Catalog: Vintage Arts (196)

Description: Small fine sterling silver bowl, 4 7/8 inches in diameter and 2 5/8 inches high and in great condition.

Chinese carved hardstone model of a pendants: rectangular in shape depicting dragon-fish. Size; Width of this fine carving is 1 1/2 inches with the height of 2 1/4 inches. Condition Report; Fine carving with no condition concerns.

Carved handle is 5/8 inches high and 1 1/4 inches wide. Art Deco Dance Cane-Ca. 1925-Ivory handle, signed sterling collar, oval ebonized shaft and a horn ferrule Overall length of the cane is 35 3/4 inches. Condition Report: Good condition

Description: Small fine sterling silver dish/plate, 6 inches in diameter in good condition.

Impressive Chinese carved rock crystal depicting seated Buddha, early 20th century era, 4 inches in height, condition consistent with age.

Fine Chinese enameled porcelain vase, early 20th century Republic Period, depicting mythological figures, bears Chinese seal mark on the base. Size; Height of this item is 9 inches. Condition Reports; Excellent Condition.

Charming and elaborately Famille Rose enameled Chinese porcelain vase; beaker form with allover colorful millefleur pattern, seal mark, Republic Period. Size; Height of this fine vase is 9 inches. Condition Report; Good condition, haven't noticed any problem, very tiny chip to the inside of base, not visible from outside.

French, early-20th century, oval with triffid feet, lid with hand-painted oval medallion with foil highlights, lovers in woodland setting, signed "Laura", fabric-lined interior, 6-1/2 in. wide, wear to gilt highlights, otherwise good condition Provenance: Private Collection, Memphis, Tennessee

Exhibited, is a fine European antique shoe horn with an incredible carved horn handle in form of a dog's head and ebony shaft, close attention to every details, Size: The carved handle measures 3.5 inches long and overall length of shoe horn is 22 inches long. Condition Report: good condition considering age of this beautiful item, age crack to the lower end of shaft, late 19th/early 20th century era.

Chinese cobalt blue porcelain meiping vase; with gilt tracery floral and character medallions (wear to gilt), Qianlong mark and possibly Minguo; Size; Height of this fine vase is 8 inches, in very good condition. Provenance: From an Important Midwest Collection

Burmese repousse silver bowl, the bulbous basin with panels decorated with intricately hammered and chased reserves of pronounced animals, early 20th century period. Size; Dimensions as follows; 7"H x 12.75"diam., 38.57 troy oz. ( acid test held for .800 silver). Condition Report; No condition issues.

Finely crafted Chinese white jade pendant suspended on red silk cord with small green jade bead depicting Shoulao, God of Longevity in high relief, holding a peach, surmounted by a bat. Smooth polished surface with incised details. Slight wear at bottom edge. Size; Hight of carving is 2 5/8 inches with length of 2 inches.

Description: Nice and appealing silver dish with exquisite floral design, workmanship is superb and the dish bears silver and maker's mark. Size: This item has a diameter of 6.5 inches, in perfect condition.

Chinese low relief natural Shoushan blank seal stone carving, depicting individuals in landscape. Dimensions; Measurements are 83 x 44 x 12 (mm) or 3.27 x 1.73 x 0.47 inches with total weight of 85 grams. No condition issues. Introduction; Chinese Fujian Shoushan stone is one of four Chinese traditional stamp stones. There are more than one hundred variety of Shoushan stones...

Early 20th Century Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque "The Barber of Seville", unsigned, in fair condition. Measures 10-3/4 Inches by 8-1/4 Inches. Modern Frame Measures 18-1/2 Inches by 16 Inches. We suggest changing frame.

Chinese enameled porcelain vase, the tapering body featuring a bird about to land on a lotus pond, the back with a colophon, cyclical date guiwei, bearing signature 'Yu Hanqing at Zhushan', the base marked 'Hanqing', from republic period. Size; Height of vase is 9.75 inches, no imperfections.

Chinese carved jade model of a whitish celadon jade pendants: round of somewhat coin form with nipple bosses and bats motif. Size; Diameter of this carving is 2 1/8 inches. Condition Report; Fine carving with no condition concerns.

Hand-carved Chinese natural jade pendant, depicting mandarin duck, certificate included. Dimension: 85 x 64 x 30 (mm) or 3.35 x 2.52 x 1.18 inches with total weight of 0.52 lbs/236 grams, no condition issues.

Delicately crafted Japanese carved ebony netsuke of Daruma emerging from a bag, from early 20th century period. Size; Dimensions of netsuke are 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches. Condition Report; Good condition with no imperfections. Purchased from Kyoto Art Club, 1962. Provenance: The Humphrey collection Houston, Texas.

