Antique Japanese Edo Period Silver and Gilt Hair Ornament

Classical Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Greek Woman, 20th century, the standing figure adjusting her dress, on a square plinth. 31.5" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" D.

French Gilt Cast Metal Lute Player, seated on a column and foot stool in Renaissance period costume. 11.5" H x 10" W x 4.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.

"Le Reveil" Art Deco Gilt Bronze Sculpture, circa 1920, depicting a woman with outstretched arms on a pink fossil marble base, indistinctly signed and faintly marked "Keck". 10.5" H ...

Auguste-Joseph Carrier (French, 1800-1875)  Figural Group Gilt Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, depicting a classically dressed woman attending to her children, on a shaped recta...

An exceptional and wood statue of Buddhism Guardian Seitaka Doji from Japan circa Edo period (1603-1868), likely the earlier part of 17th century. One of two chief attendants of Fudou Myouou (the other being Kongara Doji), the name of Seitaka Doji is a transliteration of Sanskrit "Cetaka", meaning servant, slave, and he is said to personify expedient action. He is most commonly found on the right side of Fudou, together with Kongara Doji on the left, forming the Immovable triad, Fudou Sanzon, the terror of evil doers. Seitaka largely adheres to the iconography of a wrathful youth with fleshy body and face, skin in the color of a red lotus, has his hair tied in five knots, and holds a vajra in his left hand and a vajra-club in his right hand, but the actual artistic representations of him in Japan do...

An incredible Edo Period Japanese gilt and lacquered carved wood shrine depicting a Bodhisattva with piercing glass eyes, a contemplative expression, and h...

This artifact is an antique Kayakuire (火薬入れ), or gunpowder flask, a fascinating example of traditional Japanese craftsmanship. In feudal Japan, gunpowder flasks were essential access...

This antique wooden Buddhist figure was crafted in the Edo Period (1603–1868). Although the specific identity of the deity it represents is unknown, the figure has a gentle presence...