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Five (5) assorted Oriental antiques. 1ST ITEM: Meiji period Japanese Satsuma cup with two dragon figural handles, decorated panels with Geishas on one side and male figures on the other side, and a matching saucer, both signed on base. Repair toone handle and small chip adjacent to it. 3 1/4"H. 2ND ITEM: Miniature Satsuma vase, […]

Lot of 2 Asian carved ivory/bone pieces. 1ST ITEM: Figure of woman with child (3" H x 1 1/2" W X 1 1/2" D), 2ND ITEM: Netsuke of man with octopus, signed on base. 1 1/8" H x 1 1/2" W x 1" D. Provenance: Collected by George Mitchell (co-owner of Mitchell's Candy Store, Nashville) […]

A collection of 3 Asian carved nuts or seed pits, 2 with floral/nature designs, the third hollow with intricately carved boat design including many human figures, with extensive writing on the underside. Housed in a miniature footed case withglass sides and top and silk covering. Condition: some disintegration to silk covering on case, nut carvings […]

Asian carved ivory card case, floral carving on the front and a cartouche with figures and vacant monogram reserve on the back. Old age crack to inside edge of card case. 3 5/8" x 2 1/8". Chinese, late 19th century. Provenance: Collectedby George and Charles Mitchell (co-owners of Mitchell's Candy Store, Nashville) during the course […]

Asian carved elephant bridge from elephant tusk. 5 well carved ivory elephants on a bridge, with detached wooden stand. Signed on base. Excellent condition, 11"L. Early 20th c. Provenance: Collected by George and Charles Mitchell(co-owners of Mitchell's Candy Store, Nashville) during the course of several trips to China and Japan in the late 19th-early 20th […]

Art Deco cameo glass vase, side marked "Charder" (Charles Schneider, French, working 1918-1939), base marked "Le Verre Francais" and stamped "France". Tall round tapered vase decorated with purple acid-cut stylized flower swags on a mottled background, supported on a circular amethyst colored foot. Excellent condition (minor scratches to underside of base). 13 1/2"H. Private Nashville, […]

Lot of 3 sterling mounted cut glass bud vases, all with flared glass tops cut in a floral pattern, two with enameled bases. 1ST ITEM: notched rim and an ivory colored enameled base with hand painted floral accents, marked Thomae Company, Sterling,very small faint area of discoloration to enamel, 7 1/2"H. 2ND ITEM: notched rim […]

Carved limestone sculpture of woman in childbirth position, attributed to Thomas Puryear Mims (American/Tennessee, 1906-1975). Excellent condition. 13" x 18" x 8". Biography: Born into a distinguished Southern literary family, PuryearMims earned an English degree from Vanderbilt University and taught the subject for a brief period. His fascination with sculpture eventually led him to study […]

Orientalist / Arabian oil on canvas painting in the style of Eugene Delacroix (French, 1798-1863), depicting a caravan of Bedouins on camels in a desert landscape. Illegibly signed lower right, "Mahiar" (?). Carved giltwood and compositionNewcomb-Macklin style frame retaining partial old label "Denver Colorado". Painting is in overall excellent condition with scattered light grime, possible […]

Orientalist / Arabian oil on canvas painting in the style of Adolf Schreyer (German, 1828-1899), depicting Arab warriors on horseback riding into a Middle Eastern town. Period giltwood and composition Louis XV style frame with label for J. O. Krumbholz Fine Arts, Milwaukee. Condition: Overall excellent condition with inclusions at lower right corner, overall light […]