All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1399190
Height approximately 27.5 cm. Repaired at the rim. There is a hairline at the rim.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1370760
Made of red pottery, covered with a white layer of slib, then painted. Tang Dynasty (618-907). Height 34,5 cm. Condition: expected age wear, overall in good condition. A thermoluminescence-test from Kotalla confirms the dating of this figure and is included in the sale.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1007122
Antique Korean Ideograph Panel painted in sumie ink and reddish mineral pigment. Depicting one of the four virtues of Confucian morality; Benevolence, Duty, Honor and Humility. Charming folk drawing with birds and flowers and stylized character. Overall size: 18.75"W x 36.75"H, picture size: 11"W x 27.75"H. Chosun Dynasty, 19th century.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1900 item #1418940
Extremely unusual and rare 19th century Chinese bone musical wind chimes with a horizontal bar carved with scrolling flowers and supporting 8 suspended hollow tubes. Each tube has a number of large and small holes in its side that allows it to produce a flute like sound as the wind blows through it. Each tube has a different number of holes (left to right, number of large/small holes): 3/6, 2/7, 0/9, 5/7, 4/8, 2/8, 3/4 and 3/9. Must form some sort of musical scale, I guess...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #871662 (stock #LS2009118)
Ancient Artifacts
$2,000.00
This is a very rare and finely carved jade tubular bead with raised collars. It dates to the Costa Rican Nicoya and Guanacaste period, C50 BC. It is 4 3/4" long and 1/2" thick. It has a beautiful patina. One end has a single break (shown in the pictures). It has been professionally repaired and does not distract.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #1349448
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00
Antique Chinese pair of stone temple door supports with carvings of fu dogs, seated on tanggu (ceremonial drums) on large pedestals. Intricately carved detail with emblems of dragons and auspicious characters on the front of each pedestal. The smaller female fu dog on the left is carved with her mouth closed, while the larger male on the right has an open mouth. This is a typical depiction to represent the sacred mantra "om". Extremely heavy, solid stone...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1466541 (stock #TR3016)
Qing dynasty 18 - 19th century Chinese bronze censer, good condition please see picture for detail, size: 12 cm diameter.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Wood : Pre 1920 item #1112506 (stock #rosewoodstd2)
ESL Collection
$300.00
A round shaped rosewood stand. Early republic period. Fair condition - no chip,no crack. Diameter of the top:16.5cm; Height: 8.8cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1492 item #1155278
Zentner Collection
Price on Request
Indian statue of a jain buddha seated in meditation with hands and feet crossed carved out of white marble. The base has a weathered donatory inscription with a horned bull or possibly a rhino in the middle. If a rhinocerous, the statue would be of Mahavira in the 11th reincarnation. Traces of red pigment. The nose was broken during the muslim invasions of India sometime between the 13th and 16th centuries. From the Mt. Abu region, 15th-16th century. It measures 13"deep, 26" wide 30" tall.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1167760 (stock #0745)
Size : 17cm wide, 13,2 cm high. 2414 gram weight. Good condition except one handle not straight (please see on the picture) no crack, no dent on the body,no repair. at one side of the censer has square different patina because possible before have paper lable on .
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #549695
Priceless Past
$379.00
This is a bronze dagger from Luristan dating to roughly 800 BC. It measures 310mm in length and weighs 107 grams. There are no repairs and the only damage appears to be on the "rams horn" decorated pommel. The bronze has a nice untouched patina. The metal is stable and solid.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1468445
Senatus Consulto
$195.00
Reduced was $250
A highly unusual bronze seal with a 14,3 cm. projecting handle, Bactria, Hindu-Kush area, c. 3rd. millenium BC.

A very rare design of the handle which suggests that it could have been for heating and perhaps marking lifestock?, interesting and with a beautifuly carved star design of the base. First time in stock ever.

Size: Handle is 14,3 cm. long and 2,5 cm. diameter of the star shaped seal...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1426507 (stock #DJ873)
Japanese wooden clothing chest (Sendai-Tansu) with unique ironwork.

Age: Japan, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Measurement: Height 101 C.M. / Width 40 C.M. / Length 88.5 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.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1492 item #1405887
A stunning large sculptural Roof tile with large Bird, Indonesia, Majapahit Empire, 13th.-15th. century AD.

Made with inspiration from the tiles used on imperial buildings during the Chinese Yuan and Ming Dynasties, this tile feature a large and beautiful rendered Bird with large feets, seated with each leg over a turned over V-shaped tile, with fine carved and moulded details to head, wings and tail, as well as large claws...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Enamel : Pre 1837 VR item #1411368 (stock #BNJrYelClBox)
June Hastings
$450.00
Very sweet little circular cloisonne box with a pale yellow ground. The foot is exposed copper. The interior of both the lid and base is a mottled dark green. Some expected pitting to the enamel. In excellent antique condition, no dents, no chips, no cracks, it measures 2.25 inches in diameter. Circa 1800
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1484192
A fine quality stamp seal with carved handle and a square seal base, probalbly no earlier than 2nd. mill. BC.

The image of a demon walking is a depiction that is known in Anatolia from the late Uruk period in the late 4th. mill. and especially during the 3rd. mill. BC. We've handled a small handful of such seals over the years...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1455634
An antique Japanese chest called Kotansu (for personal storage) made entirely of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. All original bronze hardware with straight dovetail joinery and hardened wooden nail construction. Two sliding doors open to a spacious compartment separated by a center shelf. 5 drawers for additional storage and organizing.

Age: 1910-1920 (Late Meiji-Taisho Period)

Dimensions: 23 3/4" Wide by 18 7/8" High by 11 7/8" Deep
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #843684 (stock #257)
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 )