Here is a unique gift for Christmas: a 19th century ivory letter opener in the form a dagger with a charming hand-carved elephant handle. The beautiful curved dagger blade is attached with old nails to the wooden handle. Measurement: length: 13 1/2 inches. Condition: two very minor losses at edge of base of wooden handle (1/8 inch each).

This is an elegant 19th Century Victorian ivory page turner, the handle embellished with delicately carved flowers and C scrolls. The Victorians used page turners to protect the pages of valuable books from damage; they were also used to protect the hands from newsprint. Measurement: length: 12 inches. Condition: excellent; no chips or cracks; some yellow age spots on the blade.

This a Japanese pottery bowl, probably from 17th century or earlier, used for drinking tea (matcha bowl ) in very good condition, free shipping for now 08 X'mas

An extremely rare one of the kind early Ming longquan celadon warmer bowl with open work, rounded side with open work and glazed base, warmer decorated with flower and rock motif at the center, outer wall with open work of flower motif, covered with bluish green glaze.
Warmer is in very good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, minor crackled at glaze surface, porcelain.
Size: 22.5 cm diameter.

A very rare and high value of Yuan dynasty blue and white big octagonal yuhuchun vase, octagonal shape with tear shape body and small neck with open wide rim, glazed base, vase decorated with good color of under glaze blue of eight different double flower motif, chrysanthemum, peony, lotus, hibiscus, water flower, indian lotus etc...

A Rare and Fine 18th century Cloisonne vase decorated with two panel of landscape and lotus flower. possible Qianlong period. good conditons,free from any retorations. size H : 15,5 cm

A most superb work of Art of the Yuan Dynasty ( 1279 - 1368 ). If there would not be this extraordinary thick and smooth, best kind of Qingbai glaze this piece would assume to be a ordinary Yuan period covered box...

A tall, elegant, and beautiful English ratafia DSOT (double series opaque twist) glass. Ratafia glasses are quite uncommon, and this is a particularly fine example. The elongated conical bowl is molded and leads into a stem with a pair of spiral threads outside of a lace twist.

This glass is in perfect condition with no chips, cracks, or restoration...

Northwest coast model totem pole c.1910-1920. Vancouver BC inscribed on the back, "Sam" inscribed on the front. 12 1/4" h, cedar. Minor wood loss, minor paint loss. Otherwise good condition. $275.00

Rare Japanese document tansu with 10 drawers of differing size, made all of keyaki wood with beautiful heavy grain and original deep reddish orange translucent lacquer finish, iron hardware with square shaped handles, Edo Period (late 18th/early 19th century). Size: 22 1/4" high x 31" wide x 15" deep.

A beautiful and well executed Dr. Wall Wall First Period Worcester tankard of rare size and pristine condition. This pattern, named the "Telephone Box", is derived from the Chinese, and is one of those designed specifically for upright pieces. It also is one of the very few patterns that occur both on polychrome and underglaze blue...

A very rare early Ming Period white glazed porcelain dish with a molded decoration. This Dish is so rare because it is most likely no Dehua ware, but Jingdezhen ware. Although in a lesser quality this rare dish shows similarities to our superb molded early Ming dish with enamel decoration ( item 811466 ) Diameter : 11,4 cm. Condition : Perfect glaze, no crack, the body a bit warped and there is a minute chip ( better said, this single chip is a slight fritting )

A Pure White Glazed Blue and White Porcelain Dish: Korea, Choson period, 19th Century, This blue and white dish incised with a �gcharacter �܁h on the base is a very rare and is for the imperial palace use. A pure white glaze applied overall the body with a �gHappiness, ���h within a double ring in underglaze blue. It is in fine condition except a �gT�h shape glaze crack on the foot base (see photos). It measures 6 5/8�h d...

An unusual pair of Chinese style bronze incense burners, both with original covers, made in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1911). Condition the rim of one is indented and there is a surface crack to the other...

Porcelain bowl with underglaze iron brown decoration. Seventeenth or eighteenth century. Diameter : 11,7 cm. H : 4,9 cm. Condition : Perfect

A Sawankhalok jarlet, decorated with pair of handles, covered overall with a bluish green glaze. Condition is perfect.High: 7 cm

A rare Yuan dynasty blue and white square jar, jar decorated with under glaze blue of flower motif at each side (chrysanthemum, lotus, peony, Indian lotus). at the top there is two dragon motif around the rim, unglazed base.
Jar is in good condition with minor crackled at glaze surface, very small chip at the dragon motif, no restoration, good Persian blue color.
Size: 6.5 cm height.

A good early Ming 15th century blue and white censer, rounded side with three legs and unglazed base, censer decorated with under glaze blue of flower and leaves motif, interregnum to Hongzhi period.
Censer is in very good condition no chip no crack no restoration.
Size: 13 cm diameter.

A Tang dynasty yue two lugs jar, rounded side with globular body and flat unglazed base, jar decorated with two lugs and covered with creamy green celadon glaze. Jar is in good condition, no chip, no crack, no restoration. Size: 17,5 cm height.

