Japanese Bronze Shrine or Temple Bell with attached long rope, 19th century, 5" high, 4 1/2" wide for Bell only, pellet is inside and ring nicely, in original old condition.
Hand carved wooden monks/disciples, red patina with heavy gilding, 19th Century, Burma, condition: good, but one statuette has some damage on front base (enlargement # 2), size: H. 16.5cm x W. 7cm x D. 8.5cm,
sold separately @ $ 195.-- each, so please specify your choice if one. Thank you.
A mid- size Northern Wei dynasty terracotta warrior figure. Ht. 31 cm. Condition: no restore, arrow bag broken during excavation as shown overall in good condition. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platform, please ask before ordering.
Very collectible Country French yellow and green glazed terra cotta pot with 2 ear handles. From the Southwest of France, these more unusual pieces are getting harder to find and the glaze on this pot is exceptional. Inside is glazed and will hold water. Measures 10ʺW × 9ʺD × 9ʺH
An extremely rare. pair of Dutch mid 17th century, solid cast bronze pricket top Candlesticks, domestic, 20" high.
Essex crystal carving of a horse and jockey surrounded by rose diamonds. Perhaps they are symbolic of the winners wreath. The crystals are carved in reverse or intaglio into the flat back to create a three-dimension trompe l'oeil effect. The image is then painted in realistic detail. The pin measures 15/16 in diameter.
An antique Japanese tansu chest with Biraki hinged doors made entirely of Paulownia wood. Original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite style handles. The doors secure two large drawers where kimonos were stored. Constructed using Japanese joinery and hardened wooden nails. It would make a functional dresser in today's contemporary home or a side table that would be perfect under a window...
Rare 18th C. Dutch Childs Tea Caddy in dark tortoise shell with ivory banding and feet. Rectangular with a hinged translucent lid opening to a lidded compartment.
4" x 2.75" x3.25" tall
Part of a child's social education was learning about the 'Tea Ceremony'
An English Delft Tile. Well decorated with Christ and the Cross. Liverpool C1760
Diameter of tile 12.7 cm. Good condition.Set into a wood frame
This is a japanese antique Edo period (1800-1867)hemp Buddhist Shugensha hanten coat worn by Shugen practitioners and Yamabushi who practiced Shugendo.
Shugendo is a unique Japanese religion that combines Buddhism, Shinto and the worship of nature (mountains).
It has some light stains and one very small hole, but is in very good condition.
Size::Length :90 cm (35.3 inch) / Sleeve to sleeve :128 cm (50.3 inch)
Japanese kuruma tansu (wheeled storage chest), from the Mikuni area of Japan, made of keyaki (elm) wood, two long drawers on top portion of chest are held in place by a locking bar (comes with key), bottom portion of chest has large open compartment covered by sliding panels with horizontal slats, wonderful iron hardware, Edo Period.
Size: 49 1/2" high x 54" wide x 23 1/2" deep.
Korean, Kim Eung-won (1855-1921)
Orchid on the Rock and Poem:
Hanging scroll with silk mounting, ink on paper,
47 ½” x 14 ¾”, signed So-ho ( pen name), Kim Eung-won with
three seals and one collector’s seal. It’s in good condition.
A Chinese porcelain vase decorated with " Ice and plum blossom" motifs in under glazed cobalt. Kangxi Period(1662-1722). Condition: some chips on the bottom part of the vase, please see photos #4 and #5 for detail. Height: 6".
Sophisticated and smart double sided 18K French cufflinks with the "owl" hallmark. The cufflinks are marquis shaped with 4 X's, or "kisses". The construction of the cufflinks is extremely well thought out, as the "free" end of the cufflink toggles on a hinge so it can be pulled with ease through the back cuff. For the French cuff type of guy!
French Art Deco Opaline vase finely decorated with geometric design. Magnificent colors.Circa 1900-1910, Paris.
Measures: approx. 12.75" (32.5 cms)X 6.50" (16.5 cms) diameter.
19th century Chinese textile rank badge (also called mandarin square) denoting the fifth civil rank symbolized by the bird on the badge - the Silver Pheasant. The badge is made for the front of an official’s robe and consists of 2 vertical halves allowing the garment to be opened, currently sawn together...
This is a fine old Japanese Porcelain vase from a rare Artist. The vase is very heavy and it stands 12 inches tall. The vase is decorated in underglaze blues and reds much like some of the Makuzu Kozan Pieces. There is an unknown impressed signature on the bottom. Maybe someone in Japan will recognize the signature of this fine studio artist. The vase was once a lamp and the hole has been nicely restored.
