Chinese pair of huanghuali wood official's hat chairs. Simply and smoothly carved with a cusped edge on the front legs. Rattan seats. Provenance: from the collection of the Santa Barbara Museum, California.
(Note regarding the Museum label: little was known about Chinese hardwoods at the time this label was made. Thus the wood is mislabeled "cherry wood").
17th Century
Dimensions: 39 1/4" high x 19 1/4" wide x 17" deep...
An antique Chinese altar table made of Huanghuali wood with a work surface incorporating a cloisonné insert. Cabriole legs with claw feet each holding a ball leading up to the mitered corners profiling the Fu Dogs. Central carved image on the front and back shows the Fu Dogs. Scrolling vines throughout the apron with an archaic Ching dynasty key fret below which are lotus petals surrounding the table...
This pair of antique Chinese scholar book cabinets is a rare find. They are made of beautiful Jichimu wood and they are adorned with original bronze hardware, which adds to their charm and authenticity.
The cabinets are in excellent condition and have been well-preserved over the years. They are perfect for storing books, documents, or other precious items. Interior bottom floor doubles as a cover for a secret storage area below...
A pair of meditation chairs made of Huonghuali wood. Seat back has a center key fret design with carved borders that match the arm rests on both front and back. The surrounding skirt has a pair of dragons protecting a Shishi Dog repeating on all sides.
Age: Early 20th Century
Dimensions of each chair: 30" Wide by 38 1/4" High by 23" Deep
A rare antique Japanese Ryo Biraki (hinged double door) Kimono Tansu made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite style handles. The main lock plate features the Paulownia motif with its blooming flowers. The doors have the raised seed pod corners. The hinges display a crescent moon style mount and the drawers handles are positioned close together and below the center line atypical of most other Tansu...
An English Bureau Roll Top Secretary, done in the French taste, Regency period 1800-1820, a very rare piece in Rosewood and Mahogany, complete with its original roll-top. Trimmed in brass and satinwood stringing, brass gallery, secret drawers,original caster legs, and more. Width 40”, depth 22”, height 40”
A rare antique Sado Island Kasane Tansu made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite handles and original Urushi lacquer finish. All hardware was custom made with no two matching parts. The locking plates feature many auspicious symbols including Ebisu, Daikoku, the Lion Dancers, a crane, two turtles, a Fu Dog and an old wise man...
This is beautiful Japanese master work by Makuzu Kozan stand 3 1/2 in high
5 in diameter is in very good condition with no damage
This Koro incenser has nice Eenamel hand painted work
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An antique Japanese Tansu chest in 2 sections from the Mikuni region of Japan. Functioned as a merchant chest (Choba Tansu) for store record keeping and inventory storage. Constructed of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Hinoki (Cypress) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware with Hikute style handles.
Upper section has 2 sliding drawers with a split level removable shelf and three drawers. Bottom section has four large drawers...
Pair of antique Japanese Inari foxes hand carved out of granite. Each has traces of the original mineral pigment.
Also called zenko, these good spirit kitsune (foxes) are specifically associated with the goddess, Inari.
Believed to be both messengers and guardians, kitsune served Inari in her role as goddess of agriculture, specifically rice. Part of the folklore surrounding the fox is it’s ability to shape shift into human form...
A rare antique Iwayado Kuruma Choba Tansu (wheeled merchant chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware and Kijiro Urushi lacquer. Featured metalwork includes motifs of Chrysanthemums and Pine trees symbolizing the Takasago Immortal couple. Unusual pod shaped designs on the recessed drawers.
Age: Meiji period (1870-1880)...
Exceptional Pair of Monumental 17th C. Japanese Bronze Temple Lanterns
A pair of exceptional and extremely rare bronze antique 17th century Japanese lanterns from a prominent Tokugawa temple courtyard. Each lantern is made of 10 individual cast bronze sections...
A beautiful Lantern,French, gilt bronze with a leaf design pattern measuring 24” x 12” (top width).
Antique French Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Shade Gilt Bronze Ormolu Lamp
It is 14.3 inches (36.5 cm) tall 7.7 inches (19.5 cm) wide. It is 6.7 Lb.
It is tarnished and has and surface wears (as seen in the photos).
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The pair of bronze figurative candlesticks French circa 1800, the figures sitting on an Ormolu gold washed bronze base with ornate swags that sit upon a carved marble pedestal with bronze feet. The pair of figures are bookend facing each other each holding four candle holder in gold wash gilt bronze. Measuring 24” each in height
A very tall late nineteenth century bronze lamp base in a mixture of classical styles. It was cast in sections then joined with a steel rod running up through the hollow pieces. The flowers on the flying saucer in the middle are attached. Though it could have been made anywhere I suspect that it may have been made in France. 19 inches (48.3 cm) tall.
Condition: All there and traces of gilding. Some corrosion toward the base which wipes off with vigorous work.
A Fine Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Handel Candlestick Lamp. Measures about 12" to top of socket, 6 1/2" across base. Signed on base "Handel" and "5277".