HOUO-MING-TSE PREUVES DES ANTIQUITéSDE CHINE BOOKPreuves des Antiquites de Chine by Paul Houo-Ming-Tse, Pekin. 1930. Text in French, with captions in French and chinese. Profusely illustrated in black and white...
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CHINESE CARVED SPINACH JADE OR HARDSTONETABLE SCREENpanel of mottled green jade, carved scene with phoenix and qilin in a landscape, gilt decorated peonies and songbirds on the reverse, 10-3/4 x 7-1/8 in.; resting...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC YANGSHAO POTTERY JARAncientEast Asia, China, Yangshao culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery urn of a hefty form with a planar base, an inverted piriform body with a rounded...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC POTTERY JAR GEOMETRICMOTIFEast Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE A stunning pottery vessel of sizable form decorated with a complex brown and russet painted...
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HOWARD KOTTLER CERAMIC "GOLD ANGEL POT"(1980S)Howard William Kottler (American, 1930-1989). "Gold Angel Pot" earthenware and metal leafs, ca. 1980s. A wonderful example of Howard Kottler's whimsical creativity,...
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ROMAN COIN & GLASS PENDANT W/ AQUAMARINESTONESRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. This is a unique pendant comprised of Roman glass, a bronze coin, and aquamarine stones, set in a modern sterling...
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SILVER BRACELET W/ ROMAN BRONZE COINS& ROMAN GLASSRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. This is a gorgeous bracelet made of 3 ancient bronze coins and 4 glass fragments, all set in modern sterling...
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19TH C. MOROCCAN GLAZED POTTERY BOWL,EX-MUSEUMNorth Africa, Morocco, Fez (Fes) region, ca. 19th century CE. A delightful pottery bowl, exhibiting a shallow basin and wide, flared rim, all supported by a ring-form...
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ZAPOTEC MONTE ALBAN IV POTTERY DOUBLEINCENSARIOPre-Columbian, Oaxaca, Mexico, Zapotec culture, Monte Alban IV, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A mold-made ceramic double incensario, in the form of a seated lord, with two...
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CHINESE SONG, YUAN, MING & ANAMESE POTTERYVESSELS (6)East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE; Yuan Dynasty, ca. 1271 to 1368 CE; Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE; Southeast Asia, modern day Vietnam, Anamese...
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CHUPICUARO BROWNWARE VESSELS - TRIPOD& JARPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A handsome pair of blackware vessels from Chupicuaro culture: a tripod rattle vessel and a jar. First,...
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19TH C. THAI BLUE-ON-WHITE POTTERY KENDI,ELEPHANT FORM...Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a charming porcelain elephant form kendi or ewer with an attractive blue on white...
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ANCIENT ANATOLIAN YORTAN POTTERY VESSELS(PR)Ancient Asia Minor, Western Anatolia, Troy, Yortan culture, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. An ensemble of 2 hand-built ceramic jars with round but stable bases and globular bodies....
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ROMAN GLASS PENDANT NECKLACE, BRASS& GOLD-FILLED CAGERoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful free-blown, translucent, pale-green glass vessel fragment set within a sunburst chain cage...
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APULIAN BLACKWARE POTTERY KYLIX W/ INCISEDTONDOMagna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A gorgeous, wheel-thrown pottery kylix or wine-drinking cup presenting a flat bottom and thin walls...
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16TH C. FACON DE VENISE GLASS BOTTLEW/ ST. NICHOLAS**Originally Listed At $1200**
Europe, Western or Lowlands, Renaissance to Early Modern Period, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A beautiful bottle formed from...
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ROMAN GREEN GLAZED POTTERY VESSEL, EXROYAL ATHENA**Originally Listed At $1200**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A rare example of a glazed ceramic vessel, mold-made, with a beautiful floral...
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ORNATE 20TH C. MAORI WOOD CANOE TAUIHUPROWOceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. This is an incredibly ornate canoe prow known a tauihu with several figure heads, hand-carved from wood,...
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ZAPOTEC POTTERY INCENSARIO OF CAMAZOTZ- THE BAT GODPre-Columbian, Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec culture, Monte Alban, Phase III, ca. 500 to 700 CE. An intriguing, hand-built pottery incensario vessel in the form of...
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EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CANOPIC JAR W/ QEBEHSENUEFLIDAncient Egypt, Third Intermediate to early Late Dynastic (Saite) Period, 21st to 26th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 525 BCE. A gorgeous and sizable canopic jar from ancient Egypt...
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HUGE 19TH C. HAWAIIAN WOOD FEAST PLATTER**FirstTime At Auction**
North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A massive platter carved from a single piece of wood into a ovoid shape for serving poi, enough for...
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STUNNING SICAN SILVER & TURQUOISE LORDAQUILLA VESSEL**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque or Chimu culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A silver drinking vessel with portrait-like...
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MODERN CHINESE BRONZE FOOTED VASEModernChinese bronze footed vase. Patinated bronze vessel with reticulated scrolling patterns throughout body. A horse, a lion, a dragon, and a phoenix in relief on each of the...
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PAIR OF CHINESE UNDERGLAZE BLUE ANDWHITE PORCELAIN MINIATURE DINGS (TRIPOD VESSELS), MODERN WHITE PORCELAIN MINIATURE DINGS (TRIPOD VESSELS), MODERN, both of globular form, one with pair of upswept handles,...
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THREE GOOD TITLES ON JAPANESE ART Comprising:1) James Michener, JAPANESE PRINTS, FROM THE EARLY MASTERS TO THE MODERN (Rutland, VT: Tuttle, 1975) folio, cloth, d.j., slipcase; 2) Raymond Bushell, COLLECTORS' NETSUKE...
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TAMMY GARCIA, SANTA CLARA (B. 1969),BIRDHAUS, PATINATED BRONZE, 24"H X 14 1/4"W X 11 1/4"DTammy Garcia, Santa Clara, (b. 1969) Birdhaus, patinated bronze signed and numbered 6/30 at base. Biography from...
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JUNE JOHNSON MODERN GLAZED ART POTTERYGOURD VASE Modern glazed art pottery gourd form vessel with applied leaf motifs, signed "June Johnson" to base. 8.75? H x 7? diameter. Provenance: From the estate of a prominent...
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Two pieces Chinese carved hardstone:one fang hu (wine container), gray-green lidded vessel with beast head, ring handles, taotie masks, 9-1/4 in., 10-3/4 in. on wooden stand, some edge chips as made, lacking...
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Two Chinese carved hardstone figures:female deity with dragon and phoenix, light green with russet, 9-1/2 in., 10-1/2 in. on wood stand; Guanyin with vessel in left hand, child at right, gray-green, 7-1/2 in.,...
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Two pieces Chinese carved hardstone:one fang hu (wine container), gray-green lidded vessel with beast head and ring handles, dragon finial, taotie masks, corners with barbed flanges, 9-1/4 in., 10-3/4 in. on...
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China Trade Painting Chinese, late 18th/early19th century, ink and color on paper, interior view of a butcher shop, a pen holding a sheep and a goat, back of the shop with large vessels on a shelf, a sheep's carcass...
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Chinese Jade Vessel modern, carved ofmottled dark green hardstone in the form of a rhinoceros horn with beast head at base below foo lion head with loose ring, beast climbing side, Greek key border, approximately...
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A Group of Antique Chinese Bronze Objectsincluding: a diminutive bronze model of a cannon length 8 in.; a small bronze vessel in the form of a bird perched on a lotus blossom height 2 in.; two bronze round-shouldered...
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