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Item Ships From: Benelux
Heavy, Japanese bronze temple bell 梵鐘 (bonshô) of traditional shape
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A heavy traditional bronze temple bell (bonshô), boasting a bright green patina and a resonant sound.
The top handle (ryûzu), is beautifully sculpted into the form of twin dragon he...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Khmer Bronze Hairpin
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Elegant and refined Khmer bronze hairpin dating between the 12th and 15th century.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large 20th Century Chinese Incense Burner Bronze or Copper Straits SE Asia
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very finely made piece for the SE Asian market.
Condition
Overall condition, 1 leg seems restored. Further in Good condition, some minimal age signs which are all pictured. Size ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Tibetan Left turn Conch Shell Trumpet with Silver Mounted decorations.
Located in Leuven , BE
Tibetan Left turn Conch Shell Trumpet with Silver Mounts
Category
Early 19th Century Tibetan Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Shell
Antique Edo/Meiji 19C Fish Incense Burner/Vase Okimono Bronze Japanese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made Okimono.
Good condition. Size: 20.5CM high
Condition
No damages, just some very minimal ware. Size: 20.5CM high
Period
19th century
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Porcelain
Shugoro Hasuda Bronze Vase with Chrysanthemum
By Shugoro Hasuda
Located in Uccle, BE
Murashido technique Japanese Bronze from the Showa period by Shugoro Hasuda.
Hasuda Shugoro graduated from Tokyo School of Arts in 1938 with a specialisation in crafts (chukin). He received many awards including : the Nitten Award and the Hokuto award. He received the most prestigious Japanese cultural recognition when he became a Person of Cultural Merit in 1991. He was one of the founders of the Creative Crafts Association as well as rue Japan Metal Sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Red Patinated Bronze Vase by Nakajima Yasumi II 二代中島保美
By Nakajima Yasumi II
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Exceptionally shaped bronze vase with a striking ‘coarse’-textured red mottled patina. The bowl subtly shaped like a flower, its slightly concave body flanked by ‘butterfly wing’-sha...
Category
20th Century Japanese Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Very large Japanese bronze 4-tiered trumpet vase with intricate wave design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Remarkable and very large bronze 4-tiered trumpet vase intricately designed with a motif of tumultuous waves.
It’s crafted to give the impression that the trumpet-shaped chalice, is ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique Edo/Meiji 19th c Vases Bronze Japanese Heavy elephant ears
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made and carved pair of Bronze vases.
Condition
just some ware and some small scratches/dents. As pictures Size: 16CM high
Period
19th century
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Porcelain
Nice Large Antique 19/20th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Statue of a Pomegranate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely shaped Blanc de Chine fruit, pomegranate.
Blanc de Chine Porcelain :
The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln c...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Chinese Tonkin Ware Cup-and-Saucer, Early 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Chinese made tonkin ware gilt- and lacquer cup and saucer
China or Japan, Chinese artisans, early 18th century
The black-lacquered cup with gilt handles in the shape of sculptured chrysanthemums and a lobbed edge decorated with gilt engraved border, with a gilt foot-ring that fits into the saucer ring, with two cartouches showing partly undercut gilt relief trees and birds on a gilt granulated background, black lacquered bracket-lobed edge, depicting gilt engraved peony scrolls and three cartouches decorated with high relief gilt trees and birds on a gilt granulated background, the centre with engraved chrysanthemum, enclosed by a raised ring upon which the cup fits, around which a circular panel decorated with high gilt relief trees, flowers, birds and a butterfly on a gilt granulated background.
Measures: Cup: H. 5.7 x W. 8.5 cm
Saucer: Diameter 13 cm
Provenance:
Collection Felix Schäfer
Note:
The decoration of the cup and saucer is identical to the slightly smaller cup and saucer...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Other
Pair of Bronze Age Spiral Pendants
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Pair of Spiral pendants, bronze age, Europe, circa 1000 BC, 3 and 3 half inches 7 9 cm, mounted on custom stands.
Provenance: From a private European collection; formed in the 1980s.
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Fine Indian Silver Filigree Casket with Hinged Cover, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of very fine silver filigree rosewater sprinklers
Possibly India, Karimnagar, early 18th century
Measures: Height 31.6 cm and 31.7 cm,...
