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Vessels, Urns, Vases, Incense Burners, Censers

Bronze and Copper Hanging Monastery Incense Burner. Censer. Hand Crafted. Master Temple Quality. Sherpa Monastery. Sherka. Rare. Tibet. Northeast Nepal.

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I have located yet another of these rare burners / censers – although a bit smaller – but just as fascinating! Around the turn of the 19th Century and into the 20th Century, little is known or recorded about the monasteries that were built by the Sherpas in… Continue reading →

Item Number: V-8529
Provenance/Origin: Sherka Monastery. Solu. Northeast Nepal
Composition: Bronze and copper
Dimensions: Hanging: 29". Burner: 10.5" tall (with lid on) x 8" at widest point
Weight: 5.5 pounds
Price: $ 1,465.00 USD

Posted in Products, Vessels | Tagged burner, censer, censre, corneille Jest, incense, master, monastery, nepal, rare, sherka, sherpa, solu-khumbu, temple, Tibet, wolfgang korn

Oinochoe-styled Vessel. Reproduction. Athletes. Greece

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Accurate replica and a quality reproduction of a 500 B.C. vessel by a Greek artist, Pvaglis in the mid-1900s, in Greece. Of course, hand painted. Recreated from actual pieces found during an archaeological excavation. Acquired from a NYC collector who commissioned Pvaglis to produce a… Continue reading →

Item Number: V-3503
Provenance/Origin: Greece. Artist signed. Mid-1900s
Composition: Clay pottery, glazing and paint
Dimensions: 16.5" tall x 7.5" at its widest
Weight: 6.25 pounds
Price: $ 195.00 USD

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Pre-Columbian Chimu Blackware. Stirrup Vessel. Peru

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The Chimu Kingdom culture – a large adobe city in the Moche Valley near the present day city of Trujillo – began their rise in 900 AD. They were masters in crafting black pottery in various shapes and forms. I started being interested in their rather… Continue reading →

Item Number: V-3676
Provenance/Origin: Moche Valley Peru. 1000 - 1300 AD
Composition: Chimu Blackware
Dimensions: 10.5" tall x 7" in diameter
Weight: 2 pounds
Price: $ 355.00 USD

Posted in Products, Vessels | Tagged archaelogy, blackware, chimu, container, craftsmanship, culture, huanchaquito, inca, kingdom, lizard, moche, moche valley, peru, pottery, precolumbian, stirrup, trujillo, Vessel, warriors

Ancient Clay Pottery Pitcher. Jug. Wine. Water. Funerary / Burial. Greek / Roman. Israel.

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This was acquired from an estate of an Israeli archaeologist . . . about him, I know little or nothing. This vessel seems very primitive to be a Greek or Roman Burial vessel. It is more likely to be an ancient funerary vessel placed in the tomb… Continue reading →

Item Number: V-5971
Provenance/Origin: Middle East. Estate of an archeologist
Composition: Clay
Dimensions: 9" tall x 5.25" at widest point
Weight: 2 pounds
Price: $ 210.00 USD

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Hand Carved Famille Rose Porcelain Vase. Cutout Design. Incised. Qianlong Marked. China

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A gorgeous see-through cutout porcelain vase with intricate carved designs and hand painted in enamel with floral decorations. I love these overglazed rose colors of pink and carmine. The mark is that of Qianlong Nian Zhi – Qianlong Period Make. Qianlong is the… Continue reading →

Item Number: V-7711
Provenance/Origin: Qianlong marked. Late 1900s
Composition: Porcelain
Dimensions: 11.5" tall x 5" at widest diameter
Weight: 1.5 pounds
Price: $ 145.00 USD

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Vintage Decorative Cloisonné Heavy Enameled Brass Ginger Jar / Urn with lid. India

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Very unique and quite beautiful. During photography, I noticed a dent near one of the designs (to the far right of the design on the first image). I am reducing the price by 50% of its true and undented value. It is only somewhat… Continue reading →

Item Number: V-6003
Provenance/Origin: India. Circa 1940s - 1960s.
Composition: Heavy brass with lid
Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 4.5" in diameter
Weight: 2 pounds
Price: $ 36.00 USD (discounted)

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Bronze and Copper Hanging Monastery Incense Burner. Censer. Hand Crafted. Master Temple Quality. Rare. Tibet. East Nepal.

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I located another of these rare burners / censers! I like this hefty hanging incense burners because of the composition and stunning detail. Plus, this one was acquired from the same monastery as the other one by my trusted regional agent. Fine workmanship around the lid,… Continue reading →

Item Number: V-5716
Provenance/Origin: Chiwong Gonpa monastery, East Nepal. Circa 1930 - 1960s.
Composition: Bronze and copper
Dimensions: Burner: 12" with lid on x 10" at widest diameter. Total: 34" from bottom of cauldron to very top of the chain ring
Weight: 11 pounds
Price: $ 1,575.00 USD

Posted in Products, Vessels | Tagged bronze, caldron, censer, chiwong, dragon, gonpa, insense burner, khumba, monastery, nepal, rare, sacred, solu, spiritual, temple, Tibet, tibetan

Rare and Very Fine Ornate Ashanti Cast Bronze Kuduo Pot. Lid. Funerary. Ghana. Africa.

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The Asanti or Ashanti live in central Ghana in the rainforests of West Africa approximately 150 miles away from the coast. The Ashanti are a major ethnic group of the Akans (Ashanti and Fanti) in Ghana, formerly known as the Gold Coast. The Ashanti are best known… Continue reading →

Item Number: V-5472
Provenance/Origin: Ghana. Early to mid 1900s
Composition: Bronze / Brass
Dimensions: 11.5" tall with lid on x 9" at widest point
Weight: 7 pounds
Price: $ 535.00 USD

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Authentic Fine Yongzheng Painted Blue & Yellow Porcelain Imperial Dragon Vase. 6-Sided. China.

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The fourth son of Kangxi, Yongzheng was 44 when he succeeded his father. In the reign of Yongzheng, Nian Siyao was the Superintendent of Customs, and most importantly, from 1726 to 1736, director of the Jingdezhen porcelain factory. He personally supervised the pieces made for the Emperor and the court… Continue reading →

Item Number: V-2253
Provenance/Origin: Collector acquisition. Yongzheng Porcelain. China
Composition: Porcelain
Dimensions: 11.4" tall x 5" at widest points
Weight: 2.75 pounds
Price: $ 175.00 USD

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Small Heavy Metal Foo Dog / Lion Censer. Incense Burner. 2-Part. Japan.

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Foo Dog or Lion on pedestal. Gold. Charming. Mid- 1900s. Stand not included.

Item Number: V-0484
Provenance/Origin: Japan. Mid-1900s
Composition: Metal. Bronze or Brass with gilt.
Dimensions: 4.5" tall x 2" wide x 0.75" deep
Weight: 1 pound
Price: $ 32.00 USD

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