Posts under ‘Antique collectible’

An Antique Rose Wood Chair with Arms, Carved flower panel and a small piece of marbel as chair back

New world record for Ming vase
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-05-31 05:52 HONG KONG: A rare underglaze copper-red Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) vase sold for HK$78.52 million (US$10.13 million) in Hong Kong yesterday, setting a world auction record for Ming porcelain. Theow Tow, Deputy Chairman of Christie’s Asia and the Americas International Director of Chinese works of Arts, looks at [...]

London : Hidden away amid shoe boxes and dresses,  a precious 18th century

This couple of pieces of silver pillow case adornment nice crafted with daisy edge designed and circled with rows of flora. If you look closely there  are couples of tiny holes where one can put a sewing needle through to hold these sliver art pieces with threads. This pieces are usually used by the wealthy [...]

A fine Peranakan (Straits Chinese) string of golden plated silver beaded chain.  These was commonly worn by the Nyonya Baba Ladies of the Peranakan.

Statement of significance
Silver-smithing in Malaysia began many centuries after the use of gold, as silver is not indigenous there, although it is mined in Burma, Laos and Thailand, and had to be imported by foreign traders. The silver industry in Malaysia declined in the 1930s when there was a shortage of silver and cheap commercial [...]

This is a gold coated  silver hammer antique anklet worn by the Nyonya from Penang.  This piece is hollow in the middle beautifully hand hammered which can be open on one end with a screw and the other side is joined with a sealed with a movable rod.  Notice closely at the 2 nyonya baba legs where [...]