A Wonderful Russian Silver Teapot with an Etched Floral Design. Ivory insets on finial and handle. Marked for Moscow 1899-1908. Dimensions; 5.5" high x 6.25" handle to spout; weight, 7.8 Troy ounces. Makers mark BC. Very fine condition.
A rare porcelain stem cup attractively decorated in shades of under glaze blue.
This item was made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China for export to Europe during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722).
Condition: very small chip to bottom of footrim; otherwise perfect - no damages and no restoration.
Height: 6.5 cm / 2.5 inches.
Diameter: 6 cm / 2.3 inches
青花高足酒杯。江西景德镇所做。为康熙时期(1662-1722)的外销瓷。
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This hand made 19th century Chinese sterling silver cart is 2 ¾ inches long, 1 ¼ inches wide and 2 inches high. It depicts a man with a straw hat pulling a two wheel cart. A business man is sitting on the cart. It has “LC & CO” and “Mian An, Lian Zhang” (in Chinese) stamped on the back of the cart. It has nice patina and is in excellent condition.
Late Meiji Period C.1910 Shinto Shrine Festival Chochin Lantern. Black lacquer on wood with gold hawk feather crest. Copper metal fittings. Written in bold kanji characters, "Go Shin To" Sacred festival light. Very good condition; no tears.
H: 30"; W: 7". Ask for shipping quote.
A large and well-preserved tanged bronze sword, c. 2nd. millenium BC.
The style with the thick mid-rib and two rivets in the corner of the blade is known from the Assyrian period, and the present specimen provincially made around the lands of the Caspian Sea. On this specimen one rivet is still remaining. Very attractive and impressive!
Size: 45 cm.
Condition: Choice - very fine green patina and good metal quality - very few losses and roghness to the edge...
Georgian silver Teapot Stand, Hallmarked in London in 1801, with the makers mark "WB" for William Baley. In a bright cut oval form. Dimension; 7" x 5.5" x 7/8" high; weight 4 ounces. Excellent condition.
This is a 19th Century, Dear Horn Antler Netsuke in the form of a Seated Monkey that is holding its young on its lap with both hands in a protective manner, with a tender look on its face. Impressive chimney himotoshi, common of Edo period netsuke, that starts in the back of the monkey and continues to a large opening on the bottom of it. Wonderful. rich patina. Unsigned.
Netsuke measures 1.02 inches (2.5cm) in diameter, and 1.47 inches (3.7cm) tall...
Large flat figure wearing a skirt, a turban and appliques. Condition: damage to the appliques, left arm repaired. Provenance: Arte Primitivo, New York, September 2005. H. 19 cm.
This is a Meiji Period nicely carved netsuke depicting a Seated Hotei, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, the God of Contentment and Happiness, holding a fan on his right hand, and a gourd on his left hand. Very nice rounded functional form with a mellow patina. Signed Gyokuzan. Netsuke measures 1.82 inches (4.6cm) wide, 1.28 inches (3.2cm) deep, and 1.17 inches (3.0cm) tall. Netsuke is in excellent condition, as may be seen in the posted photos.
With moulded decorations. H. 20 cm. Condition: some glaze loss. China, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
A very interesting and completely intact ceramic figure of a honed God seated on his throne, holding two cobra snakes, Hinduism in Java, c. 10th.-12th. cent. AD.
Size: 14 cm. tall and 10 cm. wide.
Condition: Extremely fine for any medieval terracottta - intact!
Provenance: Old Swedish Collection, formerly in the Ban Bang Yoga Carta collection - an Indonesian professors collection, bought in the 1960s-1970s.
A rare and elegant boxed set of six sterling silver citrus spoons in Paye & Baker's "Orange" pattern. The handles are decorated front and back with oranges, orange blossoms and foliage. Paye & Baker primarily made souvenir spoons, and this particular pattern was usually associated with Los Angeles, considered a very exotic location at the beginning of the 20th century. These spoons are the only set we've seen made as citrus spoons...
An interesting bronze mirror with its original lead handle. This is rare as most of the time the lead handles have been replaced because the original has disintegrated. Diameter 14 cm, Length 21 cm. Mounted on a museum quality stand.
A bronze Lion with its original dark patination made in China, possibly as a censer, during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644, most likely during the 16th or early 17th Century.
Condition: there are some very old losses to the applied decoration - a part of the "beard" is missing,the right ear has been re-attached and the base has an old wood block infill; there has been no restoration.
14.5cm (5.7 inches)high; 14cm (5 inches) across.
Brush case, nicely embossed with an openwork decoration representing three stylised Buddhist vajras on either side, surrounded with a foliage and geometric design. Silver alloy, with a fine age patina. The center of each vajra must have contained a coral or turquoise to enhance the beauty of the case. The case was made in Tibet in the 19th century, maybe earlier. Length: 33.5 cm. Very good condition .
Japanese antique small 6-panel screen painting of five cranes flying over waves as the sun rises in the distance. Painted in mineral colors with gold flecks on paper. Signature: Morifusa.
Age: Showa Period Mid 20th Century
Dimensions: 22 1/2" high x 62 1/2" long
Red pottery moulded figure, glazed in turquoise, amber and black. On the back of his stool there is a coin symbol ( god of wealth?). H. 20 cm. Overall in very good condition with wear and flaking to the glaze and a chip at the back of his right arm. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
Finely cast with good patina. Cambodia, 12th/13th century. H. 7 cm (the figure). Size including the stand 11,5 cm. Excellent condition.