Early 20th Century Silver Wedding Bangle Bracelet, China

Very rare and original 20th century large metal and wood knife maybe an old cutler signboard. The blade is made with metal and the handle is made with wood. Brass nails. Good con...

A fine and impressive antique solid Chinese Export Silver cigarette box; an addition to our diverse silver box collection This fine antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) cigarette box has a plain rectangular form with rounded corners. The surface of the body of the box is plain with an applied molded border to the rim. The subtly domed hinged cover of the box is ornamented with the contemporary engraved monograph initials ‘CBK’ in addition to a moulded border to the rim. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this impressive box include: Maker's mark: WH (Wang Hing & Company) Silver quality/purity mark: 90 (900/1000) Character mark: Untraced. Note: The majority of such boxes have a wood lining to the interior to provide strength, due to a poor gauge of silver; a sign of quality when examples are unlined and of solid silver. Condition This antique cigarette box...

A wonderful and rare set of Khitan Liao gold clad copper alloy repousse horse trappings, featuring thirteen pieces on a modern museum display mount, Liao Dynasty...

A silver and bronze camel chest lock 19th century, North Africa, bought in Tunisia in the early 1960s directly from Nomads. The lock was used to lock valuables in chests which were then packed on camel caravans...

Chinese opium pipe. Early 20th century.

Early 20th Century Irish silver cup, made by Alwright & Marshall Ltd of Dublin, featuring a Celtic design to banding and handles. Raised on a turned wooden pedestal.

Pair of cloissone ashtrays, China, Early 20th Century.

This Chinese opera hand puppet is dress in an elegant, embroidered silk dragon robe. The puppet head is of painted wood. The white face usually represents a villain. Puppetry is a major entertainment performance art in Chinese traditional theatre. This traditional performance art was widely used in religious and rural events to exorcise evil spirits. Puppets are also used in festivals such as the Chinese Ghost Festival to scare away ghosts, as well as significant events including births or marriage or to entertain audiences. The puppet theatre has developed into several different genres amongst different areas in China including rod puppets, glove puppets, shadow puppets and string puppets...

A refined cigarette case crafted in 800 silver, this piece exemplifies early 20th-century Continental design with its sleek rectangular profile and subtle engine-turned guilloché dec...

A Fine antique Indian  tribal bracelet from Rajasthan made from Woven silver in strikingly simple but highly stylistic zigzag form. The Bracelet is open at one end so can be shap...