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Antiquities For Sale
Japanese Antique Wooden Bowl 1910s-1930s Primitive Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is an old Japanese wooden bowl with legs.
The wooden bowl is dyed black.
It is likely that this was made as a manger.
However, there is no evidence that it was ever used, so I ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Standing Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden Buddha standing on a lotus base, with gilded gold and inlay of colorful glass pieces on the headband.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size: Height 5...
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Cizhou Rectangular Pillow with Carved Decoration, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Cizhou ware is known for its robust forms and freely applied decoration, often featuring a white slip under clear glaze. The pillow is rectangular, with a slightly curved top surface to accommodate the head of the sleeper. The decoration on this pillow features an incised design, delineated with fine lines to create a clear and simplistic representation. The motif includes floral elements, likely peony or chrysanthemum, and foliage, which were popular during the Song and Yuan periods. The carving is subtle yet skillful, showing the artistry and aesthetic preferences of the era.
Period : Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th Century
Type : Pillow
Medium : Cizhou Ware
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference :
1) Datong Museum - Cizhou Pillow...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
18th Century, Shan, Antique Tai Yai Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare antique Tai Yai Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.
Tai Yai is a group of tribal people living in Burma. It is diffic...
Category
18th Century Burmese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Block Wood 1950s-1960s Object Primitive Japandi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is an old Japanese wood block.
I think a square object would be good as an art object or as an exhibition stand to put something on.
Weight 7.4 kg
We will always suggest the b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Silk Haori Jacket Shibori Red 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan.
It was made in Showa era around 1980s.
The haori is a traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling ...
Category
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Silk
Pair of antique Shell Bracelets from South-East-Asia
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An exceptional pair of South-East-Asian Bracelets made of Shell,
from the Thailand Region , Bang Chiang Period,
prehistoric period,5000-7000 years old,
the hand-carved bracelets have...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Antiquities
Materials
Shell
Rare Medical Agarwood bracelet, passed down from the Imperial Palace Hospital
Located in 景德镇市, CN
This 19th Century Chinese Imperial Gold Yellow Peals Bracelet is very rare and special, in ancient time, this kind of bracelet was called Shi Ba Zi in Chinese 十八子 which was composed ...
Category
19th Century Antique Antiquities
Materials
Shell
Ancient Indus Valley cup bearer Fertility figurine C (2800-2600 BC).
Located in London, GB
Ancient Indus Valley cup bearer Fertility figurine Circa (2800-2600 BC).
A rare female pottery cup bearer figurine in terracotta with pointed facial features and applied diamond sha...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Epitaph for Quirinia Felicia
Located in London, GB
A rectangular marble slab carved with the Latin inscription ‘QVIRINIAE C(retr.) L / FELICLAE / OLLAM DAT / C VALERIVS PYLODAMVS’, which translates as ‘Gaius Valerius Pylodamus gave t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antique Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Silk Haori Jacket Red-Orange Hanaguruma 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan.
It was made in Showa era around 1970s.
The haori is a traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Silk
Japanese Silk Haori Poppy Multi Colours 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan.
It was made in Showa era around 1980s.
The haori is a traditional Japanese hip- or thigh-length jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling ...
Category
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Silk
Early 18th Century miniature Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowls with Saucers, Kangxi
Located in Delft, NL
Early 18th Century miniature Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowls with Saucers, Kangxi
6 Miniature Chinese porcelain tea bowls with saucers
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
6 Tea bowls and saucers ...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Standing Green Glazed Pottery Attendant Figure
Located in seoul, KR
This standing attendant male figure is dressed in a front-closing green robe, cinched at the waist with a sash tied in a knot. Atop his head sits a red hat. He adopts a formal pose o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Samurai Helmet "Zunari Kabuto" - Early Edo (circa 1610)
Located in Paris, FR
Samurai Helmet "Zunari kabuto" with 3 black lacquered iron plates.
Japan, early EDO period, circa 1610.
Neck protector (shikoro), 5-strip hineno, laced brown, beige and green.
