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Maitland Smith – founded by a well-known London antique dealer and designer – acquired and reproduced world class quality products. Their expertise includes metal casting, finely executed porcelains, sophisticated finishing techniques, detailed hand painting, beautiful inlaid marquetry and the finest hand carved woodwork.
Maitland-Smith acquired this…
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- Item Number: C-7176
- Provenance/Origin: Philippines. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Brass/Bronze. Iridescent Inlay, Enamel
- Dimensions: 19" in diameter x 7.5" to top of bowl rim. Total height to top of bird is 18".
- Weight: 19 pounds
- Price: $ 1,325.00 USD
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Detailed footed stone censer in good condition. Some light design engraving/etching near the dragon handles
A small chip around rim on lid, otherwise is excellent condition.
Hand carved in a village near Haicheng (Liaoning Province) in the early- to mid- 1900s, this piece ended up in a…
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- Item Number: V-0208
- Provenance/Origin: Haicheng China. Circa 1940s
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 6.25" wide including handles x 7" tall with lid on
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 132.00 USD
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Chi Lin – or the Dragon Horse – is a classic feng shui protection cure and mythological creature. Loyal to its owner and a protector to the owner’s house, the Chi Lin is of a royal status than other guardians.
Xiu Jade – aka Xiuyan…
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- Item Number: S-5092
- Provenance/Origin: Xiuyan City China, Hand carved
- Composition: Natural green Xiu (Xiuyan) jade
- Dimensions: Pair: 7" tall x ~9" wide x 2.5" deep
- Weight: Pair: 12.75 pounds on stands
- Price: $ 995.00 USD
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From Mandalay – the city and royal capital of northern Burma.
Elephants, elephants, elephants . . . all around and on the bottom. Elephants are most revered among most animals by Buddhists throughout Southeast Asia . . .and they appear all over this box along…
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- Item Number: C-7919
- Provenance/Origin: Mandalay Burma. Late 19th Century
- Composition: Lacquerware
- Dimensions: 19" in diameter, 12" tall
- Weight: 6.5 pounds
- Price: $ 895.00 USD
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From a very large collection from an Egyptian family. This mask was made in the 17th Century by Egyptian craftsmen.
Very unusual timeline but after hearing the complete story from my agent in Canada, I do believe this carved mask is a few hundred years old.
Stand not included.
- Item Number: M-6016
- Provenance/Origin: Egypt. From an antiquity collection
- Composition: Clay
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 3.5" wide x 2.25" deep
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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Cloisonne, cloisonné, cloisonné . . . how simply gorgeous. The detail – with copper wire forming the partitions – is just stunning. And don’t get me started on the enamel work!
This piece is from the early 1950s and is in perfect condition. …
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- Item Number: C-3833
- Provenance/Origin: China
- Composition: Cloisonne and Enamel. Copper wire. Wood stand.
- Dimensions: 5.5" tall (with lid and on stand) x 6" in diameter
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 115.00 USD