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Roman Gold Pendant with Cabochons
Located in London, GB
A thin, circular Roman gold pendant featuring a central garnet cabochon gem held within a raised cell. Above it, another garnet cabochon enriches th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Gold
Ottoman Silver Ring
Located in London, GB
A silver finger ring showcasing the excellence of Ottoman craftsmanship. The flat hoop remains undecorated, whilst the dome-shaped bezel features raised ropework borders and fine gra...
Category
16th Century Unknown Islamic Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Silver
19th Century Firedogs, Figural Andirons, Musketeer, Cast Iron, 29 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of andirons with a bust of a french "Mousquetaire".
France, 1880-1900.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a firepl...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Iron
19th Century Firedogs, Figural Andirons, Men, Cast Iron, 34 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons with a bust of a man.
France, 1880-1900.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fireplace. The...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Iron
19th Century Firedogs, Figural Andirons, Musketeer, Cast Iron, 36 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of andirons with a bust of a french "Mousquetaire".
France, 1880-1900.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a firepl...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Iron
19th Century Firedogs, Andirons, Plain Cast Iron, Brass Globe, 38 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of andirons in a plain style with a brass globe on top.
France, 1880-1900.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fi...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Iron
Byzantine Silver Ring with Granulated Shield Bezel
Located in London, GB
A silver Byzantine ring, distinguished by its large, granulated shield bezel, which reflects the artistic prowess and cultural significance of the Byzantine Empire. The ring possesse...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Silver
Pair of Roman Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A lovely pair of Roman gold earrings comprised of a delicate hoop, secured with a hook and eye closure, and adorned with a boss shield. The shield features ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Gold
Byzantine Gold pair of Earrings with Dangles
Located in London, GB
A stunning matched pair of Byzantine gold earrings, each comprised of a hinged and elongated hoop attached to a triangular-shaped plaque with a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Gold
Egyptian Steatite Scarab in Gold Pendant
Located in London, GB
An Egyptian steatite scarab with incised features and hieroglyphs to the reverse. The front anatomy features a detailed head and clypeus with incised linear decoration to mark the prothorax and elytra. The reverse side is hard to distinguish. Mounted in a high karat later gold swivel pendant...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Gold
A Matched Pair of Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of gold earrings, each made of a wire elongated hoop culminating with a teardrop turquoise cabochon. The bottom half of the loop is decorated with three rows of gold b...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Gold
Islamic Intaglio in Sasanian Gold Ring
Located in London, GB
A Sasanian gold ring adorned with a carnelian intaglio featuring masterful calligraphy. The carnelian intaglio in this particular ring is a testament to the mastery of early Islamic ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Islamic Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
Antique Bread Board
Located in Arundel, GB
Ref: 125320
Carved wooden bread board - Welcome
England circa 1900
Measurements: W: 32cm (12.6")
Excluding Delivery. Please enquire providing a postcode for a delivery quote.
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Sycamore
Sycamore chessel mould curd drainer
Located in Arundel, GB
Ref: 122623
Sycamore chessel mould curd drainer
England circa 1760
Measurements: H: 9cm (3.5") W: 20cm (7.9")
Excluding Delivery. Please enquire providing a postcode for a del...
Category
18th Century British Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Sycamore
19thc Bird’S-Eye Maple Compote with Stone Fruit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each Fruit measures between 2.5 and 3 inches spherically. There is a collection of seven alabaster hand painted peaches and is in a burl or bird...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Stone
2x Art Deco 15kg double ball dumbbells, 1930s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
2x Art Deco 15kg double ball dumbbells
Super decorative.
Will be sent in 2 packages because of the weight.
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Iron
Indian Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Indian stone carvings depicting reclining a cow / bull / ox, Nandi, or Vrishabha, the bull vahana or vehicle of the god Shiva, outfitted with saddles, bridles, and headpieces upon th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Archaistic Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Sandstone
18th Century Italian Small Speckled Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved speckled silver leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Cast Iron Book Press
Located in Chicago, IL
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Iron
Puzzle Style Hat Mold
Located in Chicago, IL
Puzzle style hat mold. Great design.
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Puzzle Style Hat Mold
Located in Chicago, IL
Puzzle style hat mold. Great design.
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Puzzle Style Hat Mold
Located in Chicago, IL
Puzzle style hat mold. Great design.
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood Hat Mold
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved wood hat mold. Great design.
