3 CHINESE PORCELAIN & 2 PAINTED PEKINGGLASS SNUFF BOTT...1st item: Chinese blue porcelain snuff bottle, flattened ovoid form with dragon decoration to body. 2 1/4" H. 2nd item: Chinese porcelain Blanc de Chine...
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6 CHINESE GLASS & STONE SNUFF BOTTLES1st& 2nd items: 2 Chinese black Peking glass snuff bottles, flattened ovoid form, one having white enameled crane decoration and the other with yellow prunus blossom decoration....
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2 MASSIVE 18TH C. CHINESE PORCELAINPLANTERSPair of massive 18th-century Chinese celadon fish bowls with incised and relief decoration. The exterior of the bowl is decorated with a profusion of waves, clouds,...
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LOT OF 3 CHINESE SONG DYNASTY POTTERYBOWLS W/ SHELLSEast Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. An fantastic trio of wheel-thrown pottery bowls, made in the Chinese Imperial state-owned and operated kilns...
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BEAUTIFUL NATURAL MALACHITE BOTRYOIDALMASSCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ca. millions of years ago. This is a lovely natural malachite mineral with unusual bubbly crystalline structures known...
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4 GREEK GEOMETRIC BRONZE OINOCHOE AMULETSGreece,Geometric Period, ca. 8th to 6th Century BCE. This is a fine collection of 4 bronze oinochoe or pitcher-shaped amulets. Each is mold cast with a rounded, piriform body, a...
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2 MEROVINGIAN MIGRATION PERIOD COPPER& GLASS BUCKLESWestern Europe, France / Gaul, Merovingian Dynasty, Migration Period, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. This is an amazing pair of copper alloy buckles both inlaid...
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5 AZTEC COPPER TEPOZTLI AXE HEADSPre-Columbian,Mexico City region, Aztec (Mexica), ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine collection of 5 copper axe heads of several shapes. The 2 widest have a straight spine and a blade edge that...
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14TH C. THAI LEADED BRASS SEATED BUDDHALOTUS POSITIONSoutheast Asia, Thailand, ca. 14th to 18th century CE. A lovely mold-cast leaded-brass depiction of the Buddha seated atop an integral plinth. The Buddha sits...
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GREEK GEOMETRIC BRONZE IMPLEMENT, ROOSTER& BRACELETAncient Greece, Geometric period, ca. 8th century BCE. A fine gathering of bronze items from ancient Greece, cast into a bracelet, bird finial, and an unusual pendant-like...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING CHAMPLEVE ENAMELBRASS URNEast Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An elegant urn made of brass with colorful champleve enamel decorating the exterior. The vessel...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING DYNASTY GLAZEDPOTTERY LIDDED JAREast Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A gorgeously glazed pottery jar of a deep emerald-green hue with appliqued decorations...
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GUERRERO MEZCALA GREENSTONE TYPE M-22AXE GOD FIGUREPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A large and pretty example of a hand-carved greenstone axe god of the Type...
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OLMEC / MEZCALA JADE MASKETTE + 2 CLAWAMULETS**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Colombian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec / Mezcala culture, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A fine collection of 3 stone pendants skillfully...
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ROMAN YELLOW GLASS FLASK W/ APPLIEDDECORATIONRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A lovely free-blown green glass vessel with a concave base and smooth pontil, spherical body, a squat tubular...
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20TH C. W.C. SHOTTS OPAL CAMEO OF NATIVEAMERICANW.C. Shotts (American 1937 - 2009), ca. 1986, "#1". An incredibly creative opal carved cameo sculpture of a Native American man in profile with coral, and nacre shell...
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19TH C. TIBETAN BRASS VARAPANI HANDW/ MUDRA GESTUREEast Asia, Tibet or China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A larger-than-life brass hand from Varapani, the bodhisattva whose name literally...
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RARE & STUNNING OLMEC JADEITE CEREMONIALPECTORALPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1500 to 550 BCE. This astounding and rare jadeite pectoral or funerary mask has been skillfully pecked into...
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CHINESE TANG POLYCHROME LOKAPALA GUARDIANFIGUREEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A mold-formed pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a fierce expression wearing elaborate armor and robes...
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MAYA GREENSTONE PECTORAL BEADS + EARSPOOL, EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $6000**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A staggering collection of 39 sizable...
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OLMEC STONE PENDANT - WERE-JAGUAR, EX-SCHMITT**OriginallyListed At $2000**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A remarkable andesite stone pendant or applique low relief carved into a figure...
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CHINESE HAN LIFAN POTTERY AMPHORA W/BRONZE, TL TESTED**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, Western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large pottery vase, the surface burnished to a fine grey hue and...
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6TH C. BYZANTINE GOLD RING BERYL STONE**OriginallyListed At $4250**
Near East, Byzantine Period, ca. 6th to 7th century CE. A gorgeous high-quality gold ring inlaid with a sizable beryl stone cut into a rhomboid shape. The...
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ANCIENT CHINESE WARRING STATES BRONZECHARIOT AXEL HUBEast Asia, China, Warring States to Han dynasty, ca. 475 BCE to 206 CE. A bronze axle hub from a chariot wheel, decorated with elaborate incised bands of interlacing...
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CHINESE GREEN JASPER SCHOLAR STONE ONOAK STAND Chinese gongshi scholar's rock mineral specimen of blue green jasper, with black stone and quartz crystal veining, mounted on an oak wood stand. Overall: 10" H x...
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TEN CHINESE VARIOUS MATERIAL ANIMALS& FIGURES20th Century. Comprising a pair of brass and pewter ducks, a pair of soapstone figures, a pair of green jade Fu-Lions, a pair of mineral dragons and two additional...
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CHINESE CARVED MINERAL GROTTO HEIGHT:10 1/4 IN. (26.04 CM.)CHINESE CARVED MINERAL GROTTO, the large stone in tones of green, orange and light brown and possibly bowenite, carved at the top with three archaic...
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CHINESE MINERAL TREEon a green stonebase 15 inches wide; 17 inches high Condition:...
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CHINESE MINERAL TREEset in a green stonebasin; approximately 16 inches wide; 12 inches deep;16 inches high Condition:...
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PAIR OF CHINESE MINERAL TREESeach ina carved green stone planter base; 9 1/2 inches wide; 14 inches high Condition:...
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CHINESE EXPORT GLASS & STONE TREE RepublicPeriod, circa 1930s Wood trunk and boughs with carved mineral and glass leaves and buds, in green celadon ceramic planter pot. 16 in. High....
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Chinese Export cloisonne planter withenamel metal floral arrangement and a mineral tree in cloisonne pot late 19th century; 1) enamel flowers having green stems and pink buds; 2) 4 in. H.; 2) yellow ground cloisonne...
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A Large Pair of Chinese Carved Hardstone"Mineral Trees" Set within Cloisonné Enamel Jardinières each flowering tree realistically rendered with large spinach green leaves and carnelian blossoms the jardinières...
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Chinese carved hardstone mineral treein cloisonne planter and similar tree in hardstone planter with stand second half-19th century; 1) carved hardstone floral-form mineral tree in footed cloisonne planter 16...
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Large Chinese Stone Sculpturedepictinga standing Guanyin with fine incised decoration to clothing flanked by two acolytes all atop a cloud form base the sculpture carved from a pale green jade colored mineral...
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Pair of Chinese Stone Phoenix Birdshand-carvedfrom a pale green jade colored mineral stone.15.25 and 16 in.Both with repaired breaks to necks; one bird with loss to plume on head and beak....
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