Central ornament (maedate) in gold and silver lacquered wood. Triple tomo with 2 maple leaves. 2 rounded horn-shaped side ornaments (wakidate) in black and gold lacquered wood.
Black-lacquered iron mask...
Category
Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Sashiko Banten FireFighter Jacket Ariake 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This Sashiko b(h)anten was made around 1960 in Showa era in Japan.
On the front, it is written 'Member of Vigilance Committee Ariake ' in Japanese. On the back, it is written 'ariak...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Cotton
Japanese Antique Lacquer Board Folk Art Object 1930s-1940s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is an old Japanese work board.
This board is used by lacquer craftsmen to dry their bowls after applying lacquer.
Therefore, there are countless traces of lacquer.
It is an acci...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Large Chinese Neolithic Period Banshan Painted Clay Pottery Handled Water Jar Hu
Located in Forney, TX
A rare Chinese Neolithic period Majiayao culture / possibly late Yangshao culture, Banshan type, Gansu Province, Northern China, 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C., large earthenware water jar ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Antique Antiquities
Materials
Clay
Antique Liberty's London Art Nouveau Style Chinese Export Mahjong Complete Set
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1920 Chinese Mah-jong set which is totally complete with original counters, the case having a super rare Art Nouveau Lib...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Nouveau Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Japanese Spring Kimono Coat 'Michiyuki' Gray 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a thin coat which we ware on the Kimono. It is for the spring.
This kind of coat is called Michiyuki in Japanese.
This coat was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era.
Dim...
Category
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Silk
Apsara Carved Limestone Stele with Extremely Rare 'Oolitic silica', Wei Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The small dots apparent on the surface of this stone stele are indicative of an oolitic silica structure or oolites formed in what is known as "Oolitic chert." This formation occurs gradually over the course of thousands to several hundred thousand years within the soil or sea. Similar structures are commonly found in ancient fossils or arrowheads. Ancient peoples chose certain types of stones for tool-making, preferring materials that were easier to work with and could be sharpened effectively. This predilection is believed to be the reason why oolitic silica structures are frequently found in ancient arrowheads.
The development of these oolitic silica structures is a very slow process involving the accumulation of siliceous layers around particulates. This phenomenon, where silica reacts with water to form layers around a nucleus, occurs under specific chemical and physical conditions. Typically, it takes thousands to hundreds of thousands of years for silica to gradually accumulate in layers through contact with moisture, a process that requires a precise harmony of many variables, including chemical conditions, temperature, pressure, pH, and biological activity.
It is known that no other stele with such a silica structure has been identified to date, serving not only as evidence of its authenticity but also significantly enhancing the rarity of this piece.
This stele appears to be a stone sculpture of an apsara, a celestial nymph from Buddhist and Hindu traditions. Despite its fragmentary state, the sculpture conveys grace and movement. The apsara is captured in a dynamic pose, perhaps once part of a larger tableau, playing a flute-like instrument.
Date : Northern Wei/Eastern Wei Dynasty(386~550)
Size : 22cm (Height) x 16cm(diameter)
Condition : Good (oolites dots on surface)
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference :
1) Sotheby's New York 20 March 2018 - Jingyatang Treasures Of Chinese Buddhist...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Antiquities
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Chinese Export Silver Cup
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver Cup with dragon handles, and with birds and bamboo chased and embossed around the body. The cup is supported by a furth...
Category
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Chinese Qingbai Small Model of a Granary Set, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Two granary model porcelains. East Asia, This pottery representation of a granary sits on a layered base, topped with a conical lid that also acts as its roof, all finished in a grey...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Japanese Antique Lacquer Board Folk Art Object 1930s-1940s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is an old Japanese work board.
This board is used by lacquer craftsmen to dry their bowls after applying lacquer.
Therefore, there are countless traces of lacquer.
