A very impressive and extremely rare sculptural plaque in pottery, Greek, ca. 2nd. century BC.

Gorgoneion is depicted in 3D on top with wings and a lovely expression, the round Aegis below.

Size: 18 cm. wide and the head 4,5 cm. deep and 7-8 cm. tall.

Condition: Intact in all it's parts. The Aegis reassembled from fragments.

Ex Old Collection, aquired before 1980.

A rare and interesting anti Jacobite Irish glass with a funnel bowl and straight stem.

The bowl is engraved "Inny Cavalry", referring to a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1689 (and later fighting against the Jacobites) in the town of Enniskillen as Sir Albert Cunningham's Regiment of Dragoons. One of the regiment's most notable battles was the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690. It became the 6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons in 1751...

A lovely large Assyro-Babylonian stamp seal with a particlarly interesting shape, carved of fine smoky grey calchedony, c. 9th.-7th. cent. BC.

The scaraboid is carved almost like an oval hat with a pointy raised center and sides tappering inwards. The engraving on the base is of a large seated winged animal in the drill style.

Size: 22 mm. long and 19 mm. wide. c. 12 mm...

Lovely shaped biscuit jar with handpainted floral decoration. The frame need to be resilvered, but other than that it is in perfect condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. It measures 8 1/2" to the top of handle x 8" long and 4 1/2" wide

This set of 11 flint glass cordial glasses was produced around 1830.  It was probably made at the Sandwich glass factory or some other renowned New England glass company.  They measure 3 1/2 inches high and the diameter of the opening is 1 3/4 inches.  These glasses are hand blown with a rough pontil on the foot.  They are cut with a panel pattern...

An unusual Bizen stoneware figural group depicting three sages with attributes in clouds in a stele formation. One with wheat and sword flanked by attendants, one also with wheat and sword and the other with a palm frond or banana leaf fan...

Lovely large vessel with twin, horizontal handles, in a fine style with decorated base, very impresive size, Attic / Corinthian c. 4th. century BC.

Size: 20,8 cm. in diameter over the handles and 11,2 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice Very fine, intact with lightly irridescent glaze, minor dings and wear to glaze.

Ex. Old German Collection

A very attractive pottery bowl, in a nice fairly original state for type with caligraphy, Islamic Samenid Dynasty, ca. 9th.-10th. century.

A larger bowl both wide and tall and decorated with wonderful caligraphy in black on cream glaze with red drops added.

Size: 24 cm. wide and 9 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice for type with original crackled glaze with much patina...

Height: 7.5 cm (3 in)
Width: 1.6 cm (0.7 in)
Depth: 2 cm (0.8 in)

Early Japanese antler netsuke of a Sennin; fine old patina; good condition

This delightfully fancy, 19th Century, cast iron, physician's office sign marked "DR. JOHN LAGAN", once hung on a small building in turn-of-the-century San Francisco, California! It actually survived the famous earthquake of 1906!!

A treasure of early signage designed in the Art Nouveau style, this sign measures 46 inches long by 7 inches wide...

A high quality earthenware bowl with incised decoration in green and painted in green and manganese on the exterior (Bamiyan type), afghanistan, c. 12th. century (Pre 1221 A.D.).

With carinated walls, and a beautiful Islamic symethric pattern in high relief in the interior. As typical for the most boldest specimens, the green and manganese colours are sort of splashed on the exterior side.

Size: 16 cm. in diameter, 8,5 cm...

A lovely condition pottery bowl with caligraphy, Islamic Samenid Dynasty, ca. 9th.-10th. century.

Interestingly this bowl has much original glaze with limited areas of restoring. Decorated with wonderful original caligraphy in black on white glaze.

Size: 18,2 cm. wide and 6 cm. tall.

Condition: Superb for type with original crackled glaze...

A refined PAIR of gilded and matching Chinese wooden relief carvings, QING DYNASTY, 19th Century. Intricately hand carved scrolling, foliage, birds and flowers. Size: width 9" x height 3" x depth 2". Good condition.

A pair of elegant Art Nouveau enameled Bohemian glass bowls with floriform decoration. The petals of a vivid pink flower curl up the sides and are interspersed with green tendrils. The flowers are echoed in the undulating rim decorated with a thin line of gilding. The overall workmanship is superb. This sort of decoration was produced by Theresienthal, Meyr’s Neffe, Lobmeyr or Fritz Heckert, and the quality of these pieces is consistent with any of those makers...

