Persian Senneh kilim with a concentric lozenge medallion and herati pattern on a red ground. Woven in slit tapestry, warp in cotton and weft in wool. Beautiful colors. Condition: clean, fine, lower end minimally reduced. Dimension: 191 cm x 124 cm.

This antique pair of Hand made leather are the old traditional shoes which were worn in Turkey. They were called Charoog...spelling may vary. The soles are concave and curl to a point in the front. The heels are very narrow. They are an interesting ethnographic item of a time long past. They measure 9 inches long

This rare teke turkomen pendant was originally worn as a necklace. This piece is studded with carnelians and decorated with gold wash aka "firegilded" detail. The pendant is 4 inches wide and 9.5 inches long.

A pair woman's festive leggings from Sana'a, Yemen. The upper part is brocade with boteh pattern in gold wrapped silk threads and the lower part with couched silver wrapped threads forming stars. Red cotton lining. Please visit the "Israel Museum" (http://museum.imj.org.il/imagine/galleries/viewItemE.asp?case=25&itemNum=354) for an identical pair. Condition: fine. Dimension: 34 cm long, 19.6 cm wide.

Brookland, Washington, D.C.

Edgar Hewitt Nye (American, 1879-1943)

Oil on artist board, signed lower left and located on paper label on reverse: “Brookland, D.C. (off Bunker Hill Road). Vicinity now a well built up residential section.”

Nye lived, worked and taught in Washington, DC for 58 years...

A Dutch sterling silver tea strainer and stand made in 1918 by Fa Dahlia. This ornate antique 2 piece tea strainer on its original claw-foot stand measures 5-1/4" x 3-1/4" and it features birds and flowers. The stand has a repousse foliate design. Each is fully hallmarked for Amsterdam, Holland 1918, and they bear the maker's mark for Fa. Dahlia. This strainer and stand weighs 99.5 grams, and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...

 

A pair of antique silver arm cuff bracelets worn by the women of the Turkmen Ersari tribe. From an old Swiss collection. Cf. Schletzer, Dieter, and Reinhold: Old Silver Jewellery of the Turkoman: An Essay on Symbols in the Culture of Inner Asian Nomads. Berlin: D. Reimer, 1983: No. 217. Condition: good, some traces of usage, few old small losses to edges (see picture 10). Dimension: 9.5 cm long x 6 cm wide, weight: 258 g.

Attractive folk art Buddha with most of it's original painting intact. Made in Sri Lanka in the 19th or early 20th century. H. 55 cm. Condition: some age cracks, some wear to the painting, traces of light repainting (face seems to be touched up a bit), one finger repaired. Overall in a very good condition.

The Young Hunter

Ernest Bosch (German, 1834-1917)

Oil on canvas, signed lower left (behind frame).

Bosch was a pupil at the Academy of Dusseldorf under the instruction of K. Solm, T. Hildebrandt and Schadow. He was best known for his portrait and genre paintings. His genre paintings frequently included animals. Later in his career, he turned his focus more toward portraits of women. In addition to painting, Bosch was a skilled illustrator, etcher and lithographer...

Measuring 32" x 1", this belt is comprised of a heavy stepped buckle, 8 square panels featuring peacocks, lions and other animals, 8 rectangular panels of foliate designs, 5 round panels with peacocks, and 12 bar panels with a flower, all over 13 woven strands of silver. The buckle is set with a blue stone, and is fastened with two bars, both attached with three chains...

H 28 cm For more information please request.

Antique Japanese hair ornaments, Gin(Silver) Kanzashi with bira-bira danglings. This is an unusually large and heavy Kanzashi probably worn by Geisha. It was made for a very special occasion when a particularly elaborate hair style was needed. The ornaments are all made with silver and the bodies are plated on mixed metals. 16 petals chrysanthemum heads. This one is definitely for Kanzashi collector. Shorter one is tarnished more than the other

Long Kanzashi is 13" x 6"...

Japanese Gin kanzashi metal hair ornament; the two pronged gilt pin with applied large natural red coral, silver and silver gilt plum blossoms with coral beads 7 1/8"

SOLD. Vintage Gilded Brass Sash Ornament with small C catch clasp, leaning toward the Art Deco direction, leading one to ponder perhaps this was late in the 'Sash wearing period'. Green Art Glass Cabochon with moonglow button affect swirls is bezel set at 7/8" X 1/2" yet embraced with 2 double claw decorative prongs. Lots of strong design. 3 3/4" X 1 3/4". Very Nice vintage condition. SOLD 2012

This Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Victorian 'Dragon's Breath' art glass is often referred to Jelly Opal or Mexican Faux Fire Opal. Also mistakenly called saphiret, an unusual and rare Victorian tan to aqua art glass, which is sometimes used to describe actual butterfly wings. While all are very collectible, they are not all created equal! To see a real Saphiret brooch please search # 455552 in this web catalog...

