Vintage sterling silver World War II bombardier wings pin designed (1940's) and hallmarked by Taxco, Mexico artist Hector Aguilar (1905-86). Measures 4 1/4 inches X 2 inches. Pictured in SILVER MASTERS OF MEXICO by Penny Morrill p. 145. Signed HA, STERLING, MADE IN MEXICO, NATL SILVER CO. Beautiful vintage condition. Pin back and safety work perfectly.

"Double V" handmade sterling silver pin designed (c.1940) and hallmarked by Taxco, Mexico artist Hector Aguilar (1905-1986). Measures 2 1/2" X 1 7/8". Weight 26 grams. Carved silver brooch with applied sterling balls. Pin back and safety work perfectly. Beautiful original condition. No dents, dings or repairs. Pictured in SILVER MASTERS OF MEXICO by Penny Morrill p. 94.

A Flask shaped vase decorated with a Shishi (Mythical Lion Creature) in a rugged landscape by multi talented artist Domoto Insho enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The vase is 10 inches (25 cm) tall and in fine condition. Insho (b. 1891) was a Kyoto artist, trained in the traditional Shijo manner, but not one to be bound by its rigidity. He studied at the Kyoto Municipal School of Fine Arts, and under the important artist Nishiyama Suishi...

A blue & white bowl, decorated with horse riders to exterior and interior center with sitting figure within double circle. Ming dynasty early 16th century. Condition with a hairline, no chip and free from any restoration. Diameter: 15cm.

A rare find of Ming dynasty early 16th century Sancai glaze of figurine boy on buffalo with green, yellow and aubergine glaze. Condition unfortunate with missing to one of the buffalo horn, otherwise is perfect. Ming Zhengde period, found excavated on South-Sulawesi area. Measure long: 13cm.

Decorated with floral spray, green glazed on the exterior, unglazed base. Diamter = 31 cm Ming Dynasty or earlier. Condition : one small chip on the foot rim.

Pale green glazed, red firing ring base. Interior decorated carved floral pattern. Dimater = 17.5 cm Height = 6 cm Longquan Kilns, Zhejiang, Yuan Dynasty. Condition : shipwreck glaze, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration.

Pale green glazed, firing ring base. Interior decorated carved floral pattern. Dimater = 15 cm Longquan Kilns, Zhejiang, Yuan Dynasty. Condition : shipwreck glaze, short hairline (3 cm).

English Staffordshire handleless tea bowl/cup and saucer with dark blue transfer of two ladies in a flower garden, bearing a printed blue mark, RILEY, with an impressed hand; circa 1800-1825. Condition: Manufacturing flaw - a burst bubble to interior of cup with 2 small light brown stains, otherwise excellent.

Outstanding 1930's art deco sterling silver and amethyst pin or brooch designed and hallmarked (c.1930's)by Taxco and Mexico City artist Frederick Davis (1880-1961). Measures 4 1/4" X 2". Weighs 31grams, 1.1oz. Beautiful vintage condition with no dents or dings. No chips or cracks to the stone. Marks read FD SILVER MADE IN MEXICO...

"Dove" an original painting by Ben Shahn (American, 1898-1969), watercolor and ink. Circa. 1960. Signed in ink. Sheet size: 9.75 inches x 12.75 inches. Excellent condition. Offered in a modern frame.

Fabulous vintage bracelet in dark goldtone metal with huge prong set glass cabochons simulating amethysts, framed in rope twist settings. Very weighty and substantial. Possibly French. Circa 1950. With a foldover clasp. The oblong stones are set in crown shaped prongs. 7 1/2 inches wearable length, 1 1/8 inches wide and 7/8 inch deep. The largest stones are 1 inch long. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is life size.

Lewis Jean Liberte (American, 1896-1965), tempera on artist board painting titled "Night on the Docks". Size: 14" x 21" (sight). Jean Liberte, a New York City artist, is known for his atmospheric night scenes in moonlight. He studied at The Cooper Union, the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. Condition: excellent. Offered in a modern gilded frame.