American Edwardian Classical sterling silver tea caddy, ca 1910. Ovoid ginger-jar bowl with short neck and bellied cover. Three chased leafing-scroll frames of which 2 vacant and 1 engraved with interlaced script monogram. Shoulder has flower heads on stippled ground. Cover top has central triangle on leaves. Fully marked including stamp for Theodore B. Starr, a New York maker and retailer, and no. 249. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x D 2 3/8 in. Weight: 3 troy ounces. #BZ577

Lovely porcelain figure of a billy goat standing on a pad decorated with flowers and foliage. The pad has a slightly impressed decoration on the front and gilt lines at the edges. A gold anchor mark is painted on the back of the base.

Origin: England, 1756-69. Condition: mint, except a tiny flake on the bottom of the pad base. Size: 1-3/8" x 2-1/8" x 2-1/4" tall. The anchor mark is just under 1/4" tall.

19th century wooden netsuke of Shoki the Demon Queller getting foot massage from an oni. Rather unusual subject, very nicely carved out of dense sakura wood with beautiful color and patina. Wonderful faces, eyes are inlaid with metal, in great condition. Length 1.36 inches.

This porcelain plate was produced in England by Worcester around 1770. We have seen other pieces of Worcester in this pattern and although there is no marking, we believe it is Worcester. The diameter of the plate is 9 inches. The plate is rather deep. The border is colored with olive green enamel. The interior of the plate has hand painted flowers cascading across it. They are delicately painted with bright colors. The inside border is trimmed with gilded scrolls and the rim has gold tri...

The great god with mace in front of lesser interceding goddess. UR III, late 3rd millennium BC.

Attractive larger two-coloured white stone, probably a sort of marble.

Size: 26 mm. tall and 14 mm. thick.

Condition: Nice Very fine, completely intact with fine wear.

Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with original imprint and COA.

A Loetz Three Handled (Tyg) Loving Cup or Vase. Dimensions; 6" high x 6.5" wide. Circa 1910-1920 and in excellent condition.

Attractive gilt wooden Buddha, Lanna Thai, 19th Century, on unique intricate stepped Throne, subduing Mara, good condition, size: H. 17cm x 10cm x 6cm

As this glass is almost an exact match with item #g1261, but with a very slightly larger bowl and foot, the description is the same: elegant in its form, and beautifully fashioned, this is a 7 1/4" tall English wine flute. The drawn trumpet bowl leads into a multiple spiral air twist (MSAT) stem above a conical foot with a rough, snapped pontil. The bowl diameter is 2 9/16" and the foot diameter is 2 7/8". Condition is excellent, with no problems at all (the grayness in the bowl is due to the ph...

Early 19th century wooden netsuke of sitting man with a folded fan in his lap. The figure probably represents a traveling street entertainer - a storyteller. Superbly expressive face left unlacquered to allow for detailed carving, the rest of the netsuke is lacquered in Negoro style - red lacquer over black, so as it wears the black and then wood starts showing, thus adding yet another color to the piece. Very smart use of lacquering technique, beautiful wear to the surface, really nice feel of ...

A fine Victorian sterling silver sugar sifter with a medallion handle, possibly by George Sharp. Rather than the usual relief medallion, the handle features an applied medallion of considerable depth and detail looking straight forward. The medallion is surrounded ornate engraving that extends the full length of the handle. The engraving, as well as the overall outline of the handle, are very similar to known George Sharp patterns. Sugar sifters were used in the 19th century to break apart l...

This porcelain plate was produced in England by Royal Crown Derby in 1890. The date cipher indicates this year. The plate was made especially for the New York retailer, Wilhelm & Graef. The plate measures 9 inches in diameter. It is made of fine bone china. The ground color is pale yellow. Four center panels and two bands of ruby red enamel form the decoration. The entire surface of the plate has incredible raised gilding. The design is inspired by Persian influence that Crown Derby ...

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white porcelain snuff bottle featuring an elaborate hunting scene which includes animals such as wild boar, birds, deer, and a rabbit. Hunters are depicted on foot and riding horseback while shooting bows and arrows. In very good antique condition, no cracks, no hairlines. There are some minor abrasions or loss of glaze at around the rim which may have happened during firing. Height about 3 inches high.

