1930's Chinese Silver Enamel Box Marked
It is 1.67 inches (4.25 cm) tall by 2.2 inches (5.6 cm) wide. It is 40.4 gram.
It is tarnished and has dent, bent at the inner rim, loss enamel, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A pair silver goblets with floral decoration, in its original silk box with glass front and handle. Foot marked with Chinese characters. Condition: silk faded, maybe top of the box's front missing, back of box with scribbling. Dimension goblet: c. 9.3 cm high, weight together: 73 g, box: c. 15.3 x 13.3 x 5.3 cm.
A vintage Japanese Isho Biraki (stacking clothing chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) and Kaki (Persimmon) woods. All original hardware including the Warabite handles. Upper section features two sliding doors, two drawers and a hinged door all providing space for organizing small items. The center section has two hinged doors that open to four removable Kimono trays where lighter clothes or linens can be stored. The bottom section has two large drawers for additional spacious storage...
A vintage Japanese Isho Tansu (Kimono chest) in 3 section made entirely of Kiri (Paulownia) wood with Kaki (Persimmon) wood accents. All original bronze and other metal hardware. Beautiful lacquer decorative plates adorn the sliding doors with a pair of flying cranes, woven baskets and bamboo trees. Behind the doors lie three small drawers and a split level shelf. The center section and bottom section each have three drawers with spacious storage each...
A mid century 3 section Isho Biraki Tansu (Kimono chest with hinged doors) made of Kiri (Paulownia) and Kaki (Persimmon) woods. All original bronze hardware. Top section features four sliding doors which open to a split lever shelf and two small drawers. Below this are 3 side by side drawers. The center section has two hinged doors that open to reveal 4 removable Kimono trays while the bottom section has two large drawers. The sections can be separated for use in different rooms of a house...
Chinese Republic period Yixing stoneware tripod censer with compressed globular form body and upright handles on two sides decorated in relief around the circumference with two four-clawed dragons chasing a pearl encircled with circular form shou characters. A pair of bats chasing a similar flaming pearl is on the back. A ruyi border encircles the top shoulder below an upright neck. The three cabriole legs extend from animal head masks...
1950's Chinese Enamel Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl with Flower
It is 1.7 inches (4.5 cm) tall by 7.8 inches (20 cm) wide. It is 1.4 Lb.
It has rubbing of paint, dark spots and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Old (1930's) Japanese Bronze Mixed Metal Inlaid Vase Marked Nogawa
It is 9.4 inches (24 cm) tall by 2 inches (5.3 cm) wide. It is 1.8 Lb.
It is tarnished and has rust, loss of gilding, cut marks, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Japanese Wooden Box, 2 sections, 16" high, 14" wide, 7" high for each section, "Kanji" written in front, and "Kutani" Kanji was written on the side. The condition is old and good.
A unique bronze lamp made from a 19th century wallpaper roller. The ornate scroll measuring 21 inches in height by 6 inch width
A beautiful ancient Chinese Quartz Sculptured Urn mounted as a lamp the urn dating from the mid Qing Dynasty and made into a lamp around 1920 measuring 11”. The lamp measuring 21” height
Depicting a female spouse figure ‘Blolo Bla’. H. 13 cm.
first half of the 20th century. Great age wear and patina.
Ex coll. Maine Durieu, Paris.
The Baule believe a person is married to both an earthly and a spirit spouse. This sculpture honored its owner’s spirit partner to bring peace, luck, and money. Scarifications on her face and body individualized and enhanced her idealized beauty...
Wood covered with sheat metal. H. 30 cm. Mid 20th century. One horn repaired.
special price: from € 750 for € 300
Anthropomorpic female figure. Probably used as a headdress. H. 48 cm. Mid 20th century.
Provenance:
Kathy van der Pas en Steven van de Raadt, 1998,
Otto Schaap, Amsterdam,
De Zwaan, Amsterdam, 2020.
Caryatid stool with a sitting female figure. Hardwood, h. 26 cm, diameter 23 cm. First half of the 20th century.
minor repair to one leg. The earrings have been replaced.
Provenance:
Donald Taitt, Paris,
Aponem Auction, 2019,
J.M. Desaive, Herve, Belgium
Woman's short cotton kimono (hanten) with stripes which is handwoven and vegetable indigo dye. It was worn for everyday kimono or noragi, however, it is in excellent condition. The sucnd half of the 20th century. 120cm x 80cm
Old Chinese Natural Honey Amber Carved 113 Beads Necklace
It is 53 inches (134.6 cm) in circumference by 26.15 inches (66.5 cm) long. The beads range from 8.7 mm to 12.3 mm wide. It is 97.5 gram.
Some beads have flea bite chips, inclusions, cracks, and surface wars and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A late 19th to early 20th century Montol figure with a great provenance...
Benue Plateau, mid 20th century. H. 40 cm.
Ex Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam.
Ex Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, March 2014.
