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Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese blue and white porcelain vase
Of baluster form, decorated with floral patterns, flanked by leaf formed handles.
Measure: Height...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Sino-Mongolian Jade and Hardstone-Inlaid Silvered Copper Presentation Censor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Sino-Mongolian jade and hardstone-inlaid silvered copper presentation censor
Early 20th century
The sides inlaid with jade plaques, all beneath a wide lip and supported on elepha...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Jade
Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Vases 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Chinese famille verte porcelain vases
19th century
Of rouleau form, painted with reserves of flower baskets.
Height 9.75...
Category
19th Century Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Carved Sodalite Archaistic Vessel, 19th / 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese carved Sodalite Archaistic vessel, 19th / 20th century, of archaic fanglei form and double round section, each side carved in relief with a taotie mask, the shoulders flank...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Other
Pair of Chinese Brass Pedestal Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Chinese brass pedestal stands, 19/20th century
with pierced decoration
Measures: 90cm wide, 92cm high.
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Chinese Carved Pale Caledon Vase and Cover
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese carved pale caledon vase and cover
Carved in the form of a "mythical chicken" standing erect with long plumage, front neck has a very unusual...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
Group of Three Japanese Bamboo Ikebana
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Group of Three Japanese Bamboo Ikebana
#1)
antique Japanese bamboo Ikebana with handle and made of a dark smoked bamboo (susutake). The body is hexago...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Small Chinese Carved Lapis-Lazuli Figure of a Water Buffalo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small Chinese carved Lapis-Lazuli figure of a water buffalo
Naturalistically carved as a muscular buffalo sturdily standing on four cloven feet, the raised head turned to the righ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
A Shadow Agate 'Horse' Snuff Bottle Chinese, Qing Dynasty 19th Century,
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Shadow Agate 'Horse' Snuff Bottle
Chinese, Qing Dynasty 19th Century, has stopper
6.35 cm, 2 1/2 in.
Category
19th Century Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Art Glass
Carved Agate Snuff Bottle Chinese, Qing Dynasty
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A carved agate snuff bottle
Chinese, Qing dynasty
of spherical form well-hollowed, carved in low relief to one side with a boy throwing a fishing ...
Category
19th Century Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Bronze Model of a Heron Maiden Holding a Fish Basket Japanese, Meiji Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A bronze Model of a Heron Maiden holding a fish basket
Japanese, Meiji Period
late 19th century
realistically rendered, all finely patinated, Signed
Height 18.87 in. (46 cm.)
Category
19th Century Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Jade Teapot and Cover
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese jade teapot and cover
of variegated grey and black color, the surface highly polished and carved in very low relief on one side with a prunus t...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Jade
Three Antique Japanese Items
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three Antique Japanese Items
1)
An antique Japanese tabako-ire' with hand tooled gilded kane mono of fuji chrysanthemum. Bronze and shakudo oj...
Category
1880s Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Painting of Guanyin Qing Dynasty 19/20th Century Color on Silk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A painting of Guanyin
Qing Dynasty 19/20th century
color on silk;
The deity depicted floating, attired in long robes, adorned with jewels and wearing...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Silk
Chinese Polychrome-Decorated Carved Wood Figure of a Bodhisattva
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese polychrome-decorated carved wood figure of a Bodhisattva
Standing regally with her hands in vitarka mudra, a five-pointed diadem set on her head, the angular face with bro...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Agate Snuff Bottle Chinese, Qing Dynasty
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Agate snuff bottle
Chinese, Qing Dynasty 19th century, of ovoid shape with rounded shoulders carved with lion-mask ring handles on the shoulders...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Agate
20th Century Japanese Meiji Period Silver & Gold Lacquer Smoking Set, circa 1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Japanese Meiji period very fine gold lacquer and silver smoking set (tabako-bon), boat shaped with a removable draw, lacquer is decorated with ocean waves ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Silver
1900s Russian Silver Basket
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Russian silver basket; an addition to our diverse ornamental silverware collection.
This fine antique Russian silver basket has a circular rounded form onto a circula...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Other Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Export Silver Christening Mug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver christening mug; an addition to our silver christening gifts collection.
This exceptional antique Chinese export silver mug has a tapering cylindrical form.
The surface of this impressive christening mug is embellished with embossed and chased decoration depicting Asian figures in a grass terrain village setting performing chores and meditating in prayer.
The scene incorporates a multitude of indigenous plants in addition to a stylized peony tree encasing a shield shaped vacant cartouche.
The upper rim and base of the mug are encompassed with applied moulded borders.
This Chinese export mug...
