Antique Chinese bronze censer from the 16th century Ming dynasty. 锦 带 天 鸡 炉. Identical censer can be seen in the famous book of censers:《大 明 宣 德 炉 总 论》,page 174. Size: 18cm across from handle to handle, 9.5 cm height. A small crack on the rim; should be easily repaired. Good patina through out. Good Xuande mark on the bottom. Good weight of 1,557 grams. An item not easy to find in today's market ...click for details
A Chinese carved ivory Goddess of Mercy Guanyin seated on the lotus seat, holding a stem of lotus flower on one hand, and holding the buddhist beads on the other hand. Peaceful smile on her face. Comes with wood stand and box. Very good condition with no damage. Size: 11.25" (28.5 cm) tall without stand.
WANG HING THREE-PIECE CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TEA SET, Late 19th Century. In hexagonal form with chased flower and bird decoration, very fine repousse work. Bamboo-form spout, finials and handles. Ivory protection on the handle of teapot. Consists of a teapot, creamer, and covered sugar bowl. Stamped marks for Wang Hing Co. and maker's marks on each piece.
The butter lamps help to focus the mind and aid meditation. Offering of light are thought to create great merit. Butter lamps are the traditional Tibetan way of making this offering. This beautiful Tibetan silver butter lamp was handcrafted with engraving and repousse, from the 18-19th century. It has been left unpolished with good patina, though there is nothing to prevent its being shined. It is in good condition. S ...click for details
A Chinese carved ivory god of longevity, also called Shou Lao, surrounding by a peach, coin, and bat, which refer to the concept of Good Fortune (Fu), Prosperity (Lu), and Longevity (Shou). Comes with its original stand and box.
Very good condition with no damage. Size: 10.5" tall without stand.
A beautiful Chinese antique bronze censer （天雞爐）from the 16/17th century Ming dynasty. It has well formed shape with simplicity. The phoenix (天雞）head on each side. A hard to find good patina with beautiful shine. A six character Xuande Mark on the underside. Perfect size for scholar's desktop. Very good condition for it's age with one minor repair on the rim and small dents. It is 12 cm between each phoenix head, and 6.35 cm in heigh ...click for details
Antique Chinese bronze censer from the 19th century. It is in the form of archaic bronze Ding. It has silver inlay all around the body and on both legs. The under side has a silver inlaid mark of "Shi Sou". It was displayed as an scholar's item on the desktop, or used as incense burner. It has nice patina. Size: 11.5cm tall, 369g in weight. It is in very good condition with its age.
Old (Republic period) Chinese celadon jade water coupe, shaped as lotus flower, carved with frog and turtle. Excellent condition. Size: 3.5"(9cm)wide, 2 3/8"(6cm) tall.
A lovely and finely carved antique Chinese ivory cricket box, used good solid material, with original ivory box cover carved with figures in the garden. Very nice yellowish patina, bearing Daoguang mark on the bottom maybe later added. Very good condition with natural small crack to the cover.
Height: 7 cm tall, 4.5 cm diameter.
An interesting antique carved jade artwork, the carver skilfully utilized the natural color of the jade stone, and carved as a duck caught a fish in his mouth.
