An extraordinary blue & white saucer dish, decorated at interior with a wings dragon surrounded by cloud and wave motif, diaper pattern around the rim. The exterior with Mythical animals on the back ground of sea waves. Ming dynasty 15th century, possibly Chenghua period. Condition: restored chips to rim, a glaze hairline to the center, further in good shape. Diameter: 12.8 cm and High: 3.2 cm.

George Gardner Symons A beautiful impressionist forest landscape oil on canvas signed lower left Measuring 20x24 inches Framed in a quality hand carved 24k gold leaf frame. A fine example of this highly regarded artists work.

biography

A landscape and marine artist, George Symons was one of America's more noted plein-air painters who combined styles of impressionism and realism...

A good Yingqing dish with impressed decoration in the interior of a pair Mandarin Duck among Lotus pond, a key-fret design on the cavetto. Yingqing glaze over a porcelain body with the rim and base left unglazed. 13th century Song dynasty Jiangxi Jindezhen ware. Condition is excellent, no chips, no cracks and free from restoration as well. Diameter: 15 cm.

SOLD. Signed with conjoined initials this period Art Deco 14K Gold Bracelet made up of beautifully 1" carved Carnelian rectangle open center stations. Signed with conjoined initials and marked 14K. Super condition! SOLD, no price, no info

A rare blue & white dish, decorated in the center with a wing dragon among clouds and waves scroll motif, classic scroll around the everted rim. Underside with continuous lotus flowers below eight scrolling motif. Ming dynasty 16th century. Condition : the dish is split into three large pieces, also several chips to foot rim and done with restored. Diameter: 32.1 cm.

Description: A functional tool for tribal people was decorated with chased dragon motifs. Kept with original condition, this flint pod can well be transformed as an attractive pendant, a belt decoration or a display item within a framework. Date: Qing Dynasty (19th Century) Material: Metal and Leather Width: 9.2cm Height: 5.9cm Depth: 2.2cm

A rare and truly magnificent sterling and multi color agate and onyx belt by Carmen Beckmann. One of the few women Mexican silversmiths, her work is hard to find and always interesting and beautiful.Beckmann had a shop in San Miguel deAllende and was active in the 1960's and 1970's. This belt measures 31" end to end and is 1" wide. The stones are great, all different and colorful. There is a hook clasp. The belt is in fine original condition, weighs 164 grams and is signed as shown...

A finely small celadon dish, well balance potted on the porcelain body, decorated in the center with an impressive twin fish, covered overall with a nicely olive green glazed. Southern Song dynasty Longquan ware. Condition is excellent, no any chips, cracks and free from any restoration. Diameter: 12.5 cm.

A rare blue & white bowl with exterior design of Eight Buddhist treasures, namely the gold coin, sacred pearl, rolled sutra, rhineceros horn, treasured ruyi-mushroom, pattra leaves, silver ingot and interlocked lozenge, each being supported by a Chrysanthemum flowers. Inside the center with a bloom of peony and on the cavetto with continuous floral scroll...

SOLD. Collector wrote, 'What a beautiful bracelet! When you find this site, you've found a gem - not to mention Mim herself! A gem to deal with! Her items are so thoughtfully packed - always a real treat to treat yourself to!' So Art Deco, this sterling silver link bracelet with alternating black enamel rectangles and serrated edge bezel set square poured crystal glass stones with lovely scroll designs on their domed surfaces. Old style spring ring that is stamped Sterling...

Blue & White dish, decorated in the center with a Phoenix among flower spray within a double circle and diaper pattern around the inner rim. Underside with continuous flower scroll. Chinese coin mark on the base with four characters "zhang ming fu kuei". Condition with rim D shape re-stuck and restored. Diameter: 14.5 cm.

Late Art Deco Carved Ivory Snake Bracelet in the clamper hinged style with what appears to be gold fill metal fittings. Measures a comfortable 6 3/4" around interior X 5/8" @ widest. Beautiful mellow aged condition with just a bit of the gold color fading on the interior portion of the (strong) hinge, where it should show its decades old age! Sold, no price, no info

A beautiful blue & white small bowl, thinly potted and slightly everted lip rim, decorated inside with a white on blue Lotus flower, outside with continuous Chrysanthemum scroll. Six character mark "Da Ming Cheng Hua Nien Zhe" within a double circle on the base, Ming dynasty Jiajing period (1522-1566). Condition with one tiny chip and fritting to rim, no cracks. Diameter: 10.5 cm and High: 5.5 cm.

A dish with flattened rim, rounded lip. Decorated in underglazed cobalt-blue with central Lotus Pond design, floral scrolls on the cavetto and continuous classic scroll on the rim. Lotus petal panels on the exterior. White stoneware body with a transparent glaze, the mouth rim and foot rim unglazed. 15th century Vietnamese Ly-Tran ware. Condition is perfect. Diameter: 24.2 cm and High: 5.7 cm.

Mystery maker solved - see below. Resembling some Macefield free form Jewelry, hand wrought by a contemporary of same, who worked not far from Macefield maker's William Mason and Leonard Field, in North Shore Saugus, MA.
41 grams of sterling silver! This completely bench made free form necklace stamped: Sterling A. C. K. -see image 2, is by a now deceased Boston area jewelry artist and book illustrator. Info included with order.
Weighs 1.4 oz or 41 grams...

A nicely small blue & white dish, with center decorated Tibetan character in Ruyi motif surrounded by scrolling pattern, on the cavetto with eight lotus panels. Foliated scroll around the exterior. Ming dynasty early Chenghua Jindezhen private kiln ware. Condition with one hairline crack, no chips and no restoration as well. Diameter: 14 cm.

Description: A genuine excavated black glazed bowl(Temmoku) of Song or Yuan Dynasty(12th-13th Century) was preserved rarely with the original silver wrappings around the mouth rim. Though the silver wrapping foil was fragile and looked like debris, the body and the glaze of the Temmoku bowl was in firm good condition. Kept with original excavated condition without any restoration, this piece can truly be a beautiful example of a Temmoku of Song Dynasty. Date: AD 12-13 Century...

A beautiful impressionist painting of a seated nude initialed lower right A.P. Oil on canvas in excellent condition framed in a quality gilt frame. Provenance: the estate of the artist.

Biography

SIMONPIETRI, Alfred H. (1916-2001). Painter. Born in Puerto Rico on June 20, 1916. While serving in the Army during World War Two, Simonpietri was in a plane crash...