A Chinese blue and white dish decorated with "fire Dragon" and other motifs. This dish was from Dehua Kiln. Kangxi period. Excellent condition - no flaw through out except normal wear and small fire cracks. Diameter: 8-1/4".
Cast bronze censer gilded with mercury. Decor of Greek friezes and incised precious objects. The gilding is largely worn, we still see some in the places most protected from wear and tear. It is thick and of good quality, it is a hot-pasted mercury gilding technique. The handles are attached to the body they were cast with it, they are not added, riveted or welded, they represent dragon heads. On the base foot we can see a vertical dark trace of solding that is probably an old restauration...
This is a early Nippon collectors dream, beautiful and profusely decorated with a background of rolling mountains and trees, displaying an early morning sunrise. Enlarged birds and lakeside bulrushes are elegantly sculpted in high relief detail, the handles and mouth rim as well as the bulrushes are dotted with jewel-like turquoise beads, colors of chocolate, salmon pink, orange, and yellow dazzle the eyes...
Edo Period (19c) Yusai Awazu Brown Glaze Chawan formerly in the collection of Nishimura Toshimichi.
The mark Awazu is stamped at the bottom.
Yusai Awazu (1770-1848) was a government official in Inaba Province, an old province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Tottori Prefecture, in the late Edo period.
He was from the house that served as Toneri (servants for imperial house and aristocrats) for generations, and was a disciple of Suehiro Unge in Hig...
This is a third Century Roman Glass, hand blown 3Rd century AD. It is thick, unflawed, no chips or cracks, no hairlines, Measurements: 1 1/2 inches tall and 1 1/4 wide at its widest point. It is simple, beautiful, ancient, and guaranteed authentic.
Two authentic ancient Burmese Bronze HINTHA-HAMSA OPIUM WEIGHTS, 18/19th Century, lost wax process and genuine old patina. Both have an octagon base. Size: H. 40 mm. (73 gr.) and 30 mm. (31 gr.), Can also be purchased separately, please inquire.
A pair of Chinese pottery granary jars with bear-shaped legs, cylindrical shape, decorated with bands of incised lines, and supported by three legs.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Size: Height 32 C.M. / Width 23.5 - 24 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground)...
Chinese Ming dynasty blue and white dish. 15th Century. Dish has two hairlines and small chipped at the rim. (free from any repair). 30,5 cm diameter.
A free painted transitional fruit bowl in very typical mid 17th century design. Under glaze blue and white porcelain showing a flower basket. Double blue rings at the rim. Condition: Very good condition. Normal glaze frittering at the rim. Sand connected to the foot ring. Nice clear tone when tapped. No cracks or ships. Measurement: Diameter 14.5 cm = 5.7 in Hight 4.7 cm = 1.9 in
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Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN w/o Handle & Signed
Description & Size: 7.62 x 12.06 x 8.25 cm (3" x 4.75" x 3.25")
Weight: 123 gram (4.33 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a rare & unique Chinese yixing teapot handcrafted during the 19th Century. What's unique about this teapot is that it has no handle & was possibly designed this way or that the handle was intentionally removed and polished over...
Korean Goryeo period stoneware bottle vase with wide shoulders tapering to the base and trumpet neck ending in a cup-shaped mouth covered overall in a finely crackled olive-rust tinted celadon glaze. The glaze stops irregularly above the flat, unglazed base that has burned red from firing. Circa 11th-13th century. 11 1/8” high. Good overall condition. There is an original firing imperfection (slight indent) at the rim. A fine quality restoration was made to an old crack at the rim...
Good shell pendant made from a conch from the Ban Chiang or Lopburi Bronze Age Culture, Central Thailand circa 300BCE- 200CE- possibly much older. The spiral is one of most ancient of all designs, it is understandable why people would find this so attractive. D: 6cm/2.4in.Free shipping.
Laos wooden Buddha sitting in meditative posture on a base.
Age: Laos, 19th Century
Size: Height 49.6 C.M. / Width 13 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 51.5 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.
The dish is remarkable because of its very decorative extraordinary deep and intensive crackled Guan like glaze.
Song - Yuan Dynasty Longquan ware.
Diameter : 12,6 cm.
Condition : Perfect
Interesting lot of quite scarce glass amulets or tesseras in fine conditions, Early Roman Imperial, Roman Egypt, c. 1st.-2nd. century AD.
The motifs includes Hercules, Mercury and a fine Imperial couple in the style of the time of Nero...
Scarce and attractive ancient glass vase with funnel mouth, Roman 1st.-3rd. century AD.
The flask in blue-green glass with nice silverish patination.
Height: Near 10 cm.
Condition: Superb. Strong with good walls.
Provenance: Old Private Collection and aquired before 1990 in the German antiques market.
Chinese Grey Sand Stone Mortar with high relief raised Peach decoration outside, 4 1/2" high, 8" diameter on top, round shape mortar with hexagonal shape base. Couple of small stone pieces are chipped from the base.
A set of Chinese pottery standing court man.
Age: China, Ming Dynasty, A.D. 1368 - 1644
Size: Height 25.9 - 27.4 C.M. / Width 8.9 - 9.1 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost...