A very rare 17th century antique Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain ewer, the ovoid body surmounted by an everted neck and loop handle, painted in strong underglaze-blue with three panels of flowering branches on a ground of scrolling flower heads, the neck and handle similarly decorated.
A fine and unusual 19th century antique Chinese famille-rose / verte porcelain bottle vase, superbly potted in the classic 'yuhuchunping' form standing on a neat splayed ring foot supporting the pear-shape body, tapering to a narrow neck and a flared trumpet mouth, finely painted with a continues scene of scholars, ladies and their attendants around the body, the neck decorated with birds perching on flowering b ...click for details
A very good 19th century antique Chinese famille-rose porcelain jar and cover, delicately decorated allover with the 'hundred antiques' pattern of vases and auspicious symbols, the original cover with a blue-glazed button-shape finial and similarly decorated.
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A fine and very rare 18th century Chinese molded celadon-glazed porcelain dish, finely decorated around the center with stylized archaistic dragons encircling a central roundel of a lotus flower, a band of key-fret pattern around the foliated rim, covered overall in an even rich sea-green glaze, the base inscribed with a four character Qianlong seal mark.
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A fine and large pair of 19th century antique Chinese cinnabar lacquer snuff bottles and wood stands, of large ovoid form supported on a recessed oval foot, both bottles were superbly carved in high relief with stylized clouds and floral motifs at the neck and base, one bottle deeply carved with scenes of figures in a boat and pavilions, the second bottle with scenes of scholars and acolytes in a garden, both bottles w ...click for details
A fine quality and rare 18th century antique Chinese silver inlaid bronze tripod incense burner and wooden cover, well cast and supported on three tall cylindrical legs with sides rising to a lipped rim topped with two upright loop handles, finely worked allover in silver-wires with 'taotie' masks and 'leiwen' patterns, the bronze metal of very fine even dark-brown color retaining its original patina. ...click for details
A fine 18th century antique Chinese coral-red ground gilt decorated famille-rose square 'Gu' shaped porcelain beaker vase, each side with three shaped cartouches exquisitely painted in famille-rose palette of birds and flowering branches representing twelve months of the year, covered allover with a fine coral-red glaze and gilt decorated with intricate scrollwork and diaper pattern, interior of the vase glazed ...click for details
A rare 18th century antique Chinese export porcelain joss-stick holder, finely modeled with the figure of Li Tequi (one of the eight Immortals) sitting on a large gourd bottle enameled in yellow, the figure with one leg raised and his right elbow resting onto it, the coat enameled in black with pink flowers and floral hem, his baggy trousers decorated in orange with white scroll pattern.
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A fine quality antique Chinese famille-rose porcelain baluster vase, superbly potted and painted in the Yongzheng style with a lady (possibly Magu) standing besides a deer with 'lingzhi' fungus in its mouth, her attendant with a basket of fruits in her hands sitting on rockwork beneath a pine tree, the base inscribed with the Qianlong seal mark.
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A fine 19th century antique Chinese porcelain bottle vase, of onion shape with long stem-neck, superbly painted in famille-rose palette with figures in a garden scene, the neck further enameled with a flying crane, the base inscribed with the Qianlong reign mark.
