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Period: Early 20th Century
Pair Large Antique Chinese Cloisonne Crane Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very large antique Chinese cloisonne enameled metal candle holders fashioned as standing cranes holding prunus branch and lotus leaf in their mouths. Tops of the bodies remo...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Burmese Silver Offering Bowl
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A SILVER OFFERING BOWL WITH SCENES FROM THE VIDHURA-PANDITA JATAKA, LOWER BURMA (MYANMAR), DATED 1901.
A hammered repoussé Buddhist beggar’s bowl form with high relief design depicting scenes from the Vidhura-Pandita Jataka on the upper row of cartouches and beneath neat rows of semicircular lappets each depicting various auspicious human and animal forms with scrolling acanthus leaf backgrounds. The overall concept is similar to the layered effect of a Burmese court costume. The circular etched design on the base is of Punnaka astride his magical horse mid-stride holding the white umbrella and Vidhura pleading behind. All surrounded by an inscription, translated as, "Mr Saw Marn's silver bowl. Year 1263 [1901 CE]".
Excellent condition.
11 3/4 in. (30 cm) diameter x 5 7/8 in. (15 cm) high.
38 troy oz., 2lbs. 10 oz. (1175 grams).
Provenance:
The Noble Silver Collection.
Bonhams New York, 24 March 2022, The Noble Silver Collection Treasures from the Burmese Silver Age, lot 942.
Published:
David Owens, Burmese Silver Art: Masterpieces Illuminating Buddhist, Hindu and Mythological Stories of Purpose and Wisdom, 2020, p. 76, no. S81, fig. 3.57.
Bonham’s Footnotes:
In the Vidhura-Pandita Jataka, the bodhisattva that will later become Gautama Buddha perfects the virtue of truthfulness (sacca), at once a keen perception of the true reality of things and an unwavering commitment to imparting this truth. Reborn as a renowned advisor to a virtuous king, the bodhisattva uses undivided speech throughout the story—even when it puts him in harm's way—thereby preventing disputes among rulers, offering amnesty, and ultimately saving the antagonists who initially conspired to kill him.
Burmese Silver Ceremonial Offering Bowls were produced in great numbers, the finely decorated ceremonial offering bowl is the quintessential Burmese silver artwork...
Category
Burmese Other Antique Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Antique Japanese Brass Oversized Vase /Umbrella/Stick Stand
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Cast brass Japanese vase . Can be used as umbrella /stick stand
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase with artist sign, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.
Artist signature is on the last photo.
Age: Japan, Showa Pe...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$1,104 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 18.7 ...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Floral Cherry Blossom Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of identical Japanese enamel over copper vases. Each vase has a globular shaped body and a wide neck with a fluted mouth. Each vase is enameled with a polychrome design repres...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Polychrome Enamel Bronze Cloisonne Charger
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty polychrome enamel bronze cloisonne charger.
Unusual and rare bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Cloisonne charger. The brightly ...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Period Mixed Metals Bronze Double Gourd Form Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Japanese bronze vase.
From the Meiji Period.
With copper and silver floral and vine and butterfly inlay as well a kanji symbol to the neck (possibly a stylized f...
Category
Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Bronze, Copper
Pair of Vintage Asian Bronze Incense Burners , Koro
Located in Bochum, NRW
Pair of vintage Asian bronze incense burners
A pair of bronze censers with lids, handles, and knobs as mythological animals, China circa 1...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase with artist sign, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.
Artist signature is on the last photo.
Age: Japan, Showa Pe...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Floral Enameled Footed Sensor C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Floral Enameled Footed Sensor C1920
Measures - 4.5"h x 4.25"diam
Category
Asian Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Cylindrical Precious Object Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and stunning pair cylindrical Chinese cloisonné enamel sleeve vases dating from the early 20th century, probably late Qing. The tall pair of vases...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Chinese Blessings Charm Ring, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this silver charm ring was crafted by the Miao peoples of Guizhou province and was believed to protect the wearer from bad luck and malevolent spirits...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Large Indo-Persian Tinned Copper Moorish Jar With Lid
By Rajhastani
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
Indian Moorish Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
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
Indian Moorish Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Antique Archaic Style Patinated Bronze Planter, China, Early 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Archaic style antique bronze planter - large size - featuring fine casting with over-all textured finish, decorative elements and Greek key bord...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Middle Eastern Brass Islamic Art Vase Engraved with Arabic Calligraphy
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Islamic brass repoussé vase, finely hand-etched, engraved, hammered and chased with elaborate Moorish Syrian designs decorated with medall...
