Pair of Japanese Bronze Hibachi with Hare & Moon Handles

A small Japanese Kanto Naga Hibachi brazier from the 1880s. Wood with copper lining. A small charcoal fire was used for cooking, making tea, and heating sake. Drawers for towels, t...

A large and impressive Qajar circular brass tray, Iran, early 20th century. Measures: 19 5/8 in. (50 cm.) diameter. Finely engraved, chased and punched in heavy gauge brass. Th...

Hand engraved expanding tea trivet with unique design and exuding finesse. May be used as a decorative screen, plaque or objet d'art, circa 1900-1910.     

This delightful and extremely rare spoon and bowl pair exemplifies the remarkable artistry of Chinese export silver. Chinese silver pieces are renowned for their exceptional quality and unique designs, and the majority are entirely hand crafted. Today, many of these elaborate designs are housed in major museum collections, and remain a rarity on the market. Beginning in the 18th century, silver workshops in China specialized in the manufacture of silver export pieces for Western audiences. Typically bearing motifs that were popular amongst Americans and Europeans such as dragons, bamboo and floral patterns, these charming pieces were all beautifully handcrafted with the utmost skill. Today, important pieces of Chinese export silver such as this one can be found in many of the major museum collections, and are highly valued amongst collectors. The bowl boasts a fluid, undulating rim exquisitely engraved to depict bamboo, a motif which continues throughout the bowls body. Accompanying the bowl is a matching silver spoon, its handle intricately modeled as a vine with floral buds climbing upwards to its bowl, which seems to bloom with lovely applied buds and flowers. The spoon features the mark of Wing Fat, a firm active in Hong Kong from 1875-1930 and Sing Fat...

Antique Indian finely hand engraved and embossed tin serving tray with Mughal motifs.

Handcrafted Turkish Ottoman tinned copper metal round vessel. Middle eastern Asian tinned copper large bowl nicely hand-hammered. Handcrafted in Turkey. ...