Japanese Black Lacquer Abalone Inlay

Materials: Wood, gilt, silver, gold, carved nacre, carved abalone, carved agates, carved coral, black lacquer and red lacquer.

Meiji period small lacquer box with hinged lid, Japanese. Finely decorated - bits of abalone inlay add sparks in several areas. The recessed circle contains swallows in flight. Fine ...

Together with... A Japanese gold and black lacquer document box, rectangular in form with two serpentine sides, Cover is decorated with flying crane over bamboo and flowers in gold ...

A set of two Japanese lacquer trays in gradual fitting size, circa 1850s-1960s late Edo period.

The box is finished in a deep, lustrous black lacquer ground, richly adorned with intricate gold maki-e work and refined abalone shell (raden) inlay.

An elegant pair of Japanese lacquer kimono trays converted into tray tables. The trays Meiji period, late 19th century. The table frame and legs late 20th century. The trays orig...

A Striking Mid-19th Century English Japanned Black Lacquered and Abalone Center Table, with dished top that flips horizontal for storage, raised on a baluster pedestal base terminati...

A FINE JAPANESE ART DECO BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR COVERED BOX WITH GOLD LANDSCAPE SCENES HIGHLIGHTED WITH BRASS, PEWTER AND ABALONE SHELL INLAY.

This museum-quality Amethyst “harp” from Artigas, Uruguay, is a natural sculpture of exceptional beauty and rarity. The piece features a harmonious arrangement of high-quality Amethy...

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...

Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt settee with triple seashell seat and dolphin & seahorse motif (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

A fine antique Korean medicine or apothecary chest from late Joseon Dynasty (circa 19th century). Known as Yakchang in Korean, this type of chest was used to sort and store herb medi...

Incredible example of Asian lacquer carving. Standing over seven feet tall, this monumental display shelf was produced in Japan at the end of the Edo period, late 19th century. It fe...

Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand paint...

A fine Japanese wood Hibachi with copper insert circa 1900-30s end of Meiji to Taisho Period. It can be used as a unique planter or to showcase an ikebana design. Hibachi means "fir...

Of all the glassworks produced in the late 19th century, cameo glass was the most challenging to perfect. Only a handful of artisans succeeded in mastering this intricate craft, with...

Glass vase, manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe, PG 3/492 decoration, production number II/963, ca. 1903, Bohemia, Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Art Deco, art glass, iridescent glass, pink...

Unique rare fine antique 18th century Chinese gilt silver filigree and enamel brise fan, Qing dynasty, the fan has 20 sticks with a 24k gold ring loop, wonderful sticks with silver w...

This extraordinarily rare and masterfully crafted tea urn is by the hand of the master Georgian silversmith Paul Storr. Created by Storr while working for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell...