Other Asian Antiques

TURKISH ARABIC ISLAMIC OLD PRINTED QURAN KORAN KAREEM. Hegira, dated 1365 Islamic year. It is written by Famous Turkish Calligrapher Hafız Osman Efendi. The Book is an old printed Koran-Quran. İt is NOT a manuscript!

Higo tsuba done in the style of Hayashi Shigemitsu. In fact this seems to be his iconic design. The books Higo Taikan and Higo no Kinko show examples with the kiri mon characteristically at the top and the same twisted stem around the kogai hitsu.

VERY RARE 18th CENTURY BURMESE CARVED BOVINE BONE STATUE. Superb and rare Burmese statue of two Burmese warriors or Temple,Guardians, one holding a stick and the other holding a sword. One of three Burmese pieces in the collection.

Chinese Carved Panel. Features two striking Lung Dragons in a rocky landscape filled with various plants. The exact age is unknown but the wood has a nice patina from age. A beautiful and large, hand carved wooden panel.

An Old Chinese Wood Carved Vase / Bowl / Jade Stand or Base. There is some old glue residual in the middle section (photo 2). It does not look like the glue was from a repair. Unfortunate case does happen from time to time.

Iron Tosho tsuba with sukashi cut out of trapezoid shape Kamon (Family Crest). Nice dark iron with beautiful patina. Surface is nicely hammered. Kozuka/kogai ana filled with lead. Sword cut at top left on front of tsuba - very rare!

An Antique Chinese 3-Footed Wood Carved Vase / Bowl / Jade Stand or Base. For your consideration is this small Chinese wood carved stand. Unfortunate case does happen from time to time. We will work together with you to deal with the unfortunate case should it happens to you.

Engraved on back "from Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsongkram, Lady La-iad Pibulsonggram.

Asian hand painted emperor and empress on silk. They are very detailed with nice color. Unknown artist. Frames measure 12.5" x 11". The silk has quite a bit of discoloration. The frames are worn.

An Old Chinese 4-Footed Wood Carved Vase / Bowl / Jade Stand or Base. Unfortunate case does happen from time to time. We will work together with you to deal with the unfortunate case should it happens to you.

Seal Ring / Signet Ring. from the Afghanistan - Turkmenistan region. the seal is probably carnelian and carved with Arabic lettering. size of the seal: 35x25 mm. the metal part of this large ring is decorated with scenes of a deer hunt.

An Old Chinese 4-Footed Wood Carved Vase / Bowl / Jade Stand or Base. Unfortunate case does happen from time to time. We will work together with you to deal with the unfortunate case should it happens to you.

Small 4-Footed Bronze Ding / Vessel / Censer / Incense Burner with Cover / Lid. The ding has a cover and two handles. The lid has a small hole. I believe it is left behind by a missing fenial or knob.

Asian hand painted boat at sea image on white silk fabric. Frame measures 12.5" x 11". The silk has quite a bit of discoloration. The frame is worn.

An Old Chinese 5-Footed Wood Carved Vase / Bowl / Jade Stand or Base. Type of wood is unsure. The stand is in VERY GOOD CONDITION. We will endeavor to reply to all queries within 24 hours. No exception.

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Dallah Arab Bedouin coffee made this Dalla brass handmade. Middle East Bedouin. This aged Dalla 70/100 of the year. Extremely rare ornaments. This type is made by hand in the city Shatrah in Iraq, they name these Dalla Htarawih.

A rare and interesting item. Made from bamboo and steel, it has a bird handle which screws off to reveal a mouthpiece and at the base there is a metal pipe which is also removable. It's length is confirmation it was used for opium as the smoker had to lie down to imbibe due to it's relaxing effect.

Old Japanese 72 Step Puzzle Box with Instructions. We cannot fix a problem we do not know about. South America. is an internationally renowned photojournalist and adventurer, with two major photographic books (New Guinea & Cannibal), plus covers and major spreads in a whole host of internationally prestigious magazines from Life International to The Geographic and Argosy.

An unusual oriental blue and white vase. Chinese or Japanese c1880. Fantastic scenes with people, horses, working.

Old Chinese Bronze Fish, a beautiful unique display piece… From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; Fish are an important motif in Chinese mythology. There are various myths involving fish. The word for "fish", yu is a homophone for "abundance" and "affluence".

OLD PRINTED QURAN KORAN KAREEM. 19TH CENTURY RARE KORAN. 19TH CENTURY RARE KORAN, IT WAS PRINTED SAINT PEDERSBURG, RUSSIA IN 1898. Hegira, dated 1316 Islamic year. OTTOMAN TURKISH ARABIC ISLAMIC. IT WAS PRINTED SAINT PEDERSBURG, RUSSIA IN 1898.

The threads are silk. I cannot quite work out the ground fabric. In appearance it looks like a mixture of the finest wool with some silk. This is a lovely choice as the lustrous needlework appears to float slightly above the fabric.