Category
Early 1800s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Antique Turkish Silver Coffee Jug (Circa 1910)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Turkish silver coffee jug; an addition to our Asian silver teaware collection.
This exceptional a...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Three Antique Japanese Works of Art
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three Antique Japanese Works of Art
An oribe "morikage" (for the display of seasonal fruits), classic green drip glaze with spontaneous ink pain...
Category
1890s Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Turkish Silver Goblets, circa 1880
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Turkish silver goblets; an addition to our range of wine and drink related silverware
The...
Category
1880s Turkish Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Jin Dynasty Cizhou Ware Crouching Tiger Pottery Pillow, 12th-century, China
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinese Jin Dynasty 12th Century Cizhou Ware Crouching Tiger Pottery Pillow .Tiger pillow, Jin dynasty, 12th century (circa 1150)
The pillow is assembled ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 1900s Turkish Silver Coffee Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Turkish silver coffee jug; an addition to the silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique...
Category
Early 1900s Turkish Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Antique 18th Century Chinese Fencai porcelain plate, Kangxi
Located in Delft, NL
Antique 18th century Chinese Fencai porcelain plate, Kangxi
With decoration in the middle of a vase with flowers surrounded in octangle line with flo...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Indian Silver Sugar Bowl, circa 1920
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Indian silver sugar bowl; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Indian silver sugar bowl has a circular rounded, compressed form.
The body of this silver bowl is embellished with a chased scene depicting a rural setting with iconic wild, indigenous animals.
The decoration to the body is flanked with simplified leaf decorated borders to the upper and lower portions.
The raised flared shoulders of the sugar bowl are encompassed with an applied moulded border accented with leaf designs.
This antique sugar bowl...
Category
1920s Indian Vintage Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Rectangle giltwood carved wood pagoda Wall Mirror Chinoiserie French circa 1900
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Gilt hand-carved gilt gold wood Italian chinoiserie pagoda shape mirror depicting etched figural scenes of monks, archers, temples and Chine...
Category
Early 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Metallic Thread
Framed Nepalese Textile Wall Hanging in Acrylic with Gold Standoffs
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Pink, black, green and orange Nepali Dhaka Topi hat. Sandwiched between two custom cut acrylic or Lucite pieces. Lucite has bored holes at each corner for...
Category
1950s Nepalese Tribal Vintage Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Antique Burmese Silver Thabeik Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Burmese silver thabeik bowl; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Burmese thabeik silver bowl has a circular rounded form.
The surface of the bowl is embellished with fine panels of embossed and chased repoussé (repousse) decoration depicting a series of iconic Burmese figures in high relief, wearing courtly and traditional dress.
As with the vast majority of these bowls, the continuous frieze of figures relates to Burmese folklore.
Each frame of the decoration has a incurve border to the upper portion further accented with scrolling leaf ornamentation above.
The lower portion of the body is encircled with chased stylised leaf motifs.
The upper portion the body is ornamented with a broad band of chased scrolling undulating leaf decoration.
The body of the Burmese bowl is further embellished with a plain border to the rim.
The underside of the bowl is embellished with an engraved leaf design with a scrolling stem.
Condition
This antique Burmese silver bowl...
Category
1880s Burmese Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Chinoiserie Porcelain Gilt Hunt Bowl Signed circa 1770 Famille Rose and Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Famille rose antique hunt bowl painted in Famille-rose overglaze enamels. Made in the Qianlong period, circa 1770.
Bowl depicts a hunting scene typical of Chinese Export pottery. On the outer sides of the bowl, are scenes of hunting dogs with black and white spots preparing for a hunt. In the background are trees in green, pink and brown. As well as brown barns or hunting lodges and mountains. Throughout the outside, as well as inside, are gold swirls on a blue background.
Inside, is a painted scene of a man and woman on horseback riding during the hunt. The woman wears a pink overcoat, hat and horsewhip. The man, on a gray horse, is riding in a brown overcoat and red hat with Horn and a whip. In the background is a church, mountain and floral bushes in green, red and pink. This scene is on the bottom of the bowl and surrounded by a gold swirl medallion.
The base of the bowl is decorated in a gold leaf print which seems to be ferns or some other type of flora.
The shape is traditional: raised on a short foot with steep sides. The top rim is in a scallop shape. Made in the Qianlong period, circa 1770.
The strong color palette and rich decoration are hallmarks of Chinese export hunt...
Category
18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Gold
Unknown antiquities for sale on 1stDibs.
Unknown antiquities are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Unknown antiquities, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original antiquities by Unknown were created in the folk art style in asia during the 20th century. Prices for Unknown antiquities can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $420 and can go as high as $75,354, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,100.