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Period: Early 20th Century
Antique Archaic Style Patinated Bronze Planter, China, Early 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Archaic style antique bronze planter - large size - featuring fine casting with over-all textured finish, decorative elements and Greek key bord...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Pewter Gourd Box, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
For one short decade, from around 1910 to 1920, pewter was all the rage in China’s bustling commercial centers of Shanghai and Canton. Drawn to pewter’s soft, silvery glow, artists t...
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Chinese Art Deco Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase with artist sign, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony. Artist signature is on the last photo. Age: Japan, Showa Pe...
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase with artist sign, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony. Artist signature is on the last photo. Age: Japan, Showa Pe...
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase with artist sign, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony. Artist signature is on the last photo. Age: Japan, Showa Pe...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Export Silver Tea Set with Original Box Zee Wo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A four piece Chinese export silver tea service set consists of a lidded teapot, a creamer with lid, an open sugar and a tongs. The se...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Antique Edwardian brass nut cracker
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian brass nut cracker in the form of a crocodile.
Category

Edwardian Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Indian Heavy Silver Antique Animal Repoussé Card Case
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality and heavily made antique Indian silver card case decorated in repoussé with animals and other scenes probably dating from the early 20th century. The card case is of f...
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Indian Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Chinese Export Silver Tea or Coffee Service by ZeeSung
Located in Atlanta, GA
A three-piece set of Chinese export sterling silver tea or coffee service circa early 20th century. The service consists of a lidded tea or coffee pot, a creamer and a sugar bowl. Th...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Sterling Silver

A Japanese Bronze of a Bactrian Camel
Located in Stamford, CT
A sculpted Japanese bronze of a Bactrian camel.
Category

Japanese Showa Antique Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Bronzed Seated Buddha with Boys
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Chinese bronzed copper seated Buddha with five small boys believed to date from the early 20th century. The hollow cast figure is well detailed and portrays the seated smiling...
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Chinese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Japanese Shinto Ema Wishing Wooden Plaque with Iron Sickle and Sword
Located in Chiba, JP
Old wishing wooden plaque with iron sickle and sword as ‘Ema’ handmade by Japanese blacksmith and dedicated to Shinto shrine to ward off evil spirit and conflagration. approx. 23.7 x...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Japanese Damascene Belt Buckle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Meiji period silver Japanese damascene belt buckle with gold inlay.
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Metalwork

Chinese Ormolu and Cloisonné Enamel Vase for the Islamic Market
Located in London, GB
Chinese Ormolu and Cloisonné enamel vase for the Islamic Market Chinese, early 20th century Dimensions: Height 19cm, diameter 23cm Crafted in China...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Asian Bronze Temple Vessel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful large Southeast Asian Bronze Temple vessel. It is a heavy cast bronze ceremonial vessel of impressive scale, the lobed body encircled by repeated reliefs of a stylized Ga...
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Thai Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Usubata Ikebana Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century iron vessel is a Meiji-era vase designed especially for ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arrangement. The two-piece vase was cast in the classical usubata (thin rim) form, with a broad, flat top with an upturned lip. Usubata vessels are typically cast of bronze and have been used in ikebana arrangements since the 16th century. The broad rim of this usubata vase...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase with artist sign, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony. Artist signature is on the last photo. Age: Japan, Showa Per...
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

A Chinese Brass Double Fish Shaped Lock with Key, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Brass Double Fish Shaped Lock with Key, Early 20th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimension: Width: 13cm Height: 1cm Depth: 7cm.
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Two Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Eggs "Flowers" with Wood Stands #11
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting two beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel eggs depicting flowers with wood stands, early 20 century.
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Antique Bronze Buddha Figure C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bronze Buddha Figure C1920 Measures - 5 1/2" x 3 7/8" x 2 3/4" An antique bronze Buddha figure from circa 1920. The figure is seated in a meditative pose on a lotus base. T...
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Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Lidded Footed Jar Early 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Lidded & Footed Jar, Early 20thC Measures - 5 5/16" x 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" This antique Chinese cloisonné jar fea...
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Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century, Showa, A Pair of Japanese Bronze Vases with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of Japanese bronze vases with artist sign, used to decorate flower arrangements in Japanese traditional tea ceremony. Artist signature is on the last photo. Age: Japan, Sho...
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Export Brass Charger with Fretwork Border and Etched Decoration, Signed
Located in Stamford, CT
High quality Chinese Export brass tray or charger with incised decoration and openwork, or fretwork border. Heavy cast with a beautifully burnished surface. Circa 1900. Signed by mak...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Antique Black Japanese Singing Bowl F Tone
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful solid black antique Japanese singing bowl in excellent condition. Crafted in solid bronze with hand hammered divots, the bowl embodies the classic Japanese aesthetics wh...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Arts Crafts Stained Slag Glass Window, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts paneled multicolored stained slag glass window USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 33"W x 1.75"D x 35.5"H. Good vintage condition.
Category