Category
1930s Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Decorative Wrought Iron Grill
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorative wrought iron grill.
Category
1890s American Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wrought Iron
Facade Ornament from Western Methodist Book Exchange
Located in Chicago, IL
Terra cotta facade ornament from Western Methodist book exchange. Designed by Kristian Schneider. Includes new custom base. Rare.
Category
1890s North American Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Iron
Time Clock Bell from the Moto Guzzi Factory
Located in Chicago, IL
Bronze, iron, and pine time clock bell from the Moto Guzzi factory.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Hand Operated Pasta Press
Located in Chicago, IL
Bronze, iron, and wood press for pasta. Fun and rare.
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Puzzle Style Hat Mold
Located in Chicago, IL
Puzzle style hat mold in wood. Very fun, very cool, very rare.
Category
1910s French Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Two Piece Hat Mold
Located in Chicago, IL
Two piece puzzle style hat mold. Great design.
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Wrought Iron Decorative Arched Grill
Located in Chicago, IL
Wrought iron decorative arched grill. With cool design.
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wrought Iron
Puzzle Style Hat Mold
Located in Chicago, IL
Puzzle style hat mold. Great design.
Category
2010s Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Metal
Bronze & Iron Book Press
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast iron, bronze and wood book press. Great design.
Category
1880s Italian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Johnson Fare Box from Chicago Transit Authority, CTA
Located in Chicago, IL
Johnson fare box from the CTA - Chicago Transit Authority. With motor.
Category
1910s North American Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Metal
Puzzle Style Hat Mold
Located in Chicago, IL
Puzzle style hat mold. Great design.
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant developme...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Olive
Antique French pair of face screens, decorative table decoration
Located in Maidstone, GB
Antique French pair of face screens in the most perfect colour !. 19th Century. Paper, mesh and wooden handles.
Face screens were originally used...
Category
19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Childs carousel horse, 19th Century fairground
Located in Maidstone, GB
Original 19th Century rare child’s carousel horse, the most wonderful original patina, original paint, glass eyes, (one eye has a small chip) original horse bit, finely carved head, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Italian Carved Solid Walnut Kneeler from 1600s in Patina
Located in Cesena, FC
Lombard / Venetian kneeler from the 1600s, in patina
Solid walnut with Greek carved details under the top and capital feet
Drawers panelled in briarwood...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Walnut
Ibo-Izzi, Nigeria Old ‘Ogbodo Enyi’ Elephant Mask
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
This mask type of the Ibo-Izzi, a subgroup of the Ibo, is actually a dance crest. The elephant mask 'ogbodo enyi' is worn horizontally on top of the head...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Antique Boule Ball "G", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity. The manufacture of boules balls during this period was a manual process that required expertise, precision and love to detail.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in rural areas of France and other Mediterranean regions, olive wood was a commonly used source of material for making boules balls. This was not only due to the availability of the material, but also to the outstanding properties of olive wood, which was characterized by hardness, strength and a rich grain.
First, the olive wood was carefully selected and shaped into raw balls, which were then sanded to the desired size and shape. The nails were then hammered into the balls one by one, making sure that they were evenly distributed and firmly anchored. Finally, the spheres were polished and coated with a protective varnish to enhance their natural beauty and protect them from the elements.
The use of nails to decorate and reinforce olive wood boules was a traditional practice that not only gave the ball a rustic aesthetic, but also improved its durability and contributed to customization. Many balls were made according to the specific requirements and preferences of the players. Nails were driven at regular intervals around the ball, with each nail hole precisely placed so as not to affect the balance and weight distribution of the ball. These nails not only served as a decorative element, but also helped to strengthen the structure of the ball and make it more resistant to the hard knocks and wear and tear during play. Individual engravings or decorations were often applied to the balls to make them unique and identify the player.
Antique boules...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Metal
Small Ecuadorian Moulded Clay Figure on Stand
Located in London, GB
This rare and wonderful example of a formative stage figure from the woodland period is attached to a small wire and wood stand, and is in extraordinarily very good condition for its...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ecuadorean Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Clay
Zoomorphic Llama Vessel with an Elongated Body
Located in London, GB
This zoomorphic vessel in the shape of a llama with an elongated
globular body is from the Chancay civilisation, dated between 1000 and 1400 AD.