Offered here is an outstanding Greek Apulian Kylix. The kylix has a splendid body form with beautiful intact handles that curl slighly upward at the tips. The feature of this piece is the nice band of grapevines that surrounds the piece on both the inside and the outside. In addition, this kylix features Medusas' stamp, which adds even more value and beauty to this piece. There is little wear to this piece and it remains fully intact and without restoration...

A great opportunity for the owner of a large Song Dynasty Longquan ware Jar. Nearly all excavated Jars had lost its Lid. Presupposed that the size fits this Lid could make your Jar again to a complete piece. The Diameter of the lid is 16,6 cm. and the size of this Lid would fit for a Jar with a mouth rim diameter between 14,4 and 16,4 cm. Condition : Very nice Celadon glaze. The body nearly perfect with not the smallest crack...

A Very Rare/Fine Kesi-Woven Silk Buddhist Priest’s Stole (Jiasha): China, 19th Century It’s a large Kesi-woven silk Buddhist priest’s stole (95 seated buddha figures)composed of ninty four bands of red silk neatly seamed together into 19 rows, each band woven with an each seated buddha is in the various colors, positions and details in band of the row, framed within four long border bands, each woven with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst cloud crolls, It’s in ver...

From the Yi ethnic minority group, this antique Chinese container would have been used to store tobacco. The decorative cinnabar paint color draws attention to the gentle dome shapes of the lid and bottom sections, which fit together with a deep overlap. The worn areas of the cinnabar expose the black lacquer undercoat...

An Example of Song dynasty longquan celadon dish with double fish motif, rounded side with flattened rim and glazed base, dish decorated with double fish motif at the center and rising lotus petal motif at outer wall, dish covered with slightly different glaze color tone. Dish has one chip at the rim and semi porcelain.21,7cm diameter

A rare example ewer with lobed body in a pear-shaped form, covered overall with pale brown glazed.Northern song.original conditions when the piece found from the river at sumatra. Size: 16 cm height (possibly 21 cm if complete)

A Nice Brown Glaze container decorated with single handle on top.Tang dynasty.good condition except glaze degradation because found from the river.size:9,8cm height...10 cm wide.

This late 19th century Chinese bronze statue of a reclining water buffalo is 3 ¼” high, 6” long and 4” wide. It depicts a reclining water buffalo turning its head toward its back. It has nice patina and is in excellent condition.

This is a late 19th century nephrite carving. It depicts a reclined lioness turning her head back to watch her baby trying to climb on her back. It is 1 ½” high, 2 ¾” long and 1 ¼” wide. It is in great condition.

This 19th century carved ivory netsuke of a lotus pod is 1 ¾” high, 1 5/8” wide and 1 ¼” thick. There are six holes on the bottom of the pod and six small movable seeds are inside. Aside of some hairline cracks, it is in excellent condition.

This late 19th or early 20th century carved ivory netsuke is 2 ¼” long, 1 5/8” wide and half an inch thick. It depicts a fish which has an inlaid eye wrapped in a bamboo leaf. The workmanship is realistic and superb. The signature “Hokutai” is on the bottom. It is in excellent condition.

A very rare Ming dynasty blue glazed and white slip pouring vessel (Kendi), rounded side with globular body and high neck, kendi decorated with blue glazed and white slip of flower motif at the body, neck with Buddhist symbols motif, lower spout with bird motif, base with white glaze and some blue splashes.
Kendi is in very good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 18.5 cm height.

A beautiful and rare bucket shaped cup made by the Bow porcelain factory and decorated in gilt, iron red, green, and blue in the kakiemon "Two Quail" pattern. The arrangement of the pattern is also unusual on this piece, with the birds placed directly opposite the handle.

This piece is in superb condition, with no chips or restoration, and showing bright enamels, with a truly minor in the making glaze split at the top of the handle (shown in extreme magnification in the 6th photo)...

This is an Annamese Blue and White water dropper in the shape of Tortoise from 15th - early 16th century, found in shipwreck. It was export ware to South East Asian Region, can be in many form eg. frog, monkey, tortoise, fish, and etcs. Its' glaze and condition overall still intact except of glaze corrosion by sea water, water hole not thru. Please ask for enlargement photos or more details of conditions. We ship worldwide FREE using SAL using registered mail

Antique Japanese Bamboo Steamer with two sections and a large bamboo handle. The lid and top section are removable. 17.5 inches (44.5cm)h x 16 inches (40.5cm) wide.

A good early 18th Century syle meiping form vase decorated with prunus blossom against a "cracked ice" ground. On the base is the six character reign mark of the Kangxi emperor (1662 - 1722) but this item was made later - during the reign of the Guangxu emperor (1875 - 1908). Condition - excellent. No damages and no restoration...

Two 19th Century rare gilt-lacquered wood figures of Bodhisatva with round bottom. Each measures 6-3/4”in height. Excellent condition.