An extremely rare 18th / 19th century Chinese grayish nephrite jade bowl, of small size with gently everted rim and supported on a low circular foot, the stone of light grayish color with patches of white mottling inclusion and attractive natural black striations, the base finely carved with the six-character seal mark of Qianlong (1736 - 1795) and probably of the period, around the foot rim unusually carved with a six ...click for details

A rare large 19th century Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Mahakala, the ferocious six-armed deity standing triumphantly in pratyalidhasana on the head and legs of Ganesha lying on a lotus base, the figure wearing a multi-headed necklace around his waist and crowned with a skull tiara, the mandorla around the back finely cast and pierced with flame pattern. ...click for details

A fine pair of Chinese early Republic period famille-rose "nine-peaches" porcelain covered cups and stands, delicately potted and beautifully decorated in the classic Chinese taste of nine peaches; the cups painted with branches of six peaches extending over-the-rims, the covers continued with the branches of three peaches, the stands with six evenly spaced similarly decorated with leafy branches, the base of ...click for details

A fine and superb Chinese 18th century Qianlong period cloisonné enamel jardinière, of rectangular form with canted corners, raised on four small bracket feet, finely decorated and enameled allover with scrolling lotus blossoms against a deep turquoise ground, the four side panels surrounded with key-fret motif, the underside further decorated with four large lotus blossoms with intricate leafy scrolls, the everted ri ...click for details

An extremely fine and very rare 19th century Chinese white nephrite jade scholar's thumb-ring, of large size, superbly carved with a bird perch on flowering branches, followed by a long and exquisitely carved thirty-character of poetic inscriptions, ending with a two-character inscription "wen-wan" (scholarly / leisurely plaything) within an oval cartouche, all between bands of key-fret pattern, a small i ...click for details

An unusual 19th century antique Chinese bronze covered pot / brush pot, the cylindrical pot finely cast allover with archaistic stylized dragons against key-fret background, the slightly domed original cover similarly decorated with a small Buddhist lion as finial, the metal of good attractive chocolate-brown tone. (Wooden stand not included) ...click for details

A magnificent early 18th century Chinese Yongzheng period famille-rose porcelain vase and cover, superbly potted and of large size, exquisitely decorated in colorful enamels with four large roundels containing a four-clawed dragons chasing the pearl amongst flame scrolls, alternating with four smaller shaped cartouches painted with landscape scenes, all surrounded with leafy flowers against an attractive pink-ground, t ...click for details

A fine and superb large Chinese early 18th century Yongzheng period famille-rose porcelain vase #2, stoutly potted and finely decorated with branches of chrysanthemum issuing from rockwork, the colorful flower blooms in red, yellow, purple and blue, the trumpet neck similarly decorated between bands of key-frets around the top rim and geometric pattern encircling the shoulder, the base and foot rim unglazed exposing a ...click for details

A superb large Chinese early 18th century Yongzheng period famille-rose porcelain vase #1, stoutly potted and finely decorated with branches of chrysanthemum issuing from rockwork, the colorful flower blooms in red, yellow, purple and blue, the trumpet neck similarly decorated between bands of key-frets around the top rim and geometric pattern encircling the shoulder, the base and foot rim unglazed exposing a fine whit ...click for details

A fine and unusual Chinese 19th century Guangxu mark and period enameled teadust glazed porcelain vase, heavily potted in archaistic "fang-hu" form with a apir of handles to each side, covered allover in a fine teadust glazed thinning to some areas, later enameled to each side with a five-clawed dragons amongst flame scrolls and scattering sprays of flowers, the sides enameled with Buddhist lions, foot rim an ...click for details