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 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 fine and large early Republic period Chinese famille-rose porcelain vase / hat stand, finely potted and decorated with flowering branches issuing from rockwork, goldfish in a lotus pond, and a pair of butterflies hovering above, interior glazed white, the base with a small glazed roundel inscribed with the Hongxian reign mark in iron-red. (Wooden stand not included).
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A fine and superb antique Chinese early Republic period famille-rose porcelain vase, exquisitely potted in a very rare corn-shape, supported on a tall circular foot, finely painted with three figures gathering around a rockwork table beneath a tree, one side of the vase with inscription ending with an artist red seal mark, interior and base glazed white. (Wooden stand not included)
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A fine and very rare 18th century Chinese Clair-de-Lune glazed porcelain bottle vase, superbly potted, the globular body with two slightly raised ribs around the center, the cylindrical neck with further four evenly-spaced raised ribs rising to a gently flared rim, supported on a low round foot, and cover allover in an attractive washy sky-blue glaze. (Wooden stand not included).
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A fine and rare late 19th century antique monogrammed tortoiseshell travelling timepiece clock, of small size rectangular shape supported on four bun-feet, the circular white dial marked "Drew & Sons Piccadilly Circus London. W, French Made", the metal hinges to the back opening also Hall marked "HA" and others (probably London silver marks), the top of the tortoiseshell casing with an indeciphe ...click for details
A fine and rare 19th century Chinese export tortoiseshell three-tiers stationery box, of small size, each side of the three fitted rectangular trays with three moveable "S" shape tortoiseshell hinges fasten with small metal screws, the top cover secured with metal hinges and fixed with a loop-handle, both the front and back with a vertical strip of tortoiseshell acting as openers, the material is thinly carve ...click for details
A very fine and superb pair of 19th century Chinese Daoguang marks and period blue and white Imperial porcelain dragon dishes, delicately potted with slightly flared rim, finely painted in deep underglaze-blue with a central medallion of a five-clawed Imperial dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl among flames, the reverse similarly decorated with two dragons chasing the pearls, the unglazed foot rim displayed a fine sm ...click for details
A fine quality early 20th century Chinese Republic period famille-rose porcelain vase, superbly decorated with three geese in a landscape scene, amongst rockwork and colorful flowering branches, two other geese and two bees hovering above, a band of key-fret motif in over-glazed blue-enamel encircling the foot and under the top rim below which a "ruyi" pattern and beaded "curtain" overhanging around ...click for details
A good 19th century Japanese carved bamboo incense holder, the long thin cylindrical bamboo tube finely carved in shallow-relief with a continuous scene of Samurais in battle, the bamboo has aged to an attractive golden color, with fitted ivory cap and end.
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