Description:
A lovely Jizhou bowl was applied with rarely-seen agate-like glaze.
By the dark chocolate-brown glaze underneath, strings of bead-like mottles were decorated in the cavetto.
On the outer surface, whitish brown effects were randomly yielded.
For authentication:.

1,The body clay was in a characteristic loosening type by the also characteristic pale buff tint.

2, The flat foot ring was preserved in old-feel quality and bore the manually maneuvered moldi...

A Song - Yuan dynasty longquan celadon large bowl, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with raising lotus petal motif at exterior, covered with bluish green glaze.
Bowl is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, porcelain with high ping sound with finger tip.
Size: 20.5 cm diameter.

Measuring 4 inches tall x 3 inches at its widest point (the head), this cast iron, Circa 1920's, English, still bank is labeled on its back, "The Young Nigg*r Bank".

In wonderful, all-original condition, the bank retains its original screw closure and the majority of its paint, with minor and insignificant paint loss as noted in photos.

A visually-appealing piece, a pleasing caricature! A fine addition to one's Black Memorabilia collection!

Measuring 10.25 inches wide x 4.50 inches high, this untouched, all-original, double-sided, solid, one half-inch-thick-wooden, circa 1920s sign is an extraordinarily RARE piece of Black American history-- an artifact of the "Jim Crow" era when segregation of the African American race was unfortunately, most commonplace.

The origin of this sign is unknown, but it once hung on either the interior of a bus or railroad car designating the section of the bus or rail car where African-Americans wer...

Once part of the Middle Passage Museum inventory, these authentic and extraordinarily RARE adult’s slave shackles have been de-accessioned. These plantation-made, iron, 19th century shackles were once used on a Georgia plantation. They remain all-original and untouched with over 170 years of patina. Superficial rust is present with structural integrity unaffected. These RARE shackles measure a total of 29 inches in length with fourteen, worn, chain links...

Measuring 10 1/2 inches high x 6 inches in diameter, this very visually appealing, very difficult to find, bright orange, 4 pound size, VINTAGE “MAMMY’S FAVORITE BRAND COFFEE” TIN is in near-excellent condition!

Some superficial scratches and rubs to the lithograph most notably on the back side of the tin above Mammy’s head. Structural integrity of the tin is quite sound with no holes, piercings, breaks, or dents, and only scarce, superficial rusting to base. See photos...

Offered is a vintage, Occupied Japan, tin and celluloid, wind up toy depicting a dancing Black Man or Jigger with cane and hat.

This delightful toy dancer stands on the corner of 125th Street and Lenox Avenue, the Gateway to Harlem, New York City!

The toy is complete and is in excellent working condition. Wind him up and his arms go round and his feet tap frantically! Retains original key. The dancer's head and hat are celluloid. His red felt jacket is age-stained as seen in photos...

A blue & white large dish, decorated to the center with a deer in landscape, found only on this Swatow family, the sides decorated with floral spray, prunus branch and encircling with key fret border. Exterior with floral pattern, adhere to the foot rim with sand grit as known as typically of Zhangzhou ware products, Ming dynasty late 16th to early 17th century. Condition is a hairlines, a small chip on the rim, firing fault ( as seen on pictures) and free from restoration. Diameter: 27.5cm.

Bowl decorated with two deer in landscape in the center and chrysantemum scroll on the inner wall. A chrysantemum and classic sroll on the outside and lotus petal to footrim. Late Ming H=15 cm D= 7 cm Condition : bowl is repainted and an unvisible very short hairline.

Bowl decorated with a lotus and classic scroll. A double vajra in the center inside, a lotus scroll on the inner wall and a classic scroll. Glazed base. Interregnum period D= 15.5 cm H = 7 cm Condition : no chips, cracks, profesiional restored on two short hairlines.

