A Decorated Monster

Raised on three monster legs, decorated with raised designs of auspicious objects around the bulbous body. H: 6 5/8 in.

Ancient Pre Columbian Nazca Polichrome Vessel c.500-700 AD. Size 6 3/4 inches high. Doubel spout pottery vessel decorated with 2 monsters. Provenance: Private Washington DC collection of Thomas F Caro

Chinese, 20th century, a pair of canton famille rose porcelain vases, each decorated with four gilt monster masks, brightly painted with large panels of figures, birds and flowers, surrounded by dense

Title/Content of Map: Cuba. Date: 1576-1590. Cartographer: Porcacchi Material/Medium: Copper plate engraved Size: 8x12”. Provenance: Republic of Venice Decorated with a sea monster, turtle and sea

[RAMUSIO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. 1485-1557.] [Brasil]. [Venice: c.1565 or later]. Woodcut map of Brazil, 310 x 410 mm. The seas decorated with galleons and monsters, the land showing habitations and nativ

Title/Content of Map: Cyprus Date: 1576-1590. Cartographer: By Porcacchi Size: 8x12”. Provenance: Republic of Venice Decorated with four sea monsters and a beautiful title cartouche, with multiple c

Title/Content of Map: Lemnos. Greek island. Date: 1576-1590. Cartographer: By Porcacchi Size: 8x12”. Provenance: Republic of Venice Additional Info: Decorated with six sea monsters. First time this

The censer with compressed globular body raised on three tall legs issuing from gilded monster masks, the body decorated with bats framing endless knots and shou emblems alternating with lotus sprays,

The censer with compressed globular body raised on three tall legs issuing from gilded monster masks, the body decorated with bats framing endless knots and shou emblems alternating with lotus sprays,

Title: RARE map of Portugal Date/Period: 1596 Materials: Copperplate engraved Size: 14" x 10 1/4" North is oriented to the right. Decorated with two ships, a sea monster. The Portuguese coat of arms a

Chinese blue and white vase, decorated with banana leaves on neck, sea monsters on body, Kangxi mark on base, 11" h.

A Chinese blue and white jar with horse and dragon design, dating from the 18th century. in bulbous form rising from a circular base to a short neck, decorated with a large white dragon and a sea mons

Quite the unusual decoration to find on a tankard. This may be the first we have seen in purple with violets! Gorgeouse purple violets and coloring adorns this monster of a tankard. It stands a promin

QIANLONG UNDERGLAZE BLUE SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-95) The vase applied on either side with monster-mask handles, the body is brightly decorated with two bands of meandering scro

A very interesting vintage carved and paint decorated amusement park swing of a dragon/ sea monster with upholstered seat. Size" 41"H x 50"W x 10"D

An elaborately decorated Mora Polychrome from the Nicoya region, ca. 800 – 1200 AD. This footed bowl is 6-7/8” in diameter and is decorated with two representations of the Two-Headed Monster. The

With figural monster head spout and snake handle. Body variously decorated with royal procession. 5" in height. 5 troy.

Chinese Ming dynasty famille verte Gu vase, Wanli period, porcelain, in the shape of double gourd with petal rim, decorated with flowers and dragons on neck, sea monsters on melon shaped stomach, myth

A Chinese blue and white jar, all over decorated with fish in a lotus pond, H 28 cm

Porcelain Chinese dish, cloisonné (?), decorated with stork, trees & various designs, tray, dish is 7 3/8" by 7 3/8" Update, as I'm getting a lot of requests for images and condition issues on this p

ÆŸ The Bishop Carr Bible, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment [most probably England, mid-thirteenth century] 471 leaves (including one medieval endleaf at front and two medieval endleaves a

Early decorated Chinese tobacco dish, porcelain Chinese dish, decorated with stork, trees & various designs, tray, dish is 7 3/8" by 7 3/8", no cracks, repairs, there is a very small chip or blemish i

Pair of large cloisonne enamel vases with a blue ground and floral bird and leaf decor [24" H x 5 3/4" Dia (tops)]. Overall good condition.

Of swelling baluster form with straight neck; decorated with a main band of chrysanthemum scrolls above lappets, lotus-petal lappets at the base (H: 17 1/4 in.) PROVENANCE: Property from the collectio