Category
18th Century Indian Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Yasumi Nakajima II Ikebana Bronze Vase, circa 1960, Japan.
By Nakajima Yasumi II, Jean Dunand
Located in Brussels, BE
Yasumi Nakajima II (1906-1988) Ikebana vase, circa 1960, Japan.
Trumpet form, Tomoe model, with nice patinated brown-red (seido) bronze.
Signed underneath.
Dimensions: 26 cm H, 9 ...
Category
1960s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Rare Chinese Tonkin Ware Shakudo Sawasa Erotic Tobacco Box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A ruyi-shaped Shakudo-style erotic tobacco or snuff box, relief-decorated with silvered applied figures
Possibly Jakarta (Batavia), first half 18th century
Measures: H. 2.2 x L. 12.1 x W. 8 cm
This box is very much in the Dutch taste, for the illustration is after a print with a legend reading “L’oiseau sans cage. Prenez, belle, mon oiseau. C’est le plus doux présent que je puisse vous faire. Pour les autres oiseaux, la cage d’ordinaire est une espèce de tombeau. Mais le mien semble prendre une nouvelle vie, Lorsqu’il sera dans la cage de mon aimable Silvie.” The erotic message is as clear as can be.
In Dutch culture the verb ‘vogelen’ (catching a bird) is another word for having sex and a bird escaping from his cage indicates loss of chastity. The lady with the bare breasts, while making the sign of sealed lips to the lady behind her, who is pointing towards heaven, seems to be caressing the bird held in the sleeping man’s groin. 17th century Dutch pictures...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze
A superb Minangkabau red-enamelled and brass wedding crown or 'Suntiang'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Minangkabau red-enamelled and brass wedding crown or 'Suntiang'
A Minangkabau red-enamelled and brass wedding crown or 'Suntiang'West Sumatra, Minangkabau, probably 1st half 20th ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Enamel
An elaborate Minangkabau gem-set brass floral wedding crown or 'Suntiang'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An elaborate Minangkabau gem-set brass floral wedding crown or 'Suntiang'
West Sumatra, Minangkabau, probably 1st half 20th century
H. 66.5 cm (incl. stand)
Provenance: Private co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Edo/Meiji 19C Wildboar / Sanglier Okimono Bronze Japanese Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made Okimono.
Good condition, just some ware.
Size: 14.5x9.8CM LengthxHeight
Condition
Good condition, just some ware. Size: 14.5x9.8CM LengthxHeight
Period
19th century
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Chinese Bronze Ritual Cups
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A set of 3 Chinese bronze ritual cups with pagoda shaped cover. In archaic style probably 18th or 19th century. Great patina, no cracks.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Splendid and Heavy Late 17th Century Dutch-Colonial Silver Filigree Salver
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid and heavy Dutch-colonial silver filigree salver
Indonesia, Batavia (Jakarta) or possibly Padang, West Sumatra, 2nd half 17th century
Diam. 22.9 cm
Weight 551 grams
This filigree-work was probably done by Chinese masters...
Category
17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Fabulous Indonesian Yogya-Silver Plate
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Indonesian Yogya-silver plate
Yogyakarta or Kotagede, 1935-1940, marked, (alloy) 800 and maker’s mark PH (Prawirohardjo, act. from 1935)
Diam. 27.2 cm Weight 454 grams
Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Art Deco Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Very Exceptional Almost Identical Pair of Bronze Buddhas
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Two bronze Buddhas, Ayutthaya, 16th century, Thailand
with great patina
dimensions
26 cm X 13 cm X 8 cm
24 cm X 14 cm X 8 cm.
Category
16th Century Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fine Islamic Silver Filigree Rosewater Sprinklers, Early 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of very fine silver filigree rosewater sprinklers
Possibly India, Karimnagar, early 18th century
Height 31.6 cm and 31.7 cm, weight 39...
Category
Early 18th Century Indian Islamic Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Silver
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
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Dutch Colonial Silver Dish with the Von Pfeffel Coat-of-arms, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An unusual Indonesian lobbed silver dish
Jakarta (Batavia) or Coromandel coast, third quarter 17th century, apparently unmarked
The eight lobbed dish exuberantly decorated with floral motifs, with the middle section replaced, consisting of indistinctly marked German silver from the early 19th century, bearing the coat-of-arms of the Von Pfeffel family.
