All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1435565 (stock #868)

Very beautiful presentation box with lovely litho picture filled inside with fine patterned muslin cap .....round back muslin bonnet is fine hand decorate with small rows of ruffled lace and small pale blue silk ribbon .

A row of box pleats lace completely encircles the edge of the cap and is finally ornate with lot of light blue silk loop at front and all around edged ...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1435666 (stock #869)

Sweet small size original condition 11 " ( 36 cm ) mystery French Bebe with cute childlike shy expression , original wig , body and beautiful antique clothing all complete in generally excellent condition ......

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1435743 (stock #TR1091)
A very simple yet elegant pair of 14Kt yellow gold topaz earrings is set with a well matched pair of 11 X 9 millimeter oval faceted London blue topaz. The prong set earrings have posts and push backs.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1435782 (stock #870)

This lovely all original antique French doll gown from early 19th. century is complete hand sewn and fully ornate with hand decoration soutach loop trim and has a lovely color touch of light pink silk ribbon with front bow .

The gown features a fitted bodice centered by tiny buttons which fall down in the skirt. Has square neckline and short sleeves all fine hand ornate with soutach loop trim .

Backside has button as well with hand made button loops to close...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1435784 (stock #871)

All original very cute and funny look 9,5 " ( 25 cm ) small Mademoiselle Bleuette by " Unis -France for SFBJ " around 1920 in all perfect condition with bisque socket head with sweet modeling , original body and clothing.

. Open mouth with shaded and accented lips with four porcelain teeth and hint of smile at her mouth .She has her original brunette mohair wig and French composition and wooden fully jointed body by SFBJ .....

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1930 item #1435856
Japanese shin hanga woodblock print by Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) titled “Kegon Falls, Nikko” from the series "Collection of Ukiyo-e Designs" first published by Bijutsusha in 1927. Dated on the image above the signature. No publisher's seal. Paper: 15 1/8" x 10 1/4" (14 1/4" x 9 3/8"). Very good color and overall condition with only minor discoloration on the back and margin edges. Pencil notation on the back at the bottom...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1435915 (stock #MOR8012)
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A brush, ink stick letter knife and ink stone are set into a compartment inside this flattened bamboo shape carved from Zitan wood with a poem engraved into the lid signed on the back side Hokkyo Sessai and enclosed in a wooden box. Lifting out the lid by means of the strap, one finds the knife tucked into the handle, the brush, stone, and ink laid out and ready to use. It is 34 cm (13-1/2 inches) long...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1435941 (stock #872)

Lovely rare all original 5 1/2 " ( 16 cm ) all wooden Grodnertal Doll in her original condition and pretty clothing.

Very nice all wood doll with round shaped head , having one piece head and torso with original painting of facial features. Has black hair painting with curl modeling at her forehead and lovely side curl modeling and painting .

Has nice red cheeks and long neck , full dowel jointing all wood body with jointing at shoulders , elbows , hips and knees ...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1435943 (stock #873)

Rare poupee silk parasol in pagoda design , a special lovely and super rare to find accessory for your Mademoiselle Huret ..... Rohmer or other early fashion doll in your collection !!

A rare piece which was offerd in one of the luxury doll shops in Paris at 1860/ 65th. century ....

All original antique small parasol for Poupee from France circa 1860 .... has generally excellent condition , ivory handled parasol has ribbed design at center handle og brass works ...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1950 item #1435979
Japanese limited edition woodblock print by French artist Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960) titled "After the Dance" (Apres La Danse. "Celebes") published June 29, 1940. This image is illustrated on page 59 (plate 67) of “The Prints of Paul Jacoulet” by Richard Miles, 1982. It is described on pages 104-105. The print is pencil-signed and bears the red butterfly seal at the lower left corner of the image. The seal of the carver and printer (Maeda/Fujii) is at the lower right margin corner...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #1436014 (stock #MOR8016)
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Kannon (Guanyin) the bodhisattva of compassion, is depicted by two of the most famous painters of the early Showa period on this pair of presentation cloths by Hashimoto Kansetsu and Tomita Keisen. Keisen’s loosely brushed image of a cherubic Kannon sits in the center of an Enso Zen circle...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1436023 (stock #874)

Jules Steiner series A Premier Bebe with lovely rounded and plump facial modeling ( called Moon Face ) of best pale pressed bisque quality and excellent painting ...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1436065 (stock #ALR8019)
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The Heron Maiden coquettishly covers her face, the intimation of snow in the vacant background with large occasional flakes falling in the fore on this large work by important 20th century artist Kitano Tsunetomi. Pigment on silk in the original silk border with solid ivory rollers (these will be changed if exporting). It comes in a later collector’s double wood box. The scroll is 46 x 206 cm (18 x 81 inches) and in overall fine, original condition...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1436171 (stock #875)

Sweet Jumeau Bebe with a gorgeous face expression , lovely blue eyes and pale bisque from best quality and excellent painting !!

Here face expression are too cute and childlike , she has her pretty original blonde mohair wig , original body and beautiful clothing ! A treasure of French Jumeau BeBe with the special ...... by doll collectors popular .... expression !!!!!!

