Cream colored satin ground with design of a peacock and a small bird amidst flowers, elaborately embroidered in Peking knot, Pekinese and satin stitch. The opening couched with silver and gold paper wrapped thread forming a bat. With a blue and white edging. The woven drawstring with beads made of rose quartz. Purple silk lining. Bottom with a paper label. Condition: silk with patina, two small little stained area, few traces of usage. Dimension: 31 cm long, opening: 5.5 cm wide.

 

 

A Navajo sterling silver ring with a blue opal circa 1960s 1970s. This vintage size 6 ring features a large solitaire opal with blue and green colours; it measures 1" x 7/8" across the stone. It is unsigned which is not uncommon and it weighs 7.9 grams. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some natural striations in the stone and some minor surface wear. All condition issues are noted...

This Japanese scholar's page turner consists of a thin layer of black ebony wood sandwiched between pale buttery colored ivory handles ....flawless

This sterling silver cuff features a design of embossed stylized scrolls and flowers, cast and hand-finished along the edges. There appears to be some hand-incised work around the raised designs on the front as well. An oxidized and lacquered finish completes the look. There are two rough areas along one edge from the casting process and a small surface scratch. An applied strip inside the bracelet indicates a maker, Elias or Elios, Peru and 925...

Mate is a traditional South American infused drink prepared from steeping dried leaves of yerba mate. This traditional antique tea straw or more accurately, mate straw is called a Bombilla. Both the straw and its matching mate container were made by the Industria Mamboreta of Argentina. The mate container is a gourd decorated with a hammered silver bottom and a wide silver rim. The silver has a deeply etched floral design with highlighted gold tones at the center of the flowers...

A good example of Ming dynasty Chenghua period Mingyao product, decorated with two figures and house to the interior center. Underside with continuously flower scrolls. Condition with one slight bigger chip and two tiny chips, no any crack. Price included re-touch till invisible. Diameter: 13.2cm.

 

A rare white glaze bowl in octagonal shape, decorated with vividly relief of Chinese Eight Immortals. Late Ming dynasty 17th/18th century Fujian Dehua ware. Condition with minor flake chips, about three very tiny chips and one slight bigger found visible on enlargement 1, but no crack and free from any restoration. Diameter: 15.5cm and High: 7.6cm.

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A Junyao cup was in decent shape and was applied with charming bluish glaze.
By well shaped foot ring which revealed with brownish-tint body clay, the oval cup was incursioned on the surface with blurred and earthern-feel condition.

Date: Song/Jin periods, 12th Century.

Width 8.5cm, Height:7cm

A small Bavarian sculpted wood figural group of Saint Francis of Assisi liberating the wild doves on their way to market. As the storied event goes, the young man surrendering the doves was also invited (and obliged) to become a friar in the Order. Note the original story from "The Little Flowers of St...

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A decent wood stand was well structured by precious Zitan and burl wood.
Framed by a unique species of Da-Yei Zitan, and panelled with burl wood board in the center, the wood stand was reinforced in the underside with lacquered cotton cloth.
Strong and sound, the wood stand was yielded on the surface with darken patina.

Date: late 19th century.

Dimensions: 48cm x 31cm x 8cm

A nice one of Yuan dynasty b/w bowl, decorated outside with chrysanthemum scrolls and inside the center with flaming pearl, empty space cavetto and classic scrolls around inner rim. Overall good condition except minor two tiny chips which easy to retouch till invisible(please examine on picture 6&7) and a soft short hairline (impossible to take this picture). Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century, found excavated on central Celebes. Diameter: 12cm and High: 5.5cm.

Elegant shaped and very well potted white glaze double guard ewer, covered overall with such called 'Thian Pai' or Sweet white glaze. Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century. Condition with spout reduce and glued repair, otherwise is perfect. High: 12.5cm.

Beautiful carving in the Balinese Art Deco style made of heavy tropical wood. Bearded man traditionally dressed with kris on his back, holding and feeding his gamecock. Condition: filled crack going through one foot and base. Dimension: 52.7 cm high, weight: 3'045 g.

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A groups of 23 old ivory beads was stringed in as a charming wristlet.
By fine patina and well preserved quality, the bracelet can be nicely worn by a fair lady or a gentleman alike.

Beads: Qing Dynasty,1644-1911

Width of the bead: 0.8cm.

An early and unusual pair of c1900 direct reading micrometers by J.T. Slocomb of Providence, Rhode Island. These 6-1/2" long hand-held thickness gauges are similar to the standard shaft-read micrometers except they have an indicator disc and pointer indicating the depth of the measured item (in this case probably sheet metal). They are painted cast iron with machined brass shafts and dials; they are each stamped with the maker's name on the shafts...

Matching pair of Japanese Imari porcelain jars of inverted pear form covered with a high domed lid topped with a round chrysanthemum bud form finial. The vertically ribbed body is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze rust-red enamel and gilt highlights. A large panel on the front features two shishi on opposing sides of a prominent floral pattern while the back holds a smaller cartouche with a bird and flower motif...

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An ivory pendant was nicely carved with exquisite patterns.
In motifs of five bats(Fu, good fortune) surrounding a archaic character-Sou(Longevity) expressing the good metaphor, and scrolling clouds on the rim as decoration, this ivory piece was believed having been hanged as a lucky charm by the noble people.
An old drilling hole was on the side for stringing...

