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True fine antique and vintage art

This area contains a partial collection of my antique and vintage art. Antique art is defined as being over 100 years old; vintage art is defined as under 100 years old.

Prices for and examination of the items below, as well as the rest of her collection, are by appointment only. Contact Cheryl Roberts, Business Manager at 214-478-4461 to set up an appointment.

3 China Dolls 4 china dolls 2 chineese eggs
Vintage Japanese Nishi Co. dolls of Oeran and Drama characters. (descriptions of dolls from left to right) A) Nanamaigasa from Dohjohji B) Label missing C) Snow Queen
18" tall on stands
Vintage Bijin (Japanese beauty) dolls, cloth face and hands on stands
18" tall on stands
Large vintage Chinese porceline hallow eggs. Elaborate handpainting combined with transfer. Gold hand gilding with tactally appealing glaze dots overall. Nice crackle, gildin faintly worn. Stamp mark on bottom "Made in China (Chinese characters) Satsuma" Very good condition, very colorful. Each stands 12" with 1" wood stands.
Jadeite birds
puppets
Delicate Chinese antique nephrite jade, handcarved birds with fitted hand carved wooden stands
-- first with fitted silk traveling box.
8.5" tall on stands
A) Date unknownm not new, signed stoneware Chinese Maiden with dog. Raised design motifs glazed and detailed. Small chip to thumb and sleeve. Stands 12" tall. B) Date unknown, not new Mud Man Elder carrying Chinese tokens of good forturne. Mint condition. Stands 10" tall.
Dolls made in 1985 by Kelli Howie from fabric of theatre costumes disigned by artist. Handmade painted paper-mache heads with soft bodies. Rennaissance inspired costumes made from leather, brocade, satin and ribbon. Each stand 30" from foot to head.
Rubens
buddha
bronze sculpture
Vintage circa early 1960's Solid heavyweight cast Japanese Budda. Rich reddish brown painted patina. Minor scraping on botton down by owner reveals material to be white steel, not bronze, swelter or cast iron. Interesting and in great condition.
Biswarupa. Antique sand cast bronze from Nepal. A representation of many gods in one. He is many-headed and many armed. The rear circle of arms has the hands in all the various hand-poses; other circles hold all the implements and weapons. All the heads terrible and gentle are those of the deities.
peacock vase
chineese dog
2 vases
Urn
       
Large vintage Japanese porceline vase from the famous factory of Kutani. Signed Japanese signature with gold goil lable "Trade Mark Genuine Kutani". Made in Japan. Transfer and hand painting and gilding, nice crackl finish. Mint condition .
Many cultures went into this large hand glazed majolica Fu Dog/Dragon. Vintage porcelain with two foil lables in the interior, both compatible with ceramic history. Interpretation of Chinese but totally marked in red foil "Made in Italy" with German yellow and gold goil stamp, "Garantiert echt Bleikrista! handgeschliffen". Very good condition, good crackle finish.
Heavy antique porceline matching balastar vases, handpainted and gold gilded, no marks, no chips, gilding faintly worn, nice crackling in glaze. Each stands 16" tall
Vintage porceline ginger jar and lid. Simplly marked, "Made in China". Combination transfer and extensive hand painting of gold gilding and raised glaze dots. Good condition. Stands 14" tall
 
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