American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Wood, Art Glass, Paint

1910 Cloisonné Vase
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Category

Vintage Early 20th Century Metalwork

Vintage French Restaurant Sign, Painted Metal, France, C. 1920
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative vintage French restaurant advertising signage in painted metal on both sides. "Au Vieux Moulin" translated to "The Old Mill" Untouched original with good patina. Fran...
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Industrial Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Patinated Bronze Box in a from of a Peacock, India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This is an antique patinated bronze sculpture of a stylized form peacock. Used as a betel box or tobacco opium box. Produced using the traditional 'lost w...
Category

Indian Islamic Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Tibetan Filigree Brass Trinket Box with Turquoise and Coral
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful Chinese-Tibetan brass trinket box with turquoise and coral glass inlay pieces. Great filigree design with has a wonderful patina. In good...
Category

Tibetan Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite brass box was originally part of an early 20th century betel box set from Indonesia, one of several small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid....
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Indonesian Folk Art Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Antique Large Chinese Brass Bronze Champleve Enamel Vase
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique large quality Chinese brass bronze Champleve enamel vase C1920. Four sided rhomboidal form. Would look amazing in the right location....
Category

Chinese Vintage Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century, Showa, Japanese Bronze Vase with Artist Sign
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese bronze vase with artist sign, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony. Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th century Size: Height 29...
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Bronze Cloisonne Floral Enameled Footed Cigar Box C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese Bronze Cloisonne Floral Enameled & Footed Cigar Box with Divided Interior C1920 Measures - 1.5"H x 6.25"W x 4.5"D This exquisite antique Chinese cigar box, dating to...
Category

Chinese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Period Mixed Metals Bronze Double Gourd Form Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Japanese bronze vase. From the Meiji Period. With copper and silver floral and vine and butterfly inlay as well a kanji symbol to the neck (possibly a stylized f...
Category

Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Bronze, Copper

Antique Bronze Champlevé Vase with Elephant Handles
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique bronze champlevé vase with double elephant handles, circa 1900s. The vase is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 7"W x 6...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Small Japanese Articulate Crab Jizai Okimono Meiji Period Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small copper crab with articulated legs made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. One of the pair (the other one is listed separately LU945037876072, but...
Category

Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Chinese Lao Tian Li Cloisonne Cylindrical Box, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful antique Chinese cloisonné cylindrical box and cover by Lao Tian Li, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The box of cylindrical form and w...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Copper, Enamel

Pair of Diminutive Chinese Pewter Lidded Urns
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming pair of diminutive Chinese pewter lidded urns or vases featuring a turned finish with bell finials. Great for decoration, storage, or both. Minor...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Pewter

Japanese Mixed Metal Silver on Copper Tray with Dragon Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Japanese mixed metal copper and silver two-handled tray, from the late 19th or early 20th century, beautifully adorned with dragon motifs in relief on the rim and handles. It measure...
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Copper

A Japanese cloisonné vase decorated with three flying butterflies
Located in Milano, IT
Vase in metal and cloisonné enamel with a yellow monochrome background, decorated with three flying butterflies with the Ando Company brand. Period: Taisho 1920 ca. Dimensions: 21 ...
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Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

Asian Art Déco Cloisonné Charger or Bowl
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Asian Art Déco Cloisonné enameled Charger or shallow Bowl circa 1930's , depicting a sea of clouds in various sandy and airy tones, with circular...
Category

Chinese Art Deco Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Early 20th century Champlevé Enamel and Bronze Large Vase
Located in Savannah, GA
Large 24" tall antique Chinese Champlevé enamel and bronze vase. Fine cloisonne floral decoration with stylized rooster head handles dating to the late 19th-early 20th century. Lovel...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century, Burmese Vintage Bronze Figure of Athlete
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese vintage bronze figure of athlete. Age: Burma, Colonial, Early 20th Century Size: Height 25.8 C.M. / Width 13.8 C.M. / Length 20.5 C.M. S...
Category

