Japanese Imari porcelain Tea Caddy or ginger jar Meiji period circa 1900. Beautifully hand painted in traditional Imari design and colors. Measuring approx. 8 inches tall in excellent condition no chips or cracks or repairs. Measuring approx. 8 inches tall.

Chinese Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Lady with Oxford TL Test

This elegant pottery figure of a lady was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). The lady wears flowing robes and stands alert with hands clasped together across her chest, her head looking very slightly to her left. It is made from a cream-coloured pottery that is relatively highly-fired...

Vintage sterling silver and leather bolo tie designed and signed circa 1950's by Taxco, Mexico artist Antonio Pineda. Original braided black leather tie measures 41" long. Sterling silver carved arrow head slide is 2" X 1 1/2". Hunting figure is carved out in the center adding visual dimension. Silver arrow heads finish the piece at the braid tips. Fully signed on the back with Antonio's trade crown hallmark, ANTONIO, TAXCO, 970, eagle, MOTA, TASCO...

One of my favorite and, in my opinion, most accomplished early Mexico City repousse maestros, Abraham Tobias, signs this bold Deco silver cuff bracelet. Tobias was a contemporary of Matilde Poulat's and quite often his jewelry are based on her designs. He excelled in the so-called Mexico City repousse style and here he is contributing to the tradition of the sought-after "Aztec Rose" cuffs...

A beautifully Qing dynasty enamelled pink-ground "famille rose" bowl with seal mark and period of Hsien Feng (1851-1861) and of the period. Brightly painted with alternating upright lappets surrounded by meandering foliate and branching leaf on an incised with a wave like pink background. The interior of the bowl is evenly applied with light turquoise enamel.

There are no sign of cracks or chips...

Blue and white porcelain docorated by floral spray to the body, unglazed base. PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 13 cm wide. CONDITION: a tiny fritting to the rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations

Washer bowl covered with shufu white glaze ; unglazed concave base. PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 12.5 cm wide, 5 cm tall. CONDITION: no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restoration.

A beautiful and rare Washburn Mandolin Venetian style circa 1900 serial number 213922 with rosewood back and fine spruce top and elaborate decoration consisting of mother of pearl finger board tortoise and mother of pearl pick guard Ivory and marquetry bindings and original case. In virtually mint condition no restorations or damage. An investment quality instrument plays and sounds great.

SOLD, no price, no info. Vintage mid 20th brass pin. If Ms. Saphiret and Mr. Jelly Opal, old Dragon's Breath himself, were to "meet", their lovechild would look like this fab art glass! The "Saphiret" color change hues dancing within are tan to aqua without the "vortex" that the other displays, yet the upper part of these domes have some of the "fire" Dragon's Breath properties. SOLD, no price, no info please.

A pair of six panel byobu by Abbot of Daitokuji, Priest Sohan Gempo (Murasakino Shoun) dating from the Meiji to Taisho period. The subject is an old song used to teach the basics of literacy as it is a panagram, containing every letter in the Japanese alphabet once; a popular subject for Zen artists for its simplicity and usefulness. The song itself seems to say, Keep it Simple, and the title I Ro Ha is used to mean basic. It can be translated according to Dr...

A fine figural nude bronze by Hans Dietzsch-Sachsenhausen signed and dated 1921. measuring 17 inches tall in excellent condition. Sachsenhausen (1810-1926) a noted German sculpture with many important public statuary in city centers in Germany and other Countries.

Porcelain covered with golden celadon glaze to the foot and decorated with flower on the center, firing ring on base burnt red. PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 12.4 cm wide. CONDITION: Glued to the large chip, no cracks, hairlines and free from restorations

Art Smith Modernist copper and brass cuff bracelet

1950

Entitled - Criss Cross

Interior circumference 6 1/2"

Back opening 1 1/8"

2" tall

In untouched vintage condition retaining original patinas

Marked Art Smith

Fine Tall Chinese Western Han Dynasty Pottery Attendant Figure

This pottery figure of a male servant or attendant was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a dark grey pottery that has been relatively highly-fired. The tall slim figure stands in attendance with hands clasped together beneath a long robe. It has been coated in a greyish-white pigment with details picked out in black and red pigments...

