Cornet-shaped, in bronze with a brown patina, it rests on 3 feet scalloped in foaming waves rising towards a base decorated with other waves. The body is also decorated in its center with an openwork knot of vine branches and bunches of grapes. The neck is widely flared into a floral corolla. Signed Toto Hidemitsu Kansei under the base. Height: 39.5 cm.
Heirloom wedding blanket cover from the tiny Maonan ethnic minority of Guangxi, China. First half of the 20th century-made with natural undyed local cotton with the pattern with made from floss silk supplementary brocade weft symbols of phoenix, flowers and butterflies, and is in perfect condition with no holes or tears. Some of the more brightly colored purple aniline dyed silk threads have been rewoven into the patterns probably within the last 40 years but are certainly not new...
This is an striking and well executed Austro-Hungarian antique silver and niello box, manufactured in Prague in 1820s.It is rectangular in shape and lid is engraved
with scene of a farmer pushing a wheelbarrow down a town lane within foliate and leaf tip borders. There are circles to the side, and further foliate and
leaf tip to the base. The interior is gold wash and is hallmarked...
Late 1800s
This unusually long necklace is composed of graduated undyed pink coral beads of slightly compressed spherical form, ranging in tone from light pink to a deeper salmon color. The clasp is an egg-shaped reticulated bronze with a wedge-shaped catch that have both been gilded. Good condition overall with a soft wear and polish to the beads.
Length: 51 in. Bead Size: 1/8 in. to 1/4 in.
A beautiful early 19th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain with fully painted early war scene around the vase and ming dynasty style but it's early 19th C. In it's excellent condition. H: 14"
German "Berlin" 12 Porcelain dinner Plates and one(1) matching charger, total 13 pieces,
PLATE-9 1/2" diameter, 1 1/4" high, CHARGER-12 1/2" diameter, 1 3/4" high, with molded basket weave raised design wide rim. Crispy white Porcelain plates are all decorated with hand painted with different flowers, large floral design in the center surrounded with flowers outside the deep center area. Underglaze blue "Berlin" scepter mark plus impressed mark with different numbers on the bottom...
A Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling male figure drying a shō, a traditional musical instrument of the reed family, a form of mouth organ, over a brazier. The print is attributed to Kitao Masanobu, 1761~1816 and probably dates to the late 18th century.
A good impression with some gauffrage on the kimono collar. The mount is inscribed in pencil “Mafsanobu”.
Approximately 20.3 x 14.4 cm. The print is laid by the edges to thin card. It is foxed at the edges...
Chinese Export Porcelain Platter made for American Market, circa 1800, 14 1/2" x 11 3/4" wide, 1 1/4" high, dark orange color rim and floral decoration in the center are all done overglaze enamel and highlighted in brilliant gold. Some gold finish rubbed off around the rim and small floral decorated area in the center. No damage or restoration.
Pair of early Etruscan sterling silver covered serving dishes. Made by Moore for Tiffany & Co. at 550 Broadway in New York. Each: Oval bowl with everted rim. Cover domed; top has cast leaf-wrapped and reeded twist-lock ring handle for converting to a second serving dish; armorial engraved on side. Beaded and fretwork borders. A beautiful pair—or quartet—in the austere Grecian taste. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s stamps (1854-70), and late 1860s pattern no. 1740...
Small hand modeled Villanova vessel with rounded shoulder and short neck. The handles arching from the rim to the edge of the shoulder.
Light vertical ribbing on the shoulder. Standing on a flat base. Lustrous surface with traces of the modeling stick.
Ceramic, Impasto ware
Etruscan, Villanova Culture, 750-650 BC
H. to rim 7.4 cm (2.9 in)
H. to handle 8.4 cm (3.3 in)
Fine condition with light surface wear...
This porcelain vase was produced in England by Coalport in the 1890s. It is 5 inches tall and 4 inches wide. It is flask shaped and has two handles at the neck. The ground color is cobalt blue. There is a group of herons painted in silver on the front of the vase. A single bird is on the back. Elaborate raised gilded accents surround the birds, encircle the neck and foot of the vase...
