The turret of a lonely outpost rises from the mountain peak formed by this small Japanese scholar rock set into a hand carved wooden base and enclosed in a wooden box titled Ko jinkaku (Small Armored Tower). The stone is 7 inches (18 cm) tall, 5 x 3 inches (13 x 8 cm). It likely was put together in the early 20th century.

This is a Rarity from a Maryland Estate: a DIAMOND & SAPPHIRE ART NOUVEAU PENDANT ~ Necklace. Size is 1" x 1". Another Rarity from Kensington, Maryland. Please contact us for details

Rare sterling silver spectacles in a green shagreen eye glasses case with silver mounts. Circa 1790-1800. The silver eyeglasses are unmarked, but are probably English, with folding frames. The shagreen (shark skin) case is in excellent condition with unmarked silver mounts and a working push-button catch. Size: 5 1/4" ht. x 2" width x 5/8" depth. Shagreen was made from the skin of the dogfish, a variety of shark, and was filed smooth and then applied like leather over a wooden case...

A blue & white Yuhuchun from shipwreck, decorated with floral around the body. Late Ming dynasty 17th century. Condition Excellent no chips, hairlines, cracks and or restoration. Height: 14 cm, Width = 11 cm

Georgian physician's blood letting set including a silver mounted green shagreen case with hinged top, complete with its four original thumb lancets, each with a triangular steel blade housed in hinged tortoiseshell protective guards. Circa 1790. Three of the steel blades are stamped with the cutler's mark of a crown with a six pointed star below, while the fourth blade is stamped SARLING. The set is in remarkable condition, with the only the catch for the lid closure being missing...

Description: A blue-glazed Jun bowl was decorated on the surface with charming purple splash.
In a foggy look, the bowl was endured through long time of burial and was survived in a very good condition.
By a steep wall rising from a small circular foot ring, the bowl was mold in an elegant oval shape.
Incursions was observed on the surface amid with crackles.
Date: Jin/Yuan periods, 12th/13th century.
Width: 17cm, Height: 8cm.
A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

Fine & Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar

This fine pottery jar was made some 4,000 years ago. Although it was excavated from Gansu province, we are not certain from which Neolithic culture it derives although it is probably a product of the Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC).� It is well-made and quite highly-fired, having a distinct ring when tapped. The lower body has been decorated with an impressed, almost spiral pattern...

A 10k enamel heart charm with Canadian provinces circa 1900. It has crests of the (then 7) Canadian provinces and this lovely antique yellow gold pendant was made the George H Lees jewellery company of Hamilton ( Ontario Canada) and is stamped 10K with the maker's mark. This piece dates to the pre-1905 era since Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland are not shown...

A true rarity of vintage American pressed or pattern glass. This is the 5-1/4" long and 4-5/8" wide wall pocket in the Elephant or Jumbo pattern in amber glass, issued by the King Glass Co. in 1890. Variously described as a match holder, match striker, wall pocket or vase, this item has vivid and crisp detail. It is 2-3/4" deep and is guaranteed to be antique glass...

Description: What an artistry it is indeed for this 800-years-old Minyao bottle vase which full of strong Zen spirits.
With four leaf-like handles, the vase was mold in oval shape and was applied with buff-tinted glaze on the surface.
Being decorated with circular lines around the body which like the halos around the stars, it was in simple form and owned with serene atmosphere.
Had been produced in one of the Cizhou kilns of northern China in 12th-13th centuries, the bottle was done...

A finely blue & white dish with abstract phoenix on the center, underside decorated with Emblems and continuous floral spray. Condition is excellent, three tiny frits on the rim, no any chips and cracks, well balance potted with good bright blue tone and free from any restoration as well. Dating Ming dynasty late 15th century, Wanli period. Diameter: 19 cm

Bronze tripod censer with six character mark on the base (Da Ming Xuande Nian Zhi). Diameter : 16 cm Condition : no damage or restoration Ming Dynasty

Offered is an extraordinarily decorative pair of late 19th century, English, Arsenic and Opium, apothecary shelf bottles.

The amethyst glass poison bottle is labeled "LIQ:ARSEN: or ARSENIC, and the cobalt bottle is labeled "EXT:PAPAV:LIQ" - the abbreviation for the Latin PAPAVER which is an OPIUM alkaloid...

Measuring 7 inches wide by 11 inches long by .25 inches thick, this wonderful wooden 1940's Mammy grocery memo board retains fourteen of its original multi-colored wooden pegs which, today, are very often found to be missing.

The graphic of Mammy remains in very fine condition as are the painted list of groceries...

