All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre 1900
item #1351358
(stock #WN009)
A Persian tinned copper bowl, the etched and engraved decoration comprising bands with split palmettes, flower scrolls and birds. Condition: some traces of usage, rubbing to tinning. Dimension: diameter: 22.1 cm, 9.2 cm high.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre 1900
item #1351192
(stock #WN008)
A repoussed Persian tinned copper bowl. The etched and engraved decoration with a lovely scene comprising shepherds, camels and so on. Base with maker's mark. Condition: some traces of usage, rubbing to tinning. Dimension: diameter: 16.6 cm, 7.7 cm high.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre 1900
item #1350986
(stock #WN007)
A repoussed Persian copper bowl of squatted round form. The etched and engraved decoration comprising calligraphy cartouches, a band with split palmettes and flower heads and figures at leisure. Condition: some traces of usage. Dimension: diameter: 13.5 cm, 7.4 cm high.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR
item #1349757
(stock #WN003)
Finely potted porcelain dish with milky white glaze, the broad border moulded with ruyi heads. The center with fine depiction of a kirin, painted in green enamel, iron red and some gold. Please refer to: "Kakiemon Porcelain - A Handbook" by Menno Fitski, No. 126. Condition: little wear to painted area, base with a star crack, rim with a short hairline and a firing default. Dimension: diameter: 14.8 cm, 3.1 cm high.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1348585
(stock #WN001)
A small Chinese porcelain jar decorated with flowers and rocks in the "wucai" palette. Base without glaze, the reticulated wood stand and cover are later. Condition: fine, little wear to colors, rim with a tiny burst bubble. Dimension: jarlet: 10.5 cm high, total height: 15.1 cm.
A brass magic bowl of deep rounded form with everted rim and raised omphalos. Incised allover with talismanic inscriptions, the exterior with the twelve Zodiac signs in cartouches. Dated AH 1209 / AD 1794 (see picture no. 8). Condition: everted rim with a small loss, some patina. Dimension: diameter: 16.1 cm, 4.5 cm high.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1930
item #1348272
(stock #SK 998)
An Art Deco evening bag made of woven French silk brocade in the Persian style, showing parrots among flower bouquets. The clasp with a glass or stone disk and tiny marcasites. The peach colored interior stamped in gold "Kurzman - New York - Made in France". Condition: some wear, the lining with splits. Dimension: 13.5 cm x 20.5 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Central Asian : Jewelry : Pre 1900
item #1346236
(stock #SK996)
A rectangular one-piece silver belt buckle, the front side decorated with birds and tendrils in niello and with gilt center. Dated with Arabic numerals corresponding to 1868. Brass brackets. Condition: some traces of usage. Dimension: 7.1 cm long x 5 cm wide.
Five carte-de-visite made by Chinese photographers around 1860, two of them with stamp on the back: "Kung Tai, Photographer Honan Road No. 84, Shanghai" and "Hing-Qua John & Co.". Hand-colored albumen prints mounted on a thicker paper card, showing noble Chinese ladies. Please refer to "Brush & Shutter- Early Photography in China", page 38 and 39 for the back stamps. Condition: slightly faded, pin holes and minor losses, one photo with little wear. Dimension: c. 10.4 cm x 6.2 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000
item #1344705
(stock #SK989A)
A fine bronze standard finial of the "Master of Animals" type, worked on both sides identically. A tube in anthropomorphic form showing a human with a long nose and jutting ears, grasping the necks of two animals. The center of the figure with a human mask and two protruding cock's heads. Western Iran, Luristan culture, c. 9th-7th century B.C. Provenance: Private Collection, Switzerland. Condition: fine, only slightly bent. With nice patina. Dimension: height: 18.2 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000
item #1344489
(stock #SK990)
A beautiful bronze standard finial of the "Master of Animals" type. A tube in anthropomorphic form, worked on both sides identically, showing a human with a long nose and jutting ears, grasping the necks of two animals. Western Iran, Luristan culture, c. 9th-7th century B.C. Provenance: Private Collection, Switzerland. Condition: fine, with nice patina. Dimension: height: 15.2 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1800
item #1344056
(stock #2191)
A Thai cast bronze figure of the crowned Buddha Shakyamuni, with serene facial features, holding his hands in dhyana mudra. Condition: no base, later added core material. Dimension: 16.4 cm high x 9.6 cm wide x 4.1 cm deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Trade Arts : Pre 1837 VR
item #1343988
(stock #SK989)
A finely executed painting in gouache and ink, on embossed paper by the British manufacturer Henry Dobbs. Showing a girl with lotus feet, embroidering a silk yardage. Mounted in a blue passe-partout. Dimension: painting: 23.5 cm x 17.3 cm, paper: 38.8 cm x 30.5 cm. Condition: fine, only one tiny stain. Please see also SK 988.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Trade Arts : Pre 1837 VR
item #1343987
(stock #SK988)
A finely executed painting in gouache and ink, with few raised details in white, on embossed paper by the British manufacturer Henry Dobbs. Showing a Manchurian lady, playing a small drum. Mounted in a blue passe-partout. Dimension: painting: 23.5 cm x 17.3 cm, paper: 38.8 cm x 30.5 cm. Condition: fine, one tiny stain. Please see also SK 989.
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Ephemera : Photographs : Pre 1900
item #1343815
(stock #SK 986)
Ten vintage albumen photographs, six prints showing Granada (Andalusia) with the Alhambra, two with street scenes in Elche (Alicante), one with the cathedral of Burgos (Castile) and one showing a river scene in Orihuela (Murcia). Made by the French photographer Jean Laurent (1816-1886) in the 1870/80's, mounted on coeval cardboard. Condition: little faded, one photo with a small loss to the corner, cardboard with few stockflecks. Dimension: photo: 33.7 cm x 24.7 cm, cardboard: 48 cm x 38.7 cm.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Trade Arts : Pre 1800
item #1343685
(stock #SK985)
A blue and celadon glazed porcelain group with remains of original cold painting. Depicting the two Taoist immortals He and He, one holding a lotus. Condition: chipped hand, back with a hairline, some firing defects and cracks. Dimension: 12.8 cm high.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1910
item #1343553
(stock #2205)
A pair of sometsuke porcelain vases in archaic "gu"-shape, beautifully painted with flower roundels among prunus and cracked ice ground in underglaze blue. Base signed: "Dai Nihon Seto, Kato Zenji". Condition: one vase has a rim chip, some warping. Dimension: 20.5 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700
item #1343253
(stock #5197)
Cast bronze figure of the Bodhisattva Weituo,the guardian of Buddhist teaching. Dressed as a warrior, he stands on a kidney shaped base and holds his hands in anjalimudra. Some lacquer residue. Condition: the figure was once completely covered by gilt lacquer. Back with a casting flaw. Dimension: 26.3 cm high. Weight: 1775 g.