19th Century Chinese Kesi Embroidered Military 2nd Rank Badge (Buzi) Lion Shizi
It is 11 inches (28 cm) long by 11.75 inches (30 cm) wide.
It has loose and missing threads, frayed edges, small holes, small tears at the back, discoloration, toning, and wears (as seen in the photos).
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A Very Large Mintons Charger with a Deep Green Background with a Bird and Florals Design. Date mark 1880. Dimensions; 15.25" in diameter x 1.375" deep. Mintons imprint and date mark and a paper label from "T Goode & Co. South Audley Street, Grosvenor Square London". (Thomas Goode, Prestige Retailer, established in 1827 and moved to South Audley Street in 1876. Goode had a close relationship with Minton.) Excellent condition.
A rare Chaffers Liverpool porcelain hexagonal beaker, handpainted in blue and white. The design, taken from the Chinese, shows alternating panels of floral groups, with a trellised and floral diaper along the upper rim.
The condition of this piece is excellent, with no cracks or restoration. There is a tiny firing bite at the rim, and the bottom shows kiln bubbling common to this factory. The height is 3" and the diameter is 2 3/8"...
Rare Ashworth Porcelain Trivit, square, with Imari style decoration, squashed bun feet and an impressed mark dating to 1862-80. Made by G.L. Ashworth and Bro., Hanley, England
Height: 10”
Length: 10”
Rare Serpentine-Jade Bird Feeder from China.
Fine condition and very good color. Size: H. 1 1/8" x W. 2" including ring which enables locking the bowl securely by inserting a small bamboo stick through the holes on the outside of the bird cage.
Simple and refine elegance is what best describes this zisha yixing teapot of the 19th century, pure Chinese with little or no adornment, except a little calligraphy. Entirely crafted by hand with smooth walls inside and out, remarkably light weight for the size, yet it has perfect centered gravity. Handle and lid handle and spout are perfectly aligned. Signed Shaoshan (little Mountain) this is the artistic name for Shi Dabin, a late Ming dynasty yixing master...
This pair of porcelain candle holders was produced in Germany by Schierholz & Son in the 1890s. They are 6 3/4 inches high. Under the candle holder and bobesch is the head and wings of a cherub in three dimensions. Their sweet little faces are beautifully modeled and hand painted. The trunks of the candle holders have bunches of tiny blue and pink flowers sprouting from them. The bottoms of the holders end in a tripod effect. Brushed gold is used to accent the candle holders in many areas...
An enamel 800 silver enamel snuffbox or snuff box depicting the German resort city of Bad Ems. It measures 1-15/16" x 1-3/8". The lid is slightly convex and it is just under 5/8" deep/tall. The top of the hinged oval box features a completely hand enameled aerial scenic view of the city. It takes a enamelist of some training and skill, as not only must they be able to depict the view properly in enamel, but know how the enamel reacts when it is fired, as the colors change...
Lozenge-shaped gilt bronze plate, embossed to represent a concentric decoration of stylized lotuses and geometric design with, at the center, a coral intaglio in relief representing the Hindu God Ganesha. Height: 2 3/8" (6,1 cm), length: 3 11/16" (9,3 cm). The plate is nicely mounted on a custom wood stand. Beautiful green and reddish partly encrusted patina. Very good condition. A rare piece.
From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a good Kashmiri silver surahi (water flask), 19th century, of compressed globular base with elongated neck and attached stopper secured by linked silver chain, well-decorated with chased vegetal and floral designs typical for Kashmiri silversmithing of this period. Overall a very attractive example with elegant proportions and good presence.
Size and Condition: 9 1/2 inches tall, 5 1/2 inches in diameter at its widest point on base...
A Large and Impressive Hand Painted Dutch Delft Vase. Eight reserves; four large ones of a bird and four lesser ones of a stag. Label on the base says "De Oude Moriaans Hoult (The Old Moors Head) Holland Delft (the mark) 1759". This refers to the potters mark, which was first used in 1759 (the Old Moors Head dates from 1648). Dimensions; 16" high, approximately 4.5 pounds in weight. Normal wear for Delft.
An American Brilliant Period (1876-1916) Cut Crystal and Sterling Rim Center Bowl. the Bowl is Hallmarked by The Stone Sterling Silver Company, New York (1896-1903). Dimensions; 10.25" diameter x 5" high. Very minor dings in the silver rim (barely noticeable) but other wise in excellent condition. No problems in the glass.
A Green Wedgwood Majolica Two Handled Leaf Compote or Tray. Datemark for 1874. Dimensions; 12.5"x 8" x 3.75" high. Excellent condition.
DESCRIPTION: An attractive, round Chinese silver export pill box, banded with repossee’ floral designs, the hinged lid crowned with a carnelian disc. On the base is stamped, “MADE IN CHINA NO 28 SILVER.” Dating from the early 20th C., this little antique box is in excellent condition. DIMENSIONS: 1 1/8” diameter (2.8 cm) x 1” high (2.5 cm).
Antique American Federal Octagonal Tea Caddy, in mahogany the hinged top with satinwood stringing and banding opens to an interior well with a “floating” lid.
Circa 1800.
See #10802 for another caddy by the same unknown maker
Height: 5”
Width: 6.5”
Exceptionally fine and well cast 16/17th Century bronze dancing figure of KRISHNA from Southern India with many details, a wonderful natural patina and clear evidence of prolonged Puja (worship of object). No restorations or repairs. Excellent condition.
