Late 19th. century Chinese bronze sculpture representing a seated Qilin (unicorn). Nice brown patina without damages. On custom made wood pedestal (not shown). Marked on the  More »

Late 19th. century Chinese bronze sculpture representing a seated Qilin (unicorn). Nice brown patina without damages. On custom made wood pedestal (not shown). Marked on the interior in white "China'" denoting a manufacture date between 1891-1921. Additional photos available on request to the interested buyer. Additional digital photos available on request to the interested buyer. We ship by priority mail or Fedex and for our international clientele, we ship by priority mail international or Fedex. The buyer is responsible for the customs duty if any charged. We accept payment by Paypal echeck or credit cards through Paypal, or bank wire to our bank. In case of return for a refund for any reasons, the shipping fees both ways and insurance are not refundable. After 60 days from the purchase, Paypal fees are not refundable by Paypal and all returns are in form of credit for exchange with any other item from our inventory of the same price or higher. Reasonable offers for all our inventory objects might be accepted.   « Less

19th. century Japanese hornbill netsuke featuring a chicken and 2 chicks in a basket. The netsuke is signed on reverse side Tomokazu. Size: 2" X 1.5" (5 X 4 cm.). Additional  More »

19th. century Japanese hornbill netsuke featuring a chicken and 2 chicks in a basket. The netsuke is signed on reverse side Tomokazu. Size: 2" X 1.5" (5 X 4 cm.). Additional photos available on request to the interested buyer. We ship by priority mail or Fedex and for our international clientele, we ship by priority mail international or Fedex. The buyer is responsible for the customs duty if any charged. We accept payment by Paypal echeck or credit cards through Paypal, or bank wire to our bank. In case of return for a refund for any reasons, the shipping fees both ways and insurance are not refundable. After 60 days from the purchase, Paypal fees are not refundable by Paypal and all returns are in form of credit for exchange with any other item from our inventory of the same price or higher. Reasonable offers for all our inventory objects might be accepted.   « Less

Large, vintage Central Asian Susani made of hand embroidery of wool on cotton background. It features a floral design of incredible intricacy. It has straps for hanging on a  More »

Large, vintage Central Asian Susani made of hand embroidery of wool on cotton background. It features a floral design of incredible intricacy. It has straps for hanging on a wall, but could be used as a bed cover, or cover for a large furniture piece. It takes more than one year for an Uzbek woman to accomplish the decorating of a single piece and considering the today's wages, this art work is destined for oblivion. It probably originates from Bukhara. Additional digital photos available on request to the interested, serious buyer.   « Less

Exquisite Central Asian Susani tapestry with embroidery on back-loom hand-woven silk. It features a floral design of wool needle-work on a hand-woven silk background. This  More »

Exquisite Central Asian Susani tapestry with embroidery on back-loom hand-woven silk. It features a floral design of wool needle-work on a hand-woven silk background. This vintage Susani required the embroidery work of a woman in one year period, excluding the weaving of the silk on a back-strap loom. It originates from Bukhara and is rare due to the intricate embroidery and the amount of work needed to accomplish a single tapestry work. It is used as a wall hanging, cover for bed, or a dowry trunk. Additional digital photos are available on request to the interested, serious buyer.   « Less

Antique Turkoman silver head crown ornament originating from Central Asia. Semi-oval shape crown decorated with myriad of turquoise and carnelian stones. The lower part has  More »

Antique Turkoman silver head crown ornament originating from Central Asia. Semi-oval shape crown decorated with myriad of turquoise and carnelian stones. The lower part has hanging silver chains with terminal mother of pearl and carnelian decorations. This is a very heavy silver ornament and rare. Email correspondence to us could be written in French, Spanish, Russian, Romanian and Italian. We accept credit cards and personal checks as echecks through Paypal. as well as bank wire transfer. Prompt shipment throgh insured priority mail, or registered mail for the international customers. We guarantee the item as represented for life. In case of return after 60 days, Paypal fees are not refundable by Paypal and the refund for the item is available as a credit for the purchase of an equally priced item, or higher. Shipping and insurance fees are not refundable. Additional digital photos available on request to the interested buyer.   « Less

Heian period (794 CE-1185 CE) Japanese bronze mirror with a raised border. It features a pair of cranes with the male feeding the female crane. The design signifies the  More »

Heian period (794 CE-1185 CE) Japanese bronze mirror with a raised border. It features a pair of cranes with the male feeding the female crane. The design signifies the eternal marital unity (the cranes mate for life) and a symbol of the heaven, also longevity and good luck. Green patina is present on the surface. Scattered pine needle are present and in addition to the crane symbolize long life and good luck (kissho). A central minogame (boss) is in shape of a turtle that also symbolizes the longevity and the earth. Very rare Japanese antique artifact. Diameter: 4.5" (11.5 cm.). Email correspondence to us could be written in French, Spanish, Russian, Romanian and Italian. We accept credit cards and personal checks as echecks through Paypal. as well as bank wire transfer. Prompt shipment throgh insured priority mail, or registered mail for the international customers. We guarantee the item as represented for life. In case of return after 60 days, Paypal fees are not refundable by Paypal and the refund for the item is available as a credit for the purchase of an equally priced item, or higher. Shipping and insurance fees are not refundable. Additional digital photos available on request to the interested buyer.   « Less

