Farming, Imperial Chicken Incubator, pine w/orig

20 letters to George Ertel co from many other businesses and people about farming, chicken hatching, incubators, overdue accounts, selling items for company and more. late 1800s early 1900s

An Irish pine chicken coop dresser, the closed rack of shelves flanked by carved pilasters above two chicken coops with removable locking bars, 198cm high

A Famille Rose 'Boy and Chicken' Porcelain Cup the deep rounded sides enamelled with peonies and boys, separated by an imperial poem by Emperor Qianlong, with fitted stand. Height 2 3/4 in., 6.8 cm.

DESCRIPTION: A Faberge Square Porcelain Lidded Box. This is a Limoges Porcelain box by Faberge from the "Imperial Egg Collection". The lid is decorated with "The Pine Cone Egg" hand painted blue decor

An Exquisite Zitanwood 'Landscape& Figure' Brush Pot With Imperial Poem Inscriptions. Of a cylindrical shape, the exterior carved in relief with robed figures, lush pines and an ancient Chinese pavili

Flock of Chickens, oil on canvas, signed lower right, depicting a group of twenty nine standing birds, housed in a distressed pine frame with gilded inner lip, OS: 24" x 46", SS: 13 1/2" x 35". Good c

Important large jar with underglaze parker blue, beautiful qilin motif. Rare jar shape for an Annamese. A masterpiece. Height 348mm, 13-2/3"inches Extra info regarding: 1. Death bubbles, item less tha

Majestic underglaze blue swan-head ewer with Qilin among flowers and incised Yongle mark in a lotus petal. Height 390mm, 15-1/3"inch. 15th century.

A superb example, the grips carved of green jade, with three 22-karat gold studs set with rubies on each side, the tangband finely inlaid with gold vinework. The elegant crossguard with elaborate gold

Fine and rare underglaze blue crescent-moon flask with reverse white dragons on the sea motif, for Arabic market. Height 285mm, 11-1/5"inch. 17th century.

An exceptional example of Kubachi silverwork, the grip of Persianate form, deeply chiseled and nielloed, and set with the crowned Order of Saint Anne, First Class with red enameled cross,and the rever

Extremely rare blue-rim charger with bunch of grapes motif at center, Yongle period.It has the typical Yuan early Ming wrinkled glaze surface. Include reputable German TL authentication printed in bot

A superb Tibetan imperial rug, early 20th century. The rug is a Tibetan rendition of a Ming textile, depicting a large Ming styled dragon and a phoenix surrounded by stylized clouds on royal yellow ba

The sword of Tahmasp II, Shah of the Persian Empire (1704-1740) in 19th century Ottoman mounts, the grips and pommel late 19th-early 20th century Syrian work. The massive blade of early form, likely a

Early Circassian work, the hilt and suspension band wrought of silver, finely engraved and nielloed in characteristic motifs on a zigzag-matted ground and gilded. The guard with the names of the owner

Likely Italian work, the hilt of characteristic form, with broad, straight quillons of quadrangular section with expanded terminals, and large double ring guards terminating in a cusped langet. The ma

Superb underglaze copper red and blue dragon handles flask with phoenixes among peony flowers. Height 375mm, 14-3/4"inch. 14th century.

AN EXQUISITE AND VERY RARE "KHADEN" RUG, Tibet, early 20th century. Decorated with a magnificent upright dragon flying among clouds, with four skillfully drawn Snowlions in the four corners, all on bl

A large red coral necklace, with a total weight of 311 grams. The necklace is strung in traditional Tibetan style, with total of 80 graduated coral beads interspersed with 7 large phenolic amber beads

An exceptional example, the Ottoman mounts comprising horn grips with rare pommel form, and engraved silver guard and tangband. The singular Persian blade wrought in Ottoman style, of fine, actively-g

High quality work in the style of a mid-16th century Italian field and tilt armor. The close helmet with well-wrought skull, and distinctive visor with complex embossing. With en suite gorget and brea

The two-piece skull with high comb, the well-formed visor with a pair of embossed parabola to the upper edge, and bevor sharing a common pivot as is typical, the visor with raising stud and distinct r

A massive example of characteristic form, the robust cylindrical steel pommel with distal taper, steel guard expanding slightly at the quillon terminals and decorated with geometrical incised work, th

A superb Tibetan dragon "Khaden" rug, late 19th/Early 20th century. The rug depicts a pair of dragons skillfully drawn on an ivory ground surrounded by beautiful lotuses and auspicious symbols. The ru