TWO CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE TABLETOPITEMS Late 19th century, includes a basin with elegant Chinese ladies dressed in flowing robes and gathered in a picturesque spring garden landscape, reverse side with calligraphic...
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ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHIC HAND PAINTED WORLDMAPDESCRIPTION: An Islamic Calligraphic world map features in the overall motif of an Elephant, decorated along the interior with the map and marked along the front and back...
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15TH C. EUROPEAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTPAGESWestern Europe, probably France, ca. 15th century CE. A beautiful ensemble of 4 exquisite, double-sided vellum manuscript pages from an illuminated Book of Hours manuscript,...
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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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A Manuscript copy of the History ofLittle Fanny, hand written and illustrated and exemplified in a series of figures; this manuscript dated March 24 1849 with an illustrated cover with holly and ivy garlands...
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JAPANESE CAST BRONZE HAND MIRROR, 19THC., CIRCULAR-FORM WITH RATTAN HANDLE, POLISHED FACE WITH REPOUSSé AND CALLIGRAPHIC DECORATION...Japanese cast bronze hand mirror, 19th C., circular-form with rattan handle,...
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TWO INDO-PERSIAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS,WITH CALLIGRAPHIC WRITING ABOVE HAND PAINTED IMAGES, BOTH DEPICTING A COUPLE RELAXING, MAT...Two Indo-Persian illuminated manuscripts, with calligraphic writing above hand...
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ASIAN: CHINESE HAND PAINTED PORCELAINDOUBLE SIDED TABLE SCREEN, QING DYNASTY OR LATER, RECTANGULAR, ONE SIDE DECORATED WITH A LANDS...ASIAN: Chinese hand painted porcelain double sided table screen, Qing Dynasty...
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FOUR ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT PAGES, 18TH- 19TH C., ALL FRAMED AND MATTED BEHIND GLASS: THE FIRST IS GOUACHE ON PAPER, EXCERPT OF HAN...Four illuminated manuscript pages, 18th - 19th C., all framed and matted behind...
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PROVIDENCE MARINE SOCIETY CERTIFICATEOFMembership Circa 1832. It is signed by the engraver William Hamlin (1772-1869), as well as the artist Thomas Young (active 1817-1840), Engraved, hand colored, and printed...
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ISLAMIC & EGYPTIAN STYLE HAND-MADE GEOMETRICQUILT Islamic and Egyptian style hand-made quilt with a central geometric medallion surrounded by four disks, reminiscent of the calligraphic roundels at the Hagia Sophia,...
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A MATCHED PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAINGINGER JAR LAMPS 20th century, a matched pair of porcelain ginger jars hand painted with similar decoration of fishermen riding oxen under a willow tree, the reverse of each...
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§ JOHN WADSWORTH (BRITISH 1879-1955)
EXTENSIVEARCHIVE OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS AND SKETCHES mixed media (pencil; pen and ink; watercolour; bodycolour) some 150 items in total, on various paper and card stocks, various dimensions,...
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE QURAN ILLUMINATED PRAYERBOOK, BY CALLIGRAPHER SULEIMAN RUSHDI, CA. 18TH/19TH CENTURY 6 ½" x 4 ?" x 1 ?" Hand written and illuminated Quran prayer book, signed by calligrapher Suleiman Rushdi,...
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3PC 19C WRITTEN US CONSTITUTION W/ TRAMPART FRAME United States,Late 19th CenturyIncludes a hand written United States Constitution in an exceptional cork tramp art frame, a calligraphers pen, and a finely carved...
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Pair of Chinese Hand Mirrors and a PewterBox, the pair of Tao Kuang circular bronze hand mirrors with Celestial Dragons and calligraphic characters, second quarter 19th century, dia. 7-3/4"; and the Kuang Hsu brass-mounted...
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Two Kutani Porcelain Lidded Cups andLidded Sake Bottle First a smaller footed cup with lid and ball finial apprx. 4"T second a larger footed cup with lid and acorn finial apprx. 4-1/2"T and a gourd shape lidded...