Sold. Were this White Green Lavender Enamel Iris Flower Pin Sterling Silver, it would be double the price. Decent size at just under 2" X 7/8" and the enamel is in very good condition. Was once Gold Gilt yet now the rich brass is present W "C" catch.
Sold, no price, no info

A fine antique oil on canvase by Mauritz Frederik Hendrik De Haas picturing a sailing ship in the moonlight signed lower left in excellent condition measuring approx. 24 x 36 inches framed in a period frame. One of the most famous 19th-century marine and landscape painters, especially of Long Island, Mauritz De Haas was born in Rotterdam, Holland where he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts...

A fascinating very old mask from Rajbansi People figuring , the deity monkey Hanuman, Nepal , Terai , India , very great age , H 26 cm More information on request

Charles Paul Gruppe (American, 1860-1940) autumnal Dutch landscape with windmill. Watercolor on paper. Circa 1920. Signed lower right. Offered in an antique giltwood frame. Size: 11" x 17" (sight). Provenance: Stanton's Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Excellent condition. Charles Gruppe was born in Canada but travelled to Europe in the 1880s, where he took up residence in the Netherlands for some 20 years...

Charles Dorman Robinson impressionist seascape A beautiful atmospheric seascape painting of a sunset with ships off the coast of San Francisco...

Wm. Durgin Hand Hammered Sterling Pitcher. Weight 25.5 Tr. ounces. Dimensions 9" high x 5" wide (9.5" spout to handle); size five pints. Early 20th century. Excellent condition.

A very fines standing protector figure , the hands are joined in the namaste gesture, some watering erosion on the back , indicating a great age, but fine condition , H 33 cm

Early 1900's charm and elegance are expressed in this lovely set. Shimmering pink crystals are highlighted by tiny clear rhinestones, and the effect is dazzling. Necklace is 16 1/2" at full extension, lavaliere is 3 1/2" wide and 2" high excluding the 1" drops. Bracelet wraps around and slopes to 1/2" high in the back. Front is 1 1/4" high with a plaque 2" high and 4" long.

A fine Original early California watercolor painting by Susan S. Loosely or Sroufe her maiden name. Picturing a redwood forest with afternoon light framed in original arts and crafts period frame. In excellent condition measuring approx. 12 x 18 a fine and rare painting. Biography

The Sroufe family came to California in a prairie schooner in 1850 with the Gold Rush. On October 2, 1853 Susan was born in Petaluma. In 1870 the family settled in San Francisco where Susan showed a marked tale...

Measuring 8" x 6.75", the seated lion is cast upon an oval stepped plinth, and signed Barye. The surface is a deep brown patina, with slight wear in raised areas where it has been handled. The entire surface of the lion is well cast and detailed, with the musculature and fur clearly depicted. Antoine Louis Barye (French 1795-1875) is one of the renowned animalier sculptors of the nineteenth century, and his works are classical icons of this genre. The Lion Assis, or seated lion, was create...

Helen Wells Seymour
(American, 19th/20th century)

Japanese Landscape with Figures

Oil on canvas board, signed.

Painting size: 12” x 14”
Frame size: 17” x 19”

"Helen Wells Seymour (1878-1937) was educated in the Friends School in Washington, D. C. and she took special courses for two years in Columbia University and in the Doshisha Women's College, Kyoto, Japan. She spent several years of her life in Japan and China, was a collector of textiles and J...

Interesting boat-shaped water vessel with birds-like spout, standing on four feet. Made of brass with brown patina and decorated with floral motifs in relief. Similar examples of this type of kendi in the "Tropenmuseum Amsterdam". Condition: traces of usage. Dimension: 33.4 cm high, 34 cm long.

With still strong color and thick pile, this long rug measures 9'6" by 3'10". Likely Shirvan, though has characteristics of Gendji also. In good condition, with loss of one complete border on one end, and wear to other end, though sides are intact, with no holes, and almost no wear. The central design of botehs is over a very dark blue or black ground, and two of the borders have a cream ground. There are birds and small deer on the borders at each end, and the entire surface of the rug is ve...

An impressionistic landscape painting of a river in winter by Aaron Harry Gorson (American, 1872-1933), oil on canvas. Circa 1920. Signed lower right: A.H. Gorson. Canvas size: 14 inches x 17 inches. This painting has been professionally restored and relined and is offered in a modern gilt wood frame. Aaron Harry Gorson was of Lithuanian descent and immigrated to Philadelphia in 1888. In 1894 he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, studying under Anshutz. In 1900, he attended ...

Pair of incredible enameled porcelain vases, depicting floral & phoenix decoration on yellow background. Size: Each vase has a height of 9 3/4 inches. Condition Report: Excellent condition.

