Description: A beautiful shipwrecked late Southern Song longquan celadon dish with its charming glaze was kept in very good condition except some glaze friction on the rim. With olive green tint and evenly-applied crackles, this ancient plate yielded a classic atmosphere.Date: Southern Song (AD 12th-13th century) Width: 11.5cm

This is an extremely interesting artifact. It has quadruple imagery. The figures almost resemble a northwest totem. There is a different image when you turn the face upside down. There is also double imagery to the faces on the side. The same face is repeated at both ends of the stick. A lot of thought and work went into this beauty. The paint is very bold and strong. It is extremely well patinated. Carved from wood, it is 14 1/2" long...

Chinese Calligraphy brush. Dark, carved horn handle. With writing in two locations. Gray color horse hair used as the brush material. Circa: 1950's Dimensions: 11 1/2 Long X 1" Wide (6 1/2" Long Handle)

American Gold Frame Mirror, carved on wood deep and wide Framed step Mirror, Ca. 1920, 21" x 19" wide, 3" deep, 6" wide. Old original condition, no restoration was done on this framed mirror.

A rare Ming white glazed Dehua porcelain jar with floral scroll carved to the exterior and character mark on the base. Ming Dynasty, c. 1640. Diameter = 5.5 cm, H= 4.2 cm Condition : two hairlines, no chips, cracks or restoration.

A Chinese White Glazed Seated Lion Joss Stick Holder. Circa, 1368-1644, Dehua Kilns, Ming Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Model of a lion seated on a tall rectangular plinth with a tubular holder and is covered in a white glaze. Measurements: height (2.9”inches). Condition: some soil stains on the glaze but can still probably be removed with thorough cleaning. No cracks, no chips, no restorations...

Antique Pre-Columbian Jama - Coaque ceramic figure 300 BC – 400 AD depicting a standing female with outstretched arms, wearing a skirt and large headdress.
CONDITION: In good condition, showing its age and wear, right ear chipped.
No repairs or restorations.
DIMENSIONS: Height: 9 cm...

Attractive and impressive large stamp seal, engraved with an intriquing geomethric design, Anatolia or Mesopotamian, c. 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.

Interesting design of the seal, floral or perhaps female fertility forms, deeply engraved in the black serpentine stone. Looks a bit like some of the designs during Jemdet Nasr, which could date this seal to around 3300-2900 BC

Size: c...

An unusual leather box lacquered red on the outside. There is writing on the inside of the box. The writing might be to identify the item or the manufacturer. Size: L.43cm. W. 11cm. H. 6.5cm. Condition: No repairs. Some chips on the lacquer from age.

19th century Japanese kozuka (sword knife) handle with multimetal inlays depicting a kingfisher sitting on reeds as it watches a stream beneath it for fish. Kozuka body is made of sentoku (alloy consisting of copper, zinc and tin), bronze, copper and shakudo inlays, gilding and silvering. Wonderful elegant design in Japanese taste, excellent detailing. Overall in very good condition. Length 3 7/8 inches.

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain melon shape jar, Ca. later part of 1800's, 11 1/2" high, 8" wide-widest part, 4" diameter-top opening, with overglaze decoration of Antiquities and Chinese style urn with flowers on stand. Smaller chips about 1/8" to 1/4" wide and frits on the top rim inside, and some shallow minor chips and stain spots on the bottom.

A red Indonesian topeng mask possibly depciting a warrior or an old man. The mask contains sections where the beard and the eye brows may have been attached. The mask is made into two sections where the jaw, a separate section, would move making the mask animate. Age: 19th-20th century Size: Length 4.75" Width 3.25" Height 7"

Bowl with overglaze enamel ( polychrome ) decoration .Dehua ware from Fujian.Late Ming period. D : 3,4 inc. Minute rim fritting no chrack !

A rare and superb condition iron key of an unusual length, European, Late Medieval, c. 13th. century.

A large and impressive key of the c. 13th. century design with an doomed bow and the stem ending in a long spike. The wide bit with a cruciform slot with 'teeth' below. A front door key, possible from clerical building.

Size: 16,8 cm.

Condition: Good very fine, completely intact with superficial iron patina and fine metal beneath.

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19th century wooden netsuke of a water buffalo resting peacefully with its head raised and its legs gracefully tucked beneath. Superbly modeled capturing the essence of the creature, fantastic depiction of its bulk, great patina, in excellent condition. Signed ICHIBOKU TO (carved by Ichiboku) on the bottom - the artist is listed in NETSUKE by Neil Davey (p. 470, number 748). Length 1 5/8 inches.

Late 19th century netsuke of a peasant seated on a bundle of firewood smoking a pipe and helping to light the pipe of the other man with a rain hat. Old loss to the smoking parts of both pipes, Very good carving, great faces, multiple inlays to their clothes. Signed CHIKUZAN on inlaid lacquer plaque on the bottom - there is an artist who signed with these characters listed in NETSUKE by Neil Davey (p. 453, number 147), but I am not sure it is the one who carved this netsuke...

A rare pair of very early and beautiful baroque Pewter candlesticks, pricket type, probably germany or England, 17th. century.

The prickets was made in iron and the pair is stamped with clear touchmarks of the crowned Tudor rose and another with angel.

Size 31-32 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice very fine and intact...

A nicely decorated document box featuring red and black grain painting, the edges with yellow and green striping.

The box is 13 1/4 inches in length, 7 1/4 inches in depth, and 6 1/2 inches tall. Overall condition is excellent, with no cracks or breaks, and virtually all of the original, unrestored paint is present. The lock and hinges are original and in fine shape. There is the normal amount of wear along some of the box edges.