This is an old prayer cloth from central Afghanistan measuring 35.7 x 35.7 cm. The embroidery technique is satin stitch in silk thread intricately worked on a fine cotton linen ground. These cloths are unique to the Hazara and used to protect the prayer stone from Kerbala, Iraq, which is a holy city of pilgrimmage to the Hazara and other Shi'ite Muslims...
Vintage handpainted red fox on slate. Signed by artist. Ready to hang with hemp hanging loop. Slate is 10" X 10". Fox nestled in leaves and branches. Believe its origin is Northeast USA region. If you love a good fox portrayal, this is it. Beautifully done from the head to tail....and those eyes! Excellent condition. Normal pitting in slate but no cracks or chipping around edges.
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LARGE SEWING BOX
Traditional Korean nuptial paper-made sewing box sent to a bride-to-be from a groom-to-be, as relatively rare square type, late 20th century, approx. 34 x 35 x H 17 cm (13.38 x 13.77 x 6.69in). Surface darkened overall but inside original bright coloring still remained, and not losing original shape as is...
Six(6) Vintage Clear Crystal Wine Glasses, 1960's, 4 7/8" high, 3" diameter(top rim), clear cut of vines wraped around, and the condition is good.
Straight horizontal line hooked rug depicting Labrador in the center and Newfoundland in the upper left with whales, sailboats, seals and steamboats in the ocean as well as a compass rose in the lower left corner.. Aeolus blows from the upper right corner. The variegated black border surrounds the terracotta colored Labrador sitting in a pale blue sea. Details picked out in different colors and the sea shores outlined with brown, lavender and blue...
Federal Glass Company made Sharon from 1935-39. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)
The Friendly Garden Triptych - Pine, Bamboo, and Plum
Date: ca. 1980.
Size: Each panel measures 21.25 x 11.75 inches.
Publisher: The Yoshida Family Studio. Issued by the Franklin Mint.
Signed and sealed by the artist in the image.
Signed in pencil in Japanese in the margin.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Top back margins have original tape residue. Slight toning.
Ancient Chinese Han Dynasty terracotta Hu Jar-vase with Amber Glaze circa 206 B.C. - A.D. 220 , well potted in good condition . Size H 6" W5"
Morgantown Glass Company made Crinkle. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
1930's Chinese Silver Enamel Lock Necklace with Coral & Turquoise Carved Bead Marked
It is 38.1 inches (97 cm) in circumference by 17.1 inches (43.5 cm) long. The pendant is 3 inches (7.7 cm) long by 4 inches (10.2 cm) wide.The smallest coral bead is 7.8 mm-8.4 mm. The largest coral bead 16 mm. The turquoise bead is 8.4mm-17mm. The total weight is 123.4 gram.
It has surface wears and scratches, loss of enamels, oxidation, tarnished silver...
There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
Hazel Atlas Glass Company made this bowl. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
A Chinese figure of a monkey on a rock bed. Modeled resting on one raised knee and holding a peach in his right paw. The fur delicately delineated with pale iron-red fur markings.
Approximate size is 4-1/4" wide by 8" high by 3-1/4" depth.
Condition is very good, no breaks or cracks. Some wear to the enamels
Heisey Glass Co. made this pair of candlesticks from 1935-44. This 10" pair is in great shape. Thanks for looking.
Antique bodhi seed 108 bead antique mala with, brass bell and dorje, and silver counters.
An incredible antique bodhi seed 108 bead mala with brass bell and dorje, and silver counters. This mala has been expertly restrung after many decades of service in sacred practice.
This powerful mala has been strung with the absolute purity of Power and Intention. These blessed seeds were birthed through the Sacred Bodhi Tree...
張大千(1899-1983)雙美圖 設色紙本立軸 1943年作 款識:癸未渡河前夕寫於金城借居弘丘子爰。鈐印:張爰之印、大千居士 Hanging Scroll of Beautiful Ladies Dressed in Tibetan Attires / Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) Color on Paper 42 3/4 X 24 1/4 inches 108.6 X 61.6 cm Inscribed & signed with two artist seals.
Date: 1943
Condition Report: Hand-Painted, Good Condition
Provenance: Property of a New York Collection
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Here is an archetype of the archaic statuary of western Nepal depicting a protector in standing position with hands clasped together in the ritual gesture of the Namaste, covered with an important black crusty patch of soot and offering, collected in a shamanic shrine in Jumla sector, very hard wood, evident signs of great age estimated at least from the middle 20th, H 70 cm, presented on a base metal
Persian Afshar hand knotted wool rug. The Afshar were a preeminent nomad tribe who crafted high quality rugs. The three stepped medallions in the center is one of their typical designs. The center ground is a dark blue spotted with flowers surrounding the three cream colored medallions that are stepped in red, Age early 20th century. It measures 82" by 58"