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Material: Metal
Bronze okimono sculpture of a catfish or namazu
Located in PARIS, FR
Sculpture or okimono in bronze of a wavy catfish emerging from calm water, scales are not represented, and its expression of eyes and mouth could be considered naive. One other inter...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Bronze sculpture of a rat standing on a radish (Okimono)
Located in PARIS, FR
This beautiful bronze okimono depicts a mouse delicately perched on a leafy radish. The mouse, resting on its two hind legs, has a long tail that wraps around the radish. Each elemen...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Signed Ando Jubei Japanese Cloisonné Vase Cream Yellow with Roses 7.5"
By Ando Jubei
Located in Somis, CA
A stunning large Ando Jubei (1876-1956) rose vase set against delicate cream yellow Musen-jippo background. In classic form with hand-finished silver metal rims. Soft pink contrastin...
Category
20th Century Japanese Metal Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$900 Sale Price
35% Off
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jar with Butterflies Goto
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese gilt copper lidded jar with cloisonne enamel design.
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jar with Butterflies...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Pair of Mid-Century Brass Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Mid-Century palatial Indian brass urns or stands with Classic form and a brilliant combination of engraving and enamel, in the champlevé manne...
Category
20th Century Indian Moorish Metal Metalwork
Materials
Brass
$3,250 / set
12-14th century Sukhothai kingdom(Thailand) rare bronze ribbed bowl
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Extremely rare ribbed offering bowl. Bronze with beautiful natural patination, excellent example of Sukhothai religious art.
Part of the private Japanese collection.
Material: Bro...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Peranakan Chinese Export Silver Tankard with Dragon Handle, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A heavy and well cast Chinese export silver tankard with a dragon handle, made of the Southeast Asian market, mid-late 19th century, China.
The double walled mug or tankard featur...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Yasumi Nakajima II Ikebana Bronze Vase, circa 1960, Japan.
Located in Brussels, BE
Yasumi Nakajima II (1906-1988) Ikebana vase, circa 1960, Japan.
Trumpet form, Tomoe model, with nice patinated brown-red (seido) bronze.
Signed underneath.
Dimensions: 26 cm H, 9 ...
Category
1960s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Oriental Bronze Footed Censor 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique oriental censer offers bronze construction in tower form on footed base having wave or cloud form elements, 19th century
Measures - 10.5"h ...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
pair of Chinese cloisonné cover jars
Located in New York, NY
peach motif on blue ground
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Metal Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$2,800 / set
Monumental Antique Pewter Dish With Ownership Inscription
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pewter dish
Not sure of its origin.
I have dated it early 19th Century. It is possibly earlier.
Interesting ownership inscription on the rim. Possibly Moorish?
It would...
Category
Early 19th Century Southeast Asian Moorish Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Pewter
Antique Japanese Meiji (c1880) Cloisonné Vase Wisteria & Bluebird Turquoise 12"
Located in Portland, OR
Available from Shogun's Gallery in Portland, Oregon for over 40 years specializing in Asian Arts & Antiques.
This is a beautiful Japanese Meiji era (c. 1870-90's) ornate cloisonné v...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Bronze Faux Bamboo Garden Jardiniere Planters
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Attractive garden jardinières or planters featuring a faux bamboo design. The planters have a round form that tapers on the footed bottom. Very heavy cast in solid bronze with an oil...
Category
20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$1,500 / item
Fine Korean Box with Tray Iron with Silver Inlay Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Korean iron box with intricate silver inlay dated to the late Joseon Dynasty circa 19th century. The body of the box is made from iron of a heavy weight although the wear on t...
Category
19th Century Korean Other Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Iron
Japanese Bronze Urn Vase Mounted as Table Lamp
By Leonard Foss
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese bronze urn or vase featuring scenes of Phoenix's decorating the body. Twin handled elephant forms adorn the neck and the vase i...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Metal Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Silver Gold Gilt Bracelet with 26 Carnelian Stones
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This early 20th century Chinese vermeil bracelet has 26 carnelian or pink coral stones.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Metal Metalwork
Materials
Silver
$850 Sale Price
26% Off
A bronze okimono depicting a walking elephant
Located in Milano, IT
Bronze okimono depicting a walking elephant. Every part of the elephant's body, from legs to trunk, ears to eyes, is carved with impressive precision.