Dish decorated with six-pettaled flower head reserved in white a stemmed floret in each petal in the center against a hatched ground, repeated white floral units in the inner wall and and a zigzag border. A lotus scroll on the outside. Glazed base. Hongzhi D= 25,5 cm, H = 4.2 cm Condition : profesional restored on the hairline (hard to find).

Charger decorated with a pheasant, peonis and rocks in the center and peony scroll on the inner wall. A lotus scroll on the outside. Glazed base. Hongzhi - Zhengde D = 31 cm H = 5.5 cm Condition : there are re attach broken part on the rim, no other damages.

Japanese tabako-ire (tobacco pouch) decorated with an embroidered dragon chasing a flaming pearl. The dragon's body extends around the front and back of the pouch. The fierce head with open jaw is located on the front above the silver alloy dragon-form kanemono (clasp). An ivory accent adorns one of the two interior compartments. A circular ivory and repousse metal dragon kagamibuta netsuke is attached by 10 strands of metal chains secured by a dragon decorated squared silver guard...

This rare pair of antique Japanese Samurai stirrups date to the mid Edo Period. The are inlaid with bits of abalone shell. The cut-out below the buckle appears to be the a representation of the trifold Asarum leaves, which was the mon of the Tokugawa shoguns.

There is some loss of abalone shell and there is a crack in one of the foot pads. But they are a gorgeous example even with these condition issues.

A Yuan dynasty qingbai phoenix ewer, ewer is decorated with bluish white qingbai glaze, curved handle, body with molded phoenix motif, and spout with phoenix head, excavated from east java.
Ewer is in good condition with rim and upper spout has been damage and restored.
Size: 24 cm height.

Good sample of Yuan dynasty qingbai phoenix ewer, ewer is decorated with bluish white qingbai glaze, curved handle, body with molded phoenix motif, and spout with phoenix head. this large shards is very good for studying and comparison for any one who interested in studying early Chinese porcelain, ewer has been broken into several pieces and restored, excavated from east java.
Size: 24 cm height.

Handmade sterling silver butterfly pin with bronze markings designed (c.1940's) and signed by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling (1900-67). 2 1/2" X 1 3/4". Two prong clip fastener works perfectly. Beautiful vintage condition. A larger example of this design is pictured on the cover of MEXICAN SILVER by Morrill & Berk and in WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE also on spratingsilver.com. Marked WS SPRATLING SILVER MADE IN MEXICO.

A very nice b/w jar with four children playing. Qing dynasty 18th century in perfect condition. High: 12.5cm and Wide: 11.1cm.

An antique ivory necklace made in China during the 19th or early 20th Century. Condition - the original string has possibly been replaced and there is the usual age related cracking and "yellowing" but no damages or losses. 38.5cm (15.2inches) long; approx 100gms(4oz);95 beads. Please note - purchasers from outside the European Union will require a CITES Certificate and may also require import documentation within their own country...

Brilliant drop clip earrings in silvertone metal set with large faceted openback and unfoiled lead crystal stones, and one tiny rhinestone in the center of each post. Circa 1960. Possibly French. 2 3/8 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.

A meiping shaped vase, well painted in under glaze blue and red. The base carries the six character mark of the Guangxu emperor (1875 - 1908)and was possibly made during his reign. Condition - very good - no damages and no restoration...

Good shards sample of Yuan Cizhou iron brown structural tile, shards is decorated with iron brown and covered with creamy white glaze, there is good sample drawing of flower motif. these shards is very good for studying and comparison for any one who interested in studying early Chinese porcelain, newly excavated from east java.

Oban diptych by Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) titled “The Story of the Strong Woman Takashima Oiko of Omi Province” from the series "A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures." The print depicts Takashima Oiko leading Saeki Urinaga home in an effort to strengthen him for a wrestling match. The artist's signature and Taiso seal are at the lower left. The lower left margin contains the date of "Meiji 22" (1889)...

A well painted underglaze blue decorated, stirrup-handled, "sparrows beak" jug made in China for export to Europe during the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795). Condition - the handle has an old, probably 18th Century, "stapled" repair - no further damages and no resoration. 9.5cm (3.7inches) high; 11.5cm (4.5 inches) across.

