19th century miniature Hirado porcelain sculpture of a reclining karako (Chinese boy) leaning on his right hand. Excellent crisp modeling with incised details - see his superb dreamy face, well defined hands and clothing details. Beautiful glaze with numerous tiny bubbles giving it depth, unglazed bottom. The line seen on the left side of his face is not a repair, but an original firing crack that got filled with glaze during firing, very pleasant to the touch...

Unusual 19th century Hirado Japanese porcelain brush rest in a shape of a karako (Chinese boy) lying on his stomach with his head and feet raised, his head is moveable. Wonderful modeling with incised details, excellent face, beautiful glaze, unglazed bottom, in great condition (no chips, cracks or repairs), very pleasant to the touch. Typical Hirado underglaze blue highlights, rich cobalt firing beautiful gray/brown in saturation areas, brown glaze on his pants...

A very rare Chinese burl wood box in ruyi shape and with multiple compartments inside the box. Early 20th century. The previous owner purchased it from Hong Kong in the 1970's. Condition: small age cracks.Dimensions: 10-5/8"L X 4"W X 1-3/4"H.

Exceptional root handle bamboo flower basket from the Taisho Period C.1920 in Japan. Executed to perfection the warp and weft weaves have created an elegant presentation. In great condition. Not signed. Ask for shipping quote. 13" high and 7" wide.

This is a large and exquisite antique Japanese cloisonné-enamel and embossed-foil (ginbari) Akasuke (Pigeon Blood) footed bowl with a lid and silvered mounts. The bowl's body is covered with red ginbari featuring a bamboo pattern, while the lid is decorated with fine details of pink and white roses and green leaves on a translucent deep red ginbari ground with the same bamboo pattern...

A rare antique, Thai mother-of-pearl inlaid black lac footed cup, or pedestal bowl, Thailand, 18th or early 19th century. The cup of rounded polygonal form with thin sides rising from a decagonal splaying foot, the exterior extremely finely inlaid with various typically Thai designs and motifs in mother-of-pearl against a black lac ground...

A good quality Antique, 19th century, Meiji Period, Japanese Kutani porcelain plate - dish, with a thick and heavy body, extremely well potted, and beautifully hand painted and enameled with peonies and birds. Please note that this type of Kutani porcelain with a thick body was made generally for the domestic Japanese market. MEASUREMENTS: Diameter 25 cm (9 7/8 in) Height: 4.5 cm (1 3/8 in). CONDITION: In good condition: no cracks, no chips or repairs.

A huge and impressive antique, 19th century, silver plated brass, Baroque church sanctuary hanging vigil oil lamp. The massive bulbous form body, superb workmanship applied with three ormolu winged cherubs and foliate garlands with flower heads, bottom decorated with embossed and chased stylized leaves and finished with a large baluster form finial, bell shaped upper part of the lamp embossed and chased with leaves ensuite with the bottom...

This is an 18th-19th century Turkish Ottoman Islamic tinned copper ewer. The bulbous body rises from a short foot to a tapering neck. It has a hinged domed lid terminating in a foliate knop, an elegant S-shaped handle, and a curved spout.

This is a fascinating piece of Islamic artistry - Turkish Ottoman Islamic tinned copper ewer. The body of the ewer is crafted in a bulbous shape that is pleasing to the eye...

This is an exquisite and rare antique 18th-century Mughal Northern Indian Islamic cast brass lidded ewer or aftaba that is a true masterpiece of craftsmanship. The pear-shaped body of the ewer stands on four short feet, giving it a sturdy base and a regal appearance...

This is an authentic antique Islamic Indian Mughal fine bidri hookah base from the 18th century. It was made in India (Deccan, Bidar).

The hookah is made of a zinc alloy and consists of two parts - a bell-shaped body and a short neck with a flanged collar and a trumpet mouth. The body is decorated with silver inlaid, three-lobed floral medallions amongst a continuous scrolling band of leaves and flowers of variegated shapes and sizes, compactly filling the black ground...

Very old wood toggle of a pair of shoes ; L: 4cms, TCT 84 (see Bibliography)

Very unusual wood toggle depicting yin-yang and bagua symbols ; chips on some edges. D: 4 cms

A beautiful FRENCH ANTIQUE JEWELRY BOX with fine etching on all sides and a Central Polychrome Medallion on top depicting a Noble Lady with a Hat. Good condition overall, some minor signs of age. Size: 12 cm. x 9 cm. x 5.5 cm. Provenance: From a Paris Private Collection. 19th Century

Thai antique BRONZE PRAYING DISCIPLE in Pranamasana-Mudra Position with Gilding. Rattanakosin Period, 19th Century. Size: H. 23 cm. (9" inches)

A green jade earring made some 3,200 years ago from people living around the Ma and Red Rivers in northern Vietnam. Can be worn as a pendant. Size: L. 3.5cm. W. 2.5cm. Condition: No repairs. Almost perfect.Very small chip on one edge.

Unusual Antique Japanese framed photograph of two young girls in kimonos heating a kettle over a hibachi (brazier) for tea, with lovely hand-tinted red and blue areas, by Kusakabe Kimbei titled "Girls at Home". Early Meiji period (1868-1912)

Size: 16.5" L x 14.5" H (entire frame)

Papier maché and mother of pearl plaque depicting the romantic ruins of medieval Llanthony Priory in Wales. Probably part of a Victorian portrait case and made by Jennens & Bettridge around 1840. Jennens (sometimes Jennings) and Bettridge, originally based in Birmingham, were famous for their beautiful papier maché products and had stores in New York and Paris as well. Their mother of pearl inlay was covered with tinted varnish as to create an iridescent effect...