All things Asian,….Chinese, Japanese, Burmese, Indian etc
PRESENTING a STUNNING piece of Indian Antiquity from the 17th Century, namely, a Pair of Indian Erotic Paintings from a Kama Sutra Series. India, Orissa, 17th Century. Hand-painted on cloth canvas. These have impeccable Provenance! They were purchased by a Private Dallas Collector at Christie’s New York Auction on 19th Read more…
PRESENTING a FABULOUSLY RARE 18C Indo-Portuguese Vargueno Mini Cabinet. EXTREMELY RARE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND DESIRABLE Colonial piece ! It is an Indo-Portuguese Vargueno Mini Cabinet, circa 1780, with strong Persian influences. Vargueno’s are typically Portuguese or Spanish. Portugal, through its colonization of parts of Asia in the 17th and 18th Read more…
PRESENTING a BEAUTIFUL Large Vintage Japanese Bronzed Sculpture of Toba on his Mule. Some might say ‘Monumental’ .. being 34 inches tall and 30 inches wide ! LOL Probably made in the 1960’s, in Japan, in the Showa Era, this cast 2 piece sculpture is made of iron/steel which has Read more…
PRESENTING a VERY NICE Vintage Indian Pumice Stone Carving of Ganesha. We believe this to be a 20th Century piece (probably mid 20th Century, circa 1950) because of the patina of the stone and natural signs of aging. However, it does have signs of some age, which leads to our Read more…
PRESENTING AN ADORABLE and quite RARE, Vintage Indian Distressed Wooden Elephant Plant Stand. This little guy has been exposed to the elements a little too long but it gives him ‘loads of character’ ! It is a hand carved wooden (painted white) carving of an elephant to create a plant Read more…
PRESENTING AN AMAZING Set of 6 Mindanao Brass Silver Betel Boxes, Philippines. Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as these examples, made up of Read more…
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS 19C Bronze Dancing Shiva Nataraja. From circa 1860-80 this is a stunning piece of Indian and Hindu symbolism. From India this is an OUTSTANDING version of fairly well known subject matter, namely, a bronze of a dancing Shiva inside a flaming ring. Shiva has a profusely decorated Read more…
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS Pair of Chinese B&W Hand Painted Dragon Urns. Very rare and very unusual pair ! Both urns are lidded and are completely hand painted with dragons in dark blue and white with a tin glaze. Large acorn type finials. Each urn is hexagonal in shape with individual Read more…
PRESENTING AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING 19C Anglo Ceylonese Sewing Box of Museum Quality. Made in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860, this is one of the FINEST sewing boxes of it’s kind that we have EVER SEEN ! The box is made from coromandel wood (an exotic hardwood found in Ceylon) Read more…
PRESENTING AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC 19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality. We can safely say that this is one of the FINEST lap desks we have ever seen ! The Lap desk box is rectangular in shape when fully closed, with the most gorgeous reeding design of the wood Read more…
