May 2026 Discovery Auction

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Welcome to our May Discovery Auction, featuring an eclectic array of antiques, collectibles, decorative arts, and unique finds from private estates across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Bids can be placed by visiting our website or iCollector. If you would like to place a phone bid, please contact our gallery at 201-623-3323. We encourage all potential bidders to contact us with any questions. Thank you for choosing Taurus Auctions
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Chinese Carved Camphor Wooden Chest Boxes152 - Chinese Carved Camphor Wooden Chest Boxes
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Item/Description: Vintage Chinese carved camphor wooden box, with a smaller camphor box inside. Exterior is intricately hand-carved with relief scenes
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Chinese Tanggu Ceremonial Hand Drum153 - Chinese Tanggu Ceremonial Hand Drum
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Item/Description: Chinese Tanggu ceremonial drum, barrel-shaped body is constructed from solid wood, featuring two stretched cowhide drumheads secured
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Chinese Qing Bronze Champleve Vessels154 - Chinese Qing Bronze Champleve Vessels
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Item/Description: Three-piece grouping of decorative cast bronze vessels with decorative polychrome champleve enamel. Qing dynasty, late 19th-century.
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Chinese Export Porcelain Lidded Box155 - Chinese Export Porcelain Lidded Box
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Item/Description: Chinese export-ware porcelain lidded trinket box with hand-painted famille rose floral decoration and gilt accents. Early Republic p
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Chinese Brass Engraved Dragon Dishes156 - Chinese Brass Engraved Dragon Dishes
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Item/Description: Four Chinese brass dishes, engraved with double dragon motifs chasing the flaming pearl, amidst stylized waves, clouds, and a sun mo
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Chinese Etched Brass Dishes157 - Chinese Etched Brass Dishes
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Item/Description: Intricately etched vintage Chinese brass vessels, bowls, and dishes, featuring traditional auspicious characters and motifs. Mater
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Chinese Qing Pewter Hexagonal Teapot158 - Chinese Qing Pewter Hexagonal Teapot
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Item/Description: Antique Chinese pewter hexagonal teapot, featuring a tapered six-sided body and a high-set swivel handle. Late Qing to early Republi
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Chinese Bronze Champleve Three Stars Vase159 - Chinese Bronze Champleve Three Stars Vase
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Item/Description: Vintage, archaic-style cast bronze vase with decorative champleve enamel. Late Qing dynasty, early 20th century. Bulbous, pear-shape
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Chinese Colbalt Cloisonne Hand Bell160 - Chinese Colbalt Cloisonne Hand Bell
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Item/Description: Chinese export-ware hand bell, finished in a vibrant cobalt blue ground. Mid-20th Century. Decorated with traditional gilt-wire moti
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Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Smoking Set161 - Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Smoking Set
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Item/Description: Antique Chinese cloisonne enamel on copper three-piece smoking set, including tray, matchbox holder, and cigarette box. Decorated wi
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Antique Chinese Enameled Brass Silent Butler162 - Antique Chinese Enameled Brass Silent Butler
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Item/Description: Antique Chinese enameled brass silent butler (crumb catcher) with hinged lid and figural dog-form handle. Art Nouveau aesthetic desi
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Three Chinese Cloisonne Covered Jars163 - Three Chinese Cloisonne Covered Jars
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Item/Description: Collection of three lidded vessels in cloisonne enameled floral patterns. Low bowl and one urn decorated with vivid colors on a gree
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Assortment of Chinese & Japanese Cloisonne164 - Assortment of Chinese & Japanese Cloisonne
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Item/Description: Varied assortment of Chinese and Japanese cloisonne enamel works, primarily dating from the late 19th-century Meiji and Qing periods
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Japanese Bronze Champleve Planter165 - Japanese Bronze Champleve Planter
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Item/Description: Japanese hand-decorated bronze champleve enamel jardiniere or planter bowl. Meiji to Taisho period, late 19th to early 20th century.
