Catalog: Antiques (249)

This an exquisitively carved Baroque Crucifix, probably made in Spain in the Early 18th Century in the manner of The Christ of Clemency (Cristo de la Clemencia) of the Seville Cathedral, Spain. The Christ's body displays, in a lifelike manner, the ribcage pressed against his stretched skin, and carefully rendered arms and leg muscles, with visible veins, to highlight his humanity. The hands perfectly carved (the left hand missing portions of fingers), and feet with well-delineated toes and nails. A crown of triple spikes rests over his head that shows a well-rendered lifelike hair. His head is turned down to the right. The crucifix preserves its original fittings, which is extremely rare for a crucifix of this age. The cross is made of two natural pieces of wood, painted in black, but now well patinated with the passage of time, which is adorned with incised carved lines within geometrically shaped areas where the hands and feet rests, that have been gilded with real gold. The ends of the cross covered with real silver cups. The cross is inserted in a base that also sports a silver band on its bottom. Excellently preserved original condition. The Cross and base measure 24.5 inches The base measures 5 squared inches on the bottom and 4 squared inches on top The Corpus measures 11 inches tall, and 10 inches wide

This a Large Wooden Carved Polychrome Crucifix made during the Early part of the 18th century possibly from Cypress wood. It was made in the manner made popular by the Spanish for the making of religious figures/sculptures from the 12th century, which consisted of carving the sculpture from light wood (cypress), then covering it in layers of Gesso (Yeso), the flesh tones of the face, arms, torso an legs were applied by a painter, and finally, 'Estofado' was applied to embellish the drapery (cloth) with gilded touches. This sculpture has been carefully carved to show the image of Christ. The anatomy is intact for the most part; its only missing a couple of finger from each hand, which is remarkable, given that this statue has been around for about 200 years. Most of its colors remain as originally applied on about 98% of the corpus body; even the bright color of the blood remains as originally done. The painting in the entire sculpture has acquired a darker color or patina due to its age. It seem as though the sides of its loin cloth has been partially cut on both ends (right and left) and gilded, but it must have been generations ago, because they show some worm holes that are inactive. Otherwise, it remains in its original condition. Normally, sculpture of this age are missing flakes of skin on various parts of its corpus; showing the underlying gesso, but the skin and its colors remained as when it was originally made The cross, which appears original to the corpus, also made of wood and painted brown, shows its original decorative gilded convex lines. The are also some worm holes, although inactive on the upper portion of the cross. Excellently preserved original condition. The Cross measure 30 inches tall and 12.25 inches wide The Corpus measures 16.5 inches tall, and 9.5 inches wide

This is a Large and spectacular Blue and White Chinese Figurine of a Louhan III - Impressed mark on the bottom MEASUREMENTS Height: 20 inches (50cm) Width: 7 inches (18cm) at the base Weight: 12 lbs Figurine is in excellent condition - no chips or repairs

This is a Large and spectacular Blue and White Chinese Figurine of a Louhan II - Impressed mark on the bottom MEASUREMENTS Height: 19 inches (48cm) Width: 7.5 inches (19cm) at the base Weight: 12 lbs Figurine is in excellent condition - no chips or repairs

This is a Large and spectacular Blue and White Chinese Figurine of a Louhan - Impressed mark on the bottom MEASUREMENTS Height: 18 inches (46cm) Width: 9 inches (23cm) at the base Weight: 10.2 lbs Figurine is in excellent condition - no chips or repairs

This is an excellently carved Antique Zitan Wood Ruyi Scepter with Celadon Jade Gourds A peculiar but very charming Chinese made Zitan wood Ruyi Scepter with Celadon Jade carved as Gourds that have been placed along the length and back of the Scepter. Not a very familiar design, although very charming and attractive. The curving hardwood Scepter, like Zitan, of a dark brown wood color extensively carved all throughout, in high relief, with vines and Lingzhi, a type of mushroom whose head resembles a stylized cloud and is associated with long life. It carries six celadon jade gourds, two on the Ruyi head, three strategically placed along the curves of the vine on the front of the Ruyi handle, and a single gourd placed on the back of the Ruyi handle. Excellently preserved original condition. Length: 33cm (13 inches) Width of the Ruyi Head: 4.0 inches

Very Fine Gilded Bronze Cloisonne , depicting Chinese Auspicious Symbols and geometric patterns, with incised four-character Qianlong Mark, as shown in the listed photos This bottle is in remarkable preserved condition. Bottle Measurements Height: 2.46 inches (6.2cm) - not including Cloisonne stopper Width: 1.76 inches (4.4cm) Thickness: 0.76 inches (1.9cm) Weight: 1.8 ounces

This is a fine Chinese Laque Burgaute (gold, silver, and iridescent mother-of-pearl foil inlaid into black lacquer) Snuff Bottle in an oval shape. The body, sides, bottom, neck, and shoulders decorated with geometric patterns and floral designs. The center medallions on both sides of the bottle, and the top of the original stopper decorated with a geranium flower, which symbolizes happiness, good health, good wishes, and friendship. The bottom has a mother-of-pearl inlaid of a flower. This great looking bottle is in excellent preserved condition. Bottle Measurements Height: 2.24 inches (5.7cm) - not including stopper Width: 1.64 inches (4.2cm) Thickness: 0.87 inches (2.2cm) Weight: 0.4 ounces

