Donated Gift Certificate. Vintage ethnographic sun face motif round 2" sterling silver pin with copper sun face with of an idol god amidst Inlay mosaic lapis marked: Mexico, assay 3, double stamped 3 plus initials, please see close up. Nice pre owned unpolished condition...

A pair large Chinese silk kesi tapestries, once mounted as hanging scrolls with silk brocade border and backed with paper. Showing immortals and gods of the Daoist Pantheon in a landscape setting. Made of a two colour silk tapestry with painted areas. Dating to the late Qing dynasty. Condition: please look at the photos carefully - they make part of the condition report - the brtittle mounting is damaged and only partially preserved, the wooden bars of the top and one of the bottom are lost...

A very unusual pale yellow-green (kiji) porcelain vase in the shape of a Chinese Gu by Seiji Celadon master Suwa Sozan enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Fretwork and a roiling dragon body have been softly engraved into the sides; the slightest variation in tone the only hint to the subtle design-work. The vase is 11-1/2 inches (29 cm) tall, 6 inches (15 cm) diameter and in fine condition...

Description: A magnificent stone head of Louhan( or Lokapala ) was from 13th century. Unearthed from a relics of a temple near Shichuan, this head piece was preserved very well with original red mineral pigment and gold leaf. In an awesome facial expression, the Budhist saint was rendered finely in the features and showing a strong form that was unusually seen in the Chinese traditional sculptures. A custom made black marble stand was included...

An exquisite 950 silver and "free form" smokey quartz ring by Brazilian jeweler Haroldo Burle Marx who was the brother of Roberto Burle Marx, also a jeweler and notable landscape architect. This ring comes in its original box and was purchased at The Altomar Collection, which was a small boutique in the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. from 1982 until 1999. Currently a size 8, it is suitable for a man or woman...

A very beautiful 27" ( 69 cm ) French bisque doll by SFBJ , with so pretty and childlike expression .

She is a very pretty girl that will steal your heard ...........

A nice small qingpai funerary powder box in the shape of the lotus flower in three small pod. The flowers petals has dropped off showing the base of the flowers.

In good condition with the exception of some expected abrasion and manufacturing faults as shown in the photographs. Some rough edges and minute sand grits on the cover. No damage, crack, chip or any restoration.

The height is about 4.3cm and the width is about 10.2cm

Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure (206 BC - AD 220)

This rare pottery figure was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in a base coat of white pigment on top of which have been painted pink, red and black pigments with a good deal of the original pigment still remaining. The holes in his sleeves are where originally would have been placed articulated wooden hands, now long since rotted away and lost...

Of reddish wood with fine grain, this Maori Wahaika Patu measures 15 1/4" long and roughly 5 1/8" wide. The top has a figural face or mask carved in reticulated form, with a hole for attachment to the wrist. The club has a hooked section, used to grab the opponent's weapon and remove it...

A late Song - Early Yuan Qingbai foliated bowl, covered with nice bluish tone glaze, silky with fine glaze, unglazed base. Very good condition with a chip to the foot and a hairline to the rim. Size: 18 cm diameter and 7 cm height

Crackle porcelain covered by white glaze, unglaze base. Interior decorated carve pattern with 5 spurs mark on the center. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 16,5 cm wide, 6 cm tall. CONDITION: Excellent, reglued to chip on th rim, no crack, no hairlines.

 

A lovely washer bowl with lotus petal motif on the exterior. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (12-13th Century). MEASUREMENT : 11.5 cm wide, 6 cm height. CONDITION : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

A good Tang Changsha bowl with lotus motif, rounded side with deep center and unglazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze green and brown of Buddhist symbol "lotus" motif, covered with creamy white glaze.
Bowl is in good condition with good glaze, very minor glaze degradation on the rim, no chip, no crack, no restoration / no color added.
Size: 16 cm diameter.

Large wooden prayer beads from Lhasa with nine glass bead spacers and two leather counters with ten silver rings each ending with silver inlaid mountain coral and turquoise.The wooden ones are made from the wood of the Bodhi tree where Buddha received his enlightenment. Total length of the beads 76cm. This does not include the counters. Condition: All original.

Chinese Qing dynasty export porcelain Benjarong (five color) bowl made for the Thai market densely decorated in relief polychrome enamels around the circumference with eight alternating Buddhist celestial beings. The turquoise-green interior is accented with a floral circular medallion at the base of the well and a floral band around the interior top. 19th century. 7 1/8” diameter x 3 1/2” high. Good overall condition with gilt highlights at the rim and foot...

Antique bronze south east Asian opium weights in the form of birds or roosters. Complete collection numbering 9 weights in tapering sizes the largest 5 inches tall. I good condition with a great patina.

