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Northern Indian Mogul dynasty 1526–1858, established by Babur, Muslim descendant of Tamerlane, the 14th -century Mongol leader. The Mogul emperors ruled until the last one, Bahadur Shah II, was dethroned and exiled by the British; they included Akbar, Aurangzeb, and Shah Jahan. The Moguls established a more extensive and centralized empire than their Delhi sultanate forebears, and the Mogul era was one of great artistic achievement as well as urban and commercial development.When Akbar died 16...

19th cen. Italian miniature easel watercolor painting of an European lady with hair ribbons and pearls, the image measuring 2" x 1.5" in a brass filigree easel frame signed "Julian" c.1860-1880. Great condition.

19th cen. Italian hand painted miniature by Darulia depicting a European lady adorned with jewelry, the image measuring 3.75" x 2.5", the mosaic bone ornately engraved frame measuring 7" x 5.5" (a few age cracks to the frame panels) c.1840-1880

Antique carved and deeply stained bone netsuke: Gamma Sennin standing and holding an object, 19th Century era. Size; Height of carving is 2 3/8 inches, fair condition.

Antique Japanese delicately carved horn guardian figure with bell in his mouth and holding a large object, 19th Century period. Size; Length and height of carving is 1 1/2 inches, fair condition with age cracks.

Fine Japanese enameled porcelain tobacco bowl, with the interior and exterior decorated with floral design, late 19th century period. Size; Height of bowl is 2 1/2 inches with diameter of 5 1/2 inches. Condition Report; This item is in good condition, with the exception of tiny chip to the enamel at the well of the bowl.

Antique Japanese Smoking Accessories to include a pipe case with a leather pouch and a black & white porcelain Ojime (missing pipe), 19th century period. Length of pipe case is 10 inches. Condition Report; The set consistence with the age with age wear to the pipe case and pouch.

Finely crafted bronze sculpture, boy smocking a cigarette, 19th century period, bearing artist's signature. Condition Report; Good condition, cigarette in boy's mouth is missing.

19th century. hand painted miniature on card, depicting a European woman adorned with flowers, the image measuring 2" x 1.5", mounted in a coin silver scalloped rim bezel c.1860-1880. Good condition.

19th c Miniature Portrait Painting; a Bearded Gentleman in Red Coat & Black Bow Tie. Artist Signed Illegibly (Possibly Giuseppe Verdi). Framed; 5.75" x 4.75". Good condition with small losses to the corner of frame.

A Chinese export carved dragon frame with miniature portrait, late 19th century period. Of scalloped oval form carved in deep relief with four dragons. Containing a hand-painted portrait of a young beauty. Overall height of item is 6 inches with length of 5 inches, measurements of portrait is 3.5 x 2.75 inches. Condition Report; Miniature portrait in good condition, frame sustain a couple of age cracks.

19th c Portrait Painting of French Military Man in Uniform with Medals & Sash. Artist Signed: M. Marret. In a Wooden Frame of the Period. Size: The portrait diameter is 2.5 inches and length of frame is 4.75 inches.

19TH c. French Miniature Portrait, Well executed French miniature painting, depicting an 18th century lady in impressive attire wearing fashionable hat, the portrait is 2.5"H x 2"W housed in a 5.5"H x 4.5"w oval shape wooden frame. Condition report: very fine painting with water damage to the background.

Antique miniature portrait painting, depicting a beautiful lady in sitting position dressed in 19th century style gown. The portrait has a diameter of 2 1/4 inches mounted in a metallic frame, housed in a square brownish wooden frame with dimension of 4.75 inches. Condition Report: The portrait is in very good condition and bears artist's signature

Pair of hard wood carved Chinese elephants, from 19th century period. Size; Height of each carving is 4 1/4 inches. Condition Report; Good condition, a few toe nails missing.

A pair of Chinese blue and white under glazed porcelain covered bowls, the tops with spotted deer, stork, pine tree and magic fungus decoration and a floral band. The bases with leaf and flower decoration. Both bases marked with four blue underglaze characters, one reading "Bao Zhu Li Ji" and the other "Re Shen Zhen Cang". Both measure 4" H x 10 dia. Late 19th century. Condition Report: Both overall very good condition. The lid of one of the bowls is slightly concave in one area, most likely occ...

Pair of fine Chinese famille rose enameled porcelain plates, each plate contains four dragon panels surrounded by floral decorations, exterior also bears floral design, signed 'GUANGXU' and of the period. Size; Diameter of each plate is 4-3/4 inches, no visible condition issues and consistent with age.

Austrian. Porcelain urns with hand-painted classical scenes on cobalt blue ground with gilt highlights. Both marked and artist signed Kaufmann; Size: 12.5 inches high. Condition Report: Great condition from 19th century era, one of the finial is darker than the other and that could be the indication that it could have been repaired and painted over.