Description:
A Qingbai covered box was beautifully mold in a form of a pair of Mandarin Ducks.
By greenish-white tint reflected in the glaze, the birds were well depicted in the detailed features and on the overall look.
For authentication:

1, Minute pinpoint incursions were happened while obvious crackles were spread under the glaze.

2, The burial dirt was reserved at the inner side and at the bottom of the box for verification.

3, From the characteristics of the...

Handcrafted sterling silver pin designed and signed (c.1950) by Taxco, Mexico artist Antonio Pineda. 1 1/2" diameter. The monkey design is most likely taken from primitive clay seals that were part of early Mayan or Pre Columbian culture. The shadow box cutout of the monkey gives the piece an attractive dimension. No dents or dings, pin back and safety lock works perfectly. Hallmarks include the Antonio crown, Hecho En Mexico, 970 for silver content.

A German pink china pigs in champagne bottle whimsy circa 1890. This vintage unmarked hand painted figural whimsy is 5-3/4" long and 2-3/8" high (maximum) and it is in the form of two pink pigs with a champagne bottle - one leaning on the outside and the other sitting on a plinth and peering out from the bottle in the center...

Description: An exquisite bamboo carving depicted a smiling boy holding a basket which has fishes in it. In fantastic carving skill, the piece was added with more attraction by it's aged patina. It was preserved in perfect condition without any defects. From the characteristics of the carving, the piece was dated as of 19th century. Height: 10cm, Depth: 9.5cm, Width: 8.9cm

An awesome handmade sterling cuff with a huge amber chunk by Arizona Modernist H. Fred Skaggs. This is a massive, bold cuff with a side opening which makes a great look. The central focus of the cuff is the applied setting housing the stone. Measuring 1 7/8" wide, it is 6 3/4" around in the inside and has a 1 3/8" opening. In fine original condition, it weighs 130 grams. This bracelet is 3 dimensional and looks different and interesting from every angle.Signed as shown...

Very rare found of stunning all original and well working automaton by Leopold Lambert .... France circa 1885/88 , was presented in the firm catalog as " Chinese Verseuse " . The very uniquely modeled head was special created by Emile Jumeau under special commission by Lombert and appears on no other model of automaton as an articulated doll ......

Pair of sterling silver cufflinks designed by Alphonse La Paglia for International Silver Company, ca 1953. They measure 1 1/8" wide, and 7/8" high. Stamped on back: "International Silver, La Paglia Designed, 113" Cufflinks are in good condition, some tarnish visible, very slight signs of wear on silver surface. The design is clearly in the Danish George Jensen style, and features ginko leaves with a tendril and beads or berries. Alphonse La Paglia (1907-1953) was an Italian designer who st...

Six lobed jar with something like four lugs covered by brownish celadon to the foot with brown spotted; unglazed base . PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 7 cm wide, 6 cm hight. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

Marked Stamped: "LEONORE DOSKOW HANDMADE STERLING" Pin Brooch in the shape of what looks like Cinderella's Pumpkin, Posey Pin or Tulip shape. Alas, it has a booboo! Thus the low price. The safety was not present when this was acquired, yet it holds super safely. Unpolished and beautiful at 1/2 Oz or 16 Grams and 1 7/8" X 1.5". Please see pix

A 19th century pottery Mettlach stein with blue, ivory, grey and white colors. Of quarter liter volume and intended for use with wine (judging from grape and vine decoration throughout.) Four decorative panels in arches on the mug - three with a different imbibing figure on each and the fourth, under the handle, with large grape and vine decoration. Grape and vine also in a band above the arch separate panels...

A 19thC 15k garnet pearls stickpin cravat or tie pin in a case. This 2-3/8" pin has a flower style 3/8" head with a deep ruby red garnet surrounded by pearls. It is unmarked but tests as 15k and the gold is slightly rose in colour. The pin is Victorian in style with the twisted shaft inserted into a ring on the head however the fitted hinged case has the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd. mark used after 1898 with the Appointment to the King legend which would make it Edwardian...

Small Chinese Ming Dynasty Monochrome Moulded Porcelain Dish

This small and unusual porcelain dish was made during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). It has a foliated rim and moulded "ribs" to its underside. It is coated in a pale glaze that has just a hint of green to it. The thickness of the glaze varies in places, at its thickest it is slightly crackled, at its thinnest it has flaked from the surface a little. The centre of the dish has four firing marks and a lightly incised ring...

