An Edo Altar, "ikengobo"

Full title: A Japanese lacquered and gilt wooden house altar, Edo/Meiji, 18/19th C. Description: H 31 cm About this sale: Paul De Grande is one of the major dealers of antique furniture, fine sculptur

Chrysanthemum motif to base and top dish. Japanese, 18th C. H. 68.5cm (27 in.)

Japanese gilt lacquer wood altar table, Edo Period (19th c.), richly gilded and black lacquered cypress wood, open carved with floral motifs and curved legs, 9.5"h x 26"l x 8"w

Japanese Edo Zen Buddhist period (Circa 1860) traveling altar or "Zushi". Outstanding metal work, black lacquer and fine gilt interior. 10" W x 6" D x 11" H. In excellent condition considering age

Deeply carved, parcel gilt wood, depicting cranes and blooming spring foliate amid swirling water within a curvilinear cartouche. 21 in. x 41 1/2 in. x 5 in. Lovely aging, rich patina. Local pick up o

Altar-Glocke, "eroro" Edo / Bini, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss. H 15 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Dr. Andreas Vontobel (1931-2011), Waltalingen. eroro genannte Glocken waren Regalia der Edo

Japanese zushi butsudan Buddhist altar shrine and figure. Edo period, 13" high overall.

A carved wooden effigy of a Rooster, with elaborate design and carving style. A very elegant old example. In the Benin / Edo culture roosters are placed on ancestral altars commemorating the queen mot

Edo Period Buddhist Demi-God Asura of the Kamadhatu, having the typical three faces and six arms, in remnants of gilding and lacquer, on carved wooden base, the figure 13 3/4' tall, 3 1/4" base. Fine

Japan, early Edo Period, ca. 17th-18th century. Beautiful diminutive altar with gilt copper mounts and openwork cartouches revealing fluted panels. Lustrous original surface. Three-character inscripti

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, southern Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A fabulous brass sculpture of a standing figure, likely a former Oba (king), in a dignified st

Ikegobo of the Edo Peoples, Nigeria, lost sand cast bronze, cylindrical form with full length encirclement of warriors on base, guarding the King and his wives seated on top, two guardian leopards in

West Africa, southern Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A cast brass sculpture of a standing figure, likely an Oba (king), holding a ceremonial sword and trident

Edo period the top 37 x 20 inches; 14 1/2 inches high

Reserve Reduced! Rather unusual early 19th century (Edo period) small size Japanese cloisonne vase of a kind used in home shrines to hold incense sticks. Decorated in Japanese taste with 2 large and 4

wood, coconut shell, Wooden shrine heads were allowed to sit on the altars of chiefs and important individuals as opposed to the copper alloy heads that were exclusively used by the royalty of Benin.

Stylistic bronze rooster from Benin. Brass roosters are placed on ancestral altars commemorating the queen mothers of Benin. They stand for fowl and other animals that are sacrificed during rituals ho

4pc Japanese Edo/Meiji Shrine or Alter Ornaments 2.5'' to 4''. Includes three small metal altar pieces with small pebbles and pearls within. Also a cast iron goshinbutsu pocket shrine piece. Scattered

Africa, Nigeria, Edo, Court of Benin, ca. first half of th 20th century CE. A fascinating bronze sculpture resembling an ikegobo, or an altar to the hand, surmounted by a large head of an Oba, a tradi

Gilt Bronze Buddhist Altar Of Guanyin. Gilt Bronze Buddhist Altar Of Guanyin. All set in a gorgeous throne of double lotus base, with a aureola screen in the back, the figure is surrounded by several

Height:100cmWidth:52cmWeight:43kgFor size details ,please refer to the marks on our pictures.

The large Huanghuali single-board floating panel top curled up on the short ends, joined to a carved apron extend to four legs forming a ganoderma on each corner and leg. Height 32" Length 53" Width 1

CHINESE IMPERIAL YELLOW PORCELAIN OVERSIZE ALTAR BELL-FOOTED CANDLESTICK19th CenturyFrom an altar set. Decoration of alternating lotus and auspicious objects within a vine-filled yellow ground. Six-ch

**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Holy Land, Late Roman / Early Byzantine Period, ca. mid-5th to 6th century CE. A marvelous