Royal Doulton Sung Flambe Monumental Vase, The Alchemist:

Large cylindrical form; deep red and blue colorway. Robed man holding a bottle. High fired glaze with figure of a man before a window in a dark interior studying a bottle in relief. Titled on base. Doulton backstamp.

A Scarce Pierced 18th Century Royal Copenhagen Button:

1 Lg. 18th C. porcelain button from the Royal Copenhagen company. These pierced examples came in three different patterns and Alethe Allen had all of them but her notes say it took her 30 years to do so. This beautiful 4 hole shanked signed backmarked example is in fabulous condition and is indeed a rare example.

An Incredible 18th Century Silhouette Scene Button:

1 Large Reverse painted scene 18th century under glass button.
This button is a very rare button from a set of 12 and this is the only one we have available. IT is a reverse painted scene in silhouette style over a mica background and rimmed in copper with a tin back. Fantastic condition and an unusual example.

Fancy Intense Yellow
Polish: VG
Symmetry: VG
Depth: 65.2%
Table: 59%
Fluor. Int.: F
Meas.: 8.23 x 5.24 x 3.42
Ratio: 1.57
Girdle: Very Thick – Extremely Thick
Girdle Condition: Faceted
Certificate Date: 06-11-2020
Laser Inscription: GIA 6361436008
Certificate Comments: Clouds, pinpoints and surface graining are not shown.
Location: New York
Availability: Guaranteed Available

Another Very Rare 18th Century Button Is This Tombac:

1 Large very rare engraved Tombac & Wedgwood 18th C. Button. WOW, have you ever seen this button before. Well Alethe Allen was surprised to have found it and I know that because she showed me at a Florida show when she purchased it from a very respected dealer and although I had seen one or two of them before it was the only one I had ever seen for sale. The Tombac metal is engraved and the Wedgwood center is the typical blue and white Jasperware Wedgwood was famous for. Another possibility to own a very rare 18th century button.

Fancy Vivid Yellow
Polish: VG
Symmetry: VG
Depth: 68.5%
Table: 60%
Fluor. Int.: N
Meas.: 6.75 x 4.93 x 3.38
Ratio: 1.37
Girdle: Thin – Very Thick
Certificate Date: 01-09-2017
Laser Inscription: GIA 2181688869
Clarity Description: Feather, Natural
Location: Israel
Availability: Guaranteed Available

Herbert van der Poll (1877-1963) Oil Painting King Charles Spaniel:

Beautiful oil on cardboard with dog King Charles Spaniel. The dimensions are Approx. 25cm x 30cm. This artwork is signed on the front. This sale is for the artwork and the frame is free as a courtesy. The Handling & Shipping will be paid by the buyer. This lot will be delivered directly by the owner in Belgium. The payment will be protected in our escrow until the item has been received to the satisfaction of the buyer or 5 days after the registration of the receipt registered by the tracking of the carrier. Any disagreement must be reported during the 5 days mentioned. Then no claims of any kind will be accepted by Artelisted. Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. Ask us if you want to add insurance cost. Note that if there is loss or damage due to bad handling by the transporter, this loss will be assumed only by the buyer. Enquires are welcome, do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience, we are looking to providing you with an excellent service.

HERNAN MIRANDA (1960 -) Still Life Oil Realism:

Hernan Miranda (1960 -) Paraguay. Medium: Oil on canvas/board. Signed: Yes. Date: No. Framed: No. Dimensions artwork:16″ x 8″.

Edith Hume (1843-1906) Oil Painting Mother and Child:

Beautiful oil on panel with mother and child in the dunesl. The dimensions are Approx. 17cm x 20.5cm. This artwork is signed on the front. This sale is for the artwork and the frame is free as a courtesy. The Handling & Shipping will be paid by the buyer. This lot will be delivered directly by the owner in Belgium. The payment will be protected in our escrow until the item has been received to the satisfaction of the buyer or 5 days after the registration of the receipt registered by the tracking of the carrier. Any disagreement must be reported during the 5 days mentioned. Then no claims of any kind will be accepted by Artelisted. Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. Ask us if you want to add insurance cost. Note that if there is loss or damage due to bad handling by the transporter, this loss will be assumed only by the buyer. Enquires are welcome, do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience, we are looking to providing you with an excellent service.

Chinese Qi Dynasty Gilded Stone Buddha Head:

East Asia, China, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. An incredibly preserved limestone carving of the head of Buddha, with nice remaining dark pigment, especially on the hair, and gilding on the face. The face shows the influence of Chinese artists on Buddhist imagery, with the Buddha’s face depicted as broad, split in half by a thin nose descending from the elegantly arched eyebrows. A small, full-lipped mouth is above the dimpled chin. The eyes are large, with heavy lids, and downcast. The ears are also large, with a spiral shape at the top and elongated lobes, referencing the wealth of Prince Siddhartha before he became enlightened. The head is gently conical and covered in densely packed relief dots to give the impression of tightly curled hair. A clear urna – a dot symbolizing enlightenment – is on the forehead. The hair is painted a dark color, while the face is gilded over black – now faded to dark green – paint. Size: 5.15″ W x 8.2″ H (13.1 cm x 20.8 cm); 11.45″ H (29.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Around the 1st century CE, Buddhism came to China along the Silk Road from India; it brought with it an entirely new visual and artistic iconography. The northern rulers of China in the mid-1st millennium CE sponsored the creation of much beautiful and artistically distinct Buddhist artwork. This example is characteristic of the sculpture produced in Shandong province, northeastern China. The discovery in 1996 of over 400 Buddhist sculptures – broken heads and hands, and hundreds of intact torsos, many with gilding and paint still in good condition – in a field that was once the site of a Buddhist monastery in Qingzhou has allowed archaeologists to understand the artwork of this time period much better. The Qingzhou discovery was the largest known group of such sculptures, but other small caches have been found since the 1970s elsewhere in northeastern China. Fascinatingly, most of these sculptures were made during the Northern Qi period, but were buried – based on coins found alongside them – in the 12th century CE, six hundred years later. This seems to have been done to protect the beautiful artwork from the Qi period from anti-Buddhist sentiment.