A very nicely patinated smaller late type of dagger, Danish Neolithic period, Daggertime, ca. 2100-1800 BC.

A fine type with a distinct handle, dating to the end of the neolithic period in Scandinavia.

Size: ca. 14,3 cm.

Condition: Choice!. Wonderful light brown colour from a Marsch-find and some nice gloss from ancient use.

This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark...

The stoneware body covered with a brown and black glaze with russet splashes. Diameter 15 cm, H. 6,5 cm. Excellent condition. From Shanxi Province. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)

An antique Japanese Bamboo Ikebana basket woven in a traditional form with an elegant loop handle. It features a woven foot, with a star split base that was signed by the artist. The woven sides have terminating two through five layered spacers. The three Bamboo loop handle has caterpillar styled reinforcements at the base with five auspicious turtle style woven reinforcements along the top. Natural soot patina acquired over years of loving use...

Antique Japanese horse cover made of paste resist died cotton(tsutsugaki), design of fish jumping up waterfall on either side, middle is decorated with a large Tomoe (large commas) mon (crest).

Meiji Period 1868 - 1912

Size: 22" wide x 83 1/2" long

A deeply carved Chinese cinnabar seal paste box measuring about 2.75 inches diameter and 1" high. It is a superb example of early bright red cinnabar lacquer. Being 225 years old, it has been very well kept. Dates circa 1780.

Antique Moser hand enameled cobalt Bohemian glass trinket box with gold gilt. Lid is hinged and this box is in near perfect condition measuring 3.5 inches high by 4" diameter. Displays beautifully wherever you put it. Dates circa 1880

A Coin Silver Sauce Ladle by Joseph Moulton III, Newburyport, MA., from the early 1800's. It is 6 inches long with a bowl of 1.75 inches.

A very rare well-potted and painted 8.25" Ko-Imari model of a standing boy reaching into an urn. The boy's face is painted with black hair and features a gilt head band. Both his robe and the urn are painted in blue, orange and iron red.

Condition: Excellent, with no chips, hairlines or repairs.

This is Meiji(1868-1912) benibana-dye yuzen cotton Child kimono. It is a design of flying pine, bamboo, plum tree, and crane and turtle. It is a design that acting is very good. Everything is drawn by the hand. There are several small holes in a thin stain and the skirt. However, the state is overall good. It is a gorgeous, beautiful child kimono. size:109cm x 100cm (43" x 39.4")

An unusually large ceramic figure of a reclining animal, probably a Dog, in greish clay with painted details of necklace, eyes and claws in red.

A fine representation, perhaps made as tomb pottery.

Size: 11,3 cm. long and 9 cm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine, with tiny loss to it's ears or horns, othervise choice and with preserved pigments.

Ex Old 1980s private collection

A very serene and friendly/smiling SHAN STATE SOLID WOODEN BUDDHA with traces of gilding. Very well preserved! 18th Century, Burma. Size: 55.3 cm. x 25.8 cm. Good overall condition and a very fine piece bringing peace and happiness!

A solid cast gilt bronze dating to no later than the 17th century. The piece consists of the upper five heads of a standing Avalokitesvara. Mounted on a custom stand, the piece itself measures 4-1/4" in height. The quality of the casting is first-rate; remains of gilding, as shown in the photos. The piece would originally have had inlays of turquoise or coral, now missing. Please have a look at the photos, as they are part of the description.

Perfectly potted body in the shape of a Bronze age Hu vase, excellent Celadon glaze with a top bluegreen colour. A excellent piece of the Qing Dynasty Qianlong period ( 1736 - 1795 ). H : 15,3 cm. Condition : The glazed areas in an absolute perfect condition. 2 small from the outside invisible chips to the inside of the unglazed footrim .

A fine seji, celadon, and sometsuke style dish. In the early eighteenth century it would appear that this style of decoration was the preserve of the Nabeshima kiln. However in the Kyoho era during the Shogunates economy drive this style of porcelain was largely replaced with sometsuke patterns...

Fine Sawankhalok 14th-15th century green crackled celadon glazed bottle. Two vertical rings at neck with incised horizontal decoration at shoulder. Fine condition. High resolution images on request... Height: 4.75 inches.

Indonesian wood guardian deity with a fierce crouched posture, bulging eyes, tusks, and wings. The image powerfully carved with probable shamanistic use.

Provenance Private San Francisco Collection
Dates 18th/19th Century
Size H 13" x 5 3/4" x 6"

This ceramic box with brass mounts was produced in France by Gien around 1875. It is 6 1/2 inches high and has a diameter of 4 1/4 inches. The ceramic is soft paste with a tin glaze similar to majolica. If you run your fingers around the piece, you can actually feel the enamel painting. It is richly decorated with cherubs, fountains, and ornate scrolls, all on a cobalt blue background. The designs are all hand painted. There is a piece of fruit for the finial on the top of the lid...

Chinese pottery granary jar with amber and green glaze, round shape, decorated with bands of incised lines on the body, and supported by three legs in the shape of bears. It is difficult to find Han granary in amber and green glaze like this.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Size: Height 22.8 C.M...

Offered is this rare and beautiful reverse-painted (hand-painted) Pairpoint Lamp, made around 1910. Overall, the lamp is 19 inches tall. The shade is 13 1/2 inches wide and 7 1/2 inches high. The base is made of copper, while the shade is made of copper-lined, glass floral-painted panels. Of the eight glass panels, six have hairlines/heat-checks - though the glass panels are stable...

