PAIR OF UNUSUAL CHINESE EXPORT STYLEBLACK LACQUER AND PARCEL-GILT KLISMOS CHAIRS30 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 32 in., height of seat 12 1/2 in.
Condition
Minor areas of loss and lacquer lifting with minor staining to...
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GROUP OF ASIAN DECORATIVE ITEMS, 9 TOTAL1stitem: Japanese Totai cloisonne bottle vase with bird and floral cloisonne decoration on a tree bark ground. 8 3/8" H. Early 20th century. 2nd item: Japanese round covered...
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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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CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PLATE, WILLIEOR SELLEYcirca 1740, the coat of arms halved with the left having three crows amongst a chevron in black and gray, impaling Willie or Sellie, the right side with three chevrons...
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SIGNED WARHOL WATERCOLOR - FERNS & FLOWERS,CA. 1958Andy Warhol (American, 1930-1987). Untitled (flowers and ferns) ink and watercolor, ca. 1958. Signed by the artist in black ink below the artwork. A blotted-line drawing...
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PUBLISHED ROMAN STONE MOSAIC HEAD OFOCEANUSRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A very fine Roman stone mosaic comprised of thousands of stone tesserae, depicting the head of Oceanus - the personification...
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12TH C. KHMER ANGKOR POTTERY LIDDEDSTUPA INCENSE JAR**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Cambodia or Northern Thailand, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 12th to 14th century CE. This is a beautiful...
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RARE MINIATURE EGYPTIAN OBSIDIAN PESESH-KEFAMULETAncient Egypt, First Intermediate Period, 8th to 9th Dynasty, ca. 2181 to 2140 BCE. Perhaps one of the most unique and unusual Egyptian artifacts, a hand-carved black...
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PREHISTORIC MIMBRES BLACK ON WHITE BOWLW/ ZOOMORPHNative American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Mimbres Valley, ca. 950 to 1150 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl created via the coil and scrape method, into...
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GREEK BLACK-FIGURE LEKYTHOS - HOUND& HARE GROUP, TL'D**First Time At Auction**
Greece, Attic (Athens), attributed to the Hound and Hare Group, ca. 500 to 480 BCE. A splendid pottery lekythos attributed to...
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Pair of unusual Chinese black groundporcelain imitating lacquer dishes, each interior similarly decorated with enamel and gilt designs of a figural scene amidst pavilions, trees and rockery surrounded by pattern...
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UNUSUAL CHINESE LOTUS FLOWER LEAF VESSELWITH SNAIL FORMED SIPPING STRAW HANDLE HAVING BLACK POEM CHARACTER MARKED HANDLE; 3.5"H X 4.25"W X 5.75"D...
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An Unusual Chinese Painted Grey PotteryMythical Beast Stand
Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
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modeled as a crouching, winged mythical beast, with layered tail, upturned snout, pricked ears and a short mane...
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COLLECTION OF BOXES AND TABLEWARESCOLLECTIONOF BOXES AND TABLEWARES, including an unusual flat hexagonal carved wood box with carved feathers to lid and inscription to underside, polychrome highlights, w: 5.5 in.; a...
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COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND OTHER SOUVENIRS,19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY, including a single Chinese lady's shoe, embroidered with flowers on a steel blue silk and raised on a high platform; two...
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ASIAN: JARDINIèRE/ FISH BOWL DECORATEDWITH ENAMELS, CHINESE MOTIFS, 20TH C., FINELY DECORATED THROUGHOUT WITH PHEASANT/ BIRDS AMONG FLOWERING PEONY DECORATION TO EXTERIOR, ORNATE AND UNUSUAL UNDULATING BORDERS...
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Unusual tall Chinese black and giltenameled porcelain vase with writhing dragon and Chilong phoenix bird amidst lotus and other blossoming flowers with birds and insects throughout, blue six character mark...