Description: A green-glazed Longquan Meiping was mold in a decent size of 31.5cm in height.
Being decorated on the surface with flowing motifs of floral, this Meiping bottle was shaped with broad shoulder, narrowed neck and small mouth rim.
The bottle vase was stand firmly with the well shaped foot ring which was revealed with firing red tint in the unglazed body clay...

A quintessential Taisho style painting of a boy in a mystical forest of flowers, pigment on silk by Hoson Reisui (b. 1897). The ethereal image seems not so much to be drawn on the silk, but to eminate from it. The boy too seems as if a sprite living in some fantastical reality. There is a minor water streak opposing on the bottom outside of both panels (near the signature) and some loss to the white gofun petals. Each panel is 34 x 59 inches (86.5 x 149.5 cm) and is in overall fine condition...

Blue and White dish, decorated with a pair of Phoenix on flight among flower scroll, all painted under rich and strong cobalt-blue tone, fine glazed also. Character Mark to the base within double circle. Early Ching Kangxi period. Condition : a chip to rim, rim fritting, further in good condition. Diameter: 15 cm and High: 4.5 cm. Shipping cost : USD 30

Description: A bronze Karmapa Lama figure was finely cast.
Being preserved rarely with original gilding, this strikingly depicted statue was in sitting posture on a square pedestal.
Fine carving craftsmanship was well rendered in depicting the deity's facial expression in a natural way.
The bottom cover was a later restoration which was not unusual for Tibet bronze pieces.
Date: 16th Century.
Height: 11.9cm, Width: 8.5cm Depth: 6.4cm.
A FITTED SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

Description: A Zitan wood carving of a sitting figure was well rendered.
Depicted as a long robed scholar official wearing a an official hat and leaned against a stool, the figure was vividly carved in the features and on the costumes.
In perfect condition, the wood piece was reflected on the surface with enduring old patina.
Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.
Height: 9.5cm. Width: 7.0cm.
A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

A blue & white foliated dish with Qilin on the center, exterior decorated with continuous floral spray. Condition is good, with a star cracks, one tiny chip on the rim but free from any restoration as well. Dating Ming dynasty late 15th century, Thiansun to early Chenghua period. Diameter: 20.8 cm Shipping Cost : USD 35

Blue & White dish, decorated at interior with two Cabbage. Dating as early qing (1664-1795). Found in Kotabaru, South Kalimantan Indonesia. Condition is perfect, no chips, hairlines, cracks or restorations. Porcelain ware. Diameter: 23 cm

Famille verte dish decorated with a three. Period : late qing D = 23 cm Condition : PERFECT Shipping Cost : USD 50

Blanc de chine covered box decorated with beautifull flying crane and clouds. D=9.5 cm H= 5 cm Ming Dynasty Condition : chips on the inner rim and hairline. Shipping cost : USD 25

Blue and White covered box decorated with playing boys, ridding qillin. Qing Dynasty D= 9 cm Perfect condition, no chips, hairlines and free from restorations.

Qing celadon bowl with excellent glaze and mark on the base. Qing Dynasty D= 13.5 cm H = 6 cm Perfect condition, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration. Shipping cost USD 35

Three covered box : polychrome, blue and white and white glaze. D=5 cm Qing Dynasty Condition : Polychrome covered box is perfect B&W covered box has 1 cm glaze hairline and fritting White glaze covered box has frtting on the cover rim

Dish with petal molding on cavetto. Abstract floral motif in the center. Thin reddish iron wash on the base. Width= 13.5 cm. Late 14th-early 15th centuries. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, chip or restoration. Shipping Cost : $ 25

Blue and white dish decorated with the symbols making up three concentric circles on the cavetto, Sanskrit characters and mark on the back. Qing Dynasty (19th Century) Fujian ware. D= 19 cm Condition : one hairline, no restoration. Shipping cost USD 35by EMS.

Fine yuan longquan celadon jar decorated with impressive two dragon. Yuan Dynasty D=9 cm H= 7cm Excellent condition, a tiny frit on the base and crazying glaze.

Celadon charger small dish with incised flower on the center, and key fret scroll. W = 14.5 cm. Qianlong 1736-1795. Condition : Excellent with a very tiny frit on the rim.

Description:
A Cizhou brown-glazed tea bowl was decorated in the cavetto with striking russet markings which in vibrant radiating form.
By a fine profile, the bowl was mold in a feature of yan-kou wan bearing with an indented lip.
Standing firmly by a well shaped foot, the bowl was preserved in a perfect condition when some padding tar was left at the foot ring.
Some incursions were happened to the glaze rim too.
Foggy old condition was reflected in the glaze when the body c...

