Signed.

A wonderful exemplar of an Italian voided velvet textile, done in a deep red. Similar examples are shown in "European Textiles in the Keir Collection 400BC to 1800AD".

The overall condition is excellent, and the sight size is 21 3/4" by 8 1/2".

Provenance: The Spinx Collection

This is a chinese Qing era or Republic era Quan type brush washer

A looping handle sweeps above this fabulous bowl decorated with burgeoning gourds by Takahashi Dohachi VI enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 21 x 18 x 15 cm (8 x 7 x 6 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Takahashi Dohachi VI (1881-1941) was born the second son of the 4th generation Dohachi in Kyoto...

A rare gilded and lacquered wooden statue of Buddha from the Ming Dynasty. Size: H.17.5cm. W.At the base. 9.3cm. Condition: No repairs. Some of the gilding has gone and the right hand is missing. See last photo.

A beautiful late 19th C. Chinese Shiwan pottery fish wall pocket in excellent condition and signed by the master. W:25cm $450

Finelly potted as a bowl of deep rounded form, the rim cut into five lobed, covered all over in a golden celadon glaze, glaze base. 17 cm diameter, 7.5 height. No chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.

Up for sale is an antique Chinese Qing dynasty military rank badge taken from the back of the surcoat, second half of 1800's, a leopard represents the 3rd rank military official, standing on a pride rock above the sea waves, surrounded by different kind of Taoist & Buddhist auspicious objects; all executed in couched gold-wrapped threads; framed. Overall, it is in good condition, minor wear in the middle of bottom border & upper right area. Never inspected outside of the frame...

A fine brown goldstone 7.25" Kyoto shield style vase, unsigned, in excellent condition.

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Porcelain dish, decoration in underglaze cobalt blue. Although this dish is made for export, its exceptional quality is identical to the finest creations made for the chinese imperial court. The mastery of the brush is total. The painter who executed this work was one of the best hands of King-to-chen. The very high cost of a service of this quality allows us to affirm that this was the order of an important character...

. The bronze is very thick yellow, the casting is made in several parts, the arms are cast separately and welded, the ribbons too. The finish is very neat. The old patina is beautiful. The base is cast separately, the walls are thin unlike the statue, but it is indisputable that the two were made together. On the base and at the bottom of the statue are incised characters that date it. I do not know what the exact time is, but I can do research on request. The glory is added later...

 

A very seldomly offered and rare SET OF 3 Genuine Antique Siamese Pumpkin Silver Boxes (acid tested) with fine Blue and Green Enamel Accents! Top of each Silver Pumpkin has leaves and a stem! Hand made, 19th Century. Weight and Size: Large Pumpkin: 31 gr./ height 4 cm x 6 cm diameter. Medium Pumpkin: 23 gr./ 3 cm x 5 cm. Small Pumpkin: 17 gr./ 2.5 cm x 4.5 cm. Very good condition as they come from a Noble Thai Family Collection! DUE TO RARITY ONLY SOLD AS A SET OF 3 !

A Ming Swatow Polychrome bowl. Diameter approximately 20.4 cm and height approximately 8.9 cm. Covered with blue under glaze, green and red enamel. Decorated with Qilin, flowers, geese etc. In good condition. Nice "ping" sound when tapping on it. Free shipping with insurance. Note: Buyers from China have to get ready for special arrangement since custom requires import lisence for items more than $150.

18th Century Chinese Spinach Jade Carved Scholar Painting Paperweight

It is 1.77 inches (4.5 cm) tall by 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) wide. It is 322.8 gram.

It has inclusion, flea bite chips and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Chinese pewter snuff bottle in the form of a peach with three leaves, one leaf done in copper. The pewter stopper is formed like a natural stem with attached spoon. The snuff bottle rests on its own small hardwood tripod base.

Dimensions: 1 1/4" x 1 3/4" (2 1/4" on stand)