Chinese lacquer carved panel with gilt scene of imperials. An armored soldier sits in a tall boat while an imperial man and horse horse stand ashore beside him. Five court hands stand above wielding a flag and various staffs/emblems. The carving is framed with a red cloth border with gilt edges.
Size: 19" height, 13" width, 2" depth
A rare pottery bowl with white caligraphy on red glaze, Islamic, Samenid Dynasty, ca. 9th.-10th. century.
A beautiful conical bowl decorated with wonderful style Cufic caligraphy and decorations in cream-white glaze on redish ground.
Size: c. 25 cm. wide and c. 9 cm. tall.
Condition: Intact and very fine for the type. Assembled from larger fragments and repainted in the joint areas, very professionally done! Looks unrestored...
A fine Chinese Five dynasties white glaze foliated tea bowl. Most likely from Quyang kiln which produced white glaze pieces before Ding kiln, also known as early Ding ware. Dia. 12.3-12.5cm. Condition: slightly deformed, minor chips, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.
An interesting and well-shaped tea bowl, this Meiji piece surely has stories to tell. The gold repairs traversing one side of the bowl are extensive and skillfully applied, nicely complimenting the dark ferrous clay and flaxen glaze. Many find such repairs quite attractive and in this case they clearly add an extra dimension to this lovely work...
A Japanese silk oohi (Buddhist priest's ritual shoulder covering), deep salmon pink brocade silk with an overall design of overlapping fan shaped panels and snowflakes interspersed with daisies and Chinese bell flowers, etc; internal corners with Japanese symbols on a white ground. The ties and liner are green silk. Meiji period. Dimensions - 12 1/2" x 58 1/2".
A large ormolu mounted turquoise glass covered bowl with an ormolu (gilding gone) and an attached ormolu base (gilding in good condition). The flattened bowl decorated with gilt lines and white enamel jewels. The top with a gilt band around the outside, a ring of gilt leaves and berries, then two black transfer classical female figures on opposing sides separated by gilt and white enamel jeweled quatrefoils . 9 inches (23 cm) diameter...
Sterling silver berry spoon in Whiting's 1891 "Louis XV" pattern. This is the smaller-sized berry spoon, and is appropriate for serving a wide range of side dishes or, of course, berries. The back is marked with Whiting's hallmark and the patent date, indicating that this is an older piece.
Origin: America, circa 1890s. Condition: excellent, sharp details, no monogram. Size: 7-5/8" long.
Chinese porcelain vase with raised auspicious patterns on sky-blue ground, Qianlong six characters mark and of the period. Condition: neck reduced, no other flaw besides this. Height: 9-3/4". More photos will be provided per request.
An uncommon heavy baluster wine glass with a strong presence and stance. The flared bell bowl has a trapped air tear in the bottom, while the stem has an extremely large ball knop with a large tear. Conical foot with rough, snapped pontil. Height is 6 1/2 inches, with a bowl diameter of 3 inches and a foot diameter of 3 inches (not trimmed)...
Japanese Kiri Ko tansu with lock bar. Original red lacquer finish with hand forged iron plates and mounts. Safe box in corner conceals two small drawers within.
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 24 1/2" L x 13 3/4" D x 19 1/4" H
Deity probably Taoist in soapstone. The god is standing, brandishing the Ying and the Yang. It must refer to a specific character and a story or legend. The work is finely executed and the style of the carving is unusual, cartoonish. In addition, the artist allowed himself to cheat by abnormally moving the left ear too close to the eye so that, seen from the front, the face is balanced...
Chinese Qing dynasty white glaze libation cup. 5,8 cm high. 10 cm wide. Condition: two small chipped at the rim ( please see on the pictures ).
This porcelain charger was produced in Germany by the Helena Wolfsohn Dresden studio in the 1890s. It is 15” in diameter and 2” deep. It is molded in high relief with rococo decoration and framing the five reserves. The center of the piece has a hand painted of scene of people who have just landed on shore at dusk and setting up camp. There are ships' sails in the background. Four reserves in the border contain colorful hand painted flowers. There are gilded highlights and trim...
The standard reference book for this type figure is "Staffordshire Portrait Figures of the Victorian Era" by P.D. Gordon Hugh. The figure offered here is so rare that the book does not even show an example, although it does have information about the history underlying it...
This is a small shard bowl with the Tibetan lanca charcters or scripts. In the center of the bowl, it has a single large lanca character. All around the cavetto and on the outside of the bowl, it is covered all round with the same script lanca characters. At the back of the recess foot rim, it shows an embalm of a mace with ribbons. This dates the bowl to the emperor Kangxi reign, Qing Dynasty...
Three sets of cup and saucer with a floral theme.
Very good condition.