Size: H. 4.5" (11.6 cm). Very sought after and rare collector's item! Provenance: Private European Collection.
Exceptionally fine and well cast bronze 18th Century Ganesha sculpture from Southern India with many details and a wonderful natural patina, clearly showing Puja (long term worship of object). Very good condition with one tine of trident missing from long ago (not recent loss). Superb specimen and rare because of it's size, i.e. H. 4.5" (11.6 cm.). Provenance: European Private Collection.
Fine Chinese Canton Enamel Dish decorated with a scene of figures on a bridge in a lakeside setting, within a blue scroll border. The rim with panels of flowers within a black scroll. The underside with peaches and fungus. Mid 18thC. Diameter 14.6cm.
Condition: very good, usual faint stress lines and faint star crack to base.
Very handsome and attractive small head of Buddha, GANDHARA, 2-3rd Century, Grey Schist.
The youthful face is well defined with handsome features following a classical Hellenistic-Greek style. The crescent shaped hair is toped by a raised ushnisha and a small urna is between the delicately arched eyebrows. The ear has a large pierced lobe. The nose and earlobe are slightly chipped, but inconsequential when
considering the overall beauty of the exceptional face...
A set of Chinese pottery doors, with trace of original remains in good condition.
Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th-12th century
Measurement: Height 91.7 C.M. / Width 56.7 C.M. / Thickness 5.3 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.
A Dutch Delft 18th c tile. Painted decoration in puce of a church in a landscape, within double circles. Width "5 ¼/ 13 cm. Condition: fine.
A pair of English Leeds or Staffordshire creamware plates, early 19th century. In the centre a Tudor rose in relief/raised, the well and the pierced outer rim of the same rose shape. Condition: a few glaze bubbles to the rim of both plates. Diameter "8/ 20 cm.
A set of Chinese pottery table with wing cups and spoon.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D.220
Measurement: Height 10.2 C.M. / Width 36.8 C.M. / Length 54 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adherings (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost...
A celadon color nephrite pendant in a form of Shou Lao. Early 20th century. There is a small chip(2mm) at the right sleeve of the statue(please refer to enlargement #6) , good condition otherwise. height: 2-1/8"; width: 1-1/4".
Nice Thai Sawankhalok large bowl decorated with incised patern,covered with nice celadon bluish green glaze. Good conditions except small chipped at the back side of the rim. 24,7 cm
A Staffordshire redware teapot, c 1770, with sprigged Chinoiserie decoration of a pavillion and arcades. Impressed apocryphal seal mark of Thomas Barker, Fenton. No lid. Height "4½/ 11,2 cm, width "7¾/ 19 cm. Condition: fine.
A Staffordshire blue and white waste bowl or slop bowl, transfer printed, early 19th century. The outside with a textile pattern and reserves with a bird. The inside with a stylized border of leaves and flowers and a similar bird in the centre. Diameter "4½/ 11,5 cm, height "2¾/ 7 cm. Condition: fine.
This is a very old Japanese Imari Plate. The design is outstanding and the rim style is very rare. This is a piece for the collector that appreciates the finer imari pieces made at the Japanese kilns. The plate measures 9 3/4 inches across and is quite heavy. There is a signature or writing in underglaze blue that we can not make out. Condition is excellent with come minor wear.
Pair Chinese Export porcelain Famille Rose with Cafe au Lait glazed Dishes, early Qianlung period, 1736-1796, 5 1/8" diameter, 3/4" high, decorated with large butterfly in the center with floral branches with bird and butterflies in overglaze enamel, and molded as a honeycomb and scalloped edge rim. Light color of Cafe au Lait glaze underneath outside, underglaze blue mark on white background in the center on the bottom...
This is Japanese Indigo dye Stripe weave futon Cover from the Edo era to the Meiji era(1800-1880).It is made of hand-spun and hand-woven and natural indigo dyed cotton.
This material is cotton. It was made all by hand. It does not have a stain and damage and is in a very good state.
size:132cm x 154cm (52" x 60.6")
This is Japanese Indigo dye Stripe and zanshi weave futon Cover from the Edo era to the Meiji era(1800-1880).
This material is cotton. It is made of hand-spun and hand-woven and natural indigo dyed cotton. It was made all by hand. It does not have a stain and damage and is in a very good state.
size:148cm x 100cm (58.3" x 39.4")
This is a sodenashi ( sleeveless ) han-juban ( under kimono ) made of hand-spun cotton with katazome ( stencil-dyeing ) and dyed with natural indigo. The jishiro ( white ground ) katazome is left fewer than indigo ground one. The latter half of the 19th century. In good condition except for two small holes in front ( 2cm x 2cm, 8mm x 8mm ), one in the back ( 1cm x 1cm ) and two minor cuts. 40.5cm x 54cm
A beautiful late 19th or 20th C. Chinese silver puzzle ring with bat motif and beautiful patina, in excellent condition. Size 8,
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This is the 3rd of 4 small individual antique Chinese carvings which I am listing separately. This one looks like Shou Lao the Chinese god of longevity, who was often represented along with the immortals. Each has a peg on the bottom which fits into the own homemade stand
Early Japanese version of today's carpenters tool called a "chalk box". Carved from a block of wood, the well would hold cotton saturated with charcoal ash...this one has original wheel and string and shows that it has been well used....