Rare and massive Shan Weight of 1/2 Viss (50 Tical), Shan States, ca. 1800-1850 AD.

A finely patinated bronze weight; U-tail, Duck-like with hanging tail feathers, with handle and standing on a finely decorated round and stepped base.

Size: 9,3 ca. high

Weight: ca. 835 grams.

Condition: Superb, excarvated, nice smooth wear and fine green and brown patina.

Reff: Leif B. Mikkelsen 'Opium Weights', p. 145, fig. 87. Gear Group 1+2, (diff...

A beautiful and attractive pair of Argentine Silver Art Nouveau Candelabra measuring 15” in height and 10.5” depth

Pair Massive Nineteenth CenturyCopper Luster Lions 32” height, 27” depth,16” width. The pair were made circa 1850 possibly for the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London

A beautiful Italian Renaissance Style done in the 16th tradition and was exhibited at the 1915 Panama-Pacific World’s Fair in the Italy pavilion. Measuring 51” height, 32” width, and 30” depth (wood base)

Japanese bamboo brush pot on three feet carved in sunken relief with the head of Zen patriarch Daruma, also known as Bodhidharma, holding a fly-whisk. Fly-whisks were carried by Buddhist priests to wave away flies which, according to Buddhist tenets, they could not kill. The fly-whisk is also a symbol of leadership. Early 20th century. 6 1/2" high x 4 7/8” diameter. Very good overall condition with typical wear from use. There are some small separations in the bamboo...

Shallow bowl with cut out rim exposing five dovetailed segments. One with two lugs for suspension. Standing on a low stemmed foot.
Fine buff-brown clay covered with brownish glaze. Patches of silvery iridescence inside.
Interesting piece which reminds of examples made in metal.
Ceramic
Etruscan/Campanian, 4th century BC
D. with rim 12.7 cm (5 in)
H. 5.7 cm (2.2 in)
Intact, except for a restored chip out of the foot...

Chinese Ming dynasty over glaze chicken form water dropper. Good condition except the motive is fading because this item found from the river. 8 cm high.

Chinese Ming dynasty blue and white dish/plate with Cicada motive at the center. Wanli period. 20,7 cm diameter. Dish in good condition except short hairline at the rim, please see at the picture.

A Fine and Rare Map-Korean Peninsular: Sea of Corea “대한해협”-18th C.: 1782 Bayly Map of China, Japan, Korea: 18th C. By J. Bayly, Geographer Cartographer: J Bayly, Year/Place: 1782, London, It’s in good condition,framed, it measures 9.75” X 14”. (24cm x 35.5cm) image only This is a rather attractive map of China, Japan (Nipon) and Korea (Corea). Japan is still shown rather miss-shaped, and Korea to a lesser extent. The Great Wall is shown...

NATIONAL WATCH Co. Elgin, Ill. 1864 – 1874

Waltham W.Co. directors Learning from the errors in production and design, formed the National Watch Co. and the goal was to provide a reasonably priced accurate and easily serviced watch (in the field) that would be available for use in the expansion to the Wild West.

The company was 1st formed in 1864 by officers of the earlier Waltham Watch Co. Some of these Waltham organizers were P.S. Bartlett, D.G...

An antique Japanese Kotansu (personal chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite handles and Sakata lock plates. 5 drawers provide generous storage and organization. Constructed using straight dovetail joinery and hardened wooden nails.

Age: Meiji Period (1880-1890)

Dimensions: 22 1/2" Wide by 23" High by 11 3/8" Deep

An antique Japanese Katana Sword box made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware. Front hinged door secures a long drawer that held a Katana for safe keeping. Of particular interest is the door stop on the lock plate featuring a stylized Fundo weight. This would suggest that the previous owner was in the profession responsible for coin exchange, weights and measures...

An antique Japanese Choba Tansu (merchant chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware including the stylized Gumbai handles and full moon lock plates. 6 drawers of varying sizes allow for generous storage. Sliding doors open to a split level compartment where merchant business books and records were kept. Hinged security door to the lower right hides two additional small drawers where store valuables were kept...

A lovely and sizeable terracotta bust on a plint of a muscular young man, Time of Hadrian, ca. mid 2nd. century AD.

A very attractive bust with a wide strong chest and painted facial details in black pigment. His hair is rather long and he is arising from a round plint as was the typical for the Imperial Roman busts. The bust is possible depicting Antinous, Hadrians famous lover.

Size: 18 cm. tall and 10 cm. wide - a sizeable piece!

Condition: Superb! Perfectl...

A very large and impressive terracotta figure of Aphrodites.

She is depicted as a beautiful and voluptious deity, completely naked, bending her right knee, thus twisting her body slightly. Her hands are held up holding on to a couple of bands that possibly would have held a textile veil in place. She is wearing a large snake-ring jevellery bracelet on her right thigh.

Her elaborate headdress is in the style of the court, during the Severan period, late 2nd. century-early 3...

A lovely and exceptionally large sitting Pu-tai / Laughing Buddha, Thailand, ca. 18th. cent. perhaps even earlier.

An unusual wooden Buddha, laquered and gilt on a core of heavy tropical wood. Beautiful details and a real conversation piece.

Size: 64 cm. tall and ca. 49 cm. wide. Due to the high quality heavy wood, he weighs more than 20 kilograms, more precise weight can be given upon request.

Condition: Choice and intact with most of his gilt preserved and pat...

A fine very large bronze buddha, Burma or Northern Thailand, ca. 18th. century.

He helds both of his hands in a gesture of exposition or teaching (vitarkamudra) that in India is confined to the right hand. He wears multible jewels and a large headdress and especially large earrings. He is standing on a small flat base and professionally mounted on round black wooden plint.

Height: 49,5 cm. incl. the low plint and ca. 46,5 cm. alone.

Condition: Choice! Much remai...

It is a very rare piece from excavation.
Made of the characteristic soapstone 布丁石 or 滑石 of the dated Tang periods, the item was made in shape by imitating the Persian ware which was affluent in that periods.
Two Similar porcelain pieces were found in the famous Idemitsu Museum出光美術館 of Japan and The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

Date:Tang Dynasty, 8th-9th centuries.

Bottom Widths:10.6cm, Height:9.7cm,

An old cotton box is included.