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Material: Metal
Pair of Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Enameled Lidded Jars w/ Lion Finales
Located in Norton, MA
Quality work with amazing details is presented on this pair of Chinese bronze cloisonné enameled Lidded Jars depicting the scene of florals on a blue ground with vivid colors of blue...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Metal Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Japanese Table Cabinet with Cloisonne Panels in the style of Namikawa Sosuke
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese wood and cloisonne cabinet circa Meiji period, late 19th-early 20th century. The small table top cabinet features a single drawer on top, four small doors with cloisonne panels on the second tier, a pair of larger cloisonne doors on the main level flanked by two skinny panels, and finally two drawers on the low level. It has a scroll carved base and sides as well four pagoda-shape cornices. The cloisonne panels were obviously the work of two different artist studios and were assembled on purpose to demonstrate a mixture of styles. The small top and the two skinny panels on the main level are of an earlier scrolling design that emphasize the wire work; The rest of the eight larger panels were done in a much later and painterly style attributed to Namikawa Sosuke...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metal Metalwork

Materials

Enamel, Metal

Chinese Huge Pair Cloisonné Enamel Eggs "Hundred Butterflies" with Wood Stands
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a pair of huge and beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel eggs with intricated patterns of hundred butterflies made by hand seating on a wood stand, from the early 20 century....
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Antique Chinese Bronze Cloisonne Enameled Double Handled Vase C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese Bronze Cloisonne Enameled Vase with Double Dragon Form Handles C1910 Measures - 11.75"H x 7.75"W x 7.75"D
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Early 20th Century Chinese Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Small Japanese Articulate Crab Jizai Okimono Meiji Period Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small copper crab with articulated legs made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. One of the pair (the other one is listed separately LU945044034102, bu...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metal Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Signed Japanese Steel Shakudo Damascene Box with a Shimazu Mon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 20th century Japanese Amita Damascene Steel Box. Made of damascened steel inlaid with gold & silver. The lid of the box has gilt depictions of bamboo plants, while the sides of the boxes have similar depictions of river plants and birds. The interior of the box is fully gilt, and the lid’s interior is decorated with an embossed depiction of a Japanese doll of a girl in kimono amongst branches, leaves, and flowers. Marked to the bottom of the box for ‘W.E. Knox’ and with a Shimazu Mon...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Metal Metalwork

Materials

Gold, Silver, Copper, Steel

Exquisite Japanese Copper Tiger On Carved Wood Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine Japanese cast Copper Tiger in a rich deep brown patina in defensive pose with open snarling mouth and rampant tail. Details include yellow glass eye (one missing), fine S...
Category

20th Century Asian Meiji Metal Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Pair Chinese Cloisonne Vase Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of lovely vintage table lamps crafted from Chinese cloisonne vases with exotic birds perched on flowering tree branches, mounted on black stained wooden pedestals with brass lam...
Category

1970s Chinese Vintage Metal Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Enamel

19th Century Indo Persian Mughal Tinned Copper Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large 19th century tinned copper Indo Persian Mughal copper bowl vessel. Great patina on handcrafted and embossed metal tin copper bowl with floral geo...
Category

19th Century Indian Moorish Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Tin

Antique Japanese Cast Iron Tetsubin Tea Pots on Cast Iron Hibachi Stand
Located in Sheridan, CO
Rare antique Tetsubin Japanese Cast Iron Tea Kettle set on Cast Iron hibachi Stand. This unique teapot/kettle is a Tetsubin, which is a teapot in Japa...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Iron

Handcrafted Antique Tinned Copper Metal Betel Box, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful handcrafted antique tinned copper decorative octagonal betel box with with lid, handle and brass latch. The metal is delicately and int...
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Copper, Tin

A Japanese bronze sculpture depicting a falcon, signed by Kōmin
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese bronze sculpture depicting a perched falcon in light patina with polychrome eyes, beak and legs in black contrasting with pure gold. The sculpture depicts the falcon in a moment of serene repose, perched with an aura of regal bearing. Placed on a patinated bronze base, the sculpture achieves a harmonious synthesis of form and texture. This attention to detail showcases the commitment...
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

A Ming Dynasty Patinated Bronze Relief Work Vase Turned to a Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Hailing from the Ming period in 16/17th century, this monumental bronze vase is a fine example of the auspicious decor and markings unique to Chinese furnishings. The vase is cast wi...
Category