Category
Southeast Asian Moorish Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
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
Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Metal
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Scalloped Edge Charger with Geometric Floral Design
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Scalloped Edge Charger with Geometric Floral Pattern C1920.
2 1/4" x 14 3/8" x 14 3/8".
A beautifully crafted antique Japanese cloisonne charger from c...
Category
Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
JAPAN 1900 Meiji Period Bronze Planter Vase With Carved Wood Base
Located in Miami, FL
Large Planter Vase from imperial Japan.
This a beautiful piece of Japanese decorative arts, created in Japan during the Meiji imperial period, circa 1900. The oversized vase can be ...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
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
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Antique Japanese Cloissone Enameled Meiji Vase with Flowers Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji vase offers Cloissone enameled flower decoration, c1900
Measures- 7.5''H x 3''W x 3''D.
A striking Japanese cloi...
Category
Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Edwardian brass nut cracker
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian brass nut cracker in the form of a crocodile.
Category
Edwardian Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century, Japanese Bronze Mirror with Wooden Case and Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze mirror with wooden case and stand.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, early 20th century
Size of mirror only: Height 40 C.M. / Diamet...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Meiji Japanese Bronze Jardinière Japanese People on a Boat, Genryusai Seiya Zo
Located in New York, NY
A masterpiece, rare, 19th Century Japanese bronze Jardinière/centerpiece of a group of Japanese travelers on a boat, signed on the bottom, Genryusai Seiya...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese Ormolu Bowl Produced for Export to Islamic Market
Located in London, GB
Antique Chinese ormolu bowl produced for export to Islamic Market
Chinese, early 20th century
Measures: Height 13cm, width 31cm, depth 22cm
This ch...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Ormolu
Japanese Iron Tetsubin with Chrysanthemum Blossoms, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorated with stylized chrysanthemum blossoms, symbols of longevity and rejuvenation, this Japanese teapot was used to boil water for traditional tea ceremonies. Known as tetsubin, ...
Category
Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Chinese "Giant" Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Flowers" with Wood Stand #Ja2
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a very large and beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel egg with intricated patterns made by hand seating on a wood stand, early 20 century. It's measured about 16.5" x 10" wi...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper
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
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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
Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonne Vases with Floral Decoration & Wooden Stands
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of vases are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Japan and date to approximately 1920 and done in an Anglo-Japanese style. The vases are done in engraved brass w...
Category
Japanese Anglo-Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
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 Victorian Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Copper
Chinese Large Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Flowers" with Wood Stand #12
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a large and beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel egg depicting flowers and bird with a wood stand, early 20 century.
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Middle Eastern Moorish Dallah Arabic Brass Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern traditional Arabian brass Dallah coffee pot.
Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted brass finish and a very large spout....
Category
Omani Islamic Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Copper
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
Philippine Tribal Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Four Antique Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Vases C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Four Antique Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Vases C1920
Measures - Sm to Lg: 5.25"H x 2.75"W x 2.75"D
5.25"H x 3.25"W x 3.25"D
...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Chinese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
$850 Sale Price
26% Off
Antique Copper Hand Etched Egyptian Islamic Large Bowl Pot Jardiniere
By Mamluke
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Copper hand etched polished brass cache pot.
Could be used as a vase or Jardiniere, indoor or outdoor.
Figural scenes and pyramid architectural and geometric designs hand-hammered on metal copper vessel.
Middle Eastern Egyptian copper...
Category
Egyptian Islamic Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enameled Vase with Flowers C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enameled Vase with Flowers C1920
Measures- 9''H x 4.5''W x 4.5''D
Category
Asian Meiji Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Pair of Chinese Qing Cloisonne Enamel Cranes Figurines
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large antique Chinese cloisonne enamel crane figurines with long necks and legs. The bodies of the cranes and their bases are decorated with foliage patterns and dragon ima...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
$16,800 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Fine Pair Of Antique Thai Mounted Bronze Elephant Bells
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Traditional pair of late 19th/ early 20th Century Brass or Bronze bells commonly referred to as Elephant Bells although bells of this size were more likely used for the gigantic Wat...
