Nineteenth Century American Chest Of Drawers W/ Secretary, Tambour Front, Ball & Claw Feet, and a brass gallery at the top. The secretary can be removed and has many drawers and locks
Irish Eighteenth Century Queen Anne Tilt Top Tea Table Measuring 30 inches across and 27” height. Made of solid mahogany with a cut and scalloped carve the edge with molding and finely carved legs.
English Mahogany Pembroke Table…a beautiful table with original hardware and large pull out drawer and two solid mahogany leaves. Measuring fully open 54”x32”, each leaf measuring 10.5” x32”, height is 27”
A Pwo Karen woman's tunic completely embroidered with lozenge-shaped and zigzag pattern, accentuated with Job's tears seeds. Condition: few loose threads, clean. Dimension: c. 65 x 53 cm. Please refer to "Peoples of the Golden Triangle: Six Tribes in Thailand" by Paul and Elaine Lewis, pages 76 - 81. Provenance: Private Swiss Collection.
Very Rare Joseon Period Lacquered Bamboo Fan with the Korean Taegeuk National Symbol.The last photo here shows a similar fan in a recent Korean auction with an estimate of $3,000 to $5,000. You can see similar examples on page 475 of the catalogue of the Korean art collection of the Grassi Museum in Leipzig, Germany. The Taegeuk symbol has been used in Korea for thousands of years and is the center of the Korean flag...
A Japanese porcelain koi dragon resting on the enameled base to simulate bronze with an open mouth and a sphere on the tongue.
Entirely in glazed white porcelain with gold decorations on the fins, tail and long whiskers.
Legend has it that a Koi carp leaping from the depths of the river attracted the attention of local demons, who stepped up the waterfall out of mischief. After a hundred years of jumping, a Koi finally reached the top of the waterfall...
A lovely Greek pottery figure of a goose or duck in red terracotta with remnants of white pigments, 4th.-3rd. century BC.
An interesting and attractive figure of the bird on a rock.
Size: 11,2 cm. long and 10,5 cm. tall.
Condition: Superb.
Ex. German Collection, aquired before 1980.
Chinese Ming dynasty blue and white elephant forms kendi. Wanli period. 21,7 cm high. Kendi has repair at the body, please check at the pictures.
A beautiful and rare creamer or mini pitcher from the Chinese Royal Qing Dynasty
Chinese Royal Qing Dynasty Eggshell Porcelain Tea Cup 3x3.5 inch decorated with the five claw dragon
Portrait of ancestor.
Painting on paper representing a noble lady. The style of the furniture and its quality suggest that it is an important wealthy family of the 18th century, without however being of the imperial family because the dragons represented on the dress have only 4 claws. The face is admirably painted, the artist played with the light to give us this living-dead head and yet it is beautiful without anything macabre.
China circa 1800...
A Lushan ewer pot from Tang Dynasty(8th century).
唐魯山窯執壺
Height:18.8cm
The dish is shaped in the form of a folded paper letter. Unusually it is decorated with a stenciled design of what appears to be a formal pattern of lightning behind an arrangement of stylised flowers. The back is simply decorated with pine needles.
Two dishes of very similar shape are illustrated in the Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, items 2604 and 2635, dated to 1690 ~ 1730.
Approximately 14cm wide. In fine condition...
A rare and unique Chinese Imari Kongxi Period presentation bowl done in stunning blue and white
A beautiful French Mantelpiece Moonphase Ornate Mahogany Clock Circa 1900 GOLDMAN ESTATE
Rare and unique Japanese Edo period lacquer tray inlay with brass depicting a Japanese Landscape Garden. This rare artwork has been mounted and framed for display. More information and photos coming
Eighteenth Century Dutch Delftware Vase Blue & White measuring 9.5 inch In a classic shape with a wonderful ruffled rim
Rectangular Japanese lidded box with superbly crafted gold nashiji maki-e lacquer having wonderful raised gold birds. The designs on the top continue onto all 4 sides and the attention to details are really amazing. Dates Late Edo to Early Meiji. Condition is excellent as this came from a private collection. Measures: 3" long, 2.5" wide, 2" high