USA - Antiquities

The Following Item we are offering is A Magnificent Large Pair of Beautiful Exquisite Original Estate Bronze and Glass Asian Centerpiece Vases. Beautifully done with Fine Ornate Bron...

Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the console features a finely carved wooden frame, adorned with classical motifs that reflect the neoclassical influence of the era. The ...

Three Antique Japanese Items 1) An antique Japanese tabako-ire' with hand tooled gilded kane mono of fuji chrysanthemum. Bronze and shakudo oj...

This antique Japanese mortar is hand-carved from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). It is made of the most stunning Zelkova wood with incredible texture. The s...

A pair of Chinese export vases of black lacquer with gold gilt decoration. Decorated overall with chinese figures, trees and characters. Measures: height 23 in. (58.42 cm.) diam...

Fine Chinese Ram Headed White Jadeite Brush Washer The transparent white jadeite with hues of emerald green and lavender with slight veins of russet, the ...

A Chinese polychrome-decorated carved wood figure of a Bodhisattva Standing regally with her hands in vitarka mudra, a five-pointed diadem set on her head, the angular face with bro...

Three Antique Japanese Works of Art An oribe "morikage" (for the display of seasonal fruits), classic green drip glaze with spontaneous ink pain...

Shakyamuni, the original Buddha sculpted in schist stone. Originally from a cave. Sui dynasty '589-618' AD Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha or simply the Buddha. He was an a...

A Soapstone Figure of Songzi Guanyin seated in lalitasana with both hands cradling a boy on the knee, dressed in robes incised with cloud scrolls, open at the chest and falling in t...

A small Chinese carved Lapis-Lazuli figure of a water buffalo Naturalistically carved as a muscular buffalo sturdily standing on four cloven feet, the raised head turned to the righ...

A Tang dynasty sancai (three color) glazed pottery model of a Taoist official, TL tested by Ralf Kotalla - worldwide oldest private laboratory specialized for genuine thermoluminesce...

Slab pottery constructed Model of a Paper Mill, in Green and Cream Color Glazed Terracotta having a peaked roof – open walled form with a mechanical pounder and a large round storage container. Light blue-green mottled glazed surface with some iridescence patina to the glaze. The Iridescence is a refraction of the layers on the glass that produces multicolor hues & metallic luster, and only develops after one thousand years of being buried in the ground. An unquestionable mark of antiquity, impossible to falsify. Han Dynasty, dated 206 B.C-220 A.D. Condition: Excellent, wear commensurate with age, an unusual example. This fantastic piece is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Sculptural effigies of domesticated animals were often interred in the tombs of nobility and elite members of the social hierarchy. Models like this one were made to represent everything from simple goat or pig pens to the most elaborate towers and palaces. Because very few ancient Chinese buildings have survived intact, these models, along with descriptions from ancient texts, give a good representation of what the buildings might have looked like. Burial figurines of graceful dancers, mystical beasts, and everyday objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes referred as “spirit utensils” or “vessels of ghosts” disclose details of routine existence and provide insights into belief systems over a thousand-year period. For the first time in Chinese history, we have images of rural and daily life during the Han in the form of contemporary records...

A pair of gilded bronze Chinese lanterns in traditional style with inlaid Jade Plaques. The design of the fret work includes floral motifs as well as meand...

Fine sodalite burner and cover Chinese 20th Century Flanked by foo dog handles with loose rings resting upon four feet, the cover with foo-fog finial. The softly polished stone is...

Japanese sterling silver pan tray Meiji Period (1868-1912). Stamped Arthur & Bond, Yokohama, Sterling. Chased in relief with a dragon above waves....

Chinese bronze door pulls.

Bactrian culture, Afghanistan. 3rd or early 2nd Millennium B.C.

Bactrian ritual object, Bactrian culture, Quetta, Afghanistan 3rd or early 2nd Millennium B.C.

This marble head of Buddha is of Gandhara culture, Pakistan, 6th century. This piece is part of designer John Brevard's personal collection and has been...