All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Pre 1940 item #900469 (stock #349)
A large papier mache lacquered plaque or tray made for export or sale to foreigners during the early 20th Century. This raised relief design incorporating the "Satsuma cross" motif is very common on low grade tea and coffee sets made in vast quantities for export during the 1920s and 1930s. It is unusual to see this brocade style pattern depicted in this medium. Condition - good...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Trade Arts : Pre 1940 item #960409 (stock #G0171)
A very tall early 20th C. Chinese mudman carrying a cane. In excellent condition, with no repair or cracking. H:13-3/4".
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1940 item #1204745 (stock #906)
A large underglaze blue decorated vase, very finely painted in 18th Century style with bands of plantain leaves, key fret and ruyi above the Bajixiang (eight Buddhist emblems) amongst cloud scrolls. On the base is the six character seal mark of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795) but this item was made later, in the 20th Century, probably during the Republic period (1911-1949)...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1491624 (stock #Jakuchu007)
Ito Jakuchu
Flying Bird and Flower
Date: 1930s or earlier.
Size: 4.25 x 3 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Margin corner thinning or chips.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Trade Arts : Pre 1940 item #997654 (stock #G0244)
A set of 6pcs of Chinese silver spoons and 5pcs of forks, with Chinese character motif. Excellent condition. Weighs 93g. L:11.5cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Pre 1940 item #659857
Japanese cloth taken from an old futon bed cover, decorated with an auspicious motif of pine, bamboo and plum blossoms. The evergreen pine symbolizes the strength and devotion of men; plum blossoms are the purity, subtle beauty and inner strength of women. Bamboos are often used to describe the personality of men and women; for example, a person being as straight (honest) as bamboo, it could also mean flexible (bendable) to a large extent...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1472578 (stock #Hasui618)
Kawase Hasui
Evening View of Snow-Covered Cottage
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Print size: 5.625 x 3.75 inches.
Reference: Hotei Hp-76.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Top right margin slightly trimmed.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Pre 1940 item #1241669
A truly extraordinary print of the streets of Tokyo by Japanese Shin-Hanga artist Tsuchiya Koitsu circa August of 1939. Two women, both wearing beautiful blue kimonos, walk in the rain holding parasols. The streets are colored a purple/mauve as the rainwater reflects the light of lanterns from inside of a nearby shop, trees rise above buildings, and despite the depicted weather conditions, this is a very colorful scene. Print is signed and stamped in the bottom left corner...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1432987 (stock #Ohara246)
Ohara Shoson (Koson)
Pheasant and Grasses
Size: Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Shoson seal at lower right.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: AS.14 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1304699 (stock #Jacoulet031)
Paul Jacoulet
Jeune Fille de Saipan Et Fleurs D'Hibiscus. Marianes" (Young Girl of Saipan and Hibiscus Flowers. Marianas)
Date: June 30, 1934. First edition. This edition was issued without a title. The title label at the lower right was added by the original collector.
Size: Approximately 18.5 x 13.75 inches.
Jacoulet signature and watermark with fan seal.
Edition: 067/150...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Furnishings : Furniture : French : Pre 1940 item #1397468 (stock #WA27-18)
So we love these sweet smaller flared arm club Chairs. Trefle means cloverback in French. This chair features all original leather and a medium to firm seat. This one came out of a private home in Normandy and it hails from the late 1940s. measurements: depth-36", width-37", height-29", seat depth-20", seat width-20", seat height-15" © French Club Chairs by William’s Antiks • http://www.FrenchClubChairs.com • All rights reserved
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1940 item #1114034 (stock #G0490)
A pair of early 20th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain fairy figurines, in excellent condition(one of the hand is detached). Marked. H:6-3/4" $245
All Items : Vintage Arts : Furnishings : Furniture : French : Pre 1940 item #1358372 (stock #WA25-46)
Erton Deauville French Rollback Club Chairs are one of the very few pairs of these amazing style of chairs that we have had the pleasure of representing. Erton called this style the Ambassadeur and they were the top of the line model that they made. This pair features original leather on the backs. The rest has been restored with our signature French Pyrenees sheephide. Excellent condition , they sit, deep, wide and comfortable...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Pre 1940 item #1302114 (stock #1096)
A rare circular table with fine Islamic style geometric ivory, wood and mother of pearl marquetry inlay. This item was made, in art deco style, in Syria in the 1920s or 1930s. For a very similar table please view: www.whatisjameswearing.com/more-exotic-elegance/ Condition: exceptionally good with relatively few losses to the inlay; and no prominent staining. 50 cm ( 19.7 inches) high; 43 cm (16.9 inches) diameter
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Pre 1940 item #1430669
Semi-antique hand knotted wool carpet with rust, reds and blues, floral design, Sarouk, Persia

Size: 3.7 x 4.10'

Age: circa 1940s
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1940 item #510803 (stock #2196)
This very well carved 20th century Japanese netsuke is 1 ½ inches high, 1 ¼ inches wide and a little more than 1 ¼ inches thick. It depicts a mouse bending over, scratching his chin. It is signed “Shozan”. The carving and polishing are just great and it is in excellent condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Pre 1940 item #1084321 (stock #G0428)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain buddha with five kids on his shoulder. In excellent condition. H:7.8"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Pre 1940 item #1248878 (stock #G0704)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese Vintage Zee Sung Shanghai Export Silver Ash Tray With Coins & Dragons.The ashtray is .800 silver and the coins are .900 silver.Marked on the bottom Zee Sung Silver, in excellent condition. Weights:134.3g (4.32oz) Sold