Jordanian State Gift to David Rockefeller of a Silver rosewater Water Sprinkler. Well chased in a beautiful red leather presentation case . Size 6.5 by 15.5" by 5.5" on the box approx. The sprinkler 12.75" by 4.5" weight is about 280 g.
Provenance: Peggy and David Rockefeller NY NY
Believed to be a gift from King Hussein.
We date this to be around 2000 but could not find the correct category for this listing.
Fine Miniature Tangka Depicting a Multi headed multi armed Deity, we are not sure of the figure . well painted on cloth with gold accents. Size 2.25 by 2.75"
Kerala India Colonial Church Altar Candlesticks, purchased 18 years ago from a fine importer and these were His personal stash , well carved 19thc or so possible reattachment to tops but just a guess since they are so delicate please note these are used may have slight losses and are sold as is ...
Antique Tsakli miniature Tangka on fabric a Monk beautifully painted with a nice aura behind the figure with gold highlights . Size just over 2" wide and 2.5" high rare piece of Buddhist art. just over 1.75" by 1.5"
Large Antique South East Asian Bronze Wok, hand pounded as seen on the bottom well made and probably dating to the 19th c . The center shows white and green verdigris but the marks are in the metal and smooth and flush to the surface and should be no problem to use . Size diameter just over 19" by 4" weight 9.5 pounds
A 12 inch tall iridized green jade vase with iridized gold threading around the top. The unsigned Steuben vase has a polished pontil mark and is in wonderful condition. The vase is shown in the factory line drawings as shape 6776.
DESCRIPTION: Great reversible pattern Pendleton blanket with horizontal rows of red, orange and white chevrons. The background is dark green on one side and grey on the reverse, edged with a dark red crisscross fringe on all sides. Perfectly sized for either a twin bed blanket or a wearable wrap. Pendleton label, late 1900s, good condition with no holes or tears. DIMENSIONS: 67" x 70" + 6" fringe.
Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki)
Spring Evening
Date: Pre-1936. This is the more rare creped edition.
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Approximately 12 x 5.75 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Shotei seal at right.
Reference: Shotei #M-12. Watanabe #212.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent color. Paper residue at top back margin.
Miniature tangkas - Amitayus Tsakli Mineral pigments and gold on canvas. 3.5" X 3 inch , Tibet inscription on back. Amitayus with 2 other figures very nice piece with stars and clouds.
Chinese antique Wood handing chop stick holder with a Bat, nice folk art piece this is one I had kept for myself and used it to hold bills . Refinished as is usual with exported Chinese wood pieces. approx size 10.5" 5" wide 3" deep
Old Turkish kelim. Scorpion motif. 260 x 96 cm good condition.
Undated, estimated to be first half of the 20 th century.
Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.
Ex Christies auction London.
Chinese Republic ? Wine or Water pot , in the form of a gourd with cast figures and waves . Nicely cast with a mark on the bottom . Size 5" by 4" by 3.5"
Beautiful green gold silver silk bed cover made of the bottom trim from antique wedding saris . The cover fits a queen, the seams are somewhat delicate and a few have seperated but easily fixed with double sided iron tape I fixed a few spots over the years . This was used in a spare guest suite. I bought this wholesale in 2002 at the LA trade show for 275.00
size approx 84 by 93" due to the amount of seams and that it is antique fabrics we are selling this asis.
Vintage Chinese Bronze figure of a Sage large and somewhat heavy, no marks . Size approx 10 by 10" and 14 pounds
Near Eastern Bronze 4 Leg Kohl Makeup bottle, 4 legs with bent feet the body has 4 rings interspersed between the legs the bottles neck having no decoration . Great condition size h 4" by 2.25" wide
Near Eastern Bronze 4 Leg Kohl Makeup bottle, 4 legs with bent feet the body has 4 rings interspersed between the legs the bottles neck having a geometric band decoration . Great condition size h 4.5" by 2.25" wide
A fine and large stoneware dish by Sakuma Totaro (1900~1979). Decorated with a flowering plum tree against a transparent ash glazed ground. The back is plain and glazed with a clear ash glaze. Mid 20th century.
The original wood storage box (tomobako) lid is inscribed in ink with a title and the signature of the potter with his red seal.
