Vintage handmade sterling silver and onyx pin or pendant designed and signed (c.1930) by Taxco, Mexico artist Fred Davis. 3 inches long X 2 1/2 inches wide. Fully hallmarked with the conjoined FD, SILVER, MEXICO. No chips or cracks to the stone.
This champagne bucket is truly a unique find. Shaped like a wine glass, we've never seen one in this exact design before. It has a good weight to it, silverplate over brass. Circa 1960's. Measures 13-3/4" tall, 8-1/2" diameter at top, 7-1/4" diameter at the base.
The perfect engagement ring for a budget conscience couple is this very stylish Art Deco diamond, platinum and 18Kt gold step setting ring. The center diamond is an approximately 0.65Ct brilliant cut diamond that has J color and I1 clarity. The center stone is flanked on either side by three single cut diamonds. The total weight of all diamonds is approximately 0.75Ct. The center diamond is set in a square setting giving the appearance of a square diamond...
A Ming dynasty Wanli period blue and white bottle vase with silver mounted, rounded side with straight neck and glazed base, vase decorated with under glaze blue of antiquities and Buddhist emblems motif, upper part with silver mounted..
Bottle vase is in good condition with upper part have silver mounted, no chip, no crack, no restoration on lower part, there is an original manufacture crack line on the base.
Size: 26.5 cm height.
A Ming Jiajing 16th century blue and white bowl, rounded side with mantao shape and glazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze blue of fish and water flower motif, center with flower spray motif, base with square mark.
Bowl is in very good condition no chip no crack, no restoration.
Size: 14.5 cm diameter.
A good Ming Wanli white on blue ground bowl, rounded side with straight foot and glazed base, bowl decorated with flower and crane motif, center with single medalion of flower head in a ring of a scrolling leaves.
Bowl is in very good condition no chip no crack no restoration.
Size: 14 cm diameter.
A good Ming transitional Chongzhen blue and white big jar, rounded side with globular body and glazed base, jar decorated with under glaze blue of human and scenery motif, shoulder with flower motif.
Jar is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, there is a manufacture crack line near the rim, it did not comes off, good blue tone color.
Size: 17 cm height, 15 cm diameter.
A good Ming Wanli white on blue ground bottle vase, rounded side with silver mounted and glazed base, vase decorated with white on blue ground of Chi dragon at the upper part, flower and crane motif, rim covered with silver mounted.
Vase is in good condition with silver mounted at the rim, there is a hairline at the body which is already being covered with color spray, very rare motif with white on blue ground.
Size: 25 cm height.
A good and rare Ming dynasty transitional Tianqi - Chongzhen period blue and white bowl, rounded side with open wide rim and straight foot, bowl decorated with good under glaze blue of Shou Lao flying on the back of crane with outstretched wings over the ocean waves in double ring medallion, he is the God of longevity. there is a flower and weaves motif in white on blue ground at inner rim, outside there is four frame of figures on a background of Shou (longevity) character...
A Ming Jiajing - Wanli blue and white bowl, rounded side with mantao shape and glazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze blue of foo dog playing brocade ball, base with square mark.
Bowl is in very good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, minor fritting at rim.
Size: 13 cm diameter.
A good Yuan dynasty blue and white jar with two lugs, rounded side with two lugs at the shoulder and unglazed base, jar decorated with under glaze blue of flower scroll motif, two lugs at the shoulder.
Jar is in very good condition no chip no crack, no restoration.
Size: 5 cm height.
A good Yuan dynasty blue and white jar with two lugs, rounded side with two lugs at the shoulder and unglazed base, jar decorated with under glaze blue of flower scroll motif, two lugs at the shoulder.
Jar is in very good condition no chip no crack, no restoration.
Size: 5 cm height.
A good Yuan dynasty blue and white jar with two lugs, rounded side with two lugs at the shoulder and unglazed base, jar decorated with under glaze blue of flower scroll motif, two lugs at the shoulder.
Jar is in very good condition no chip no crack, no restoration.
Size: 5 cm height.
An early 19th Century "rice"/pith paper watercolour painting of a fish mounted in a 1920s/1930s limed oak frame. Condition - there are two splits and a small piece missing from the picture...
A fine and rare blue & white dish, decorated with a pair of Peacock on the rock surrounded by peony scrolls, grass, fungus within double circle, the wall cavetto with continuously Ruyi scrolling pattern. The underside with continuously lotus blossoms and encircled by classic scroll above foot rim, base unglazed. Ming dynasty late 15th century to early 16th century Hongzhi phase...
A massive museum quality Chinese style Pot by leading Kyoto artist Ito Tozan enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The bulb-form body is sculpted with 14 flutes, a pair of beast heads serve as handles. The glaze is olive covered in red, bleeding through in places, the combination of color quite striking. The vase is 18 inches (46 cm) tall, 14 inches (36 cm) diameter and in perfect condition and comes with the original rosewood stand...
A large Kiji porcelain vase with florals (stylized millet?) in raised relief by Miyanaga Tozan enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The architecture and infinite care shown in the carving on the surface proves this to be a superb piece deserving of the name of one of Kyotos top porcelain artists. The vase is 10-1/2 inches (27 cm) tall, 11-1/2 inches (30 cm) diameter and in excellent condition. Miyanaga Tozan I (1868-1941) is one of the most important names in Kyoto ceramics...