19th Century Metalwork
to
103
429
403
885
86
42
11
3
1
1
1
126
885
847
26
441
184
56
40
12
20
8
10
10
23
10
5
1
873
277
213
180
168
706
532
350
166
83
885
885
885
14
4
4
3
3
Period: 19th Century
Lovely set of antique Victorian quality brass Irish postal scales
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely pair of antique Victorian quality brass Irish postal scales having a lovely pair of antique Victorian brass postal scales with brass weights mounted on a wooden shaped base.
...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
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
Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Antique Mythical Tiger Finial Bronze Palanquin Handle 18-19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 18th 19th Century Palanquin Mythical Lion or Tiger Finial Bronze Handle.
Large heavy Indian Mythological bronze palanquin fitting cast via the lost wax technique, beautifully stylized and crafted in the form of protective mythological creature.
Palanquin finials were used to adorn the pole ends of the palanquin or palki.
A fine and massive example of a palanquin pole finial with good detail and fine patina.
India, circa: 18th/19thc.
The Palanquin handle...
Category
Indian Folk Art Antique 19th Century 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
Japanese Edo Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Mixed Metal Vase Mounted as a Lamp Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Japanese mixed metal vase
Mounted as a lamp
Meiji period
The bulbous-form body with long conical neck
decorated in high-relief copper w...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique 19th Century Cloisonne Chinese Vase
Located in London, GB
This Chinese vase is made of brass with a lovely enamel cloisonné floral design. The elegant vase sits on a narrow round base with a short funnel neck. The cloisonne floral and leaf ...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
$17,442 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century Indian silver Raj period deep relief repousse work bowl circa 1870
Located in Central England, GB
This very high quality piece of impressive Raj period Indian silver is superbly decorated with three dimensional deep relief repousse work in the form of traditional male and female...
Category
Indian Other Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Early Chinese Export Silver Tea Service by Cutshing
By Cutshing
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early set of Chinese export sterling silver tea service circa 1840-70s. The service consists of a lidded tea pot, a creamer and a sugar bowl. The surface was beautifully decorated with chased high-relief dragons with tightly chased scales, slithering with open claws...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian quality brass helmet coal scuttle
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality brass helmet coal scuttle having a shaped carrying handle with a shaped quality brass helmet coal scuttle
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
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
Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
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
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Bronze Thai Siam Temple Shrine Kamphaeng Phet Style Buddha Head on Wood Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, little gem of a piece. Thai/ Siam meditating buddha with serenely closed eyes in the Kamphaeng Phet style. The piece has a beautiful patina acquired over time.
From a collection of Asian antiques. Would make for a nice addition to any South-East Asian artifacts...
Category
Thai Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Samurai Helmet Kabuto Edo Period (1603-1867)
Located in Hampstead, QC
A Japanese Samurai black-lacquered helmet (kabuto) in suji bachi style and of a goshozan shape consisting of the:
- main dome (hachi) made from 16 plates in natural iron riveted to...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Antique Indian Hindu Bronze Statue Krishna – 18th Century Asian Folk Art
Located in London, GB
Antique Indian Hindu Bronze Sculpture – Krishna with Flute (18th Century)
A captivating and finely crafted antique bronze figure depicting Lord Krishna, rendered in the distinctive ...
Category
Indian Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
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
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$3,302 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Meiji Articulated Bronze Crab
Located in Essex, MA
Dark copper toned patina, wonderfully articulated. Purchased in London by previous owner.
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Decorative Censer, Chinese, Brass, Incense Burner, Qing, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative censer. A Chinese, brass incense burner with dragon and elephant motif, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Appealing Qing dynasty censer...
Category
Chinese Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
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
English Chinoiserie Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
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
Korean Other Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Iron
19th Century, Antique Burmese Bronze Cow Bell with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese bronze cow bell with clapper inside with stand.
Age: Burma, 19th century
Size: height 7 cm / width 8 cm.
Size including stand: height 16.2...
Category
Burmese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of three antique Victorian pewter measures marked VR
Located in Ipswich, GB
Set of three antique Victorian pewter measures marked VR, set of three antique Victorian pewter baluster measures marked VR and Suffolk to the front
...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Pewter
Decorative Tinned Copper South Asian Round Box with Lid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful decorative tinned copper hand-hammered Indo-Persian box with lid.
