Gilded Silver Niello Bowl, Thailand, circa 1870

Shallow napkin shape sterling silver bowl (large version depicted). Made in Italy. Dimensions: H 5.7 cm, D 21.3 cm, W 21.3cm. Weight: 470 grams.

Silver plated bowl with irregular contour, Italian design made in Italy.

Shallow napkin shape sterling silver bowl (small version depicted). Made in Italy. Dimensions: H 5.5 cm, D 18.5 cm, W 18.5 cm. Weight: 281 gram.

Antique late 19th century Thai Buddha bronze statue, with a lacquered and gilded surface, heavy and with beautiful details.

Used in Thailand as temple roof finials or in pairs at entrances to guard against evil spirits and natural disasters, the powerful, mystical naga ar...

Silver basket made in Italy, circa 1970. Weight: gr 714.

Chinese export silver bowl on plain round pedestal base. The decoration is of two applied opposing dragons against a plain background. The bow...

A fine and impressive antique Chinese Export Silver bowl; an addition to our Chinese/Asian silverware collection This impressive Chinese Export Silver (CES) bowl has a plain circular form onto a plain collet foot. The body of this antique Chinese bowl is embellished with two embossed and chased traditional oriental undulating dragons amidst cloud designs, all on a matte background. The decoration to the body incorporates a vacant circular cartouche. The upper rim of this impressive CES bowl is encircled with an applied thread decorated border. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine bowl include: Maker's mark: T&Co (Taylor & Co*) Artisan workshop mark: REN XIN 仁信 (Canton) This impressive bowl has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as 900 standard silver. * Taylor & Co were a retail store but acted as agents, and were known for their locations in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tianjin. We are grateful to Adrien von Ferscht for his help in identifying this exceptional antique piece. Condition This antique Chinese bowl is a very good gauge of silver, excellent quality and in excellent condition, in keeping with age. The chased and embossed decoration is all very sharp. The CES hallmarks struck to the underside of the bowl are all very clear. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this piece of antique Chinese silverware...

A fine Chinese Export silver creamer and sugar bowl; part of our Asian silverware collection. This fine antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) cream jug and sugar bowl have an oval rounded form onto a collet foot. This antique silver sugar bowl...

Handcrafted brass bowl, roll top round dome with rich Persian style design. This footed presentation brass dish keeps inside a crystal bowl which makes it the perfect caviar server...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Chinese Export Silver fruit dish; part of our Chinese / Asian silverware collection. This exceptional antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) fruit dish has a circular rounded form onto three plain swept bracket style feet. The sides of this antique dish are ornamented with eight pierced decorated panels. Each panel is embellished with applied decoration depicting individual scenes, such as a bird sitting in a cherry blossom tree, a crane flying over iris flowers, and a chrysanthemum amidst foliage. The rim of this impressive dish is encompassed with an applied incurved shaped border. The well of this large antique silver dish...

This very high quality piece of impressive Raj period Indian silver is superbly decorated with three dimensional deep relief repousse work in the form of traditional male and female...