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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Antique Japanese Samurai Suit of Armor, Edo Period, 18th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Samurai Suit of Armor, Edo period, 18th century.
A complete matching set of lacquered iron work; the cuirass with dragonfly decoration and blue lacing, a Kaga schoo...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver, Foil, Iron, Metal
Chinese Ming Bronze Mirror, c. 1450
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's round form, double ring edge and un...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique late 18th century Chinese archaic style bronze censer with a Xuande mark.
The censer made of cast bronze is very finely modeled, the flared mouth with a key pattern, t...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique 16k Gold Chinese Qianlong Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark
Period
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique Imperial Chinese Qing dynasty solid gold & cloisonne enamel snuff bottle, Qianlong mark & period, 1736-1795, tests as 16k gold.
It is rare to find a cloisonné e...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise Shell Silver Sirih Casket 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A rare, Dutch Colonial, Batavian (now Jakarta) Dutch East Indies silver and tortoise shell Sirih casket, circa 1750.
The casket was used for storing highly prized betel nut, which was chewed ritually by high ranking Indonesian officials and adopted by settlers from the Dutch East Indies Company...
Category
Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Silver
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 16th Century Islamic Safavid Al Jazari Combination Locking Brass Casket
Located in Portland, OR
A highly important engraved Islamic combination locking brass casket, based on a design by the 12th Century Arab inventor & artist Ismail Al Jazari. Circa...
Category
Iraqi Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Brass
$24,500 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Japanese Bronze Vase
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Japanese bronze vase of classic form with a lovely rich patina. The vase has been drilled for wiring as a lamp. It will make ...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Islamic Middle Eastern Qajar Persian Copper Ewer 19th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Islamic Middle Eastern Qajar Persian Copper Ewer 19th Century.
Rare Museum quality Antique piece from the early 19th Century hand forged copper pitcher with lid cover.
Great antique patina.
Circa 1800.
Measurements: 14” height 9.5” length 5” width.
Quality Museum Islamic Metalwork from a private Beverly Hills CA collection.
Middle Eastern Asian Turkish Ottoman Antique...
Category
Unknown Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Antique 19th C Hindu Shiva Brass Votive Head Indian Ritual Art Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Antique Indian Hindu Shiva Brass Votive Head – 19th Century
Beautiful 19th-century brass votive head of Lord Shiva, finely cast with detailed moustache and turban. This larger form ...
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$454 Sale Price
40% Off
Ming Dynasty Period Cast Bronze Hue Shaped Urn in an Archaist Style
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine old urn cast as an honorific nod to the ancient past of China was made circa 1600-1650. The shape or Hue was a common and well-represented form in the Han dynasty in pottery and bronze. This urn shows thin casting to the walls with incorporated toe tia or facial masks...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Chinese Archaistic Black Patina Bronze Altar Vase
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Chinese bronze vase with decoration in the Archaistic style and dragon mythical beast loop handles.
Category
Chinese Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
A Rare Safavid Enamelled Brass Bowl, 16TH - 17TH Century
Located in London, GB
of compressed globular form on a tapering foot with waisted flaring rim, profusely engraved with a lattice containing vegetal interlace, above and below bands of tendrils and interla...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Brass
18th Century Chinese Qing Bronze Duck Incense Burner Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th Century Chinese bronze duck incense burner, Qing period
Please note that one foot is missing, broken off, see detailed image.
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$760 Sale Price
49% Off
Antique Indian Hindu Bronze figure Shiva Parvati 18th C Asian antiques
Located in London, GB
Antique Indian Hindu Bronze Figure – Shiva and Parvati
An exquisitely crafted 18th-century solid bronze depicting the divine couple, Shiva and Parvati, seated in graceful posture upo...
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Archaic Chinese Bronze Ritual Vessel, Gui, Early Western Zhou, 11th century BCE
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning and rare Chinese archaic bronze gui, a type of ritual bronze vessel used to hold grain, either for feasting, or for making offerings ...
Category
Chinese Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Edo period bronze mirror with a rare design depicting a tiger and plum blossoms
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A finely cast bronze mirror from the Edo period, featuring an exceptionally rare motif: a powerful tiger set against elegant plum blossoms. The contrasting imagery embodies strength ...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Antique japanese forged iron tsuba from the Edo period
Located in Bilzen, BE
A forge iron Japanese samurai tsuba from the Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Katana tsuba 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Good condition as shown in the pictures uncleaned with its old patina
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Iron
A Ming Dynasty Patinated Bronze Relief Work Vase Turned to a Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Hailing from the Ming period in 16/17th century, this monumental bronze vase is a fine example of the auspicious decor and markings unique to Chinese furnishings. The vase is cast wi...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form Vase, 17th/18th Century, Kangxi Period
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic, rare, and antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form vase, 17th/18th century, Kangxi Period. This cloisonne vase is extremely rare to find in this quality, condition, age,...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Gilt Bronze Statue of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara with Four Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely cast bronze statue of Avalokiteshvara in his four-arm form with gilt and polychrome surface. The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion is worshiped in all Buddhism sect as one ...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Edo Period Japanese Samurai Iron Stirrups with Brass or Bronze Inlay
Located in Centennial, CO
A pair of antique Edo period (1603–1867) Japanese Samurai Abumis (stirrups for horseback-riding) expertly crafted out of cast iron with brass or bronze inlay in the form of a stylize...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Indian Shiva Mukhalingam Brass Alloy Human Face Cover
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique Indian Shiva Mukhalingam made from a brass alloy and formed as a human face dating from the 18th century.
The Shiva Mukhalingam has a single face (some come with four or ...
Category
Indian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Chinese Ming Dynasty Silver Nine Phoenix Coronet Crown, 16th/17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An amazing and rare Chinese silver Nine Phoenix Coronet or Crown, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), late 16th to early 17th century, China.
A delicate and...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Gold
Ancient Gandharan Large Bronze Figural Seated Buddha Tsatsa Casting Mold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient Gandharan Tsa Tsa mold.
In the form of the Buddha seated in meditation.
With a handle to the base of the front.
With verdigris throughout and mounted on a rectangul...
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Dong Son Culture Ritual Bronze Drum, 4th-3rd Century BC, Vietnam
Located in Austin, TX
A well cast and intricately decorated bronze drum from the Dong Son culture, circa 4th - 3rd century BC, Red River Delta, Vietnam.
The face of the drum features a central 8 pointed...
Category
Vietnamese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
A Khorasan Silver And Copper Inlaid Bronze Ewer, 12TH Century
Located in London, GB
of slightly flaring lobed form on a splayed foot, wide shoulder and long neck with spout, simple handle, engraved and inlaid in silver and copper with alternating inscription-filled ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
A Mamluk Engraved Brass Basin, Egypt, Early 16TH Century
Located in London, GB
of waisted form with flaring everted rim, engraved with a series of cartouches filled with inscriptions in thuluth interspersed with roundels containing vegetal interlace on a floral...
Category
Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Small Burmese Karen 4 Frog Drum, 18th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Burmese Karen Frog Drum, a small bronze tribute drum (Heger Type III), Pazi (Burmese), pam klo’ (Karen) also known as “The Magical Bronze Pond” (Cooler - ...
Category
Burmese Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Himalayan Inlaid Bronze Vajra with Wrathful Faces, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and unusual Himalayan bronze and mixed metal nine prong vajra featuring wrathful faces. In the style of the Tangut (Western Xia) Kingdom (1038 to 1227), but probably later, most likely 15th-16th century.
The body of the vajra crafted from a copper alloy, with five wrathful faces on either side and gold and silver inlays to the center. The prongs crafted of iron, with each side having eight prongs arcing outwards around a central prong before coming back to a copper alloy point.
The vajra is meditational tool...
Category
Mongolian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Iron, Gold, Silver, Bronze
A Momonari-type samurai Kabuto with menpō mask
Located in Milano, IT
A Kabuto Momonari-type samurai helmet, so named because of its characteristic shape resembling a peach, made of natural iron.
The visor (mabizashi) is embellished with raised eyebr...