Diam. 30.5 cm
Weight 461 grams
Note:
Lobbed silver dishes with exuberant floral decorations were characteristic of the decorative arts in the Netherlands in the first half of the 17th century. This style of floral decoration was adopted by silversmiths as well as by furniture makers working on the Coromandel Coast and in Batavia, often by workers who had fled the Coromandel Coast because of war and famine. In Batavia this style was known as “Custwerck” (work from the Bengal coast).
These lobbed dishes are seldom marked. Only after 1667 the use of the town mark became obligatory in Batavia but only for silver made in Batavia not for silver imported in Batavia from other VOC settlements. The engraved coat of arms in the centre is a replacement of the original centre.
The coat of arms can be identified as those of Christian Hubert von Pfeffel (1765- 1834). As a diplomat, statesman, ambassador of Bavaria in London and Saxony and councillor to the King of Bavaria, he was made “Freiherr” in 1828 and since then used this coat of arms. His son Karl Maximilian Friederich Hubert Freiherr von Pfeffel (1811-1890) in 1836 married Karoline Adelheid Pauline von Rottenburg (1805-1872), the natural daughter of Prins Paul von Württemberg (1785-1852) and his mistress Margrethe Porth. Paul was the jounger brother of the King Wilhelm I of Württemberg (1781-1864). The heraldic motto of the von Pfeffels Vur Schande habe den Huot means as much as “Beware of Shame”. Christian Hubert Theodoor Marie Karl von Pfeffel Karl Maximilian’s grandson was the last male in the von Pfeffel line. His daughter, Marie Louise (Paris in 1882 - Cornwall 1944), born and grown-up in France, changed her name in de Pfeffel. She was the great grandmother of Boris Alexander de Pfeffel Johnson, the present British Secretary of State. None of the members of the von Pfeffel family had any direct links with the Dutch East Indies but indirectly by way of the Royal House of Württemberg they did.
Sophia Frederika Mathilda von Württemberg (1818-1877), daughter of Wilhelm I King of Württemberg, in 1839 married Willem III...
Category
Late 17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Museum Quality Antique Islamic Qajar Indo-persian Silver Vase
Located in Bilzen, BE
A museum quality antique silver vase from the end of the 19th century .
This heavy sterling silver vase is fully decorated and engraved with a breathtaking arabesque design with ...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Antique Bronze/Copper Cloisonné Koro Incense Burner with Foo Lion Shape, 19th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Quality with superb decoration.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Metal
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century, 20th century
Condition: Some usual age signs like...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Japanese Bronze Okimono of a 'Karasu Tengu' 鴉天狗 Holding Up a Flower Branch
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very refined Japanese bronze okimono of a ‘karasu tengu’ holding a candlestick.
Well cast as a tengu in half-human, half-bird form standing atop a pile of leaves on a rounded square...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Bronze Bell
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Large bronze bell with geometric decorations
South East Asia
Beautiful green patina.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Asian Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Antique Chinese Bronze Statue Guanyin China 19th / 20th century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
BRONZE top level Chinese statue
Qing period, 19th century.
Condition
29.5cm
Period
19th century
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Porcelain
China, Bronze incense burner with archaic decoration, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
China, Bronze incense burner with archaic decoration, Qing dynasty.
Brown original patina and traces of aged use
19th century
Diameter body 10.5 cm, heigth 8 cm
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Masuo Ikeda sculptural Bronze vase with gold touches
By Masuo Ikeda
Located in Uccle, BE
Rare and spectacular Masuo Ikeda bronze vessel / vase with gold details.
It is a limited edition, 28/30 and it is signed. Comes with its original wooden box (tomobako).
