Antique Tibetan gilt buddha statue, seated upon a lotus throne, holding a medicine jar in the left hand and touching down to earth with the right. Beautifully detailed with natural patina, based embossed with lotus mark. 18th century
Size: 3" L x 2.5" W x 4" H
Charger decorated with floral, glazed base. PERIOD : late Ming (1566-1643 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 34 cm wide. CONDITION: excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze stand for incense burner. 11 cm diameter. 3 cm high. 462 gram weight. original conditions, free from any repair. please see on the pictures.
A complete old Tibetan ladies purse made of Yak leather and inlaid with silver and gilt carvings with a center piece of Turquoise. The front has carvings of two fish (representing the beginning of life)and flower design. The back has a center tree design. There is a silver woven chain attached to the top for carrying. Very rare to have this. Age: Late 19 Century. Size: Leather purse. See last photo. Condition. Very good.No repairs. Normal ageing.
Our C1780 muff chain has an unusual link in the shape of bows. These hand forged bow links continue all around the chain.
Georgian muff chains were worn by women who would attach a muff to the chain to conveniently keep their hands warm and the chain was designed to allow the muff to fall at just the right place. This is why original muff chains were always long (shorter chains were generally part of a larger muff chain that has been cut down to make 2 or 3 necklaces)...
Excellent example of Nakano ware Blue and White Mukozuke bowl made in the early 18th century
Diameter 15.2cm
Height 8cm
Weight 335g
There are old repairs with staples.
Nakano ware kiln was opened in 1598 in Yamanaka-cho, Hirado city. In the early days, Nakano kiln made Kobiki tea bowls similar to the ones of Joseon Dynasty, but in the 18th century it began to produce ceramics similar to Imari Sometsuke...
The bronze is cast with lost wax and is hollow but very thick. Beautiful casting and good sculpting finish. No traces of gilding or pigment. The figure is in a very dynamic position, with unusual gestures difficult to model. The artist has given the hands a beautiful elegance by bending the fingers excessively. The bronze has a beautiful antique patina which dates back to the 18th century or earlier. No restoration, good condition...
One of the ring handle with temporary restoration
Song 0r Yuan dynasty longquan celadon jarlet with dragon motive. 6,5cm high. good conditions.
A Chinese bronze ting, after a Shang dynasty original, heavily cast and with nice malachite and red areas of patina, archaic inscription to the interior. 19 cms high. Song dynasty, circa 12th century.
(one leg re-attached a long time ago).
Ancient egyptian fayence shabti for Prince Khaemwaset 15,5cm.
Mummiform votive ushabti, faience with details in black, wearing a short wig, curls modeled into the wig, with sidelock (wick of youth) and a small goatee, adorned with a broad usekh collar, holding agricultural implements in each hand, wrist bracelets, seed sack on back, and a column of hieroglyphic inscriptions on front naming “Khaemwaset” as the owner, using the hallowed Khamuas formula...
Description: Persian manuscript page, 19th century or possibly earlier, gilded miniature painting of the king's court with gilt script on the
top. Copy of the verso taped to the back of the frame. The page size is 7.5" x 4.25", frame size 11.5"
x 9.5" and in very good condition.
A very rare Korean Celadon glazed bowl/washer of octagonal shape with inlaid decoration. Korean Koryo ( or Korai or Goryeo ) period ( 918 - 1392 )
Diameter : 12,3 cm.
Condition : There is one short hairline ( please see the last enlargement )
Song dynasty small vase fluted body,covered with nice qingbai glaze.Unknow hand writing mark at the base.Good conditions.Cracle glaze.10cm high
Korean kitchen cabinet in traditional style, made of (Keyaki hardwood) elm wood, sliding panels are slatted and backed with rice paper. Small drawers on top and middle (including 2 hidden drawers!).
Open storage area behind the traditionally slatted sliding doors.
Charming piece with great storage options.
20th Century, very well built.
Dimensions: 65" high x 37 3/4" wide x 17 1/4" deep.
17C/18C Chinese Kangxi Export Famille Verte Phenix Floral Dish Plate
The deep round plate painted in famille verte enamels heightened with gilt, depicting a phenix flying above a blooming prunus branch, the deep cavetto painted with scrolls of prunus, the rim with chrysanthemum half flower heads, alternating with cartouches of fish and shrimp; the reverse with a series of lozenge patterns, four scrolls of prunus, and double blue lines, smaller double blue circles at the base.
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A fine Chinese Yuan dynasty Longquan celadon lobbed bowl. Dia. 19cm. Condition: shipwreck piece, glaze degraded, no chips, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.
Blue Willow pattern scent bottle with silver gilt cap by Sampson Mordan. The silver is marked with the year mark for 1885. This scent is a large size measuring 2 1/4" in diameter. A wonderful addition to a scent collection or a collection of blue