Asian style Opium Pipe in bone. Finely crafted, ends in Precious Wood, Bone carved with a Polychrome Scene of Life ornament, Chiseled Metal Bowl. Length 39.5 cm Shipping extra to be studied according [...]
Period - 19th century
Condition - Good condition
Measurement - Height 6.5 cm
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Nepal, Carved wooden mask circa 1900. This carved wooden mask comes from Nepal where it was used in local rituals or ceremonies. The style is that of traditional Himalayan masks, where animist and Hin[...]
Short opium pipe with heavily patinated ivory stem including a hard stone pellet representing a Buddha.
Silver ring and horn end of the pipe.
Yixing terracotta bowl with calligraphic signature a[...]
Beautiful portable smoking set, with three elements. The "Tonkotsu", which in this case is a one-box "Inro", is made from Keyaki wood, with superb patina, unfortunately in the condition, the cord, als[...]
"Large Ghanta bell with internal clapper in bronze, Shivaite cult, southern India, late 19th early 20th century"
Bell with internal clapper made up of two separate elements, the body and its handle.[...]
Very pretty cover for a dance card or a menu, or other use. The core, probably cardboard is covered on the outside with an old Chinese silk, 19th century in my opinion. Red background with floral bord[...]
Old Japanese Noh theater mask.
In polychrome carved wood.
19th EDO period.
Dimensions:
H: 13 cm.
Width: 11 cm.
Depth: 7 cm.
IN GOOD USED CONDITION: as in the photos.
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Japanese erotic scenes on ivory beautifully framed. Each miniature represents different lovemaking. Very beautiful work dating from the end of the 19th century.
Frame measurement 41-35cm
Miniature[...]
Japanese No theater masks in papier-mâché from Japan, 19th century. These masks are in good general condition. The eyes and nostrils are pierced. Please note: one of the masks is relatively fragile.
A charming wooden case, free-form, and its elegant braided basketwork closure, reveals 6 formidable engraved and shaped steel blades. They are compartmentalized in sets of three, in the two parts of t[...]
Double-sided circular drum decorated with phoenixes and dragons painted on a skin stretched around a wooden core using upholstery nails. Each side is signed. Canton, QING dynasty, Late 19th century. T[...]
Pair of red lacquered wooden boxes in the shape of a Stupa, Shan province, 19th century, Burma. In perfect condition, beautiful patina of use. Height 27 cm, diameter 12.5 cm, lid height 20 cm Collecte[...]
Agate Snuff Bottle, 19th, Silver Mount by Maison Maquet circa 1930 China, Agate Snuff Bottle, 19th, Silver Mount by Maison Maquet circa 1930 This 19th century snuff bottle, in remarkably well hollowed[...]
Beautiful ritual ewer from Tibet, Himalayas.
Generally placed at the foot of altars, these sober or ornate ewers are used (always) to pour water into bowls to be presented as an offering.
In modest [...]
Netsuke representing a traveler sitting on his bag. There are cracks and under the bag a number written in felt pen is visible. This netsuke is accompanied by a cites issued by the DRIEAT Ile de Franc[...]
Lovely rice basket, in lacquered bamboo and decorated with golden fish, bronze flowers, and calligraphy on the handle and inside the lid. An elegant wrought bronze ring is certainly intended to hang t[...]
A keris handle from Indonesia carved from a fossilized mammoth tooth with a beautiful range of colors and structure
Age is at least 19th century, probably older
Comes with the base shown in the phot[...]
A large antique Chinese wicker picnic basket in good condition with well carved panels to the sides depicting female figures
Period - 19th century or early 20th century
Condition - Good condit[...]
A splendid collection of antique Burmese lacquerware including betel boxes and a beautiful offering bowlof stupa form.
ONLY SOLD AS A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF 11 ITEMS.
Period - 19th / 20th cent[...]
Morikawa Tomokichi known as TOEN (1820-1894)
NETSUKE showing an Okina dancer
Japan, late Edo period (1615-1868)
Lacquered wood
H. 5.7 ; L. 3.2 cm
A carved and lacquered wood netsuke depicting a[...]
A rare opportunity to own such a complete example in such good condition.
CLICK HERE to see a similar example sold in 2020.
CLICK HERE To see a very similar one but it is missing the tray and [...]
The Dance of the Skeletons, by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1907)
This Japanese ink and pigment painting on paper, mounted on a scroll with silk borders, depicts the macabre and captivating scene of two[...]
Ink on paper, Skeletons Studying, Shaku Kaiyin, Japan Meiji Period
This ink-on-paper painting, mounted as a scroll with colored paper borders, is titled Skeletons Studying. It portrays a circle o[...]
Animated Vishnu Pendant Amulet
Tibet
19th century
Coral, turquoise and brass
Pendant dimensions: H: 9; W: 7.5 cm
Length when worn: 32 cm
Rectangular amulet depicting one of the three main H[...]
