An extremely rare early 18th century antique Chinese blue & white porcelain Dragon Dish, superbly potted and painted to the interior in strong undergalze-blue with a four-clawed dragon chasing the flaming-pearl amongst cloud scroll, the reverse decorated with breaking sea-waves around the foot, and the base inscribed with the Yongzheng reign mark within circles.
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An extremely rare early Ming dynasty Chinese black 'Tixi' lacquer bowl-stand, raised on a gently splayed circular foot, supporting a circular flange with gently upturned rims, encircling the globular receptacle with slightly in-turned mouth rims, exterior superbly carved in deep relief allover through layers of dark brown lacquer with bands of 'ruyi' scrolls, the plain interior covered entirely with lac ...click for details
An exquisite and stunningly beautiful pair of antique Japanese Satsuma earthenware vases, of ovoid form, each superbly decorated with birds flying amidst blossoms in colored enamels and gilt, against a deep midnight-blue ground, top and bottom rims gilded, the base of each vase inscribed with the artist signature.
A very fine and rare 18th century antique Chinese celadon-ground famille-rose porcelain bowl, superbly potted and painted to the exterior with swallows amongst flowering branches, on pale-celadon ground, top rim gilded and interior glazed white, the base inscribed with the well written reign mark. A wooden stand included.
A fine and rare antique Chinese silver-wire inlaid bronze Hu-shaped vase, superbly cast with a full rounded body tapered to the waist and supported on a low splayed foot, the short neck rising to a gently everted rim, the shoulder embossed with six small evenly-spaced roundels, flanked by a pair of animal-masks loop-handles at each side, another smaller animal-mask handle to one side of the belly, the body finely worke ...click for details
A fine and rare large antique Chinese flamb?glazed Hu-shaped vase, superbly potted with the pear-shaped elongated body rising to the gently flared mouth rim, flanked on either side of the sloping neck with a pair of molded stylized elephant-heads forming the handles, a single raised band around the shoulder, covered allover with a very attractive purplish-red glaze streaked with areas of blue tone, the base unglazed an ...click for details
A fine and unusual antique Chinese white glazed figure of Guanyin and child group, superbly modeled with the Goddess of Mercy seated and holding a child, wearing full robes and cowl covering an elaborate chignon, beaded necklaces at her chest, her face with serene expression. The entire figure covered with a clear translucent white glaze except the hair where it had been delicately incised and painted in black.
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A fine and very rare antique Japanese Hirado blue and white porcelain Shishi, superbly modeled with the figure in a seated position and front paws raised, the eyebrows, mane and tail decorated in underglaze-blue, finely incised detail to some areas.
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A fine and very rare antique Chinese peachbloom-glazed vase, of slender ovoid shape with high rounded shoulders rising to a trumpet neck, covered overall in a rich cherry-red glaze suffused with pale rose tone areas, the unglazed rounded foot inscribed with the Kangxi mark to the inside base. An old paper label attached to the vase and a carved wooden stand included.
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A very finely carved and large antique Chinese celadon jade elephant group, superbly carved as a caparisoned elephant standing foursquare, with head turned and draped with a fringed cloth carved in low relief with auspicious bats, vases and cloud scrolls, attended by a boy by its rear and holding a lotus branch, the well-polished stone of deep rich sea-green tone suffused with areas of russet color. A finely carved cus ...click for details
