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Period: 1880s
Burmese Four Frog Rain Drum, 18th century
Located in Vienna, AT
Oriental rain drum in bronze, richly decorated with oriental characters and frogs on top. Approx. 1880.
Dimensions Height approx. 41.5 cm. Island approx. 56 cm.
This type of drum i...
Category
British Indian Ocean Territory Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty 1644-1911 Enamel on Copper Cloisonne Plate Bowl
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Chinese Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) cloisonne shallow bowl, circa 1880.
The bowl is finely decorated with gold spiral cloisons on a black enamel ground, to the center is ...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Copper, 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...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
19th century Japanese Bronze Hibachi or cache pot
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Late 19th century patinated bronze hibachi which is great for a cache pot or to put a plant in. Could be used as a large ice bucket.
Category
Japanese Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Export Silver Goblet
Located in London, GB
Chinese Export Silver Goblet, with prunus decoration. The goblet weighs 258g and dates from around 1885. Marked WH for Wang Hing '宏兴‘ whi...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Japanese Meiji Bronze Takaoka Vase with Waterfowl and Moon Design
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Meiji bronze Takaoka vase with waterfowl and moon design
Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze vase from Takaoka, in Toyama prefecture, is a city historically known for its metal work. Vase has silver inlay moon and waterfowl, signature on the bottom: Yoshihiko, full name of artist...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Genryusai Seiya Japanese Meiji Man & Water Buffalo Sculpture on Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional Japanese Meiji bronze sculpture of a man and water buffalo on a natural polished oak stand by renowned Japanese master craftsman Genryusai Seiya and dating from around 1880/90. The large bronze depicts an elderly man holding a pipe and tobacco pouch...
Category
Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Meiji Period Bronze Vase with Two Frogs
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period bronze vase with two frogs against a rough textured ground, signed ‘Hyakusei’, Japanese, circa 1880.
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th Century Chinese Lead Vases Inlayed with Bronze Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of vases are from China. Made as part of a 19th century alter garniture set the pair are now lamps. Cast in lead which has been inlayed with bronze decorative elements incl...
Category
Chinese Archaistic Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Lead
Antique Burmese Silver Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional fine and impressive antique Burmese silver bowl; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional ant...
Category
Burmese Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Silver
QING DYNASTY 1880 Seated Enthroned Mazu Quan-Yin In Solid Gilt Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
A 19th century enthroned Mazu Quan Ying from the Qing Dynasty.
This is a beautiful antique sculptural figure of an enthroned Mazu Quan Yin, cast in bronze in high relief in the late...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Tobacco pot / Tea Caddy Japanese / Chinese Style cast iron
By Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Located in Vienna, AT
This outstanding heavy box can be used as a Tobacco pot or tea caddy. It is signed with a "K" and numbered, also bears the word "Depose" on the bottom rim. Tis beautiful jar is richl...
Category
German Chinoiserie Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Japanese Bronze Vase with Dragon
Located in Brescia, IT
A Japanese vase with Ryu dragon high relief, and refined in detail .
This vase has a nice size and shape and the patina is original, the six-sided lobed shape is reminiscent of the...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Indian Brass Dandpatta with fantastic Metal Work
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A unique and incredible antique piece of Indian ethnic art. A rare Danpappat or just patta, which is deriving from Maharashtra State in India and was used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maha...
Category
Indian Agra Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chinese Export Silver Dragon Motif Knife or Letter Opener
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese Export silver dinner knife. Overall motif on the handle of dragons with clouds. Single knife could also be used as a letter opener. Stamped markings on the blade.
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Sterling Silver
1880s Indian Silver Two Handled Serving Tea Tray
By K.K. Dutt 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, rare and impressive antique Indian silver two handled tea tray, an addition to our Asian silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Indian silver tray...
Category
Indian Other Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Silver
A large Islamic bronze urn
Located in Southall, GB
A wonderful Cyrian bronze urn, handmade in the Middle East with engravings around the whole of the urn. With beautiful circular solid bronze handles. Some age related dents .
Possib...
Category
Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Bronze Mandalay Burmese Seated Buddha Circa 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A Large size antique 19th century Mandalay period bronze seated Buddha,
The Buddha is seated with the right hand lowered bhumisparsimudra and the left hand rests in the lap.
This w...
Category
Asian Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Export Silver Card Case
Located in London, GB
Chinese Export Silver Case embossed and chased with a dragon playing with a fireball on one side, and decorated on the other side with a poem — “亲向罗浮伴月痕，至怜花尽冷霜根” (Qin Xiang Luo Fu Ba...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Antique 1880s Chinese Export Silver Fruit Dish
By Luen Hing
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Chinese Export Silver fruit dish; part of our Chinese / Asian silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) fruit dish has a circular rounded form onto three plain swept bracket style feet.
The sides of this antique dish are ornamented with eight pierced decorated panels.
Each panel is embellished with applied decoration depicting individual scenes, such as a bird sitting in a cherry blossom tree, a crane flying over iris flowers, and a chrysanthemum amidst foliage.
The rim of this impressive dish is encompassed with an applied incurved shaped border.
The well of this large antique silver dish...
Category
English Qing Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
A pair of fine Meiji period bronze vases by Hidenobu
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of fine Meiji period bronze vases by Hidenobu, each of slender baluster form with and elongated neck, worked in silver, shakudo and patinated bronze with carp swimming amongst...
Category
Japanese Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
A small fine quality Meiji period cloisonné enamel vase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A small fine quality Meiji period cloisonne enamel vase, with silver wires and gilt rims decorated with lappets of dragons of ho-ho birds on a brown ground, with textile designs arou...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 1880s Metalwork
Materials
Metal
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H 0.5 in W 24.75 in D 8.75 in
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