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Pair Large Chinese Guardian Lions Qing Dynasty 19th Century
$6,800.00Each magnificent Chinese temple lion has bulging eyes, sharp ears, an open mouth, and a fluttering mane.
Their energetic bodies and expressive faces make this a pair of stunning creatures.
This is a “true” pair, a male and a female, made to face each other. The pair are skilfully and boldly potted.
The sculptures date to the late Qing period, during the last quarter of the 19th century.
Made of stoneware and painted in the traditional Chinese sancai three-color glaze on a light brown ground, they are covered in rich green, blue, and amber glazes.
They would traditionally have been used as guardian pieces in a Chinese household.
Temple lions, also known as lion dogs, are celebrated for their auspicious symbolism.
They protect the peace and prosperity of one’s home.Dimensions: 17″ Height x 16″ Length x 6 1/2″ Depth.
Condition: Excellent
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Pair Delft Cows 18th Century Made De Porceleyne Lampetkan Netherlands Circa 1785
$3,400.00This beautiful pair of cows was made around 1785 in the city of Delft.
Since the late seventeenth century, Dutch Delft cows have adorned mantelpieces, furniture, and window sills. They were always produced in pairs, with their heads turned towards each other and their tongues lapping.
This pair of cows are hand-painted with lavish floral garlands draped around their necks and backs. The garlands are painted in polychrome colors: yellow, orange, blue, green, and purple. Their hooves are painted purple, their horns yellow. Their tails wrap around their bodies. They stand on rectangular “grassy” bases. Both cows are marked on the underside with LPK in underglaze iron-red.Dimensions: 6.5″ long x 3″ wide x 6″ tall
Condition: Some excellent invisible restoration
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18th Century Faience Puppy Made in Brussels circa 1760
$2,200.00WHY WE LOVE IT: His attitude!
We are pleased to offer this 18th century Brussels Faience figure of a puppy naturalistically modeled, painted with floppy ears, bulging eyes, and a topknot. He is seated on a green rectangular base. This charming puppy will make a wonderful addition to any dog lover’s home. Requiring little care except for an occasional dusting. -
Large Majolica Owl Pitcher Art Nouveau Style Made in England, Late 19th Century
$870.00A marvelous Majolica owl made in the Art Nouveau style in England circa 1890. The figure is painted in bright enamels with stunning pink breast feathers, turquoise eyes, and deep brown feathers on the sides and back. The owl stands on a twisting green branch which forms the handle of the pitcher. A single pink and yellow flower forms the thumb rest at the top handle.
Dimensions: 11″ tall x 4.75″ across x 6″ deep
Condition: Excellent
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Hand Painted Prattware Plaque Showing a Pair of Lions, Made England, circa 1800
$780.00Provenance: The Rouse Lench Collection
A pair of lions resting comfortably on a Prattware plaque. They probably just finished a big meal! Hand painted in three brown shades: their bodies are painted light brown, their manes, and tails a darker brown, and their muzzles an almost black, midnight brown. The brushwork is intentionally prominent. The effect is splendid! As is the case with the lions on this plaque, Prattware has raised decoration colored with underglaze oxides.Dimensions: 11″ x 9″ x 2″ height
Condition: Excellent
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Antique Drabware Dish Decorated w/ a Bird a Hawk from a Series of Minton Dishes
$280.00This striking oval-shaped Drabware dish shows a hawk perched on a log. The image is crisp. The hawk is printed in great detail in simple monochrome gray; we get a feeling for this bird’s ferocity. The background is printed in monochrome orange, which has a softer feel than the monochromatic gray. Made in England circa 1810, the brilliant Regency period gilding around the border and the edge adds to the dish’s beauty. The underside of the dish has the pattern number 235.
Dimensions: 10″ x 7″ x 1.75″ height
Condition: Excellent
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Blue and White Dogs on a Staffordshire Saucer
$285.00From the Collection of Mario Buatta
Mario loved dogs! In many of the homes he decorated he hung paintings of hounds and spaniels throughout the rooms. Here we have a small but exquisite dish showing a pair of hounds at rest. The wide border is filled with flowers and leaves in a traditional Staffordshire style of the Regency period. The lively deep cobalt blue adds to the beauty of the dish.Made circa 1820 the dish is marked with the factory mark of Ralph and James Clews. The Clews factory was located in Stoke-on Trent in Staffordshire.
Dimensions: Dm 6 in.
Condition: Excellent.
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Antique Pottery Horse Made in England at St. Anthony’s Pottery, circa 1800-1810
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Pair of Dutch Delft Cows Painted in Polychrome Petit Feu Colors Made circa 1760
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3 French Porcelain Swan Shaped Gravy Boats White and Gold
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English Creamware Racing Horse by Leeds Pottery Made Circa 1840
$9,600.00A very rare late Leeds Pottery stallion modeled standing on an oblong base. Creamware enamel-painted horses are rare. The largest horses were made by Leeds. Our horse is 16.75 inches tall x 14.75″ long. It’s quite impressive. The original Leeds Pottery factory closed between 1849 and 1850. This cream colored horse has an orange bridle and a full bushy tail. He stands with his head to the right wearing a halter, the lead line lying across his back. The figure is finely modeled; the tail is neatly applied swinging onto one hind leg. The top of the base is a mottled green within a molded stiff leaf border which is glazed in manganese.
Dimensions: H 16.75 in. x W 7 in. x D 14.75 in.
Condition: Excellent with some craquelure in the glaze
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Pair of Antique Chinese Stoneware Cats Qing Era 19th Century
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Pair of 18th Century Creamware Lions
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Pair of Large Antique Luneville Lions, France c.1800
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Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style by Francois-Nicolas Martinet Group #3 Priced Individually
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Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style by Francois-Nicolas Martinet Group #2 Priced Individually
$165.00
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