A rare and important Danisb Mangleboard with the Royal crowned monogram of Christian the VII, king of Denmark 1766-1808, in relief carving with gilt. The mangleboard is dated to 1802, so the later part of the reign.

Below is a fine depiction of Adam and Eve standing either side of the tree in the Garden of Eden. Beautiful floral carving of each fruit and a nice rendering of the snake as well. A massive stylized horse handle...

Superb sutra book (Kammavaca) made of two book covers made of teak wood and 16 pages made of palm wood. The pages are written recto/verso, in Pali script lacquered with black tamarind seed on a gilt background and illuminations. The two covers are with red drawings representing celestial beings on a gilt background. Burma, early 19th century. Dimensions: length: 62 cm, height: 12 cm. Some signs of wear and use, tiny chip on one page (see photo), otherwise very good condition...

Vietnamese Annamese 15th century blue and white yuhuchun vase with three friend of winter motif, good condition with small damage at lower part of the rim please see picture for detail, size: 24 cm height.

Bronze bust of crying baby. The base is made of marble. This very realistic depiction of a crying baby is signed by De Balestrieri. Possibly of German or Dutch origin.
Measures: 4.75" (aprox. 12 cm) height X 4.75" (bronze), 0.75" (2 cm) height (marble base)

Antique Chinese Peking glass vase. Oval form made of white glass with red glass overlay carved with a pair of dragons. The dragons fly over waves of water in a sky with wisps of flame and cloud.
Among Chinese symbols, the dragon represents the most powerful symbol of good fortune, the symbol of cosmic Chi (energy).

Age: early 20th century

Dimensions: 9" high x 5 1/2" wide

Chinese Export Porcelain Cafe Au Lait and Famille Rose overglaze decorated Tea Bowl, Ca. 1790, 2 7/8" diameter, 1 5/8" high, with Famille Rose Peony flowers inside 2 Maple Leaf shape Cartouches and Peaches, between Cafe Au Lait glaze on the outer side of the bowl. There are kiln imperfection spots, no damages.

Lovely small wooden house altar with fine carving and its original gilding and the original cover (most of the time the covers are missing). 19th century. Dimensions: 35x30x14 cm. Condition: a crack in the cover, some wear to the lacquer and gilding.

Architectural ornament in relief representing the Hindu God Virabhadra, an avatar of Shiva, standing, wearing formal cap and "dhoti", his face showing a fierce expression underlined by the fangs protruding from his mouth, holding a sword in his left hand and a shield in his right hand...

A Song - Yuan dynasty longquan celadon twin fish dish, rounded side with flattened rim and glazed base, dish decorated with twin fish motif at the center and raised flower petal motif at exterior, covered with bluish green glaze.
dish is in good condition with hairline at the rim, no chip, no restoration, porcelain with good ping sound with finger tip.
Size: 13 cm diameter.

A quite large perfect potted jarlet, glazed with an nice bluegreen "Guan" glaze. The piece is very decorative because of the color of the Celadon glaze and the striking and unusual deep crackles in the glaze ( please look at the enlargements ) Song - Yuan Dynasty, Longquan ware. Diameter : 8,3 cm. H : 6,9 cm. Condition : Perfect

A finely blue & white dish with Phoenix on the center, and decorated with Emblems and continuous floral spray on the interior and exterior. PERIOD : Late Ming (1573-1619 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 19.5 cm CONDITION:frittings to the rim, no chips or hairlines and free from restorations. Good sound when tapping with finger tips.

Ca. 1796 – 1820, early 19th century
Jiaqing Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
D: 18.4 cm, h: 8.3 cm
From a Marine Country, California estate

A large and rare ogee-form bowl, marked with a Jiaqing seal mark in iron red and of the period; interior glazed in turquoise, and gilt rim scalloped; excellently decorated in famille rose enamels with auspicious motifs.

Beginning in the late 18th century, Chinese-taste famille ro...

An important huge stone sculpture of Durga, Indonesia, East Javanese Hindu art of the 11th. cent. AD.

She is standing bare-breasted on a buffalo, the eight-armed goddess grasps the demon by his hair and holds various attributes such as sword, conch and dharmachkra. Her torso is contoured and adorned with a heavy necklace, the face with a benign expression and crowned by a diadem and elaborate headdress. She is clad in a batik sarong fastened with several beaded belts, two rosette clas...

A very rare THAI 18/19th Century Black & Gold Lacquered Bamboo container with scrolling and flowers. Top rim partially restored as can be seen in photos due to considerable age and climatic conditions. Gilding shows some wear. Overall in fair condition. Size: H. 12" x 13.5" diameter. Impossible to find in this era!

19th Century Chinese Embroidered Wall Hanging Knots & Tassels

It is 57.3 inches (145.5 cm) in length.

It has loose, pulling, and missing threads, frayed silk, stains, wears, and discoloration (as seen in the photos).

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I thik this is Japanese (?) candlesticks dated from the Meiji period (1863 - 1912). Some holes. The biggest one is shown in the enlargement #7. These are generally caused by too much dampness in Japan. 17 1/2" high.

This is Shirushi-Hanten used in Kyoto for Edo period. This is dyed with a natural indigo plant. As for this, cotton is spun by hand. And this has good texture. As for this, a pattern is dyed in Tsutsugaki. This has the stain such as the image. There is no damage. Size 85cm x 136.5cm (33.4 "x 53.7")