Offered is a extremely rare, 19th century, pharmacy apparatus for filling and sealing cachets which generally contained bitter "curative" powders.

This device is French and is called the CHAPIREAU'S CACHETEUR. The box houses fillers, compressors, a moistening dish, and an automatic handle used for holding and ejecting the filled cachet...

Dynamic painting on silk of a tiger on the prowl. Beautiful colors and movement depicted. The painting by Kamura Yokoku, (b.1885-1955), whose real name is Murakami Chikara, is a masterpiece. His teacher was the famed artist Nishijima Seiho. The condition is very good with only a few color spots that are almost invisible. Shipping/insurance to usa/western europe $40. (pic: w:12 1/2" L:47 1/2 ")

Strong Art Deco lines - Designed and signed by Taxco, Mexico artist Antonio Pineda. The piece measures 4 3/4 inches long, 1 1/4" wide & 1/4 inch thick...

Decorated with moulded flower spray on the body and two lugs on the shoulder. Unglaze base. Yuan dynasty 1279-1368 Longquan kilns, Zhejiang. Height = 5 cm. Condition : one in perfect condition, other with two small fritings on the base.

Decorated with flower sprays on the body. Unglaze concave base. Transitional 1644-1661 Height=11 cm. Condition : restoration to frittings on the rim, no chips, cracks, and hairlines.

 

A ribbed box decorated with a flower on the lid. Myng Dynasty 16th Century Diameter = 9 cm Condition : a very tiny frittings on the lid, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

Decorated with flower spray on the body and brown lip on the rim. Kangxi 1662-1722 Height= 5 cm. Perfect condition : no chips, craks, hairlines and free from restorations.

Blue and white cover box, export porcelain. Date : Kangxi (1644-1722) period. Size Diameter 10 cm. Height 5 cm Condition : Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or retorations

Description: A Jun lotus-bud bowl was in a lovely size.
By a fine condition, the bowl was applied with dark mustard-blue glaze which was hard being yielded precisely in my pictures.
It was an excavation piece that can be clearly verified by those characteristics, like the minute whitish dots happened to the glaze bubbles, the fine crackles, the incursive whitish band around the rim where the glaze meeting with the body clay and the old-feel brownish body clay at the bottom where the mold...

Exceptional rendering of the character Moon by one of Zens most important 20th century leaders Yamada Mumon. The ink on paper image is framed in patterned copper silk and features black lacquer wooden rollers. Some faint staining, the scroll measures 17-1/2 x 59 inches (44 x 150 cm) and is in excellent condition, enclosed in a kiri-wood box. Mumon (1900-1988) studied law in his youth, but was converted to the life of Buddhism by a statement of Confucian theory which says, rather than become a...

Description: A celadon tripod censer was from Longquan kiln of Yuan Dynasty.
Applied with light-green glaze, the censer was mold on the outer surface with Eight Trigarms for decoration.
Supported by three slightly everted feet and with the circular foot ring at the bottom, the censer was in elegant flatten form.
Characteristically, the body clay revealed at the foot ring was in pale-gray tint and was in tense quality.
From excavation, burial earth and fine crackles was obvious fo...

A great 14Kt white gold and diamond ring from the early Art Deco period. Combination of open work and geometric designs make this ring very unique. The diamond is a 0.22Ct brilliant cut diamond that has an H color and VS2 clarity. As our price busting efforts we lowered the price of this ring from $950 to $550.

Description: A beautiful Qingbai incense burner was mold in a stylized shape.
By an everted foot and with hollowed –out cloud patterns being decorated, the box was intriguingly covered by a reticulated cover.
It was obviously an porcelain copy from a metal prototype-which was commonly seen from the heritage of Tang dynasty when the Persia culture were affluent.
It was in perfect condition only with some incursions along the rims.
And the excavation earth was preserved for verif...

Charming sterling and enamel bracelet with 10 cascabeles by Margot De Taxco. It measures 7 1/2" end to end and is 1 3/8" wide from the top of the bracelet to the end of the cascabeles. This piece is in beautiful original condition. There is no missing enamel and no chips or cracks. It was perhaps never worn. Signed as shown. Lots of movement when on and just plain fun to wear. One of my personal favorite Margot enamel bracelets.

Offered is a seldom found, 19th century, drug store "tool of the trade" known as a tablet sorter. Made of wood, this pharmacist or druggist implement shows appropriate wear and patina commensurate with its age and use.

Diminutively sized, this tablet sorter is easily placed anywhere for display, measuring just 6" L x 6" W x 1.5" H.