Burmese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Quality Antique Bronze Cupid Figure Signed Ferrand
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality Antique bronze cupid figure signed Ferrand. Quality bronze figure of a cupid setting on a rug signed Ferrand for Ernst Justin Ferrand.
Category

Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Large Decorative Round Copper Box with Lid Northern India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Very large beautiful vintage handcrafted decorative round copper box with lid, latch and handle Delicately and intricately hand-hammered with geometric designs. Hand crafted by skill...
Category

Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Copper, Tin

Set of Chinese Export Silver Overlay Bottle with Five Cordials Tianjin Wuhua
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of Chinese Export silver drinking set consists of a pinch bottle and five cordials circa 1910s-1920s. Featuring matching elaborate chased relief dra...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Fine Quality Japanese Meiji Period Pair of Bronze Vases, circa 1910
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Japanese Meiji period pair of bronze vases circa 1910. Depicts Cranes. Would look amazing in the right location. The very best colour and patina. Exudes quali...
Category

Vintage Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Moorish Mughal Indo Persian Islamic Brass Table Lamp
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Indo Persian brass table lamp, finely embossed with Moorish Islamic repousse floral designs, sits on a black ebonized lacquered base. Elegant ...
Category

Indian Moorish Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Meiji Enameled Garden Scene Cloisonne Charger with Heron C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Meiji Enameled Garden Scene Cloisonne Charger with Heron C1920 Measures - 9 3/4" x 9 3/4" x 1" This cloisonné charger from the Meiji peri...
Category

Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Floral Enameled Cloisonne Charger C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Meiji Floral Enameled Cloisonne Charger C1920 Measures - 1 1/4" x 9 1/2" x 9 1/2" This exquisite antique Japanese cloisonné charger from the Meiji period, circa 1920...
Category

Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Enamel

A Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Ginger Jars, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Ginger Jars, Early 20th Century Description: Made of cloisonné enamel on brass, typically featuring intricat...
Category

Chinese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Enamel

1910 Cloisonné Jar with Lid
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1910 cloisonné jar with lid. One dent in vase area.
Category

Vintage Early 20th Century Metalwork

Petite Famille Verte Canton Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's Republic Period, this petite vase is decorated in a style known as Canton enamel, so named for the long-standing industry of export enamels based in...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Antique Japanese Miniature Bronze Sterling Overlay Butterfly Vase - Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanese, unknown age or maker but great quality. Measuring 3.5" h x 3" w - The vase is beautiful with a patinated bronze surface and overlaid with a great sterling silver butterfly...
Category

Japanese Anglo-Japanese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Sterling Silver, Bronze

A Chinese Brass Etched Lock with Key, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Brass Etched Lock with Key, Early 20th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection Acquired in 1980s Dimension: Width: 11cm Height: 2.5cm Depth: 1.5cm
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Small Antique Pair Of Chinese Brass Vases
Located in Ipswich, GB
These are a small pair of Chinese antique brass vases that are of good quality, have a lovely shape and all over engraving with Dragons.
Category

Chinese Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Chinese Blessings Charm Ring, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this silver charm ring was crafted by the Miao peoples of Guizhou province and was believed to protect the wearer from bad luck and malevolent spirits...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Quality antique Edwardian large brass trivet
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Edwardian large brass trivet having a quality antique Edwardian large brass trivet raised on four twist legs with shaped feet. D. 1900
Category

Edwardian Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Tibetan Repoussé Silver Fitting with Dragons, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual piece of silver hardware is wonderfully patterned with intricate Tibetan repoussé decoration. Comprised of two thin silver plates linked ...
Category

Tibetan Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Japanese Wireless Musen Cloisonne Vase by Ando Jubei
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese cloisonne vase in bottle-form made by Ando Jubei (1876-1963) circa 1910-20s (late Meiji to Taisho period). The vase features a completely smooth surface without showing any wire. The technique is known as Musen (hidden wire) in Japanese and was notoriously difficult to perfect, especially with piece like this with a relatively large continuous surface. The beguiling effect is to use enamel to mimic porcelain or even jade. This vase, with its ultra smooth surface and soft yellow color (Yellow was often associated with Japanese imperial household...
Category

Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Enamel