A nice wine glass with an ogee bowl engraved with flowers and foliage. The stem is of the double series opaque twist type, containing a multiple spiral band around a central 4-ply central column of heavy spiral threads.

Lead metal with a conical foot with a rough, snapped pontil. The glass is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, cloudiness, or restoration. Good color, striations, and tooling marks. The height is 5 5/8" with a bowl diameter of 1 7/8" and a foot diameter of 2 3/8".

Rare Thai Classical Painting of the Legend "Maktri & Prince Kahtah". Nice rendering of Siamese architecture with dormant lions in the forest. This is an original painting, not a print or reproduction. Condition: good, size unframed W. 50cm x H. 60cm. This painting is framed with glass. 19th Century.

Large Chinese Qing dynasty blue and white porcelain basin with a central interior roundel decorated in the Canton style with a figure in a traditional pavilion in a landscape scene surrounded by water boats and a bridge. Hanging jewels extend around the circumference of the well and a border is along the rim. Three bamboo sprays are on the exterior. The unglazed base is flat. 19th century. 13 1/4" diameter x 4 1/2" high. Very good overall condition with typical minor production imperfect...

A very interesting and rare motif on a massive cylinder seal in white stone (marble?), Mesoopotamia, c. 3000-2700 BC.

The seal artfully engraved with an animal fight between an elephant, Lion and gazelle. Very thick seal that gives an impressive imprint.

Size: 28 mm. tall and c. 17 mm. wide.

Condition: Near Very fine, intact, but with some corr. to c. 1/3 of the engraving. Comes with a hard clay impression that could be improved some and the original ID card fr...

A fine quality 19th. century wooden figure of Guanyin, with much laquer and fine filt overall, China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).

An attractive figure of a fine style seated on a double lotus throne.

Size: 24 cm. tall.

Condition: Good very fine to extremely fine for the type with fully preserved colours and gilt and only minor wear and smaller chips to the paint.

Ex. Private collection of Ulf Gudmundsen from the 1950s and onwards. An important collecti...

These 4 porcelain soup cups and saucers were produced in England by Doulton Burslem in the 1890s. The saucers measure 5 1/8 inches and the cups are 2 inches high. The cups are quatrefoil, blown out and puffy in shape. The ground color is known as “blush”, shading from lighter to darker beige. They are decorated with transfer designs that are hand painted and have enameled accents. Brushed on gilding accents the inside rims of the cups and there is a row of tiny gold beads trimming the r...

18th century votive Indian bronze sculpture depicting bare breasted goddess Durga sitting on a lotus base and holding various implements in her hands. Durga is the warrior goddess, whose mythology centers around combating evil and demonic forces that threaten peace, prosperity and dharma of the good. She is the fierce form of the protective mother goddess, willing to unleash her anger against wrong, violence for liberation and destruction to empower creation. Wonderful bronze with very good cast...

This pair of porcelain plates were produced in England by Cauldon in the 1890s. They were produced especially for Bailey, Banks & Biddle of Philadelphia. The porcelain is fine bone china. They measure 8 3/4” in diameter. The ground color is ruby red, overlaid with tiny gilded flower buds. The heavy gold borders are accented with bright colored flowers in heavy enamel. You can feel the enameling with your finger tips. Cauldon has innovative designers and expert painters to create works of ...

A highly interesting and very accomplished Blackware vessel with the portrait head of a living man, Precolumbian Peru, Late Moche or early Chimú, 7th.-9th. century AD.

Superbly detailed and rather substantial vessel, made as a grinning man with his tungue between his teeth and wearing larger earrings and headdress, the spout of the vessel prodruding from the top of his head. Rather scarce piece!

Size: 22 cm. tall and 16 cm. wide.

Condition: Choice and intact!

A huge round Uruk type of stamp seal, but from Western Mesopotamia or North-Eastern Anatolia, 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.

Fine style carving in high relief of a capride with large horns, Spear-point symbol before.

Size: 38 mm. in diameter and 17 mm. thick.

Condition: Choice VF for type, some wear and uncleaned patina.

This seal was aquired 2004 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberl�...