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All Items : Antiques : Instruments and Implements : Pre 1800 item #1489791
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$1,650.00
A lovely high quality flintlock pistol with 2-staged barrel in brass, London marks, made by Bate, late 18th. cent.

All brass construction except for the lock. The lock is marked "BATE", the top barrel flat at the breech end is marked "LONDON" and the left rear flat is marked with two crown over crossed scepter proofmarks. Light floral scroll engraving on the breech end of the barrel, trigger guard, wooden ramrod with swelled head and mounted with a full walnut stock. Beautifully shap...
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$7,250.00
A very large and impressive Wheel-lock pistol, from Suhl, Germany, steel fitted and with ebonized stock, c. early 17th. cent.

Armoury / regimentsmark inlaid in the handle and stamped with Suhl control mark.

Size: 55 cm. long.

Condition: Nice Very fine, faint traces of hairline repair to stock at one place, very nicely done and almost not visible, perhaps from the time of use. Cleaned metal parts, later ramrod, othervise intact and choice.

Ex. Old Dani...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : European Medieval : Pre AD 1000 item #1489788
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$22,500.00
A lovely and extremely rare, large version of a Wheel-lock pistol in Noble quality, Germany, Augsburg, c. 1570-1580.

With swamped two-stage barrel, struck on the top flat of the octagonal breech with the Augsburg mark (Neue Støckel 1294), and the cock of the fine metal lock is engraved with marine monsters.

Ebonized full stock inlaid with white staghorn or bone panels between horn lines and borders mainly engraved with overlapping foliage and scrollwork. Portraits of the K...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1489520
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$1,875.00
An exceptional large and massive bronze 'Mat' weight, Chinese, Han Dynasty, c. 206 BC – 220 AD.

This weight which is probably dating to the Eastern Han, 25-220 AD, depicts a fancyful reclining animal, probably a Dog. Cast in bronze with fine archaic features and a round object at the right hind leg, which could be symbolizing a cash coin.
The beast was finely gilded and plated in antiquity and much of the gold is still visible on the surface.

Whilst the original p...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Ceramics : Pre 1492 item #1489175
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Highly interesting and rare early Javanese ceramic sculpture of the infant Buddha, Majapahit Empire, c. 11th.-12th. cent. AD.

The buddha is depicted as very fat child and seated and holding something in his right hand.

Size: A very substantial figure, 21 cm. tall, 19 cm. wide and c. 15-16 cm. deep. Weights is c. 2,2 kilograms.

Condition: Choice for the type, loss to right lower arm and chip to base, othervise intact!

Provenance: Old Swedish Collectio...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1488722
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$795.00
A terrific oversized bronze figural Bell, Luristan, c. 1200-800 BC.

The bronze Goat with exceptionally long curving horns and forelegs and with it's body evolving into a large openwork bell. Probably once with a small loop at the end, now lost.

Size: 13,6 cm. long and 9 cm. tall. A high unusual size for these which are normally quite small.

Condition: Near Extremely fine, but for the lost loop finial. Lovely dark green patina with earthern encrustations.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1488715
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$795.00
A high quality cylinder seal carved in a hard pinkish stone, Neo-Assyrian Empire of the early 1st. mill. BC.

The seal is carved with the Great King and his High Priest on either side as worshippers of the alter and winged emblem of Assur, the Assyrian Sun god. Behind them symbols of the Sun and the Moon.

Size: c 25 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, light wear to the lower edge but extremely sharp and with a lovely colour.

Provenance: The Karl Mül...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1700 item #1487604
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$3,250.00
A very beautiful and large gilt bronze Buddha, dating c. 16th.-17th. century.

Very elegant and massive bronze figure of Buddha standing with both hands raised, with palms facing outwards, gesturing protection (abhaya–mudra).

Of exceptional artistic merits with finely incised facial details. The figure with some preserved gold everywhere in details and on the back and red laquer on the original square stepped base.

Size: c. 56 cm. tall! Heavy weighing c. 6 kilog...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1484830
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$6,850.00
We're happy to present a very rare and absolutely stunning Danish Fishtail dagger, latest neolithic fase in Daggertime, around 1800 BC.

The rather large dagger with finely made microseams on each side of the handle. On this type, the cross-section of the handle is diamond-shaped on the front and more oval flat on the back. The handle is also decorated with a particularly beautiful mid-seam. The blade worked very thin and symethric.

Size: c. 19,4 cm.

