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Period: 19th Century
Vintage Chinese 57cm Bronze Four Horses Drawn Cart from Ancient China
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Antique Chinese Bronze Four Horses Drawn Cart – 57cm Ancient Masterpiece
Experience the grandeur of ancient China with this 57cm Antique Chinese Bronze Four Horses Drawn Cart, a st...
Category
Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
A Japanese patinated bronze vase depicting a cricket
Located in Milano, IT
A slender shape patinated bronze vase depicting a naturalistic scene of a cricket sitting on iris leaves.
Signed Joun in relief within an oval reserve.
Origin: Japan
Period: Meiji ...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Metal Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of brilliant blue Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel metal vases with rounded square shape. Each 24 by 8 1/2 by 10 inches.
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
19th Century Japanese Cast Bronze + Rattan Geisha Mirror Mating Cranes Edo Kanji
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful nature scene of two mating cranes. Heavy bronze mirror. Present as-found and unpolished. Unmarked, but with Kanji title in artwork. Weighing just over 4 lbs.
Category
Anglo-Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Twin Handled Bronze Vase with Silver, Brass & Copper Inlay
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Japanese Meiji twin handled bronze vase decorated with floral designs in silver, brass and copper inlay dating from the 19th century...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Silver
Ikebana in bronze of an Hawk designed to display flowers hanged on the wall
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze intentded for hanging (銅掛斜生, dô kakenanaike, « hanging bronze ») depicting a hawk, placed on a branch. The inside is hollow so a bouquet a flowers can be put inside and thus, ...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Lidded Jar Decorated with Flowers & Butterflies
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Japanese Meiji cloisonne lidded jar decorated with butterflies amidst bamboo and flowering shrubs dating from the latter 19th Century...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Chinese Export Silver Goblet
Located in London, GB
A Chinese silver goblet profusely decorated with chased, richly defined chrysanthemum against a matte background and is supported by two intertwi...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Antique Late Edo C1850 Japanese Bronze Suiban Ikebana Bowl Planter Jardinière
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Late Edo Period Japanese Bronze Suiban Ikebana Bowl Planter (C1850)
This large, fine quality bronze bowl planter, known as a Suiban Ikebana, dates back to the late Edo perio...
Category
Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Qing Twin Handled Miniature Bronze Tripod Censer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and heavily made antique Chinese Qing (1644-1911) twin handled bronze tripod censer dating from the 18/19th century. The censer stands raised on three simply formed legs wh...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Opium Wieght in the Form of a Buddhist lion
Located in PARIS, FR
Tiny opium weight in bonze with brownish patina in the shape of a Buddhist guardian lion, also name Fo dog, characteristic with its exorbitated eyes and an embossed and wavy mane and...
Category
Cambodian Folk Art Antique 19th Century 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 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Lead
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
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Chinese Vintage Bronze Longevity Patterns Teapot Wine Pot with Stool Stand
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Add a touch of cultural elegance to your collection with this Chinese Vintage Bronze Teapot and Wine Pot Set, featuring intricate longevity patterns and a unique stool stand design. ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Spear, Edo Period, bears signature
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Japanese long spear. Partly lacquered wood with a forged spearhead which is signed. High quality as most of Japanese items.
Provenance: early 20th century Swedish collection.
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Black Hawk in Cherry Blossom Tree Charge
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era decorative enamel over copper charger plate. The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome image of a hawk seated on a sakura tree branch,...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Antique Asian Hindu Bronze Temple Toy Camel on Wheels
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Inspired by a scene from Ramakian or Ramayan, the Indian epic Rama and Sita.
Antique Indian Temple Toy bronze camel on wheels.
Antique hindu bronze temple camel with rider statue toy on wheels.
Commonly known as "Temple Toys...
Category
Indian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Indian Antique Cased Silver Filigree Card Case
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique Indian silver filigree card case presented in its original fitted box dating from the 19th century. The card case is of flat rectangular shape with a simple friction fitting detachable cover which fits snuggly over a shaped overlapping inner edge. The case is made from panels separated by thin silver banding...
Category
Indian Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Pair of Japanese Bronze Grasshopper Vases
Located in PARIS, FR
Insects (mushi) occupy an important place in Japanese culture. Hunting for insects is a popular pastime, especially among children. Using plastic nets and cages, they catch cicadas and beetles to observe them.
Between 1830 and 1832, Hokusai composed an untitled series of ten large horizontal prints...
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
27cm Old Bronze Chime Bell
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Old Asian Bronze Chime Bell – A Timeless Symbol of Harmony and Tradition
This Old Asian Bronze Chime Bell is a beautifully crafted piece of tradition...
