All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452398 (stock #1016)

Very nice small size French Bebe which has fine creamy bisque , choice painting , original body and body finish...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452334 (stock #1015)

A very rare and so pretty small miniature paper mache sledge for Mignonette from 19th. century , most beautiful and not only for the Christmas time !!

Has very good condition to age of delicate decoration of paper mache and gilded paper strips. Inside covered with red silk velvet and green frings around the bottom.

Based on two sledge glider which come together above , ornate with small red silk cords ......

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452331 (stock #1014)
Most beautiful smaller size French Bebe costume of blue silk and velvet , most hand sewn !!

Would fit well for French or German doll about around 14" / 15" ( 36 - 37 cm ) ......

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452224 (stock #1013)

Rare to find first period Polichinelle Poupee in all original condition from France at 19th. century .....Has unusual character face of an classic Polichinelle features with lovely painting and original silk sateen outfit .

The first Polichinelle character doll´s was offered in France and they was the most popularity character guys in France at end of 19th. century . Often too find in France advertising Etrennes catalogs and publicity posters ......

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452201 (stock #1012)

Most beautiful one of a kind most hand sewn French silk and lace outfit of fine pale blue silk satin and cream netting and lace . Would fit well for French or German doll about circa .... 22" ( 56 cm ).....

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1452200 (stock #1012)

Outstanding elegant French one of a kind couture silk costume .....

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #1452198 (stock #TCR8227)
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A delicate white flower blossoms on the pink surface of this exquisite vessel by Kiyomizu Rokubei V which comes wrapped in the original stamped cloth sack and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Taireiji Kabin. The vase is 22.5 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition. Taireiji was the most important development by this innovative artist, and pieces are exceedingly rare...
All Items : Archives : Lost Art : Asian Art : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1451993 (stock #TCR8228)
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An exquisite koro by Kiyomizu Rokube V with solid silver lid enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled: Censer engraved with flowering Paulownia. This style is called Taireiji, developed by and unique to the fifth generation Rokubei. The most famous work in this style is undoubtedly a vase decorated with parrots in a tree held in the collection of the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art. This piece is more subtle, the imagery soft and delicate, breathtaking in person...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #1451926 (stock #TCR8223)
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A stunning large bowl decorated with overlapping palm leaves by Kiyomizu Rokubei V enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 24 cm (9-1/2 inches) diameter, 11 cm (4-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition. It certainly expresses the design skil and painting abilities of this important artist.
Kiyomizu Rokubei V (Shimizu Kuritaro, 1875-1959) initially studied painting and decorating technique under Kono Bairei, one of the foremost painters in Japan in the Meiji era...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1451862 (stock #MB617)
Chinese Neolithic Cord-Impressed Pottery Amphora - Banpo (Over 6,000 Years Old)

This fine and incredibly old pottery vessel was made over 6,000 years ago during the Banpo phase (c. 4800 - 4300 BC) of the Yangshao culture in present-day Shaanxi province...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Geological item #1451858 (stock #MB616)
Genuine Dinosaur Egg Nest Fossil (4 eggs) - Hadrosaur

This partial nest comprising four fossilised dinosaur eggs is from the Hadrosaur species, dating to the late Cretaceous Period (c...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1451842 (stock #MB523)
Rare Vietnamese 13th / 14th Century Lotus Petal Bowl

This attractively-shaped bowl was made during the 13th - 14th Century. Very similar in form and style of Chinese celadons of this period, this example is Vietnamese. The outer wall has a carved or moulded lotus petal pattern with the tips of the petals finished with incised decoration. The bowl is coated in quite a thick crackled olive-green glaze...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1451830 (stock #MB611)
Chinese Yuan Dynasty Jun Bowl

This stoneware junyao bowl was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). It is heavily-potted and coated in a thick jun glaze. The colour of the glaze varies from a pale mauve to a yellowish-grey. The glaze falls short of the foot that remains unglazed and has fired to a pale yellowish-brown. Within the recessed base is a Chinese character in fired-on black pigment.

Diameter 18 cm...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1492 item #1451806 (stock #MB610)
Rare Thai 14th - 15th Century Sawankhalok Celadon Stem Bowl (repaired)

This rare stoneware stem bowl was made at the Sawankhalok kilns around the 14th - 15th century...

All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1451610
Aguilar uses turquoise cabs in this unusual example of his braided wire bracelet which is most often seen with silver domes at the bracelet's ends. Also unusual is the petite size of the cuff. The inside measures 4 3/4" end to end with a one inch gap opening. It is 3/8" wide at the center front and 3/4" high at the turquoise cabs. The wire design is somewhat flexible allowing for a bit more length. The patina is excellent. The stones are rich in color. One stone has a pinhead size nick. Both the...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Pre 1900 item #1451567 (stock #1009)

A most beautiful 1900 century antique white Muslin cotton dress with matching bonnet of lovely broderie Anglaise with fitting underdress !!

To this most beautiful three piece outfit belongs a dress and underdress and a matching high brim bonnet which would fit well for one of your favorite French or German doll about around 17" / 19" ( 44 - 46 cm ) and you will never find such the same outfit again.

A fine sewn Muslin outfit ornate with pale pink with silk ribbons , fully or...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1451504 (stock #lot1199)
Description : A Houtian jade Bead was in slender olival shape.
Used as a hanging piece, the jade piece was in elegant form with obvious incursions on the surface caused by age.

這件玉器雖為小件,但是氣質簡雅。 器型修長,比例合宜。 為通心穿孔,可見原本即為飾品之用。 玉質為典型荔枝白,為和闐玉中最受藏家所喜愛鑒賞的。 玉表面受沁,為老件自然現象,更顯其年代風味。 從玉質與器型上看,...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 2000 item #1451503 (stock #lot1198)
Description : A Jadeite Pendant was in great quality.
In clear green and transparent tint, this Jadeite piece was in elegant mood used as a hanging piece.

Date:Modern.
Dimension:4.5cmx2.8cm

It is a collection from an elegant lady now retired from collection field.