Curiosities

A rare large Meiji Period Japanese red lacquer horse and gilt shoe chair with foot rest and gilt metal decorations, circa 1840. Seat height 22".

A mid 19th Century color printed lithograph, William Sharp (1803-1875) Water Lily plate from Victoria Regia or the Great Water Lily of America by J...

A rare and substantial framed painted carving of John the Baptist as a child.  The frame and figure in good original condition with some small loss...

A competent figural sketch made in America circa 1950.

An early 20th Century Italian Murano glass spiral plate.

A Han Dynasty (200 BC - 200 AD) female attendant in a yellow robe, traces of original paint. We currently have two Han Dynasty female figures. Each...

A 19th Century French etching of "La Folie du Jour".

An early 20th Century French pottery "Cigale" or cicada wall pocket meant to bring good luck to a home.We currently have a total of 5 of these avai...

An 18th or 19th Century Indian illuminated manuscript page, decorated on both sides, unframed. We currently have a total of these 10 manuscript pag...

A late 19th Century silver plate wine coaster with a boarder of grapes and grape vines, and a wooden bottom. England.

A 19th Century German bronze Aqua Manille in the form of gnome. This piece was used to pour water to wash hands at a dinner table.

An early 19th Century Indian portrait of a courtesan, circa 1800. The unclothed woman is wearing her finest jewelry.

Rembrandt etching done by Francesco Novelli, Italy circa 1770. Currently we have 30 pieces in this series. Come visit our store located in San Fran...

An English mid 19th Century Victorian engraving from a book on design depicting different style of Egyptian motifs, framed later. We currently have...

A Vintage black and white photograph of a 5 of silk stockings, circa 1945, from a collection of a local artist.

A Vintage academic sketch of a rear view of a male nude, signed Tom Lyons in the lower right, with the numbers 109/250.

An English Staffordshire church with an orange front door and 2 towers flanking the doorway, circa 1880.

An early 19th Century English Staffordshire of Elijah and the Raven, circa 1800. The figure of Elijah is dressed in a classic toga with a green sash.

A large Vintage California seascape, circa 1981. Unusual composition and use of color.

A pair of late 19th Century French white porcelain figures of a man and a woman in 18th Century customs, circa 1880.

A large English Staffordshire of a man and a woman, circa 1880.

A large Staffordshire figure of Princess Royal of Russia and her consort, circa 1880.

An early 19th Century English Staffordshire figure of St. Peter sitting on a tree with a key at his feet and a rooster on his left side.

An 18th - 19th Century wood carved Thai roof eave in the shape of a stylized phoenix.