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Chinese Archaic Bronze Wine Vessel, Bianhu, Han Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese archaic bronze wine vessel, called a bianhu, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), China.
The bianhu with a flattened oblong body,...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Western Han Dynasty Bronze Garlic Head Vase, 206 BC - 25 AD
Located in Austin, TX
A rare and attractive Chinese bronze "garlic head" vase with an encrusted patina, Western Han Dynasty, 206 BC - 25 AD, China.
Of classic form, the bronze vase is set on a short, s...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Big Antique 17th century key
Located in Chonburi, TH
This Antique 17th-century wrought iron key is a fascinating artifact that transports us back to an era of intricate craftsmanship and timeless elegance. T...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Wrought Iron
$172 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Bronze Scholar Vase with Taotie, Ming/Qing Dynasty, 17th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A small and interesting cast bronze archaistic scholar vase with loose ring handles and taotie mask design, late Ming or early Qing Dynasty, mid 17th century, China.
The small vase of archaistic hu form, and cast with archaistic designs. Sitting on a tall splayed ring foot, the round body is cast with a large band featuring a ferocious taotie (ogre) mask. The taotie mask in this case id decidedly feline, with a ruyi shaped snout above a whiskered mouth. Two flanges stick out to either side of the mask, reminiscent of ears.
A wide, tall neck rises from the body, terminating in a slightly everted mouth. The archaistic cast design on the neck is not as clear, but most likely represents Fusang, a mythical island in the Eastern Sea where the legendary Fusang tree grows. The Fusang tree, home to the mythical Sun Bird...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Korean Goryeo Bronze Basin, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th - 14th century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Korean bronze ritual basin with incredible patina, Goryeo Dynasty (918 to 1392 AD), 12th - 14th century, Korea.
The Goryeo bronze basin of shallow bowl form, set on a sho...
Category
Korean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror, c. 200 BC
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's ...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Iron sword part or Tsuba maru gata in iron
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant tsuba in forged iron, with a textured pattern imitating wood grain, also decorated with an openwork motif of a flower within a star, likely a mon (family crest). The tsuba is...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Quality antique George III copper cooking pot
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique George III copper cooking pot, having a iron swing handle and a removable copper lid, to the front PCN stamped 1770.
D. 1770
Category
George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Small Decorative Brass Hindu Urn
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small decorative Brass Hindu urn with a crowned head and intricate cast details. Made in India circa 1750. Possibly used for incense on a shrine.
A rare and characterful small brass...
Category
Indian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Brass
Khmer Bronze Two Part Bottle Vase, Angkor Period, 12th-14th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant Khmer pear shaped bronze bottle vase, Angkor Period, 12th-14th century.
Crafted of bronze in two parts. When separated, the lower portion of the vase becomes an offerin...
Category
Cambodian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Korean Antique Bronze Footed Vessel with Lid Early Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bronze bowl shape vessel with fitted lid from Korean dated to 15-16th century (early Joseon Dynasty). In an elegant minimalistic form with thin wall and supported by a high foot ri...
Category
Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ming Iron Bell with Dragon Handle, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental Ming-dynasty bell once pealed in a Chinese village, sounding out in celebration or giving notice of important events. Expertly forged, the cast-iron bell is detailed with characters in intricate relief, and its exaggerated scallop rim is traced with oversized rivets. Covered in scales and ending in expressive faces, the bell's handle is cast in the form of a two-headed hong dragon, thought to be the embodiment of a rainbow and thus visible only after rainfall. Frosted with snow or lit from within by flickering candles, this sculptural bell takes on a magical presence in the winter garden.
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Very Exceptional Almost Identical Pair of Bronze Buddhas
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Two bronze Buddhas, Ayutthaya, 16th century, Thailand
with great patina
dimensions
26 cm X 13 cm X 8 cm
24 cm X 14 cm X 8 cm.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Archaic Bronze Ding Warring States Period
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese Bronze Archaistic Warring States Period Ding Pot. Circa 500 BCE
A beautifully shaped medium size bronze ritual vessel with three elegant feet and a l...
