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Place of Origin: Asian
Unique and Large Thewa Pendant – Rajasthan, Late 19th to Early 20th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Unique and Large Thewa Pendant – Rajasthan, Late 19th to Early 20th Century
Provenance: Rajasthan, India
Date: Late 19th to early 20th century
Dimensions: 5.5 × 4.7 × 0.3 cm
Material...
Category
20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Early 20th Century Thai Temple Drum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegantly carved temple drum wase use in Buddhist Temples. It’s carved from teak and lacquered black with red and green stripped details. The top and straps are made of leather. These gigantic goblet...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Teak, Lacquer
Sculpture Indian Goddess in Patinated Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture Indian Goddess in patinated bronze, beautiful chiselling, early 20th century.
Measures: H 23 cm, W 18 cm, D 12 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Siamese Stone Relief Temple Carving
Located in Hudson, NY
This temple relief was purchased from a late 19th century upstate NY garden. This lovely Buddhist carving is in an as found state taken directly from the...
Category
1890s Other Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Garnet Cluster 925 Sterling Silver Fashion Jewelry 8" Inch Bracelet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Multi-Stone Garnet Cluster 925 Sterling Silver Fashion Jewelry 8" Inch Bracelet. This stunning bracelet brings together the rich, earthy tones of garnets beautifully complemented by ...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$195 Sale Price
40% Off
Miniature Chinese Etagere Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
A full size bookcase with this level of workmanship and detail would be an incredible find, but this beautiful piece of furniture—at only eight inches tall—is perfectly constructed d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Qing Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
$288 / item
Russian traditional icon “The Twelve great feasts”, 19th century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th century / Religious Icon / oak / Baroque / Antique
A Russian Feastday icon in tempera on panel from the estate of a collector. Hand painted in the 19th century.
The ...
Category
19th Century Baroque Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Les Ottomanes Printemps Haussman Paris Istanbul Exposition 1990
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Les Ottomanes Printemps Haussman Paris Istanbul Exposition 1990.
By Teresa Battesti maitre de conference.
French Text.
Great references for costumes and textiles of the Ottoman em...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Indian Pipe – Carved Stone and Silver-Plated Metal
Located in Madrid, ES
"19th Century Indian Pipe – Carved Stone and Silver-Plated Metal"
Dimensions: 26 x 3 x 3 cm
Antique ceremonial pipe of Indian origin, dating from the 19th century, made of finely ca...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Handmade Sterling Silver and Gold-Plated Mezuzah Case Carmel Shabi Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite handmade Mezuzah case is a unique piece crafted in Jerusalem in 1986 by the renowned Israeli artist Carmel Shabi. Made of sterling silver (...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Antique 20thC Russian Faberge Style Nephrite & Peridot & Gold Cane Handle c.1910
By Fabergé
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Imperial Russian style 18k gold mounted nephrite cane handle, applied with nineteen round cut Peridots around the white enamel base. Cane handles crafted f...
Category
20th Century Other Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
16th Century Southeast Asian Stone Buddha Amulet Plaque
Located in Madrid, ES
A finely carved small devotional stone plaque, likely dating to the 16th century, depicting a serene seated Buddha in a meditative posture with hands in Anjali Mudra (gesture of reve...
Category
16th Century Other Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
Wooden Taj Mahal miniature
Located in Milano, IT
The miniature is made of a wood similar to walnut, more likely an Asian rosewood. On the surface, it has floral motif decorations, believed to be made by inlay in a metal alloy. The ...