Perfect for smaller to medium wrists an old Chinese silver filigree bracelet with vermeil wash, set with a 19th c. carved jade button (?). The bracelet is adorned with wirework and floral and foliate enamels in blues, green, purple. It has an inner circumference of 6 3/4" and its width varies between 1 3/8" in the center front and 7/16" at its narrowest, near the clasp. The jade button is 7/8" tall by 1 1/8" wide...

This is a set of small but very unique Keshi bina musician dolls or they may be called as Kawari bina (different or strange looking). By placing them casually, you can create an interesting group. The size of the two dolls are 4 inches tall on 1 1/2 inches stool (new lacquered wood), the other three are approx. 3 inches tall.

When the peaceful life of Edo (1600-1868) continued without any major battles for years, the people's life in general became more affluent...

Chinese Warring States Bronze Axe Head

This bronze axe head dates approximately to the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). Inside are remains of its wooden shaft. Length 16 cm (6.25 inches). Unfortunately it has been broken in two and re-stuck.

For information: this axe head is part of a modest yet very interesting private English collection of Chinese antiquities acquired during the 1990s that we recently acquired.

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Beautiful man's short jacket, hand painted on Asa(hemp). It is in excellent conditon, very rare to find this quality in this condition. This type of kimono is becoming very scarce every year.

Early Taxco necklace in emulation of Matilde Poulat’s “Mexico City” repousse, this piece is wrought in 980 silver and its beauty is beyond words. Intense “tribal” flair , deep patina, strong repousse and the splash of green added by the malachite cabs combine to create a necklace fit for pre-Colombian royalty. Measuring approx. 17″ long (wearable; it’s a little difficult to measure exactly due to the curve in the pectoral) with the pectoral part being 6 1/2″ wide and 2 ...

A blue glazed Song vase of unusual color for Song pieces. Size: H. 18.8cm. W. 15cm. Condition: No repairs

We are showing a dramatic vintage Mexican Silver bib necklace with warmed turquoise stones and marked only with 925. You can see the hammered silver on the underside which I love to see in a pre Spratling dated necklace. There is a 17 inch wearable currently and it does come with 2 extra links for a longer look. The repousse is not backed as you can see and the weight is 71 grams of heft. The top of the bib spans 7.5 inches across and 3.5 inches long in the center. There is no damage of any kind...

A heavy hand forged iron candle-stand from a Buddhist temple in the shape of a burning jewel. It is 90 cm tall, 57 wide, base and legs 20 x 39 cm and dates from the 19th century. Very thick and heavy iron work.
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A Teapot by Teishitsu Gigei-In Suwa Sozan I decorated by his friend the famous scholar artist Tomioka Tessai and enclosed in a signed double wood box. A custom pad between the pot and lid protect it during storage from chipping, and it has a silk bag in which it is wrapped. . It is 4-1/2 x 7-1/2 x 6 inches (11 x 19 x 15 cm) and in excellent condition. The box is titled Daibutsu Sozan – Chossen – Suichu and signed Hachiju Okina Kyuso Tessai Dai, Sozan Yakisei.
A strikingly similar ...

A rare yari-no-saya of course bristles blossoming tuft-like from a 7 inch black lacquered wooden sheath bound with strips of bamboo resting on a four legged hardwood stand. The Edo period piece is in excellent condition, with only minor damage to the wooden ring about the bottom of the tuft. It is made to take a spear head over 8 inches long.

A large and impressive censer, this bronze and cloisonne measures 24" high, approximately 14" wide, and is heavy weight bronze. The finial on the lid has a foo dog or lion, and the base has three mythical beasts as supports for the body of the censer. The two handles are stylized foo lions also. The cloisonne is multi colored, with a base tone of turquoise, with geometric designs in the background. Flowers, foliage, and birds are depicted all over the cloisonne sections, and the bronze areas a...

An English Silver Boxed Child's Set consisting of a Baby Spoon and a Pusher. Hallmarked Birmingham 1933, with the makers mark AP&Co. The Spoon is 4.5" in length and the Pusher is 3.75".

Stunning wide - eyed Bebe with fine bisque and painting , original wig , body and beautiful clothing !!!

She is on pretty size 12 Bebe ( 27" ( 69 cm ) by Emile Jumeau ..... circa 1888 in all perfect condition of bisque socket head with pretty blue glass paperweight inset eyes witch has dark eyeliner and fine long painted lashes.

She has brush-stroked brows and on closed mouth with outlined lips. Pierced ears and original pretty curled long brunette human hair wig over cork pate an...

H. 21 cm. excl. stand, 25 cm incl. stand. Ca. 3rd century AD. Ex private collection The Hague, The Netherlands. Ex. Coll. Ostracon, Switzerland.

