PAIR OF 'SAWASA' PARCEL-GILT HANDLEDCUPS
CHINESE OR JAPANESE, 18TH CENTURY ????? ???? ???????????????each with rounded sides resting on a ring foot rising to a foliated mouth, the exterior covered in black lacquer...
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WORKS OF ART REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION??????????????????????????????????????????????Including: Chinese works of art, cloisonne enamel, archaic bronze, furniture, Buddhist art, Scholar's pieces etc, in total 36...
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19TH C. JAPANESE BUDDHIST SHRINE W/FIGUREA striking 19th century Japanese Buddhist shrine with wonderful deep carving all gilt in a warm gold. The metalwork on the door is a wonderful example of what Japanese...
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MONUMENTAL HARRY BERTOIA "SUNLIT STRAW"SCULPTUREHarry Bertoia (Italian/American, 1915-1978). Monumental 45 foot sculpture titled "Sunlit Straw," 1964-65, comprised of thousands of interlocking brass-coated steel...
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66. CLOISONNé ENAMEL CANE -CA. 1890-LARGE SHIPPO ENAME...66. Cloisonné Enamel Cane -Ca. 1890 -Large Shippo enamel handle with a substantial round and flattened knob on its integral long and tapering stem profusely...
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45. CLOISONNé ENAMEL CANE -CA. 1890-OPERA SHAPED SHIPP...45. Cloisonné Enamel Cane -Ca. 1890 -Opera shaped Shippo enamel handle with integral longer stem profusely decorated with various blooms and floral...
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SILVER ART NOUVEAU FIGURAL DAY CANECa.1890-Large silver crook handle modeled in very fine detail with the head of a knight with armor helmet above a chain-mail shirt, well figured calamander shaft and a long horn...
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CLOISONNé ENAMEL CANECa. 1880-LargeShippo enamel knob of a modified Milord shape with a round and flattened top and an integral, long and tapering body profusely decorated with various signs, emblems and blooms...
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DAMASCENE STEEL AND GOLD TOLEDO CANE-Ca.1880 -Small Damascene steel ball knob totally encrusted with dense 24-karat gold wire overlay. -Centered at the top by a round shield with a winged Chimera, the knob is furthermore...
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DAMASCENE STEEL AND GOLD CANE-Ca. 1880-Small Damascene steel handle with a round and flattened top encrusted with a circular shield of dense 24-karat gold wire inlay centered by the characterizing Chimera with...
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SILVER ART NOUVEAU EAGLE HEAD CANE-Ca.1900 -Modified Opera shaped silver handle embellished by a protruding eagle head at the front and an elegantly arched hand rest at the back, somehow suggestive of its wings....
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SILVER AND GOLD WATER POT, XIANGTONGTANG DYN MARKThis is an exquisitely worked silver water pot with repousse areas of scrolling flowers and birds typical of the motifs seen in this period. The body is densly...
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19TH C. TURKOMAN SILVER BRACELET W/CARNELIANCentral Asia, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, Turkoman (Turkman) Tekke peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A striking gilded silver bracelet consisting of three horizontal...
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MOCHE GOLD TWEEZER IMPLEMENT ANTHROPOMORPHICPre-Columbian,Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A fine pair of tweezers skillfully made from a hammered sheet of 50.89% (equivalent to over 12 karat) gold folded in...
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RARE IBERIAN CELTIC GILT SILVER GOBLET,EX-ROYAL ATHENA...Western Europe, Spain / Portugal, Iberian, Celtic culture, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. A stippled wave motif gilt in a 21.7% gold adorns the rim of this...
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WILLIAM RICE WOODBLOCK - "MOONLIGHTEUCALYPTUS TREES"**First Time At Auction**
William Seltzer Rice (American, 1873-1963). "Moonlight Eucalyptus Trees" color woodblock, ca. 1920. Signed and titled in pencil...
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VIKING JELLING GILT SILVER BROOCH W/GRIPPING BEAST**Originally Listed At $4000**
Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A beautiful 65% to 98.6% silver brooch or...