17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Petite Bronze Garuda Figurine
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite bronze figurine is cast in the form of Garuda, a demigod and mythical king of birds in Hindu and Buddhist faith. Taking the form of half-bird...
Category

20th Century Chinese Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

20th century fine bronze Vase by Okado Isao
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Beautiful signed bronze Vase by Okado Isao Okado Isao (1940-2010) one of the most recognizable Japanese metal artists of 20th century he regularly participating in prestigious NI...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Asian Cast Bronze Buddha Head Fragment Bust Sculpture Thai, 18th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Antique Asian and extremely detailed cast bronze fragment of the head of Buddha, dating from the 18 century and presumably having Thai or Tibetan origins. The sculpture fragment is s...
Category

18th Century Thai Tibetan Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Large Cast Iron Tub with Floral Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large cast iron tub with floral motif with four ring pulls, there is one casted inscription on one side with date made : " Emperor Qianglong Era 32nd yea...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern Abstract Wall Sculpture in the Manner of Paul Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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, ...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Iron

Japan 1890 Meiji Period Bronze Koro Censer in Cloisonne Enamel with Jade Lid
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Koro from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). Beautiful antique ten sides fluted koro censer, created in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), ci...
Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Jade, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Enamel

Quality antique George III copper cooking pot
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique George III copper cooking pot, having a iron swing handle and a removable copper lid, to the front PCN stamped 1770. D. 1770
Category

Early 18th Century George III Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Chinese Qing "Goose" Cloisonné Bronze Wine Ewer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese wine wessel crafted in dark-patinated bronze, shaped as an elegant goose with a gracefully curved neck. The ewer is adorned with high-quality cloisonné work, featuring inla...
Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Meiji Period Bronze Sculpture of a Mother and Son by Atsuyoshi
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period bronze sculpture of a mother and son by Atsuyoshi, she is shown seated on a gnarled rootwood base, with her arm round a crying boy standing by her knee and offering her breast, wearing a short robe, trousers and a cloth incised with Mount Fuji around her head, and bare feet. Signed Atsuyoshi saku, Maruki Shachu seisaku (??????????? (??????????). Japanese, circa 1880. Footnote: Atsuyoshi is known for a number of finely modelled bronze studies of both wild and domesticated animals, almost all of them made for the Tokyo based Maruki Company. This is therefore an unusual subject matter for him and Japanese bronzes in general , however Oliver Impey and Joyce Seaman, in ‘Japanese Decorative Arts of the Meiji Period’ (in the Ashmolean Museum Collections), pp. 68-69, include a bronze group of a woman who has just finished breast feeding...
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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Large Indo-Persian Tinned Copper Moorish Jar With Lid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Indo Persian Mughal tinned copper vessel. Moorish Brass Bowl Engraved with Islamic design. Large Middle Eastern Persian Mameluke style tinned copper jar...
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Metal Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

A Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Centerpiece/Bowl w/ Dragon in Relief
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and large Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Centerpiece/Bowl/jar denier with Dragon in Relief. This captivating and exquisite, hand-crafted, patinated bronze centerpiece serves as a remarkable focal point, adorned with marvelously hand-chassed and hand-chiseled dragons in relief, gracefully emerging and disappearing behind artfully stylized scrolling etched clouds. The centerpiece boasts a substantial and graceful curved base, complemented by a striking peaked and square-edged lip atop the vessel. The significance behind the depiction of the three-clawed dragons stems from the Japanese belief that Eastern dragons originated within their native land. According to their folklore, as these majestic creatures ventured away from Japan, they acquired additional toes. The Japanese Sky dragon...
Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Qing Dynasty Period Oversized Bronze Planter with Calligraphy and Handles
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Qing dynasty period bronze oversized planter from the 19th century, with mythical animal handles. Crafted during the 19th century Qing Dyn...
Category

19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Jizai okimono bronze sculpture of an articulated praying mantis
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze Jisai Okimono sculpture of a praying mantis, partially articulated, deep brown patina. Both front legs and head are fixed in a rather realistic posture while the four other le...
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

​​Quality Antique Victorian Brass and Mahogany Revolving Magazine Stand
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian brass and mahogany revolving magazine stand having a shaped brass handle to the centre, two sections for magazines with br...
Category

19th Century English Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Deluxe Betel Nut Box Set, Maranao Culture, Southern Philippines (Mindanao).
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Two bronze rectangular boxes decorated with symmetrical silver inlay in the tendril vine pattern referred to as “the okir pattern”, a traditional design for the Maranao people. This...
Category

