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Woman’s Back Ornament, egbe Mangbetu people DR Congo Early 20th century Banana leaves and bark,, raffia embroidery 14” long (35.5 cm); 10.5” high (26.5 cm); 3” deep (7.5 cm) The ...

Bark painting of One Fish, Northern Territory, Australia A wonderful "x-ray" bark painting of one fish, probably Barrumundi. This is painted in a the traditional style and with the ...

Antique Burmese Red Lacquered Footed Offering Bowl. Crafted as a ribbed bamboo woven basket with 6 wooden feet, 12 vertical fins on the exterior and a layered tiered mouth rim all ...

Vintage Northern Thai Reverse Glass Painting of a Golden Buddhist Chedi and a White Rat. Attributed to Khun Sujai, one of the last remaining artists to have made reverse glass painti...

Antique Vietnamese Shell Inlaid Tea Tray (Khay, go kham trai) a rectangular raised footed tray having four kneeling legs connected with bottom elbowed stretchers. The legs, skirt, interior and railing all decorated on the exterior surface with inset shaped mother-of-pearl shell pieces in subtle shimmering hues of flora and fauna motifs with Chinese key fret and flora vignettes with butterflies and birds. The galleried and footed tray crafted entirely of rosewood with mortise and tenon joinery. Minor inset shell losses, evidence of previous cracks, restored condition. Measuring: 4 in. high x 12.25 in. wide x 7.5 in. deep. (102 x 312 x 190mm) Weight 1 lb. 12.1 oz. (797g.) Nguyen Dynasty, 19th - 20th Century. Provenance: Copper Red, Bangkok L’Asie Exotique, Palm Springs, CA For similar examples see: Co Vat Viet Nam: Vietnamese Antiques...

Small Antique Thai Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Offering Bowl. The traditional craft of Pradup Mook is made from small pieces of inlaid Mother of Pearl imbedded into a base of black lacque...

Japanese Hinoki (Cypress) Wood Bench Handmade mid 20th century hinoki benches like this one were primarily used for outdoor seating in spaces such as gardens or outdoor onsen baths...

Antique Burmese Life-size Standing Buddha Statue, Mandalay Period (1857-1885). This Mandalay Buddha figure is intricately carved of assembled teak and stands squarely with rendered b...

Seated couple, Jalisco, West Coast Mexico A domestic couple, with the man sitting cross-legged, holding a bowl that may have had a stick placed in the opening at the top, which appe...

19th Century Bronze Buddha, Burma This Buddha is seated on an hourglass-shaped pedestal, his legs in the lotus posture (padmasana); his han...

Aniconic stone weight, Bactria, Central Asia or Asia Minor These egg-shaped marble sculptures are mysterious in function, thought variously to be counter-weights or perhaps ritual i...

Aniconic variegated stone column, Bactria, Central Asia or Asia Minor This is a classic columnar stone piece from the ancient culture referred to as the Bactria-Margiana Archaeologi...

Baknouq, Berber Woman’s Shawl Tunisia/Libya (border region) Early 20th century Wool, cotton, resist-dyeing, embroidery 45 ¼ x 80 ins This baknouq represents a rare, and sparsely col...

Phra Malai Visiting Hell, Bronze, Thailand Phra Malai is a revered Buddhist monk in Thai tradition who acquired supernatural powers through immense merit. These supernatural powers ...

Collection of Five Fang Cast Bronze Bracelets and Collars Gabon Africa. Important elements of prestige bracelets and collars such as these were worn by the Fang people and sometimes...

Standing Sepik River Area of Papua New Guinea, male stocky figure with hands on hips, and remains of red pigments Strong expression, with semi-circular ears, incised line scarificati...

Created by the Massim Peoples from Trobriand Islands off New Guinea. A standing animal wood sculpture, probably of a tree kangaroo with shell eyes. Finely incised designs on parts ...

Vintage Thai Thon Table Lamp. Crafted from an antique thrown open ended ceramic pot specifically made as a traditional Thai Thon (goblet drum) base of ear...

Antique European Art Nouveau Lustreware Porcelain Peacock Vase Table Lamp, Origin Unknown. A porcelain vase resembling a mixed metal inlay by the metallic lustre enamels exquisitely...

Early carved wood Salampasu Warrior's Mask with black finish, Zaire, Africa early 20th century, remains of black and white pigments, on custom stand. Strong angular cubist mask wit...

Food offering vessel, Ok-Kwet Burma Early 20th century Bamboo, lacquer Measures: H: 11.5 in x D: 14 in Ceremonially, the stupa-shaped vessel was used to present food as an offeri...

18th Century Ganga-Jumna Hanuman Figure, India This is an unusual Hanuman figure made using the Ganga Jumna technique, combining copper and brass, which was named after the confluen...

Doll, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, S. Dakota A wonderful "No Face Doll", made by an unknown artist. The green wool dress is adorned with small glass beads on the front and back of...

Yoruba weathered and eroded old male figure, an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved heavy patina and use. Strong face with projecting eyes. A finely carved Yoruba male...

Doll, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, S. Dakota A "No Face Doll" by an unknown artist of the Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in S. Dakota. A cape of three tiers of dentali...

Yoruba male figure, rare example dressed in old cowrie covered cloak. an Ibeji or twin figure, rare example dressed in old cowrie covered cloak, Nigeria, Africa, well loved with very...

Elegant Dan Mask with large eyes from the Ivory Coast, Africa. Fairly flat tear drop shaped face with outlined eyes, small tight projecting nose and mouth with expressive lips. It i...