Genuine 18th Century PERSIAN MINIATURE. Guaranteed of the Period, very fine, detailed hand painting with calligraphy on both sides of pages.Provenance: Bernice M. Montgomery, Teheran, Iran, 1959, examined/certified/translated by Dr. Pourhadi, Library of Congress, Washington D.C. Size: 6" x 11" inches. PM for details
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...
Rare early Movement Tin. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH Co. 12 Size MOVEMENT TIN with STEM & CROWN 1870. Marked: AMERICAN WATCH CO. Exposition model with the original glass on both side for easy viewing. Early Waltham Salesman and Jewelers presented movements in these easy view tins to show dial and movement choices. Very rare because when closed you can wind the watch as if it was in its final watch case. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET or BONDS. BUY HARD ASSETS, SOMET...
Antique Japanese bronze mizusashi with lid, decorated with waves. The mizusashi is a vessel used during the Japanese tea ceremony to hold water. The body of the container has a dragon's head on each side with a bronze ring. The lid is decorated with a band of waves, the handle is rounded. Meiji period, 1868-1912. True original bronze Vessal
It measures 10" tall with lid, 6.5" wide at opening 11" at widest point (dragon to dragon handle).
A marine ivory okimono with elephant ivory parts depicting a daily life scene of a seated craftsman while he repairs a small wheel. The wheel can move in a circular direction giving the sculpture a unique characteristic.
He holds a hammer with other tools typical of his profession and wears a tobacco holder complete with netsuke.
Signed Seiwa with engraving on a red lacquer insert under the base.
Period: Meiji end of 19th century.
Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 5 cm.
Conservation status:...
14,5 cm wide from handle to spout. 9,5 cm high. Good condition except chipped at inside the lid.
Height: 6 cm (1.2 in)
Width: 8 cm (3.2 in)
Heavy Chinese bronze water dropper; late Ming Dynasty / early Qing; inlaid with silver throughout; good patina and condition
This is an extremely fine Japanese Cloisonne vase with gold wire decorations.It measures just 3 1/2 inches tall so it is much finer and more exquisite in person. It is not signed. The fine workmanship on this piece was most likely done by Hayashi Kodenji as only an elite few could have ever created such a piece. The enamel colors and character of the bird also match Hayashi's work. Condition is excellent.
This beautiful Coalport porcelain dessert plate Ca 1810 has a Chinoiserie "tree of life" design.
Condition: excellent Height: 8.5 inches
An unusual 17th Century crowned JAMBUPATI BRONZE SHAN BUDDHA. Good condition. Size: height 34 cm x depth 9.5 cm x width 12.5 cm (13.5" x 3.75" x 5"). Origin: From a vast, private collection of a Thai family (3 generations).
Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Sculpture of Senju Kannon, the 1,000 armed Bosatsu of Compassion, the deity of pure bounty, omniscient and omnipresent. This divine sculpture holds its foremost hands in the Anjali mudra (hand position), universally used by people in Asia for salutation, it evokes an offering (of one's good feelings, of one's person, of art, etc.). This is a fantastic, masterfully rendered find for the Buddhist art collector. 13.5 inches, 34 cm. Excellent Condition.
Pair of bronze vases adorned with inlays, decorated with two Onagadori roosters, known for their elegant length of tail. The roosters are represented perched on a plum branch.
Signed by Yoshimasa for Nogawa company.
Period: Meiji end of 19th century.
Dimensions: 17 x 7 x 7 cm.
State of conservation: Excellent condition – With wooden bases and tomobako (storage box)
From our European Collection, #3 of a set of three fine 19th century stained and leaded glass architectural panels, ex-Christies, most likely of British origin, featuring a central heraldic crest or family coat of arms within a shield in the central panel, flanked on both sides by various mosaics of stained leaded glass in vibrant reds, yellows, golds, blues, whites, greens and browns, each containing various decorative, architectural, and figural elements such as fleur de lis motifs, other flor...
Japanese tall armoire made all of kiri (paulownia) wood. This single section cabinet opens with two hinged cabinet doors. The interior has it's original metal rod for hanging clothes, a smaller metal rod on the right hand door and it's original small rectangular mirror. At the base is a single large drawer. Conservative design, with the only decoration being metal handles on the cabinet doors which are cut in a scrolling vine motif.
Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Dimensions: ...
A mid Ming 16th century Zhengde - jiajing enamel dragon bowl, rounded side with flared rim, straight foot and glazed base, bowl outer wall decorated with fine over glaze enamel two dragon chasing flaming pearl motif, inner center with flower motif.
Bowl is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 14cm diameter.