Signature engraved under the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Export Silver Mug
By Leeching
Located in London, GB
A Chinese export silver mug with flowers and foliage engraved within decorative panels; and a dragon handle. Marked with LC, for Leeching, 利升 (...
Category
1870s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Vintage Chinese Repouse Framed Copper Panel of a Ceremonial Vignette
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage framed copper repouse panel appears to be signed by an unknown artist and presumed to have originated from China, dating to approximately 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Beautiful Japanese Bronze Crab object pair
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Beautiful Japanese Bronze Crab object pair.
Size: 19 x 17 cm x19 cm ( 7.5 x 6.5 x 7.5 inch)
18.5 x 17 cm x14 cm ( 7 ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
An Indian part-gilt silver-clad ceremonial sceptre or mace with a tiger’s head
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Northern India or Deccan, late 19th century
L. approx. 82 cm (excl. stand)
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom
This remarkable gilt-silver soonta (ceremonial sceptre) also known as choba (ceremonial mace) with a tiger's head stands out as an unparalleled example. It has a wooden base, clad with thick sheet part-gilt silver and has fine details such as teeth and a curling tongue. Especially with the inlaid glass eyes, in combination with the grand sculptural design, it would have been integral to an Indian maharaja’s attire, known as lawajama in North India and biruthus in South India, as referenced by Jackson & Jaffer. They would symbolise authority, power, and sometimes an attribute of various deities, particularly those associated with strength or combat. For instance, the Hindu god Hanuman, known for his immense strength, is often depicted holding a mace (*chob* or gada in Sanskrit). Similarly, the god Vishnu and his avatar Krishna are also frequently depicted with a mace among their other attributes.
Courtiers would raise these sceptres wrapped in rich brocades, with the head visible, during processions, signalling their association with the monarch. Alongside fly-whisks and standards, they were indispensable in ceremonial parades, underscoring the ruler's prestige. Terlinden notes that a soonta berdar was tasked with carrying the sceptre. These individuals, proficient in courtly manners, played key roles during audiences, from managing entrances to introducing guests. Their esteemed position often earned them generous rewards, including land grants. See for a depiction of sceptres in use the top right of a painting in the collection of the V&A, titled Processional scene with Amar Singh, ruler of Thanjavur (Tanjore), and Sarabhoji, from circa 1797.
For a very comparable piece, but with an elephant’s head, see the collection of the Indian Museum, Kolkata. For other less similar examples, see the V&A Museum London.
Sources:
A. Jackson & A. Jaffer, Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts, London, V&A Publishing, 1999
Christiane Terlinden Serra, Mughal Silver...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Korean Bronze Bottle Vase, Goryeo Dynasty, 11th/12th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive Korean Goryeo Dynasty bronze bottle vase with traces of gilding, 11th - 12th century, Korea.
The vase of typical form, with a short recessed foot supporting a pear s...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Korean Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Indian 19th Century Brass Vessel with Abundant Etched Foliage Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian brass vessel from the 19th century with abundant etched foliage decor and weathered patina. This 19th-century antique Indian bra...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service
By Luen Wo
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver three piece tea service; an addition to our diverse silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique Chinese silver tea service...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Japanese Bronze Vases Collection of Eight
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of Eight Japanese Bronze Vases, Japan, at least circa 1950s, some much earlier. The largest vase measures 12.75"H x 4.25"W. The smallest vase measures 5.25"H x 3"W. They r...
Category
1950s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$2,850 / set
Pair of Japanese bronze vases depicting a pair of egrets
Located in Milano, IT
A pair of Japanese bronze vases with a cylindrical shape and dark brown patina, depicting a pair of egrets near a stream, their legs dipped in water and surrounded by two flowering i...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Meiji Period Japanese Silver Censer
Located in New Orleans, LA
This stunning Meiji period silver censer is a work of exquisite detail. Crafted by renowned silversmith Masatoshi of Tokyo, the censer, or incense burner...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Metal Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Vase with Grasses and Quail Design
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji Japanese bronze vase with grasses and Quail design, Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze vase with elaborate raised design of wild grasses,...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful shape Japanese Bronze Vase signed by Masaki (Hara Masaki, 1935-2011)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Beautiful unique shape Japanese signed Bronze Vase
Signed as Masaki ( Hara Masaki 1935-2011 )
Age: 20th century .