Matching rare pair of male twin figures "Ibeji" from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa, created in the early 20th century. remains of Reckitts blue (laundry bleach) bluing in hai...

Finely carved and worn Senufo Kepelie dance mask with refined stylized face and small bird figure with beak connecting to forehead of mask. Worn and polished areas, curved shaped sc...

Pair of Vintage Chinese Ceramic Elephant Pedestals, Hong Kong, 1960 - 1970. A molded ceramic pair of plant stand elephants. Each sculpted standing four square on a rounded corner re...

Large Antique Burmese Monywa Dry Lacquer Buddha. The image formed with a raised triangular decorated base with raised lacquer foliate and floral deta...

Vintage Philippine tightly-covered basket made of bamboo and rattan in an oblong shape. Traditionally used to hold clothing. The lower section is made with the smooth skin of the bam...

17th century bronze Jain Figure of the yakshini Ambika, Western India Ambika is a Jain yakshini who holds one child on her lap while another stands by her side. At the top of her he...

Late 19th Century Throwing Club, Sumba Island, Indonesia A lethal throwing club, which is thought by the last owner to be from Sumba Island. There are seven pointed spikes at the he...

Antique Chinese Sancai Glazed Ceramic Box and Cover, Tang Dynasty. A squat round ceramic box, created as part of burial furniture, a small container with a slightly domed flush fit...

Japanese Aka Matsu Red Pine Wooden Step Stool Old Japanese wooden step stool, or fumidai, with a strong, restrained form and exactly the kind of simple functionality that fits so we...

19th century throwing club, ula, Fiji A heavy throwing club made of dense hardwood with the handle finely carved with geometric motifs and an unexpected detail on the ball head - se...

Antique Pair of Thai Gilt Bronze Figures of Kneeling Buddhist Monks, 19th century. The accompanying monk devotees to a large Buddha figure, known as Moggallana and Sariputta making o...

Antique Khmer Brown Glazed Zoomorphic Compressed Ewer with Loop Handle, 12th century. The uniquely Khmer stoneware squat globular form with incised vertical panels on the body below ...

This traditional Japanese adjustable pothook called a Jizai Kagi. The Jizai Kagi is the suspension mechanism consisting of a hollow bamboo or wood tube with an internal iron rod tha...

Antique Chinese Molded Gourd Snuff Bottle. The rounded hexagonal melon form gourd with six concave sides each formed by growing a gourd in a wood mold. The base is a perfect concave...

Antique Khmer Celadon Ceramic Owl Shaped Lime Pot. A globular stoneware jarlet in the form of a plump bird covered in a translucent ash celadon glaze stopping short of the elevated ...

Antique Chinese Russet Jade Snuff Bottle, Masters of the Rock School. A nephrite pebble having a brown skin over a celadon colour stone, on the front side delicate and detailed rel...

Antique Chinese Cameo Agate Snuff Bottle, 19th century. The stone of a cloudy translucent color and caramel skin on the front side carved in high relief creating a cameo effect of a ...

Yoruba weathered and worn old female figure, an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved heavy patina. Strong face with open eyes, domed hat or hair style with carved decora...

Circular Fisheye View of Brooklyn Bridge, New York 1997 by New York photographer Leonard Lewis (b.1962). A large format framed sepia toned photograph of a night view of the midpoint ...

Antique Khmer Elephant Form Lime Pot, 12th century. A globular stoneware form with narrow aperture on top for the slaked lime. The pot modeled after an ...

Yoruba weathered and worn old female figure, an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved heavy patina. Strong face with coffee bean eyes. A finely carved Yoruba female Ibej...

Antique Chinese Moulded Tangerine Skin and Wood Snuff Bottle. A pear shaped hexagonal form with relief character design on each side possibly translating to “good” - “fragrance”. Th...

Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) Jacob wrestling with the Angel (Jakob ringt mit dem Engel), 1920. Drypoint etching on tissue-thin Japan paper. Plate 22 from Rembrandt: Religiöse Le...

Antique Chinese Agate Sleeve Snuff Bottle, exceptionally carved with great precision, a flat spade shape, narrow concave base, flared neck, concave mouth rim, narrow mouth, all of an...

Italian Copper plate engraving of a famous classical statue of two men wrestling, plate XXIX from the Roman publication of 1704, Raccolta di stat...

Pair of gilded wood Asparas, Japanese, Meiji period.  Asparas are celestial beings in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.  Renowned for their unparalleled beauty, dancing and music.  ...

Japanese Hinoki Cypress Wooden Stool Old Japanese wooden step stool, or fumidai, with a strong, restrained form and exactly the kind of simple functionality that fits so well within...

Yoruba female figure, an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved with heavy patina, traces of Reckett's blue in hair. Great ears! A finely carved Yoruba female Ibeji figu...

Yoruba female figure, an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved with very worn face, large eyes. A finely carved Yoruba female Ibeji figure with pointed headdress, large ...

Large heavy Ashanti Akan cast brass elements necklace with two large circular pendants, from Ghana or Ivory Coast, Africa. Finely worked lost wax cast pieces in cascading form from...

Sculptural carved wooden kinahu vessel in the shape of an animal. Such bowls with zoomorphic appendages are commonly found in Ifugao. Kinahu is an offering bowl used in the Ifugao a...

Large tight ring of a group of many old African bells with clappers in a group, West Africa. Green oxidized finish. About three pounds, thirteen ounces o...

Collection of Six Mwana Hiti Dolls Crested Hair Tanzania Africa. Mwana hiti, a term that means some variant of "child made of wood", refers to iconic figures that depict a highly st...