Category
Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Brass Betel Nut Cutter from India Collectible Asian Mughal Artifact
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Brass Betel Nut Cutter from India Collectible Asian Mughal Artifact.
Add a touch of cultural and historical significance to your collection with this antique Indian Sarota or...
Category
Indian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Metal Mughal Horse Stirrups with Silver Inlay, 19th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
Thepair of metal Mughal horse stirrups with silver inlay, dating back to the 19th century, are astriking example of equestrian equipment reflecting the ar...
Category
Indian Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Silver
Japanese Edo/Meiji Gilded Bronze Folded Paper Handled Basket with Applications
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual antique Japanese gilded bronze basket of folded paper form body with applied panels and decoration dating from the 19th century and either late Edo or early Meiji period (...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
A Large Meiji Period Bronze Temple Lantern
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A 19th century Japanese Bronze temple lantern decorated with finely cast animals and bells. The pagoda top above the open fret work lantern section with a door that opens.
Circa 1880
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Very Large 19th Century Japanese Cloisonné Bronze Vase with Magnolias
Located in Hudson, NY
Very Large 19th Century Japanese Cloisonné Bronze Vase with a parrot in a magnolia tree.
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Silver Figures of Eight Immortals Yangqinghe Jiuji Marks, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
Important and rare silver figures of eight immortals Yangqinghe Jiuji marks, Late Qing dynasty. Each hollow figure portraying one of the immortals in an animated pose, with highly detailed facial features, four pierced with apertures for the insertion of facial hair, clad in finely chased robes, all but two with their characteristic attributes, their bases bearing either two seal marks reading Yangqinghe Jiuji gongyibu and Zhe'ning Hu Qiusheng zao, or three marks in regular script reading Yangqinghe Jiuji gongyibu, Shang and Sheng zuo, original hand-carved wood stands. Measures: 11 1/4in (28.5cm) high (tallest one).
The earliest records of the silver atelier known as Yangqinghe date to 1775 in Shanghai...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate Depicting A Rider Cherry Blossom
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period copper plate adorned with a polychrome cloisonne enamel design. Has a blue ground color. The plate depicts a man riding a horse, surrounded by flower...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#08
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese cloisonné enamel round box with lid depicting floral patterns. A white base tone and colorful floral all around, from the 19th century.
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Antique Japanese Meiji Era (c1880) Cloisonné Vase Phoenix & Dragon 8”
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
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Chinese Qing Bronze Teapot with Dragon and Phoenix
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Old collection of this Chinese Bronze Teapot with Dragon and Phoenix, the mark on the bottom Qian Long Nian Zhi means it was made in Qing dynasty...
Category
Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Bronze Group of Mice, Pumpkin and Pomegranate
Located in PARIS, FR
Polychrome bronze of a group of mice around a pumpkin and a pomegranate. The five mice have a dark brown patina, while the hollowed-out gourd is dark brown and the split pomegranate ...
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
1880's Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Censer, Ducks on the Fitted Wood Base
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese bronze cloisonne enamel censer in a form of ducks sitting on the fitted wood base. It's been carefully designed in every detail.
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper
A pair of bronze vases with Onagadori roosters
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of bronze vases adorned with inlays, decorated with two Onagadori roosters, known for their elegant length of tail. The roosters are represented perched on a plum branch.
Signe...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Bronze Vase with Landscape and Red Patina
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique Japanese bronze vase with landscape and red patina, Meiji Period (1868-1912) bronze vase with wild grasses under a silver moon. Re...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Bronze
19th Century Japanese Bronze Burns Incense Character with Dragon
Located in Marseille, FR
Japanese bronze burns incense with important characters a dragon vase decorated with Greek frieze of white flowers.
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Ottoman Brass Inkwell and Pen Case Qalamdan
Located in Stamford, CT
Exceptional Turkish etched brass Qalamdan, a traveling scribe's inkwell and pen case. The beautiful dome topped inkwell is rare, it is attached by chain to th...
Category
Turkish Islamic Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Chinese Qing Yellow Cloisonne Writing Set
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and exceptional antique Chinese Qing yellow cloisonne enamel writing or desk dating from the latter 19th century. The set comprises a lidded inkwell, a hinge lidded box, a pen...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jar with Butterflies Goto
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese gilt copper lidded jar with cloisonne enamel design.
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jar with Butterflies...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Copper
19th Century Burmese Bronze Temple Bell with Hardwood Stand, Large Scale
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Burmese bronze temple bell with original carved hardwood stand, painted iron hanging bracket, and striker. This rare large scale cast bronze bell has a splendid sculptural and spiritual presence.
