France - Asian Art and Furniture

Large porcelain planter with gilt bronze ornamentation, made during the Meiji era (1868-1912) by a Japanese craftsman. This rare and unusual ob...

Large Chyc Cabas Bag by Yves Saint Laurent Stunning Yves Saint Laurent Chyc cabas bag, crafted in grained calfskin leather with gold-tone metal hardware. Featuring double handles fo...

Bronze sculpture of a monkey laying on a golden brass tray adorned with copper leaves. This sculpture is made of sentoku and shibuchi bronze with a very interesting suaka patina. ...

Smoking set (tabako-ire) composed of a pipe (kiseru), a pipe case (kiseruzutsu) and a tabacco pouch (tonkotsu) for women linked to a netsuke. Intended f...

A rare and exceptional piece, this giant 17th-century Dim Sum steamer embodies the rich culinary heritage of Yum Cha, the traditional Chinese tea-drinking ritual. Originally, Dim Sum...

Pair of rectangular Canton porcelain boxes. Polychromic and gold enameled decoration in the green and pink shades and composed of flowers and foliages with bouquets and scenes. The ...

Solid silver handbag, late 19th century, weighing 218 grams. Size 14 cm by 14 cm. Chain length 34 cm. Additional information: Material: Argent.

Bronze intended for hanging (? 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, serve...

Very nice 20th century Spanish articulated desk lamp designed by Fase in the 1970s. The top of the lamp (the light part) is articulated, it can turn up and down. Bi-color lamp, two types of grey. Very good quality. The light manufacturer Fase was founded in Madrid in 1964 by the Industrial designer Pedro Martín...

Stunning huge dimension straw marquetry screen, totally handmade by the artist using ancient French techniques. One side is made of a Classic s...

Patinated bronze vase decorated with a flying phenix and paulownia leaves. The phoenix has imperial and solar symbolism. This bird of good omen also embodies virtues from the teaching of Confucius (such as goodness, righteousness, and wisdom). Paulownia (kiri) is considered as a symbol of nobility, honor and longevity. Since the Edo era, there has been a tradition that paulownia is planted at the birth of a daughter to be used later as a material for making items that will be part of her dowry. Its wood is ideal for chests and kimono boxes...

Pair of stamped brass stirrups decorated with Hashizuka, Ito and Manabe Mons. Japan - Edo (1615-1868), 18th century. Height: 10.24 in. (26 cm), length: 12.6 in. (32 cm), width 4.72 in. (12 cm) As in Western culture, the culture Japanese stirrups were part of traditional accessories...

Cup in Chinese porcelain with a decor of orange fishes on a green and white concentric arches background with white waves. Edge with wave shape. Red signature with Asian characters....

China, A rare red overlay and snoflakes snuff bottle, 18th century. A red overlay glass snuff bottle carved on a white bubbled snowflakes ground with pine, prunus and bamboo. Togethe...

Interior Asian portico prayer bell in carved and openwork wood, 52 cm high by 40 cm wide. Additional information: Material: Exotic wood, Metal & wrough...

Skeletons Studying, Shaku Kaiyin, Japan Meiji Period This ink-on-paper painting, mounted as a scroll with colored paper borders, is titled Skeletons Studying. It portrays a circle of...

Pair of decorative panel encrusted with Asian mother-of-pearl with fish signed. many gaps on one of the two panels. Dimension height 106 cm for a width of 54 cm. Additional inform...

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...

Dark brown patina bronze figure of a standing kappa with its right leg leaning on a cucumber. The figure is put on four-legged rattan-like bronze stand. The kappa (??) is a aquatic creature taken from Japanese folklore having the appearance of an anthropomorphic turtle. His skull is either slightly hollowed out to accommodate water, from which it derives its power, or hidden with a water lily leaf hiding this sag. Naturally polite, it is advisable to bow to him in order that it should do so in return, thus losing all the water he has gathered and leaving it harmless. Kappa has the reputation of attempting to lure both humans and animals into the water. In some areas, it ravages fields, stealing eggplants and cucumbers. Some people prefer to worship it and give it offerings rather than be its victims. Signed Shokaken (???). His real name is Ôshima Yasutarô. He was born in 1849 and is the third generation of a metalworkers family. Together with his brother Ôshima Joun...

Collection of Six Miniature Silver Pigs & Wild Boar A delightful collection of six miniature pigs and wild boar in solid silver with some lovely detail. The set was sourced in so...

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian ceramic. Fawn by Gunar Nylund.

