YOSHIDA HIROSHI (JAPAN, 1876-1950).Yoshida Hiroshi Japanese woodblock print, "The Taj Mahal Gardens at Night (Tajimaharu no niwa yoru)" from the India and South East Asia Series. Pencil signed lower right,...
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MAP OF INDIA & SOUTH EAST ASIA, DATED1751A double-page engraved (French) map by the King's cartographer, S. Robert 'with privilege', "Les Indes Orientales" (the Empires & Realms of the Oriental Indies), showing...
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18TH C. PERSIAN QAJAR PAINTING OF GARDENW/ COURTIERSNear East / Central Asia, Persia or Iran, Qajar dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful painting on paper of opaque pigments of three figures amongst a lush...
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CHINESE QI DYNASTY STONE SEATED BUDDHA**OriginallyListed At $4500**
East Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A remarkable hand-carved stone sculpture of Buddha shown seated in lotus...
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ELEGANT 19TH C. MUGHAL FLORAL BROOCHW/ WHITE TOPAZCentral Asia, India, Mughal Empire, ca. early to mid-19th century CE. A gorgeous and dignified brooch of a tall, tapered form with an intricate body made from...
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BEAUTIFUL 19TH C. MUGHAL FLORAL BROOCHW/ WHITE TOPAZCentral Asia, India, Mughal Empire, ca. early to mid-19th century CE. An enticing brooch of an elegant floral form that is shaped from brass with 67 petite bezels,...
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5 CHINESE MING POTTERY JARLETS, BINTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A wonderful ensemble of 5 pottery jarlets, each presenting an apple-form body, a flat shoulder, and...
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6 CHINESE MING POTTERY VESSELS BINHTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A remarkable ensemble of 6 Chinese pottery vessels: 4 jars and 2 bowls. Enveloped in a pale gray-green...
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5 CHINESE MING POTTERY BOWLS W/ MARINEENCRUSTATIONSEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A lovely collection of 5 pottery bowls, each presenting ring-form feet and impressively thin walls that...
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KUSHAN SCHIST RELIEF FRIEZE OF MAN W/LION HEADCentral Asia, Pakistan & Northwestern India, Kushan Empire, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A hand-carved gray schist frieze depicting an elite man dressed in a tunic...
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GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIEF PANEL SEATEDFIGURE & ANIMALSAncient Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An impressive, hand-carved schist relief panel of rectangular...
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1ST C. GANDHARAN SCHIST STUPA HEAD FRAGMENTAncientCentral Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. A skillfully carved head with a lively visage comprised of expressive eyes, a naturalistic...
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CHINESE MING DYNASTY SWATOW WARE BOWL(SHIPWRECK)East Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A lovely pottery bowl, known as Swatow ware and presenting impressively thin walls that flare out to a...
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CHINESE MING DYNASTY SWATOW WARE BOWLW/ PHOENIXEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A sizable and stunning pottery bowl, known as Swatow ware and presenting impressively thin walls that flare...
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4 CHINESE MING SWATOW WARE CUPS, BINHTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. This is a fabulous group of four petite Swatow porcelain cups all from a shipwreck near the Binh Thuan...
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4TH C. INDIAN GUPTA STONE HEAD FRAGMENTOF DEITYSouth Asia, India, Gupta, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. This is a fine fragmentary sculpture of a head from the neck up depiction a bodhisattva or deity, perhaps Vishnu....
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GANDHARAN SCHIST BUDDHA HEAD W/ GRACEFULFEATURES**Originally Listed At $750**
Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An absolutely stunning and expertly carved...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SANDSTONE BUDDHA DHARMA-CHAKRAMUDRACentral Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A magnificent hand carved stone carving of Buddha seared in full lotus position...
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RARE 19TH C. CENTRAL ASIAN BRONZE CEREMONIALSUGAR AXE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Near East / Central Asia, Iraq & Afghanistan, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An incredibly rare and beautiful tool known as a sugar...
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FINE 1ST C. GANDHARAN STONE HEAD PRINCESIDDHARTHA**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An incredible schist head wearing a turban-style...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIQUARY STUPAMODEL**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, ancient region of Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A model of a Buddhist stupa reliquary, finely...
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SUPERB PERSIAN ACHAEMENID 23K+ GOLDLION APPLIQUES**Originally Listed At $5000**
Near East, Iran, Achaemenid Empire, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A pair of 99% gold (equivalent to 23K+ to 24K) applique ornaments...
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LARGE 18TH C. INDO-PERSIAN MUGHAL STONEDADO PANEL**First Time At Auction**
Near East / Central Asia, Persia to Northern India, Islamic Indo-Persian / Mughal culture, ca. 15th to 19th century CE. A large stone...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY CAMEL (TOMB FIGURE)**OriginallyListed At $3500**
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A charming, hollow, mold-made ceramic camel, standing proud with a long curved neck and a pair of pointed...
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GANDHARAN SCHIST PALETTE - FIGURES /SEA MONSTER**Originally Listed At $800**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca, 200 BCE to 100 CE. An intriguing schist palette relief carved with a...
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4 CHINESE MING POTTERY BOWLS, MARINEENCRUSTATIONSEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A beautiful ensemble of 4 bowls, each presenting a ring-form base and flared walls that rise to a wide,...
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18TH C. INDO-PORTUGUESE IVORY STATUETTEOF MARYSouth Asia, western India, Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) or Goa, Indo-Portuguese culture, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful ivory carving of the Virgin of the Immaculate...
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9TH C. INDIAN STONE TEMPLE PANEL TRIMURTI& CONSORTSSouth Asia, India, Middle Kingdom period, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A high relief stone panel carving of the Brahmanical Triad, flanked by a female consort, possibly Saraswati,...
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2ND C. GANDHARA KUSHAN SCHIST STANDINGMAITREYA BUDDHACentral Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern India, Gandhara / Kushan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A superb gray schist bust of the Bodhisattva Maitreya,...
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2ND C. GANDHARA KUSHAN SCHIST RELIEF3 WOMEN + MANCentral Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern India, Gandhara / Kushan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A stunning figural panel hand-carved in high relief...
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RARE AND IMPORTANT 18TH CENTURY BOXEDMARINER'S COMPASS BY PEDRO FREIRE LISBON, 1789 EXTERIOR BOX HEIGHT 10". WIDTH 14.5". DEPTH 14.5". MARINER'S COMPASS BY PEDRO FREIRE, Lisbon, 1789, Signed and dated at the...
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CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED TRIPOD DISH, TANGDYNASTY A Chinese Sancai glazed tripod plate, dating from the Tang dynasty (618-906). The plate with rounded sloping sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, impressed...
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CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED TRIPOD DISH, TANGDYNASTY A Chinese Sancai glazed tripod plate, dating from the Tang dynasty (618-906). The plate with rounded sloping sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, impressed...
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Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein,publisher (Dutch, active ca 1678-1693). 6 engraved plates from Hortus Indicus Malabaricus. [Amsterdam, ca 1686].
Comprising: Belilla -- Elengi -- Caunga -- Kaida -- Coddam-pulli...
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Seven 18th century maps by geographerJ. Hinton of Mediterranean Sea, East India, Asia, Europe, West Indies, Africa. Largest size: 12" x 15". All maps have signs of foxing, mildew and water marks, some may have...
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