A beautiful original Nels Hagerup oil painting of a sail boat off the coast of San Francisco ocean beach. In excellent all original condition canvas size measuring 18x24 inches in the original antique frame. A fine example of this noted artists work.

biography

Nels Hagerup (1864-1922) was born in Christiania, Norway in 1864 into a family that included the composer Edward Hagerup Grieg. Nels Hagerup studied at the Christiania Art School, Royal Academy in Berlin, and in Copenhagen with C...

Indonesian, or more specifically West Java, stick puppet - Wayang Golek. Familiar with these from an exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco some years prior, we acquired this puppet, from a Maryland antiques market, due to its apparent character and whimsical decorative quality. Not our usual interest, we recognized the obvious hand craftsmanship and age. There is some wear to the puppet's garment (including some small holes and tears to the robe) and some distress to the face (some...

An ornate tubular skirt, worn by wealthy women in Lampung, Sumatra. Woven in one piece, the striped cotton fabric decorated with couched gold-wrapped thread work and few sequins. Condition: fine, probably missing sequins. Dimension: 116 cm x 60 cm (double).

A small statue of a dancer in traditional costume, finely cast and cold-worked in bronze and fixed on the original wooden stand. Such small bronze figurines were souvenirs and gifts from British Burma of the 1920s/30s. Condition: fine, only wood stand with some chips and traces of usage. Dimension: total height: c. 16 cm, base: 12.3 cm x 8.8 cm, figure: 12.5 cm high x 9.5 cm wide, weight: 1200 g.

A fine original oil painting a Portrait of the thoroughbred Race horse Portlaw by Guy Crosley c. 1930 measuring 18 x 24 in excellent condition. Exhibited at the Historical Korner & Wood galleries of Cleveland. A fine decorative painting would enhance any decor.

A Pwo Karen woven unmarried woman's attire with embroidered diamond-shaped pattern . Condition: partially little stained. Dimension: c. 132 x 59 cm. Please refer to "Peoples of the Golden Triangle: Six Tribes in Thailand" by Paul and Elaine Lewis, pages 74 - 75. Provenance: Private Swiss Collection.

Old Japanese Sumida Gawa Flower Wall Pocket Vase in the Form of Elephant Trunk Signed

It is 10 inches tall, and 2.75 inches in diameter.

It is in good condition with no repairs, nor chips, except hairline graze cracks that did not go through, and loss of paint (as seen in the photos).

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Beautiful antique gold ring in the form of a coiled snake, with a ruby in the top of its head, and diamonds as eyes. Marked with an antique hallmark with 14 just visible. Also tests positive for 14KT gold. Circa 1900 - 1920. Snakes were a popular motif in the Victorian era, signifying eternity and love, and were also a popular motif in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco eras. Substantial at 12 grams. The ruby is 5 mm in diameter, or about .65 carat, and the diamonds are 2 mm, or about ...

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...

James E. Stuart Yosemite Valley indian camp with El Capitan and Bridal veil falls A fine original oil painting on canvas 20 x 24 inches painted 1914 by in excellent all original condition in a quality gallery frame. James Everett Stuart 1852 - 1941 Eight year old James Everett Stuart arrived in California with his parents in 1860. He attended school in San Francisco and studied art with Thomas Hill and William Keith. His early work reflected the mood and mystery of the French Barbizon school...

A ceremonial cylinder used by Senior Monks to send letters to each other. The animal in the panel is a "balu-gwin" Size: H. 33.5 cm. Base diameter: 5.8cm. Condition: Normal wear, no repairs.

William F. Walter (American, 1904-1977)

Bridge in Washington

Oil on canvas, signed.

Painting size: 20” x 24” Frame size: 27.75” x 31.5”

A Washington, DC native, Walter was a respected designer, cartoonist, teacher and painter during his lifetime. After completing his studies at the Corcoran School of Art, he continued his training under the instruction of Charles Hawthorne, W. Lester Stevens, Richard Meryman and B. Baker.

Walter was member of the ...

A Mandalay Buddhist votive domed covered alms bowl with glass inlays. Age: Early 20th century. Size: H. 48cm. W. 20cm. Condition: No repairs.