Emile Jumeau ... circa 1885/ 88 has red stamp mark at head ; Depose Tete Jumeau SGDG 9

She i...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1970 item #1436277 (stock #14267)
It’s been a while since I offered an example of Margot de Taxco’s zodiac jewelry and I am thrilled to be presenting this substantial Gemini pendant necklace here. Zodiac jewelry were popular with many Mexican maestros yet in my opinion, Margot’s creations surpass those of all her contemporaries. Sculptural, big and bold, they can be found as charms to be coupled with chain necklaces and enjoyed as pendants, like here, or dangling off the substantial bracelets she designed for that purpose....
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1436285 (stock #ALR8029)
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A dark forest rises in a field of white, as if still covered in frost or snow, over which is draped a poem brushed in the exquisite script of the poet-nun Otagaki Rengetsu, Itsu to naki, Tokiwa no sato ha, Hototogisu shinobu hatsune ni, Uzuki wo ya shiru?
With the first cry of the Cuckoo, in this village of Tokiwa
Will the people realize, Spring has arrived?
To the extreme left, the cuckoo flies off the page. Ink on paper in forest green silk extended in a beige with black ...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #1436291 (stock #WN300A)
A pair large Chinese silk kesi tapestries, once mounted as hanging scrolls with silk brocade border and backed with paper. Showing immortals and gods of the Daoist Pantheon in a landscape setting. Made of a two colour silk tapestry with painted areas. Dating to the late Qing dynasty. Condition: please look at the photos carefully - they make part of the condition report - the brtittle mounting is damaged and only partially preserved, the wooden bars of the top and one of the bottom are lost. Kes...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1436297 (stock #877)

Marvelous one of a kind French Bebe Costume fit Jumeau , Steiner , Bru , FG , Eden Bebe or other pretty Doll about around 14" ( 35 cm )

Lovely three piece silk and woolen costume with hand made loop trim and French lace decoration.

Fine blue woolen jacket with shorter front part and longer train in back , has pretty toop trim decoration around edged , collar and sleeves.

Included a two color sleeve lose dress , has silk decoration at front and same hand made loop trim mat...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1980 item #1436330
So 1950s in style! Frankly costume jewelry but so very pretty. Gold-toned metal has a brushed finish that looks far more expensive than it is and forms the perfect background for flower shapes of sparkly golden brown rhinestones. If you like vintage style, this is definitely for you! The necklace is 16” long and is made up of 16 links, each a gold metal ribbon caught up with a flower of 7 golden brown rhinestones. Matching clip earrings, 1 ¼” long, are yellow metal oval ‘ribbons’ ...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Pre 1900 item #1436370
A finely cast and rare caneware terrine or covered game dish, mid 19th century, England or possibly French or German. Measures 6 3/4" high and is 7 1/4" in diameter. Signed on lid, looks like C S, possibly another letter and the number 9. No marks on base, but there are some pockmarks visible, so any marks in those areas would be missing. The base has a basketweave design, very much like the works of Joshua Wedgwood, who created the first of these wares in the late 18th century. Caneware is...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1436373 (stock #15322)
The “enfant terrible” of Mexican silver jewelry design, Hubert Harmon moved to Mexico in 1941 where he created some fabulous and definitely quirky, statement-making pieces. I am tempted to call the big brooch presented here “the captive of love” - and I apologize if my appellation borders dangerously on the …cheesy. But those supplicant, winged hands, reaching for the skies while kept close together at the wrist by the sterling chain off which the amethyst heart dangle also hangs are r...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1436407 (stock #878)

From a private collection over 40 years comes this pretty all original antique 6 piece Bebe outfit , from a private house in south of France . All safely kept and preserved in a store box from Paris Department Store , the box is not original to the outfit but was a very long time a perfect piece to keep the beautiful clothing very well !!

Pretty antique costume would fit fine for your French or German doll about size 11 / 12 ....about 23 / 24 " ( 60 - 62 cm )

A pretty all hand se...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1436426 (stock #MOR8034)
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A small round heavily lacquered box made to contain incense carved with Peonies by Imperial Artist Suwa Sozan I enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Layer upon layer of lacquer has been applied over time, each subsequent layer allowing for drying, then the entire is carved through with the floral motif. This would likely have been years in the making. This kogo is 3 inches (7.5 cm) diameter and in perfect condition signed underneath Sozan. Sozan was known best for his impeccable celad...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1436466 (stock #15346)
There is nothing simplistic or facile about Francisco Rivera’s jewelry! A maestro who loved overlay, paid attention to detail and finishing, created pieces that cry out to be held and touched and enjoyed he is, in my opinion, still to be recognized as the talented, inspired silversmith and designer that he was. The koi fish pin at hand, though of medium size, is a feast for the eyes - layering, oxidation, deeply hand chased details and a vivid sense of motion attract one’s gaze and hold it c...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1800 item #1436554 (stock #ANR8040B)
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A comic scene in ink on paper of boys herding oxen by Nagasawa Rosetsu spreads across these two low screens. The central characters, one in the lead the second astride one of the behemoths crossing a bridge is distracted by a butterfly floating by above while the beast in front steps on its own rope, pulling his head back to the viewer with a quizzical expression. Other oxen and boys populate the background. All is performed in very soft gray tones with abbreviated detail as if viewed through...
All Items : Archives : Instruments and Implements : Scientific : Pre 1900 item #1436630 (stock #M1381)
This wonderful, 19th century, Whitall Tatum, hanging, apothecary show globe measures approximately 33 inches from top of chain to bottom of fixture. This egg-shaped, 3 1/2 gallon globe dates to circa 1895 and was manufactured at the Whithall Tatum Company in Millville, New Jersey.