A vintage high quality hand gilded 2-1/4" tall cup and matching 6" saucer in the English bone china Seville 6874 pattern by Aynsley. This cup and saucer features a Renaissance inspired hand applied encrusted gold decoration including griffons, with high relief gold highlights or encrusting. All on a cobalt blue ground with white and cream grounds as well. Aynsley made wonderful quality cups, many are collectible. Great bridal shower gift idea, or start off your own teacup collection. It is in...

A large gold decorated lacquered dish painted in Ming Dynasty style depicting boys at play by a pavilion in a river landscape. Condition - good. There are chips to the rim and a little wear to the gilding - please see pictures. This item was probably made for export during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor (1875-1908). 13.3 inches (34cm) Diameter.

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A matching pair of Shaker #3 rockers from the Mount Lebanon, NY community. 19th century. Each chair bears a '3' branded on the upper back slat, and one chair displays a Mt. Lebanon manufacturer's stamp on the third back slat. Excellent condition, retaining an old pecan colored finish and with woven beige and blue cloth tape seats. There is a minor split to one leg where it joins with the runner (but still structurally sound). Dimensions: 34" ht. x 19 3/8" width x 25" depth.

I have never seen this type of Hina Goten (Palace) until I found this one. No longer a spring chicken myself, I asked several people in Japan if they knew anything about this style. No one knew. We may call this a rare find. The Girls Days Hina ningyo (doll) set that I grew up with was displayed in the steps style, which still could be a common way of displaying 15 dolls as long as you can afford the space. The style of all the Hina dolls are from Heian Period (794

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Actually used at a private house in Gangwon-do as the northeastern part of Korea, early 20th century, approx. 34 x 29 x 1.8 cm (13.38 x 11.41 x 0.70in). *Teapot is not attached with this item.


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A finely small celadon dish, well balance potted on the porcelain body, decorated in the center with an impressive twin fish, covered overall with a nicely olive green glazed. Southern Song dynasty Longquan ware. Condition is excellent, no any chips, cracks and free from any restoration. Diameter: 12.5 cm.

Pair of silver candlesticks, ca 1890, by Herman Sudfeld, fully marked with .800 silver standard and Sudfeld's name and monogram. Measure 16" high, 35 troy ounces. Sudfeld is a known silversmith, working between 1883-1909. Well proportioned, with a bulbous stem over cylindrical section upon a domed base, with four ornate feet. Bright cut engraving over much of the surface. Lions heads adorn the cylindrical section, each with ring and bar in their mouths. One lion's head is missing, visible ...

Longquan charger covered with guan type - crackle celadon glaze and decorated with chrysantemum flower on the center. Glazed Base. Southern Song 南宋 (1127–1279). Measurement : Diameter: 27 cm. Condition : cracks on the body, free restorations.

Description: A Longquan celadon-glazed water pot was mold with a narrowed mouth, merged body and a well shaped foot ring. Yielded under the glaze with evenly spread crackles of iron wires all over the surface including the center of the foot ring, adding with the iron brownish foot ring, the small water pot was imitated to the Ge-typed wares of Song Dynasty in a charming look. The tint is much darken and greener in real than in the pictures. By the greasy-feel glaze condition, the lovely size an...

A 10k yellow gold deep yellow sapphire ring from the 1950s. This size 5-1/2 retro ring features an oval faceted 1.5 carat (calculated) yellow/orange sapphire in a 7/16 x 5/16" heart shaped setting. This ring is stamped 10K with various maker's marks, it weighs 1.6 grams and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and m...

A superb example by my favorite "heart" artist, again inspired by Margot de Taxco's beloved koi fish designs this is a pair of earrings worthy of the best collection! One cannot fail to admire the confident, pronounced repoussage and the crispness in detail and finishing - both qualities that characterize the work of only the best maestros. I am sure that whoever AEM was, he (or could it be she?) must have worked for the Los Castillo and Margot de Taxco talleres - the craftsmanship in his piece...

Beautiful vintage Tiffany & Co. 2" wide sterling cuff with a subtle diagonal pattern. It measures 5 3/4" around in the inside with a 1 1/8" opening. Fine original condition, it weighs 53 grams.Signed Tiffany & co. 925 Italy. A classic beauty, perfect for any woman.

A Chinese B&W storage jar decorated with ladies playing a game in a garden, surrounded by children. Marked with an Artemisia leaf. Kangxi period (1662-1722). In the 19th century the silver mounts were added by an unknown Dutch silver smith. Hallmarked with the 'old sword'. This item is in a very good condition., with only a minor glaze chip to the mouth rim. H. 12 cm.

