All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1463134 (stock #1111)

Most beautiful antique French silk costume with matching bonnet ......

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1463130 (stock #1110)

Very nice French Premier Bisque bebe by " Armand Jules Jullien " around 1888 in all perfect condition with very nice childlike facial expression......

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Prehistorical item #1463123 (stock #lot1217)
A Neolithic Jade Ring was found in nice type.
It can be easily used as a pendant.

Width:5.5cm
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1463074 (stock #1109)

From a private familie in France a most beautiful Bebe size 8 by Maison Jumeau with her rich trousseau and Trunk .

19" / 49 cm very beautiful early period inside " DEPOSE" bisque Bebe by Emile Jumeau with very delicate complexion of soft details , stunning big eyes , original body and lovely wearing included lot of extra clothing and accessory .

Produced only a short time by Emile Jumeau .......

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1920 item #1463017 (stock #RSP12068)
Here is a striking stickpin, featuring a bright green tourmaline (said to aid in self confidence and compassion). It is surrounded by a gold Art Nouveau framework, with a rose below. A white seed pearl completes it. It is marked 14k, with an illegible maker’s mark. It measures 1/2” x 5/8" and the whole thing is 2-1/2" long. It weighs 2.9g including the gold-filled clutch. In excellent condition and C. 1900...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1462957 (stock #40E32-130)
China Trade School painting of Fishermen on a River. Oil on canvas. Late 19th century. Size: 13 inches x 16 inches. Unsigned. In this painting, fisherman are casting their nets in a river along the banks of their village, while family members watch from the shore. Offered in an antique carved, gilt-wood frame. Original condition with some craquelure to the painted surface.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1700 item #1462946 (stock #MOR8440)
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A fabulous 17th century Koro (Momoyama to early Edo period) covered in black lacquer inlayed with minute mother of pearl shippo designs around circular windows featuring floral motifs. The lid is solid silver, pierced with overlapping floral designs. The windows feature grape, plum, bamboo and other seasonal imagery important in Asian cultures. It is 11 cm diameter and in overall excellent condition considering the age.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1462838 (stock #MB766)
A Very Rare Group of Chinese Sui / Early Tang Dynasty Ritual Pottery Vessels (with Oxford TL Test)

These exquisite Buddhist pottery items were made around the 7th century during either the Sui Dynasty (AD 581 - 608) or the early part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). They are made from a white pottery and coated in a finely-crackled pale yellow glaze that has spots of green here and there. In places the glaze has acquired a silvery iridescence...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1462816 (stock #MB429)
Chinese Western Han Dynasty Cylindrical Bronze Box

This vessel dates to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The cylindrical body has two taotie (monster) head fixtures to which are attached rings, twisted bronze double links and the carrying handle. The cover is dome-shaped with its own ring...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1462814 (stock #MB765)
Fine Thai Ban Chiang Incised Neolithic Pottery Jar (Ex. Christie's)

This pottery jar of rare form dates to the Ban Chiang period (c. 1500 BC - AD 300). It is heavily-potted with a rounded lower body and a wide flared mouth. The body has been decorated with incised geometric patterns. The surface colour of the pottery varies from a reddish-brown to black due to uneven conditions during firing.

Diameter at mouth 12.75 cm, height 9.5 cm...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1462807 (stock #MB743)
Rare Chinese Northern Song / Jin Dynasty Twin-Handled Jar

This rare and unusual jar was made at one of the northern kilns during the 11th - 13th century. It is coated both inside and out in a thick glaze that varies in colour from chocolate-brown to black. The glaze fall short of the base on both the inner and outer surfaces. The outer body is decorated with a fluted wall and lightly incised horizontal lines that surround the jar at its shoulder...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1462805 (stock #MB624)
Rare Vietnamese 14th Century Green Glazed Stoneware Dish

This rare and interesting shallow bowl / dish was made during the 14th century. It has a raised "lotus-petal" rim and is coated in an apple-green glaze, save for a broad unglazed stacking ring around its centre. The glaze is somewhat uneven, with runs in places, its colour varying according to its thickness. The glaze is lightly crackled.

Diameter 17 cm (6.75 inches)...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1462804 (stock #MB627)
Rare Vietnamese 14th Century Apple-Green Glazed Stoneware Bowl

This rare stoneware bowl was made during the 14th century. It is coated in an apple-green glaze. Although not very clear, round the lower inner surface there appears to be a floral (?) pattern using a glaze-resisting method. There is an unglazed stacking band around the centre, the centre appearing the be coated in a thin yellowish wash...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1462803 (stock #MB628)
Rare Vietnamese 13th / 14th Century Green Glazed Ribbed Bowl

This rare high-fired porcelaneous bowl was made during the 13th / 14th century. The outer wall is decorated with a carved ribbed pattern and it is coated in a green glaze, the colour of which varies according to its thickness - there are lines of crackle in the glaze in places. The underside base is flat with a slightly recessed centre...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1462799 (stock #MA937)
Chinese Kangxi Blue & White Porcelain Dish (Kraak)

This fine dish was made around 1680 at the famous Jingdezhen kilns, during the Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722) of the Qing Dynasty. It is decorated in underglaze blue of quite an intense colour. The decoration to the centre panel features a grasshopper in a garden surrounded by flower blossoms. Surrounding this are more panels variously containing geometric, flowers and precious objects. To the underside is a continuing floral scroll and an artem...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1920 item #1462705 (stock #WN368)
A pair small statues of a woman and a man in traditional costume, cast and cold-worked in bronze and fixed on the original wooden stand. The woman is rolling cheroot cigars and the man is smoking one. Such small bronze figurines were souvenirs and gifts from British Burma. Condition: the man's cigar is bent, the woman's bronze base with a tiny dent (please see photo no. 7), traces of usage. Dimension: total height: c. 11.3 and 11.5 cm, base: c. 11 x 8.5 cm, figure: 7.3 and 7.8 high, weight: 1'10...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1462689 (stock #MB760)
Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Kraak Porcelain Dish (Deer & Birds)

This attractive porcelain dish was made during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. It has a foliate rim and has been very attractively decorated in underglaze blue of very good colour featuring a variation of the "two deer in a garden" pattern. Although this pattern is well-known, in addition, around the rim, are various leaf & foliage patterns as well as three birds, a rare feature on such dishes. The under...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1462685 (stock #MB756)
Rare Large Chinese Western Han Dynasty Bronze Cauldron / Jar

This domestic bronze cooking vessel was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8) or possibly earlier. The bottom half is semi-spherical, designed to sit in a fire; indeed there are still remains of carbon deposits to the base. It has two handles on opposing sides at the shoulder. Across the base and up the sides is the mould casting line. There is malachite (green) corrosion particularly to the inner surface, with a few ...