This a Large Wooden Carved Polychrome Crucifix made during the 19th century possibly from Cypress wood. It was made in the manner made popular by the Spanish for the making of religious figures/sculptures from the 12th century, which consisted of carving the sculpture from light wood (cypress), then covering it in layers of Gesso (Yeso), the flesh tones of the face, arms, torso an legs were applied by a painter, and finally, 'Estofado' was applied to embellish the drapery (cloth) with gilded touches. This sculpture has been carefully carved to show the image of Christ. The anatomy is intact in its entirety. All the fingers, toes remain in place, and the its skin is whole. The original paint remains as when it was applied on 98-percent of the sculpture. This is very remarkable for a work of art that has been around for more than a hundred years. The painting in the entire sculpture has acquired a darker color or patina due to its age. Otherwise, it remains in its original condition. The corpus is placed on an antique French Cross with fine incised carvings and thorns. Normally, sculpture of this age are missing flakes of skin on various parts of its corpus; showing the underlying gesso, but the skin and its colors on this corpus have remained as when it was originally made. Excellently preserved original condition. The Cross measures 26 inches tall and 13 inches wide. The Corpus measures 17. 75 inches tall, 12 inches wide, and 3-inches deep.

This excellent 19th century WKC (Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Company, Solingen, Germany) Imperial Hunting Cutlass is 22 inches in length. The mounts are composed of beautiful brass throughout the hilt and scabbard. The pommel area has a fluted nut at the top center of the cap which acts as a threaded tang nut. The pommel has a smooth upper surface with curved edges featuring line decorated sides. The ferrule below is also lined, having otherwise smooth surfaces. The crossguard features the plain center block area on both sides and the quillon arms go outward in the shape of deer’s hooves. The hair is simulated from the deer’s legs from hand enhancing into the metal. The left guard goes upward the right guard goes downward. Below is an interesting clam shell having scalloped edges. In the center area it features the eight-rayed, faceted silver star that bears the eagle surrounded by the order motto "SUUM CUIQUE" - To each his own - and the double laurel branch engraved in gold on white enamel. There is hand work evident to the renderings. The grip really ties in these interesting mounts. It is a thick stubby stag antler, having tan and brown colors to the raised grains. It tips slightly to the left and was obviously chosen for its specifications that almost exactly fit the ferrule and pommel cap with little trimming required. This weighty stubby grip is decorated with three leafless acorns with finely checkered caps. A most fetching hilt here, much different in style than most. The blade has a fuller down to three quarters of its length. It has been cleaned and polished with most details of etching worn away. Edge has been sharpened. Blade length is 16 inches. The scabbard retains its original black leather with some scratches and signs of wear. It is decorated with twin accent lines that run the length of the edges on both sides. The brass mounts have scalloped edges and are retained by staples. The lower mount is enhanced with dual lines and has a couple of scratches and lined dents, while the upper mount its in excellent condition and features a fine acorn-shaped lug with nice detail to the acorn cap

Finely carved Japanese Netsuke Depicting a Kappa laying on top of a Shell. According to Karl Schwartz, in his book 'Netsuke Subjects', Kappa is a Goblin who lived in rivers, having a body resembling a frog with a carapace like a turtle. Its head is similar to that of a Monkey with a cavity on top which must always be filled with water. It is mischievous and is often in love with young girls. This wonderful miniature sculpture was carved by Kozan, a little known artist, dating back to Early 19th century. This piece bears his Kozan signature on the bottom of the shell, near the himotoshi. Netsuke measures two inches (5.1cm) wide, 1.66 inches (4.2cm) deep, and 0.96 inches (2.4cm) tall. It is in excellent condition

This is an impressively preserved Terracotta Tomb Pottery, Sancai-Glazed figure of Lu Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals. He is one of the most widely known of the Eight Daoist Immortals and considered to be the leader of the group. He is thought to have lived during the Tang Dynasty (618-906) and he is depicted as a scholarly gentleman. He appears sitting on a stool, holding a fan. The glazed remains on most of the figure's body, except on its head and skirt of the stool, and the figures preserves most of its original features. It has only a couple of chips at the based of the skirt base. MEASUREMENTS Height: 8.0 inches (20cm) Width: 3.25 inches (8cm) Weight: 15.6 oz

This is a rare and unique (one-of-a-kind) Snuff Bottle made from Gourd. I HAVE HAD AND HANDLED THOUSANDS OF SNUFF BOTTLES, AND I HAVE NOT SEEN A SIMILAR BOTTLE BEFORE). Is is shaped in the form of an old Chinese Wine Storage Canister. It has a square slightly raised footing with a raise oval pad in the middle. It is molded and shaped into squares and similar height rectangles to form a canister with a long cone shaped neck, and wide mouth. The material has also been carved all around in imitation of old brown leather. Its color has darkened with age. It comes with an orange aventurine stopper and bronze collar. This rare and curious bottle is in excellent preserved condition. Bottle Measurements Height: 2.12 inches (5.4cm) - not including stopper length: 1.41 inches (3.6cm) Width: 1.06 inches (2.7cm) Weight: 0.6 ounces

