CHINESE EMBROIDERY KESI PANEL W/ FIGURES,18TH C. A Chinese embroidery Kesi panel with figures, dating from the 18th century. A tall vertical composition on the Kesi panel with three groupings of scholarly figures...
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INK RUBBING OF "THE PREFACE OF XUANZANG'SHOLY TEACHINGS"
SONG TO MING DYNASTY ??? ???????????????? ?????? ?? ????: ??????????????????????????????????????ink on paper, 54 leaves mounted in a pair on 27 loose-folded...
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CHINESE WHITE JADE BOULDERChinese whitejade boulder, deeply carved with a scene of figures, likely scholars or immortals, beneath the spreading branches of a large tree. Small buildings are visible in the background...
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SONG NIAN CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING ONSILK OF WOMANSong Nian (Chinese, 1837-1906). Chinese scroll painting on silk depicting a woman seated under flowering branches in front of a table with scholar's objects....
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RARE / LARGE PRE-COLUMBIAN PUKARA STONEJANIFORM HEAD**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, southern Peruvian Highlands, northern basin of Lake Titicaca, Pucara (also Pukara) culture, 250 BCE to 700 CE....
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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SCULPTOR'S MODELOF A LEFT FOOTEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A remarkable sculpture of a left foot that was used as a sculptor's model, skillfully hand-carved...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY FIGURAL INCENSARIOLID TL'DPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A lovely incensario lid used to funnel the smoke from burning copal incense upwards and out of the...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY LIDDED INCENSARIO,EX SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, Mexico, Pacific Slope region, Teotihuacan culture, Escuintla type, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A stunning incensario used to burn copal incense,...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ STUCCO& INCISED DESIGN...Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body...
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SIGNED FRAMED DUAIV PAINTING "MODERNSIMPLICITE" (2018)...Duaiv (b. France in 1952, became American citizen in 2011). "Modern Simplicite" oil on canvas, 2018. Hand signed in pigment on lower right. Signed and...
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VALDIVIAN STONE IDOL ABSTRACT OWL FORMPre-Columbian,South America, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A hand-carved volcanic tuff stone idol of a highly abstract form depicting what scholars believe to be an...
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17TH C. CHINESE MING DYNASTY SCHOLAR'SSTONEEast Asia, China, late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A fine "gongshi" also known as a scholar's rock or stone, this example is a naturally...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ RELIEFGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body with straight...
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PUBLISHED THRACIAN SILVER DIADEM, EX-ROYALATHENAEastern Greek / Thracian, ca. 4th century BCE. Finely hammered and modeled in repousse, a beautiful diadem or plaquette comprised of a copper silver alloy and presenting...
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QI BAISHI HANDSCROLL PAINTING - SHRIMP,CRABS, FROGS**Originally Listed At $75000**
Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957). Shrimp, Crabs, Frogs, and Aquatic Plants Handscroll Painting - ink and colors on paper, n.d. Signed...
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EGYPTIAN SEBENNYTIC-PTOLEMAIC GLASSINLAY**First Time At Auction**
Egypt, perhaps the city of Sebennytos, Late Dynastic (30th Dynasty) to Ptolemaic Period, Sebennytic-Ptolemaic Period, ca. 380 to 30 BCE. A...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING SCHOLAR'S STONEOF PETRIFIED WOOD**Originally Listed At $1500**
East Asia, China, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A fine "gongshi" also known as a scholar's stone that is actually...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING DYNASTY SCHOLAR'SSTONEEast Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine "gongshi" also known as a scholar's rock or stone, this example is a naturally formed piece...
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NEAR LIFE-SIZE CHINOISERIE FIGURE Mid20th c., standing (nearly full size) figure of a robed Chinese nobleman or scholar, holding scroll, lacquered plaster or composition, unmarked, approx. 61"h x 23"w x 12"d...
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CHINESE SCHOLAR STYLE COMPOSITE ROCKON STAND Chinese. A Lingbi carved cloud form black scholar style rock, made of composite material, with grey and red graining resting on a carved rosewood stand. Apparently...
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CHINESE COMPOSITE SCHOLAR STYLE ROCKON WOOD STAND Chinese. Lingbi carved cloud form scholar style rock, made of composite material resting on a carved wood stand. Approx. h. 13.25", w. 20.5"....
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CHINESE LACQUER WOOD LAMP VASE,20THC. carved Chinese cinnabar lacquer lobed baluster vase, carved in high relief with abundant flora to the upper section. Overall finely textured and patterned ground. Enclosing...
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Two Chinese 'Bogu' Silk Panels
Late19th Century
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comprising a large apricot ground example couched with gilt metallic threads and polychrome floss with a vertically organized composition of...
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CHINESE CARVED FIGURAL WALL PLAQUE:Carved & joined wooden lattice panel having a symmetrical composition of cherry blossoms among auspicious symbols including bats, birds, butterflies, fish, and dragons. With...
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A Chinese "Toe-Skin" Jade Scholar'sMountain Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) relief carved to the front side with figures in a landscape set with a boat bridge waterfall mountains trees and pavilions the stone of grayish-celadon...
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