The Djompre are a small ethnic group with their homeland in the Benue Plateau State in northern Nigeria. They call themselves Kutep or Kutev, the denomination Djombre - which means cannibals - has probably been given to them by the neighbouring Chamba.
Old (1960's) Chinese Famille Rose Plaque with Figurine
It is 15.7 inches (40 cm) long by 10.5 inches (26.7 cm) wide. It is 3.5 Lb.
It has minor rubbing of paint and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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1950's Chinese Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Box with Peach and Bat
It is 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) tall by 9 inches (23 cm) wide. It is 4.4 lb.
It has missing enamels and enamel cracks, rubbing of gilding, bent metal rims, oxidation, enamel pitting, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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1930's Japanese Hand Painted Enamel on Porcelain Vase with Cherry Blossom Marked
It is 10.25 inches (26.1 cm) tall by 3.75 inches (9.6 cm) wide. It is 1.7 Lb.
It has rubbing of gold and paint, stains, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Classic Nephrite Cong. This is oldest Chinese form still used in its art today. The earliest examples were from the Liangzhu Culture circa 3400 BCE. It’s theorized that the square outer shape represented the while the inner round shape represented the Heavens. Nice nephrite jade - very smooth and tactile may be used as a toggle or scholar’s contemplation piece. H: 5.7cm/2.3in and W: 2.7/1.1. 72 grams.
A beautiful Hollywood Art Deco Slipper Armchair 1930s Blue lush velvet upholstery with silvered wood trim
1920's French Art Deco wrought iron table or counter top display stand with a stylized swan in gold gilt. The original Italian marble is in excellent condition. This unusual piece was most likely a counter top display stand in an upscale store.
An antique Japanese Ikebana basket in a cylindrical form woven in a herringbone pattern. 6 vertical bamboo supports with flared feet connected with a lucky turtle weave at the base and a woven coin half the way up the side. The turtle would represent longevity and the coins would symbolize prosperity. With a star crossed base and two ring handles.
Age: Early Showa Period (1930's)
Dimensions: 9" Diameter by 18" High
An antique Japanese bronze Koi (carp) fountain. Depicting a carp breaching the water surface as it attempts to swim up a waterfall. The casting symbolizes true perseverance and tenacity in achieving ones personal goals. Fine details show on the fins, the scales, the barbels and sun-like designs just above the gills.
Age: Taisho Period (1920's)
Dimensions: 11" Wide by 15 1/4" High by 7" Deep
Chinese 18K Gold Jadeite Carved Bracelet Marked
It is 5.7 inches (14.5 cm) in length by 0.34 inch (0.86 cm) wide. It weighs 7.67 gram.
It has surface wears and inclusions (as seen in the photos).
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Set of 6 (1930's) Chinese Solid Silver Dragon Tea Tray Marked
They are 8.7 inches (13.2 cm) wide. Total weight is 147 gram.
They are tarnished and have surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Old Chinese Jun Kiln Glazed Purple Splashed Porcelain Vase
It is 12.6 inches (32 cm) tall and 5.2 inches (13.2 cm) wide. It is 2.3 Lb.
It has glaze crazing, slightly wobble base and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A contemporary Japanese burl hardwood stand designed in a sculptural asymmetric form. Makes a beautiful and elegant side table or table butler.
Age: Early 20th Century
Dimensions: 18" Wide by 28" High by 19" Deep
S.B. Champlin Company
Providence, RI.
1872 - 1934
The men's watch chain or "Vest Chain" is typically much scarcer than the pocket watch itself. This is because by 1915, the watch was retired to storage and the chain “discarded”, thrown away, or women converted them to bracelets. This fine men’s vest chain presented was produced by the Champlin Co. in 1896, inventoried, and was never sold to the trade or Jeweler for sale. It is therefore, in pristine, new but old stock condi...
Pair of Qing Dynasty Ancestor Vase Lamps measuring 20”x 7” made of fine glass decoration of ancestor Portrait s
Old Chinese Celadon Famille Rose Porcelain Square Vase
It is 8.9 inches (22.5 cm) tall and 3.9 inches (10 cm) wide. It is 2.75 Lb.
It has manufacture imperfection of firing dark spots, skip glazes, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Mask with black soot patina whose edges of the mouth and eyes are enhanced with red and also white for the eyes only. The tip of the nose shows a much higher wear patina than the other areas of the mask. The inside of the mask also shows a very nice shiny black indicating important signs of use. This mask shows all the features of a joker mask, possibly from kami people (untouchable cast), North central region of Nepal H 27cm , mid 20th century
Old tribal mask from the North West of Nepal, Humla district, we can see several old shreds of hairy skin (possibly from goat?) fixed on the forehead and the chin as well as important vestiges of hair fixed with glue around the mouth. The teeth have been sculpted in a very realistic, important black soot patina. H 25 cm, important age from the beginning to the middle of the 20th century