Exquisite Nguyen dynasty silver container decorated in high relief. The sides have 4 panels, each featuring a dragon, phoenix bird, turtle and unicorn (design known as the 4  More »

Exquisite Nguyen dynasty silver container decorated in high relief. The sides have 4 panels, each featuring a dragon, phoenix bird, turtle and unicorn (design known as the 4 auspicious creatures). The bottom of the container has perforations. High relief chiseled decorations in silver ornate the lid featuring a dragon and phoenix bird amongst fungi of immortality. The center depicts grapes with the attached vines. Diameter: 6.2" (16 cm.). Height: 2.8" (7 cm.). Email correspondence to us could be written in French, Spanish, Russian, Romanian and Italian. We accept credit cards and personal checks as echecks through Paypal. as well as bank wire transfer. Prompt shipment throgh insured priority mail, or registered mail for the international customers. We guarantee the item as represented for life. In case of return after 60 days, Paypal fees are not refundable by Paypal and the refund for the item is available as a credit for the purchase of an equally priced item, or higher. Shipping and insurance fees are not refundable. Additional digital photos available on request to the interested buyer.   « Less

Late Edo period Japanese bronze mokko gata (4 lobes) tsuba with high relief gold inlay decorations. The obverse side features a pagoda with a pine tree on background. A river  More »

Late Edo period Japanese bronze mokko gata (4 lobes) tsuba with high relief gold inlay decorations. The obverse side features a pagoda with a pine tree on background. A river stream with a representation of a water mill wheel and a bridge are skillfully represented. It has a kogai hitsu ana, but no kozuka hitsu ana. The small size of nakago ana denotes that this tsuba was made for a short sword. The surface of tsuba is nanako (fish roe). Provenance: Dr. Mircea Veleanu's collection, the author of the collectors' textbook: "Antique swords and daggers". Email correspondence to us could be written in French, Spanish, Russian, Romanian and Italian. We accept credit cards and personal checks as echecks through Paypal. as well as bank wire transfer. Prompt shipment throgh insured priority mail, or registered mail for the international customers. We guarantee the item as represented for life. In case of return after 60 days, Paypal fees are not refundable by Paypal and the refund for the item is available as a credit for the purchase of an equally priced item, or higher. Shipping and insurance fees are not refundable. Additional digital photos available on request to the interested buyer.   « Less

Edo period, Japanese bronze sword fitting, mokko gata (4 lobes) with high relief decorations and gold inlays. The obverse side features a seated old man. Gold inlays ornate  More »

Edo period, Japanese bronze sword fitting, mokko gata (4 lobes) with high relief decorations and gold inlays. The obverse side features a seated old man. Gold inlays ornate the vestments, hair and belt. A mountain is depicted at 12 o'clock. On the reverse side, vegetation is shown in high relief. Email correspondence to us could be written in French, Spanish, Russian, Romanian and Italian. We accept credit cards and personal checks as echecks through Paypal. as well as bank wire transfer. Prompt shipment throgh insured priority mail, or registered mail for the international customers. We guarantee the item as represented for life. In case of return after 60 days, Paypal fees are not refundable by Paypal and the refund for the item is available as a credit for the purchase of an equally priced item, or higher. Shipping and insurance fees are not refundable. Additional digital photos available on request to the interested buyer.   « Less

Edo period bronze mokko gata (4 lobes) tsuba decorated in high relief with hon zogan (inlay of precious metals in high relief). The obverse side features a grasshopper with  More »

Edo period bronze mokko gata (4 lobes) tsuba decorated in high relief with hon zogan (inlay of precious metals in high relief). The obverse side features a grasshopper with silver and gold inlays, a butterfly with shakudo wings and gold body and antenna and a snail with silver and gold inlays. The reverse side features a grasshopper with silver and gold inlays and a spider with silver inlay. The kogai hitsu ana (the opening for kogai) and kozuka hitsu ana( opening for kazuka) were obturated with shakudo filler. Tsuba (Japanese swords hand guard) are one of the most important collecting item for the Japanese edged weapons collectors. For more information about tsuba and copious amount of tsuba illustrations, we recommend the reference book for collectors: Antique swords and daggers" by Mircea Veleanu, the director of Objets d'Art Uniques. Email correspondence to us could be written in French, Spanish, Russian, Romanian and Italian. We accept credit cards and personal checks as echecks through Paypal. as well as bank wire transfer. Prompt shipment throgh insured priority mail, or registered mail for the international customers. We guarantee the item as represented for life. In case of return after 60 days, Paypal fees are not refundable by Paypal and the refund for the item is available as a credit for the purchase of an equally priced item, or higher. Shipping and insurance fees are not refundable. Additional digital photos available on request to the interested buyer..   « Less