Ovoid-shaped (nagamarugata) iron tsuba hammered and chased with medallions. On one side, medallions of a dragon with gold highlights and a komainu (or shishi – lion dog guarding the ...

Red overlay glass snuff bottle depicting a fish, 19th century A rare translucent glass snuffbox with small bubbles in the shape of a fish, ruby red overlay decor with a fish among th...

This work of art by master potter Mori Taïga demonstrates his mastery of the material and the art of fire. One can imagine a libatory cup to celebrate a divinity, or more prosaically...

Sculpture of the virgin in frosted glass from the 19th century, height 26 cm for a diameter of 11 cm. Additional information: Material: Verre & cristal.

Cream-colored painted canvas representing an elegant 1950s-style woman, with her capeline-shaped hat and her trapeze-shaped, or marquise-shaped dress, on a geometric background. Wor...

Bronze sculpture representing an owl on a tree stump covered with ivy. The owl, detachable from its base, has shakudo eyes. It is certainly an Ryûkyû scops ...

Painted canvas representing toucans in a foliage setting. Contemporary work by French artists. Dimensions: L 190 x H 110 cm Reference: LS62731089P Raw linen canvas hand painted wi...

Very nice 20th century French earthenware corn table lamp from the 1950s. Very good condition. Pink lampshade. High quality.

03C pure white onix sculpture by Marie Jeunet. Dimensions: H 40 x L 14.5 cm Materials: Pure white onix marble. A tribute collection to the exceptional stones that nature offers ...

Pair of bronze rabbits running, their legs forming a round shape. Made by Hiroharu Hiramatsu (1896 Hyôgo prefecture – 1971, Fukushima,平松宏春). Specialized in metal art, he is a counci...

Iron tsuba in the shape of a chrysanthemum (kikugata), openworked in negative with foliage and geometric patterns. Chrysanthemum shaped tsuba were quite popular in the Edo period as...

Kushibako (comb box) in black lacquer with gold lacquer decoration of arrows and my in the shape of three assembled commas " mitsudomoe " (Okabe; Itakura; Kuki; Hijikata; Arima famil...

Exceptional entrance planter with its bevelled glass all lacquered gilded in Venetian rockery style very close to the Louis XV style of the 19th century. This planter is perforated o...

Very large sculpted bronze vase with a polyglobular body resting on a base decorated with a Greek frieze. The whole is decorated with chimeras, dragons, birds of prey and phnixes ami...

20th century French book binding imitation magazine rack from the 1950s. Gilted brass base. Very original item.

Painted canvas, or decorative panel depicting fish. Contemporary French work. Dimensions: H 180 x W 125 cm Reference: LS6027911A Raw linen canvas hand painted with natural pigmen...

Bouddha en bronze cloisonné sur son socle en bois. Époque XIXème.

Nice pair of Satsuma lamps with black patinated bronze mount. Gilding is somewhat mitigated locally but they are in very good condition, with no cracks or breakages. Electrical wiri...

Rare and important Japanese sculpture / statue / okimono in blackened and carved wood, depicting 1 lion, 2 birds (crows or other birds of prey) and 1 snake held in the claws of one o...

Pair of Art of Asia wooden dignitary armchairs with footrests. Pair of early 20th century Art of Asia wooden dignitary armchairs with retractable footrests. h: 100cm, w: 58cm, d: 50cm

Buddha in canton porcelain to note that there is a stamp and that there are several hairs on the porcelain of dimension 16 cm in height. Additional...

19th century pair of porcelain lamp from Imari. Frame gilt bronze decorations of metal polychrome flowers.

Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsa mùdra position, or gesture of the earth witnessing Buddha's struggle against Mara Shan States, northeastern Burma, partially 18th century Heavily restor...

Chinese old enameled metal pot. Dimension height 7 cm for a diameter of 8 cm. Additional information: Material: Copper & brass.  

Pair of old baby sculptures from the 19th century representing babies climbing on a horn. Remarkable decorative object. Probably workshops of Besarel or...

Inro in 19th century Japanese pine wood decorated with hen and rooster. Dimension 11 cm in length for 8 cm in height and 5 cm in depth in its center. Additional information: Mate...

Sculpture in regulates Jockey and his horse 1930 of dimension height 41 cm for a length of 41 cm and a depth of 15 cm. Additional information: Material: Metal & wrought iron.

Grand panel Hanoi lacquer and eggshell by Than Lay (?) Numbered and dated 1964 young musicians. Size: 122 cm x 61 cm.

signed R. Lalique France, in moulded-pressed white glass, Height: 20 cm Perfect condition Created in 1929 and discontinued in 1937. Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre de Verre, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2011, N°1161 SHIPPING : ALEXIA SAY...

Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe français né le 3 juillet 1927 à Champagne-sur-Oise et mort le 9 novembre 2008 à Anglet. 'est dans les années 1959-1960 que la sculpture de Claude Viseux, qualifiée de « protéiforme, onirique, fantastique » — ami de Max Ernst, Man Ray, Francis Ponge et Henri Michaux, il ne désavoue pas une parenté avec le Surréalisme9 — se substitue à la peinture, ses premières réalisations étant les objets trouvés en bord de mer qu'il pétrifie dans la cire10 d'une part, les empreintes de pierres et d'algues coulées en bronze d'autre part. En 1960, il signe le Manifeste des 121 titré « Déclaration sur le droit à l’insoumission dans la guerre d’Algérie ». En 1961, ses expérimentations s'orientent vers les corps organiques, notamment avec sa série Ostéales constituée d'assemblages d'os fossilisés qu'il patine ou au contraire décape, qu'il visse, scie, assemble et plastifie. Les Concrétudes ou Coulées directes qui suivent en 1961-1962 sont obtenues à partir de coulées de métal en fusion dans le sable, générant des reliefs qu'il soude sur des plaques d'acier. Il va cependant adopter rapidement l'acier inoxydable — qu'il est avec Pol Bury parmi les premiers à employer en sculpture — comme matériau de prédilection. « Il assemble divers rebus industriels — tuyaux, écrous, boulons, cuves… — pour créer des sculptures à mi-chemin du mécanique et du biologique » restitue ainsi Sophie Serra11. Claude Viseux, qui fréquente alors Jean Tinguely, Piotr Kowalski, Michel Guino, Takis et César, confirme : « Ma récupération de l'élément industriel s'élargit vers les aciers spéciaux, avec un essai de vocabulaire formel : des barres, des profilés, des sphères, des rotules, des fonds de cuves, des chambres à combustion de Boeing, des tubulures, des soupapes de navire »9. « L'artiste entre au cœur de la réalité industrielle, prospecte dans les chaînes de montage de Renault et rôde dans les terrains vaques autour des usines », restitue donc l'encyclopédie Les Muses : « il récupère ferrailles, pièces détachées, débris de voitures, vieux châssis, toute une série d'éléments devenus inutiles. Ils les assemblent, tels quels, sans les modifier. Des créatures agressives ou pathétiques vont surgir de ce combat physique et dialectique que l'artiste livre avec la matière et entrer dans le domaine d'une poétique étrange, surnaturelle5 ». Dans les années 1967-1970, Les « structures actives » en acier inoxydable procèdent ainsi de la production industrielle de série. Elles se répartissent en familles de formes combinatoires composées par addition, soustraction, multiplication, division. Il confirme : « le monde industriel est ma nature, mon bouillon de culture, où je cherche des corps, des familles de corps, des genres, des espèces, dans un aller-retour de l'artificiel au naturel pour confondre les règnes, pour en inventer d'autres selon une géométrie organique qui féconde les différents types de structures, qui aménage la forme concernée par la forme à venir »9. En 1968, Claude Viseux s'installe à la villa Baudran à Arcueil, atelier qu'il conservera jusqu'en 1992. Si des corps imaginaires naissent ainsi des pièces mécaniques que Claude Viseux emprunte à l'automobile, à l'avion et au bateau, en 1972, « la symétrie de ces formes pures en inox », constate Lydia Harambourg, « l'amène à s'interroger sur la notion d'équilibre instable »12. Ses Instables sont de la sorte exposés à la Biennale de Venise en 1972 où, rappelle encore Lydia Harambourg, une salle entière est consacrée « aux dessins qui reprennent son vocabulaire mécanique identitaire de sphères, toupies, hélices, anneaux, astrolabes et balanciers »12. Les Instables sont de même, en 1973, présentés à la galerie Le Point cardinal à Paris où Claude Viseux avait déjà exposé en 1968 avec Henri Michaux et Joaquin Ferrer...

Rita Alaoui is a French-Moroccan artist who lives and works in Paris. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York City. She seeks to explore and rethink our relationshi...

Abstract sculpture from the 1950s signed Raris or Rarus, 65 cm high, 40 cm wide and 17 cm deep. Additional information: Material: Earthenware & Ceramics.

Superb iron partition playing transparency representing a gallant scene of Geishas during the tea ceremony, one of which is playing the shamisen like Japanese...