Antique Himalayan ritual dagger, phurba, carved of bone with skulls, makara and nagas. Phurba usually have three sides while this one is unusual in that it has two. The purpose of the phurba is it's ritual use to subdue the powers of evil and transform them into positive forces. The various elements of the phurba are symbolic - the lower part (or blade) represents "Method" and the handle represents "Wisdom"...
Chinese Ming Dynasty Terracotta Glazed Figure 14.5 in. A wonderful court figure in glazed and unglazed
Chinese Ming Dynasty Pair of Glazed and unglazed Pottery Figures 14.5 inch. A rare and wonderful matched pair of court attendants
French Nineteenth Century Marquetry Tea Caddy Made of exotic king wood and tulip woods in a herringbone pattern., the top trimmed in brass and fitted marquetry in a geometric pattern. Measuring 9.5” width, 4.5” height, 5” depth SIGNED TAHAN
A rare and wonderful Chinese Qing Dynasty Cobolt Blue Charger 11.5” diameter
An elaborate silvered bronze 10 tical opium weight with lovely patina, ca. 1750-1776 AD.
Attractive weight of the Toe type, with a octagonal base engraved with concenthric lines and fine details to the cast.
Possible released by King Hsinbyushin in connection with his war campaigns into Manipur, Lanna and Siam in 1763-1767. Reff: Leif B. Mikkelsen 'Opium Weights', p.133, fig. 71.
Weight: c...
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. The box was made using hardened wood nails.
Dimensions: 5 1/4" Wide by 5 1/4" High by 41" Lon...