A b/w jarlet decorated with eight panels divided by beaded, four panels by chrysanthemum branch and the other four with empty space. Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century. Condition with two ring missing handles to shoulder and polished, circular hairline to base. High: 9cm.

 

 

A Rare Signed Candleholder from the workshops of Charles Rohlfs in Buffalo, New York circa 1905. Made of mahogany and brass. Measures about 6 1/2" tall and 7 1/2" across. In good condition, does show some wear and tarnish, top is a bit misshapen. Great look and rare.

This strand of malachite Tibetan Prayer beads has been somewhat dulled with time and use, but the color patterns of the beads are still clear and beautiful. The coral counter beads are a bit lighter color than appears in the photo. I am dating them conservatively as pre 1950 but it is possible that they actually are from the later Qing dynasty. If open up, the total length of the mala would measure 39 inches.

Deco in design this vintage hand made sterling silver cuff bracelet was designed and signed c.1951-67 by Taxco, Mexico artisan William Spratling (1900-67). This cuff will fit up to a 6 1/2 inch wrist comfortably. The center of the bracelet measures 1 inch from top to bottom. 3 silver circles hold bezel set carved obsidian stones that range in color from light to dark and change as the bracelet moves through reflected light. Weight 59 grams, 1.9 oz...

This jacket top was the traditional hand made costume worn by the woman of the White Collar Miao, They are one of China's tribal ethnic minority groups who live in the Dan Zhai. Jacket would have been worn for festival. It was made from indigenous plant fibers which were hand loomed, using indigo and batik dye process and detail with embroidered trim. Wonderful display and can be viewed from both the front and back

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A charming white jade belt hook was exquisitely carved in dragon's head shape.
By the precious Hertien pebble quality, the jade piece was reflected with fine greasy-feel sheen on the surface.
Characteristic old jade's tissues were revealed under the reflection when some incursions were occurred to the material verifying its authenticity.

Date: Ming Dynasty ,1368-1644

Length:8.3cm, Width: 1.3cm, Weight: 30 grams.

Condition: Perfect.

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A pair of Jizhou tiger toys were excavated in original condition.
It is very hard to find genuine Jizhou wares with tortoisshell glaze.
It was unique too to find them in pairs even though they're dolls.
And most importantly they were in obvious condition for authentication.
The buried deposits were firmly left here and there on the surface.
And the glaze were partially crackled due to age.
The body clay were light brownish with soft matrix quality...

A beautiful robins’-egg-blue gu-shaped vase with ring handles and engraved decoration by Ito Tozan with the original rosewood stand dating from the early 20th century (c. 1920). The pale blue bleeds to white over the high points of the decoration, the florals raised about the bulbous center and highlighting the rim and edges of the beast head handles. Meanwhile pools of dark shadow the fretwork emanating up and down the body. The vase is 12-1/2 inches (31 cm) tall plus the base and is in ex...

An attractive wooden table screen with a carved and painted scene of a saint on a horse with three attendants. China. 19th century. Dimensions: H. 40 cm, W. 27 cm. Condition: original polychrome, some age cracks and shrinkage, the left leg slides off, the right one now stuck.

Late 19th century Silver Berber enameled bracelet from Tiznit, almost 2 inches high (4.5 cm). Closed, the bracelet interior diameter is 2.25 inches. With the pin removed and the clasp opened the diameter is widened to 2.75 inches which permits bracelet to slip easily over average womans hand. Bracelet weighs .5 lb. Silver grade is unknown and assumed to be very low.

A beautiful and rare large Chinese Ceramic foo dogs or temple lions. Date from the 19th century with a deep green glaze. In very good condition no damage or restoration an measuring and impressive 24 inches tall by 12 x 8 inches. An interior decorators dream.

Tall, organic form sculpture by Luciano Gaspari for Salviati & Co.. The sculpture is formed of three joined irregular disks, with richly varied surface textures and folds. A large clear yellow disk is supported by two light smoke-gray disks (one disk has a slight bluish tinge that the other does not), the whole rising out of a dark smoke-gray block. The glass, being hand worked contains some bubbles, but are not considered flaws and add to the organic nature of the sculpture. The piece invites t...

Impeccable silver and inlaid amethyst bracelet and screw back earrings by Felipe Martinez who opened his workshop "Piedra Y Plata" in 1950. Measuring 7 1/8" end to end, the bracelet is 1" wide and weighs 63 grams. The earrings are 1" long. All pieces are in fine original condition, no chips or cracks to the stones which are a vibrant purple. Signed as shown. This same bracelet and earrings is featured on page 187 of the book MEXICAN SILVER by Morrill and Berk with green stones rather than amethy...

A beautiful modernist composition oil on paper by Harold Christopher Davies a well listed California modernist The Provenance is from the estate of the artist and Hoover Gallery of San Francisco. Measuring approx. 23 x 28 inches framed size 32 x 40 inches. A fine example of this artists work. Harold Christopher Davies was a painter with whom art came first and commercialism last. Though he was a remarkably passionate and somewhat prolific artist, he resisted gallery representation until...