Swedish cream jug in new classic style from around 1800. Condition: Good condition. Measurement: Hight 14 cm = 5.5 in Width: 7.4 cm = 2.9 in
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DESCRIPTION: This wonderful Chinese bamboo basket is one of the nicest we've ever offered. Pleasing in form and expertly handcrafted, the entire basket is tightly woven from bamboo strips in various sizes, forming a pleasing design. Chinese characters are found inside the removable, cone-shaped lid. Three long bent bamboo strips form the handle. Very attractive and in excellent condition. DIMENSIONS: 24" high including handle (61 cm) x 18" diameter (45.7 cm).
Large openwork amulet plaque with the udjat eye set inside a rectangular frame. The tear duct rests on the feather of Maat.
Green glazed composition with black pupil and brow. Incised details.
Double sided, pierced longitudinally.
For a similar example, cf. fig. 46 in: Carol Andrews. Amulets of Ancient Egypt. London 1994.
Faience
Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, 1069-664 BC
W. 4.3 cm (1.7 in)
H...
This unusual square pocket watch was made between 1915 and 1920. The movement is marked :AWW.Co WALTHAM Mass.15 Jewels 22469524. The case is marked: ELGIN GIANT WATCH CASE COMPANY 14K 171416.
This is a nice celadon Longquan plate with the twin fish pattern, glaze intact but with natural manufacturing defect of bubbles bursting and small defect of crack during firing, still nice rare muzeum piece.....
A five prong vajra or dorje. Bronze, with fine reddish green patina. Japan, 18th century. Length: 13 cm. Very good condition.
Ancient Chinese Buddhist Stone Prayer Tablet - Song / Yuan Dynasty
This stone panel, sometimes described as a "prayer tablet", was excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province in the South-West of China and dates to the 13th to 14th century, i.e. the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possibly the early Ming Dynasty...
5 matching opium weights in different sizes, from the Late Shan Empire, late 18th.-early 19th. century.
A choice set of the Hamsas with U-tail, no neckridges and only one spike, standing on a hexagonal base. Clear 6-ray verification mark.
Weights represented her:
20 tical (316 grams)
10 tical (162,68 grams),
5 tical (80,07 grams),
2 tical (32,12 grams) and
1 tical (15,97 grams).
Ref.. Gear group 1+2; Mikkelsen p. 145, fig...
Meiji period Japanese cloisonne vases. Silver wire teardrop form. Light beige ground with bird and flower design. Good condition. H: 7 inches
A lovely larger Persian Cockerel-headed Ewer, late 12th or 13th century AD
Stonepaste ware under an opaque turquoise glaze. Wonderful 'grazing' of the glaze with irriscence.
Size: 21,5 cm. tall.
Condition: Nice Very fine for the type, almost 100% original glaze, repair to handle and a smaller few chips to the rim.
Ex. Old Bavarian collection, aquired between 1930s-1970s.
A Chinese Blue White Ewer from the 16th/17th century. Height approximately 21 cm. The tip spout and part of the rim have been repaired.
A very rare and attractive glass flask or vase, decorated with sea animals, Roman Empire, 1st.-3rd. century AD.
The flask with fine decorative impressions of sea animals - an octopus and a wonderfully detailed firsh on the surface. The neck is straight and undecorated and with a flat ring as a lip atop. Light blue-green glass.
Size: 11,2 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice for type - a hairline repair where the neck meets the body.
Ex...
Pre Columbian Sodalite Stone and Chrysocolla bead group lot, nice large bead pendant all conically drilled .Size of large bead is 3/4' by 3/4" or so.
Height: 12.7 cm (5.1 in)
Width: 7.7 cm (3.1 in)
Depth: 4.2 cm (1.7 in)
Fine Japanese Satsuma moon vase; shows two panels of nobles and samurai in rural settings; the edges, along with top and bottom borders, are decorated in raised gilt diaper work; collection number and old label present on the base; good condition
A 19th century Rococo revival silver plated ornate wine bottle stand/carrier c1875-80. This two bottle stand has a Gothic railing surrounding the bottle section, and a handle adorned by the three Graces with birds on the handle. The base has naturalistic slightly rococo flowers and leaves. It measures just over 12 inches in height, and the base measures 12" x 5-1/8". The handle can be unbolted from the base for easier polishing...
A Victorian Oval Mahogany Hanging Shaving Mirror with Brass Hook; used for Travel. Circa 1870; Dimensions; 7.5" x 4" closed; 14" open; 5" hook. Excellent condition.
A beautiful pair of Louis XV style chest of drawer with fabulous marble tops circa 1900 measuring 31” height, 31” width, 18” depth
A Japanese Ko Imari plate of moulded shape. Decoration in colours and gilt of bamboo on a red ground, and birds within underglaze blue Ruyi reserves, c 1850. Diameter "8¾/ 22 cm. Condition: some wear to the surface, a chip to under side of rim and to foot rim as seen on photo.