 

Dimensions: 31"L x 30"W x 34"H x 20" seat depth

Mineral polychromia H 29 cm , wide 15 cm Semi hard wood. More pictures and information on local origin on request

A Yuan dynasty bottle vase, decorated to the both sides body with incised phoenix on flight among clouds scroll and attached to the neck with pair of scroll handles. Condition with glue repaired to the one of the handle, tiny chip to rim and tilt. High: 14.2cm.

A Chinese underglaze blue painted 'double happiness' baluster jar and original cover.

Age: 19th century

Size: Approximately 16" high by 10" diameter

Condition: Very good condition

An Art Deco 14k yellow gold sardonyx ring circa 1920s. This size 8-1/2 or 8.5 ring features an uncarved 5/16 x 1/4" bezel-set natural carnelian sardonyx stone and it has filigree shoulders. It weighs 1.6 grams, it is stamped 14k and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor surface abrasions and edge roughness to the stone. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; ...

A cricket cage made of a long bodied gourd with ivory mounts to accommodate the ivory and tortoise shell lid. The surface of the gourd has a leathery look from age. The tortoise shell piece has intricate pierced carvings of the "Eight Taoist Symbols" amidst curling tendril patterns. Period: Ching (19th Century)

An antique wood statue of the Boddhisattva Wei Tuo, the guardian of the Buddhist principles, dating to the late Qing dynasty. Carved in two parts with gilding and red color. He is standing on a rock imitating base, dressed as a warrior and holding the vajra staff. Condition: one hand with tiny losses, parts of scarf missing, top of helmet with a lost insert, vajra staff, one hand and back with glued patches. Dimension: total height: 38.5 cm, figure: 31.5 cm, weight: 1300 g.

Fantastic, ultra rare, vintage Georg Jensen Denmark sterling bracelet no. 139 designed by Astrid Fog. In 1969, Astrid Fog( 1911-1993) released her first jewelry collection for Georg Jensen. This bracelet is from that time period. Her jewelry is noted for its modernist designs of simple, large, bold geometric shapes. This bracelet is composed of 7 trapezoid shaped hollow links. Measuring 6 3/4" end to end and 1 1/8" wide, it weighs 113 grams and sits 1" high off the wrist. When clasped, the brac...

A superb elephant shaped incense burner by Miyanaga Tozan enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Zo Koro. Extreme clarity in the fine details, I will let the photos speak for themselves. It is 6 x 4 x 6 inches (15 x 10 x 15 cm) and in excellent condition. It comes with a pamphlet dated Showa 16 (1941) the last year of the artists life.
Miyanaga Tozan I (1868-1941) is one of the most important names in Kyoto ceramics. He was born in Ishikawa prefecture, and graduated fr...

Description: The interior of this rare ware was painted with a white slip and then dipped in a dark black-brownish glaze to form a six-petal design with a central six-pointed star. A marvelous piece always fetched high price in international auctions. Date: Tang Dynasty(AD9-10th century). Diameter: 14.5cm Height: 4.0cm Condition: Glaze is beautiful except two small before- excavation chips on the back surface.

Impressive and rare this handmade pair of copper sconces was designed and signed circa 1940's by Taxco, Mexico artist Hector Aguilar (1905-86). Each sconce measures 11 1/4" tall X 9 3/4" across. Each holds 2 candles. Beautiful unpolished patina. Each signed HA TAXCO MEXICO. Excellent condition with one small pin head sized ding as shown. An example of this pair is pictured in a room setting on p. 228 of WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE by Penny Morrill. A pair of single candl...

Walter Harrowing (British, worked 1865-1904)

Chestnut Hunter in a Stable

Oil on canvas, signed and dated: “1877”.

There is no known exhibition record of Harrowing’s work and little is known of his background other than that he is noted for his portraits of horses and dogs, particularly beagles, hunters, brood mares and coach horses. He is also known to have painted still lifes of game as well as various other farm animals. He is listed in The Dictionary of Briti...

Large Chinese Yuan Dynasty Blue & White Jar with Cover - Oxford TL Test

This large and rare early underglazed jar, complete with cover, was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) at one of the kilns at Yuxi in Yunnan province. Although classed as "blue & white" ware, the colour of the underglaze cobalt blue does vary in places and the clear glaze is distinctly greenish in colour. Already a very rare type of jar, the "Three Friends of Winter" pattern around the shoulder makes it even r...

This is a Stunning Felipe Martinez Necklace and with a filigree inset a top a black niello background and rimmed with more sterling giving it more dimension. The beads are repousse and the necklace is 1 1/4in. tall and .75 at the widest. The weight of the necklace is 80.1 grams. The necklace is properly hallmarked with eagle 3, Sterling Taxco Martinez as shown. The earrings are sold and no longer available. This masterpiece is collector and museum quality with no damage whatsoever. This desig...