Excavated piece rom the Shan State. Nice green patina and excellent condition. H. 8,5 cm.

Measuring approximately 6.25 inches high and 7 inches wide, this extraordinarily rare, 1930-40's Japan, Black Butler Cracker Jar is complete with original bamboo and wicker bail handle!

Stamped "MADE IN JAPAN" on base, this piece is in near perfect condition with no repairs or cracks. Flaws are as follows: there are some very small paint flakes to the jar base primarily on the back of the black coat as seen in photos...

Offered is an extremely rare, C1920s, Federal agency building sign denoting offices for the Bureau For Colored Children...

Vintage Sigi Pineda Mexican silver cuff bracelet in a classic and difficult to find Taxco mod design featuring a wavy ribbon appliqué rendered more sculptural by Sigi's masterful use of oxidation. A stunning bracelet and an ode to modernist minimalism which, when done right, can create sublime jewelry it has an inner circumference of 6 7/8" (including the 1 1/4" gap) with its width varying between 1 1/2" and 3/4"...

VERY RARE Hector Aguilar Aztec Metal Symbols Cuff bracelet c. 1940-55 in 940 silver. It is featured on page 29 of the book SILVER MASTERS OF MEXICO by Morrill and Berk. Each panel has a different Aztec metal symbol. The bracelet is hinged on one side and has a pin closure. It measures 6 1/2" around in the inside and is 1 1/4" wide. It weighs 115 grams and is in beautiful original condition. Signed as shown. VERY hard to come by and an amazing masterpiece.

Vintage Georg Jensen Denmark sterling "Amoeba" earrings no. 125 designed by Henning Koppel. These are bold and dramatic screw back earrings measuring 2" long, 1 1/4" wide, and weighing 23 grams total. They are in fine original condition and signed as shown. These earrings are quite rare and a perfect match for the Jensen "Amoeba" bracelet if you are lucky enough to own one.

Newcomb College Art Pottery bowl with Narcissus. The sharply carved design is done in yellow, white, blue, and green glazes by Sadie Irvine. Potter was Joseph Meyer. Mr. Meyer and Miss Irvine are considered to be two of the best of Newcomb College pottery. The bowl is fully marked with the cipher for Newcomb College, artist and potters ciphers, GN46 for production year 1914. The bowl measures 6.5 inches in diameter and is 3 1/2 inches in height...

An elegant pair of 14Kt gold blue enameled pansy earrings is centered by diamonds. The petals are medium to dark blue enamel with gold edges. In the center of each earring has a four prong set diamond. The approximate total weight of the two diamonds is 0.25Ct. The earrings have posts and omega backs. The diameter of the earrings is 11/16”.

A magnificent sterling and turquoise necklace and matching ring by Fred Davis. It is all original and in beautiful condition. The ring is signed but not the necklace so I would always keep it as a set. The ring is a size 6, front measures 1 1/8" long by 3/4" wide. The necklace is spectacular, a collar really, measuring approx. 16 1/2- 17" long. Hard to be exact because it is curved. It is 1 1/2" wide and weighs 148 grams. It is a fabulous set that I believe to be quite rare as I have never seen...

Pair of fine Chinese export porcelain jars, each having two frames depicting dragon and phoenix, surrounded by foliage design, from late 19th/early 20th century period, each bearing Chinese seal mark on the base. Size; Height of each jar is 7 inches, in good condition.

A Gorham sterling silver open sugar bowl dated 1899. This 2-3/4" tall tableware serving piece measures 7" across the handles and it is stamped with the Gorham lion/anchor/G STERLING mark with the Gorham year cipher for 1899. It weighs 209 grams and it is in excellent condition with no bends, corrosion or damage and it has a fancy engraved RLA (or RSA) monogram. We have the matching coffee pot and teapot - please see our other listings. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and ...

