Antique English cut glass claret jug with sterling silver mounts by John Figg, London, 1872-1873. The glass body is decorated with a cut star design. There is a chip to the glass foot ring, which is covered by a sterling silver mount, hallmarked by E.H. Stockwell, London 1872. Otherwise condition is excellent. Matching hallmarks to cover, handle and silver neck ring. Size: 9.5" high x 5.5" across handle/spout x 5" diameter.
Rookwood art pottery Iris glaze vase decorated with star lilies by artist Rose Fechheimer, 1903. Impressed under base with Rookwood potter's marks. Mint condition with typical glaze crazing. Size: 7.5" high x 4" diameter
Chinese late Qing to early Republic period ceramic modeled container shaped like a "ha ma," or toad, with a hollow body and flat base covered in a monochrome pearl glaze with a seeded finish. Measures about 10 ½”L x 9 ¼”W x 6”H. There are some old surface cracks visible. The back section appears to have been restored and the gray areas in the pearl glaze appear to be old restorations which were executed in China...
Grueby bulbous body art pottery vase with leaf and bud decoration in a cucumber green glaze by Wilhelmina Post. Impressed manufacturer's mark on underside. Mint condition. Size: 7 7/8" high x 5" diameter.
Newcomb College art pottery vase with cucumber green matt drip glaze. Excellent condition with no chips, repairs or cracks, only a spot at base where glaze did not run smoothly. Size: 7.25" ht. x 5.25" diameter.
Opium smoking set consisting of a tray with handles, a lamp (or burner) and two small dishes. The tray with five compartments, three of them closable with a hardwood lid and bronze knobs in the form of sitting foo lions. The lamp, dishes and the outside of the tray made of gilt copper and with decoration of mille fleur in colored cloisonne enamel. The partition and underside worked in hardwood, resting on four hemispheric feet...
A magnificent 970 silver, amethyst and moonstone bracelet by Antonio Pineda. A rare design with two kinds of stones that are very complimentary in color. The bracelet measures 7" around in the inside and is 3/4" wide. It weighs 74 grams and is in fine original condition. The stones are all original and there are no chips or cracks to any of them. The safety chain is intact and the push in clasp is tight. It is extremely beautiful and rarely seen.
A Kendi with cylindrical neck, everted lip and tapering spout. Covered overall with brown-reddish amber coloured lead glaze, stopping above the base, over a white stoneware body. Condition with flaw large chip to foot rim and polished to the tip of the spout because seem shorter than usual, further in good condition without any restoration, no any crack and other chip found. 14th century Fujian ware probably Quanzhou kiln. High: 17.5cm.
A burl wood peach tassel with a glass beaded ornament. The peach is a tremendous Chinese symbol for longevity as well as other auspicious attributes. Size: Peach. L.2.6cm. W. 2.5cm. Glass. L. 5cm.
A very large size Yuan to early Ming longquan celadon dish, center with impressed peony spray motif, the cavetto with vertical ribbing suggesting petal, rounded side with flattened rim and raised edge, base is glazed with ring for firing which is reoxidizes red during cooling, undecorated outside, covered with blue - green glaze. base has few small drilled owner's marks.
Dish is in very good condition with 4 cm rim fretting restore.
Size: 41.5 cm diameter.
Deco style bar unit with mottled glass top and side panels in a gilded cabinet. Circa 1950s. Probably Italian. One half of the top hinges upward to reveal a liquor compartment fitted for bottles, while in the other half one of the front side panels opens outward for storage. Size: 55.5" long x 29.25" high x 18.25" deep.
This is a Song dynasty qingbai appliqué dragon funerary vase in high relief. It has a short splay foot rim, then everted upward to a u-shaped body with a slight tilted wide shoulder and with a finger pinched moulded rim. From the center of the shoulder rises a long neck winding upward edges, like the ancient tower of Babylon, towards what looks like a garlic head rim. It has a five claws dragon coiling round the neck of the vase chasing after the flaming pearl in the sky...
English mahogany reading stand. Circa 1850. This stand features a finely turned pedestal that supports a reading surface with opposing fold-up slopes and brass page restraints. The reading height adjusts in increments from 29" to 40.5", and there is a single frieze drawer at one end. Superb condition.
"Femme Fatale" bronze figure by Romaine De Tirtoff Conte Erte (Russian/French, 1892-1990), signed limited edition No. 145/375, produced in 1987. This bronze sculpture is fashioned with a four color bronze patination and rests on a lozenge shaped, stepped black marble base. Excellent condition. $15,000 high retail book value. Dimensions: 20.5" high x 7" wide x 9.5" deep...
This is a Yuan dynasty celadon vase with a three claws dragon and a phoenix motif flying in the sky. The phoenix is very elegantly engraved with a beautiful body, with a pair of wide spreading wings and with the tail floating in the sky. The celadon vase stands on a short splay shallow recessed foot rim...
Description: A northern stoneware was intriguingly applied with russet oil-spots glaze. In a lovely size, the bowl was molded regularly in well proportion. While with a charming glaze effects on the inner and outer surface, the bowl’s foot ring was unglazed and was revealed with the meticulously applied protection coating on the body clay. The sandy-feel protection slip cracked in some way and reveal the white clay underneath. Date: Jin to Yuan period(13th-14th century)
Width: 8.2cm.
Very nice look of Song dynasty white glazed jar, decorated with incised flower scroll to the shoulder and attached four lugs ring handles to upper side, in the center with two lines of beads and lotus petals to the bottom, unglazed white flat base. Condition: restored to one triangle chip, also slight harmed one of the lug, further in perfect shaped. Song dynasty collected in South-Sulawesi. High: 9.1cm and Wide: 10.5cm
Description: A black-glazed tea bowl was uniquely shaped in a stout way. Molded by a narrowed wall, the foot had a rolled ring at the bottom. Having been cleaned professionally though, the luster of the glaze was retrospective when subtle brownish tint was amid the evenly applied black glaze. Date: Jin to Yuan period, Provenance: Tinlin kiln Fujiang Province. Width: 11.5cm, Height: 5.7cm.