A fine early 20th century Republic period Chinese famille-rose porcelain vase, finely potted in the classic "Gu" form with trumpet neck and gently splayed foot, delicately enameled with scenes of children playing in garden settings, interior and base glazed white. (Wooden stand not included).
A fine and highly decorative and unusual 19th century Chinese famille-rose porcelain charger, heavily potted and of massive size, finely painted with three quails beside cabbage leaves and cranky rockwork, with a butterfly above and two birds perching on flowering tree branches, a band of prunus branches with fourteen magpies against a pale-orange dotted ground encircling the border, reverse and base glazed white.
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A superb antique Chinese Yuan / Ming dynasty white nephrite jade plaque, exquisitely and intricately carved and pierced in high relief with two goats beneath trees, the stone of very good even white with small areas of russet tone.
A good 19th century antique Chinese white nephrite jade plaque "Bi", of circular disk form, carved to one side with a pair of stylized "gui" dragons, reverse carved with the C-scroll pattern, center with a pierced hole with two smaller holes to sides, the stone of very pale-celadon tone with patches of brown mottling.
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A fine 19th century antique Chinese white jade plaque, of small rectangular form, the front finely carved in low relief with a fisherman on boat with trees and mountains, the back plain and uncarved, two tiny holes to sides, the stone of very pale-celadon tone, with patches of white inclusions.
A rare old antique Chinese black and celadon nephrite jade square form plaque, of small size, the front slightly concaved, both sides plain and uncarved, the back with four sets of tiny holes to each corner probably being used to tie together with similar plaques, or it may have been used as a belt buckle, the stone of good texture, some russet color to the back.
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A large 19th century antique Chinese pale-celadon nephrite jade fish form plaque, of rectangular form, carved and incised on both sides with a carp, two pierced holes to facilitate as a pendant, the stone of pale-celadon tone with light brown streaks.
A good 19th century antique Chinese celadon nephrite jade butterfly pendant, the rounded pendant carved and pierced on both sides, the stone of light celadon tone.
A rare pair of 19th century Chinese Canton enamel bowls and covers, the copper-based bowls decorated with hawthorn blossoms and bamboo branches on a dark-blue cracked-ice ground, interior enameled turquoise, the base white enameled, the covers similarly decorated. (Wooden stand not included).
A superb and very fine 19th century Chinese famille-verte "wucai" porcelain sleeve vase, exquisitely decorated in 17th century Transitional / Kangxi manner with a "qilin" and phoenix in a garden setting with fencing, palm tress and rockwork, the neck painted with a band of spike pattern alternating in red and green enamels, above a smaller band of S-scrolls encircling the shoulder, interior glazed w ...click for details