Th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Clay
Ecuadorian Carved Skull Shaped Whistle
Located in London, GB
This unique and amazing Ecuadorian primitive piece is a whistle carved in a skull form, and dates to the formative stage from the woodland period. It measures 2 in – 5 cm wide, 2 ½ i...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ecuadorean Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Clay
Asian Indian Hindu Ethnographic Tribal silver Amulet necklace Vintage
Located in London, GB
Indian Hindu Silver Amulet necklace
Heavy bullet shaped Amulet necklace with pointed ends with floral and geometric design
High grade silver
Pendant Length 9 cm weight 90 gra...
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Silver
Pre Columbian Rare Lambayeque Wood Figure
Located in London, GB
Pre columbian Lamabayeque wood figure Peru Circa 750 to 1375 AD
A rare standing figure of a deity with triangular tear drop shaped eyes holding a child,
Carved in very dense heavy hard wood
Measures: Height 14 inches, 36 cm weight, 1.5 kg approx
Ex collection of a Oxford Academic, reputed to have came from Pit rivers...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Pre Columbian Totonac stone bust Figure Veracruz Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Totonac stone bust Figure
Veracruz Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D
A Rare basalt bust of a Totonac deity with pouted lips and geometric headdress, caved in basalt with dar...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Stone
Framed Pre-Colombian Peruvian Textile, 900 to 1470 AD
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Peruvian Pre-Colombian (Chancay) textile panel of camelid wool embroidered on cotton with three birds, each holding a lizard in its beak.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pre Columbian Narino Carchi Coquero Coca chewer Figure Columbia
Located in London, GB
A hand modelled statue of a male coca chewer figure , known as a Coquero, wearing a sash sitting upon a bench, the coca quid in his right cheek, with black negative resist design
Pr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Pottery
Pre Columbian Colima Dog Ancient West Mexico Latin American Antiques Art
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Colima Dog Ancient West Mexico
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima Ancient Mexico C 200 BC –400 AD
A attractive seated Colima dog v...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Central Asian silver coral gemstone necklace Tribal Jewellery Gifts
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Vintage central Asian silver gilt coral and gemstone beaded necklace
A necklace of silver beads with high quality antique red coral amethyst and gemstones
Period: early...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkmen Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Gold, Silver
Set of 3 Bamboo Baskets, Italy, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 3 bamboo baskets, Italy, 1960s
Found in a villa in a well-known Sicilian seaside resort, Taormina.
They are in good condition, small signs of aging.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Bamboo
Composed pair of original mid 17th/early 18th century Cavalry basket Stirrups
Located in TEYJAT, FR
An interesting composed pair of original mid 17th/early 18th century cage or basket Stirrups.
Superbly hand forged and of the period in wrought iron with openwork branches and foot plate, one with a rotating attachment eye, good general condition and a little oxidation.
The main suspension arch resembles that of a horse shoe, the front branches look like those of a sword guard...
Category
17th Century European Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Metal
Pre Columbian Maya Polychrome Pottery Bowl circa A.D. 550-950
Located in London, GB
Maya Poly-chrome painted pottery bowl
Guatemala/ central America late Classic period, circa A.D. 550-950,
A bowl of rounded bottom circular form, painted with a frieze of monkey...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Guatemalan Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Carved Suriname Stool Tribal Interior Design Home Decoration
Located in London, GB
A fine vintage carved Suriname stool with geometric carved decoration, Tribal South Latin American Antiques
Suriname South America
Measures: 18 cm hei...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Surinamer Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Vintage Leather Covered Rhinoceros Sculpture
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A gorgeous vintage rhinoceros ornament, hand-sculpted and leather-covered, with black glass eyes. Dating from around the 1950s, this majestic little sculpture is full of realistic an...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Leather
Pre Columbian Ancient Painted Pottery Star bowl Charci/Narino
Located in London, GB
PRE COLUMBIAN ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICAN FINE NARINO CARCHI STAR PAINTED BOWL CIRCA 1100-1400 COLOMBIA ECUADOR
A FINE CARCHI/NARINO BOWL FROM THE BORDER REGI...
Category
1960s Colombian Vintage Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
Pre Columbian Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian INCA / Early Colonial period Wood Kero
A superb Inca Kero carved and painted in a mosaic style with Avian floral and animal designs
Heig...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Wood
A Large Antique Wabi Sabi Wooden Tray, Scandinavia c. 1800s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A large antique wabi sabi tray with heavy patina from age and use. Old repiars with metal.
Category
Mid-19th Century Norwegian Romantic Antique Chinoiserie Asian Antiques
Materials
Metal