Description:

An ancient bronze seal was inscribed with characters on the stamping surface.
The characters was from ancient people but is unknown to us now.
From the metal quality, the old patina on the surface and the characteristic of the knob on top, and also the type of the word, we can define it as from Yuan periods or earlier.

IT WAS AN INTERESTING PIECE THAT CAN STILL BE USED NOW AS A PRIVATE SEAL WITH PERSONAL TASTE .

Date: Yuan Dynasty, 12th/13th century.

A 10k natural opal leaf and flower gold ring from the 1960s. This size 6-1/4 ring features a claw-set cabochon natural opal with mostly green fire with orange and yellow traces set amongst textured gold leaves. It has a pleasant naturalistic design, it is stamped 10K and it weighs 2. grams. It is in excellent vintage condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all ...

A massive tiger defensively nudges the female deity on this amazing 19th century silk Fukusa. Hand-painted and composed from patchwork patterns of lavish antique brocades and featuring glass eyes and metal teeth and claws sewn into the fabric of the creature. The piece is backed with red rinzu silk patterned with cranes and plum blossoms. It is 23-1/2 x 25-1/2 inches (59 x 64 cm) and is in fine condition. It comes wrapped around a pillow in a large kiri-wood box.

Margot van Voorhies Carr opened with her husband Antonio Castillo "Los Castillo" during the Spratling Era. After her divorce she opened her own shop called, Margot de Taxco. Here she designed incredible treasures like this amethyst cabochon necklace and bracelet # 5302. No damage or repairs and this is one of the BEST examples of this design I have ever come upon. The stones are gem quality with clarity and because they are a gem stone there is no mottle under the stone that develops like the gl...

Very much in the early style of Fred Davis, a vintage Deco Taxco necklace wrought in almost pure, 980 silver. This is a classy, substantial piece with its shield form links made out of silver sheet with good thickness and adorned with applied repousse semi-spheres, etching and bezel set amethyst cabochons. A true Mexican beauty, 16 1/4" long (wearable; easily lengthened with the addition of a sterling extension which I can provide upon request) by 1" wide, weighing a good 95.6 grams. Simply mar...

Description: A Zitan cup was well carved from one solid wood trunk.
Being decorated on two handles in bamboo form, the Zitan cup was well hollowed in a round shape and was in a plain form.
By excellent carving skill, the bamboo stalks were vividly imitated and being as good handles.
It was preserved in long time of age and already owned the enduring old purplish-black patina.
Overall condition was great when some old cracks were observed.
Some abrasions were at the bottom too.

Three Chinese late Qing dynasty to Republic period robin's egg (called lu Jun, or "furnace Jun") glazed porcelain scholar's desk articles including a hexagonal form water pot with an applied qilong climbing on the side (about 3" diameter by 2 1/8" high), a ribbon bound triple-gourd vase with three openings (4 1/2" high), and a rectangular brush holder in the form of a stove (2 3/8"L x 1 3/4"D x 1 3/4"H). Developed in the 18th century, the lu Jun glaze is a low fired version of the Song Jun gla...

A Scottish sterling silver & amethyst engraved thistle pin brooch from Glasgow 1957. This finely decorated 1-3/4" brooch has ornate and fine hand engraving with a claw-set light purple amethyst stone on the high relief thistle. It weighs 13.7 grams, it has a full set of Glasgow 1957 hallmarks and the maker's mark WBs for Ward Brothers (this mark 1948-57). It has a safety clasp and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs. All items are t...

Handsome vintage 14k yellow gold tie bar, simply designed with three sparkling diamonds suspended by a mesh chain from the bar, mid 20th century. Stamped 14KT on the back. Weight: 8.1g. Measures 2 1/8" long. Condition is excellent.