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$4,850.00
$4,850.00
The origins of the hookah come from the north western provinces of India along the border of Pakistan in Rajasthan and Gujarat nearly a millennia back.
In Persia, before the age of cigar and cigarette, hookah was used for generations and generally they were made from clay. The aristocrats and wealthy had
the upper section of their hookah made from silver and the base was porcelain or crystal. Therefore crafting the hookah's top section became an stage for
the silversmiths to exhibit their ta...
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$4,750.00
$4,750.00
Incredible pair of Austrian silver figural candlesticks, decorated with a semi nude couple in antiquate Greek style attire each holding a candle holder over the head, right bellow their feet, four medallion exhibiting Greek men and women in relief. Maker: Eduard Gottsleben, Vienna, c. 1880, marked E.G. and the Diana touchmark. Size; Height of each item is 15 inches, weight 72.5 troy oz. Condition Report; Great condition with no imperfections.
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$4,750.00
$4,750.00
Group German style sterling silver and etched glass barware, early 20th century period. (8) pcs., incl. (2) matched decanters, mark of Edward Ball Co., NY; (5) glasses retailed by S. Wyler, Inc., NY; and (1) English decanter bottle, circa 1902, maker B. Muller & Son, 11.5"h x 4.25"w x 3.5"d (tallest). Condition Report; Good condition, no issues noted.
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$4,650.00
$4,650.00
Artist: (1875-1908) with six character mark Title: CHINESE DRAGON DESIGN PORCELAIN CHARGER. Date: (1875-1908) Medium: porcelain. Dimensions:
17 inches in diameter. Description: painted with a dragon at middle surrounded by four more dragons amid clouds with dragon
design on reverse rim. Signature: with six character mark on reverse. Condition Report: Very good condition.
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$4,600.00
$4,600.00
Chinese delicately carved jadeite "pebble"; of unusual form: rendered as a lily pad wrapped about swimming fishes with scrolling foliage in deep relief; the interior of light green with a polished rust color pebble exterior, artist has rendered great workmanship featuring this wonderful carving, late 19th/early 20th century period. Size; Length of carving is 7 1/2 inches, in great condition with no imperfections.
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$4,550.00
$4,550.00
Finely crafted Pair of German .800 silver gilt figural compotes, early 20th century period, each fitted with a later Paragon porcelain bowl, hallmarked. Size; Height of each compote is 6.5 inches with diameter of 9 inches. Condition Report; No imperfections noted.
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$4,350.00
$4,350.00
Myanmar silver-work is an ancient industry dating back to the 13th Century. Monarchs customarily used silver and gold bowls as rewards for the ministers
and the attendants' loyalty and faithfulness to the royal family. Silver items were also a symbol of wealth because only the ministers, the generals
and the rich citizens used silver for items such as betel-nut boxes and stands, flower bowls and vases, spittoons, daggers, dagger sheaths,
and regalia and waistbands for the kings. Descriptio...
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$3,850.00
$3,850.00
Introduction: Myanmar silver-work is an ancient industry dating back to the 13th Century. Monarchs customarily used silver and gold bowls as rewards for the ministers and the attendants' loyalty and faithfulness to the royal family. Silver items were also a symbol of wealth because only the ministers, the generals and the rich citizens used silver for items such as betel-nut boxes and stands, flower bowls and vases, spittoons, daggers, dagger sheaths, and regalia and waistbands for the kings. ...
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$3,750.00
$3,750.00
Dating: Early 19th Century.
Provenance: Indo/Persia.
Slightly curved, double-edged blade, ribbed at the tip, with double fuller, decorated with a gold-inlaid, floral cartouche at the forte; rock crystal grip, slightly curved, with pommel worked as a bud.
Dimensions: length, 35 cm.
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$3,650.00
$3,650.00
The Burmese were master silver workers and high relief repousse bowls are their specialty. This bowl is exceptional, it consist of the bowl which has
been hammered to a round and very smooth shape and then the wonderful repousse work on a outer layer that has been masterfully wrapped around the inner
bowl. The work is executed so fine that it seems to be one piece and you won't notice it until upon close and careful inspection. Dimensions: this item
has a height of 6 inches and a diameter o...
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$3,579.00
$3,579.00
The elegant black horn hilt with fingerstalls and crested karabela-type pommel, the fine, sinuous blade multi-fullered on the obverse and inscribed in
gold, the reverse with a single narrow fuller at the spine and a panel of gold inlay in intertwining vine motifs. In its wooden scabbard covered entirely
in embossed and chased silver displaying Ottoman baroque flowering vine motifs and terminating in a monster head finial. Mid-19th century.Grips with
areas of worming. Named for the town near ...
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$3,459.00
$3,459.00
Antique Manuscript cover gifted to Baber, Founder of Indian Mughal Empire,
The great grandson of Tamerlane, Babar, who on his mother's side was descended from the famous Genghiz Khan, came to India in 1526 at the request of an
Indian governor who sought Babar's help in his fight against Ibrahim Lodi, the last head of the Delhi Sultanate. Babar defeated Lodi at Panipat, not far
from Delhi, and so came to establish the Mughal Empire in India. Babar ruled until 1530, and was succeeded by his so...
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$3,459.00
$3,459.00
Massive and antique, Chinese Ming-style porcelain dragon dish: with writhing dragons centering an aubergine dragon; amid clouds to the interior and
exterior on a bright yellow ground; with six-character mark. Size: Diameter of this fine dish is 20 inches. Condition Report: Good Condition.
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$3,450.00
$3,450.00
"The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth," so spake one of of history's few true geniuses. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
Germany's brilliant scientist, philosopher, and poet, was born at Frankfort-on-the-Main, August 28, 1749. Originally a lawyer, Johann had an awakening
while sojourning in Italy in 1786 and resolved to devote his life instead to the pursuit of truth, to poetry and science. According to Richard Allen,
Goethe was to become "one of the giants of Europea...
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$3,450.00
$3,450.00
Introduction; Hans Muller was born in Vienna Austria on January 10th 1873. He was a pupil of the sculptor Edmund Hellmmer at the Vienna Academe of Art. Much of his work is on permanent display in the Simu Museum in Bucharest, Hungary. Description; Superbly crafted bronze sculpture of standing gentelman, it seems to be elder Goethe. This item stands 10.5 inches long on a 2 inches marble base, total height is 13.5 inches. sculpture is from late 19th/early 20th century period. Condition Report;...
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$3,400.00
$3,400.00
Set of twelve stone seals with related zodiac symbols and poem, China; marked. Dimensions: Size of all are approx. 4-1/2"H x 1-3/8" squared. Condition Report: Very good condition.
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$3,275.00
$3,275.00
Fine Chinese export semi-eggshell enameled porcelain plate, depicting a finely and delicately painted young woman and child reading in a courtyard setting within a rim of alternating scenic cartouches highlighted in gold and executed on a thin porcelain plate with raised rim foot on verso, 18th century period. Size; Diameter 8 inches, in good condition.
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$3,200.00
$3,200.00
Description: Superb painting of Queen Victoria, in her old age, dressed in red with white lace, sitting and slightly looking to her right.
This portrait is French and the artist name and the year,1878, and place, Paris, along with more information is engraved on the back. Size: The portrait
is 2 1/4" in height and1.75" wide, in perfect condition, set in a 4"H X 2.75"W fine gilt bronze frame. The workmanship is absolutely superb and the artist has
exhibited his great talent successfully thro...