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Chinese Baluster-Form Vase Chinese. A baluster-form porcelain vase with hand-painted exterior scene of women sitting under a flowering tree with calligraphic script having two mythological beast handles with...
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A Large Group of Chinese and JapanesePrints including a group of eight "Bird and Flower" and "Flowering Branch" album leaf prints some after Hu Cheng-yen Master of the Bamboo Studio variously inscribed and sealed...
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A Lot of Chinese Taoist Immortal FigurinesChinese Taoist Immortal figurine with scroll. The figure is hand-painted with gold highlights and 9" in height. A Chinese figurine representing one of the Taoist Immortals...
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Hand Decorated Enamel Plaque A hand-decoratedporcelain plaque by Wan da Fen artist and calligrapher. The plaque features a young woman burning incense. The wooden frame has carvings of the Immortals. The plaque without...
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Unique Winter Scene Large Chinese FamilleRose Porcelain Platter Hand-painted winter scene on this octagonally shaped platter. The rim is lobed and decorated with fruit and peony details. Three hand-painted calligraphic...
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Famille Rose Footed Plate with Two MaidensHand-painted porcelain plate with a scene of two young maidens. The rim in painted in yellow with peony and floral vine design and has a heart lappet decoration around the...
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A Pair of Famille Noire Plates Handdecorated enameled porcelain plates covered with a myriad of flower types in lovely bright colors against a black background. Both plates have calligraphic signatures and...
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Two Hand-decorated Enameled PlaquesTwo decorated porcelain plaques by Wan da Fen artist and calligrapher. Both plaques feature a scholar and a young man and a scholar and a young woman....
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A Pair of Hand-Painted Chinese PorcelainBrush Pots The pot with the scene of the mother and child has a six-character stamped mark on the bottom. Both pots have calligraphic markings on the back....
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1 portfolio. Oakley, Violet. Law Triumphant,Containing The Opening of The Book of The law and The Miracle of Geneva. N.p., 1932. Proof copy. Folio, orig. light brown, gilt-lettered & blind ruled pigskin, brass clasps;...
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Three-Piece Group of Oriental Porcelain,consisting of a Chinese polychrome-enameled porcelain fruit bowl in "Songbird and Peonies" decor, presented on a Chinese carved and dark cordovan-stained mahogany quatrepodal...
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Bronze Standing Buddha A bronze depictionof the standing Buddha is atop a lotus pedestal demonstrating the blessing hand gestures. There is a calligraphic mark on the pedestal....
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Chinese Famille Rose Brush Washer anda Pair of Rose Medallion Salt and Pepper Shakers Hand-painted porcelain brush washer with cherry blossom and bird design. There are calligraphic marks on the back as well...
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Rare and Spectacular Chinese Tile WorksPanel, from an exterior wall, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the thick tile works panel in two parts modeled in high relief depicting four haloed arhats in monk's robes, each...
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A Japanese Kutani Calligrapher PorcelainPlate Circular shape footed plate with flared border. Hand painted in polychrome depicting a calligrapher holding a brush with accessories by his side; border richly hand...
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1 piece. Gilt & Color Illuminated VellumManuscript Leaf. [Germany, ca. 1550]. 6 x 4 inches (152 x 96 mm). Single leaf from Andechtige gebet in German, 19 lines in black in in a calligraphic hand, headings in red...
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A Chinese Iron Wooden Grain Measureas a Table Lamp early Qing of pyramidal form and mounted with hand forged iron straps mounts and ring handles calligraphical markings on either side which denote that it was...
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Large Chinese Imari Style Bowl withLid Decorated in blue and white with awabi design. The lid has a pomegranate painting on the inside and colorful hand painted designs. There is a large calligraphic mark in...
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Schwarzenberg Wedding Book, 1768: HANDMADESCHWARZENBERG WEDDING BOOK . FERCLIN, FRANCOIS, Compiler. LA GLOIRIE DES ANCESTRES representée à l’occasion de la trés glorieuse alliance entre...
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