Palm Springs - Asian Art and Furniture

Japanese Buddhist assembled wood sculpture of Kannon-Bosatsu (Avalokitesvara), the God of Compassion, standing male figure with abundant cloak draper...

A Set of Two Chinese Rosewood and Burlwood Curio Display Stands, tall pedestal form with thin legs and delicate pierced work apron in a ruyi vine design, elbowed cross stretchers nea...

Large Japanese 3-section Clothing Chest, crafted of chestnut and cedar with the entire facade of a thick rosewood veneer. The storage composition has multiple drawers of varying size...

Chinese Painted Grey Earthenware Standing Female Tomb Figure, Western Han Dynasty. The tall slender court lady stands with knees and elbows slightly bent to reveal the hands, now lost with sockets remaining. The detachable rounded head has a delicately modeled face with small features and painted accents. The neck serves as an extended plug into the neckline of the hollow body ata slight cant as if eyes are downcast and bowing. The hair full at the hairline in form and painted black continuing on the back of the body on center to the waist. The body form of draped layers of long robes, crossing left over right over sloping shoulders with a stiff collar, deep full sleeves tied with a sash low on the waist and trumpet flared at the base, all outlined in red, white and black pigments. Custom black silk storage box in Chinese hinged lid style. Weight: 15.5 lbs. Western Han Dynasty 206 B.C. -  A.D. 9 Thermoluminescence testing of head and body with Bortolot Daybreak Corporation, Guilford, CT, 1989 sample #379A1. Date of firing 2300 +/- 600 years ago. Provenance: Upon Request For similar examples see: Oriental Ceramics, The World’s Great Collections, The Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Vol. 9, 1975, pl. 8 & 9. Mayuyama, Seventy Years, Vol. 1, 1976 p.53, pl.123 Sotheby’s New York, The Bernat Collection, November 1980, lot # 19. With hands covered and folded in front of the figure. Yutaka Mino and James Robinson, Beauty and Tranquility: The Eli Lilly...

Chinese red lacquered painting table, soft wood construction with unusual detailed relief skirt carving depicting figures and flowers, three deep drawers with inset brass hardware, i...

Chinese ink and water colours painted on paper by the artist, Luis Chan (Chen Fushan) 1905-1995, a fantasy landscape depicting islands in a dream blue sea, o...

A lovely pair of Chinese Cloisonné vases that are identified as 19th century with an old antique shop tag on the bottoms. We acquire these out of a be...

Very colorful hand painted Chinese famille rose "millefleurs" lotus shape porcelain bowl. Stamped with Qianlong four-character mark.

Wonderful pair of matched Chinese famille rose lamps. Out of a great Palm Springs estate, these lamps were featured in a beautifully designed...

A wonderful 20th century carved painted wooden Chinese horse purchased in 1985 from a prominent Hong Kong Gallery. A copy of the original receipt will be...

An early 20th century Chinese salt glazed terracotta storage jar. It depicts figures on 4 sides, please see the detailed photographs. In age appropriate co...

Set 15 individual stylized long stem gilt metal flowers. Each intricately crafted with an oxidized gilt finish, some with patches off white paint. The bouquet is a striking addition ...

A wonderful old painted wood Asian bell. Likely Indonesian. It is beautifully painted in vibrant colors. There are numerous repairs and quite a bit of pain...

A pretty Asian probably Chinese early 20th century iron oxide glazed Vase. It bears a Steve Chase inventory label with a $1000.00 price tag.

An exquisite example of an Asaian bronze art this bust of a woman is signed with a monogram on the back. It is mounted to a black wood base.

A unique pair of carved wood elephants with bone tusks raised shown with front feet on an integral carved wood plinth. A similar, if not the same, pair appeared in the closing scenes of "Auntie Mame...

A pair of 19th century, possibly earlier, wood carved monks, largely intact, with painted eyes. Some minor traces of gilt. These are incredibly well detail...