All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Roman : Glass : Pre AD 1000
item #1481603
(stock #1-1380)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€275.00
€275.00
Balsamarium with bulbous body, elongated thin neck flaring at the top. Iridescent glass. Rome, ca. 3rd century. Height: 17 cm. Very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Roman : Glass : Pre AD 1000
item #1481602
(stock #1-1379)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€450.00
€450.00
Vase of cylindrical form with a flaring neck. Iridescent glass. Rome, ca. 3rd century. Height: 12.8 cm. Very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Roman : Glass : Pre AD 1000
item #1481601
(stock #1-1378)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€215.00
€215.00
Balsamarium of elongated curved form, with a flaring neck. Glass with slight iridescence. Rome, ca. 3rd century. Height: 12.1 cm. The balsamarium is nicely mounted on a custom stand. Very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Wood : Pre 1900
item #1481564
(stock #1-1377)
Face mask of the Chinese "Nuo" traditional esoteric theater representing the character of Xiangfeng Xiao Jie, wearing a cap, her austere face reflecting a slight smile. Wood, with remnants of polychromy. China, 19th century. Height: 21.5 cm. The mask is nicely mounted on a custom stand. Very good condition. PROVENANCE: famous collection of Yves Crehalet in Paris. Yves Crehalet is also the author of a very important book on Nuo theater masks called "Le Masque de la Chine" (Editions Actes Sud, 200...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Central Asian : Jewelry : Pre AD 1000
item #1481330
(stock #1-1376)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€750.00
€750.00
Rare gilt bronze pendant, of oval form, with a finely embossed decoration representing a noble lady being taken care of by two servants, under a tree, the whole scene surrounded by geometric design. Small cylindrical loop for attachement to a necklace. Nice patina. Bactrian Civilisation, ca. 500 BC. Length: 10 cm, height 9 cm. Very good condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1950
item #1480469
(stock #1-1375)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€750.00
€750.00
Ancient mask of oval flat form, with protruding forehead and nose, slit eyes, small open rectangular mouth showing teeth. Only one large hole on each side to attach the mask, and smaller holes around the mask probably to represent hair and beard. Wood, with remnants of kaolin colouring. Africa, Gabon, Fang ethnic group. Height: 32 cm. The mask is nicely mounted on a custom stand. Tiny accidents, otherwise very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700
item #1480451
(stock #1-1374)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€975.00
€975.00
A half part of a military tally, finley cast in the form of a crouching tiger. Inside the tally is a protruding character and two round holes. Beneath the tally, nine incised halves of characters.The tally is made of bronze, with remnants of the original gilding and a fine patina. China, Early Ming dynasty or earlier. Height: 4.2 cm. Length: 8.2 cm. Very good condition.
NOTE: a tally was used to command troops in ancient China. A messenger entrusted with delivering the emperor's orders carried...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Devotional Objects : Pre 1800
item #1480441
(stock #1-1373)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€300.00
€300.00
Statue of Buddha, in monk's robes, standing on an elevated rounded stand, his hands in abhaya and varada mudra (symbolizing protection, peace, charity and compassion). Wood, with fine patina. Japan, mid Edo period, 18th century. Height: 18 cm. Slight abrasion due to age, otherwise very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Metalwork : Pre 1900
item #1480292
(stock #1-1372)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€725.00
€725.00
Important embossed high content (+800) silver bowl, superbly decorated with detailed legendary/religious characters in niches all around the body, surrounded and surmounted by foliage design and resting on a stylised lotus decor. Height: 9.8 cm, diameter 10.4 cm, weight: 259 gr. Burma, late 19th century. Excellent condition. Provenance: acquired from a Bangkok (Thailand) antique dealer in 1978.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Central Asian : Jewelry : Pre AD 1000
item #1480251
(stock #1-1371)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€350.00
€350.00
A rare ring, elaborately decorated with two kinds of stupas linked together. Bronze, with nice age patina. Soil encrustations. Graeco-Buddhist Civilisation, Gandhara, ca. 3rd century. Inside diameter: 17 mm. Height: 43 mm. Very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000