The blown-glass globe is in very good condition with the expected and minor, age-related scratches and imperfections of antique glass. There are no cracks, and the globe holds water just fine!

The lovely and dec...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1436767 (stock #AOR8046)
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This Toba-e E-maki appears to be a 19th century Gi-ga follower of the later 18th to early 19th century Osaka "Manga-ka" Nichosai (Matsudaira Heisaburo). His humorous images of Hell were quite popular, known as Kakuyu painting. Overall the genre has many names, Gi-ga being all encompassing, Toba-e being descriptive of this particular style, and Kakuyu-fu being the style of Nichosai. It ends with a simple stamp which reads Fish (Gyo/Sakana). It is 11 by 174 inches (28 x 442 cm). Very interes...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1436778 (stock #880)

Pretty one of a kind most hand sewn French silk and lace outfit of fine ecru muslin , lace and hand embroidery strips , finally touch of pink silk ribbon .

Would fit well for French or German doll about circa .... 15" ( 38 cm )... like Jumeau , Bru , Steiner and other pretty one .....

All complete with matching bonnet in generally excellent fabric condition from 1880/90 and never to find such the same outfit again.

Most hand sewn gown with inset long sleeves complet...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1436820 (stock #M6634)
Fine & Rare Large Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Granary Jar with Cover

This rare pottery model of a granary was made some 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is coated in a very attractive amber glaze that varies slightly in colour around the vessel. The unusual shoulder and top presumably represent a two-tier tiled roof. It has its original cover with moulded floral pattern and two purpose-made holes. We know from two other similar examples we have from the same excava...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1436823 (stock #M7425)
Rare Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse & Rider with Oxford TL Test

This very rare pottery model of a horse & rider was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). The body of the horse, complete with the rider, has been made in a two-piece mould. the join running along the horse's neck and back and the sides of the rider. Note the detail of the rider, his clothing and his hands. Note also the sturdy legs of the horse and the way the tail joins the cut-out base to give extra strengt...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1436834 (stock #M8079)
Fine Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure (206 BC - AD 8)

This tall pottery figure was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It represents a male servant or attendant. It is "heavily-potted" and made from a grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments, much of which still remain. There is a purpose-made hole, where the would-be hands are clasped together under the robe, where originally would have been placed possibly a banner of some so...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1436841 (stock #M9037)
Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse & Rider

This attractive pottery model of a horse and rider was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a buff-coloured pottery that has been "cold painted" in a base coat of white pigment on top of which have been applied various coloured pigments. The rider is a musician, a drummer, and is in the act of beating his drum. Interestingly in his left clasped hand can be seen the faint remains of rusted iron, the remains of a miniat...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1436842 (stock #M9063)
Chinese Tang Dynasty White Pottery Horse & Rider

This unusual model of a horse & rider was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a creamy-white pottery that has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments. Note the detail of the overweight rider's clothing and hairstyle.

Height 33.5cm (13 inches). This is a rare and interesting example of Tang Dynasty equestrian pottery sculpture in good presentable condition with signs of the usual and expected repairs to t...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1436843 (stock #M9067)
Rare Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Painted Pottery Pack Horse (AD 386 - 534)

This very rare pottery model of a pack horse, or pony, was made during the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386 - 534). It is made from a grey pottery that has been "cold painted" with traces of red and white pigments remaining. Note the detail of the saddle bags and pack. Interestingly, on the surface of the back left hoof is a heavy rust deposit suggesting this horse lay alongside an iron object during its long burial. ...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1436844 (stock #M9086)
Large Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Tripod (206 BC - AD 8)

This fine example of a painted pottery tripod, most likely a steamer, was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is a large example of its type, made from a fine-grained grey pottery and relatively highly-fired, having a distinct ring when tapped. The body stands on three long curved legs that have been luted to the surface. It has a wide ridge surrounding the body that allows the upper part to be place...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1436850 (stock #MA008)
Set of Chinese Ming Dynasty Painted Pottery Tiles - Lotus Blossoms

This highly decorative set of pottery tiles was made during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). They are made from a dense, quiet highly-fired grey pottery and comprise three tiles, the left and right tiles being very elaborately decorated with lotus buds and blossoms in high relief, together with a central spacer tile. These tiles have been "cold painted", in places the background with a black pigment, but the decorative element...