Probably used as a tea caddy or tobacco storage.
Nice Middle Eastern Arabian Moorish style hand chiseled copper...
Category
Asian Moorish Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Copper
Japanese Mixed Metal Okimono of Doves by Seifu, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderfully naturalistic large Japanese Meiji period mixed metal okimono (ornamental sculpture) of a pair of oriental turtle doves ...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Silver, Copper
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
Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Iron Decorative Plate with Shishi Lion Motif
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An exquisitely crafted iron plate featuring a dynamic and finely detailed depiction of a Shishi (mythical lion-dog). The figure is portrayed with expressive movement and intricately ...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Cast Bronze Handled Sensor with Embossed Wise Man Scene 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Cast Bronze Double Handled Urn-Form Sensor with Embossed Wise Man Scene 19thC
Measures - 12"H x 5.5"W x 4.5"D
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Indian Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Japanese Meiji Articulated Bronze Crab
Located in Essex, MA
Wonderful patina and fully articulated. Purchased in London by previous owner.
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Exquisite Persian Silver Miniature Decorative Hookah
Located in Islamabad, PK
Introducing a truly captivating piece of art, the Persian Silver Miniature Decorative Hookah. This exquisite hookah is a masterpiece crafted by skilled artisans from Iran, renowned f...
Category
Persian Islamic Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Large quality antique George III copper pan
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large quality antique George III copper pan having a quality large antique George III copper pan with shaped handles to both sides.
D. 1800
Category
George III Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Pair of Black Bronze Japanese Candleholders Incense Burner
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of black cast bronze Japanese candleholders censer.
Oriental antique late 19th century Meiji period Japanese heavy black bronze candlesticks...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Large Antique Decorative Indo-Persian Mughal Hammered Brass Tray 19th c.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large antique 19th century handcrafted decorative Indo-Persian Mughal brass tray.
Asian metalwork finely embossed and hammered with floral and figural and...
Category
Indian Moorish Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century Rocking Chair Iron England John Porter
Located in Epfach, DE
The rocking chair in iron is Classic among the rocking chairs.
the leather ison the seat in typical wooden slats. Very comfprtable and easy to place in...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Iron
$4,056 Sale Price
20% Off
A Fine Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Dragon&Waves, Signed Kumeno Teitaro
Located in London, GB
Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Dragon and Waves, Signed Kumeno Teitaro
Meiji Period (c. 1910–1920)
Height: 18 cm Width: 12.5 cm
A superb Japanes...
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Antique Burmese Bronze Market Weight, Hintha, 1 Viss
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Burmese A-le, a zoomorphic form bronze market weight often referred to as an “opium weight”, in the form of a Hintha, a Brahmani Duck (Hamsa) emblem of the Mon kingdom with ...
Category
Burmese Other Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese Bronze Foo Dog Sculpture with good detail, Qing 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good antique Chinese foo or lion dog sculpture, sometimes called a temple lions, made of bronze, with excellent detail, dating to the 19th century, Qing period or poss...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Persian Copper Bowl
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century Persian Copper Bowl. Intricate hand-hammered geometric decoration with a splayed foot and wonderful patination.
An elegant 19th-centu...
Category
Persian Moorish Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Copper
A large hand decorated Indian Raj period brass Jardinière circa 1880
Located in Central England, GB
This large and impressive polished brass jardiere or twin handled urn is highly decorative. It is hand worked in reclaimed sheet brass which originally came from some large German br...
Category
Indian Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
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
Indian Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Large Scale Japanese Cloisonne Tree Bark Vase Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale Japanese "Tree Bark" style Cloisonne vase lamp. The vase itself is believed to be 19th century and was later mounted as a lamp in the 1...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
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
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century 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
Asian Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Large Fine Quality Japanese Oriental Bronze Urn Vase Meiji Period
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique large 17" fine quality Japanese Oriental bronze urn vase Meiji Period 19th century. Signed artist piece.
Would look amazing in the right location and make a fabulous centr...
