Unusual and rare 19th Century woodcarving from Northern Thailand depicting an erotic
figure surrounded by vines/foliage, natural solid teak wood, no finish, in
good condition. Size: L. 40" x H. 11" x D. 2"
Wonderful old Japanese Imari boat, incense burner (koro) or a nice dish for ... sashimi with soy sauce and wasabi in one side, circa Meiji period (1868-1912).
8 1/4" long x 4 1/2" wide x 3 1/2" tall
A large 62 cm. necklace with modern stringing of miltiple long faience beads in Egyptian blue (Lapis lazuli colour), torquise blue and green colours, c. 2nd. mill. BC.
Ex. G. D. collection, Berlin and Bavaria, aquired between 1930 and 1970.
Comes with COA
Ming Dynasty ceramic wedding booth. Traditionally in China, a woman was carried in a covered wedding sedan chair by bearers accompanied by musicians. This piece has a detachable roof, replicating a draped cloth and is in good condition- only a few minor glaze frits. Would make an excellent display stand for a small Buddha. H: 35cm/13.8in and 12.5cm/4.8in.
A New Mexican tin retablo by the Valencia Red & Green Tinsmith circa 1880-1890. Provenance: Nancy Hunter Warren, photographer & author; Santa Fe, New Mexico. Condition Very Good with a cracked glass (can be replaced). 9 1/8" Diameter; Image: 3" Wide x 4 3/8" Tall.
19th century netsuke made out of natural Manchurian nut shell carved in the round with relief depiction of 18 figures of arhat - the initial disciples of the historical Buddha - with their specific identifying attributes that include a tiger and a dragon. Fabulous clever crisp carving utilizing natural structure of the nut, superbly detailed, great faces, himotoshi (cord openings) neatly located among arhat figures ...
A Leaf from the album “Keinen Kacho Gafu” issued 1892
Published by Unsodo Co., title and printer’s name on left margin, very good impression and color, margins somewhat trimmed, light soiling, slight creasing in margins and wear to two corners, dated in Arabic numerals for export
Overall size: 9 ½ x 14 ½ in.
Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with lacquer decoration of cranes in flight on the background of pine branches. Beautifully made out of dense wood allowing for fine teeth, excellent lacquer work, wonderful piece in Japanese taste, some losses as can be seen on photos. Length 4.06 inches.
19th Century Korean Iron Silver Inlay Box with Deer & Crane
It is 3.5 inches (9 cm) tall by 5.5 inches (13.9 cm) wide by 3.96 inch (10 cm) long. It weighs 2.5 lb.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, dents, or cracks except loss of silver, cut marks, stains, and rust (as seen in the photos).
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Syllabub or custard cup (or pot de crème) in the shape of a bud or a fruit within relief moulded, stylized scale leaves. The lid modelled as a small Mandarin cap. Decorated with European style flowers and gilt borders. Late Qianlong. Cf Swedish publications Gyllenswärd (1977) p. 133 and Wirgin (1998) p. 19, where the same border is depicted and dated to 1784, ordered for the Swedish King. The border closest to the knob of the lid has a neoclassical, "fasces" motif...
Antique Japanese two section clothing tansu, constructed of Kiri (paulownia) wood with hand-forged iron hardware and plates. The upper unit holds two drawers with two iron pulls each. The lock plate of each drawer overlaid with brass turtle and kiri leaves. The lower unit holds two staggered larger drawers with small safe door.
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 37 1/4" x 16" x 39 3/4" H
A Mid-Victorian English Green Majolica Vase, with an Oriental Serpent Design; circa 1875. Dimensions 12" high x 5.5" wide. Excellent condition.
Diameter approximately 23 cm.
One plate has hairlines at the center, the other doesn't. In good condition.
A set of 2 Antique QING DYNASTY Chinese hand carved CRYSTAL SCULPTURES, 19th Century. One has 2 dangling rings, 1 on each side, as well as a beautiful FOO DOG on top. It is comprised of 2 perfectly fitting pieces, as shown in the photo. The other one depicts 2 finely carved Salamanders. One is large, climbing up on one side of the vessel, the other smaller one is on the front of one side.
Weight: for both 490 gr.
Size: Height 12.5 cm. for one, and 10 cm...
This is a late sung or yuan white glaze vase with Lotus pattern, but it is broken from the neck upper portion, but still an great artifact for ceramic collection in your private Museum....
Exceptionally fine and well cast bronze 18th Century Ganesha sculpture from Southern India with many details and a wonderful natural patina, clearly showing Puja (long term worship of object). Very good condition with one tine of trident missing from long ago (not recent loss). Superb specimen and rare because of it's size, i.e. H. 4.5" (11.6 cm.). Provenance: European Private Collection.
Chinese porcelain box with a cobalt blue underglaze of a twisting dragon on the lid, with squared spiral designs around the lid's edges. The bottom of the box has crashing waves and a large fish sticking its head out from the water. The bottom of the box is marked Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi, "Great Qing Qianlong Period Make". The white spots seen on the box are a reflection of the box's textured surface.
Size: 2.25" height, 4" width
This poem, inscribed with Rengetsu’s unmistakeable flowing calligraphic script, is set on a backdrop of colored washi paper decorated with gold flecks and intricate renderings of magical forest spirits. The spirits are drawn using “gofun”—a calcium carbonate powder obtained by heating and grinding oyster shells collected around the Inland Sea coast...