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Detail: The running horse with its right hind hoof on a swallow is a familiar cultural relic from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 to 220 AD). I have seen many of these over the last 20 years but I especially like this one with its elegant and delicate…
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- Item Number: S-2710
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 13" tall x 16.5" long
- Weight: 8.75 pounds
- Price: $ 310.00 USD
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Detail: Dokra / Dhokra is a tribal Indian handicraft. Thought to be the oldest form of metal casting (lost wax process). What makes these pieces so popular is a “varied designs” issue and because of its primitive simplicity. Images of ritual deities were popular with these…
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- Item Number: S-1795
- Provenance/Origin: East India. Circa early-1900's or earlier
- Composition: Brass
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 7.5" long
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 175.00 USD
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Champlevé is a technique where enamel paint is applied to a concave (lower) or convex (higher) area of the item. I have seen a few of these in Christie’s auctions and also in Orientations Magazine. Most are incense burners or censers and in the form of an animal…
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- Item Number: V-8749
- Provenance/Origin: China. MId- to late-1800's. From an estate sale in the US
- Composition: Bronze with champlevé enamel
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 8" long x 3" wide
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $425.00 USD
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Detail: Made from high quality silver and nickel, this highly detailed weight was made for Burmese royalty in the 19th Century. The history of such weights began before regular currency when transactions in the bazaars were made by weighing out lumps of metal, ganza (basket or metal canister)…
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- Item Number: S-7750
- Provenance/Origin: Burma. Circa mid- to late-1800's
- Composition: Silver and nickel
- Dimensions: 2" tall w/o base x 1.25" at widest
- Weight: 8 ounces
- Price: $185.00 USD