The bell has a long inscription on the upper part. The offering of a bronze bell to a monastery or temple was considered second only to the offering of a Buddha image as an act of merit (kutho).
Such bells were cast using the lost wax (cire perdue) method. Casting of such bells was auspicious with specific rituals being performed by the caster and sponsors to ensure the appropriate blessings.
The bell here, as with all such Burmese bells...
Category
Burmese Tibetan Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Ground Crane Frenzy Plate Attributed to Hayashi
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, Meiji era, enamel over copper plate or charger attributed to Hayashi Kodenji, Japanese, 1831 to 1915. Circa 1890.
The plate has an octagonal form.
The interior of the plate is enameled with a polychrome image of cranes on the turquoise ground made in the Cloisonne technique.
The backside is decorated with a foliate scroll ornament on the turquoise ground made in the same technique.
Hayashi Kodenji was a pivotal figure in the history of Cloisonne enamel manufacturer.
He was instrumental in the formation and leadership of the Shippo cho enamellers guild, and it is probable that he worked for the Nagoya-based Shippo Kaisha.
He exhibited and won prizes at many international exhibitions: Nuremberg 1885 Silver, Paris 1889 Silver...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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
A Japanese Bronze Vase With Applied Lotus Leaf Design
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese patinated bronze vase with alternating lotus leaf design. Meiji Period
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Bronze Ikebana 'Flower Arranging' Basket with Frog
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze flower arranging basket with a small frog climbing up the side. Excellently rendered details in the basket weaving. Signature on the bottom reads: Eiho.
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Signed Islamic Ottoman or Persian Repousse Silver Vases
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A fine Pair of Islamic silver vases.
Richly decorated with Ishafan (Eshafan) style repousse decoration throughout including gryphon heads, flowers & vines, birds of paradise, foliage...
Category
Unknown Islamic Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Vase with Koi Fishes and Flowers, 19th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Japanese bronze vase from the Meiji Period (late 19th) signed on the bottom. The vase is beautifully decorated with two koi fishes and a floral motif, a branch with flowers and lea...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Copper
19th Century Japanese Cockerel and Chicken
Located in London, GB
A fine quality set of two Meiji period Japanese cockerel and chicken.
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Japanese Patinated Bronze Mixed Metal Charger Meiji Period, circa 1880
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large Japanese patinated bronze
Mixed metal charger
Meiji period
Finely decorated in gold, silver, copper and bronze.
Naturalistically accurate...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze
Pair of Japanese Large Bronze Vases with Turtles and Cranes
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze vases, incised, detailed designs on each vase. One vase is decorated with a family of cranes at a rocky water's edge, with flowers and an old pine tree. The other vase depicts turtles at a rocky water's edge with bamboo, along with turtles swimming...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bird Jar Attributed to Honda
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, early Meiji era, enamel over gilt copper covered jar. The exterior of the jar is adorned with polychrome enamel medallions representing Phoenix birds, and flower...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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
Antique 19th Century Brass Islamic Middle Eastern Floor Lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Extremely fine antique Islamic floor brass lamp with Kufic Mamluke revival pierced foliate openwork’s chased and chiselled with arabic calligraphy and figures.
Antique 19th century Middle Eastern Egyptian floor decorative candle lamp,
Rising from wide trumpet foot through to slightly tapering cylindrical shaft with two pronounced collars to gently flaring mouth and flat rim, the shaft with pierced openwork lattice containing scrolling vine issuing from cusped palmettes, bordered above and below by bands of engraved scrolling floral vine, the upper section of the foot and the body below the mouth with further pierced openwork sections in rectangular cusped cartouches with similar design set in a ground of engraved scrolling floral vine, interlocking palmettes and stylized cloud bands, band of verses.
This large floor Moorish Syrian Middle Eastern...
Category
Egyptian Moorish Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Japanese Silver Enamel Incese Burner (Koro) Meiji Period
By Sanju Saku
Located in Sarasota, FL
Japanese silver and enamel Incense Burner (Koro) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century. The koro is set on tripod feet, The body decorated with three panels of birds and flowers w...
Category
Japanese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
19th Century Superior Quality Japanese Bronze Vase with Grape Vine Handles
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century superior quality Japanese bronze vase with grape vine handles. Beautifully shaped Edo period (first half of the 19th century) vase with c...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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
Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Charger with Insects and Fall Foliage Plate Goto
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Japanese Meiji period, 1868 to 1912, cloisonne enamel metal charger plate depicting a multicolored picture of vines and grapes with...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Chinese Pewter Tea or Tobacco Container with Engraved Scene Around, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Chinese Pewter Tea or Tobacco Container with Engraved Scene Around, 19th Century
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Pewter