A wonderful American folk art portrait of a Methodist minister painted by Ammi Phillips (1788–1865). The distinguished gentleman is sitting at a table, with his hand holding a pair of spectacles and resting on a Methodist hymnal. The finely rendered depiction of the large dominating figure with dark clothing emphasizes the gravitas of the sitter.
The painting is 32 5/8 inches by 27 1/4 inches sight size, and 37 7/8 inches by 32 3/4 inches framed size...
This is a well-painted Tibetan thanka depicting the Medicine Buddha. The painting is unframed and measures 10" X 12". Ample gold highlights, including the "aureole" surrounding the Buddha. Minor rubbing, as can be seen in the photos. In need of a good cleaning. Inscription on the reverse.
A Chinese Yixing Teapot. Height approximately 5.4 cm. In good condition.
A large and massive thinbutted Danish neolithic offeraxe, dating to Time of the Great Burial Mounts, c. 3500-3000 BC.
An unpolished axe, made with defined seams on the edges. Well proportioned design and attractive, very broad. In Greyish brown Danien flint.
The thinbutted axes were introduced along with the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture. The axes were used to clear the woods and prepare the ground for crops. This particular axe though, would perhaps ...
Antique Japanese box with large lid, lacquered red and black with shell inlay, black lacquer mon of pine tree and writing in black, heavy iron hardware, has holes for tying top to bottom for travel. The inscription on both sides state the name of the confectioner. Trans.: Confectioners Matsuzaka Asano Rokkado. Late Edo Period- Meiji Period (late 19th century).
Size: 17" high x 16" wide x 13 1/2" deep.
A delightful and rare Victorian tartanware egg timer covered in an unidentified red, green, black and yellow. The top and bottom plates are in an unusual horseshoe shape. The posts are covered in tartan, as well. Exposed areas of wood are ebonized. The tartan is not named, and the piece is marked “Made in Scotland”. The timer measures exactly 3 mins.
Origin: Scotland, ca. 1895. Condition: very good, light wear to edges and varnish, but no major scuffs or missing paper. Size: 3-3/16...
An antique ceramic bowl that was made in Nishapur during the 10th century A.D. (4th Century A.H.) in the style of the Tang dynasty. It is decorated with splashes of green, yellow, and brown glaze in the Chinese Tang-dynasty sancai style. The bowl is made of red earthenware, with a white slip, incised engobe, and decoration in the sgraffito technique.
CONDITION: repaired clean breaks and small areas of restoration.
MEASUREMENTS: Diameter: 21cm (8 ¼ in). Height: 6 cm (2 3/8 in).
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A Chinese Early qing era, probably YongZheng period famille rose dish of flower and bird, in good condition
DECORATED POTTERY OIL LAMP
Roman period, Nabatean 50 BC – 150 AD
Dimensions:
Length: 8 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Condition: Good condition not repaired and not restored
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A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the fabled city of Petra during the flowering of the Nabatean Empire. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path o...
An ornately hand-engraved English sterling silver pierced sifter spoon, fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1893. This 5-3/8" spoon has a finely pierced bowl and a PW monogram; it has the maker's mark for Atkin Brothers and it weighs 29.3 grams. This spoon is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All
items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle ...
16.5 x 8.5 x 5.25 inches, 42 x 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Rare 18th Century Korean Animal Hide Box. There is a similar 18th Century example in the Tenri University Sankokan Museum, illustrated in the book The Korean Relics in Japan Volume 4, page 339.
This Noshime hira-ori silk -kasuri samurai kimono is Edo period(1800-1850). HIra-ori is wonderful beautiful lustrous silk. This kimono is samurai's clothes. When entering the castle, it put it on. It puts on the hakama and the old ceremonial dress on this kimono. It is the one at the end of shogunate of Edo period.This family coat of arms was able to use high samurai of the rank who assumed a person of court noble and Imperial a representative.It has slight damage around a thin stain and colla...
BURNISHED POTTERY VESSEL
"Canaanite" Early Bronze Age, 3100 - 2000 BC
Dimensions:
Height: 11.5 cm
Width: 10 cm
Height on stand: 16 cm
Condition: Good condition
Found in Jericho "Jordan valley", Holy Land
Antiquities are valuable because of their historical and cultural values and especially because of their provenance in the biblical lands during the biblical period. To own a "biblical" artifact is to possess a genuine, one-of-a-kind, object tha...
