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Silver Inlaid Candle Lamp with Dragon Design

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 1004650 (stock# 0549)

Silver Inlaid Candle Lamp with Dragon Design
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369


$4000 

Korean Silver Inlaid Candle Stick Lamp (Chotdae) with a dragon winding through clouds and around the circumference of this disc while chasing the magic flaming pearl, surrounded by a key fret thunder pattern. Intricate silver inlaid floral scrolls adorn the stem. 32.75 inches, 83 cm.


Artful Silver Acupuncture Case for Needles and Medicine

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 1000928 (stock# 0510)

Artful Silver Acupuncture Case for Needles and Medicine
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369


$750 

A Beautifully and Artfully Rendered Silver Korean Acupuncture Case for Needles and Medicine, with gorgeous and individually hand-rendered panels with dragons, rabbits, and birds surrounded by writhing trees and flora, symbols of love, health, longevity, and good fortune, topped by a plum blossom on the lid, symbolizing courage. It opens up to reveal a bottom section for acupuncture needles and a top section for medicinal herbs, as seen in the second photo here. The chain is built into the piece. 4.75 inches, 12 cm; including chain: 6.75 inches, 17 cm.


Silver Lotus Hair Pin with New Year Flower of Carnelian

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 1001020 (stock# 0527)

Silver Lotus Hair Pin with New Year Flower of Carnelian
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369


$250 

Korean Hair Pin with a New Year Spear Flower of Carnelian inside a Silver Lotus Blossom, both symbols of renewal. A silver plum blossom, symbol of courage, adorns the top of the flower. All of the hair pins on this site are from one amazing and beautiful collection that remained in the same family since the 19th Century. Korean Antique Twiggoji Hair Pins are a pioneering and underpriced area of collecting. Twiggoji were used by Korean ladies specifically for the chignon hair buns that were popular during the Joseon Period. 7.5 inches, 19 cm.


Silver Hair Pin with Fluttering Enameled Chrysanthemum

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 1001013 (stock# 0524)

Silver Hair Pin with Fluttering Enameled Chrysanthemum
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369


$200 

Korean Silver Hair Pin with Fluttering Enameled Chrysanthemum on a Spring. The Chrysanthemum is a symbol of abundance or fertility. All of the hair pins on this site are from one amazing and beautiful collection that remained in the same family since the 19th Century. Korean Antique Twiggoji Hair Pins are a pioneering and underpriced area of collecting. Twiggoji were used by Korean ladies specifically for the chignon hair buns that were popular during the Joseon Period. 4.75 inches, 12 cm.


Silver Lotus Hair Pin with New Year Flower of Carnelian

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 1001016 (stock# 0526)

Silver Lotus Hair Pin with New Year Flower of Carnelian
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369


$200 

Korean Hair Pin with a New Year Spear Flower of Carnelian inside a Silver Lotus Blossom, both symbols of renewal. All of the hair pins on this site are from one amazing and beautiful collection that remained in the same family since the 19th Century. Korean Antique Twiggoji Hair Pins are a pioneering and underpriced area of collecting. Twiggoji were used by Korean ladies specifically for the chignon hair buns that were popular during the Joseon Period. 7 inches, 18 cm.


Silver Inlay Korean Scale for Weighing Silver and Gold

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Metalwork: Pre 1910   item# 803403 (stock# 0213)

Silver Inlay Korean Scale for Weighing Silver and Gold
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369


$100 

Daejeowul, Silver Inlaid Korean Scale for Weighing Silver and Gold. The item being weighed would be hung from the hook while the weight would be moved along the silver inlaid notches on the beam until a balance was achieved. The mark on the notch would indicate the weight of the item. The Choson court introduced the metric system to Korea in 1902, but there has been a long history of resistance to it. 10 kilogram iron weight is included. 22 inches, 56 cm long.


Antique Korean Collar Iron

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Metalwork: Pre 1920   item# 838634 (stock# 0296)

Antique Korean Collar Iron
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369


$100 

Antique Korean Collar Iron, strung up for display as a unique and cultural decoration. 13.5 inches (34cm) long.


Silver Inlay Korean Scale for Weighing Gold and Silver

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Metalwork: Pre 1910   item# 803406 (stock# 0214)

Silver Inlay Korean Scale for Weighing Gold and Silver
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369


$100 

Daejeowul, Silver Inlaid Korean Scale for Weighing Silver and Gold. The item being weighed would be hung from the hook while the weight would be moved along the silver inlaid notches on the beam until a balance was achieved. The mark on the notch would indicate the weight of the item. The Choson court introduced the metric system to Korea in 1902, but there has been a long history of resistance to it. 5 kilogram iron weight is included. 19 inches, 48 cm long.


Antique Korean Clothes Iron

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Metalwork: Pre 1910   item# 838633 (stock# 0295)

Antique Korean Clothes Iron
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369


$100 

Antique Korean Iron for Removing Wrinkles from Clothes. A hot stone would have been placed in the iron and then the iron would be passed over the clothing to remove wrinkles. The pan has a chrysanthemum design, the Korean symbol of prosperity. Strung up for display as a unique decoration. 16 inches (40.5cm) long x 6.5 inches (16.5cm) wide.


Antique Jeju Island Lock with Rare Banana Tree Motif

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Metalwork: Pre 1910   item# 1000925 (stock# 0508)

Antique Jeju Island Lock with Rare Banana Tree Motif
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369


$100 

Rare Korean Jeju Island Lock with Banana Tree Motif, a symbol of fertility. A beautifully rendered deer, a symbol of long life, feeds from the banana tree. The meaning of the two characters is "Prince". The original key is included. White brass. 5 x 3 inches, 13 x 7.5 cm.

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