Classic Eisenberg from the 30-40's. Sparkling, clear huge rhinestones, chunky and most definitely dramatic!. Marked Eisenberg Original on the back, the clip is 2 3/4" long and 1 3/4" wide.
Beatutiful and rare changsa bowl with brown, green and BLUE decoration colour, base unglazed.
Height = 5.2 cm Width = 15.2 cm
Period : Tang Dynasty
Condition : Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.
Rare Paris Department Store presentation about 19th...
A fabulous, big and chunky early Mexican silver and turquoise bracelet in the style of Fred Davis. Circa 1930, it is tactile and three dimensional. Measuring 8" end to end and 1 1/2" wide, it is in fine original condition and weighs 95 grams. Signed MEXICAN SILVER. A fabulous look.
Porcelain with two lugs decorated with floral scroll, unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 9 cm wide, 8 cm tall. CONDITION: Good, one fritting to the rim, no cracks, no hairlines and free from restorations
Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Camel
This small and attractive pottery model of a camel was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a reddish-brown pottery that has been cold-painted in a base coat of white with yellow-ochre and reddish-brown pigments on top. The camel stands upright with its head slightly raised.
Height 20 cm...
Namiamidabutsu sho (Praise to the name of Amiddha Buddha) is scrawled in faint verse down the upper right, while on the left is a warning, kono tori, minasama goyojin goyojin (all those on this path, be wary be wary…) The two scripts are separated by a grave marker at the base of which lies a skull and scattered bones among the unkempt dried grasses. A very unusual seal in the shape of a Buddhist ewer hugs the right edge. Early to mid Edo period in the style of Hakuin Eikaku (1686-1768)...
Description:
A white-glazed incense burner was supported by three squeezed and applied foot.
While being decorated with iron-oxide spots on the surface, the incense burner was nicely applied with two curved loops on the rim.
It was turn-wheeled when molding scars were easily observed on the body.
The belly was clamped into as gourd shape and make it in a unique look.
Yuan Dynasty, 13th century.
Height: 8.4cm.
Condition: Perfect.
Theodora Aulmann (American, 1882-1960)
View of a City through the Trees
Oil on canvas, signed.
Painting size: 26” x 35.5”
Frame size: 31” x 40”
Born in Alton, Illinois, Aulmann studied at the Cumming School of Art in Des Moines. Later, she moved to Los Angeles where she would remain until her death. She was a member of the California Art Club and Women Painters of the West. She exhibited at the Pasadena Art Institute in 1928 and 1930...
Description:
An ivory pendent was carved in double gourd form.
Nicely patinated and in good quality, the ivory pendent was adapted with another ivory bead on top for a nice decoration.
Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.
Measurements: 6.2cm x 3.6cm x 1.5cm.
Tall Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Soldier (206 BC - AD 8)
This impressive pottery model of a warrior was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a dense grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in a variety of coloured pigments. Most known Han soldiers are painted in only red, black & white pigments; this figure is exceptional with traces of green and blue pigments also...
Longquan bowl decorated with incised lotus petals rising from foot to the exterior. Porcelain of bowl covered with green celadon glaze to the foot and decorated with incised flower on the center, red burnt ring on the base. PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 22 cm wide. CONDITION: restored to the misiing part.
A fine vintage photo of a Chinese Imperial temple photo by famed Jewish photographer Sam Sanzetti signed lower right a fine rich print measuring 12 x 17 inches. in good vintage condition,
Biography
Sioma Lifshitz arrived in Shanghai on a freighter from Vladivostock in 1922. The 20 years old energetic Russian jew had no money but lot’s of dreams and soon started to work in a photography studio under the name of Sam Sanzetti...
An early Windsor diminutive size bench or settee. Circa 1810. Size: 40 in. length x 31.5 in. ht. x 20 in. deep. A rare size and with fine faux bamboo turned spindles to back and arms, and with a single board pine plank seat.
Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Lady
This pottery figure was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a creamy-white pottery (often regarded as better quality and more desirable than red-pottery figures) that has been cold-painted in various coloured pigments, good traces of which still remain. She stands as though in attendance with her hands together across her tummy. Note the detail of the hairstyle and the clothing.
Height 26 cm...
A large Chinese two handled vase decorated in famille verte enamels with birds amongst flowering peony & rocks. The decorated neck with iron red modelled elephants' head handles. The base with an apocryphal six character iron red mark of the Kangxi emperor.
Age: Mid 19th century
Size: 14-1/2" high by 14-1/2" diameter
Condition: Good condition, no breaks and or cracks
Description; A rare Yaozhou plate was uniquely glazed and formed a star-like pattern. In a special glazing form, the ware was molded as an oval shallow basin. When the foot ring was shaped with steep wall, the bowl's surface was dipped in the white pigment first then was slipped with black glaze. It was then formed the star-like motif in the cavetto. Iridescence phenomenon was obvious on the glaze when the burial residue was adhesive to the body clay. Date: Tang Dynasty(AD618-906), Width: 16.1cm...
An absolutely breathtaking set of two carved and gilded three tiered wooden stands in the form of blossoming lotus enclosed in the original kiri-wood box dating from the Meiji period. They stand 14 inches (35.5 cm) to the top flower, with each red-lacquered tier over three inches ((8 cm) in diameter. 13 individual fronds rise up to blossoms and leaves, each exquisitely carved and covered in gold lacquer over black. Despite the delicate appearance the stands are very stable...
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