This is a very fine pair of Spinach Jade Birds perching on a tree branch that is nested on a carved wood stand. The artisan has taken advantage of the jade skin to highlight certain areas, such as the lightest (celadon) color for their peaks, the darkest (spinach) for their body, and mottle portion of the stone for the birds tails. This very detailed and realistic version of the birds are in excellent preserved condition. Figure Measurements Height: 4.25 inches (10.5cm), without stand Length: 4.75 inches (12.cm) Thickness: 2.0 inches (5.0cm) Weight: 7.4 ounces (each)

This is a very large, very seldom seen, antique, Buddhist Temple Mokugyo. A Mokugyo is a wooden percussion instruments that is used by monks at Buddhist Temples (in Japan, China and Korea) during Buddhist ceremonies that involve the recitation of sutras or mantras to maintain rhythm during chanting. It is made from mostly KUSU (Camphor) wood. For large temple Mokugyos such as this one, the wood must be at least 100-years old. This is the size of Mokugyos used in Buddhist Temples (photo 11) or Buddhist ceremonies (photo 12) The making of a Mokugyo takes a long time. Once a large piece of wood is cut to make a Mokugyo of this size, it must be dried for 3 to 5 years. The external carving of the wood takes about six months, then a few more months to hollow it out the bulbous cavity that makes up the sounding block and the cavity ridge around its base. On this Mokugyo, the Dragon heads are rendered in perfect symmetry with deeply carved fish scales on both sides of the drum. The front side is inscribed with the kanji 玉鱗 that means "Jade Scale". There are three lines of inscriptions, incised in red, on the back side of the drum. The "mokugyo no bo" or Mallet used to bong the fish drum is 24 inches in length, and it is as old as the instrument. This very rarely seen on sale Mokugyo is in excellent condition. Mokugyo Measurements Length (Tall): 26 inches (66cm) Width (bulbous cavity): 22 inches (56cm) Width (Dragon heads): 20 inches (51cm) Diameter (bottom of Cavity): 68 inches (172cm) Weight: 52 lbs

This is a unique, one-of-a-kind, an excellently carved Antique Zitan Wood Ruyi Scepter with Jade Plaques - Good Fortune Theme A extremely rare, unique, Chinese made hardwood Ruyi Scepter with Mother of Pearl and single Spinach Jade Plaques. There is not another Ruyi Scepter like it anywhere. The curving hardwood Scepter, like Zitan, of a dark brown wood color extensively carved all throughout with Lingzhi, a type of mushroom whose head resembles a stylized cloud and is associated with long life. It carries five plaques made from mother-of-pearl, and spinach jade, carved in high relief as follows: The largest plaque, at the head of the scepter, is carved with a bat, which considered by the Chinese as a symbol of Wealth, that is holding a double tendril from which are hanging two fish, which are symbols of 'Good Fortune'. On the sides of the fish there are two bats, which symbolize 'Double Happiness'. Right below the Scepter head there is a plaque in the form of a bat (symbol of Wealth). The Middle plaque is carved with two bats (Double Happiness) surrounded by Lingzhi Right below, there is a small plaque carved with the 寿 shòu emblem carved that signifies Longevity. The bottom plaque is carved with two bats (Double Happiness) surrounded by Lingzhi Excellently preserved original condition. Length: 37.5cm (14 3/4 inches) Width of largest plaque: 2.5 inches

This is a finely carved Celadon Jade figure of a Boy holding a Lotus Leaf Branch. It is a mostly of natural celadon color with a small patch of russet color in the back, near the waistline. This excellent rendition of a traditionally groomed 18th Century Boy is in excellent preserved condition. Provenance: Bonham's The Celadon Jade Boy here is similar to one being auctioned by Zacke Galleries, Vienna, Austria, on 11 March 2022, with an estimated cost of 2,000 to 4,000 Euros. (see photo #9) Figure Measurements Height: 1.75 inches (4.5cm) Thickness: 0.83 inches (2.1cm) Weight: 0.6 ounces

Authentic, Ancient (500-100 B.C.) Pre-Columbian Mezo-American Guerrero, Mezcala Jade, Axe God Idol Figure. Pre-Columbian, Meso-American Guerrero, Mexcala culture, Late Pre-classic Period (500-100 B.C.), Carved from a speckled green serpentine stone, common during the period. It is a large, anthropomorphic axe god in the form of a standing idol figure that it is abstract and minimalistic. The details have been incised on the stone to show its hair, eyes, mouth, arms to the sides, and short legs. The format of this figure was prevalent in ancient Mezo-America, and was termed "axe-god". They were used as ceremonial object offerings to the gods. Figure Measurements Height: 4.0 inches (10cm) Width: 1.66 inches (4.2cm) Thickness: 1.10 inches (2.8cm) Weight: 6.4 ounces