Japanese bamboo Ikebana basket. Ball-shaped. Showa period. Height 24 cm, base 12 cm, and opening 14 cm. Ikebana is a traditional Japanese art of creating floral arrangements. Shipping costs extra.
Entomology box containing a goose skull marked in ink on the top, Anser anser, descriptive label. Contemporary creation. Height 13 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 5.5 cm.
Fine walking stick with palm shaft, original metal ferrule, gilded ring and long ivory knob carved with an allegory of music. 19th century. Very good condition. Total length 98 cm, knob length 14.8 cm[...]
Fine cane, with palm tree shaft, decorated with speckled details with original brass ferrule, brass ring, small ivory pommel, carved, representing the head of a hunting dog, glass eyes. Very good cond[...]
A beautiful African tribal art bronze statue, "Yoruba" or "Ife" divination cup between Nigeria and Benin, called The cup carrier with children on the lid for fertility offerings. Height: 34 cm Length:[...]
Engraving GOVERNMENT OF PROUINS (PROVINS - 77) RARE Burin engraving on steel, by Christophe TASSIN, born in the early 1600s and died in 1660, in France, also known as Nicolas Tassin, Christophe Nicola[...]
Pelforth "43" round sign in red plastic on the front and metal on the back.Good general condition. There is some rust on the metal rim (see photo). We also note that it does not light up when plugged [...]
Meerschaum pipe in its original case, the bowl represents a woman with a pearl necklace, very beautifully sculpted. Late 19th century, in its sheath, the hinge of which is damaged.
Siphon. Glass and metal. Circa 1920. Maison Poët founded in 1860...
Siphon with a metal head (Alard, Gueret Fres, Paris) and an orange-colored glass body with a mark on the base and the legend "Maiso[...]
Siphon. Glass and metal. Circa 1920.
Siphon with metal head (Labbe/Louviers; Gueret Fres, Paris) and green glass body with the legend "Grand Entrepôt / Bieres de marque / LImonades & Siphones / Thome[...]
Siphon; E. Limouzin, Nantes. Glass, metal. France, circa 1920.
Siphon with silver-plated metal head and etched markings (quarter moon crescent / E. Limouzin-Nantes / other quarter moon / Durafort; Pa[...]
Pair of ashtrays. Blue glass. Murano, Italy, 20th century.
Pair of glass ashtrays combining two shades of blue and decorated, on the outside, with a series of thick downward protrusions or spikes. Du[...]
BOUCHOT (Henri) - La Franche-Comté. Paris, Plon, 1904; folio, 455 pp., half brown shagreen binding with corners, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt top edge. Abundantly illustrated work in and out of the[...]
The pitchers are initially turned, then various decorative elements, branches, leaves, grapes, a character on a barrel or at a table are stamped and glued on or modeled separately and added to the pot[...]
Papier-mâché snuff box with a painted portrait on the lid, early 19th century. Very good condition. Height 3.5 cm. Diameter 10.8 cm. Shipping to France: 10 euros.
Complete chess set with all its two-tone bone pieces.The board is made of folding cardboard.The set is inserted in a box covered with dark blue fabric.The box is held closed by two light bone fastener[...]
Rare 20th century earthenware glove molds. They were used to make gloves, and the numbers on them indicated the sizes. Today, eight of them are decorative objects, traces of the past, and curiosities.[...]
Small Light Green Faience Ushabti Egypt,
Late Period (664-332 BC)
This small light green faience ushabti dates from the Egyptian Late Period (664-332 BC).
Finely modeled, it represents a funera[...]
Beautiful complete copy in three large octavo volumes, full speckled calf, spine with raised bands decorated with gilt irons in the compartments, titles and names in red and tan morocco, marbled endpa[...]
Anepigraphic scarab amulet - Late Period
An anepigraphic scarab-shaped amulet from the Egyptian Late Period (664 to 332 BC). Made of siliceous faience, a material frequently used for amulets and vo[...]
Very old Ifa Yoruba divination board from Nigeria. While this category of object is traditionally made of wood, this one is characteristic and rare due to its size and the material it is made of: bron[...]
Nice relief map of Switzerland by JDShneiter dated 1850. Please note: The map is worn (see photos). Map dimensions: 45.5cm x 61.5cm Frame dimensions: 54cm x 70cm
Two eye surgery cases for cataract surgery, England, early 19th century Ivory, steel, leather, and velvet; each case: 16x12x3.5cm. Complementary set of two particularly luxurious small eye surgery cas[...]
Very elegant belt knife from Celebes Island (Sulawesi in Indonesian). The blade is made of steel, the ferrule is made of red copper. Note the horn handle decorated with scrolls and ending with a head.[...]
Here we have the holy grail of any robot collector: 4 robots out of 5 from the famous Gang of Five by Masudaya. Machine Man is missing, which has become priceless and is a lavender in red. We have: La[...]
Beautiful boxwood needle case beautifully worked with floral and geometric motifs, 19th century folk art work in very good condition with a beautiful old patina.
A beautiful collector's item.
Di[...]
The Perfumed Garden of Sheikh Nefzaoui 1984 Original lithographs by Allain Renoux Manual of Arabic erotology from the 16th century 200 pages with 21 erotic illustrations including 10 in the text, 10 i[...]
Large candle holder, resinous, dual-purpose, with three sockets to hold the candles.
Ring with flexible blade ending in a cross and fixed two-thirds of the way up by a rivet.
Device intended to hold[...]
Beautiful vase with a hemispherical body, decorated on three delimited registers with the figure of the crab god, humanized in relief. The neck is painted with a starry decoration. This divinity wears[...]
Standing Bodhisattva Statuette
Kashmir, India, 11th century
Stone
H. 11 cm
This stone statuette represents a standing Bodhisattva, characteristic of Kashmiri art in the 11th century. The eleganc[...]
Rare Maison de Plaisir chair with metal system from the end of the 19th century. It was used to clean Madame or Monsieur. Entirely in lacquered metal and enhanced with gold. Beautiful original conditi[...]
Fertility doll called Akwaaba among the Ashanti people of Ghana. A statue stylistically echoing the biological symbol of women, which was sculpted to promote fertility and support motherhood, Akwaaba [...]
Dance crest from the Ekoi in Nigeria, 22 cm, former P. Terrier collection (Paris), early 20th century. Wooden crest resting on a braided fiber hoop with leather plating throughout and the inclusion of[...]
Yoruba mask, Egungun (ghost cult) that was worn over elaborate costumes (weaving and beads). The carving style, with the exposed teeth and labret present on the lower lip, indicates a provenance from [...]
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