A Pair of English Silver Candlesticks from Birmingham, 1915, in the Classical Corinthian Column Style; 4 3/4" high and in excellent condition. The mark is HW, probably Hy, Wilkenson, Ltd. Note that although they are not a set, these candlesticks can be matched with Item number 378917 (our stock number 309)

SOLD. Rare 32.5" Woven Cord Carved Horn Bead Necklace Pendant reminding one of Elizabeth Bonte. The Serpent Stone Half Buckle is secured with tested 14K Gold from which the woven cord chain suspends including agate beads. Pendant part is 2 3/8 X 1 3/8" and weighs 1.9 Ounces or 55 Grams. SOLD

a super fine phur-ba , H 27 cm Presented on iron stand More information , directly collected in situ

This powder horn is dating to the 19th / early 20th century. The curved body is made from water buffalo horn, beautifully carved with curvilinear motifs, the wide end with a wooden stopper. The gunpowder was stored in the Batak house in large gourds, the chief carried his own personal supply in such containers, which he wore suspended from a chain around his neck. Condition: the spout was originally with a closing mechanism plug, now lost. The suspension lug was probably replaced, the wide end w...

A lovely wood carving of a dancing Hindu goddess, the face and the sarung meticulously painted. Provenance: from the same estate like the Peranakan sarung. Condition: some cracks, paint with few losses and wear. Dimension: c. 30 cm high.

Double sided on Mother of Pearl 2 different Butterfly Wing Moth & Queen Ann's lace plant material in domed glass pendant stamped Sterling on same period chain stamped STER. Pendant is 1 1/4" across on 14" chain. Very nice vintage condition and please see pix to see both sides

Richard Norris Brooke (American, 1847-1920)

March at Sunset or The Old Story

Oil on canvas, signed and retaining two labels on the reverse with titles.

Painting size: 12.25” x 21.25”
Frame size: 18.75” x 27.5”

Born in Warrington, Virginia in 1847, Richard Norris Brooke made significant contributions to the development and posterity of the art community in Washington, DC. From his days as an instructor at the Virginia Military Institute to his tenure a...

The repousse brass on wood mortar with Kala heads. The iron pestle mounted with a hardwood kneeling figure. Ca. Late 19th to early 20th century. The mortar is 15 cm long, the pestle 29 cm.

A rare 19th or early 20th century Malayan kris with an attractive pamir/pamor steel blade. The hilt has a (probably replacement) metal collar and a finely carved Garuda head in "kingfisher" form. The wood scabbard is decorated with engraved Straits Chinese style white metal bands depicting Buddhist emblems. There are old losses to the 'flared' top of the scabbard and the left 'ear' of the Garuda head is missing. Unusually there is no damage to the 'nose'. The old blade is in very good condition...

A mini Shan red lacquerware covered receptacle. Unusual to find these types in this size. It still has some dried flowers that came with the item. Age: Early 20th century. Size: H. 19.5cm. W. 8cm. Condition: No repairs. Some minor chips around the rims.

Draum (Dream) by Ida Teichmann (German, b. 1875 - ), original lithograph on rice paper, circa 1910, artist signed in lower right margin. Condition: two very minor spots of foxing (not affecting the figures) and some mat burn outside of the image area. Newly matted and framed. Ida Teichmann was a female German artist known for her drawings and lithograph portrayals of adolescent girls and young children. Teichmann was born in Frankfurt am Main and was largely self-taught as an artist. She s...

Arts & Crafts Gothic revival bishop's throne chair, oak, early 20th century. Size: 70 inches ht. x 25 inches width x 21 inches depth. An impressive throne chair or bishop's chair fashioned in the English Gothic Revival style. This chair is adorned with carved oak spires, linen fold panelling, Gothic arches with pillars, heraldic shields and tendrils of foliage. The hinged seat reveals a storage compartment below. Family history states that the chair was a gift from Saint Patrick's Cathedral...

Burmese silver ceremonial or monk's begging bowl. The exterior is decorated in repousse with a wide band of five mythological scenes with one figure and an elephant between foliage. Apparently unmarked. Condition: fine. Dimension: 13.8 cm diameter, 9.8 cm high, weight: 352 g.

Beautiful large and heavy antique sterling silver sculpted ring with an 8 millimeter pearl in the center. It has a tiny antique hallmark, and tests positive for sterling silver. Probably circa 1900 or a bit later. Heavy and substantial at 17 grams; it is wonderful to wear and it feels like solid silver. Possibly European; it has an Arts & Crafts look, with sculpted foliate designs and oxidized detail. A fabulous statement ring.

Ring size 5 1/2, although I can easily fit it on my size 6 fi...

Oak Arts and Crafts settle. Circa 1910. Size: 76.5 inches length x 30.5 inches depth x 34.5 inches ht. This settle was inspired by Gustav Stickley's Model 210, but is slightly shorter and shallower. Offered in its original condition, with new green velour cushions.

An antique English sterling silver toast rack hallmarked for Sheffield England 1912. This classic four slice section sterling breakfast table or tray accessory has the maker's mark for George Hape. It measures 3-1/4" x 2-1/2", it stands 2-3/4" tall, and it weighs 60.2 grams. These also work nicely as a napkin holder or a desk organizer for cards and small paper. Also makes an unusual and good quality wedding gift idea. This item is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, lo...