This bracelet is wild! Measuring just under an inch wide, the cuff features four stylistically represented beasties in 18 Kt yellow gold applied over a hand-hammered sterling silver base. This vintage piece exemplifies the funky modernism of the 1960’s and is the perfect addition to any collection of the chic and unique.

"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.

Decorated with a scene depicting phoenix and chrysanthemum in the central field, and, around the cavetto, with flower and interspersed with bamboo motifs. Width = 33 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, late 16th century.. Condition : Professional restoration on small chip (hard to view)

A rare white dish with flower shape rim, decorated at the interior center with 'anhua' dragon. Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century Jindezhen Shufu ware. Condition: a half nail chip associated with light hairline and it is easy to re-touch till invisible. Diameter: 19cm

Decorated with large flower motif on the interior. Width = 36 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, 16th century. Condition : hairline (5 cm), no restoration

Dehua cup with unglazed firing ring on the center. Widht = 7.5 - 6.5 cm Height = 3.5 - 3 cm Qing Dynasty Condition : 2 cups in excellent condition, smallest cup has 2 tiny chips.

Small vase with black glaze to the footrim. Unglaze base. Song Dynasty 12th-13th centuries. Height=7.5 cm, width=7 cm. Condition : excellent, no chip, crack, hairline or restoration.

This is a set of traditional lacquer bowls from Thailand. There is a single gold mythical animal, balu-gwin, at the bottom of the inside and a three balu-gwin spaced around the outside. The gold rim with key design surrounds the rim of each of the 5 bowls.

In wonderful condition, each bowl is approx 5 inches wide at the rim and 2.5 inches high.

Description: A cute tiger figure was carved from one nephrite Houtien jade pebble. By accurate characteristics on the features as a Ming piece, the crouching jade tiger was preserved with obvious iron rust on the surface.Further more, portion of the jade tissue was revealed with pale-tinted incursions within the tissues...

An Art Deco green celluloid & rhinestone bangle circa 1930. This small but attractive vintage celluloid bangle measures 2-1/8" across the interior and is 3/16" wide. The green rhinestones are the older cut small table stones of that period. It is in excellent vintage condition with no chips, cracks, losses or damage. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use...

An attractively carved okinomo, depicting three sparrows on a branch, made in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1911) for export to Europe or the U.S. Condition very good. There is one crack which runs through the centre of the branch and finishes as a hairline on the first birds head. The ivory displays the usual age yellowing - most visible on the back view...

 

Description: A decent lotus-bud bowl from Jun kiln was in beautiful look. In a tint of the famous sky-blue glaze, the elegant bowl was shaped at the foot ring with regular wall. Developed with darkened colour which was caused by kiln firing, the unglazed foot ring was preserved with obvious burial earth. Light incursions of pinhead holes were found on the surface near the bottom. In the cavetto, the glaze was in milky-white blue when some residues were left for authentication...

Decorated with a scene depicting phoenix and chrysanthemum , and, around the flattened edge, with concentric waves and interspersed with floral motifs. Width = 28 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, late 16th century.. Condition : professional restoration on one crack (hard to view)

Decorated with a scene depicting phoenix, chrysanthemum and bamboo in the central and, around the flattened edge, with three qilin and interspersed with floral motifs. Width = 27 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, late 16th century.. Condition : professional restoration on one crack on the rim (hard to view).

A well carved and unusual jade carving of a little boy in a reclining position. Age: 19th century. Size: See last photo. Condition: No repairs.

SOLD. Circa 1910 enamel floral pin stamped: GENUINE CLOISSONE STERLING a Crown, W and Lion for the Watson Co of nearby Attleboro, MA. The flower reminds one of a Magnolia, Lotus Flower, Water Lily, in white. This brooch has a tube hinge and a "safety pin" catch. 2 1/4" unpolished vintage condition. No price, no info please.

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...