Americana - 3 Pieces of American Diplomatic Porcelain "Fitzhugh 1815" with Eagle

A rare and significant ensemble of two 19th Century Indian silver bowls, of traditional shape and impressive size, highly decorative, embossed with various scenes from Ramayana (ancient Indian epic poem which depicts the struggles of the divine prince Rama to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana). The top and base of the bowl decorated with bands of scrolling floral foliage and plain boarders. The bowls distinctive design is typical to the region of Poona, located 120 miles south-east of Bombay. Occupied by the British since the 1802, it was the perfect military base, being 2000ft above sea level, making the unbearably hot Indian summers more bearable. Poona is cooler than Bombay and so functioned as the colonial administrative headquarters of Bombay during the summer months. This helped to develop the town which saw the demand for local silversmiths to cater to the colonial market. The silversmiths there seemed to be familiar with Burmese silverwork and to have based their techniques and themes on those commonly seen on colonial Burmese silver. While Poona silver...

A beautiful and very large pair of Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese bronze vases with brown patina and caved design with applied gilt and silver bronze inserts representing birds an...

This magnificent large planter or cachepot in the Orientalist / Aesthetic / Japanism style of the late 19th century combines a large polylobed cloisonné enamel vase with a turquoise ...

A remarkable pair of antique Burmese silver plates dating from the late 19th century, circa 1890, beautifully decorated with elaborate repoussé work and intricate engraved ornamentat...

Porcelain - Set of four pieces - Vista Alegre and Candal - 19th century. 19th-century porcelain: Milk jug and sugar bowl from Eletro Cerâmica do Candal; Spitting pot and teapot from ...

Set of three Nippon porcelain pieces. Hand-painted in Japan.

Oriental porcelain - Three pieces - East India Company. Made of Chinese porcelain from the East India Company; Qianlong reign (1736-1795). Composed of: plate; bowl with saucer and cu...

Royal Copenhagen – Set of four large deep plates, early 20th century. Rare deep porcelain plates by Royal Copenhagen featuring a bird and botanical motif (model 550/8107). Each plate...