1700s / early 1800s
This white jade is of an even pale celadon-white tone with a few small veins of light russet. It is carved in the form of a six-lobed melon standing upright and supported by four large leaves that emanate from a vine that runs beneath it. The vine is carved all the way through and flattened on the bottom to provide a stable surface for the stone to stand vertically. This white jade has an overall soft, even polish and is in good condition. Acquired in Charleston, South ...
Small tripod miniature incense burner of simple form in cast bronze. The two handles are unusually very thin. Below we can see the 6 characters of the reign of Xuande of the Ming Dynasty. The bronze is old, the beautiful patina attests to it. However, it is difficult to date it exactly. Usually the bronzes bearing the mark of Xuande are from the 17th century. A wooden base and lid were added later, probably in the 19th century. The cover does not fit perfectly because it was made on the turn whe...
Antique Chinese bronze tripod censer, with lions' heads for handles and beautiful hand-scribed calligraphy on its front over a textured ground. The four characters on the bronze read "to keep and appreciate forever". The signature is dated the ninth year of Guangxu (1884). Some family members dedicated this to their deceased ancestor's 70th birthday. The first two characters are the name of an island in a fairy tale, inhabited by immortals. The last two characters mean "love spring". It also has...
Antique Japanese tansu made from Keyaki (zelkova) wood with a deep red lacquer and a gorgeous woodgrain. It has a central vertical lockbar with ornate iron decorations over two large drawers, with squared handles. Key included.
Late Edo Age circa 1850
Size: 18.75" height, 36" width, 16.5" depth
A wonderful Tibetan lama statue, made of gilt repoussé copper, dating from the 18th or 19th century. The figure still has it's original ornaments hanging from the shoulders.
H. 30 cm W. 21 cm.
Condition: expected age wear to the gilding, a few cracks in the copper. The ornament (probably a bottle) in the lama's lower hand is missing. Very good condition considering the age.
Damascus Vanity with mirror circa 1900 measuring 25 inches tall by 14 inches wide by 9 1/2 inches deep decorated with leaves and flowers in the Arab style typical of Syrian furniture with inlayed mother of pearl.
This great carved ivory walking stick features a wonderful cockatoo with beautiful blue glass eyes. This stick has a coin silver British collar, ebony shaft and metal ferrule. This stick measures 37 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 1". The handle is 3" x 1 1/4" x 1". The collar is 1/4" and the ferrule is 1". A very nice stick!
A beautiful stand mounted Japanese architectural (corbal) carving of ocean waves. One of this detail and design would have been built into the architecture of a temple. The carving is highly stylized with large openwork areas. The Keyaki (zelkova) woodgrain is visible on the reverse of the carving. Mounted on black iron plates.
Mid Edo Period (1603 - 1868)
Dimensions: 32" L x 3 1/2" D x 17 1/4" H, 13" H carving only
Lacquered wood sake cup. Hira and Taka Maki-é gold powder decoration on a KinJi (gold powder) background, différents kind of nashiji, détails in red,brown and reddish brown, the reverse in red lacquer. Depicting a curious scene of mother and childs in front of a toys shop. Epoque Edo.
Signature.
Best quality surely a great artist and very amusing and curious scène as you can see there are some toys, ducks, boats ,evil but what's this water machine? I don't know ,somebody perhaps know? .Go...
A well made Keyaki wood sumitsubo. Used by carpenters to efficiently mark straight lines by snapping a silk string saturated with ink. The utilitarian purpose enhanced by the folk art attention to detail of this implement held symbolic of the trade. Meiji period. Good condition. Length, 8 inches
Height: 27.7 cm (11.1 in)
Width: 13 cm (5.3 in)
Chinese porcelain famille rose handled vase featuring a young woman in a garden setting; a poem script on the reverse; good condition
Antique Tibetan gilt bronze Dakini, with traces of silver, inlay of coral and turquoise. In her hands are a raised kappala (or skull cup) filled with the elixir of life, and a curved blade. She is dancing on top of corpses to show her rule over ignorance and ego. Her lotus pedestal is made of gilt copper.
The Dakini are wrathful female deities often shown nude with long, flowing hair and glowering expression. Their name means "sky dancer" in Sanskrit as they lead the deceased into th...
A nice northern song celadon bowl decorated with incised lotus flower motive. Good conditions except view fritting glaze at the rim. No hairlines and free from any restorations. 10,4cm diameter.
Khmer bronze tray in circular form with nice patina overall.
Age: Cambodia, Angkor Vat period, circa 12th Century
Measurement: Diameter 30.3 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition and bronze patina 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.
A rare northern Song longquan celadon large bowl, rounded side with conical shape and unglazed base, bowl decorated with rare clear carved fish and flower motif at interior, outer wall with clear raising lotus petal motif, bowl covered with deep green glaze.
Bowl is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, crackled at glaze surface.
