Porcelain decorated with fish on the center and the exterior, glazed base. PERIOD : Early Ming (1400-1487 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 13.5 cm wide. CONDITION: a chip on the foot rim, no cracks, or hairlines and free from restoration.

Offered is a rare, circa 1910-1921, Macgregor DEEP GROOVE Golf Club that was designed to significantly enhance the backspin of a golf ball...

A set of twelve Dutch delft wall tiles of a hand painted blue basket of fruit inside a square with a white square behind it at 45 degrees with the same orientation as the tile with its manganese ground. A fourth of a blue flower with a touch of manganese is painted in each corner. Each tile is approximately 5 3/16 inches (13.5 cm) square. Though the theme remains the same each tile has some different details, e.g...

A Moser cranberry perfume or cologne bottle that is nicely enameled with some wear to the gold scrolls in the reserves. The stopper and the bottle both bear a small gold “5" indicating that these have always been together.

This is a finely carved 19th century Japanese Netsuke depicting Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, the God of Wealth and Longevity, holding a staff on his left hand, and placing his right hand on top a seated Karako's head...

The carps and nobori Japanese banners, warrior's Yoroi and Kabuto helmets, samurai dolls and swords are all a part of the display used for Boy's Day (renamed Children's Day) on May 5th in Japan. They reflect the parent's wish to inspire their boys in manliness, discipline, bravery and the honor codes which are associated with them.

Originally, Nobori was used in the battle field to identify the troops, some were to show the warriors where their taisho (general) was...

The Kangxi(康熙）period is the day when the ceramic industry ruined at the last Ming dynasty had been rebuild, and many excellent pieces had been produced at both government kiln and folk kiln. This piece has picture of flushou (福禄寿）and the superlative seal mark of folk kiln on the back. Notable thing is the record in the box indicates it has had by Aixinjueluo Pujio(愛新覚羅溥傑),younger brother of the last emperor. Size: 19.5cm(D) 3.5cm(H) Accessary: box

A Korean, blue and white glazed, pear-shaped vase; Joseon dynasty, C18th. Sparingly decorated with an 'insects and flowers' design to the body of the vase, and elegantly rising, from it's wide foot, to form a piriform-shape. Dimensions; 15cm tall. Condition; age related scratches to the body of the vase, a rim chip, and two short hairlines to the rim...

Circa: approx. 1880. Very Rare ROCKFORD 16 size movement presentation Tin. Marked "ROCKFORD WATCH CO. ROCKFORD ILL/Patd May 14, 1907". NOS never used. Screw Off with solid Top and Back with Coin Edges on both sides for a better grip. Salesman and merchants used these tins to protect movements from damage when transporting or storage. 50mm diameter and 26mm thick. Edge marked with the original glass on both sides. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET or BONDS...

Edo Tsutsugaki Indigo Hand-spun Cotton Nobori This is Tsutsugaki cotton Nobori of Edo period. As for this, cotton is spun by hand. As for this, the cotton that the texture is very good of Edo period is used. The design is Shojyo. Shojyo is an animal in the imagination to be handed down from ancient times. This comes up in one of the representative programs of the Noh. In Japan, this has the meaning of the beast of the good luck...

An unusual and rare unique Han white stone pendant with various colors in the stone, carved in a most interesting way. There are two old beads with the stone,the red one Ming and the other Tang. Age: Han Dynasty - 206BC - 220 AD. Size: L. 4cm. W. 3cm. Condition: Very good. No repairs or cracks.

Large Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Tray, Ladle & Cups Set

This rare large and impressive rectangular pottery serving tray, complete with a ladle and six "ear" cups was made some 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). They are all made from a fairly high-fired grey pottery and "cold painted" in red pigment.

Tray dimensions: length 56.5 cm (22.25 inches), width 35.5 cm (14 inches)...

1930's Japanese Plique a Jour Cloisonne Silver Vase with Butterfly, Bird, and Chrysanthemum Marked

It is 7.16 inches (18.2 cm) tall by 5.6 inches (14.2 cm) wide. It is 1.6 lb.

It is tarnished and has hairline cracks, enamel chips, enamel bruising, a hole drilled at the base, old stickers at the side, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A beautiful 19th C. Chinese rose canton porcelain mug with flower birds & people scene in excellent conditions. H: 14cm $385

Old (1920's) Japanese Kiyomizu Ware Kyoto Studio Vase with Flower Marked

It is 5.4 inches (13.7 cm) tall by 5.1 inches (13 cm) wide. It is 1 lb.

It has dark spots, skip glaze and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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This porcelain cup and saucer was produced in Germany by Nymphenburg around 1815. The saucer has the Nymphenburg shield impressed into the porcelain...

A rare shape Yuan dynasty blue and white jar, drum shape rounded side with deep center and unglazed base, jar decorated with good underglaze blue of flower motif at the exterior.
Jar is in good condition no damage, slightly wrapp.
Size: 7 cm diameter 5 cm height.

A beautiful pair of genuine arm cuff bracelets worn by the women of the Turkmen Tekke tribe. They are made of silver with gilding and set with carnelian cut with flat top. From an old Swiss collection. Cf. Schletzer, Dieter, and Reinhold: Old Silver Jewellery of the Turkoman: An Essay on Symbols in the Culture of Inner Asian Nomads. Berlin: D. Reimer, 1983: similar pair: No. 221. Condition: good, some traces of usage, unpolished. Dimension: 9.7 cm long x 6.3 cm wide, weight: 532 g.

