Loveloy preserved antique Poupee ... France around 1870/75 with original kid body , superb perfect bisque and painting and wearing two piece silk costume , original under-wearing , booties and straw bonnet . Was found in a very nice presentation box which looks original to her !
15" ( 39 cm )pretty fashion doll with very kind expression of lovely bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate of pale quality and excellent painting ...
Robert Clark designed this gorgeous set for the House of deLillo in the 1970's. Clark was, prior to his partnership with William deLillo, chief designer for Mariam Haskell. He brought with him to deLillo his superb design ability and craftsmanship. This set uses only the finest materials in both glass beads and heavy gold plate.We purchased this set directly from William deLillo and Robert Clark and was part of their personal collection...
A very rare wood panel, covered with a white ground and decorated with a painting of a bodhisattva. This panel was found in a cave temple in the Dunhuang mountains in the Gansu Province. We acquired a group of six panels from a Dutch collector who bought the panels in China in the 1980's. Dimensions: 55x22 cm.
Tang Dynasty (618-906).Wooden objects from this period are quite rare.
Ornate oval disk with six 1/2" round dangles to add more "dangle ability". This is impressive since these huge earrings measure 3" from the top of the clip to the bottom of the dangles. The width of the oval is 1 3/4".
Rare and unusual hand carved Fluorite skull, this wonderful display items weights 938 grams and has a dimension of 3.75 inches long with height of
3.75 inches. Very realistic and incredibly carved in excellent condition.
Longquan bowl decorated with incised lotus petals rising from foot to the exterior. Covered with golden celadon glaze, unglazed base. Southern Song 12th-13th century. Condition : excellent with crazying glaze, no chips, cracks or restorations. Diameter: 16.5 cm
Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure (206 BC - AD 220)
This rare pottery figure was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in a base coat of white pigment on top of which have been painted pink, red and black pigments with a good deal of the original pigment still remaining. The holes in his sleeves are where originally would have been placed articulated wooden hands, now long since rotted away and lost...
Measuring 20 inches in length by 4 inches high, this rare, Jim Crow-era, segregationist sign once hung in the one and only movie theatre of Doerun, Georgia, a small south Georgia town. Folks would view movies on a white sheet that was tacked to one wall...
Margot de Taxco vintage design 5337 is elegant with heavy repousse that also boasts it's simplicity. When you find one of these so many are very short. This one is 16.5 inches wearable and well worth the money spent to be comfortable while wearing. The drop is 3in. across and 2 inches tall from highest and lowest point. Wear this one with anything casual or that little black dress. A true treasure, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
This pretty French Jumeau Bebe comes from an attic found in the near of Paris . She is on size 11 beautiful Bebe with very fine creamy bisque , original body and wig and has deep modeling of on early Tete model.
24" ( 61 cm ) doll with pale and creamy bisque socket head and best quality of painting. Large blue glass paperweight inset eyes with thick dark eyeliner and lushly painted lashes...
Fine saucer dish, decorated with Sea Dragon within double circle, a mark to base. Late Ming period in perfect condition. Diameter: 10.7 cm.
A lovely small drum-shape jarlet, decorated with two blossoms of chrysanthemum scroll divided by two horizontal ring handles. Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century. Condition is perfect with no chip, no crack and free from any restoration, unfortunate always found with missing cover. Diameter maximum : 7.2cm and High: 5.1cm.
A vintage Art Deco three piece decorative hand painted luster set by Grimwades c1930. This set is in their Byzanta Ware series and depicts trees and flowers in a kaleidoscopic style view on the 9-1/2" console bowl and twin trees on the 7-3/8" tall candlesticks. Each piece has the Grimwades mark, and each piece retains all of the lustre and decoration. A beautiful set and scarce with all three original pieces...
Very nice cabinet size French bisque Mulatto Bebe in generally perfect condition and very sweet complexion ......
A rare white glazed flower shaped small dish, covered overall with a milky white glaze. Early Ming dynasty. Dehua ware Fujian. Condition with minor old chips to the foot rim, no cracks, no any chip to rim and free from restoration. Diameter: 14.8cm
A Mingei style sculpture of a sake-sprite (Shojo) making off with a barrel of rice wine on his shoulder dating from the 19th century. This architectural work was likely originally part of a gate, and would have been a welcome sign to thirsty fellows after a day of work. Carved from a single piece of hard Keyaki wood, It is in excellent condition. 28 x 12 x 5 inches (71 x 13 x 13 cm). Keyaki as a wood is known for its hardness, beautiful grain and pest resistance.
Rare Large Chinese Yuan Dynasty Qingbai / Dehua Porcelain Box (Ex. Grahame Clarke Collection)
This impressive porcelain box was made during the Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368) or possibly a little earlier, toward the end of the preceding Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). It is made from a very translucent porcelain with fluted sides and an attractive moulded floral pattern on the cover featuring lotus blossoms...
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