Metalwork

A pair of Chinese Plique-à-Jour enamel (translucent enamel) double gourd vases, each one with removable lid, exquisite all-over enamel decoration, each one signed with lotus flower.

A pair of beautiful bronze warrior motif knockers. The mythical warrior has large bulging eyes above wide open mouth. Curly hair surrounding the face, repeated in the eye brows which flanks the prominent forehead. Heavy cheekbones echoes the forehead, highlighting his masculine feature. Antiqued finish with mellow gold patina. Fantastic as door knockers or hand towel rings...

An incredible studio made abstract sculpture made of iron and brass. Original owner purchased directly from the artist in early 1970s (unmarked). In the style of: Harry Bertoia, ...

Elegant free form for this metal vase, circa 1970. Good original conditions. Dimensions: 50 x 13 x 5cm.

This is an old Japanese iron rabbit figurine. It is from the mid-Showa period (1940s-1970s). It is made of cast iron. It is a Japanese craft. It is very elaborately made. It has a s...

An elegant Japanese cast and lacquered bronze incense burner, koro, topped with a mythical kirin, Taisho Period, circa 1920, Japan. The tall koro of tripod form, with three elegant legs with outward curved feet resting on an integral circular base. The compressed body cast with a delightful scene of a pair of birds roosting on branches of flowering plum. A pair of monster masks adorn the sides. Rising from the top of their heads are a dramatic pair of horns, joined at the top, in the form of a Buddhist mandorla. The monster mask theme continues below, with their tongues forming the legs. The pierced cover of the koro features a fantastic kirin (qilin in Chinese), a mythical chimeric animal with the head of horned dragon, body of a deer, and legs and hooves of a horse. Despite its ferocious appearance, the kirin is a benevolent animal, whose appearance foretells the arrival or passing of a great sage or ruler. The bronze well...

A delightful vintage Chinese cloisonne enamel, copper, and brass tripod censer with pierced cover, circa 1970's, China. The censer with a globular body set on three gracious cabri...