Early 20th Century Philippine Tribal Metal Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Pair Of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Foo Lion Censers
Located in Norwood, NJ
Beautiful fine pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel foo lion censers, in a standing pose. Yellow enamel ground and stylized patinated copper repousse head with enamel eyes. Standing on c...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

A pair of bronze vases depicting two dragons marked Nogawa Company
Located in Milano, IT
A pair of bronze vases with shishiaibori and iro-e takazogan inlays in relief in gold and silver and worked in kebori depicting two dragons, both embracing the vases with Nogawa comp...
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Superb Quality Antique Victorian One Gallon Harvest Jug
Located in Ipswich, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian one gallon harvest jug, having a quality copper harvest jug with a unusual brass plate stamped 1 gallon, a shaped handle, on a circular base
Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Antique Edwardian brass nut cracker
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian brass nut cracker in the form of a crocodile.
Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Elegant Tall Moorish Polished Brass Decorative Lamp Base
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant tall Moorish polished brass incense burner made into a lamp base. Intricately carved chiseled polished brass onion- form with long neck on a circul...
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Stunning quality antique Victorian brass desk set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning quality antique Victorian brass desk set having a quality antique Victorian brass desk set with a tray to the front and back, a shaped carrying handle to the centre, the ori...
Category

Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Tabarzin, Indian Saddle-Axe from Bikaner, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A Tabarzin, Indian saddle-axe from Bikaner, 19th century Indian, 19th century Measures: height 56cm, width 12.5cm, depth 4cm This magnificent piece is a tabarzin, a battle saddle-axe, made in North West India in Bikaner sometime in the early nineteenth century. The head of the axe is engraved with intricate floral motifs, the handle superbly decorated with an ornate chased gilt pattern along its length. Dense and beautiful floral scroll patterns line its length, and the base unscrews to reveal a stunning hidden dagger, that is approximately a third of the axe's length. Pieces such as these are Indo-Persian, heavily indebted to Persian tabar axes, and comparable examples are to be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and in the Wallace Collection, London. A remarkable item of military history...
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19th Century Indian Other Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Gold, Silver, Steel

Antique Japanese Patinated Bronze Buddhistic Lion Censer 17th/18th Century
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable Edo Period (1603-1868) Japanese patinated bronze Buddhistic lion censer, exceptionally executed sculptural shishi foo dog form, finely detailed, retaining the original r...
Category

18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Baitong Stacking Incense Clock, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This three-tiered container is a 19th-century white brass incense clock, once used as a relatively accurate method to mark the passage of time. Incense c...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass

20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Animal Rooster with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze animal rooster with artist sign. Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th century Size: Height 17 cm / Width 6.3 cm / Length 12.5 cm Condition: Nice condition overall.
Category

20th Century Japanese Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Egyptian Copper Plate with Silver Inlay Hieroglyphics, Early 19th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The large-scale copper charger plate with silver inlay is a truly awe-inspiring work of art. Its grand size and intricate design make it a captivating piece that commands attention a...
Category

19th Century Egyptian Egyptian Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Copper

Fine Middle Eastern Brass Brazier On Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The tall shaped brazier with a bird finial on the lid, double twin handles, and a chased inscribed band. The separate round tray with an inscribed band and raised on a curved tripod...
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase. Age: Japan, Showa Period, early 20th century Size: height 29.1 cm / width 16.3 cm. Condition: nice condition overall.
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Bronze Flower Vase, Edo to Meiji Period, circa 1860, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Japanese cast and carved patinated bronze trumpet mouth vase for flower displays, Edo to Meiji Period, mid 19th century, circa 1860, Japan. The tall and elegant bronze fl...
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Tall Antique Korean "Longevity" Brass Candlestick, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
A tall and elegant antique Korean candlestick, circa 1900. The body crafted in two parts, and featuring circular brass reflector with a charming design of butterflies and magnolia...
Category

Early 20th Century Korean Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass

19th Century Tibetan Gilt Bronze figure of the Manjushri Bodhisattva
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Tibetan Gilt Bronze figure of the Manjushri Bodhisattva An exquisite 19th Century Tibetan gilt bronze sculpture depicting the Manjushri Bodhisattva, the embodiment of W...
Category

19th Century Tibetan Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Steel Table Top Sculpture
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Found object abstract steel table top sculpture by Colorado artist. Photographed with Bertoia side chair and Eames LTW for scale.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Metal Metalwork