Oversized, humorous Japanese limited edition woodblock print by Clifton Karhu (1927-2007) depicting the smiling, cross-eyed artist standing under a torn umbrella in the rain holding a broken shoe. This print illustrates the Zen saying “Hibi kore kojitsu” (Every day is a good day). The print is pencil-signed, titled “Every Day,” dated ’88, and numbered 57/100 in the lower margin. Paper size: 25 1/8”V x 9 1/8”H (image about 23 1/2” x 7 7/8”)...

Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Dish - Binh Thuan Shipwreck

This blue & white "Swatow" porcelain dish was made during the Wanli Reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. It is coated in a thick crackled glaze and decorated in underglaze cobalt blue of very good colour. The decoration is the "double phoenix" pattern, two phoenixes standing facing each other, presumably male and female, surrounded by foliage and peony blossoms...

A Stunning combination of works by mother and son Koyama Kiyoko (1936-present) and Koyama Kenichi (1961-1992), both in the original signed wooden boxes. The Tokkuri, by Kiyoko, is of bulbous form decorated with slips of green glaze used sparingly around the neck. The terracotta body is fired to a deep amber on one side, the bright orange clay indicative of Shigaraki showing through on the other...

Tall Chinese Qing dynasty baluster form porcelain vase covered overall with a thick red Langyao (also called sang-de-boeuf or oxblood) glaze that thins to white at the rim, drips down into the interior top of the trumpet mouth, and pools unevenly around the irregular foot rim. The base is raised upon a set-in foot...

An absolutely RARE piece that crosses over many areas of collecting- Black Americana, Ye Old Country Shoppe, or Chocolate!!

"Twin Babies - The Best Choice Providing Quality Chocolate Since 1908!"

Measuring 7 inches in diameter x 7 inches high, this round, 2-piece-mold, clear glass, candy jar has a flattened base to allow the jar to sit on a shelf at angle that facilitates viewing of the both the chocolate advertising and the delightful, smiling Black Twins Chocolate logo graphic! The choco...

Ed Wiener Modernist Sterling Silver Earrings

c.1950s

1" wide x 1 5/8" long

Condition - excellent, converted

A very rare wood panel, covered with a white ground and decorated with a painting of a bodhisattva. This panel was found in a cave temple in the Dunhuang mountains in the Gansu Province. We acquired a group of six panels from a Dutch collector who bought the panels in China in the 1980's. Dimensions: 46x20 cm. Tang Dynasty (618-906).Wooden objects from this period are quite rare.

An original Portrait of a Cavalier or noble man oil on canvas signed lower right and dated 1911. Measuring 10 x 12 inches in a fine antique frame overall 16 x 18. in excellent condition a fine example of this important American artists portrait work.

Biography

Born in Ogdenburg, Germany, Henry Raschen became one of America's leading painters of Indian portraits and figures in the 19th and early 20th centuries and was the first California artist to be committed to Indian themes. He also pa...

Chinese Qing dynasty blackwood (hongmu) folding mirror stand. 17 5/8” x 15 3/4” flat (stands 14 1/2” high when assembled). With original authentication certificate from Schoeni Gallery in Hong Kong describing it as mid-19th century “The front section with beaded framework and an elegantly curved support at the base. Held upright at a 45 degree angle by a further frame. The entire piece is collapsible, folding neatly on one plane.” Very good overall condition with some minor warpin...

Japanese sosaku hanga woodblock print with hand-applied color by Ono Tadashige (1909-1990) signed at the lower right "T. Ono" in white ink. Attached to a sheet of handmade Japanese washi paper inscribed in black ink in kanji verso with the artist's signature, the title "Fugu" (Pufferfish), and date of 1959. At the lower left in pencil is "No. 12" and the lower right appears to hold the original price (rubbed). The washi backing sheet measures 12 3/8" x 18" (image: 11 7/8" x 17 5/8"). Very go...

"Bijutsu kai" (Ocean of Art), design book. Volume 47. With twenty-four woodblock prints. Publisher: Yamada Unsodo, Kyoto, dated April 8, 1900. Unsodo, founded 1887, manufactured pattern books with woodblock prints of the highest order for artisans and manufacturers of textiles, lacquer, pottery etc. Printed carefully, some with silver pigments. Condition: Good, front cover with red spot. Dimension: Page size 24,2 x 16,5 cm.