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Pair of tall Chinese black ground enameledporcelain vases, with unusual green designs of birds and flowering trees, possibly Kangxi style; overall good condition, some surface wear and scratches, minor flaws; H 24"...
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Chinese Export Black-Lacquered and Deux-CouleurGilded Tea Caddy, third quarter 19th century, of octagonal form, decorated with elaborate figural scenes and an unusual feather-patterned border, the interior fitted with...
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Unusual English Black-and-Gold Tole-PeinteOctagonal Coal Trolley, in the chinoiserie style, third quarter 19th century, in "Chinese Garden Pavilion" decor in gold on black grounds, the basal edge fitted with four...
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Unusual Chinese Export Elaborately GildedBlack-Lacquer Desk Box, of folio form in "Mandarins" decor, second quarter 19th century, the front cover lifting to reveal a pair of similarly gilded small doors above a...
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Unusual Pair of Chinese Red-LacqueredSmall Cabinets, 19th century, each of slightly tapered form with double doors at the front ornamented with brass "moon" hardware, pulls and bar lock, the doors opening to...
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Chinese Export Porcelain Lidded WarmingPlatterearly 19th century Rose Mandarin palette oval form with deep well for water unusually decorated with a festive procession likely celebrating the Chinese New Year the...
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Assembled Chinese textiles qing dynastyComprising of a two pairs of 'binding' shoes, circular embroidered black silk box and a unusual hanging of silk and fabric showing a Fu lion fitted with bells, silk painted...
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Unusual Southern Chinese Rain Cape,first quarter 20th century, fashioned as a shoulder cape with long flared back panel, wrapped collar and husk fibers, the ape and back woven with reinforcing strings and both...
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Unusual Chinese Export Deux-Couleur-GildedBlack Lacquer Polygonal Slant-Front Stationery Box, second quarter 19th century, in "Mandarin Garden" decor, the interior divided into four graduated paper compartments,...
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Rare and Unusual Chinese Export Black-LacqueredMiniature Two-Door Cabinet, second quarter 19th century, with deux-couleur gilding in "Mandarin's Garden" decor, the doors opening to reveal six compartments of varying size...
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Highly Unusual Chinese Carved GiltwoodSign, 19th century, carved in very high relief with designs on both sides, the carving with a centered Chinese character in black for the word "cake", set atop fretwork depicting...
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Chinese Porcelain Double-Gourd SmallVase, 19th century, of conventional form, the porcelain body covered in an unusual black glaze with brown speckling, the base white, h. 5"....
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Extremely Rare Chinese Black Clay TombFigure of a Horse, Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.), the finely modeled figure standing on three feet with the fourth slightly lifted, wearing a riderless saddle, the mane, eyes,...
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Unusual Chinese Export Deux-Couleur-GildedBlack-Lacquer Tea Chest, the interior fitted with a conforming lift top engraved pewter tea box, second quarter 19th century, the deux-couleur gilding in "Floral Sprays"...
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Unusual Chinese black limestone ruyiearly qing dynasty The black stone resembles a coiled bamboo stem, worked to show growth bands and a stylized lingzhi head. ,000-5,000 Minor surface wear and scratching...
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Unusual Chinese Stoneware Storage Jar,Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.), the compressed globular body resting on a slightly concave base, topped by a circular neck with everted lip rim, glazed in a degraded brown...
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Unusual Chinese Distressed Black-PaintedStorage Cabinet, the tall body with two doors at the front over a low shaped apron, the interior with three shelves, the front and sides all of geometric open grid-work to...
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Unusual Chinese Export Blue CloisonneMantel Clock, first quarter 20th century, of temple-front form, the clock in operating condition and fitted with an alarm mechanism, the dial of black enamel with white Roman...
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SEMI-ANTIQUE PERSIAN KASHAN CARPET IsfahanProvince North Central Iran featuring an unusual field of black Chinese-style fretwork on dark blue ground hand knotted wool 9'6'' x 18'0''. The carpet shows heavy wear with...
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