Ikeda Masuo...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Patinated Bronze Trumpet Vase by Kanaya Gorôsaburô xi 金谷五良三郎
By Kanaya Gorôsaburô XI 金谷五良三郎
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Elegant brown patinated bronze trumpet vase with gold and red sprinkled design. It has an impressive broad outward curved mouth decorated on both sides with the dots. Its slender bod...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
"Lakshmi" Pair of Oil Lamps in Bronze - India
Located in Linkebeek, BE
"Lakshmi" Pair of Oil Lamps in Bronze - India
Hindu Art - Decoration
Measures : 9cmx9cm H:12cm
Material : Bronze
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
20th Century Indian Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 1997 Hu Jie Chinese porcelain PROC Liling Landscape Vase China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese porcelain vase. Underglaze Liling. Dating to 1990's
Marked Base
Condition
Perfect. Size 20CM high
Period
20th century PRoC (1949 - now)
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Porcelain
Large Japanese patinated bronze footed water basin (suiban) by Studio Heiwa 平和堂
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Large and heavy Japanese light brown patinated bronze footed water basin (suiban) with a mottled golden motif. The bowl with stepped concave rings and a n...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique japanese forged iron tsuba from the Edo period
Located in Bilzen, BE
A forge iron Japanese samurai tsuba from the Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Katana tsuba 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Good condition as shown in the pictures uncleaned with its old patina
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Iron
18th C. Chinese Bronze and cloisonné enamel wine cup for ritual ceremonies
Located in Bilzen, BE
China - Bronze and cloisonné enamel wine cup for ritual ceremonies with archaic Jue decoration, body decorated with a Chilong head, Qianlong, 18th century.
Heigth 15.5 cm
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Brass Betel Nut Cutter with chiseled decoration - India 19th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique Brass Betel Nut Cutter with chiseled decoration - India 19thc
Antique - Asian decoration
Measures : 8cmx15cm
Antique Brass Betel Nut Cutter from India Collectible Asian Arti...
Category
19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Antique Bidriware Bidri Silvered Bronze Hookah base, India 19th c.
Located in Gorssel, GE
Indian Bidri Hookah Base, decorated with floral patterns and folliage.
India, Bidri ware, 19th century.
In fairly good condition, worn due to age (see images).
Dimensions: 16 cm. ...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique 1900-1930 Cloisonné Incense Burner and Jug Garniture Antique China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique 1900-1930 cloisonné incense burner and jug garniture antique China Chinese
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An interesting an nicely made incense ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Metal Mid-Century Wall Hanging or Decorative Artwork (No.2)
Located in London, GB
A large brutalist wall hanging or wall art.
Belgium, c1960-70s.
Good quality, this wall hanging remains remarkable contemporary in tod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel on brass Dish 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A large Chinese cloisonné dish with dragon decoration from the 19th century
Good condition, no chips or loose enamel parts
Diameter 36.5 cm
Cloisonné is an ancient technique for dec...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Brutalist Metal Mid-Century Wall Hanging or Decorative Artwork 'No.3'
Located in London, GB
A large brutalist wall hanging or wall art.
Belgium, c1960-70s.
Good quality, this wall hanging remains remarkable contemporary in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Set of Three Japanese Bronze Vases, 1960
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Set of three Japanese bronze vases.
Measures:
high 27 cm diameter 9 cm
high 27 cm diameter 7 cm
high 21 cm diameter 7 cm.
Category
20th Century Japanese Benelux - Metalwork
Brass Aesthetic Antique Fire Dogs
Located in London, GB
A pair of good quality brass fire dogs in the aesthetic movement taste.
England, c1890s.
Small in size but very well crafted, remaining very contempo...
Category
19th Century British Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Japanese Bronze Vases
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Set of three Japanese bronze vases
Measures: high 27 cm diameter 9 cm
high 27 cm diameter 7 cm
high 21 cm diameter 7 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Benelux - Metalwork
Fragment of Bronze Head of Buddha, Thailand
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Fragment of Bronze Head of Buddha
Thailand
16th Century
Category
16th Century Thai Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Bracelets, Southeast Asia
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Nice pair of Bronze Bracelets,Southeast Asia
11-13th Century
Category
15th Century and Earlier Southeast Asian Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 Bronze Recipients
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional set of 3 Bronze Recipients with decorations and beautiful green patina, called Thap
Dong Song period, 2000-1000 BC
South East Asia, Vietnam.
Measures: Height 22 cm, di...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Set of Nine Bronze Ornaments, Pectoral Ornaments
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Set Of 9 Pectoral Ornaments
South East Asia,Cambodia,11-13th Century
broze material with great oxidation patina
stands with different heights 21/22/23/23/25/27/27/27/30 c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Burmese Antique Benelux - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
