A fine and unusual late 19th century Chinese lacquered figure of a Buddha on stand, very well modeled with the figure in a sitting position with a smiling expression, his left hand holding a small bag, his right hand holding a string of red rosary beads and resting on one knee, the head, bared chest, hands and feet all lacquered in a grayish-bronze color, his baggy robe lacquered in deep green, the figure is fixed to a ...click for details

A fine and rare late 19th century Chinese cloisonné enameled covered jar, the lobed melon-shaped vessel finely and exquisitely decorated allover with colorful small leafy-flowers against highly attractive lemon-yellow ground, a band of lappets encircling the foot, interior and base enameled in blue, all the rims are gilded, the foot rim bears a "lao tian li" hall mark. A custom made hard wood stand is include ...click for details

A very fine and rare 18th century Sino-Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Kubera, the figure seated in lalitasana on a lotus petal throne, holding a peach in his right hand and a nakula vomiting jewels in his left, wearing a long celestial scarf thrown around the shoulders billowing out at the elbows, the borders of his robes with finely incised scrollwork, his hair piled into the high usnisa behind and painted in reddish-b ...click for details

A fine and unusual set of three early 19th century Chinese Daoguang marks and period famille-rose porcelain dishes, each delicately potted and finely painted with flowering plants, rockwork, butterflies and peaches amongst auspicious emblems, with details picked out in gilt, reverse decorated with three iron-red bats, the rim gilded and the base glazed white and each inscribed with the Daoguang reign mark in red and of ...click for details

A fine and very rare 18th century Chinese Qianlong mark and period gilt-decorated blue-glazed porcelain bottle vase, of small size, covered in a deep sapphire-blue glaze, the globular body finely painted in gold with sprays of flowers between bands of "ruyi" motifs around shoulder and foot, the cylindrical neck decorated with stiff leaves and small "ruyi" pattern encircling the rim, top rim gilded, ...click for details

A fine and unusual 19th century Chinese blue and white "garlic-head" porcelain altar vase, the pear-shaped body and neck each applied with six evenly spaced vertical raised flanges and painted with panels and bands of Buddhist objects and lotus scrolls, a band of key-fret around the neck above a band of stiff leaves, a further band of stiff leaves and "ruyi" border encircling the foot, the underside ...click for details

A very fine and superb 19th century Chinese blue and white porcelain vase and cover, the large size baluster shape vase well potted and exquisitely painted in the Kangxi manner with the "eight-Buddhist Emblems" amongst densely decorated lotus scrolls, the neck decorated with the ribbon-tied "four-accomplishments" motif, the original domed cover with a large knob finial and similarly decorated, the b ...click for details

An exquisite and extremely rare 19th century Chinese Famille-Verte 'Month' Cup, delicately potted and superbly painted in the Kangxi style with a flowering apricot tree and clumps of grass issuing from the middle distance, representing the second month, inscribed on the reverse side with a couplet "qing xiang he su yu, jia se chu qing yan" (after the fragrance of the evening rain, the rising sun enhan ...click for details

A superb and extremely rare very fine quality Chinese early Republic period famille-rose porcelain lantern vase, finely potted and painted with five elderly figures standing beside a rocky-table appraising a painting scroll, three iron-red bats in flight, covered allover with a superb white glaze, the base inscribed with a four-character mark. (Wooden stand NOT included). ...click for details

A very fine and magnificent 19th century antique Chinese famille-verte porcelain rouleau vase, of impressive size and decorated in the Kangxi style, superbly painted with two large panels containing figures on horse back, the neck and sides decorated with smaller shaped cartouches of landscape scenes, all reserved on an intricate design of iron-red flowering scroll work background, the shoulder painted with a large ban ...click for details