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Each sign inlayed with MOP flakes and is 21 inches tall and roughly 4.5 inches wide. I have listed them separately, to allow for pictures of each
$850.00
This piece has been held in storage by a Texas collector and is in excellent condition...
$550.00
$225.00
$850.00
The pouch at the top of the tassel most likely contains various herbs to bring health and good fortune to the baby...
$515.00
The lamp is only 5 inches tall and of higher silver content than usual for China at that time, which indicates an owner of wealth...
$115.00
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$350.00
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$475.00
Possibly carved from cryptomera wood and darkened with age, this carved figure has both a simplicity and elegance which are, for me, the major characteristics of Japanese asthetics.
$225.00
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$110.00
In 1881 Kintarō Hattori opened a watch and jewelry shop called "K. Hattori" in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan. Eleven years later, in 1892, he began to produce clocks under the name Seikosha (精工舎), meaning roughly "House of Exquisite Workmanship" The beginnings of the Seiko watch company...
$175.00
$175.00
The last picture enlargement shows how the toggle would have been used to secure the cords of a hat. The bead would be moved up the cords so that the toggle would be tight under the chin...
$250.00
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The vest dates to the mid 19th century and has a front rank badge with bird facing the wearers left shoulder. This indicates that the original owner was the wife of a civil official. The bird on this rank badge is a made of matching embroidery and fabric sepa...
This slightly miss-shaped container stands 8 inches tall and has the charm and patina which comes only with repeated use and age.