It is an acci...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Iron Bound Courtyard Doors, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive set of doors dates to the mid-19th century and originated as the outermost entrance gate to a traditional Qing dynasty courtyard home. Crafted of Northern elmwood (yu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Kimono Silk Spring Coat 'Michiyuki' Red 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a thin coat which we ware on the Kimono. It is for the spring.
This kind of coat is called Michiyuki in Japanese.
This coat was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era.
Dim...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Silk
Japanese Antique Pottery Vase Flowerpot 1850s-1890s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is old Japanese pottery.
It has a very beautiful shape.
It is recommended as a vase as it can be filled with water.
There are some kiln scratches here and there, but I think it...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Giant 19th c. Seated Sri Lankan Buddha
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a beautiful weather aged Sri Lankan seated buddha in meditation. The sitting buddha is the most common representation of the Buddha. These buddha statues can represent teachi...
Category
Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Other Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Korean Goryeo Bronze Bottle Vase with Green Patina, 12th/13th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and unusually large Korean Goryeo bronze bottle vase with green patina, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th/13th century, Korea.
The graceful vase of typical bottle form, with a bulbous...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Korean Antique Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Chinoiserie Style Black Lacquered Jewlery Chest or Cabinet
Located in Plainview, NY
A Chinoiserie lacquered jewelry chest in striking black. The chest features two doors adorned with graceful women figures facing aha other. Upon opening these doors, a treasure trove...
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Soapstone
18th Century Japanese Imari Gold Porcelain Small Lobbed Cups and Saucers
Located in Delft, NL
18th century Japanese Imari Gold porcelain small lobbed cups and saucers
Early 18th century imari gold lobbed Japanese cups and saucers
Small cups and saucers...
Category
Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
White Ware Moulded Baluster Form, Yuan Dynasty, 14th century
Located in seoul, KR
This vase is made from a type of low-fired, porous clay and features a crackled glaze. It bears resemblance to the renowned funerary vases and covers adorned with applied decorations...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
1950s Mid Century Mexican Tin Mirror
Located in Victoria, BC
We're excited to introduce this incredibly rare and unique Mexican mirror from the 1950s, showcasing vintage charm and brutalist character. With its weathered patina and oxidized tin...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Tin
A Rare Moulded Dingyao 'Cranes And Fishes' Bowl, Northern Song - Jin Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This bowl stands out for its detailed depiction of two fish amid soft spiral waves, bordered by two cranes within the bowl. The design's depth and clarity, from the lifelike portraya...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
A Boxwood Netsuke Depicting A Toad Resting On A Sandal
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood netsuke depicting a toad resting on an upside-down sandal (waraji), with horned eyes.
Signed Masanao on a rectangular gusset in the center of the sandal.
Origin: Japan
Per...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Antiquities
Materials
Boxwood
Hand-painted wooden Manton Manila shawl box lid (Canton) China 19th century
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Hand-painted wooden Manton Manila shawl box lid (Canton) China 19th century
Nineteenth-century Manton box lid, Canton China, featuring black and red lac...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Antiquities
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer, Paint
Japanese Edo-period gosho’ningyô 御所人形 (palace doll) of plump, seated child
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A charming gosho’ningyô (palace doll) of plump, seated child with a brilliant white skin and a small delicately elegant face, reminiscent of a young noble. The doll is playfully rais...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Paste, Silk, Paint
A boxwood netsuke depicting a monkey trying to catch a turtle
Located in Milano, IT
A boxwood netsuke depicting a monkey trying to catch a turtle, which retracts its head and legs inside the carapace.
Origin: Japan
Period: Edo 19th century.
Dimensions: 3.4 x 3 x ...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Antiquities
Materials
Boxwood
White Ware with two dragons, Yuan Dynasty, 13-14th century
Located in seoul, KR
This vase is made from a type of low-fired, porous clay and features a crackled glaze. It bears resemblance to the renowned funerary vases and covers adorned with applied decorations...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Horse and Rider Figurine c1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
A rider wearing an green gown. He is seated side saddle on a yellow painted horse with riding crop in hand. It was worn away on the sea floor.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Perio...
