A beautiful and unusual vintage beaded necklace strung with chunky clear Lucite beads, copper colored metallic glass seed beads, and copper colored plastic paillettes, or sequins. Circa 1975. Probably French or Italian. With a goldtone metal slide clasp. From a Philadelphia estate from which I purchased many fabulous pieces of 1970s bohemian chic American and European designer jewelry...

Antique Japanese hair ornaments, Gin(Silver) Kanzashi with bira-bira danglings. This is an unusually large and heavy Kanzashi probably worn by Geisha. It was made for a very special occasion when a particularly elaborate hair style was needed. The ornaments are all made with silver and the bodies are plated on mixed metals. 16 petals chrysanthemum heads. This one is definitely for Kanzashi collector. Shorter one is tarnished more than the other

Long Kanzashi is 13" x 6"...

It's rare one example of b/w bowl produced of transition between late Yuan to early Ming Hongwu period, decorated with emblems to the exterior and Tibetan characters around inner rim, base unglazed showing the characteristic of Yuan wares. Condition is perfect. Diameter: 14 cm.

A celadon dish with finely potted, decorated at the exterior with lotus petals rising from foot, interior is plain and covered overall with olive green glaze. Condition cracks such like indicated on the pictures. Southern Song dynasty. Diameter: 16.8cm

A brown glazed celadon bowl, decorated with incised motif to the interior, outside is plain and unglazed base. Northern Song ware. Condition is perfect. Diameter: 16.8cm and High: 7cm.

A plain white glazed dish with brown glaze finished to the rim, three characters "Yu Chin Thang" mark on the base within double circle. Early Ching Kangxi period. Condition with a hairline like indicated on the picture and invisible re-touched tiny flake chip to rim. Diameter: 21.5cm

Description: An exquisite conical Yaozhou bowl was molded with beautiful motifs of flowers and tendrils in the cavetto. Preserved in perfect condition, the bowl's foot ring was adhesive with kiln sands. Numerous bubbles were characteristically revealed in the glaze. Some minute burst bubbles were left on the outer mouth rim, Otherwise the over all condition is perfect. Date: Song Dynasty(AD960-1279), Width: 10cm

Completely charming and adorable and beautifully executed vintage 1940s carved wood turtle figural brooch with black and white glass eyes. He is a great size and completely three dimensional and is just as much fun sitting on a table or desk as he is as a pin. A classic 1940s piece and rare to see one so well executed with such excellent detail.

3 inches long by 1 3/4 inches wide by 1 inch tall. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.

RARE RARE Antonio Pineda Black Discs and Swiveling Setting Bracelet ,c.19555-60 featured on page 181 of the book SILVER MASTERS OF MEXICO by Penny Morrill. It measures 6 3/4" around in the inside and is 3/4" wide. It is in beautiful original condition. There are no chips or cracks to the stones. Signed as shown. This piece speaks for itself.

Vintage Art Deco Bauhaus style demi-parure in chrome, the early plastic Galalith, and so-called "Peking glass" beads simulating jade, by the German maker Jakob Bengel. This set dates from the early 1930s. The wrapped chrome elements are the same as those in a necklace pictured on page 162 of the Jakob Bengel monograph by Christianne Weber.

The large pale yellow and green marbled beads are Galalith, which is an early plastic similar to Bakelite, which was used primarily in Europe...

Very big vintage 1940s Elliot Handler designed Elzac figural brooch in glazed ceramic backed with lime green Lucite, with metallic raffia braid, and two blue Lucite beads at top and bottom. This exact piece, in a different color combination, is pictured on page 197 of the Brunialtis' "A Tribute to America" with a 1943 Elliot Handler patent reference cited...

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bakelite bangle bracelet with applied metal seahorses and faux glass based pearls. Tests positive for Bakelite using Simichrome and 409. Unsigned, made by JHP Paris, which is very well known for its distinctive Bakelite and metal jewelry featuring whimsical animals, most often seahorses. I have owned several marked French pieces.

This piece is beautiful, in a great width and in a marbled butterscotch or peanut butter color Bakelite...

DeLillo offers an unbelievably gorgeous necklace! Expert craftsmanship and design. Fourteen gold-plated fused segments with tiny green rhinestones and teardrop shape glass stones, all hand set.Designed for the House of deLillo by Robert Clark, former chief designer for Miriam Haskell, this necklace was Mr. Clark's prototype for the limited edition of it. It came from Mr. deLillo's personal archives...

A rare of excavated pieces of Changsha type bowl was found in South Sulawesi area and exactly not from shipwreck in Belitung Sumatera. Bowl with everted rim and square-cut foot. Decorated in brown and pale brown under a green glaze with a freely drawn floral motif in the center and brown area on the rim. Late Tang dynasty 9th century, Hunan Changsha ware. Condition is excellent with no any cracks and no chips, also still with very finely glaze. Diameter: 15.9 cm. Note: Reportedly from Indonesia...

A small square form blue & white dish, decorated with figures in the center among floral sprays. Ming dynasty late 16th to early 17th century. Condition is perfect. Measure: 8.5cm x 8.5cm, High: 2.3cm.

A good and rare to survived polychrome enamel jarlet considered it is an excavated piece from underground, decorated with continuously chrysanthemum in green and red enamels, base unglazed. Ming dynasty 15th-16th century. Condition is perfect with original enamel color. Wide: 6.5cm and High: 6cm.

A nice blue & white small jar, decorated to the body with fruit blossoms and cloud scroll to the shoulder, base unglazed. Ming dynasty 16th century. Condition is perfect, unfortunately just a kiln rock adhered to the shoulder area, otherwise is very fine excavated piece. Wide: 8cm and High: 8.5cm.

A beaker with bowed profile, decorated in underglaze iron-brown with a summarily drawn calligraphic scroll. Base unglazed, four spur marks on the interior bottom. Vietnam Ly-Tran 14th to early 15th century. Condition is perfect, unfortunately tilt to one side. Diameter: 10.5cm and High: 8cm.