Alexander's Antiques

Japanese Gossu Blue Satsuma Porcelain Vase, Meiji Period, Signed "Kizan no Zoe" with Shimazu Crest The vase is formed in a tall tapering quadrangular body rising from a narrow foot ...

Very Unusual Japanese Sumida Gawa Pottery Vase with Goats, Meiji Period The vase is formed in a broad cylindrical body with rounded shoulder and a wide circular mouth with a thick r...

Magnificent Kinkozan Satsuma Vase with Ladies Beneath Wisteria, Meiji Period, Marked Dai Nippon Kyoto Awata Kinkozan The vase is formed in a tall baluster shape with a rounded shoul...

Pair of Chinese Patinated Bronze Architectural Pagoda Form Temple Towers Each pagoda is cast as a tall multi tiered tower rising in diminishing stages from a broad hexagonal platfor...

French Empire Dore Bronze Centerpiece with Griffins, Attributed to Thomire A Paris, Circa 1820 The centerpiece is formed as an oval openwork basket raised on a sculptural Griffin su...

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Crackle Glaze Celadon Porcelain Famille Rose Vases With Pomegranate Handles, Fertility Vases! The pair of vases are formed in a tall baluster shape with...

A Palace Size Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Models of the Tigers on Original Wood Bases, Life Size. A pair of life-size Chinese cloisonné models of tigers, each presented in a striding pose with open mouths, revealing detailed teeth and red enamel tongues. The bodies are decorated with alternating bands of yellow and black, outlined with wirework that defines scrolling cloud-like motifs across the surface. Their muscular forms are supported on rectangular tiered wooden bases carved with decorative friezes. The tails curve outward, echoing the fluidity of the cloisonné design that continues throughout their bodies, including the paws and ears. In Chinese symbolism, these tigers represents the masculine principle in nature and is king of all the animals, as shown by the four stripes on his forehead, which form the character Wang (王). The tiger represents the greatest earthly power, as well as protection over human life. The decoration is executed in traditional cloisonné technique, where copper wire partitions contain colored enamel filled into the tiger’s stripes and background ornamentation. The yellow enamel ground is filled with fine spirals and scrolls that extend across the surface, contrasting with the black bands, which are similarly detailed with wire-drawn motifs. The white enamel underbellies are also worked with scroll patterns, and the noses are rendered in dotted black cloisonné. Each piece is constructed over a metal core, evident from the openings beneath the bodies showing traces of copper and green oxidation around the rims. Chinese cloisonné animal...

German KPM Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque “Love’s Power,” Signed L. M. Smith, in Giltwood Frame The plaque shows an allegorical scene of Cupid (Eros), nude and quiver at his hip, hol...

Large Pair of Hollywood Regency/Modern Geometric Cut and Hand Polished Rock Crystal & Bronze Candlesticks, Maison Baguès, Possible to convert to lamps! Each candlestick is const...

Pair of French Baccarat Pink Opaline Ormolu-Mounted Vases Hand Painted with Birds and Flowers, Exposition Universelle 1876 The upper portions of the vases are decorated with polychro...

Palace Size Early Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Ormolu Mounted Centerpiece The centerpiece is formed as a large flared porcelain jardinière with a wide mouth and tapering lowe...

Large Ormolu & Silvered Bronze Mounted Covered KPM Porcelain Jewelry Box with Hand Painted Watteau Scenes, Attributed to KPM This ormolu and Silvered bronze mounted covered coff...