A very rare Early medieval / Byzantine bronze key c. 10th-12th. cent.

Interesting key first time in stock with a round bow and large rectangular slotted bit and hollow stem.

Size: 83 mm. long.

Condition: Nice VF, fine metal great patina, a small metal flaw from the making.

Ex. Important old Danish collection of keys.

Height on Stand: 20 cm (8 in)
Width: 5.8 cm (2.4 in)

Quality Chinese green crackle vase with a wooden lid and stand; fine overall crackle over a very good foot; good condition

Height: 7 cm (2.7 in)
Width: 6.5 cm (2.5 in)
Depth: 9 cm (3.5 in)

Japanese carved wooden okimono of a yawning man; very characterful piece with inlaid horn eyes; good condition with few signs of age

Height: 7 cm (2.8 in)
Width: 4.5 cm (1.8 in)
Depth: 2.1 cm (0.8 in)

Fine example of a Chinese carved cinnabar snuff bottle; features two main panels of buildings within rural settings with scroll-work across the shoulders and sides; standing lappets to the base rim and original knop and bone spoon; inscribed Qianlong mark to the base; very good condition

Height: 4 cm (1.7 in)
Length: 13 cm (5.2 in)
Depth: 4 cm (1.7 in)
Weight: 140 gm

Chinese silver box by Luen Wo; decorated with dragons chasing flaming pearls; marked on the base LW and script; late 19th century; good condition

Height: 5 cm (2 in)
Width: 7 cm ( 2.8 in)
Weight: 750 gm

Fine Chinese gilt bronze knob seal with a Kilin atop; very well-cast and a crisp seal below; small amount of verdigris showing on the base; good condition

Height: 22.8 cm (9.1 in)
Width: 10.5 cm (4.2 in)

Chinese heavy cloisonne vase of good age; polychrome enamel floral decoration throughout; minor surface wear with age-related issues; good condition

Height: 33 cm (13.2 in)
Width: 12 cm (4.8 in)

Chinese porcelain famille verte lidded vase; features the emperor and attendants moving through a rural setting; standing lappets with hatched borders on both rims; lid with foo dog atop; good condition

A nice and scarce early iron key probably from a passage door, European, Renaissance, c. Late 14th.-Early 15th. century.

The key with an oval bow and a square stem. The wide bit with a flat design.

Size: 11,7 cm.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact dark iron patina corrosion but sound metal beneath.

Ex. Important old Danish collection of keys.

A fine smaller iron key from a chest, Gothic type, early renaissance, c. 14th. century AD.

The key with a complicated S-shaped bit and gothic compartement bow. The stem is square and then round and solid.

The decoration of Gothic iron locks and keys was often elaborate and of the highest standard of workmanship. The motifs were frequently drawn from Gothic architecture, reproducing on a miniature scale complicated tracery patterns and even tiny statuettes...

Chinese Song dynasty longquan celadon dish. 17 cm diameter. Good condition except very smooth hairline at the center.

This is a Japanese antique Boro textile old indigo dye soft hemp patched rag. It's cotton with a very nice touch. Size::Length::196cm (77.1inch) Width::102cm ( 40.1inch)

Oshie (raised cloth picture) with samurai, which is displayed with hina-dolls on the Girl's Festival, or Hina-Matsuri, on March 3rd. It is from a collector in Matsumoto city in Nagano prefecture, and this one was made by a craftsperson in the city too. Made of several kinds of silk, gold brocade, silk crepe, black satin, etc. The face is hand-painted. The back side is washi. In excellent condition. Late 19th early 20th century. W:33cm, L:45cm

This is a Japanese antique shibori cotton kimono. Indigo dyeing and Shoen dyeing. There are some remaining grains (protrusions) from the aperture. It is in good condition with no damage. Size: Length: 136cm (38.5") / Cuff to cuff, full back: 122cm (48")

This piece was excavated at the site near Hanoi, however the condition is very excellent, this type of tea bowl that had high stand, had been used at the court. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSmlyJ_Pgzg Certification: written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan. Size: 12.3cm(D) 9.0cm(H) Accessary; wooden box

Chinese Han dynasty lidded gray earthenware hu-form jar with globular body and slightly flaring neck divided into horizontal grooved bands holding incised decoration of various animals. Two opposing applied taotie mask handles are at the shoulder. The circular domed lid has three loops at the edge. 14 3/4" high. 206 BC – 220 AD. This form was designed to imitate the shape of a bronze hu vase...

Ptah-Soker-Osiris. Wood, gesso ,paint, gold gilt. Wooden base is modern. Dimensions without base. Height 24 inches, 61cm width 7 inches, 18cm

An unusual Kakiemon dish the outer register finely painted with the Shochikubai. The pine, bamboo and prunus painted separately with elongated trailing branches growing from rockwork. The centre painted with a single bough of flowering Camellias, Tsubaki, symbolic of the season of Spring. The reverse painted with a continuous vine arabesque, karakusa and four supur marks arranged in a "Y" shape. An identical dish is to be found in the Sakaida (Kakiemon) family collection...