Category
Chinese Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Densatil Gilt Bronze Caryatid Figure, Tibet, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A heavy and solidly cast, richly gilt, bronze caryatid figure from Densatil Monastery, Central Tibet, early 15th century or earlier.
Cast in the form of two four armed figures standing back to back in tribhanga (thrice bent position) on a lotus platform, this piece would originally have served as a pillar for a larger seated deity...
Category
Tibetan Tibetan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Korean Goryeo Bronze Basin w/ Handles, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th/14th century
Located in Austin, TX
An unusually large and impressive Korean Goryeo bronze circular basin with applied handles and stunning patina, Goryeo Dynasty (918 to 1392), 12th - 14th century, Korea.
The large ...
Category
Korean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Collection of Three Korean Antique Bronze Bowls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of three bronze bowls from Korean dated to 14-17th century (late Goryeo to early Joseon Dynasty). It consists of an early example with a slight curvy wall and a high foo...
Category
Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$3,800 / set
12-14th century Sukhothai kingdom(Thailand) rare bronze ribbed bowl
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Extremely rare ribbed offering bowl. Bronze with beautiful natural patination, excellent example of Sukhothai religious art.
Part of the private Japanese collection.
Material: Bro...
Category
Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Phoenix Bird Cloisonne Enamel Over Brass Bowl
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Ming Dynasty Chinese enamel over brass bowl. The interior of the bowl is adorned with polychrome images of Phoenix birds in blossoming trees and flowers, medallions with mythical c...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Brass
$3,500 Sale Price
30% Off
A Very Rare Pair Chinese Kangxi Period Cloisonné Planters w/ Landscape Scene
Located in New York, NY
An Extremely Rare Pair of Chinese Kangxi Period Cloisonné Planters with Landscape Scene. These vessels are formed in deep bowl shapes with recessed, gilt-lined rims and short, slight...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Chinese Ming Bronze Figure of a Boy
Located in Chicago, IL
Fine cast bronze figures created over 400 years ago during China's Ming dynasty are rare and highly appreciated. In this exceptional example, a spirited young boy stands on a lotus b...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
A Large Mamluk Engraved Brass Basin, Egypt, Late 15th-Early 16th Century
Located in London, GB
Of deep rounded form with an everted rim, this impressive Mamluk brass basin is richly engraved throughout. The exterior is decorated with four inscription-filled cartouches alternat...
Category
Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Brass
16th Century Chinese Standing Bronze Figure of a Nobleman
Located in Hudson, NY
Hongzhi Period (1487 - 1505) sculpture of an important man, possibly Confucius. Comes with box.
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Ottoman Copper Bucket With Incised Decoration
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Turkish copper bucket with elaborate etched designs covering the surface. A wonderful shape with the wide bulbous bottom tapering up elegant...
Category
Turkish Moorish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Tin
Petite Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror, c. 200 BC
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's round form and relief decoration s...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Japanese Silver Inlaid Iron Shogun Stirrup (Abumi) Red Lacquer
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century iron abumi of typical form, the stirrup inlaid in silver, an encircled peony flower crest surrounded with a geometric pattern, the interior retains the original wood lining decorated in red lacquer. The sides and underside also inlaid. Signed by the maker. Edo period.
This is a beautiful example of Japanese metalwork, sublime in it's design and craftsmanship, perhaps once belonging to a Shogun warrior...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Iron
Large Bronze Bell
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Large bronze bell with geometric decorations
South East Asia
Beautiful green patina.
Category
Asian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
$4,204
Petite Ming Bronze Mirror with Ingot Knob, c. 1450
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in rich patina and verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Rare Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large rare antique, Meiji era, Japanese enamel over copper plate or charger. The interior of the plate is made in a symmetrical design, adorned with polychrome enamel medallions fe...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$2,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Two Khmer Bronze Mirrors, 13th - 15th Century
Located in New York, NY
Two small bronze mirrors from Cambodia, circa 13th-15th Century.
In Southeast Asia, The Khmer culture existed between the 9th and 15 centuries, originating in Cambodia and extendin...
Category
Cambodian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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