An unmounted Tibetan thangka of the Buddha Dipakar. The Buddha appeared prior to the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni. Legends of the Buddha's past lives tell of how in a past life when Shakyamuni was a human, he met Dipankar and offered his hair to cover the path the Buddha Dipankar was walking and Dipankar Buddha predicted that the man would become the next Buddha. The thangka is blessed with Tibetan Uchen and sPungs-chen scripts Age: 18th century Size: height 43" width 29"
A choice Islamic Sgraffito pottery dish, Bamiyan, c. 12th cent AD.
Nice earthenware dish with incised, decorations in the interior. Beige/white underglaze with green and brown decorative colors in splash designs.
Size: 15,7 x 3,8 cm.
Condition: Choice & intact. Fine condition for the type with original glaze. A few chips in the interior and on the rim.
Provenance: Prominent Danish-French Private Estate collection, (aquired 1970- c...
19th century netsuke depicting a group of three turtles - one large, and two smaller ones climbing on its back. Superb quality work, stained dark brown with natural color showing on the carapace of one of them, beautiful patina. Serious classic netsuke in excellent condition. Length 1.34 inches.
19th Century Chinese Solid Silver Belt Buckle with Dragon Marked
It is 1.77 inches (4.5 cm) in length by 1.4 inches (3.6 cm) wide. It is 51.3 gram.
It is tarnished and has surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Late 18th century
Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with celadon glaze
D: 27.2 cm / 10.7 cm
Near perfect: some surface scratches, one rim chip, and minor fritting
From northern California private collection
A Qianlong mark and period dish, glazed in creamy celadon and scallop-edged...
A wonderful Italian 17th Century renaissance single door cabinet and walnut measuring 39 inches high by 29 inches wide and 13 1/2 inches deep.
A lovely silver mounted powder flask in fine silver, Persian, c. 18th.-19th. century.
The pear-shaped flask very elegant and set with silver rosettes and large silver mounts, complete incl. chain to the stopper.
Size: 17 cm.
Condition: Extremely fine.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection the flask comes with identity card from the collection.
A black glazed Jin Dynasty vase well painted in iron-brown with two graceful floral sprays.The Jin Dynasty was founded by the Wanyan clan of the Jurchen people, the ancestors of the Manchu people who established the Qing dynasty some 500 years later..
Size: H. 16.7cm. W. 20cm
Antique Japanese Ryukyu Cha Tansu (display and storage chest for tea items). Lacquered black and inlaid with Mother of Pearl (Raden) in intricate and extraordinarily fine designs of noblemen and scholars in pavilion gardens. The upper portion has a compartment with four sliding panels. Below this are two open shelves inlaid with larger designs of birds on a blossoming dogwood branch...
It has No Restoration and is approx: 5-1/4"wide X 1-3/4"deep.
Precolumbian / Mayan poly chrome bowl, b/w on buff, no restoration. it is approx: 7"wide X 2-3/4"deep. Excellent deposits.
It was acquired from the Mc Quade estate. A Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR MAKING A OFFER PLEASE EMAIL ME TIM JONES AT tejones0433@msn.com
German silver figural bird bowl, ca 1920. A swan with s-scroll neck, closed bill, and direct expression. Webbed feet in glide mode. Fine delineation of feathers from scaly neck to downy wing plumes. Hollow gilt-washed interior; frosted glass liner with scalloped rim. Silver marked “Sterling Silver Germany”. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x L 5 1/4 x W 4 in. Weight (silver only): 6 troy ounces. #BZ279
Japanese wooden clothing chest (Sendai-Tansu) with unique ironwork.
Age: Japan, Taisho Period, A.D. 1912 - 1926
Measurement: Height 109.7 C.M. / Width 44 C.M. / Length 91 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
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A double series opaque twist goblet (DSOT) with a large bucket bowl; the stem contains a multi-ply spiral band surrounding a lace twist; conical foot with a rough snapped pontil
7 1/2" tall, 2 7/8" diameter bowl, 3 1/4" diameter
Royal Worester globular form porcelain watering can. English. Circa 1887. Size: 10 inches ht.
A rare and unusual Arita dish made for export to the West decorated with the subject of a Chinese Lady and her attendant viewing Plum blossom. It is probably adapted from a Chinese transitional original. The dish measures 8.5 inches in diameter and is in good condition with cracks, chips or restoration, except for some light crazing to a portion of the reverse and some glaze skip along the rim. The dish dates to the period 1680-1700
Ming Chenghua period ( 1465 - 1487 ) blue and white Minyao ( peoplesware ) bowl, decorated with a very nice, typical Chenghua water-plant design. Jingdezhen ware. Diameter : 15,2 cm. Condition : Perfect. ( This what looks like a small chip to the rim is covered by the original glaze - therfore this is not a later damage )
Antique Samurai drinking vessel with red lacquer and wooden stopper in excellent condition. The hand made cord tassels complete the set.
Dark old patina due to its age enhances its historical beauty. The sake gourd was a common attribute of the Samurai, it was traditionally attached to the waist by a cord.
In Japan, gourd or "hyotan" is a symbol of good luck or success.
Symbolic belief of gourd in Japan has existed for a long time...
Beautiful and slightly distorted masterpiece Mizusashi (water jar for tea ceremony) of dark Seto yaki with black and brown glaze. Around 1900, Meiji Period. No chips, no cracks.
Size: 18 cm height x 13 cm diameter on top.
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