Greek perfume vessel of cylindrical body tapering at the neck with flat everted rim and a faint ridge around the shoulder. Small depression below the rounded base; polished surface.
Alabastra would have held scented oil and, based on paintings on pottery, were frequently owned by women for use after bathing.
Alabaster
Greek, 5th century BC
H 9.6 cm (3.8 in)
Rim worn and in part reattached, small section missing. Slight traces of red paint.
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17th Century Chinese Bronze 3 Legged Toad with Immortal Water Dropper

It is 3.74 inches (9.5 cm) tall by 5 inches (12.7 cm) wide. It is 1.2 lb.

It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, cracks, or dents.

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The shape of the this tea bowl is known as “tsutsu” in Japanese and is regarded as being especially attractive. Tsutsu bowls are used mainly in the depths of winter to keep in the heat and prevent the tea from cooling too quickly. Though most tsutsu bowls are defined by their smooth, curved edges and contoured clay bodies, this piece is distinct in having more defined edges and straight sides...

Modern sterling silver picture frame. Made by Fradley in New York, ca 1920. Rectangular window in plain flat surround. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) display. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. 2072. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 10 3/8 x W 7 1/2 in. Window: H 9 x W 6 1/4 in. #BY740

Antique Aka Raku Chawan by greatest Kichizaemon Tan-nyu, ennobled with a REAL kintsugi gold repair.

Half cylinder shaped (Hanzutsu) tea bowl with a rounded brim, in the typical hand built style of the Raku family. The body is fully covered with a white engobe before the red glaze was applied.

The red glaze turned to to grey where it got in contact with charcoal in the kiln...

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with gold and brown lacquer decoration of blooming chrysanthemums, design continuing on the back. Beautifully made, excellent lacquering, wonderful work in Japanese taste, in great condition. Length 5.3 inches.

Antique Chinese grey celadon ceramic military "gunpowder jar" or "bullet jar," late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)...

Two(2) Tibetan Himalayan large Coral Beads, 24mm x 13mm(15/16" x 1/2"), purchased in Tibet prior to 1980.

Japanese Satsuma Kinkozan Vase

Description & Size: 19.05 x 11.43 cm (7.5" x 4.5") height & wide; Weight: 386 gram (13.61 oz); Color: Porcelain Blue & gold

Age: Meiji Period 1900'; Material: Porcelain & gold; Production: Handcrafted & baked

This Japanese Satsuma Kinkozan vase is a very picturesque...

Antique Japanese gyosho bako (peddler's chest for a traveling salesman). Made with sugi (cryptomeria - cypress) wood on the outside and kiri (paulownia) wood on the inside, this box would have been light enough to carry. The single door opens to reveal a series of 10 light weight stacking trays which slide out like drawers. Each is marked with a character in light ink for organization. There is also an exterior drawer with a round iron lock and square handle...

Chinese Neolithic Painted Pottery Jar - Machang (c. 2300 - 2000 BC)

This twin-handled pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is relatively highly-fired and, therefore, more durable than lower-fired examples...

A Chinese Bronze Censer, Qing Dynasty. Weight approximately 790 gram. Diameter approximately 18 cm (across handles) and height approximately 7 cm. Gold splashes have been added. Good condition.

18th century Indian bronze Shiva shrine from Western India in a form of a courtyard, the family of Shiva seated around a lingam, including his wife Parvati, their son Ganesha, and Nandi bull at the entrance of the shrine. The back halo has the protective naga (cobra) with its hood wide open, and there is a pile of offerings in the front right corner of the shrine. Nice piece with good casting and detailing, good patina with accumulated sooty dust from incense, very pleasant feel of age...

EXCAVATED CHAWAN WITH DUAL LATTICE DESIGN

Excavation of Arita (Imari) blue and white porcelain bowl with beautiful pale remains of dual lattice pattern in such miraculous natural form with wabi-sabi presence as is. Edo period, 18-19th century, Japan. approx...

Here is another stunning chawan from our collection - one of the oldest available chawans in the world.

Nogime (hare's fur) Tenmoku tea bowl from the Jian Kilns - made in the Northern Song Period around 960 CE. This is one of the first tea bowls in Japan, which came together with the first tea from China. More than 1000 years old!

Little refined iron bearing clay, with iron oxide, thrown into the typical tenmoku shape...

An 18th Century white glazed porcelain figure of Budai, probably made in the Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi province, southern China.Condition - there is chipping to the left sleeve of his robe and a very small chip to the upper lip; no cracks and no restoration. 11.5cm (4.5 inches) high; 14cm (5.5inches) wide.

Chinese yixing purple clay large teapot. with mark at the base. Good conditions with small chipped at inside the lid and spout.15cm wide. 8cm high.

Victorian silver and three color gold locket with a raised floral and foliate design. Wonderful to wear on a chain, either short or long as shown here. The locket measures 1 3/4" high by 1 3/8" wide.