A rare piece and a must-have for the advanced collector of early drugstore or apothecary items!

Four millefiore Decanters in graduated sizes of (with stoppers) 12 1/2 inches (32 cm), 11 inches (28 cm), 9 1/2 inches (24 cm) and 8 inches (20 cm). Attenuated necks with flared tops, matched millefiore stoppers. 3 bottles have Koscherak Brothers (KB) import labels and 3 have red/gold "Made in Murano Italy" labels, the labels can be seen in the photographs. No chips, cracks or repairs to any of the pieces. Acid matte finish to the bottles. Circa 1970's

This two piece millefiore Fairylamp is beautiful when lit! The millefiore have transparent blue centers, surrounded by concentric circles of red, lattimo and gold on a lattimo ground. cased in clear glass. Dome is notched, and bowl has matching scalloped edge. Assembled lamp stands 5 inches (12.7 cm) tall, bowl is 5 5/8 inches (13 cm) in diameter. Unmarked, but have seen others with KB import label. No chips, cracks or repairs. Circa 1970's.

Offered for sale is a stunning 1920's, Art Deco, Apothecary Show Globe with stand.

This beautiful pharmacy display is in very nice, all-original condition including the lovely sculptured glass finial with stopper!

The show globe measures about 21 inches high and and is capable of holding the colored water if so desired! The finial's ground stopper retains its original rubber cork and smoothly fits into the ground neck of the globe. Very minor interior hazing of the finial is present.

The...

Qianlong celadon vase with three lugs. Measure H=22 cm Qianlong Period Condition hairline encircling the neck.

Description:

An olive-shape Jizhou vase was applied with beautiful tortoiseshell glaze all over the surface.
By characteristic flat bottom, the buff-tinted body clay was revealed in the soft-feel quality.
They were the characteristics for Jizhou wares.
Upon the glaze being well preserved in a very good condition, the immensely spread crackles were yielded with pinpoint holes which caused from incursions.
It is rare to find a Jizhou bottle in such good condition.

D...

Footed Toothpick holder in a checkered murrine pattern of a red and yellow centered flower on lattimo alternating with transparent rose-colored trefoils on a cobalt ground. Holder stands 3 inches (7.6 cm) tall and is 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm) in diameter. Examples of this pattern can be found in the book on Fratelli Toso by Leslie Pena on pages 86 and 87. No chips, cracks or repairs. Circa 1960.

Description: An elegant round basin was subtly made to imitate the famous Song’s Ge ware. By a decent profile of a round mouth rim and the steep but slightly curved wall, the scholar water basin was applied with light yellowish glaze on the surface. In the glaze which was reflected with retrospective reflection, charming crackles were yielded immensely all over the surface. It was the unique esthetics for treasuring the rare Ge ware of 11th-12th century. At the bottom, it was white-glazed whil...

Description: A blue-glazed tea bowl from Jun kiln was well mold in a decent look. Being applied with light bluish glaze all over the surface only stop nearing to the foot ring, the bowl was decorated characteristically by some splashes of purple glaze in the cavetto and on the outer surface. Subtly rendered under firing in the kiln, the charming glaze effects were harmonized to the blue glaze by the crackled and fish-scales like condition. Slight incursions can be observed amid the crack lines w...

Description: A Jun tripod censer was applied with beautiful bluish glaze. Well mold with three regularly separated feet, the censer was in a decent look when some incursions were happened between the glaze and the body clay at the bottom. The darken body clay revealed at the bottom was a strong characteristic for the Jun wares from Yuan periods. Enduring old reflection was obvious in the cavetto of the censer. Some similar pieces were published in the book of an exhibition at the University Muse...

Circa 1880’s, this extremely rare, Log Cabin Cigar Tobacco Box with its fabulous, all-original, color lithograph is in just wonderful condition given its 120++ years of age!

Missing is much of the green liner paper to the box interior as well as the lower portion of the exterior brass latch. Additionally, the cabin lid has detached from the base although all aspects of the brass hinges appear to remain intact. Otherwise, this rarely found Black Americana Log Cabin Cigar Box is in marvelous ...

Celadon covered box decorated with twin phoenix, ungalzed base with mark. D= 9.5 cm H=4 cm. Song Dynasty. Condition : firing crack.

Celadon covered box decorated with twin phoenix, unglazed base with mark. D=9.5 H=4 cm Song Dynasty. Condition: a tiny chip on the rim of cover.

These jars have measure heght from 5 cm to 6.5 cm. Condition : Six lobed jar has some frits on the botttom and body. The others are perfect condition.