Dimensions: Dim 9 cm (3.5 inch) , H:21.5 cm (8.5 inch)
Weigh...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Export Silver Sugar Tongs by Luen Wo, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful pair of Chinese export silver small sugar tongs in a bamboo pattern by Luen Wo, late 19th or early 20th century, Shanghai, China.
The small silver tongs wonderfully cr...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Chinese Export Sterling Silver Creamer and Sugar by Cutshing
Located in Atlanta, GA
A two-piece set sterling silver creamer and sugar signed "CUT" and "TienXing" in Chinese, circa second half of 19th century. Cutshing...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Cloissone Enameled Figural Garden Scene Table Lamp Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique double socket table lamp offers Chinese vase with Cloissone enameled allover garden design having flowers and cast figural dragon d...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Metal Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Chinoserie Tray
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Large serving tray in metal. Golden hand-painted chinoserie details on black colored metal. Backside black colored.
Painted with flowers, birds all around and a chinese family in th...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Japanese Brass Vase, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
An elegant brass vase, hand-crafted in Japan, Showa Period. The finish is Murashido, a centuries-old technique that consists in quenching the cast brass in hot oil and smoke it with ...
Category
1920s Japanese Showa Vintage Metal Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Antique Middle Eastern Copper Coffee Pot
Located in Ipswich, GB
19th Century antique Middle Eastern copper coffee pot, beautifully shaped. Good original antique condition.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Sterling Silver Dresser Set
By C.&J. Company
Located in Savannah, GA
Sterling silver Chinese export dresser set includes a beveled hand mirror, one hand brush holder, two round dresser containers with scalloped lids, one c...
Category
1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Metal Metalwork
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Pewter Koi Fish Teapots, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Chinese pewter koi-form teapots, 19th Century.
larger: 9 ¾ inches wide by 4 inches deep by 9 ¼ inches tall
smaller: 9 ½ inches wide by 4 ½ inc...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Pewter
$1,600 / set
pair of Chinese cloisonné bottle vases
Located in New York, NY
floral motif on yellow ground
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Metal Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$3,500 / set
Japanese Hand Made Garden Wind Chime
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Japanese hand made garden wind chime.
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Large Decorative Round Copper Box with Lid Northern India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Very large beautiful vintage handcrafted decorative round copper box with lid, latch and handle
Delicately and intricately hand-hammered with geometric designs.
Hand crafted by skill...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Metal Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Copper, Tin
Pair Of Door Handle Twirl by Quintana Partners
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Twirl Handle designed by Quintana Partners is a unique piece that fuses art and functionality into a single element. Crafted from solid brass and finished with an antiqued bronze...
Category
2010s Spanish Metal Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Chinese Polished Brass Candlesticks
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of large vintage Mid-Century Chinoiserie polished gold brass candlesticks with removable Chinese fu dogs on top.
Cast brass candle holders.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Signed Ando Jubei Japanese Cloisonné Vase Imperial Yellow with Roses
By Ando Jubei
Located in Somis, CA
A very rare Ando Jubei (1876-1956) Rose vase on imperial yellow background in excellent condition. In classic form using colored enamels of burgundy, cream, pink and green to depict ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Metal Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Chinese Export Silver Dragon Spoon by Wang Hing & Co., Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A very fine and charming Chinese export silver spoon in the form of a dragon, by Wang Hing & Co., Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, China.
...
Category
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Brass Perfume Burner, Persia 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Brass incense burner with openwork decoration of interlacing, scrolls and foliage.
Four registers on the body depict zoomorphic and anthropomorphic patterns.
The base has been re-ass...
Category
19th Century Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Antique Middle Eastern Islamic Turkish Ewer and Copper Basin
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted antique 19th century copper Middle Eastern Islamic copper ewer with basin.
The Turkish Ottoman style Arabian brass ewer with a rounded body, on short splayed foot, engrav...
Category
19th Century Turkish Moorish Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Bronze pitcher, Japan, chocolate-brown patina, frog in the round, 19th century
Located in NANTES, FR
This Japanese pitcher is notable for its naturalistic style. The bronze work is of very fine craftsmanship, featuring an attractive patina and delicate chiseling. A frog in the round...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Nakajima Yasumi II Bronze "Keifuku" Ikebana Vase, Showa Era, 1960's
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant Japanese patinated bronze ikebana vase by Nakajima Yasumi II (1905 - 1986), circa 1960's, Osaka, Japan.