9 Chinese carved hardstone animal figures, including 4 elephants, one penguin, a dog, what seems to be a seal or a dog, a bear and a rabbit. All carved from hardstone in different colors. Size: Measurements varies from penguin with the height of 2 3/8 inches the the smallest one, elephant with the height of 1 3/8 inches. Condition Report: All figures are in the good condition with the exception of damage to the Penguin foot and seal's foot.

Montezuma cane from Mexico City, Mexico. Represents the story of how Mexico City was located and developed. Has snake wound around bottom of cane and an Eagle with a snake in his mouth near the handle. Circa 1930. Size; Overall length of cane is 36 inches, no condition issues.

Ugo Bellini, Florence, Italy, early 20th century Marks: 800, U. BELLINI FLORENCE (partially effaced) 1 x 3-5/8 x 2 inches (2.5 x 9.2 x 5.1 cm) 3.2 ounces (gross) The elongated oval box with hinged lid opening to a gilt interior, lid with enamel scene of a courting couple, chased addorsed lion heads on scrolling foliate ground to reverse. Originally retailed by U. Bellini, Florence, Italy.

Very well painted Chinese famille rose porcelain stool shaped stand, inscribed and signed on the body, from republic period. Size; Height of stand is 4 inches in excellent condition.

Description: Finely detailed and superb sterling silver candy dish, engraved with floral motif, composed of three compartment. Dimension: 5-3/8"L x 4-6/8"W. Condition: Excellent. Shipping is FREE within the U.S.

Delicately and intricately carved bamboo brush holder, decorated with landscape view with figural. Early 20th century. Size: This fabulous carving has a height of 6.4 inches and width of 5.5 inches. Condition Report: Excellent condition.

Fine old Chinese bronze censer with lotus feet with artist's signature on base; measures 7 1/4" d. x 5" h. Condition Report: Good condition.

African Ebony Cane carved with a bust of a warrior. It also has an unusual fluted shaft. Far above average for this type of cane which is from the early 20th century. Size; Overall length of cane is 36 inches, no condition concern.

Chinese natural Dushan jade carving depicting scorpion on leaf. Dimension: Measurements as follows; 88 x 77 x 42(mm) or 3.46 x 3.03 x 1.65 inches with total weight of 454 grams. Wood base is excluded. Introduction; Chinese Dushan jade has pure quality and greasy or glassy surface. The item can be polished very well. The transparent material is always mixed with more than three bright colors. The color on the surface is always brilliant and bright. The hardness is more than 6.5...

Chinese low relief natural Shoushan blank seal stone, depicting individuals in landscape. Dimensions; Measurements are 100 x 74 x 17 (mm) or 3.94 x 2.91 x 0.67 inches with total weight of 168 grams. No condition issues. Introduction; Chinese Fujian Shoushan stone is one of four Chinese traditional stamp stones. There are more than one hundred variety of Shoushan stones...

Chinese bronze lion shape censer/incense burner, bearing Daqing seal mark. Dimension: 115 x 87 x 127 (mm) or 4.53 x 3.43 x 5 inches with total weight of 1.27 lbs/574 grams. No condition issues.

Description: This is an early 20th century Meissen porcelain jar and cover or sup tureen of superb quality, factory painted with naturalistic flower of different kinds and colors with the gold trim lid and base. It bears the crossed swords mark in underglaze blue. Size: This item is 5"h with 7" in diameter. Condition is perfect. Shipping is FREE within the U.S, Items paid with credit card will be shipped to confirmed address only.

Hand carved natural jadeite Pi Xiu dragon seal. Dimension:38 x 23 x 52 (mm) or 1.50 x 0.91 x 2.05 inches with total weight of 0.22 lbs/100 grams. Introduction. Jadeite generally occurs in metamorphic rocks with a higher-pressure origin and is made of interlocking, blocky, granular crystal. The hardness of the Jadeite is usually between 6.5 to 7. The density of the Jadeite is between 3.25 to 3.36...

Fine Japanese carved rosewood netsuke figure., depicting a hand holding a monkey, signed Hashi, early 20th century period. Size; Height of carving is 1 7/8 inches. Condition Report, Excellent condition.

Description: Very attractive sterling silver bowl decorated with strawberry design. It measures 6.5 inches in diameter in great condition.

Carved handle is 2 7/8 inches high and 1 3/8 inches wide. A nice evening cane with a small chip on the back side, white metal collar, ebony shaft and a metal ferrule. Overall length of the cane is 32 1/4 inches. Condition Report: Good condition

Chinese natural Hetian jade pendant; depicting a horse and a monkey. Dimension: 67 x 43 x 17 (mm) or 2.64 x 1.69 x 0.67 inches and total weight of 0.11 lbs/50 grams, no condition issues. Introduction; Chinese Hetian Nephrite Jade Hetian jade, a nephrite jade, is regarded as the only true jade in ancient China until Burmese jadeite becomes popular in late Qing Dynasty. The hardness of the Hetian jade is between 6 to 6.5 and density is between 2.96 to 3.17...