Art Deco sterling wallet case with 14K gold inlay and monogram, interior fitted with coin compartments and picture frame. Dimensions:
3 5/8 x 2 3/8 inches. Condition Report: Very good.
This is han-jyuban in Edo period(1800-1867). Silk tsumugi itajime of the safflower dye is an arabesque motif in the lion. The shoulder surrounding is scenery of the travel (Tokaido) in Edo period. The katazome is very exact and beautiful. The material of katazome is wool. There are a little color variation and a small hole. The state is very good. It is very rare han-jyuban. size:90cm x 85cm (35.4" x 33.5")
Size:Length:86cm( 33.8") / Cuff to cuff, across the back: 91cm (35.8")
This is a antique boro noragi wonderful shabby Indigo dyed navy blue cotton .
All stitching of the sashiko stitch for reinforcement and repair is handmade and beautifully designed.
You can enjoy both sides.
Size: :Length:78cm (30.7 ") Back width :54cm (21.2")
NORTHERN QI DYNASTY, 550-577 AD. A hollow formed ceramic figure of a standing robed male with hood and open-fronted mantle, broad trousers, hands clasped at the chest; pierced to accept a shaft. Provenance from the London (UK) Art Market and acquired before 1980. Weight: 376 gr, Size: 20 cm. (8")
NORTHERN QI DYNASTY, 550-577 AD. A hollow formed ceramic figure of a standing robed male with hood and open-fronted mantle, broad trousers. hands clasped at the chest; pierced to accept a shaft. Provenance: the London (UK) Art Market, acquired before 1980. Weight: 379 gr. Size: 20.1 cm (8")
A beautiful 19th C. Okinawa pottery jar with dragon chased fire ball motif in excellent condition. It is very rare item. Signed. H:13cm Sold
A fine pair of 19th century clambroth glass candle holders. Stout but elegant baluster turned sticks with broad, stable feet. Fine and practical decorative accents. The reference to clambroth says it all - the milky glass almost translucent (more so toward the foot - see second illustration) with opaque bubbles throughout. Good condition. These are probably pretty early and likely not common to fetch a pair. Would be a refreshing "stand in" for brass in period interior...
A fine lot of 5 stone stamp seals of the hemispheric or button-shape in different kind of stones incl. serpentine and chlorite, North/west Mespotamian 5th.-4th. millenium BC.
The seal bases mainly engraved with different cruci- forms, but there's also a much earlier Halaf period seal in this lot.
Size: Up to c. 16-17 mm...
The attractive large upperpart of a very early Gothic incense burner, openwork style, c. 14th.-15th. century.
Impresive medieval antiquity! Dark bronze patina with signs of use inside. Lowerpart missing. Very rare!
Size: 14 cm. tall.
Ex. Private collection of the art dealer and collector, Jens Larsen, with gallery in Møntergade, Copenhagen, 1950s-2012.
Made of iron, this antique Japanese mobile candle stand, known as a teshoku, dates from the Edo period. So typical of the old Japanese ethnographic objects, the design of this single candle holder is totally simple and wonderfully functional. With a lighted candle, this candlestand could be easily carried about the house by use of long very gently curved handle. When set in down, the placement of the 3 legs makes it very stable to minimize chances of it being accidentally knocked over...
A beautiful bronze temple bell with twisted stem and with two Garudas seated under the protective roof of the Cobra as a finial, Nepalese, 18th.-19th. century AD.
With a stunning brown patina and inscribed with short inscription in Sanskrit on the side of the bell.
Size: 20,7 cm. tall and weighing c. 720 grams.
Ex...
NORTHERN QI DYNASTY, 550-577 AD. A hollow formed ceramic figure of a standing robed male attendant with cap and long sleeved-robe, one hand raised and pierced to accommodate a shaft. Provenance: from the London (UK) Art Market and acquired before 1980. Weight: 330 gr. Size: 20.5 cm (8")
Antique Tunbridge Ware Trinket Box in Rosewood having a hinged lid inlaid with a floral spray taken from Berlin woolwork patterns, framed by bandings of tessellated mosaic marquetry.
Circa 1840.
6.5" x 4" x 2" tall
A very attractive stamp seal of the Uruk period of Mesopotamia, carved in a scaraboid / gable form, 3rd. mill. BC.
Substantial seal carved and finely polished in a beautiful diorite hardstone, very popular and scarce in antiquitiy and used extensively by the Egyptians. A black hardstone with white inclusions. The seal in the gable of scaraboid shape and with the preffered carvings of globular patterns of the Uruk period stamp seals of Mesopotamia...
Chinese cloisonne tea caddy that sports three roosters on the body, colorful and delightful, this cloisonne tea caddy is an eye catcher with its bright assortment of colors, condition is good with an ever so slight loss of enamel around the lids edge, two burn spots on the base bottom that was done during the manufacturing process. Measures 5" high.
A Victorian Naturalism sterling silver christening mug. Hand engraved and fully hallmarked for London, England 1882, this 3-3/4" mug features a leaf and floral design on both sides (both slightly different). It has an unidentified maker's mark and a 353/0 pattern number on the bottom. It retains traces of the original internal gilding and it weighs 155 grams. It has a fancy monogram of GETC. This item is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
This is an extremely unusual American 12 tube candle mold, made of tin and painted black. I have seen many candle molds in my time, but don't recall ever seeing one with the type decoration that this one has. The front and side have charming and whimsical squiggles of gold paint.
Overall condition is excellent, with the usual spots of paint loss and wear, and some nicks to the base. All the tubes are present, all the paint is original, and there have been no repairs...
The stone has a lustrous patina and has a very dramatic ‘splash’ of red on both sides. It has never been carved with a designation and the base has now a shallow flake as a result of an impact on the edge, with a little powdery material showing. Further along there is a tiny bruise to the edge. These could be taken out by reducing the length by 0.4cm. Personally the chip does not worry me...