Beautiful silk kimono. It's a pricy item in Japan. This silk is not a soft kind, coarse kind without a liner for the summer use.
The color is lined with a very white soft silk. Nagoya style obi is included. If you have any question, please call me or e-mail me.
The measurements are 48" wide and 60" long.
Heavy, crystal, ovoid shaped vase internally decorated with fish in pond weed. Vase is highly reflective to give impression of many more fish swimming in pond. Vase measures approximately 4 inches (10.2 cm) in diameter and is 4 inches (10.2 cm) tall. Fish and pond weed are green and brown. There is a small bruise on the side of the vase about the size of a nickel, and some surface scratches, and minor interior cloudiness to the vase. Vase is marked ORREFORS/SWEDEN/GRAAL 2955 C/Edward Hald...
A Pair of Chinese Sui Dynasty Glazed Pottery Ladies with Oxford TL Test
This wonderful pair of ladies was made during the Sui Dynasty (AD 581 - 618). They are made from a creamy-white pottery and coated in an attractive pale yellow/straw glaze that is finely-crackled. Note the detail to the clothing, the hairstyle and especially the faces: exquisite !
These are from a long-established private English collection and come with a custom-made display stand...
Very beautiful size 10 all original Bisque Bebe by Maison Bru ..... France circa 1890 .... generally excellent presentation in Bru Factory box .
23" ( 59 cm ) beautiful Bebe with best quality of bisque and painting , has perfect swivel head with beautiful amber brown glass paperweight inset eyes , thick dark eyeliner and fine painted lashes , brush-stroked and multi feathered brows. Closed mouth with outlined lips and space between her lips ...
New England Queen Anne maple highboy. Circa 1740-1760. Size: 70.5 inches ht. x 38 inches width x 20 inches depth. A New England Queen Anne period 2-part flat top highboy in solid maple with pine secondary. The upper chest has four graduated drawers, plus a 'hidden' drawer in the cornice; while the base displays a single drawer over a long drawer with the central section of the drawer front carved with a fan...
Blue & White large dish, with rounded sides and centre decoration with a pair of Dragons among clouds scroll and bordered by wave pattern. The sides decorated with four windows of flower head and birds. Typical of Wanli period Swatow Ming dynasty 17th century ware. Condition: restored to the rim. Diameter: 46.5 cm and High: 10.3 cm
Description: An excavation jade seal was made from one nephrite Houtien pebble. Being carved as a lion crouching on top, the jade seal was intringuingly left a minute hole between the legs for hanging. In a charming yellowish-green tint, the jade piece was incursioned in parts to a calcification condition due to long time of burial. When in an enduring aged patina, the jade was overall in charming greasy look. A Chinese character " Ji" was carved as print. It is a metaphor word for good luck...
A nice b/w bowl, well balance and thinly potted, decorated to the exterior with phoenix among chrysanthemum scrolls. A peony blossoms medallion inside the center and border with diaper pattern at inner rim. Ming dynasty early 16th century Zhengde phase with 'Xuan De Nien Zhe' four character mark on base...
Description: An old Shi-Wan scholar figure
in a position of sitting on a rock casually
was a rare piece from mid-Qing period.
Crackled and with minor glaze degradation, this figure was molded vividly when holding a dusk in one hand. A small piece with calm expression and without exaggerate posture , the Confucian scholar still issued the strong Chinese composition nevertheless. Shi-Wan art was one of the greatest craftsmanships in Chinese rural arts...
Dramatic sterling silver and champleve enamel necklace and earrings designed and signed circa 1950 by Taxco, Mexico artist Margot Van Voorhies. The Cleopatra head pendant or brooch measures 3" X 2 1/2". The detachable enamel chain is 24" long. Each earring measures 1" long. Beautiful original condition with no enamel loss or wear. The earrings are signed but were converted to pierced by the prior owner...
An exceptional 970 silver and onyx bracelet by Antonio Pineda,c.1955. This bracelet is featured on page 148 of the book MEXICAN SILVER by Morrill and Berk only with amethysts rather than onyx. It measures 7 3/4" around in the inside and is 1 3/4" wide. Fine original condition, no chips or cracks to the stones. It weighs 120 grams and is signed as shown. A great Antonio modernist bracelet.
Majestic Black-tailed cranes soar over the crisp white-caps of Japans Northern waters on this expansive screen painted by 20th century artist Okada Renseki (1904-1995). The artist has given the mysterious creatures a dramatic sense of movement, rising ever upward across the expanse of shimmering sea. Very rarely seen, the magnificent birds have long held a special place of reverence in the hearts of the Japanese people, reflected in many centuries of art...
This beauty is signed NATIONAL and is a very early Mexican silver necklace. It is a taller noted in Bille Hougart's MEXICAN SILVER TRADE AND HALLMARKS. This exact design is featured in a Conquistador ad within the book SILVER MASTERS OF TAXCO by Penny C. Morril on page 209. We are lucky that the amethyst stones have their original teat height and shape. They are varied in color and striation,are without chips or cracks and are quite lovely with light that goes thru the high teet tops. The weight...
Strong Art Deco lines - Designed and signed by Taxco, Mexico artist Antonio Pineda. The piece measures 4 3/4 inches long, 1 1/4" wide & 1/4 inch thick. 44 grams, 1.6 oz. Hallmark worn but reads: Mexico Silver By TONO, Antonio's mark from 1948-53. Beautiful vintage condition. No dents or dings, pin back works perfectly. Antonio's hallmarks can be referenced in the beautiful museum catalog: Silver Seduction by Stromberg P.80. Antonio was a contemporary of William Spratling and many modernist desig...
This is my favorite bracelet made by Erika Hult in the Mexican Silver Renaissance. Properly hallmarked as shown and is 6 7/8th inches long. Curves brilliantly around the wrist and has a weight of 100 grams of quality. The design has a big presence with 1.25in. of height. She studied at the Parsons School of Design in Paris as did Hubert Harmon. She signed her work with the name of RIC.
This is an old linear hallmarked Los Castillo leaf #560 design by Margot Van Voorhees while married to Antonio Castillo. Absolutely one of the most stunning bracelets in this largest size of 1 1/8th inches tall. The weight is 106 grams reflecting the quality of Los Castillo designs. It fits more like a bangle as the leaves overlap to hook the secure closure. Rounds the wrist perfectly and fits an average sized wrist. No damage or repairs of any kind. All LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE! items are identica...
Attic condition antique little French fleecy Lamb with cute face expression , a charming guy
and special friend for your French or German doll´s ....... attic found !!!
From France at 19th. century and now in condition as is , 9 " ( 23 cm ) high paper mache lamb
covered with lambswool fur , head with kidskin face , has inset glass eyes , sculpted and painted nose and mouth .
It has his original ears and white leather covered lower legs and fur tail .
It has a hidden mechan...
Very Rare Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Swatow Porcelain Incised Celadon Dish (Ex. Lammers Collection)
This large and rare porcelain dish, of the type known as "Swatow" ware, was made during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty at the Zhangzhou kilns in Fujian province where many such wares were made for export around South-east Asia. More specifically, this dish was very likely produced at one of the kilns in Pinghe County, possibly at Wuzhai village where very similar incised cel...
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