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Pair of Japanese Kutani Style Porcelain Cylindrical Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Japanese Kutani style porcelain cylindrical vases
painted with birds on flowering branches, with borders of gilt on a spotted cream ground, marked on the underside JAPAN
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Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
1910s Turkish Silver Coffee Jug
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
15th Century Majaphit Holy Water Vessel, Shipwreck Salvage
Located in Richmond, VA
Earthenware holy water recipient from Java, Indonesia. The vessel is also known as “kendi”, and go back as far as the 13th-15th century, when some indigenous groups were still Christ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese "Sang De Boeuf" Glazed Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese "Sang De Boeuf" glazed vase
Late 19th/early 20th Century
Measures: Height 18 in. (45.72 cm.)
Width 9.5 in. (24.13 cm.).
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
Chinese Export Blue and White "Cranes" Charger Qing Dynasty
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese export blue and white "cranes" charger.
Qing dynasty, with a tightly scalloped edge, border of stylized motifs, the center recess representing two cranes in a stylized mar...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Large Asian Large Green and White Stone Tiger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Asian Large Green and White Stone Tiger
The tiger atop a rock with extended claws and a wide-open mouth.
Heigh 25 in., Width 21 in., Depth 10.5 in.
Condition Report
Good condit...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Stone
Chinese Red Lacquer Octagonal Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Red Lacquer Octagonal Box
The top is decorated with dragons, each side with an auspicious symbol.
Height 7.5 in. (19.05 cm.), Diameter 17 in. (4...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Other
Chinese cloisonne garniture set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese cloisonne garniture set
with a most unusual black enamel ground;
consisting of a pair of covered ginger jars, Height 8 in. (20.32 cm.)
and a central vase with fine enamel di...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Circular Box and Cover
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Japanese Satsuma earthenware circular box and cover
decorated in enamels and gilt with cover showing birds and trees reserved on foliate scrolls on a m...
Category
20th Century International Style Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Majolica Mandarin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Majolica Mandarin
Colorfully painted depicting a young Mandarin seated upon a cushion, formerly mounted as a lamp. Height 26 in., Width 12 in., Depth 14 in.
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
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
Large Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Platter by Shunzan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Large Japanese Satsuma earthenware platter by Shunzan, meiji period (1868-1912)
of shallow oval form, painted in enamels with calligraphy on ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Carved Lapis-Lazuli Vase and Cover, 19th / 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese carved Lapis-Lazuli vase and cover, 19th / 20th century,
flanked with elephant head handles supporting loose rings, side carved with a low relief carved dragon the other u...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
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
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 Celadon Glass Snuff Bottle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Celadon Glass Snuff Bottle
The spherical body with out-turned neck and raised foot, textured brass cap with mineral cabochons, (two cabochons lacking) and metal scoop.
Heigh...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Chinese Carved Mineral Fish Group
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Carved Mineral Fish Group
Depicting two fish laid upon an asymmetrical waterlily, the mottled white fish atop a pale green leaf, on a carved wood stand.
Height 9 in., Width ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Other
A Chinese Mataban Stoneware Storage Jar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese Mataban Stoneware Storage Jar
18th century
The baluster body set at the shoulder with lug handles
brown glaze
Height 12.87 in
Catalogue note
The glaze is influenced by the...
Category
18th Century Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
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
Good Chinese Mottled Marble Snuff Bottle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Good Chinese Mottled Marble Snuff Bottle
Shaped spherical in form with a consistent pebble-like gray mottling on a black ground, on a raised foot, with a brass and carnelian cap, wi...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Fine Chinese Ram Headed White Jadeite Brush Washer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Chinese Ram Headed White Jadeite Brush Washer
The transparent white jadeite with hues of emerald green and lavender with slight veins of russet, the ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Jade
Soapstone Figure of Songzi Guanyin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Soapstone Figure of Songzi Guanyin
seated in lalitasana with both hands cradling a boy on the knee, dressed in robes incised with cloud scrolls, open at the chest and falling in t...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Lobed Blue Peking Glass Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese lobed blue Peking glass bowl, everted rim, tapering sides.
Dimensions
Height: 2.25 inches / 5.7 cm
Width: 11 inches / 24.7 cm.
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
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
Fine Sodalite Burner and Cover, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine sodalite burner and cover
Chinese
20th Century
Flanked by foo dog handles with loose rings resting upon four feet, the cover with foo-fog finial. The softly polished stone is...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Stone
1960s Chinese Cloisonné Egg Black Enamel Inlay Chrysanthemum & Butterflies
Located in Andernach, DE
Intricately detailed Cloisonné egg of ''regular'' size in black, pink, golden yellow & greens.
The metal filigree in brass: beautifully detailed with a b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Brass, Enamel
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