Chinese Famille verte porcelain cover.
Decorated with bird and flowers in predominantly green enamels.
19th century China, copying a Kanghi model.
Ideally suited for a vase with an opening of 132 to 145 mm in diameter.
Outside diameter 198 mm (7,8 inches)
Interior dimeter 130 mm (5,1 inches)
An unusual and exquisite pair of wooden twins, Nigeria, Yoruba, 19th. cent.
The lovely fine set with large headdresses, and exceptional facial features including large teeth! Both richly adorned with jewelry.
A very early pair with an exceptional patina. This pair was part of Lau Sundes personal collection, see below.
Size: 28,5-29 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice Good Very fine with a lovely mahogany patina and smooth wear from extensive worship and use,...
This is a wonderful Meiji Era Satsuma tray from Seikozan. The detail is outstanding but the condition is even better. The condition of this piece is pristine and like new or the day it left the workshop. In fact, this piece is the finest preserved example of Meiji era Satsuma we have ever had. Ironically, we found a small factory repair to one of the corners. We ran tests and it is absolutely a gold covered Seikozan factory repair (See last image).
Height: 4.1 cm (1.7 in)
Width: 3.8 cm (1.4 in)
Depth: 2 cm (0.8 in)
Japanese netsuke of a Hotei with one hand in his bag; natural material; early angular form; very good patina; good condition
A Song Longquan Celadon Censer. Diameter approximately 12 cm and height approximately 4.8 cm. There is a slightly different color tone. Good condition.
19th Century Chinese Wood Carved Kwan Yin Buddha holding Vase
It is 12.1 inches (30.8cm) tall by 4 inches (10 cm) wide. It is 1.1 Lb.
It has hairline cracks, chips and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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An exceptionally attractive transferware bowl in the Milanese Pavilion pattern having fruit and floral images around the rim while two elegantly attired ladies converse on the pavilion. The back stamp bears the J H & Co mark of Joshua Heath & Co and dates to c. 1840
While the bowl is visually magnificent, it has a 2 3/4" hairline crack for which we have drastically reduced the price and for which we would consider reasonable offers.
Dimension: 10 1/4"
An interesting and decorative Tibetan mixed metals dish, probably for a temple decoration, 19th/20th. cent.
The dish elaborately decorated with multible gemstones incl. corals, torquise, glass stones and filigree. Mounted with 4 small buddha figures. Hanger at the back and old note from the collector: ''This Plate En kript(?) was purchased by a Tibetan refugee in India in 1960.''
Diameter: 26 cm.
Condition: Choice Very fine. A couple of stones missing and /or n...
A rare Sancai ewer with figurine of the fish and a small aubergine glaze fish among lotus, waves, covered overall with typically Sancai color of green, yellow, aubergine glazed. Condition is very good, no any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration after examination. Possibly 18th century or earlier, found at Indonesia 25 years ago. Height: 26,2 cm.
DESCRIPTION: An antique circular form egg gathering basket of woven splint oak with bent splint oak handle. Good condition with only minor wear. DIMENSIONS: 9-1/4" high x 9-1/4" diameter
A pair of superlatives. The size of this pair of Song - Yuan jarlets is extraordinary large. The body of the pieces is very well potted. The very desired bluegreen Celadon colour of the " Guan-crackled " glaze is rare. All in all this impressive, very decorative pair would be a true enrichment for any Longquan collection. Song - Yuan Dynasty (thirteenth to fourteenth centuries) Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Excavated in Kalimantan ( Borneo ) Indonesia.
Diameter : 11,4 cm. H : 8,9 cm.
Condition : Pe...
Japanese Silver Teapot Chrysanthemum Marked & Signed
Description & Size: 10.79 x 22.22 x 13.97 cm (4.25" x 8.75" x 5.5")
Weight: 506 gram (17.84 oz)
Age: Meiji Period 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted & Hand Forged
This is a beautifully handcrafted & forged Japanese silver teapot during the height of the Meiji Period c19th Century. It's designed with a chrysanthemum with high reliefs with hand hammered background. The lid comes wi...