A finely carved Chinese "zitan" wood rectangular box, with sliding lid, superbly carved allover in shallow relief with scrolling lotus flowers, the borders in key-fret bands, the dense-grained wood of deep dark brown with a tinge of purplish tone.
A magnificent and very fine large 19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel gilt-bronze moonflask vase "Bianhu", the spectacular vase of flattened ovoid form with a pair of stylized dragons forming as handles, the body with raised and gilded border forming it as a "ruyi" head, finely decorated to both sides with flowers and leafy scrolls, stylized birds, and a "shou" and auspicious symbol in t ...click for details
A fine and very rare 19th century Chinese Imperial Guangxu mark and period blue and white porcelain bowl, delicately potted and finely painted in two-tone underglazed cobalt blue with the Eight Immortals (Baxian) around the exterior, interior decorated with the Three Star Gods (Fu, Lu, Shou) beneath a pine tree all within double circles, the base glazed white and neatly inscribed with the Guangxu six-character reign ma ...click for details
A fine 19th century antique Chinese carved soapstone figure of an Immortal, well modeled and superbly carved with the figure in a seated and leaning to his left posture with a basket of fruits on his side, wearing a traditional loose robe tied around the waist, the robe applied with a yellowish-gold pigment and painted black around the hems. (Wooden stand not included)
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A fine 19th century Daoguang mark and period antique Chinese famille-rose turquoise ground porcelain dragon bowl, the well potted ovoid form bowl with ribbed sides, finely decorated around the exterior with four "chilong" dragons enameled in blue and puce amongst flower scroll, and all reserved in a turquoise ground, interior and underside also enameled turquoise, center of the base neatly inscribed with the ...click for details
A fine pair of 19th century Chinese Guangxu marks and period famille-rose yellow-ground porcelain dishes, well potted and finely enameled around the exterior with four large exotic blossoms surrounded by foliate meanders and smaller subsidiary flowers, reserved against a lemon-yellow ground, the interior scattered with five iron-red bats "wufu" (five blessings), the base glazed white and each inscribed with t ...click for details
A very fine 19th century Chinese pale-celadon nephrite jade plaque on stand, the oval shape jade plaque superbly carved and pierced with a pair of stylized "chilong" encircling the outer border, one side of the plaque carved with a flowering branch issuing from rockwork, reverse finely carved with a fourteen character inscription, the jade of light celadon color with some attractive icy inclusions, the plaque ...click for details
A fine and very rare 19th century Chinese bamboo-veneered "Ruyi" scepter, the delicate scepter superbly carved to the top of the head section as a ruyi-head form and decorated in shallow-relief with two bats surrounding a "Shou" symbol, the shaft with two sections finely carved with prunus and pine trees, the end tip suspending an old knotted tassel tied with a circular form bamboo toggle with one s ...click for details
A fine and very rare 19th century Chinese silver handle horn walking stick / waggle stick, the silver handle with a flattened circular knob decorated with a band of leaves, partially-rubbed hall marked to the lower portion, the long thin shaft is some type of horn, not sure if its rhino horn or buffalo horn, but we inclined to think it may possibly be stag horn, with fine streaks of grain and dark caramel color to ligh ...click for details
A rare large Ming dynasty 16th century Chinese bronze figure of Buddha, the heavily cast figure seated in vajraparyankasana, wearing a dhoti falling in rhythmic folds tied above the waist with a sash, the hems of his robe cast with flowers and scrollwork, the hair arranged in rows of small pointed whorls, hand held in dhyanamudra, the serene face with eyes closed in meditation, the metal of deep brown color with fine u ...click for details