Category
Thai Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
1910 Cloisonné Jar with Lid
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1910 cloisonné jar with lid. One dent in vase area.
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Metalwork
Chinese Export Silver Bowl
By Luen Hing
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Silver Bowl on plain round pedestal base. The decoration comprises of two applied opposing dragons against a plain background. Marked LH, for Luen Hing, a retailer based in...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
$16,329
Pair of Kashmiri Indo-Persian Lacquered Metal Copper Vases
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exceptionally large pair of Kashimiri Indo-Persian lacquered copper vases.
The metal hand hammered designs is so fine that you need to get very close ...
Category
Indian Moorish Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Set of 8 Antique Burmese Dragon Bronze Opium Weights
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming set of eight antique Burmese dragon bronze opium weights. The largest weight measures4.25"H x 3.25"W x 2"D. The smallest weight measures 7/8"...
Category
Burmese Grand Tour Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
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
Indian Folk Art Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Copper, Tin
Japanese Silver Incense Burner, Akoda Koro, by Nomura, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely and luxurious Japanese silver incense burner of lobed melon form, akoda koro, marked jungin and signed Nomura, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The silver koro...
Category
Japanese Meiji Vintage Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Indonesian Garuda brass bell
Located in Chonburi, TH
This Antique Indonesian Garuda brass bell is a truly exceptional piece that embodies the magnificence and symbolism of the mythical Garuda bird in In...
Category
Indonesian Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
$179 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Double Handled Cast Bronze Vases C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Double Handled Cast Bronze Vases C1920
Measures - 6.5"H x 2.5"W x 3"D (floral)
5.75"H x 2.5"W x 2.5"D
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Floral Apothecary Mortar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage mortar and pestle from Shanxi, China was cast in iron with a floral relief. It was originally used in a traditional apothecary t...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase with artist sign, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.
Artist signature is on the last photo.
Age: Japan, Showa Per...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Decorated Swan Compote Circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinese Cloisonne compote offers enamel decorated construction with bowl having central swan (or heron) in marsh setting with floral bordering, rai...
Category
Asian Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Export Silver Bowl and Spoon
Located in New Orleans, LA
This delightful and extremely rare spoon and bowl pair exemplifies the remarkable artistry of Chinese export silver. Chinese silver pieces are renowned for their exceptional quality and unique designs, and the majority are entirely hand crafted. Today, many of these elaborate designs are housed in major museum collections, and remain a rarity on the market.
Beginning in the 18th century, silver workshops in China specialized in the manufacture of silver export pieces for Western audiences. Typically bearing motifs that were popular amongst Americans and Europeans such as dragons, bamboo and floral patterns, these charming pieces were all beautifully handcrafted with the utmost skill. Today, important pieces of Chinese export silver such as this one can be found in many of the major museum collections, and are highly valued amongst collectors.
The bowl boasts a fluid, undulating rim exquisitely engraved to depict bamboo, a motif which continues throughout the bowls body. Accompanying the bowl is a matching silver spoon, its handle intricately modeled as a vine with floral buds climbing upwards to its bowl, which seems to bloom with lovely applied buds and flowers.
The spoon features the mark of Wing Fat, a firm active in Hong Kong from 1875-1930 and Sing Fat...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Chinese Asian Antique Qing Water Bottle Vessel Bed Warmer With Floral Design
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully decorated Chinese late Qing-dynasty (1644–1911) hot water bottle, originally used to heat a bed or warm the body. This piece is made of brass (it could be bronze but w...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Chinese Qing Fine Quality Black Cloisonne Lidded Container
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and quality Chinese Qing black cloisonne enamel lidded container dating from the latter 19th or early 20th century. The container is brass b...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Enamel
1910 Cloisonné Vase
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1910 cloisonné vase.
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Metalwork
Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys. Crafted over a century ago, a B...
Category
Tibetan Tibetan Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Copper