Category
19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tôle
Antique Chinese Porcelain Pillar Blue & White Dragon Snuff Bottle
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese porcelain dragon snuff bottle, unusual cylindrical pillar form with no neck, unglazed top and bottom concentric grooved base, narrow aperture, painted in under glaze cobalt b...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Antique Brass Judaica Menorah by the Bezalel Academy
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century antique brass Judaica Menorah by the Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem
Israel, c.1930
Measures: 28cm high x 20cm wide x 5.5cm deep
Ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Russian Garnet & Tourmaline Engraved Silver Bracelet
Located in Worcester, GB
Antique Russian Garnet & Tourmaline Engraved Silver Bracelet
Late 19th to Early 20th Century
This elegant Russian bracelet features 21 mixed-...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exquisite 1950 Handmade Silver Filigree Mezuzah by Artist Zadok
Located in New York, NY
This stunning, large handmade Mezuzah case was crafted in Jerusalem in the 1950s by the renowned artist Zadok. Made of sterling silver, as marked with the 925 stamp, the piece showca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Chinese Nephrite and Agate Peonies Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Pot
Located in London, GB
Chinese nephrite and agate peonies model in a cloisonné enamel pot
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 51cm, width 39cm, depth 31cm
This remarkable hardstone flower sculpture was crafted...
Category
20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Agate, Metal, Enamel
Silver Besamim Spice Box for Havdalah
Located in London, GB
This beautifully decorated besamim, a decorative spice box used in the weekly Jewish ceremony of Havdalah, marking the conclusion of Shabbat (the Sabbath) - is a fine piece of antiqu...
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Santa Fe Style by Christine Mather & Sharon Woods
Located in Bradenton, FL
Santa Fe Style by Christine Mather & Sharon Woods. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition published in 1986 by Rizzoli of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. Illustrated, 26...
Category
1980s Vintage Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Polychrome Wood Model of an Indonesian Toraja Dwelling or Tongkonan, C. 1900
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A polychrome wood model of a Toraja dwelling or tongkonan
Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tana Toraja, early 20th century
H. 60 x L. 94 x D. 33 cm
Provenance:
- Seminary Rosa Stichting, Nijmegen
- Instituut voor Kulturele Antropologie van de Katholieke Universiteit, Nijmegen
- With Michel Thieme...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$3,801 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by David Palombo
By David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Hand forged, iron Hanukkah lamp Menorah in the style known as “Brutalism”, David Palombo, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1950.
David Palombo (1920-1966), was a sculptor and painter. He wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Painting Depicting Commodore Perry’s Ship with Buddhist Monks Aboard
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese painting depicting Commodore Matthew Perry’s flagship USS Mississippi bringing the coffin with the remains of US marine private Robert Williams who died while serving on t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paint, Paper
Japanese Art Deco Showa Period Hakata Ningyô of a Boy Holding a Fish, Ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Art Deco Showa Period Hakata Ningyô of a Boy Holding a Fish, Ca. 1920
Signed on the bottom.
DIMENSIONS
8” high x 7.5” wide ...
Category
1920s Japonisme Vintage Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 20th Century Imperial Russian Gun Metal & Diamond Cane Handle c.1900
By Fabergé
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Imperial Russian gun metal cane handle, mounted with approximately 100 small old cut diamonds which spiral around the cane handle.The diamonds turn a simpl...
Category
20th Century Other Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Eight Antique Chinese Tobacco Pipe Holder Antrophomorphic Subject, Tobacco Curio
Located in Leuven , BE
Eight Antique Chinese Tobacco Pipe Holders with Antrophomorphic Subject, made of the Wood of Fruit Trees.
French Private Collection.
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fruitwood
Large Kokeshi Doll XL Solid Wood Japan Showa Period 37cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large hand made and painted kokeshi doll from the late Showa period (1926-1989), XL size of 37cm! Circa 70s-80s, Japan, marked on the bottom by the maker.
Specific regions have diff...
Category
1970s Showa Vintage Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Table Top Cabinet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A small antique Chinese cabinet with hand carved and painted decoration. The top with 2 small shelves with two hand painted doors and drawe...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Miniature Noodle Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A treasure of a chest, this charming miniature cabinet is named for the narrow, rounded molding that surrounds the frame and resembles noodles. Lacquered rich red, the small cabinet exhibits the same high level of craftsmanship found in larger such cabinets made in the Qing dynasty with exquisitely painted floral decorations and handcrafted hardware. The cabinet opens to a single shelf, making it just the place to stow jewelry...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
20th Century Soviet Cold War Anti Aircraft Binoculars c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An impressive set of highly polished Cold War-era anti-aircraft binoculars from the former USSR, crafted in the 20th Century. Accompanied by a sleek and adjustable metal tripod, thes...