Category
Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$1,139 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Indian Moorish Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Tin
Japanese Bronze sculpture representing a puppy lying down
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze okimono sculpture with a deep brown patina, representing a lying puppy, probably of shiba inu breed. This kind of subject is common in traditional Nippon sculptures, this spec...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Turkish Ottoman Tinned Copper Ewer Pitcher
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century Asian, Middle Eastern style Turkish tinned copper ewer.
Antique Turkish ottoman Islamic Ewer Tombak pitcher brass copper Ibrik.
Nic...
Category
Turkish Moorish Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
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
Turkish Moorish Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Antique Cast brass Measuring Bowl from Northern India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A medium sized antique cast brass measuring bowl from northern India.
High relief casting, bundled rope maker's mark on the bottom.
Bronze rice-mea...
Category
Indian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Bronze and Gilt Vases
By Zo Miyao 1
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pair of fine quality Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) patinated bronze Miyao style gold and silver overlay two handled vases, each with twin handles, classical motif decoration with...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$10,901 / set
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
English Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Antique china bronze incense burner
Located in Berlin, DE
Fantastically beautiful 2-piece incense burner
with lid and pedestal.
This incense burner is extremely finely decorated
with a patinated bronze fu-dog as the lid handle
Category
Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$1,273 Sale Price
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
Chinese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Pewter
$1,600 / set
Bronze suiteki in the shape of a pumpkin with a snake, signed Masayuki
Located in Milano, IT
Suiteki, water dispenser, made of finely molded bronze in the shape of a gourd, with a snake coiled on one side.
Signed Masayuki.
Period: Edo 19th cent.
Dimensions: 7 x 9 x 9 cm.
...
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$2,075 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Japanese Meiji Period Open Bronze Censor
Located in Hudson, NY
This cast bronze censor is from Japan and was made circa 1880. Raised up on three legs which issue from demons mouths the container is cast with reliefs ...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese Silver Hung Chong Co. Beaker Set Figural Salamanders & Spiders
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Set of four sterling silver antique Chinese export beakers or drinking cups made by the Hung Chong Co. of Shanghai with detailed applied figu...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chinese Antique Casting Handbell Made of Copper Alloy / Temple Bell
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A Chinese antique handbell made of copper alloy.
I think it is from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty.
Although it is a casting, ...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Fine Korean Iron Box with Silver Inlay Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Korean iron box that was traditionally used to store tobacco leaves dated to the late Joseon Dynasty circa 19th century. The box is made from iron and has a heavy weight, although the wears along the edges of the lid and base exposes a bronze metal color underneath, indicating the iron metal may contains a high level of copper. The surface was beautifully decorated with elaborate silver inlay that covers the entire surface except the base. The extraordinary workmanship depicts a pair of deer within the circled square (shape of heaven and earth) and a lined background on the long sides and a crane with spread wings on the shorter sides. Both animals were associated with longevity. Their eyes were highlighted with copper inlay, adding a lively touch to the animation. The lid is centered with a Chinese character "Xi" (Paired-Hui in Korean), which means double happiness. (In Chinese culture, it is often used in a wedding ceremony). The large symbol was set on geometrical background of tightly scrolling diamond pattern surrounded by stylized Ruyi mushroom heads, another floral longevity symbol. Archaic fret cloud band borders the entire perimeters of the lid and the container.
Tobacco was introduced to Korean in the first half of the 17th century and gradually gained popularity. When the tobacco was started being smoked in shredded form instead of rolled leaves, there rose the production of the smoking accessories, with some in fine quality as luxury items for the elite. The accoutrement such as this box is a fine example made in late Joseon dynasty, using extensive silver inlay, a technique called "jjoeum-ipsa", in which the silver wires were hammered into the scorched iron surface to create the elaborate design.
Similar boxes with variation of shape and motifs are in the collection of several major museums. Compare the box with item Gu 754 in the National Museum of Korea; item 22.78 in MET NYC and M.240:1, 2-1926 in V& A Museum in London. The most closely related example we found is item C232 in the collection of the Museum of East Asian Art...
Category
Korean Other Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Copper, Iron
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
Southeast Asian Moorish Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Pewter
Pair Large Meiji Japanese Bronze Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very fine Meiji period Japanese bronze vases with dark brown patina with dragon handles and exceptional designs of grotesque mythological figures. 23 1/4 inches tall and eac...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$7,500 / set