A simple and elegant Art Deco design four piece sterling silver International tea set c1930s. It consists of the following: the 8" across the handle and spout and 6" high wicker handled teapot, stamped STERLING 2 PTs and 913 with the International plumed knight's helmet mark; the open sugar bowl, 4-1/2" across the handles and 2-1/8" high, stamped INTERNATIONAL STERLING c134, also with the knight's helmet mark; the cream jug, 3-1/2" across the handle and spout and 3" high, stamped INTERNATIONAL S...

This is an early and very large and beautiful pin by Matilde Poulat. All of the coral and turquoise stones are present and original and the faceted amethyst is a rare touch. This intricate piece measures 3 1/4" wide and 3 1/4" long. Excellent original condition and signed MATL in script. A remarkable example of her early work.

A superb sterling bead necklace with 11 graduated coral pendants by Frank Patania Sr. The tear drop shaped saw tooth bezel set corals are a deep vibrant red and the shape of the silver pendants flow in one direction. The necklace measures 16 1/4" end to end and the pendants go from 1" to the largest in the center of 1 1/2" wide. The necklace, including the stones, is in fine original condition and signed as shown. Frank Patania Sr. came to Santa Fe, N.M. from Italy and opened The Thunderbird Sh...

A brass bowl of rounded form with engraved decoration and beautiful patina. Between two bands of interlace decorated with quatrefoils, arabesques and calligraphic inscriptions. Base with islamic numerals. Condition: some wear, little dents, a small crack. Dimension: diameter: 24 cm, 12.2 cm high, weight: 1145 g.

What a fabulous Los Castillo double swirl fish bracelet very early design number 106. The repousse is masterfully worked and displays bubbles and ribbons of waves. This matches the necklace already listed and is in superb condition. It is hallmarked correctly as shown with a double strike. It is 7.25in. long with a hefty weight of 78 grams. From the tallest point it is 1.75in. tall. The patina is dark and natural. This is a rare piece and is simply THE BEST.

Rare and Lovely "Yue Mise" lobed bowl with nice green glaze covered.flat and glazed base with spur marks.Tang- Five dynasty period.Very good conditions. No crack,no chips and free from any restorations. it just have some mud flake because this bowl found from river.(still keep trying to clean up without make the glaze damage).14cm diameter.4 cm high

A rare Yuan dynasty longquan celadon dish, rounded side with flattened rim and glazed foot ring, dish decorated with molded flower (lotus) motif, at the inner wall there is carved weave motif, base is glazed with apart of wide ring for firing which has reoxidised red during the cooling proses.
Dish is in goon condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, there is a 1 cm glaze star line at inner wall did not goes trough to the back (pic no 6).
Size: 33.5 cm diameter.

Sold, no price, no info. Fab Art Deco Pools of Light 15mm Rock Crystal orbs which are not drilled, make this necklace / earring set just delish. Images are seen reversed as they should be. In addition you can see 10mm fluted sterling beads. Although not marked sterling, all tested so. Newer chain. Sold, no price, no info

Exceptional sterling silver and enamel bracelet designed and signed (c.1950's) by Taxco, Mexico artist Margot Van Voorhies Carr better known as Margot De Taxco. Bracelet will comfortably fit up to a 7" wrist. Each of the 3 curved panels measure 2 1/2"L X 1 5/8"W. Beautiful vintage condition. No enamel loss or damage. No dents or dings. Bracelet weighs 107grams, 3.7oz. Safety chain works perfectly. Fully hallmarked with eagle 16. An example of this bracelet is pictured in Penny Morrill's new book...

A blue-grey glazed pottery form of a large-eyed turtle. The turtle shell has relief patterns over which a glaze was applied.

Period: Song (10th - 13th Century, China)

Size: Length = 5.5 cm from head to tail. Height = 3.8 cm

Condition: Very good. No breaks. Natural crackle in the glaze from age.

Design 5207 Margot de Taxco taller is one of the finest works by Margot Van Voorhies. Heavy at 110 grams and a height of 3 7/8th in. tall. The diameter is 2.5in. and will fit most. The repousse is phenomenal with hand carving on the scales. We have water bubbles and topped off with Amethyst eyes and adornment. No dents with a tight spring. An absolute must for collectors.

Authentic early Matilde Poulat "MATL" sterling, turquoise and coral screw back chandelier earrings c. 1940. There are 5 articulated sections with 4 dangling tabs on the bottom. The ornate silver work makes the stones pop.They measure just shy of 3" long and are 1 1/2" across at the widest point. They are in fine original condition and the silver has a lovely, perfectly aged patina. Signed as shown. Absolutely gorgeous on the ear. If you are a serious MATL collector, these are for you.