item #1480056
(stock #1-1370)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€1,200.00
€1,200.00
Small figurine representing Kuan Yin, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, in formal attire and wearing elaborate diadem and necklaces, flanked by two worshippers, standing on an elevated throne in front of which a lion head is showing in relief. Bronze, with dark reddish-green patina. China, Northern Wei or Sui Dynasty. Height: 2 3/4" (7 cm). Abrasion due to great age, otherwise good condition. An extremely rare object.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Central Asian : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000
item #1479943
(stock #1-1369)
Important goblet of cylindrical form flaring towards its top, superbly decorated in relief all over its body with embossed court scenes showing a queen, half naked and sitting on a throne, being taken care of by several servants. The goblet is made of silver, with a fine age patina. Afghanistan, Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom, ca. 3rd century. Height: 10.4 cm. Obvious signs of great age, otherwise very good condition. Provenance: 1) old collection of a French diplomat who lived in Afghanistant during t...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1960
item #1479833
(stock #1-1367)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€750.00
€750.00
Important and rare mask carved in wood fungus, of the tinder fungus type (fomes fomentarius), of rounded triangular form, with perforated oval eyes, incised mouth and nose in relief, probably added. Length: 30 cm. Height: 18.7 cm. The mask is nicely mounted on a custom stand. Very good condition.
NOTE: the tinder fungus is a parasite which grows particularly on the birch tree. This tree is highly venerated by numerous cultures with a shamanic tradition, because it is supposed to harbor deities...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Wood : Pre 1940
item #1479746
(stock #1-1366)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€450.00
€450.00
Very old face mask, of oval form, with minimalist cubistic features typical of this area. Strongly eroded wood, age patina. Indonesia, Timor island. Height: 31 cm. Mounted on a custom stand. Provenance: acquired in situ early 20th century, ex old Dutch collection.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1960
item #1479745
(stock #1-1365)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€750.00
€750.00
Intricately carved face mask bearing horns, with features in relief, slit eyes, scarifications, stylised beard. Wood, with remnants of kaolin colouring on eyes, horns tips and coiffe. Fine age patina. Africa, Ivory Coast, Yaure ethnic group. Height: 33 cm. Insect infestation on right side (no more danger), otherwise good condition
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Folk Art : Pre 1970
item #1479713
(stock #1-1364)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€500.00
€500.00
A finely carved lime box, its body in the form of a cone surmounting a flaring cylinder, decorated with three levels of an elaborate geometric design which is changing at each level. The stopper itself is decorated with two human heads back to back surmounting the neck adorned with a necklace. A bone spoon and a bone point are attached to the stopper, the link adorned with wood beads and tiny old glass beads. Fine age patina. Indonesia, Timor island. Height: 16.5 cm. Very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Sculpture : Pre 1900
item #1479652
(stock #1-1363)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€500.00
€500.00
Statue of Guanyu, the general of Liu Bei, which was transformed into the famous Guangong, the Taoist God of War. Guanyu is shown here in full military garb, with helmet and armor, sitting on an elevated throne. Votive box at the back, still closed. Wood, with remnants of superimposed painting, lacquering and gilding. China, 19th century. Height: 24.7 cm. Painting and lacquering partly flaked, otherwise very good condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1960
item #1479642
(stock #1-1362)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€2,500.00
€2,500.00
Superb and rare mask with a very refined carving, representing a chief, with detailed coiffe, eyes, mouth, beard and scarifications. Wood, with fine patina. R.D. Congo, Bena Lulua or Luluwa ethnic group, early 20th century. Height: 35.5 cm. The mask is nicely mounted on a custom stand. Obvious signs of age, otherwise very good condition. Provenance: old Paris collection.
Reference: The Berlin Ethnologic Museum owns a Luluwa figure representing a chief, made of wood, 74 cm high, 19th century, ac...