First son of Sakuma Fukujiro, a mingei potter in Mashiko, Totaro studied ceramics with his father...
Roman style Bronze oil lamp with chain, well made with nice chain. The body has a copper malachite mineral growth spot on the back of the acanthus leaf detail. the color doesn't appear as it does in person . 19th c or much older . L 3.35" by 2.25 wide H with chain 7" no stand
A weaving pulley ending in an expressive head with some scarifying. Carved from hardwood with dark patina, the reel is fixed with an iron wire. Collected by the Swiss ethnologist Charlotte von Graffenried, author of the book "Akan Goldweights". Condition: traces of usage, some wear, the face with fine cracks. Dimension: c. 19.1 cm high x 6.8 cm wide.
Miniature tangks - Tsakli Amitayus Tsakli Mineral pigments and gold on canvas. 2.75 X 2.25 inch , Tibet inscription on back
Miniature tangks - Tsakli
Amitayus Tsakli
Mineral pigments and gold on canvas.
2.5 X 2.25 inch
Tibet
Tsakli tangka: Vajrabhairava ground mineral gouache, on fabric. Mongolia or Tibet. H 2.75" by 2" Vajrabhairava is a wrathful form of Manjushri and functions as a meditational deity of the Anuttarayoga Classification in Tantric Buddhism size h 3" just under 3" wide with inscription on back
Buddhist Tsakli: Shri Devi, Magzor Gyalmo
ground mineral gouache, silver and gold on fabric.Mongolia or Tibet. H 2.75" by 2"
A small fire polished Galle cameo squatty cordial. The orange spider mum decoration is on a colorless ground which has a satin finish on the interior. The signature appears to be signature 9 as shown in Blount "French Cameo Glass." The signed piece is 1 ½ inches tall and 2 inches in diameter and there are no imperfections.
Cambridge Glass Company made this ashtray. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
Tiffin Glass Company made this goblet. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
This Paden City Crow Foot Comport measures about 3.75" high and is 6.5" square. It is in mint condition. Two are available.
A pink to white 6 inch tall Cluthra cologne bottle, shape 6881. The bottle retains it’s original colorless stopper and is in excellent condition. The bottle is unsigned.
A weaving pulley in the shape of a woman with pinned-up coiffure ending in two horns. Carved from hardwood with dark patina, the reel is worked from a nut or another material. Collected by the Swiss ethnologist Charlotte von Graffenried, author of the book "Akan Goldweights". Condition: traces of usage, the body and one horn with a split. Dimension: c. 15.5 cm high x 7.4 cm wide.
A Heisey Octagon 1229 black glass footed fruit bowl with coralene butterflies from the 1920s. This elegant glass footed bowl features lush gold trim and hand painted gold decoration along with fine blue, pink and white coralene butterflies and lily of the valley hand painted decoration. This fruit bowl or table centerpiece bowl measures 11 x 9" (including the handles) and it is an unmarked Heisey Octagon 1229 blank...
A Chinese bronze oil lamp in the form of a tapir, with a boy riding on his back holding a pole supporting the lamp for the oil. The oil dish has scroll patterns around its border. The The body of the animal adorned with taotie and scroll elements Non magnetic...
A blue and white stembowl,thinly potted with
deep flaring sides painted on the exterior with flowering branches of chrysanthemum, pomegranate, peony and camillia. The interior with a ribbon-tied lotus bouquet. A four-character Xuande mark below the rim on the exterior...
A celadon-glazed vase (Ganlanping). Covered on the outside with an even celadon glaze stopping just short of the top rim. The inside is glazed white, as well as the base. The base rim left unglazed. A six character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue on the base.
Size: 14" high
Age: Qianlong Mark and Period (1736-1795)
Condition: Overall in very good condition...
Fostoria Glass Company made American. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
2 are available
Crafted by one of the most well-known potting families from the Meiji period (Ito Tozan), this black Raku tea bowl displays a glossy sheen and gentle swells rippling through the clay body. The shape of the this tea bowl is known as “tsutsu” in Japanese and is regarded as being especially attractive. Tsutsu bowls are used mainly in the depths of winter to keep in the heat and prevent the tea from cooling too quickly...