Category
1720s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Very large carved and gilt wood Buddha, Burma 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Very large statue of Buddha (1.22 m), on its pedestal, seated in Bhumisparsa mùdra, or gesture of taking the earth as witness.
Buddha calls upon the goddess of the earth to bear witn...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese Chinese Export Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Belitung ship, Large Changsha bowl with plant patterns, Tang Period
Located in seoul, KR
The edges have been dipped in four places with brown, probably iron-oxide. The well of the bowl is freely painted in green and coffee coloured brown.
Period : Late Tang Dynasty
Prod...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Carved 'Yaozhou' Celadon-Glazed Bowl, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The bowl is potted with steep, flared sides and decorated to the interior with stylized peonies among scrolling tendrils. The exterior is carved with vertical lines below the everted...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
A Rare Dingyao Green-Glazed Dragon Dish, Northern Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This green-glazed bowl was finely crafted with an attention to detail that highlights the skill of the Cizhou green and Ding ware potter. Its delicate form has been adorned with a dr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
It features two small lug handles on either side of the neck and a spout opposite the main handle. This ewer might have been used for wine or other liquids, which were poured through...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
18th Century, Antique Khmer Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Khmer wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.
Age: Cambodia, 18th Century
Size: Height 25.2 C.M. / Width 9 C.M. / Depth 7.7 C.M.
Condi...
Category
18th Century Cambodian Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Antique Khmer Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Khmer wooden seated Buddha.
Age: Cambodia, 19th Century
Size: Height 46 C.M. / Width 25 C.M. / Depth 17 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due...
Category
19th Century Cambodian Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Batavia (Jakarta), or Sri Lanka, circa 1680-1720
The document or money box is densely carved with fine scrolling vines and lotus flowers. It has a charming heart- shapes silver lock...
Category
Late 17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Pair 19th Century Chinese Carved Zitan Elephants Bronze Cloisonné Palm Fans
Located in Houston, TX
A rare pair of 19th Century or earlier, towering Chinese bronze cloisonné Royal palm leaf fans atop hand carved titan wood poles and elephants on gallery plinths.
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Large Block Print Blue and White Bowl c 1822, Tek Sing Cargo
Located in seoul, KR
This impressive, large-sized circular bowl, featuring hues of blue and white, showcases decoration through a block print technique. It is adorned with two horizontal bands of shou ch...
Category
1820s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Bamboo Basket Folk Craft 1930s-1950s Primitive Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is an old Japanese bamboo basket.
It is made from woven bamboo of various shapes.
It is a tool made for ordinary people to use in their daily life.
They are made using tradition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
A small Dutch colonial Indonesian tortoiseshell betel box with gold mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Jakarta (Batavia), 18th century, apparently unmarked
L. 14 x W. 9.5 x H. 4.7 cm
Before settling down to business in the former Dutch East Indies, sirih had to be offered in the mos...
Category
Late 18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Antiquities
Materials
Gold
19th Century, Antique Thai Wooden Seated Happy Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Thai wooden happy Buddha sitting on a base.
Age: Thailand, 19th Century
Size: Height 24.3 C.M. / Width 13.8 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation...
Category
19th Century Thai Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
17th - 18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.
Age: Burma, Shan Period, 17th - 18th Century
Size: Height 52 C.M. / Width 27.7...
Category
17th Century Burmese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
A large Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts on contemporary black steel frame
Batavia (Jakarta), 2nd half 17th century
The cabinet has two ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Antiquities
Materials
Brass
18th Century, Shan, Rare Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Disciple / Monk
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare Burmese wooden seated disciple.
Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 50.4 C.M. / Width 17.7 C.M. / Depth 15.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expecte...
Category
18th Century Burmese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Milling Shed pottery with Green Glaze, Eastern Han Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Made from the standard orange earthenware body of Han green glazed tomb models, this miniature milling station features a circular millstone and a foot...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.
Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 44.8 C.M. / Width 16.9 C.M....
Category
18th Century Burmese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
