Tibetan 3 Medallion Sleeping Rug, Tibet, 19th C. Red field Khaden with 'frog foot' field motif and pearl. Linked swastika borders.
Size: 2'4'' x 4'2'' (71 x 127 cm).
Provenance: Bill Liske Collection
Antique Tibetan Rug, Tibet, circa 1900, with a later applied cloth backing:
2'9'' x 4'10'' (84 x 147 cm)
Tibetan Wangden Drumtze 'Meditations Rug', Tibet, Early 19th century or before, wool/wool, rare meditation rug with checker-board pattern on green ground,
approx. 90 x 90 cm,
Provenance: from the collection of Dr. Koos de Jong
Yellow Ningxia 'Throne-Seat Cover' (Peonies Design) 'Qing-Dynasty', West China, 19th century, wool/cotton,
approx. 60 x 58 cm
A porcelain ovoid form teapot with a floral knop and hand painted with floral sprays on either side and floral sprigs on above and below the handle, picked out with magenta, and on the spout as well as above and below. The crossed hayforks with a line through them was the factory mark for the late 198th century. Height 5 1/8 inches (13 cm), length across spout and handle 7 ¼ inches (18.4 cm) and width 4 ½ inches (11.4 cm)...
A large repousse decorated sterling presentation trophy goblet - London, 1866, by Henry Holland and Company. Size: 9 7/8 inches ht. Weight: 15.5 Troy ozs. The inscription reads: Presented by the Trustees of the Pontypool Park Estate for Competition by No. 1 (or Pontypool) Company of the 2nd Monmouth Rifle Volunteer Corps. 1866. The winner's name is etched into a cartouche on the reverse side - Sgt. Robert W. Wallace, 2nd Monmouths. Excellent condition.
An English Victorian sterling silver presentation trophy, London, 1872, by John and Henry Lias (probably). Size: 9 5/8 inches ht. Weight: 12.5 Troy ounces. This is a 1st Place prize for "Sailing Boats Under 24 Feet, Won By The Petrel, C.H. Simmons." And on the reverse in a cartouche - "G.A.R. 1st Prize, Sept. 5, 1872." Decorated in flat chasing in the Aesthetic Movement style. Excellent condition.
English Victorian sterling silver large size goblet, London, 1868, by William Henry Curry, adorned with raised chased grape vine motifs. Size: 9 inches ht. Weight: 11.14 Troy ounces. No monogram. Excellent condition.
A large sterling silver trophy goblet for the Victoria Hotel Wolverton Billiard Handicap. London, 1901. by Robert Pringle and Sons. Size: 11 inches ht. Weight: 15.5 Troy ounces. "Won for the first time by Mr. H.S. Dunleary, December 1901." The with subsequent winners names in Jan. and Mar. 1904. Excellent condition.
A large size sterling silver trophy goblet - Hoddesdon Xmas Market, Sheffield, 1905, by Harry Atkins. Size: 9 inches ht. Weight: 9,3 Troy ounces.
Engraved inscription: "Hoddesdon Xmas Market 1905 Open Challenge for the best Bullock or Heifer, the Property of a Tenant Farmer.
An English sterling silver presentation goblet, London, 1861, by Daniel Houle and Charles Harris. Size: 6 inches ht. Weight: 6 Troy ounces. The presentation inscription reads: "James Flack to Dennis Adams Esq'r. for his Great Liberality and Perseverance in assisting to establish the Cambridge Harriers, 28 June 1861"
This porcelain demitasse cup and saucer was produced in France by Demartine Limoges around 1891. It was made especially for Tiffany of New York. The saucer has a diameter of 4 1/8 inches and the cup is 2 1/8 inches high. The porcelain is thin and translucent. The ground color is taupe, a combination of dark brown and gray. Both pieces are elaborately hand painted with arabesques that are accented with blue flowers and orange berries...
Ningxia 2 Qianlong Squares
124 x 65 cm (4’ 1” x 2’ 2”)Condition: good, scattered low pile, upper end restored, bottom end slightly frayed, early 19th century
Warp: cotton, weft: cotton, pile: wool
Provenance: Alfred Ruppenstein, Munich
Ningxia Mirror Back Rug with diaper ground and floral scrolling foliate borders, Mid 18th Century
Dimensions: 4'5"l, 2'4"w
Provenance: The Francisco G. Zarate Collection of Oriental Rugs (Note: I sold this rug to Francisco in the late 90's, such a beautiful piece I was glad to buy it back from his estate)
Constructed of hand hammered brass, and fastened together with metal pegs, this vase is hexagon in shape, with wide lip and base.
It measures 8" high, 5 7/8" across at widest point, and the base is 4 1/8" across.
Signed on the base with a conjoined W W mark, with another line that could be an F.
The bottom of the interior of the vase has a thin layer of cement to keep it from tipping.
The entire surface is hammered, then additional embossing is added, most linear, with leaf shaped designs ri...
Pair of butterfly Ningxia Squares , China, 19th century, wool on cotton, a very unusual pair of joined meditation squares cut from a temple runner.
Provenance: Koos de Jong Collection.
Dimensions: approx. 110 x 48 cm
A Ningxia Maze Medallion Seat Mat, 18th Century
Provenance: Koos de Jong collection
Dimensions: approx. 70 x 65 cm, good condition
A 19th Century Ningxia Lion Dog Seating Mat, China
Dimensions: 65 x 70 cm (2ft. 2in. X 2ft. 4in.).