DESCRIPTION: From a Florida estate comes this colorful and skillfully painted Tibetan window frame with four panel-shutters and old iron clasp hardware. The shutters are deftly painted with lively hunting scenes of tigers, deer and hunters in the field. The frame surrounding the panels is painted in a border of floral sprays. The window frame itself is probably several hundred years old, while the shutters seem to be later replacements, probably 20th century. ... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: Three beautifully detailed, red and gold lacquered sheets of Burmese Buddhist manuscripts describing rules of ceremony. Kammawasa are elaborately decorated manuscripts extracted from the Pali Vinaya pitaka: the monastic code of discipline which is generally read aloud at monastic assemblies. Topics ordinarily covered would include formalities for the ordination of monks and the bestowal of their robes, the consecration of an ordination hall, celebrating the festival of the full moo... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A hauntingly beautiful carved wood figure of a female dancer in traditional Burmese court costume, dating from the first half of the 20th C. (50 to 75 years old). You can almost see the dancer’s graceful movements in the placement of her hands, feet and body, while her beautiful, serene face beckons the viewer to enjoy her dance. Well carved on all sides, the figure is colorfully painted in green, yellow and red pigments. Of significant enough size to make an exotic focal point, ... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A fantastic pair of antique carved and polychrome wood figures, originating from Bali and dating from about 1900 to 1920. These winged wolf-like creatures, crouching within a bed of flowering vines, are quite alert with their mouths open and teeth barred. Some of the original pigments of gilt, red, white and black remain. Indonesia is noted for its fanciful wood carvings that appear on temples and within shrines. These fantastic creatures are a testament to the imagination and s... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: Inlaid Persian metalwork has long been distinguished for its fine craftsmanship and elaborate designs. Here we have an early 19th C. iron pen box, exquisitely inlaid with gold on all surfaces. On the top is featured three cartouches, the two outer ones with birds in a setting of intricate floral decorations, and the center with seated and standing figures on either side of a table. Elaborate big game hunting scenes surround all sides of the box, featuring men on galloping horses... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A delightful pare of silver Khmer boxes, reverse hand-hammered to create repousse animal forms, the first of a Buddhist lion, the second of a kneeling elephant. Small boxes such as these were made for storing ingredients used in betelnut chewing, and were produced in wonderfully diverse designs throughout Southeast Asia. This pair is lavished with great detail as evidenced by the toothy grin and fur of the lion and the elephant’s decorative saddle blanket. The removable top halve... Click for details