Materials

Steel

Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Dragon Candlestick Holder
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Japanese Meiji period Cloisonne candlestick holder decorated with a dragon. Finely detailed metal and enamel work. In excellent age a...
Category

19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Early 20th century Champlevé Enamel and Bronze Large Vase
Located in Savannah, GA
Large 24" tall antique Chinese Champlevé enamel and bronze vase. Fine cloisonne floral decoration with stylized rooster head handles dating to the late 19th-early 20th century. Lovel...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

A Vintage Chinese Brass Lock with Key
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Chinese Brass Lock with Key The rectangular lock with incised maple leaves, blossoms and characters; together with a key Provenance: Pri...
Category

1970s Chinese Vintage Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Large Japanese Bronze Koro Incense Burner, Meiji Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and fantastic Japanese cast bronze incense burner, koro, with high relief design, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan. The large and tall koro cast in extremely high re...
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese bronze image of Tanjo no Shaka
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese bronze image of Tanjo no Shaka, the infant Buddha (Shakyamuni), a standing figure with the right hand pointing towards heaven and the left hand pointing toward earth, costum...
Category

1850s Japanese Edo Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Signed Mid-Century Asian Modern Brass Sculpture Wall Plaque After Kelvin Laverne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brass wall sculpture circa 1960's most likely from Cambodia. Comes signed and with framed. Free continental USA shipping available.
Category

1960s Cambodian Chinoiserie Vintage Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Flowers" with Wood Stand, Early 20th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel egg depicting flora theme with a wood stand, early 20th century. #5
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Antique Japanese Singing Bowl Brown Hammered Divots C5
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful early 20th century Japanese singing bowl of C5 tone, exhibiting rows of hand hammered divots, deliberate yet free, design with restra...
Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Large Antique Copper & Brass Kettle
Located in Ipswich, GB
Offered for sale is this large 19th Century Victorian antique copper and brass kettle of good quality, having a shaped brass and copper...
Category

Early 20th Century Early Victorian Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Copper

Chinese Export Silver & Enamel Bowl
Located in London, GB
A rare and exquisite Chinese Export silver & enamel bowl, made in Shanghai around 1895 by Huang Qui Ji, and retailed by the firm of Woshing. The bowl feat...
Category

1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Pair of Korean Goryeo Dynasty Bronze Pedestal Bowls, 13th-15th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite pair of Korean bronze pedestal offering bowls, Goryeo Dynasty, 13th-15th century, Korea. The Goryeo bronze bowls of generous proportions, with high sides and an ever so slightly everted rim. The bowls are supported on a pedestal base with a tall stem and wide, splayed ring foot. The bowls plain, save for a single engraved line circumscribing the splayed foot. The bowls with an amazingly rich and complex patina of mottled reddish browns from cuprite and dark greens from malachite. The bronze heavily cleaned to the European taste, removing most of the encrustations. Some areas of the bowls with rougher areas where the accretions could not be removed. Crafted in two parts in the spun bronze technique, then joined. The bowls are unusually thin for bronze, with the lathe lines still visible to the undersides. An unusual form and size for Goryeo period bronze utensils...
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15th Century and Earlier Korean Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Silver Bowl with Dragons and Flower Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Chinese silver bowl was made during the Qing dynasty in approximately the year 1900 by the Wang Hing Company and is presumed t...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Massive 20th Century Chinese Archaic Style Cloisonné Covered Urn/ Censor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive 20th Century Chinese Archaic Style Cloisonné Covered Urn/ Censor China, 20th century A substantial example, intricately enameled in the Archa...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Tibetan Singing Bowl Simple Longevity 9.5" Tone A
Located in Somis, CA
An elegant hand crafted singing bowl made by the spiritual craftsmen of Nepal. The bowl is void of decorations except a simple motif of longevity and 2 lines of Sanskrit mottos. Hand hammered, the 3.5 lb bowl has fluid vibration and beautiful tone A. A wonderful ceremonial piece and an amazing instrument for meditation and therapy in achieving personal wellness. Brocade cushion...
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2010s Nepalese Metal Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Pair Japanese Cloisonne Dragon and Phoenix Jardinieres, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely pair of Japanese chakinseki, tea dust, cloisonne jardinieres, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The jardinieres each with a squat globular body, short neck, and wide, everted mouth. The bodies decorated wide lappets of mottled puce featuring alternating dragons and phoenixes...
Category

Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

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