The white background is painted blue, pink, and beige on both sides with stylized floral sprays. Condition: In very good condition, showing age and use, the mouth and loops slightly worn out from usage, otherwise intact...
This very rare and unusual pottery jar was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a grey pottery and has been formed in a two-piece mould, each half having been luted together at the sides. The cover is in the form of a bird and, likewise, has also been made in a two-piece mould. The body of the jar has two moulded ring handles...
The hinged lid is decorated with finely hand chased and embossed in high relief Sheshashayi Vishnu and the birth of Lord Brahma, depicting the four-armed Lord Vishnu reclining on a bed formed by the serpent scrolls of Sheshanaga and protected by the Naga’s heads. The four-faced and four-armed Brahma in the lotus emanates from Vishnu’s navel...
CONDITION: In very good condition showing age and usage...
The cover (filter) is pierced with four, draining holes in the form of Chinese Ming dynasty good Luck charms coins...
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MEASUREMENTS:
Overall length (open): 22.5 cm (8.86 inches). Height: 15 cm (5.91 inches). Width: 10.5 cm (4.13 inches)...
An extremely rare perfectly potted Zheghu Ban Partridge Breast mottled Tenmoku tea bowl. Looking inside this Tenmoku chawan is like glazing deep into the cosmos...
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CONDITION: In good condition considering its age. It shows its age and uses, with nice old patina. No repairs or restorations.
With a spherical body rising from a short foot with a central bulbous ring, resting on a splayed foot, the tall, ribbed tubular neck is adorned at the top and bottom with openwork bands of a typical Safavid pattern four-petaled blossom...
The hinged box of lobed form, constructed from beaten sheet silver decorated with chasing, engraving and punchwork with Islamic Malay design. The box with hinged lid affix with integral locking mechanism and suspension loop.
CONDITION: Signs of genuine age and usage, with wear, no repairs, or restorations...
The body composed of several elements of hand-hammered copper adorned with embossed drop-shaped panels and finely hand chased split-leaf arabesques...
The lamp consists of an oil storage pitcher with a dragon-shaped handle made of several elements of copper alloy, hand-forged, repoussé, and engraved, soldered, riveted, and hinged together.
The pitcher holds oil for use during rituals...
CONDITION: In good condition with a lovely old deep patina very aged appearance and sign of usage.
MEASUREMENTS: Overall length: 21 cm (8 .27 inches).
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The teapot is in excellent condition overall, with a lovely aged patina and no cracks, chips...
The eyes of the rhinoceros are inlaid with exquisite mother of...
CONDITION: In good condition showing age and usage, with dark brown and green patina.
HEIG...
CONDITION: Some hairline cracks on the wall of the jar (almost invisible) and some hairline cracks at th...
This type of footed offering tray was used to hold offering on a home Buddhist altar.
CONDITION: In very good condition all mother of pearl inla...
The mirror is of a design typical of the sixteenth century incorporating a large calligraphic Japanese characters two Cranes, sotsuru, conjoined at the beak with a tortoise kame-gata form central pierced boss in a “Y” shaped formation In addition there is a set of three stylized flowers, karahana mon. With Ashai, water reeds, and a pair of Pines, growing from a sandy wave washed beach, suhama, vestigial e...
Buddha Sakyamuni stands in samabhanga, with his left hand stretched downwards along his body, his delicate face with a serene expression, downcast eyes with heavy eyelids under arched eyebrows.
He is wearing a monastic robe - samghati with a belt around his waist and a centerfold falling straight down. He is adorned with jewelry; elaborate necklaces, bra...
The rectangular box made of hand-forged iron is adorned with silver inlaid bamboo branches, peony blossoms, and a crane standing beside a pine tree on three sides.
The box has a sliding cover that is silver inlaid with Korean script. The fourth side of the box has a shaped brass lock plate and handle, and small brass feet are attached to the bottom of the box.
Smok...
An Inro is a small portable case with several compartments. Originally used for holding medicine or other small items, they became a part of traditional Japanese male costume.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 inches). Width: 5.1cm (2 inches).
CONDITION: Showing the age and usage, lacquer chipped in several places as typical of this material.
The base is marked with the "BB" signature of Bernard Bloch and the pattern number 4070.
CONDITION: It is in good condition, considering its age of more than 100 years, with no damage or repair except for minor age w...
He is wearing a recognizable Turkish Ottoman turban bejeweled with a string of pearls and a green caftan with pink lapels and set in a gold gilt copper frame. The interior is lacquered in a tortoiseshell look.
Possibly the miniature was specially commissioned by the...
It is 4.1 inches (10.5 cm) tall by 4.7 inches (12 cm) wide. It is 0.9 Lb.
It has a hairline crack at the side, skip glazes, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Shells such as these were sold in the 18th -19th century to Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, where they were carved in relief and pierced by hand by local Palestinian craftsmen.
This way, the shells found their way to Europe and other parts of the world during the ninet...
Shells such as these were sold in the 18th -19th century to Christian pil...
The trade steel blade of typical curve shape is stamped by the maker “Frederick Reynolds Sheffield” is sleeved within the antler handle secured to the tang of the blade by two iron rivets.
Frederick Reynolds (1814-1877) was born at Derby, but had moved to Sheffield by 1841, when he was enumerated in the Census as a razor maker working at Sims Croft. This was a backstreet near the parish church (now the Cathedral...
MEASUREMENTS: Overall length: 18.7cm (7.36 inches) Width of bowl: 5.7 cm (2.24 inches)
CONDITION: In very good condition, free of any repairs, or restoration.
This type of the spoons ware made in Russia in the 18th century from Burr-Maple, Boxwood, and other wood as a...