Longquan bowl decorated with incised lotus petals rising from foot to the exterior and flower motif in the center. Covered with golden greenish glaze. Unglazed base. PERIOD : Song 12th-13th century. CONDITION : firing imperfection on the rim, two glaze star line ; free from restoration; good sound when tapping by finger tips. MEASUREMENT : Diameter: 18.8cm and Height : 7.2 cm
Porcelain covered by white glaze to the foot and decorated with full carved floral on the interior ; unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 22 cm wide. CONDITION: Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
A beautifully and finely enamelled turquoise ground "famillie-rose" bowl. It has an alternate motive of a bat flying on top of a iron red Shou character followed by a lotus flower surrounded by meandering foliate and branching leaf. The base has four iron red Chien Lung (1736-1796) period character mark. This bowl is an early 20th century export piece for the South-East Asian market.
Minor firing faults and pinholes. No sign of cracks or chips...
Decorated with continous chrysantemum scroll on the exterior and floral spray on the center.
Ming Dynasty
Diamater = 14.5 cm; Height = 7 cm
Condition : very short hairline (0.5 cm) on the rim.
Elegant and casual this rare three strand sterling silver necklace was designed and signed circa 1940 by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling. (1900-67). The longest strand measures 28 1/2", the shortest 27". Weight - 50 grams. The handmade tubes have been professionally restrung on black cord just as they were originally. Beautiful condition & patina. A similar one strand tube necklace is pictured on spratlingsilver.com...
A Yuan dynasty qingbai phoenix ewer, ewer is decorated with bluish white qingbai glaze, curved handle, body with molded phoenix motif, and spout with phoenix head, excavated from east java.
Ewer is in good condition with rim and upper spout has been damage and restored.
Size: 24 cm height.
This necklace is old and the maker used Mexico City folk art style repousse to produce this masterpiece. Simply stunning on and does not skip a beat with quality and condition. Natural patina in the recesses further pronounce the depth and dimension. The necklace is marked as shown with Made In Mexico Sterling. The center rose is 1.75 inches tall with a wearable length of 16.5inches. The hand carving on the top is masterful. Just look at the beauty in this necklace from LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
Lovely lobed dishes with a creamy white glaze. Diameter 11,2 cm. Very good condition, one of the dishes with some light brown stains, due to its long time in the soil. Song Dynasty (960-1279).
This Dong festival hat is wonderfully embroidered with wrapped thread technique. It is further embellished with gold and silver bits edging the fabric design. At the back is the traditional silver ornament of butterfly and hanging bells to keep evil spirit away
Handle with braided silver wire, pierced and partially gilded pommel cover. Straight, single edged steel blade. The scabbard has a wooden core encased in a silver sheathing, decorated with foliage, scrolls and shou characters. Condition: Blade with some rust. Dimensions: Total length is 34.9 cm, 4.2 cm wide. The blade is 24,5 cm long and 2.8 cm wide. Weight: 422 gram.
A sansai-glazed Tang Dynasty pottery tripod censer. Most sansai-glazed pottery include green and amber glazes - this vessel is glazed in blue and amber glazes. Blue sansai-glazed pottery is very rare since the blue color was made from cobalt imported from the Middle East and was very expensive at the time. Blue cobalt glazed sancai pieces go for much higher prices because of the preciousness of the ingredient and how scarcely it was used...
Very scarce Northwest Coast Tlingit potlatch ladle, fashioned from hand-beaten copper and Dall mountain sheep horn. Circa 1840s. Size: 9 inches length (3.25 inches handle). Copper objects were signs of great wealth and prestige among Northwest tribes. Such spoons were prized possessions that were brought out for marriages and important feasts. This spoon has a carved horn handle in the form of a seal with flippers and red stained teeth, which is riveted to a copper stem and bowl...
Longquan bowl covered with guan type - crackle blue green glaze. Glazed Base. Southern Song 南宋 (1127–1279). Measurement : Diameter: 21.5cm. Condition : single frit and 0.5 cm crack line.
ongquan plate/bowl covered with golden celadon glaze. Glazed Base. Southern Song 南宋 (1127–1279). Measurement : Diameter: 32 cm. Condition : professional restored to the broken part and no part missing
Porcelain decorated with floral sprays on the center, glazed base. PERIOD : Early Ming (1400-1487 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 20 cm wide. CONDITION: one hairline, small chips to the foot rim; free from restoration.
"The Grand Canal, Venice
by Ernest David Roth (Am. 1879-1964)
Drypoint on Paper, signed in pencil and in the plate and dated: "1913"
Retains the original gallery label from Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, with title, artist and an inscription reading: "Proof Printed by the Artist. 70 Proofs Only"
A painter and etcher, Roth was educated at the National Academy of Design...