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MCM Chinese Rosewood Table Lamps166 - MCM Chinese Rosewood Table Lamps
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Item/Description: Vintage Asian rosewood lamps mounted on curved metal bases. Set with hand-carved hardstone medallions. Material: Metal, Rosewood
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Japanese Meiji Bronze Dragon Vase167 - Japanese Meiji Bronze Dragon Vase
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Item/Description: Patinated bronze vase of slender baluster form. Meiji era, late 19th century. Flanked by a pair of stylized dragon-form handles, the
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Japanese Tokoname Red Clay Dragon Vase168 - Japanese Tokoname Red Clay Dragon Vase
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Item/Description: Japanese Tokoname redware vase, an iron-rich clay from the Chita Peninsula Japan that turns deep coral red when fired. Late Meiji to
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Japanese Tokoname Ware Terracotta Vase169 - Japanese Tokoname Ware Terracotta Vase
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Item/Description: Antique Japanese Tokoname ware red clay dragon vase. Late Meiji to early Taisho period, circa 1890-1920s Bulbous vessel features dra
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Japanese Kutani Aka-e Porcelain Bowl170 - Japanese Kutani Aka-e Porcelain Bowl
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Item/Description: Japanese Kutani aka-e porcelain bowl. Meiji period, circa 1868-1912. Finely potted with deep sides, the interior masterfully painte
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Japanese Hijiri Gama Porcelain Bowl171 - Japanese Hijiri Gama Porcelain Bowl
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Item/Description: Vintage Japanese Hijiri Gama porcelain rice bowl featuring a cobalt blue ground. Showa era, mid-20th century. Interior decorated wit
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Japanese Arita Shonzui-Style Porcelain Bowl172 - Japanese Arita Shonzui-Style Porcelain Bowl
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Item/Description: Japanese Arita ware sometsuke (blue underglaze) porcelain bowl. Late Edo to early Meiji period, late 19th century. Rendered in the c
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Japanese Meiji Satsuma Earthenware Moriage Dishes173 - Japanese Meiji Satsuma Earthenware Moriage Dishes
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Item/Description: Antique Japanese Satsuma earthenware dishes, featuring a scalloped rim with deep cobalt blue borders and elaborate gilt-work. Meiji
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Vintage Japanese Commemorative Souvenir Postcards174 - Vintage Japanese Commemorative Souvenir Postcards
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Item/Description: Collection of early-20th century vintage black-and-white postcards depicting various temples, shrines, and landscapes in Kyoto and T
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Tiffany & Co. Imari Porcelain Ginger Jar Vase175 - Tiffany & Co. Imari Porcelain Ginger Jar Vase
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Item/Description: Tiffany & Co. Imari porcelain ginger jar vase with original box. Traditional Japanese Imari-style. Rounded, bulbous body, and ...
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MCM Green Crackle Glass Vase176 - MCM Green Crackle Glass Vase
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Item/Description: Mid-century modern hand-blown crackle glass vase in emerald green. Bottle form with a bulbous base and elongated narrow neck, in the
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Pair of MCM Sasaki Japanese Art Glass Ashtrays177 - Pair of MCM Sasaki Japanese Art Glass Ashtrays
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Item/Description: Pair of Sasaki mid-century Japanese art glass ashtrays or trinket dishes. Square form with scalloped corners and side grooves. Blood
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Japanese Totai Shippo Vase178 - Japanese Totai Shippo Vase
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Item/Description: Japanese Totai Shippo (cloisonne-on-ceramic) vase. Meiji Period, late 19th Century. Ovoid form vase crafted in the Totai Shippo tec
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Japanese Ceramic Wall Pocket Vases179 - Japanese Ceramic Wall Pocket Vases
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Item/Description: Vintage ceramic wall pocket planers from the mid-20th century. Features a young girl with pigtails holding a flower basket against a
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Japanese Ceramic Wall Pockets, Birds180 - Japanese Ceramic Wall Pockets, Birds
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Item/Description: Two mid-century ceramic wall pocket planters. Yellow pocket vase features a three-dimensional blue jay perched on a tree branch next
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Japanese Lusterware Cherry Blossom Wall Pockets181 - Japanese Lusterware Cherry Blossom Wall Pockets
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Item/Description: Japanese blue lusterware ceramic wall pocket vases with cherry blossom motifs. Features a vibrant iridescent blue luster finish that
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Japanese Takito Moriage Wall Pockets182 - Japanese Takito Moriage Wall Pockets
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Item/Description: Pair of vintage Japanese Takito Satsuma-style wall pocket vases, featuring hand-painted figural reserves of traditional characters i
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Japanese Satsuma Moriage Polychrome Vases183 - Japanese Satsuma Moriage Polychrome Vases
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Item/Description: Pair of early 20th-century Japanese Satsuma-style earthenware vases with detailed moriage surfaces. Each vessel features a distincti
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Japanese Satsuma Moriage Baluster Vases184 - Japanese Satsuma Moriage Baluster Vases
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Item/Description: Pair of vintage Japanese Satsuma-style earthenware vases of elegant baluster form. Showa era, mid-20th century. Features ornate twin
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Japanese Meiji Satsuma Moon Flask Vase185 - Japanese Meiji Satsuma Moon Flask Vase
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Item/Description: Japanese Satsuma pottery moon flask. Late Meiji period, circa 1880-1912. Crafted from fine earthenware with a creamy crackle-glazed
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Japanese Satsuma Moriage Lidded Ginger Jar186 - Japanese Satsuma Moriage Lidded Ginger Jar
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Item/Description: Vintage Japanese Satsuma-style ginger jar. Showa era, mid-20th century. Barrel-form vessel features a traditional hand-painted figur
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Meiji Period Satsuma Moriage Egg-Form Lidded Jar187 - Meiji Period Satsuma Moriage Egg-Form Lidded Jar
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Item/Description: Antique Japanese Satsuma moriage "egg-form" lidded jar. Meiji Period, late 19th century Satsuma cream-colored earthenwar...
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Pair of Japanese Satsuma Moriage Figural Vases188 - Pair of Japanese Satsuma Moriage Figural Vases
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Item/Description: A matched pair of early to mid 20th-century Japanese Satsuma-style earthenware vases of baluster form. Each vessel is elaborately de
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Japanese Moriage Immortals Vases189 - Japanese Moriage Immortals Vases
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Item/Description: Collection of three vintage Japanese Satsuma-style vases. Showa era, mid-20th century. Each vessel features raised enamel moriage de
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