The tall vase of graceful form, with a high round foot supporting ...
Category
1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
18th C. Chinese Bronze and cloisonné enamel wine cup for ritual ceremonies
Located in Bilzen, BE
China - Bronze and cloisonné enamel wine cup for ritual ceremonies with archaic Jue decoration, body decorated with a Chilong head, Qianlong, 18th century.
Heigth 15.5 cm
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Lao Stamped Silver Ingot, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This silver alloy ingot is cast in the form of an elongated bar, with a slender, rectangular shape and curved ends. Resembling a shallow dish or incense stand, the ingot has a concav...
Category
Mid-20th Century Laotian Metal Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Two Khmer Bronze Mirrors, 13th - 15th Century
Located in New York, NY
Two small bronze mirrors from Cambodia, circa 13th-15th Century.
In Southeast Asia, The Khmer culture existed between the 9th and 15 centuries, originating in Cambodia and extendin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Other Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
A Very Fine Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Bottle Vase, Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely proportioned ovoid shaped body rising to an elongated slender neck with a flaring rim, decorated with motifs of waterfowl standing in a grassy marsh with silvered bodies, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper
Korean Goryeo Bronze Basin, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th - 14th century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Korean bronze ritual basin with incredible patina, Goryeo Dynasty (918 to 1392 AD), 12th - 14th century, Korea.
The Goryeo bronze basin of shallow bowl form, set on a sho...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Korean Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Georgian Brass Candlesticks
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A very nice pair of George III neoclassical style brass candlesticks with square bases and columnar shafts supporting urn form candle cups.
The candlestick are in form of columns, th...
Category
19th Century British Georgian Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Brass
$685 / set
China 960 Ad Song Dynasty Very Rare Imperial Period Offering Vessel in Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Offering vessel from the Chinese Song Dynasty (960/1279 AD ).
A beautiful "offering spiritual vessel" from the Yunnan province region in the ancient China. This rare vessel was created in red bronze during the Song Dynasty period. between 960/1279 AD.
This is one of the most unusual forms of red bronze jar. A large vessel, the sides are virtually perpendicular to the base. The stepped lid design is also among the more rare types. The predominant lid design among the Yunnan offering bronzes is the "wheel" pattern, with a few lids having the lotus design. This is also one of the few bronzes displaying clear riveting of a two-part vessel body, with the original twisted elements
Has a combined measures including the lid of 12.5 by 8.75 inches (31.75 x 22,23 Cm).
The Song Dynasty, was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Tizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the later Zhou, ending the Five-Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Song often came into conflict with the contemporaneous Liao, Western Xia and Jin dynasties in northern China. After decades of armed resistance defending southern China, it was eventually conquered by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.
The dynasty is divided into two periods: Northern Song and Southern Song...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Medieval Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$3,712 Sale Price
25% Off
California Modern Mosaic Wall Sculpture by Max E. Neufeldt
By Max Neufeldt
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage mosaic wall sculpture designed by California artist Max E. Neufeldt in the United States. Rarely can you find such a unique work ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Metalwork
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Brass Middle Eastern Dallah Arabic Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century antique Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot.
Islamic Moorish coffee pot hand-hammered and chased c...
Category
Late 19th Century Omani Moorish Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Copper
Chinese bronze sacrificial vessel, or Fangding
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
Chinese bronze sacrificial vessel, or Fangding
A ding of rectangular form and upon four cylindrical legs. A loop handle to each end and flanges to each corner and side. The ding is cast in relief on all four sides with a taotie mask, with a leiwen ground, the thunder motif depicted by juxtaposed square spirals. Above each taotie mask there are depicted kui dragons. A collar to the upper section of each leg further decorated with kui and leiwen, the collar with a flange to the outside edge. The bronze of dark colour with chocolate brown highlights.
Most ding vessels...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Metal Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Export Silver Tea or Coffee Service by ZeeSung
By Zee Sung
Located in Atlanta, GA
A three-piece set of Chinese export sterling silver tea or coffee service circa early 20th century. The service consists of a lidded tea or coffee pot, a creamer and a sugar bowl. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Metalwork
Materials
Sterling Silver
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