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(2) DANIEL JOSEPH METAL WORKS WALL LAMPS(pair)Daniel Joseph wall lamps, late 20th c., from the D.F. Metalworks Collection, in the Mackenzie Gold finish, lacking glass chimney shades, approx 14.5"h, 14.25"w; 8.5lbs total...
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ANTIQUE FRAMED OTTOMAN VEST AND JEWELRYADORNMENT 19th century, signed Jia Na to lower right linen backing, gold embroidered fabric with mounted jewelry necklace, the pendant with floral and heart patterned metalwork...
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[CHINESE METALWORKS]
A group of referenceworks and auction catalogues about Chinse bronzes, gold and silver wares
Together 27 volumes.
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HERMèS SILK SCARF, IN "MORS & GOURMETTES"GOLD METALWORK/JEWELRY DESIGN ON LIGHT GREY WITH BLUE ACCENTS, NOT RECENTLY CLEANED, WEAR...Hermès silk scarf, in "Mors & Gourmettes" gold metalwork/jewelry design on light...
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FRANKISH JEWEL ADORNED DISC BROOCH.Possibly French, 7th - 8th century. Flat gold disc brooch or fibula decorated with filigree work and bezel set with nine colored stones and paste of various sizes and shapes....
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CEREMONIAL SWORD IN FITTED CASE, THESWORD HAVINGCEREMONIAL SWORD IN FITTED CASE, the sword having a curved single edge blade (28 1/2 inches), "T" shape cross guard, birds head pommel, ornate metalwork grip and...
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VINTAGE 14K GOLD EARRINGS W/ MODERNISTDESIGN Vintage 14K Gold Earrings With Modernist Design And Freshwater Pearls. Handcrafted with a simple hammered metalwork design in 14K gold, each suspending a freshwater...
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ANTIQUE GEORGIAN EMERALD DIAMOND EARRINGSAntique Georgian emerald and diamond drop earrings set in gold backed silver with removable teardrop emerald stone drops, each earring set with approx. 50 old cut diamonds...
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Group of four Japanese metalworks; includinga pagoda, two cranes, a ship and a 24k gold plated daruma doll; 9" x 11" x 7" (largest, approx.)...
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Group of three antique European metalworks,including Lund & Blockley clock with signature to back, unsigned eyeglass in case, and unsigned gold metal letter opener; overall good condition, clock not tested for working...
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A PRE-COLUMBIAN STYLE 14K GOLD MASKETTEPENDANTThe depiction of an anthropomorphic maskette in the style of the metalwork of ancient Panama cast in approximately 14 karat gold with bail for wearing as a pendant....
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4 Crystal Scale Model Cars with goldmetalwork classic motorcars of yesteryear....
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CHINESE HAN DYNASTY METALWORK- baseand rim fittings in bronze with inlaid patterning in gold and silver. Han Dynasty (206 B.C-220 A.D.). Base: H. 1'' (2.5 cm) x diam 4'' (10.2 cm). Rim: H. 3/8'' (1.0 cm) x...
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EARLY ISLAMIC METALWORK - of doublewall construction in silver bronze and gold perhaps a rim for a water vessel or vase. Decorated with four cartouches engraved with floral and figurative subjects outlined...
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(INDIA) THE JOURNAL OF INDIAN ART ANDINDUSTRY Volume 1 no. 1 contiguous to Volume 9 no. 72. London: W. Griggs; Calcutta: Thacker Spink 1884-1900. Nos. 1-73 bound in 9 vols. Folio original printed wraps bound...
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Pair of Chinese articulated male foodogs groups. Cloisonne enameling in colors of cobalt blue red orange purple green etc. over intricate silver and gold toned mesh metalwork. Articulated heads and with a wire...
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Thomas Jefferson Miniature Portraitby William Russell Birch William Russell Birch (English 1755-1834) enamel on copper portrait of Thomas Jefferson unsigned with?Jefferson?written on verso; 1.5 x 1 in. Frame...
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Metalworks three pieces: cast ironboot scraper scraper with raised rim shaped decoration and feet surface wear and areas of rust 7'' h. x 13 1/2'' w. x 9 1/2'' d.; pierced metal corner shelf with floral...
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Italian Metalwork Jewelry Box gold finishreticulated beveled glass top 4'' x 9''....
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