VERY RARE CHINESE 'LEGEND OF THE WHITESNAKE' AUTOMATONPainted wood, papier maché, enamel, silk and metal in three wood and glass casements raised on a later Hongmu wood stand; fitted with moving figures and animals...
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(3) CHINESE MADE JAPANESE STYLE SWORDS:KATANA STYLE SWORD A (lot of 3) Chinese made Japanese style swords: the first, a katana style sword with Chinese inscriptions, a faux ivory dragon hilt, a gilt metal tsuba,...
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PAIR CHINESE BRONZE WARRIOR GODSPairof Chinese Ming style Buddhist bronze figures depicting the warrior god guardians Veda Skanda and WeiTuo Skanda. Each depicted standing in a standing posture, the WeiTuo figure...
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19TH CENTURY CHINESE SWORD W/ SCABBARD19thcentury Chinese Qing two-hand sword with an unusually long blade and decorated with rare openwork grooves. With fitted scabbard.
Blade length: 29 1/2 in. Overall length: 38...
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EARLY 20TH C. INDONESIAN STEEL & NICKELSILVER KRISSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely ceremonial sword known as a kris (keris) with a nickel-silver jacket covering the hand-carved wooden...
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19TH C. FRENCH WOOD CONVERTIBLE FLUTE/ FENCING RAPIERWestern Europe, France, Paris, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is a fine antique wood and nickel-silver low pitch flute that is made by the French maker...
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WWII ENGLISH SYKES-FAIRBAIRN BRASS KNIFEW/ SHEATHNorthwestern Europe, England, ca. 1941 CE. This is a fine example of the popular second pattern of the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife with the "B2" guard marking....
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ROMAN IRON SPATHA W/ BRONZE POMMEL,IVORY HANDLERoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A beautiful forged iron spatha of a bifacial design bearing a shallow midrib, extremely sharp edges, and a pointed...
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SUPERB LURISTAN BRONZE SHORT SWORDAncientNear East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A beautiful short sword cast from bronze via the lost wax (cire perdue)...
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A CHINESE PORCELAIN YELLOW SGRAFFITOJAR LAMP 20th century, yellow sgraffito ground with large registers on either side of the jar painted in a famille verte palette with a guardian king holding a sword and...
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A Chinese Celadon Jade Sword FittingMounted as Ink-Cake Stand
19th Century
the jade sword fitting decorated with raised bosses, set in the hardwood stand pierced and carved with kui dragons.
Length 4 in., 10.2...
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GROUP OF 10 CHINESE PITH PAPER PAINTING,QINGD. A group of 10 Chinese pith paper paintings, dating from the Qing dynasty. Each painting on the "pith" paper depicts a Chinese figure or figures in a pose holding and object,...
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CHINESE YELLOW ENAMEL PRESENTATION SWORD& SCABBARDset on fitted base; Provenance: The Estate of Henry and Lillian Mosauer; Condition: overall measurement on base: 30 inches wide; 6 inches deep; 11 1/4 inches high;...
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ASIAN: FIVE ASSORTED ASIAN PIECES INCLUDINGHARD-STONE, POTTERY, WOOD FIGURE AND SCROLL, LATE 19TH/ 20TH C., PIECES INCLUDE: IMARI T...ASIAN: Five assorted Asian pieces including hard-stone, pottery, wood figure and...
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Two Chinese Carved Jade and Scholars'Objects
Late Ming/Early Qing Dynasty (17th Century)
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the first a white jade pendant carved in low relief with clouds and Yin and Yang motif, the base with two...
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[JAPANESE ART: PRIVATE COLLECTION]
W.L.Berhens Collection, comprising of four volumes:
— L. JOLY, Henri. Part I: Netsuke and Japanese Carvings. New York: Paragon Book Reprint Corp., 1966.
— L. JOLY, Henri....
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CHINESE RED CORAL FIGURE Chinese redcoral figure, the standing female figure dressed in flowing robes and holding a box in her right hand and a sword in her left hand, accompanied by a bat and swirling clouds,...
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A Chinese white jade sword fitting carvedwith a smiling taotie against a scroll ground 3ins (70mm) overall (Qing Dynasty - 18th Century)...
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A Pair of Chinese Ivory Emperor andEmpress Figures Astride Horses Qianlong marks but probably early 20th c. each intricately detailed figure carved in mirror image of the other seated on a horse holding a sword...
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CASE BOWIE KNIFE MODEL 1836 PLUS THREESWORDS Case; 9 3/8'' blade brass cross guard black grip held by three rivets; east Indian style with Damascus type blade in wood scabbard OAL 25 1/2''; Chinese type with 31''...
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THREE CHINESE SWORD PLUS A SPEAR POINT;carved bamboo staff concealing two short swords inside OAL 18 5/8''; double sided straight sword with ray skin grip and scabbard with brass hardware OAL 39 1/4''; single sided...
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(4 PCS) CHINESE JADE SWORD FITTINGS- White Jade Sword Fittings Late Eastern Zhou possibly Western Han Dynasty 3rd-2nd c BC comprising a pommel chape of lenticular section hilt and scabbard slide all decorated...
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Gorham Oriental style silver knife,late 19th century comprising a Chinese style blade with cutaway design on both sides of two dragons, fitted with a Japanese bronze sword guard (tsuba), and a Chinese cloisonne...
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Chinese white jade 'jian' sword modelqing dynasty Single length of jade, of long double-edge form, fluted handle of slight convex form terminating in lingzhi form scrolls, in a fitted silk box. L: 12 in....
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A Chinese Carved and Gilded Wood Figureof Guandi the warrior god modeled wearing a suit of armor and a celestial scarf holding a sword height 18 1/4 in. mounted to a wood stand fitted as a lamp....
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A Large Chinese Carved Soapstone FittingAfinely carved soapstone sword fitting carved on the front to depict symbols the reverse with eight characters the stone with a fine polish 7.375''L X 4''W circa 19th century....
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