New Orleans - Metalwork

An antique large pierced Indian nut/food warmer of brass, copper and iron construction. Hand-made with lovely piercing and embossing giving an otherwise utilitarian object a highly ...

This antique, Indian bidri spitoon (Peekdaan or Thookadaan) is cast as an opposing double bell-shape, with the exterior decorated with oval reserves of stylized, poppies, a common mo...

1920s Old Vintage Antique Unique Handcrafted Beautiful Design Engraved Rare Brass Hukkah Pot, Collectible. * 70-80 Years Old Rare Antique Pot.

Pair antique Japanese bronze vases, circa 1875-1895.

Pair antique Japanese intricate bronze censers made in lamps, circa 1850-1870.

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...

Beautifully stylized and crafted in the form of protective mythological creatures are these exceptional 18th-century Indian bronze palanquin finials. Palanquin, or “palki”, are litte...

This stunning Meiji period silver censer is a work of exquisite detail. Crafted by renowned silversmith Masatoshi of Tokyo, the censer, or incense burner...