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Unusually large Tibetan copper and silver or silverplate mihrab form reliquary, or portable shrine box, decorated in repousse on the cover with a pattern of abstract scrolls. The back, sides, and side handles are copper. Also called a “gau,” these prayer boxes were used to hold protective amulets, personal deities, and written prayers. A strap or belt could be attached to the side handles when traveling. Otherwise, they were usually placed on the home altar. 9” high x 8” across at t...

A Rare Yuan 14th century miniatur Qingbai glaze boat decorated with detail two fisherman with erotic human passenger. Covered with bluish white qingbai glaze. Perfect condition. Size :8cm wide.4,5cm high.

Solid copper necklace designed by Ana Brilanti-Cony who signed her jewelry VICTORIA. (c.1950). This Victoria design in sterling silver was shown in the recent museum exhibit WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE and is piCtured in the exhibit catalog p.104. The necklace will comfortably fit up to a 15 inch neck. The center circle measures 2" X 2". Earrings are screw back and measure 1 1/2" long. All pieces hallmarked. Necklace marks are VICTORIA TAXCO MEXICO COPPER CONY 283. Exce...

Pair of sterling silver ash or pin trays designed and marked (1930's) by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling (1900-67). The raised design of a serpent is applied. Each tray is 2 3/8" diameter with 1/2" lip. The pair weighs 80grams, 2.9oz. Pictured on spratlingsilver.com which describes the design as " pre-Columbian feathered serpent". Excellent vintage conditon.

Gladding-McBean (Franciscan) wood-handled EL Patio Carafe set with 4 cups. Each cup has a detachable handle of metal and wood. The color is Golden Glow. The carafe stands 7.5 inches (19 cm) Tall and each cup is 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) Tall. No chips, cracks or repairs. EL Patio line was created in 1934. The carafe bears the GMcB (1934 to 1938) in an oval backstamp with "made in usa", one cup bears the same GMcB in oval backstamp, another cup has a partial "made in usa" stamp. Circa 1930's

Josef Originals Birthstone Girl for March (Aquamarine). Figure stands 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) Tall and has a Josef Originals stamp on the base. Gold trim. No chips, cracks or repairs. High gloss finish and black eyes of earlier production. Circa 1960's

This miniature oil painting on bone depicts a polo game set in a courtyard surrounded by buildings. The polo players are mounted on horses and wearing turbans. The surrounding mat has an ornate hand painted border and the frame is inlaid with strips of bone. The polo painting is 7 inches x 2 inches. With the frame included the piece measures The entire piece is 9+ inches x 4+ inches.

Description:
A couple of Chinese mud man and woman was well preserved.
In the hair style of Qing periods, the couples was rendered nakedly.
By excellent craftsmanship, they were depicted on the bodies with details when in vivid facial expression.
In traditional society, the dolls were made for the men and women who was going to get married.
They will need some clothes or blankets if they are shown in the private room.

Date: Qing dynasty, late 19th century.

Man’s h...

Sensational Meiji Period c.1890 clay roof tile from a zen buddhist temple outside Kyoto. 3 Hoju or sacred buddhist wishing gems adorn the top. They can help in the release from the void. On the sides are buddhist clouds. Was on the corner of the temple roof to protect the temple from fire or natural calamities. Ask for shipping quote. (w: 19"; h:16"; depth:5")

Versatile necklace of crescent shaped rosewood and thick inlaid sterling silver with a heavy sterling link chain. Designed and signed (1940's) by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling (1900-67). The center pendant measures 4 1/4" across and 1 1/2" at the widest point. The clasp locks into any link to give the wearer the option of length. The original box link sterling silver chains measure 8 inches and 19 inches. This necklace is pictured on www.spratlingsilver.com with a short chain. Also pic...