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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1483216
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A really nice specimen of the sought after type III flint / silex dagger, c. 2000-1800 BC.

Very attractive and finely made neolithic dagger from the latest fase of the Danish stoneage neolithic period.

The dagger is classified within the type III group of daggers. The cross-section of the handle is square shaped and both surfaces and edges of the handle and blade has the classic "stitching" style of flaking. Stitched handles first appear with type III daggers. This configur...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1483151
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$5,500.00
A finely patinated bronze figure of the Buddha with faint traces of gilding, China, dating to the Ming 1368–1644, | 明 銅佛坐像, comes with COA from old danish estate collection.

He is seated in dhyanasana on a separate lotus throne, right hand in the bhumisparsha mudra, the left in his lap, he is dressed in a richly pleated robe with engraved borders, the chest engraved with a swastika indicating the Bön tradition.

A very high quality and also substantial buddha ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre AD 1000 item #1482678
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$3,500.00
A very attractive stele intact and in high relief, capturing the moment when the Hindu god, Vishnu reveals himself in the guise of his ferocious half-lion, half-man form, known as Narasimha, to vanquish the asura king, Hiranyakashipu. Central India, c. 10th.-12th. century AD.

As Hiranyakashipu moves to kill him (Vishnu), Vishnu, in the form of Narasimha, emerges from a pillar and destroys Hiranyakashipu. The figure on all fours and supporting Narasimha’s foot is likely Hiranyakaship...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre AD 1000 item #1482676
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$3,250.00
Reduced, was $4500
An exceptionally large and attractive Linga / Lingam, depicting the head of Shiva, Gupta period, Madhya Pradesh, 4th.-5th. century AD.

The face of the Hindu god Shiva emerges from this linga, the emblem through which he is most commonly worshiped. Most lingas are non-figural, their abstracted phallic shape alluding to Shiva’s transcendent power and generative energy. Here, Shiva is also represented in anthropomorphic form, manifesting himself to devotees. Shiva’s third eye, placed...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1482452
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An exceptionally fine Egyptian Bifacial seal or seal plaque, for Amenhoteb III, 18th Dynasty, 1390 BC-1352 BC.

The seal finely engraved with hieroglyphs. On one with the standing depiction of Ptah, the other with a bird and the carthouche of Amenhoteb.

Size: c. 17 mm. long.

Condition: Choice Extremely fine, very sharp miniature engraving and almost complete blue glazing. A gem!

Provenance: Antique dealer Lau Sundes private collection (1960s), and lat...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1492 item #1480419
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A large heavy stone sculpture of Bull Nandi, Indonesia, Early pre-Majapahit style of the 9th.-11th. cent. AD.

Done by a master sculpture in the finest style for the period. A very lifely divine bull in a recumbent pose atop a double square deep base with the right frontleg with the knee bent. The head turned and the tail swept to one side and outlined adornments.

Size: 47 cm. long and 37 cm. tall. The sculpture probably weighs around 70-80 kilos or so!

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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1492 item #1480389
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An important huge stone sculpture of Durga, Indonesia, East Javanese Hindu art of the 11th. cent. AD.

She is standing bare-breasted on a buffalo, the eight-armed goddess grasps the demon by his hair and holds various attributes such as sword, conch and dharmachkra. Her torso is contoured and adorned with a heavy necklace, the face with a benign expression and crowned by a diadem and elaborate headdress. She is clad in a batik sarong fastened with several beaded belts, two rosette clas...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre AD 1000 item #1477670
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$1,750.00
A lovely enamel silver box, made in the mid 20th. century and mounted with an exceptional quality baroque carving of winged Puttis, c. late 17th. century AD.

High quality silver work in sterling silver with enamel, probably Austrian work (?). In the center a fantastic detailed pastorial carving of 4 Puttis eating grapes and carressing a lamb, probably a work from a Flemish master (Flandern).

Size: 120 mm wide x 85 mm. and 28 mm. tall. Weight: 330 grams.

Conditi...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #1476736
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$3,450.00
An ancient tomb sculpture of a turtle, probably a weight from a burial shroud, Chinese, Warrings states to Han Dynasty, c. 300 BC-100 BC.

Very rare and exceptional larger sculpture, made in fine crystalized white marble, imported from the Silk Road trade since marble was not found inside China. The sculpture depicts a turtle with a large snake on it's shell and standing on a square base.

Size: 18 cm. long and 11 cm. wide and around 8-9 cm. tall. The turtle weighs c. 2,1-2,2...