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Maitland-Smith – founded by a well-known London antique dealer and designer – acquired and reproduced world class and 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 and the highest quality…
Continue reading → - Item Number: V-1250
- Provenance/Origin: Maitland Smith collection. Mid- 1900s
- Composition: Bronze, brass, porcelain, paint
- Dimensions: 16" tall x 8.5" in diameter at widest point
- Weight: 6.5 pounds
- Price: $ 210.00 USD
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Kilned fired and hand painted in China. Maitland-Smith acquired this piece and sold it through their global network . . . from their base in Hong Kong. Maitland Smith, founded by a well-known London antique dealer and designer – acquired and reproduced world class quality…
Continue reading → - Item Number: V-8480
- Provenance/Origin: Chinese kilns. CIrca 1980s
- Composition: Porcelain & paint
- Dimensions: 12.5" tall x 9" in diameter
- Weight: 5.5 pounds
- Price: $ 122.00 USD
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This porcelain jar was made in kilns near the ancient kilns of Wun Yiu village – once the center of porcelain industry back in the 1600s. It was then hand-painted and refired in Hong Kong. Maitland-Smith acquired this piece and sold it through their global network…
Continue reading → - Item Number: V-3459
- Provenance/Origin: Tai Po / Hong Kong. Circa 1940s
- Composition: Porcelain. Paint.
- Dimensions: 14" tall x 11" in diameter
- Weight: 8 pounds
- Price: $ 230.00 USD
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Oinochoe (aka oenochoe) is a greek term for a wine or other functional jug. The pouring spout and the handle rising from the jug is very typical of such jugs made between 50 B.C. and 100 A.D.. Some terracotta oinochoes are painted, have reliefs along the…
Continue reading → - Item Number: V-7606
- Provenance/Origin: Italy. Circa 1st Century. Chicago collection.
- Composition: Terracotta. Clay.
- Dimensions: 4.5" tall x 5" in widest diameter
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 285.00 USD
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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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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
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This is an old authentic shrine alms bowl used to celebrate Luang Phor Tuad (aka LP Thaud), a legionary high priest of Buddhism. His story starts from the Kingdom of Ayutthaya period (circa 1580 A.D.) and he lived during the reign of King Maha Dhammaraja. LP…
Continue reading → - Item Number: C-7301
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Late 1800s to early 1900s. Multiple generational ownship.
- Composition: Clay composite with lacquered tar glaze.
- Dimensions: 14" tall x 11" in diameter
- Weight: 8.25 pounds
- Price: $ 835.00 USD
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Magnificent is a bit of an understatement for this stately vessel. Acquired from a Chinese family estate in Connecticut, this piece dates to the mid-1880s. The design of dragon handles and the foo / fu dog on top is stunning and quite rare. Vented lid.…
Continue reading → - Item Number: V-5340
- Provenance/Origin: China. Mid 1880s
- Composition: Bronze and Champleve enamels
- Dimensions: 20" tall with lid (14" without lid) x 12.5" at widest
- Weight: 12 pounds
- Price: $ 665.00 USD
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Detail: I have had this forever to hold miscellaneous office things. It is old and unique. Two faces appear: one is a ram and the other – with mouth open for the smoke to flow – is a foo dog face. Circa late-1800s to…
Continue reading → - Item Number: C-4493
- Provenance/Origin: Unsure, probably Asian. Circa late-1800's to early-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 6" longest side. Bowl: 3.5" diameter. 2.75" tall
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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Detail: This was found in an estate sale in a village outside Shanghai. My Agent was told it was carved in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s from amber. Decorated with dragons, flowers and a delicate background motif. There are no chips or gouges.…
Continue reading → - Item Number: C-3330
- Provenance/Origin: China. Late-1800's to early-1900's
- Composition: Amber
- Dimensions: 5.25" tall x 3.5" in diameter
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