Description:
A Qingbai covered box was beautifully mold in a form of a pair of Mandarin Ducks.
By greenish-white tint reflected in the glaze, the birds were well depicted in the detailed features and on the overall look.
For authentication:

1, Minute pinpoint incursions were happened while obvious crackles were spread under the glaze.

2, The burial dirt was reserved at the inner side and at the bottom of the box for verification.

3, From the characteristics of the...

An English antique staddle stone for your garden. This mushroom shaped stone was originally a support for an English granary building, which served to elevate the structure above ground level, allowing for air circulation and preventing rodents from getting into the granary. Most of these stones date from the 18th or early 19th century. It consists of a vertical base that supports a dome-shaped cap stone. Size: approx. 25" ht. x 18" diameter. Each staddle stone has its own special character...

A wonderfully executed vintage 1920’s 18Kt white gold filigree and diamond ring perfect for a price conscious couple. The diamond is an approximately 0.25Ct brilliant cut diamond that has I color and VS2 clarity. The intricate filigree design is in excellent condition. Any person who loves antique jewelry would appreciate this as an engagement ring.

An antique lovers dream can come true with this vintage 1920’s 18Kt white gold and diamond engagement ring accented by two rubies. The center stone is a 0.72 Ct brilliant cut diamond with a G color and SI2 clarity. The filigree work is exceptional and is in very good condition.

Eye catching size 5 1/2 sterling silver domed ball ring designed (1930's) and signed by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling (1900-67). The large silver half ball rests on a silver band. Ring weighs 5 grms. Vintage used condition with some minute pin head sized dings. Beautiful overall patina. Signed with the early WS brand hallmark and 980 for silver content.

Museum quality Edo Period C.1870 Shigaraki soy jar. Fabulous jewel tama lid. The rich shigaraki green-blue nagashi glaze over a hagi white base. The lid has some chips but that only adds to its allure. The base has a spigot on the bottom. Ask about shipping. (H:15 1/2 inch; dia: 11 inch.

Description:
A cinnabar lacquered tray was preserved finely in good condition.
In rectangular shape yet by intriguingly curved sides, the dish was concaved inside and was with grandeur design of beautiful scenery in the center.
On the border, There was decoration of vibrant flowers, fruits, branches and leaves around.
Supported by Ru-Yi shaped feet, the dish was painted underside with black lacquer.
By original condition, there’re some fret found on the ridges of the motifs.

A rare and very 18th century large scholar's standing screen. The front of the screen is painted red with a gilded mountain scene. The back is painted black with the remains of a good luck symbol. Size: H. 91cm. W. 78cm. Condition: Normal ageing. No repairs. In it's natural state, could use some professional cleaning.

A rare Ming dynasty celadon Ge type dish, unglazed base, excavated from Kalimantan. Dish is in good condition no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration. Diameter = 11.5 cm

A blue & white large dish, decorated to the center with a deer and bird in landscape, found only on this Swatow family, the sides decorated with a diaper border in Jiajing style. Exterior with floral pattern, adhere to the foot rim with sand grit as known as typically of Zhangzhou ware products, Ming dynasty late 16th to early 17th century. Condition is two hairlines, no any crack and free from restoration. Diameter: 27.5cm.

A Southern Song Jizhou black glaze covered with slightly thick dark brown - black glaze unglazed base. Song Dynasty ( 12th - 13th centuries , Jizhou central Jiangxi province. Bowl is in good condition with 2 fritting on the rim and 1 hairline. Size: 12 cm diameter, 8 cm height.

A Tang dynasty yue yao jar with four lugs, rounded side with globular body and unglazed base. Jar is in good condition with glazed degradation, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration. Size: 8 cm diameter, 8.5 cm height.

Miniature Porcelain jar covered its body with a Qingbai ( Yingqing ) glaze and reddish unglazed base. H : 4 cm. D : 4 cm. Jingdezhen or Fujian. Yuan Dynasty, fourteenth century. Condition : invisible hairline, no chips, cracks and free from restorations.