German Metalwork

This cast iron piece features a statuary male Chinese guardian Lion (Foo Dog) proudly balancing both hands atop an embroidered ball, representing supremac...

Despite common belief that water pipes such as these were used to smoke opium, water pipes such as these were more commonly used for smoking Tobacco. The h...

Late 19th C. cast iron Japanese brush tray with raised image of a leaping frog and rippling water. Very nice detail. Original untouched surface. Nice and solid with good weight. Meas...

A sculptural Mid-Century Japanese bird-form incense vessel, beautifully crafted in patinated metal and inspired by the refined traditions of Japanese incense culture. The piece takes...

A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL POT AND COVER 19th Century, in the Qianlong manner, of compressed form and painted with panels enclosing birds perched amidst flowering peonies, 18cm diameter...

Monochrome Chinese Fish Scale cloisonne is long famed for it's high quality of craftsmanship and understated elegance. A staple of interior design...

A striking Japanese iron ewer distinguished by its highly sculptural geometric form and richly textured surface. The vessel departs dramatically from the conventional rounded profil...

Rare antique Tetsubin Japanese Cast Iron Tea Kettle set on Cast Iron hibachi Stand. This unique teapot/kettle is a Tetsubin, which is a teapot in Japa...

Antique ceremonial Moroccan brass handcrafted kettle on stand. Antique Brass Tea Kettle Pot with warmer on Stand. Museum quality, one of a kind antique finely and delicately hand-crafted tea water pot. Great decorative oversized Moroccan kettle...

A Chinese hexagonal cast brass tea caddy, early 20th century. Each rectangular side with a shou symbol surrounded by five stylized bats on blue enamel ...

This very finely cast bronze urn in an archaistic form was made in the very late 19th century approximately 1895-1900. Done with an apocryphal feeling to honor the ancient past, the vase is beautifully rendered in low relief in bronze covering almost the entire body of the urn. The predominant features are the divided taotie masks that compose the swelling middle body of the vase and also at the corners of the upper section. Crisp but subtle, the casting is clearly handled with great attention to linear form. The patina is very nice and consists of a modeled golden brown with a slight but very lite Verdigris color. The urn has an old rosewood base and lid that seems to have been purpose made for the object. Finally, the whole is set off with a carved jade finial...

Japanese gold gilt cast iron abstract bird incense burner, circa 1950s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 2.75"W x 7"D x 9.25"H. Cool piece tha...