Category
1950s Other Vintage Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Signed Araki's Magnum Opus: Complete Book Collection 1-20 + Satchin and Mabo
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book Complete Collection 1-20 plus special book Nobuyoshi Araki Book Satchin and His Brother Mabo / 1stn in 1997
The works of Nobuyoshi Araki Book collectio...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$8,197 Sale Price / set
27% Off
Pair of Tall Anglo-Indian Vases in Turned Rosewood with Bone Tops
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of tall and impressive Anglo-Indian turned rosewood vases with bone tops and incised circular ornamentation. Wonderful height with beautiful turni...
Category
Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rosewood
Chinese Carved Stone Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category
20th Century Qing Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone
19th Century Hand Carved Wood Large Scale Indian Figurene
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unique figure of man with worn details and faded polychrome.
Signs of heavy deterioration over the years.
A curiosity/collectors piece.
Please see detailed photos for c...
Category
19th Century Primitive Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
$4,704 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Painted Bamboo Walking Stick, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century walking stick from northern China is comprised of a length of thin bamboo that has been steamed and bent into a hook shape. The bamboo segments are painted in alter...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Asian Water Pipe Yellow Copper, Tortoiseshell Scale, Tobacco Collectible
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique Chinese Water Pipe in Yellow Copper, decorated with Tortoiseshell Scales. The Rectangular Base gives this Object its Elegance.
French Private...
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Voc Dish
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Chinese export porcelain VOC (Dutch East India Company) dish
Canton, Yongzheng period, circa 1730
Diam. 23 cm
Executed in rose-pink, ...
Category
18th Century Chinese Export Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Israeli Enamel Street Sign – "Rehov HaGaon Eliyahu" (1948)
Located in New York, NY
This enamel-on-iron street sign, produced in Israel in 1948, features Hebrew and English text in a classic blue-on-white design. It marks "Rehov HaGaon Eliyahu," a street named in ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Early 20th Century Bezalel Jerusalem Shabbat Tray
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Bezalel Jerusalem wooden tray inlaid with Jerusalem stone and mother of pearl.
The large tray is carved with the Seven Species on its...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
$15,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Rare and Old Chinese Tubular Water Pipe, Made from the Root of a Bamboo
Located in Leuven , BE
The bamboo water pipe has a cylindrical shape. The upper part is half sawn open. The water reservoir is located at the bottom of the cylinder.The Ends of the Rootlets are finished wi...
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Brass Aspara Bell Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A brass Aspara bell sculpture piece, circa 20th century, Asia.
Category
20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$300 Sale Price
36% Off
Handmade Silver Filigree Bezalel Necklace, Jerusalem, ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite handmade necklace, crafted around 1920 by artisans of the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem, is a masterwork of silver filigree jewelry...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
19th century Indian portable Vishnu shrine
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Portable Shrine Depicting the Pastimes of Lord Vishnu India, 19th century
A beautifully crafted wooden portable shrine intricately painted and designed to...
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
A Five Volume Bible Set in Miniature Carved Olivewood Bindings Israel C. 1940
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite five-volume miniature Bible set is a remarkable and rare artifact, handcrafted in pre-1948 Israel. Encased in beautifully hand-carved olivew...
Category
1940s Vintage Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Olive, Paper
Pair of Chinese Wood Statues of Bodhisattva Buddhism Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of finely carved wood statues depicting near mirror images of two Bodhisattvas, likely dated to 19th century of late Qing dynasty, but executed in Song style. Dressed in flowing robes, crowned and bejeweled, these Bodhisattvas are known as Avalokitesvara in Sanskrit. In China, his identify took a cultural transformation and became Guanyin (the one who detects the sounds of the world), who is worshipped for her compassion and mercy for those in the sufferings.
