Ming 16th century small washer jar decorated with blue and white flowers motive. Good conditions.7cm diameter, 5cm high.
Burmese bronze seated crowned Buddha, or sometimes known as 'King Buddha', wearing diadem-crowns and ornaments of kings instead of ordinary monk's robes.
Crowned Buddha represents the Buddha's role as a universal sovereign.
Age: Burma, Ava Period, 16th Century
Size: Height 28 C.M. / Width 11.8 C.M.
Condition: Some expected degradation due to its age including old wears. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details...
Antique late 19th – early 20th century, Oceanic Meddle Sepik, Papua-New Guinea, Iatmul People Lime Container. DETAILS: skillfully carved wooden finial in the form of the standing bird, painted in white, black and red, mounted on the hollowed out bamboo staff with cane bands.
CONDITION: no repairs or restoration, minor loss of paint, small crack and minor chips in finial, as visible in photo, beautiful age patina...
Diameter approximately 38 cm. Few soft chips at the rim. Soft frits at the rim. There are some enamel missing. Addition of enamel can be done. A hairline at the rim. In good condition.
An antique Japanese Kasane Tansu (stacking chest on chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware including the full moon lock plates and the Kakute style handles. The backplates of the handles feature the auspicious Sho Chiku Bai (Pine, Bamboo, Plum Blossom) motif. Side carrying handles to each section with rare connecting pins to secure both sections together. Constructed using straight dovetail joinery and hardened wooden nails...
With compressed globular body rising to a tall neck and flared rim, covered overall, and on the base, with an unctuous glaze of green tone, the foot rim left unglazed exposing the red burn. Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279)
Dimension : (9.5 cm.) high, 11 cm wide
Condition : perfect, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.
A fine KANO SCHOOL Painting framed, Japan, 17/18th Century. This album Silk Painting mounted on heavy gold paper depicts a wonderful blooming SAKURA Tree with white blossoms and pink buds.
Nice overall condition. Size 9.75" x 8.25" (25 cm. x 21 cm.)
An antique Japanese Yonezawa Kasane Kimono Tansu (stacked chest on chest) made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. Beautiful Ume (Plum Blossom) motif on lock plates with a nickel rim. Four large drawers with a hinged door that hides two small drawers. Constructed using straight dovetail Japanese joinery and hardened wooden nails. Hand forged iron hardware with Mokko handles...
A very elaborate and finely gilt large figure of mahasthamaprapta bodhisattva, Chinese, later Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912, this figure probably from the late 19th. cent.
Size: 34,5 cm. tall, incl. the flat mounted base.
Condition: Extremely fine for type and age. Finely patinated in a redish gold colour with some light wear but othervise completely intact, the blue pigment still present as well. Closed lid in the back...
This set of 6 cut crystal cordial glasses were produced in Bohemia by Moser in the late 19th century. The glasses measure 3 3/4 inches high and the diameter of the opening is 2 3/4 inches. The glasses are hand cut and have panels of amber glass in panels around the outside. Vermicelli gilding covers the rest of the surface of the glasses. The scalloped foot of each glass is cut with a star.
Condition: There is wear to the gilded surfaces from use.
This is a rare Meiji period Japanese tree bark cloisonné jar. It is cloisonné design over ceramic body which was made to look like tree bark. It is 7” tall and 5 ½” at its widest part. It has a flower, bird and butterfly design over its brown body. It is in great condition, a little color rubbed off of the rim and base.
Width approximately 20 cm (across the handles). In good condition.
Wonderful silver cuff depicting a classical arch design including rose gold flowers and yellow gold arches with etched tendrils growing in between. There is a Vaughton's Patent trademark inscription on the inside. Vaughton's was an English manufacturer in Birmingham, still in existence, which made silver jewelry to appeal to all classes of society, including the "working" girl...
A striking and nicely painted oil on canvas pair of American portraits. The sitters (by family repute) are Hendrick Henry Lasher (1788 - 1843) and Hannah Sharp (1793 - 1851) of New York.
Painted in a straightforward, stark style, the artist has deftly used dark tones for the clothing the background, focusing the light and the viewer's attention on the faces.
Condition is very good, with no holes or large amounts of restoration...
A nicely framed FRENCH EROTICA ETCHING OF PRIAPE, BY ANDRE LAMBERT, DATED 1916, HAND SIGNED: REMIGIUS E.
Professionally framed and matted, Size: 14" x 10"
(36 cm. x 25.5 cm.). Excellent overall condition.
Provenance: Private South Pines, NC/USA, Collection
late Ming 17th century Chongzhen Tianqi blue and white large bowl with flower and Buddhist symbol motif, good condition minor glaze fritts rim, size: 15 cm diameter.
Exceptional wabi sabi paulownia wood ikebana tea ceremony flower vase with copper inset and bronze hand made chains. Ca. 1930. Great condition. Ask for shipping quote. 14" long x 4 1/2" wide x 3 1/2 " deep. Hangs from 3 chains. Ask for shipping quote.