A Very Rare/Fine Korean Silver Inlaid Square (正四角形 ) Box and Cover: 19th C...

Very Fine/Rare Korean Silver Inlaid with Symbols of Longevity Box and Cover-19th C.: Joseon period , late 19th century. The rectangular tobacco box inlaid in silver with double happiness on the cover, 10 symbols of longevity on the 4 sides surround by bands of key-fret work and floral diaperwork, the cover appied with a large auspicious character, “double happiness”, rounded within a matching border, a red lacquered panel added in the interiors, raised on four foot surporters. It...

A Very Fine and Rare Korean Silver Inlaid Hexagonal Iron Box-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. A well silver inlaid on the iron box with a big character “ Shu” –a longevity- on the top surouned by geometric designs, on the 6 sides inlaid with 6 characters “ Auspisious letter” also surrounded by geometric designs. It’s in very fine condition with a dark black patina around the body. Measurement: 9.2cm d. x 5.2 cm h.

A Very Fine Silver Inlaid Rectangular Box-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century It is very well silver inlaid rectangular box with a auspicious character “longevity” on the top, on the each of the four sides geometric patterns and borders of fretwork and floral diaper work, with a cover that slides horizontally and a locking mechanism on the handle plate to the front of the box, it’s set on four yellow brass surporter...

A Very Heavy/Large/Fine Octagonal Bronze Brazier/Incised Deco.-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century...

19th Century Korean Sword with missing scabbard. Condition is good but slightly shaky. Overall length is 35 inches (89cm), blade is 26 inches (66cm).

The Only Antique Korean Quiver and Arrows Set Ever Offered for Sale. Metal quiver and wood arrows with pointed metal tips. This type of lid locking mechanism appears only on Korean quivers. Quiver length: 29 inches (74 cm).

19th Century Sharkskin Head Band Case with Lacquered Dragon and Many Fine Details. A string would have been looped through either the lacquered dragon or the brass ring on the lid. Only a high-ranking person would have had a case that was made of sharkskin. This one is completely covered in sharkskin. The beautifully rendered brass hardware has grape motifs etched into them, a symbol of abundance, because of its many seeds...

Choson period, late 1800s

Body and rim are densely inlaid with silver in various geometric patterns. There are medallions on two sides with silver-inlaid scenes of a pair of deer and a pair of cranes, both being symbols of longevity. On the adjacent sides are movable pendant handles with fretwork inlay. The interior and base have a blackish oxidation and areas of minor rust. Condition is very good. The silver is all intact...

Very Fine and Rare Silver Inlaid Iron Brazier (a source of heating and light), hexagonal shape, beautifully rendered and in excellent condition...

A Very Fine Silver Inlaid Iron Box and Cover: Korea, Choson Dynasty, 19th Century The rectangular and quite large box with lid silver inlaid with a double happiness on four sides and cover, on each of the four sides geometric patterns and borders of fretwork and floral diaper work, the lid of the box applied with a large auspicious character, Double Happiness, within a matching border. It is in very fine condition without any silver inlay lost. It measures 13.5 cm x 10.5 cm x 8.5 cm h...

A Very Fine/Rare Korean Silver Inlaid Rectangular Iron Box with Cover-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. Of rectangular shape box with four round supporters on the flat bottom, the cover inlaid with a large, stylized character “double happiness”- medallion with in bands of florets, key-fret work, the sides of the box inlaid with a deer, pine, fungus, cranes, bamboo and auspicious plants within medallion scrolls. It’s in very fine condition. Measurements: 8.5cm h...

Large 19th Century Korean Sharkskin Jang Geom Sword with Silver Overlay. The scabbard is covered in sharkskin and lacquered black over that. The handle is very interesting and is covered in sharkskin underneath the heavy leather wrapping, and over the sharkskin there is a thick brass foil that is hammered to look like sharkskin. This is a unique technique. The end fitting is missing. The crossguard is shaky because there are a few washers missing from the sword...

A Very Rare/Old Silver Inlaid Iron Caddle Stick: Korea, Joseon Period, 18th –early 19th Century This silver inlaid iron candle stick is of a slender elegant design in an asymmetrical H-shape, and is composed of three parts; light reflecting mirror silver inlaid with “Longevity”, “Happyness” and a “Yin-Yang”, candle holder with a silver inlaid chain attacher and removeable snuffer (snuffer missing) from the supporting stand post silver inlaid and its Dot-shape joint silve...

A Very Fine/Rare Korean Silver Inlaid Rectangular Iron Box with Cover-19th C. Korea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century. The rectangular iron box and lid inlaid in silver with a “Shou” (longevity) surrounded by key-fret and coil pattern designed borders on the cover and with symbols of longevity “turtle and deer and auspicious floral plants on the sides of the box, each of the four sides silver inlaid with geometric patterns and borders of fretwork...

A Fine and Large Silver Inlaid Iron Box and Cover: Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century, This is a large silver inlaid tobacco box with lid, it is round set on three stump feet inlaid on the upright sides with 2 “double happiness” characters on each opposite side separated by square panels of confronted butterflies and two crossed flags, the slightly domed cover also inlaid in silver with a character “long life” and around with bats. It is in very good condition without any typi...

A Very Rare/Fine Old Korean Bronze Horse Warrant (동마패-銅馬牌): Choson period, Dated 1731 (Yong Zheng 8 year) It's s rich and dark brown patina with pale green encrustation. Yong Zheng 8 (1731) in Yong Zheng perioe (1723-1735), and issued by the “Sangsowon-尚瑞院” with "Sansowon-尚瑞院製" 款-seal in a square, a heavy and solid bronze. It’s in very fine condition with a natural and rich greenish dark patina, it measures 10.8 cm x 9.4 cm...

A fine White Brass Candleholder; Choson Dynasty, 19th Century This white brass candle stick is of a slender elegant and simple design which is one of characteristic beauties of Korean art. It is an assemblage of simple geometric forms ---circles, squares and lines--- which are exquisitely balanced one to another. The drip basin with its supporting post is connected to an upper post by a panel with a reversed swastika cut into its open work. In the Choson dynasty, the reversed swastika ...