You are considering a very attractive ancient Egyptian Hyksos faience mummy beads bracelet (Wearable), HYKSOS PERIOD, 1500 BC- rare Roman rock crystal stone beads, 100 - 300 AD

Measurements: Length: 7.5 inches

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EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEADS
Egyptian burial sites have yielded enormous quantities of beads in many varieties. Since beads were such an integral part of the culture, they paint a poignant picture of...

Incredible pair of antique staffordshire horse head brackets/shelves or sconces. Approximate size (accurate measurement on request) 10" by 7". Cream colored horse heads (similar to color of palomino) with gold gilding and a jockey cap with crossed whips/crops with large horseshoe projections. Beautiful detailing, beautiful eye (see photos). Excellent condition with some crazing and a superficial line in horseshoe which is most common in these old staffordshires. Opening in back for hanging. Cir...

Antique Kilim runner of Turkish nomadic tribe origin. A series of 9 large bands, each with three large diamond shaped reserves inside which are crosses surrounded by protective hooked borders. Smaller protective diamond shapes and crosses fill in the space around each large motif. Bands of white with small crosses and diamond provide more protection. Hand woven of wool. Circa 1900. Size: 101" long x 31 1/2" wide.

Kohai, a halo made of metal (copper). Very little bit of gold plate is left. 19th century. L:38.5cm, W:13cm

Burmese bronze Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 17th Century
Size: Height 26.3 C.M. / Width 12.7 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

A fine American federal period carved shield back side chair circa 1830 of the finest quality in excellent condition.

Burmese lacquered offering vessel with red lacquer.

Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Measurement: Height 71.5 C.M. / Width 37 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Rare, very rugged leather tobacco box from the Bai ethnic group in Yunnan, China. This was purchased in rural Yunnan at a Bai market, near Dali over 20 years ago. One can assume this craft is no longer being done with the availability of cheap plastic items as well as the migration of artisans to better paying jobs in the city. There are some tiny lacquer losses to the surface. I W: 9.8cm/4.9in x H:5.5cm/2.2in & 8cm/3.1in x 6cm/2.4in. Free shipping.

Antique, late 19th century, large ceramic vase in the form of an Islamic water bottle (surahi) in the 16th-century Imperial Turkish Ottoman Iznik style by Samson, Edmé et Cie France.

With bulbous body on a splayed foot, rising to long neck with pronounced torus molding and flaring mouth. decorated in in thickly applied red bole; reciprocating design on body and upper neck looks like teardrop shapes with pointed lobes. It is marked at the base with a hand painted Samson mark with pseudo-Ara...

A very early stone cylinder of the group of massive Uruk seals, Uruk-Jemdet Nasr, probably late 4th. mill. BC. in Mesopotamia.

A very thick seal engraved in a fine black stone with symethric eye symbols in the drill style.

Size: 22 mm. thick and 27 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, with even Wear and fine patina with deposits.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, ...

An antique, Japanese boxwood lacquer comb with two kanzashi hair pins decorated with niello silver & mokoume-gane etched cat on gilt. The fine toothed comb is hand carved with floral motifs and a man walking over a bridge. The reverse side shows a house surrounded by mountains. Wooden combs in Japan were once believed to have shamanic qualities. Women would brush their black hair thinking that the combs would gather each strand’s spiritual energy. In later years, they were used to create elabo...

Antique Chinese pair of hardwood stands with multiple tiered surfaces for display. The legs connect at the bottom with geometric spiral design of panels. Great matching side tables. Size: 32.5" height, 17" width, 11.5" depth

A porcelain dinner plate decorated with a gilt rim, a gilt rope with flowers on the lip and floral sprays in the well. Marked in overglaze red enamel on the back “B/Potter/1” The mark is probably from around 1794 for the short lived partnership of Potter and Blancheron.

Condition: Two hairlines and some stacking wear

Antique Chinese pair of gorgeous hardwood stools, with wonderful spiraling carved details along its edges, narrow pierced ovals below the seat, all four legs connected by squared panels. The wood has a lovely shine and grain. Heavy in weight. Late 19th Century Size: 18.5" height, 14" width, 14" depth

Tibetan 18th century painting showing SADAKSARI Lord of the 6 syllables seated in padmasana. Multi silk brocade border and veil, metal capped rod. Painting 61x42 cm. 3 red syllables on reverse. Creases and border fraying. Further images by request. can be viewed in central London by arrangement.

A Yuan - early Ming longquan celadon large cosmetic cover box, rounded side with circular body and slightly domed shape, box decorated with ruyi border and lower part with continuous flower motif, the interior with three circular containers linked by a floral lappet, the cover is not originally comes with the lower part but nicely match.
Cover box is in very good condition, no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 11.5 cm diameter and 6.5 cm height.

A Japanese carved and lacquered wood figure of a Buddhist Guardian. (Originally part of a small scale group comprised of at least a central figure and pair of acolytes.) Up to 12 such guardian figures are possible in a temple grouping. Condition is good and presentable with one small loss of wood to one sleeve and some minor lacquer losses. Missing are a nimbus and possibly an ornament atop the helmet. Height: 9 3/8 inch (23.8cm) including a 3/16 (1.9cm) inch high base to which it is affixed.

Tokunyu was born as the eldest son of seventh-generation master Chonyu. He succeeded his father at the age of 18, but was prone to illness, and when his father died, he passed the mantle on to his younger brother later known as Ryonyu.

As he was sickly from a young age, he was a Raku master only for nine years and the number of his remaining works is the fewest among all Raku generations.

Due to his youth, he didn't pursue his own unique developments, however, his tea bowls e...