JAPAN: Meiji period, 19th century.
Lovely little vase in lacquered and partially woven bamboo.
Floral and plant decoration.
Brass base resting on 3 feet.
Upper edge in woven brass.
For ikebana fl[...]
Netsuke representing a tengu, a mountain deity associated with the samurai, emerging from its egg. The signature, although erased by wear, is still legible.
Netsuke commonly called stone carrier but referred to a disease of the testicles called hydrogen. The characters represented thus are generally blind also hence the closed right eye.. beautiful patina[...]
An antique silver torque, Hmong or Lisu people; in a glazed frame.
To see a similar torque at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, CLICK HERE
Period - 19th century
Condition - Good conditio[...]
Bamboo Ikebana vase with its container. It is in perfect condition, without a single lack. Its height: 28.5 cm Base diameter: 8 cm Spout diameter: 7 cm.
Powerful 1/3 - 2/3 opium pipe in twisted wood with pretty blue, white and yellow enamel plaque representing a flower vase.
Presence of nine decorative silver pastilles along the shaft.
Mouthpiec[...]
With finely carved and incised relief decoration of the seven wise men in the bamboo forest, four seated, one holding a fan, another a sake cup and three standing admiring a scroll under the pines and[...]
Japanese pipe case (kizeruzutsu) made of uncarved deer horn and a round wooden tonkostu (tobacco box) with its lid and some small cracks on the underside. Diameter of the tonkotsu 7.5 cm. Ojime in gla[...]
China 19th century: rare BI disc in celadon jade with inlays of colored stones, floral decoration, openwork edge with a delicate mesh and sculptures of stylized leaves, this object in antiquity was re[...]
CHINA, 19th century, carved nut called "HEDIARO", representing the immortal monks LUOHAN. Openwork nut, also called convict nut. The fruit of the nut is delliquesant inside. Sculpture representing LUO[...]
Octagonal hat box called gatham. It is equipped with its padlock, still functional. Lacquered elm and brass, the 4 sides of the upper part indicate “Good Luck” (Blessing / Good omen) Korea, end of the[...]
Superb Japanese objects, naturalists, two vases from brass braiding, in shape of basket bags that fishermen used to bring back crabs.
Entirely braided, resting on a circled and caned oval base, these[...]
CHINA or INDOCHINA.
Opium pipe in lacquered bamboo, worked silver with ideogram and ivory endings.
19th century.
Length: 56.5 cm.
IN VERY GOOD USED CONDITION: as in the photos.
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Exquisite and rare, this early 19th century folding wooden cigarette box showcases intricate carvings, originating from Anglo Indian Kashmiri craftsmanship in Srinagar.
The body is adorned with den[...]
Japanese Tonkotsu, traditional box used in Japanese culture to contain tobacco powder, flavorings or medicines. Carved in bamboo and signed by the sculptor
Beautiful old patina of use
Dimension -H 7[...]
Rare coconut shell tattooist's bowl for religious tattoos in temples, black lacquered coconut carved with crowned monkey motif and covered with gold leaf, Mandalay province, late 19th century, Burma, [...]
Pair of hairpins in engraved silver and red-tinted cotton, with translucent blue glass paste, 19th century period, Mien ethnic group, better known as Yao, Kachin province, Burma. Length 22 cm Textile [...]
Solid silver medallion. Akha ethnic woman's jacket ornament, 19th century, Shan province, Burma. The finesse of the decorations corresponds to her social status in the tribe. Beautiful patina of use, [...]
Double Qianlong Style Enameled Snuff Box Very beautiful piece from the end of the 19th century to the beginning, richly decorated with floral motifs Enameled on the cap and the double bottles Enamels [...]
The ankhus, pick and hook, used by the mahout to direct the elephant, the tabar, blade decorated with the inlay technique on the metal, embedded in an ornate bronze element, are associated in this Ind[...]
Short opium pipe with ivory fist.
Superb silver ring decorated with a duck in the foliage and calligraphic signs.
Beautiful black terracotta bowl with silver niello finish with calligraphic char[...]
Indian Rajasthani Gourd 19th Century Very beautiful piece late 19th century early 20th century beautiful old patina This gourd allowed the transport and conservation of water, artisanal work it shows [...]
An unusual antique mother-of-pearl inlaid hardwood plaque "Souvenir des Indes Honi soit qui mal pense" featuring a sailboat with a cross of Lorraine. I believe it is of Vietnamese origin.
Period [...]
Opium pipe 1/3 - 2/3 in lacquered bamboo.
Ornate baitong saddle.
Stop in rejection.
Silver rings decorated with flowers with ivory tip and hickey.
Octagonal light terracotta bowl decorated[...]
Pyrogen matchbox decorated in Japanese lacquer with a medallion representing an antique woman in the center dating from the end of the 19th, beginning of the 20th century. Opening is done automaticall[...]
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