Both posed in the seated "Royal Ease...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Old Tibetan Bronze Bell or Cymbal
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique Bronze bell or Cymbal, hand hammered - Tibet - half XIX century - can be hung from the ceiling, hanging and hitting it.
CYMBAL is a percussion instrument. Now it is used in m...
Category
1850s Tibetan Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
$594 Sale Price
50% Off
The Indonesian Table
Located in New York, NY
‘It is truly remarkable for a talented chef to also be a sensational storyteller … Petty takes you on a journey across the archipelago, through her food and her life.’ – Julien Royer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$40 / item
Tibetan Red Lacquer Cymbal Case Lid, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Ornately patterned and framed with brass fittings, this box lid dates to the 19th century originally enclosed a pair of large Tibetan cymbals. Used in processions and dance performances, cymbals provided percussive backing to wind instruments...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Fine Jelutong Wood Borneo Dayak Kliau or Shield, First Half of the 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Jelutong wood Dayak Kliau or shield
Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan, first half of the 19th century
Measures: H. 126 x W. 36 cm
The kliau or klebit is the most popular ...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
A United Charity Institution of Jerusalem Charity Box by Alfred Salzman, 1920
Located in New York, NY
A charity container designed by Alfred Salzman for the United Charity Institution of Jerusalem in 1920 is an intriguing artifact, reflecting the historical, cultural, and charitable ...
Category
1920s Vintage Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Tin
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Pink Painted Porcelain Huqqa
Located in London, GB
This beautiful porcelain huqqa (or hookah) is of Continental, possibly Russian, origin and was created in the late 19th Century. The item is finely painted and decorated with photo-r...
Category
Late 19th Century Islamic Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Russian Imperial Porcelain Easter Egg 19th century Rising Christ
Located in Sweden, SE
A rare and highly collectible Easter egg covered with exquisite miniature painting and gilding, created at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory during the reign of Alexander II. The r...
Category
Late 19th Century Empire Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Early 20th Century Silver Spice Tower by Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Silver and silver filigree spice container, Jerusalem, circa 1920.
Ball spice container raised on a stem, On a round decorated base with fili...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
How To Collect Art
Located in New York, NY
You must read this book before buying any artwork – written by the world’s leading art-market economist
Navigating the world of collecting can be a tricky process, especially for on...
Category
2010s Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$35 / item
The Tulip Garden Growing and Collecting Species, Rare and Annual Varieties
Located in New York, NY
An inspirational introduction to growing and collecting tulips, set against the backdrop of a beautiful English garden, with expert tips and advice for gardeners
Tulips are one of t...
Category
2010s Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Lacquered Wood Antique Burmese Buddha Statue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt and lacquered wood Buddha statue from Southeast Asia likely Burma, circa 19th century. The Buddha is depicted as seating on a slightly taper...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Indian Buffalo in Wood of the 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb 19th century Indian buffalo in wood
Very beautiful Indian work representing an elongated buffalo which has a superb patina and some rest of his original polychromy
The buffa...
Category
19th Century International Style Antique Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Louise Bourgeois Made Giant Spiders and Wasn’t Sorry
Located in New York, NY
A clever, quirky picture-book biography of one of the most important figures of modern and contemporary art
Louise Bourgeois was a world-famous artist who told stories of her life t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Torajan War Vest on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
A Torajan war vest on custom iron stand, Sulawesi, Indonesia, first half of 20th century.
20 inches wide by 8 inches deep by 60 inches tall
vest: 19 inches wide by 4 inches deep ...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
A Brass Mezuzah Case, India Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Stylized Brass Mezuzah Case, Made in India in the Early 20th Century.
From the 19th century through the early 20th century, there was a significant group of Jews that lived in Ind...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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