Size: 18 cm diameter.
Antique Japanese pipe holder carved out of an antler, with a detailed front carving of one man in a fighting stance with a second man thrown to the ground. The holder hangs by a carved tree branch.
Late Edo Early Meiji Period (circa 19th Century)
Size: 8" length, 1.75" width
A classy addition to your table. This is a two-handled 9-1/2" across silver plated round entree serving dish by Forbes Silver Co. This server features a fancy applied border on the lid and body, a swirl finial, and a detachable rim support on which can be rested a serving bowl. It is in excellent condition with no monograms, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a bit of bending to the lower edge of the detachable collar and some minor spots of shallow surface corrosio...
Burmese wooden figure climbing the tree.
Age: Burma, Late Mandalay Period, Late 19th Century
Measurement: Height 78.5 C.M. / Width 32 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 pair of icon fragments done on wood with extensive gold highlights. They are both from the same icon, which, I believe, depicted the Four Evangelists. The painting is of exceptional quality, as the photos will hopefully confirm. While I believe that they in fact date to the 17th century, I am conservatively dating them to the 19th or earlier. The panels measure 3-1/2" X 5-3/8" and 3-3/8" X 5-1/2", respectively. Rare and beautiful examples.
Cup and saucer with Kutani aka-e (red) decoration of musing philosophers or poets, the back of the saucer with orchids. Late Edo or Meiji, c 1900. Signed Kutani. Diameter or saucer "4 ¾ / 12 cm, height of cup "2¼/ 5,8 cm. Condition: wear to the decoration, esp. to the saucer (cf. pics).
This is an extraordinarily rare bronze arrow point from ancient China. Textual references for this type are scarce as well which is a testament to the rarity of the object itself. The point has very intricately cast details and finely ground edges and points. The extra long tang is intact and appears to be as straight as the day it was made. The arrow point dates to the Warring States period of ancient China.
Rather unusual late Qing Dynasty (1890s to 1911) Chinese seal carved out of a natural dense stone with numerous cream to brown colored layers wonderfully resembling flowing hair, and it is not soapstone. The impression of the seal is shown on the first photo (image is flipped left to right to present the image as it will actually print on paper). Beautiful surface, wonderful flow to the texture of the stone, one side is left in its natural state in a very clever nod to a scholar’s sensibility....
Antique Chinese 6-panel coromandel screen made of hardwood, possibly zitan. Inlaid with scholar items carved of various hardwoods and jade.
All panels fit together with the original hooks and pins. In beautiful condition.
19th century
Dimensions: 77" high x 96" long
Height: 33 cm (13.4 in)
Width: 19 cm (7.7 in)
Quality Chinese Sang de Boeuf vase; good ox-blood colouration with a fine crackle; a rough base rim encompassing a cream crackle glazed base; a hand-written Qianlong mark, but late 19th century; good condition
A Rare Large Khmer Standing Ganesha Figure, Pre-Angkor Period 7th / 8th Century. The iconic figure, wearing a long sampot secured by a thin belt, a long sash falling in the center. A Splendid Pre-Angkor piece, Extremely hard to Find. Measurements: Height - 94 cm (37 In) Provenance: A Private Collection Acquired in Late 60's. Don't hesitate to send your offer, we always do our best to offer the most attractive pieces for the best price. SATISFACTION GUARANTEE - We have been offering SE Asian Arts...
This porcelain demitasse cup and saucer was produced in Germany by Carl Thieme Dresden around 1900. The saucer has a diameter of
4 1/4 inches and the cup is 2 1/4 inches high. The porcelain is fine and translucent. The saucer has a scalloped edge and the cup has a split handle. The porcelain is nicely detailed. Vibrant garlands of hand painted flowers encircle both pieces. Lacy gilding gleams on the rims.
Condition: Excellent
Antique Korean Koryo bowl with celadon glaze and crackling, the small recessed well with carved outline, the exterior body of the bowl carved with repeating lotus petals, and standing on a short recessed foot.
Koryo Dynasty 10th-14th century
Dimensions: 6 1/2" W x 3" H
18th century Indian bronze votive sculpture of Ganesha sitting on an elevated base and holding his usual attributes in his 4 hands. There is a protective naga (cobra) wrapped around his waist. Ganesha is the remover of obstacles, and thus is invoked before any new undertaking such as marriage or new business. He bestows good luck on his worshippers, and is prayed to in some forms of Tantric worship. Very nice casting and detailing, beautiful warm patina, wonderful feel of age produced by devotio...
This rectangular jade (nephrite) pendant is 2 3/8" long, 1 5/8" wide and 3/8" thick. It is an early 20th century product. It is carved on both sides as two stylized phoenix facing each other. It is in great condition.