A beautiful Art Deco green-cut-to-clear decanter designed by Charles Graffart for Val St. Lambert. The pyramidal shape capped by an inverted stopper is very linear and perfectly accents the austere overlay cutting pattern. The base is signed "Val St. Lambert" and the stopper is engraved with a number that matches the number inside the decanter's neck.
Origin: Belgium, ca. 1930. Condition: excellent, no chips or cracks. Size: 9-1/8" tall.
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese silver pendant a kid ride on a fudog, in excellent condition. Weight: 49.9g W:9cm H:8cm
A very nice Arts & Crafts bronze round tray with verdigris patina by Carl Sorensen. The surface is decorated in uneven concentric rings of darker and lighter green mottled patination, separated by thin bands of polished bronze. The outer edge is finished with a pair of cast handles in a pattern similar to Georg Jensen's "Blossom" design. Little is known about Sorensen other than that he worked in the Philadelphia area around 1900 and his pieces may have been retailed at Tiffany & Co...
A very nice cut crystal cocktail shaker in cobalt blue overlay. The design is a classic pattern of angular mitres emanating from oval printies. The shaker is acid-signed on the bottom "Japan". Cut glass in the Art Deco style was one of the industries established in Japan during the Occupation following World War II, and the products are always of fine quality that easily compete with European products of the same era...
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese silver wine cup with very nice Chinese characters carving. Weight:44.5g H:4.5cm D:5.5cm
A set of 4pcs of Chinese silver dishes with beautiful Chinese characters carved on each dish. In excellent condition, marked. Weight:175.3g Largest is D:8cm to 7.6cm.
A beautiful vintage Chinese rose quartz with silver enamel earring and finger ring set, in excellent condition. Size open end. $335 Pending
A boy's sleeveless waistcoat from Indus Kohistan, located in the province of Pakistan formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), recently re-named Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is a superb piece, embroidered on black cotton fabric with mostly white glass seed beads and multi-colored buttons. The vest measures 14 inches by 15 inches (35.6 cm x 38.1 cm) and is estimated to date to the middle to late 20th century...
A rare Cultural Revolution era wood carving depicting a girl dancer holding a lantern, probably from a People's Liberation Army Ballet or possibly from a Beijing Opera performance of the same period, circa 1966-1976. Condition - the lantern handle has been broken and there is a piece missing; no further damage and no restoration...
A very fine and extremely rare Art Deco sterling silver cocktail shaker by exclusive Tuttle Silvermsiths. At the end of the Art Deco era, just before modernism began to take a firm hold, a few leading American silver companies started reinterpreting Stuart adn Georgian silver designs for modern purposes. This shaker is just such an example...
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese silver malachite bangle in excellent condition. D:5.5cm $275
A group of 4pcs of Chinese silver enameled old rings in excellent condition.Only one without marking. Size: 6.5 Sold
Up for auction is an unique antique Chinese pagoda made out of silver, celadon jade, enamel, and turquoise germ stones. The curved roof is supported by the cylindrical jade, 6 coated pillars and hexagonal sliver base.
The pagoda is in excellent condition, good workmanship, no cracks in the cylindrical jade.
Measurements : Approx. 5" diameter x 7" high
A beautiful old Chinese export silver enamel bangle in excellent condition. Marked. D:5.8cm $275 pending
A pair of early 20th C. Chinese rose famille porcelain figures in excellent condition.But with a normal Kiln glaze shrinking. Marked. H:11" $195
A beautiful old agate necklace with two pieces of old turquoise, in excellent condition. L:40cm
Japanese antique buddhist priest's robe, made all of woven silk, blue ground with gold medallions with cranes and pine bow design, sewn in panels, original white and purple cord on sleeves, late Meiji Period. Size: 60" high x 77" wide.
A beuatiful old Chinese ghost buster soap stone carving, with five busted small ghosts. His name is call "Zhong Kui",In Chinese folklores, Zhong Kui is a god who exorcises ghosts and evil spirits. It's signed and in good condition except a tiny chip on the end of the fan, please see the photo, with the original wooden stand. W:20cm H:13cm
Terrific Gorham silverplate figural shot glass in the form of an early American leather fire bucket. The front side is enameled with the emblem of the Chicago Fire Department surrounded with the words “Little Giant Engine Co. 1871”. The back side is modeled to show the leather handle. The bottom is marked “Gorham EP YC3098 CAP 3oz.”
Origin: America, ca. 1955. Condition: excellent, no dings, minute wear to enamel on word "Fire Dept". Size: 2-3/4” tall.
A nice set of sterling silver cocktail picks, the tops decorated with colorful enameled roosters. The use of the rooster (“cock”) motif in Art Deco barware was a play on the word “cocktail”. Each pick has a hook on the back of the rooster so that it can hang from the edge of the glass. Each is fully hallmarked for Birmingham, 1927. The picks are presented in their original fitted case embossed Abercrombie & Fitch.
Origin: England, 1927...
A beautiful late 19th/20th Chinese Qing dynasty monochrome yellow vase with a light carving of twin dragon chasing the fire ball,in excellent condition. Marked Qianlong H:9-1/2"
A rare Art Deco double jigger in brown and speckled yellow bakelite.
Origin: America, ca. 1940. Condition: excellent. Size: 3-19/32” tall.
Chinese carved spinach jade square shaped container, hand carved on each side with writing and flowers, stands on 4 feet, carved 1/4" thick so has beautiful translucency.
Size: 5 1/8" high x 3 3/4" wide
A hand-embroidered Hazara prayer cloth, made to protect the prayer stone, with a stylized depiction of the prayer niche, probably from Ghazni or Bamiyan province, circa mid 20th century. This exquisite embroidery on a white linen background depicts the severed hands of Hazrat Abbas, alluding to the battle of Kerbala. Silk thread in bright colors executed in a fine satin stitch and tassles on each of the four corners. These cloths are used in prayer to place the forehead...
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese jadeite silver ring in excellent condition. Marked. D:1.9cm or size 9.5
A beautiful old Japanese silver cup with the original wooden box in excellent condition. Weight:42g D:7.5cm
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain buddha with five kids on his shoulder. In excellent condition. H:7.8"
A beautiful old Chinese salmon color beaded coral necklace with silver clasp in excellent condition. Size of the bead is about 6mm each. One L:26" / L:25" $650 pending
A beautiful Chinese export silver vanity set of 5pcs with hair brush,mirror,dish,hair comb holder only. In excellent condition. Signed.
A group of 3pcs of old Chinese silver dishes with old Chinese silver coin inlaid inside of the dish. In excellent condition. Weight:200.3g D:9cm.
From our Southeast Asia Collection, a fine and massive vintage Burmese Kalaga, intricately and painstakingly constructed of literally thousands of small metallic disks, colored threads, beads, and fabric swatches, all woven and assembled into a massive tapestry illustrating scenes from the life of the Buddha...
A pair of old Chinese jadeite jade earrings with 14k gold backing, in excellent condition. L:6cm
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese silver dragon bracelet, in excellent condition, no marking. Weight:37.6g D:5.3cm
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese brooch with Burmese jadeite jade and 2 pearls and 2 small rubies in butterfly shape. Marked. W:5.5cm
A beautiful old Chinese carved yellow jade pendant in excellent condition. H:4.5cm W:3.5cm
Mid 20th C. Chinese red jade carving pendant, in excellent condition. H:5.5cm W:4.25cm