A brass four prong dorje from Tibet. The primary symbol and ritual implement used in Tantric Buddhism, also know as a vajra. It can be translated as "diamond" or "thunderbolt". Age: Pre 1920. Size: L. 12cm. W. 4.3cm. Condition: Perfect.

A massive bronze (copper tin alloy) vase cast in Han dynasty Hu shape and with Han style Taotie mask handles. The archaistic style decoration is an amalgam of Shang and Zhou dynasty motifs. These consist of upper and lower bands depicting stylized dragons and a central band of large Taotie ("monster"} masks. All are reserved against a flattened Leiwen (cloud) daiper ground...

A very rare and unusual parrot form bronze (copper tin alloy) incense burner made in China in the late Ming Dynasty, probably circa 1620 to 1640, during either the Tianqi or Chongzhen reigns. This item is partially coated with old black lacquer.

Condition: the cover is missing; and there are losses to the tip of the tail...

2 exquisite Bronze Vintage Pots for wine or tea, done in Archaic Chinese style depicting dragons, frogs, crabs, lobsters and lizards.Size: height 7.5" with handle upright x 6" diameter (19 x 15 cm.). Good condition. Price $ 85.00 is for 1

A large and finely cast Chinese bronze flower vase, Yuan/early Ming dynasty, 13th/14th century, 30.5 cms. high. Weight 1788g. Fine condition with a good even dark patina. From the collection of Dr Kenneth P.Lawley, Edinburgh. Inventiry no. M.52.

Zanzibar paisa, 1299 AH (1882 AD), bronze coin- diameter 25mm. Zanzibar was the center of the of the East African slave trade, until it became a signatory of the Moresby Treaty- abolishing it in 1822. The trade continued to a lesser degree up to 1873 when Captain John Kirk told, the at that time, Sultan Barghash, a total blockade of Zanzibar was imminent, unless this practice was abandoned...