Celebrate the rich Chinese culture with this beautiful large two foot high hexagonal Chinese palace lantern that features an attractive grand six sided, three tiered double dragon frame, 18 painted glass panels, accented by extravagant flowing tassels. Composite and glass. Dimensions: 24” high X 24” X 24”. Over eight feet of hanging chain and cord. Lower priced than at other comparable stores. Compare with antiquesbeijing.com where a similar dragon palace lantern, same size, with lesser qua ...click for details
Striking rare set of four large 18th Century Chinese embroidered silk panels. Each silk panel is delicately embroidered with birds including cranes, pheasants, peacocks, magpies and parrots, all among flowering and fruiting branches in white on a rose background. Dimensions: Each panel is 43.50" (110.49cm) X 17.25" (43.82cm), individually framed. Condition: Overall good condition for age. Some wear at the top of the panels, one point of wear on the fourth panel. Value for such a set ...click for details
Rare elegant pair of 17th/18th Century Southern Chinese Antique Official’s Hat armchairs - Guanmaoyi. Made from Hardwood these pieces display superlative age, color, grain, beauty and the finest in 17th Century fine woodworking joint engineering and technology. Rather than mundane crass nails, screws, and metal fixtures, these works of Art are designed and executed flawlessly with intricate Master joinery. These chairs demonstrate the most elaborate development of the miter, mortise and ten ...click for details
Finely executed large 18th Century, Chinese hand embroidered silk fragment, in the manner of Yaun Dynasty (1271 - 1368), 13th/14th Century. This rich example of remarkable artisanship - Chinese silk embroidered panel is likely from the Zhejian Province. The excellence and detailed artistic work of this refined art includes a mythical bird on its high perch bringing good fortune. The condition is good - the bottom edge has some water marks. Frame included. Circa mid 1800s or earlier. Dimensions: ...click for details
A truly rare opportunity. An unusually large (over 4 ˝ feet round) exquisitely and deeply carved table with marble top demonstrates Master craftsmanship in this guaranteed, tested, rare and valuable heavy dense medium of the finest period Chinese Rosewood. Superlative artisanship is demonstrated in the fine intricate dragon and nature motif. Circa late 1800s. Dimensions: 35” high X 55” diameter. - Please note, the Foo Dog pictured on the table is NOT included. Comparable recorded wholesal ...click for details
An exquisitely and deeply carved table with marble top demonstrates Master craftsmanship in this guaranteed, tested, rare and valuable heavy dense medium of the finest period Chinese Rosewood. Superlative artisanship is demonstrated in the fine intricate dragon and nature motif. Circa late 1800s. Dimensions: 30.5” high X 24.75” diameter.
An exquisitely and deeply carved Rosewood stand/table with marble top demonstrates Master craftsmanship in this guaranteed, tested, rare and valuable heavy dense medium of the finest period Chinese Rosewood. Superlative artisanship is demonstrated in the fine intricate dragon and nature motif. Circa late 1800s. Dimensions: 33” high X 33” diameter.
A truly rare opportunity. An exquisitely and deeply carved table with marble top demonstrates Master craftsmanship in this guaranteed, tested, rare and valuable heavy dense medium of the finest period Chinese Rosewood. Superlative artisanship is demonstrated in the fine intricate dragon and nature motif. Circa late 1800s. Dimensions: 32.5” high X 43” diameter. Comparable recorded wholesale dealer prices include the sale price of $19,621 for Lot # 361 at Christie's London, South Kensing ...click for details
This beautiful hand made matching "mirrored" (balanced individual opposites) pair of Chinese cloisonne vases with lids features yellow and pink chrysanthemum flowers which represent longevity and healing with pink song birds. Each vase is individually and artistically hand executed by a master craftsman and are therefore unique - not copies of each other (like two left feet) but balanced individual opposites. Nor are they copies of any others. Cloisonne is a process by which very delic ...click for details
Beautifully executed artistically handmade bronze and champleve enamel antique 19th Century Chinese floral vase. This fine piece celebrates Nature's wisdom and beauty with its striking colorful display of flowers. Champleve is an process of working metal by which it is chased or carved and manipulated to create delicate brass metal indentations within which these miniature compartments are filled with different colored enamels in paste form, and the object is then fired at extremely high te ...click for details
Exquisite unmatched artisanship is displayed in this large Sino-Tibeto refined depiction of a gracefully seated Shakyamuni (historical) Buddha from the Kangxi period (1662-1722). This special piece features silver inlaid accents and signature chop on the back (see photos). Here Buddha is depicted in the classic pose, sitting with legs crossed in the Bhumisparsa Mudra gesture symbolizing enlightenment and steadfastness - left hand in the lap, palm upward, right fingers slightly touching the gro ...click for details
Intricately carved antique Chinese elm wood display stand features a master crafted deeply three dimensional noble celebration scene including five detailed figures, trees, temple, tea service and gifts. Accented with fir base and curved side crests. Circa 1890s. Dimensions: 14.5" wide X 10" high X 5.5" deep. Perfect for displaying your fine Chinese sculpture, porcelain. cloisonne, or ceramic.
Museum Quality authenticated genuine 17th Century 12 panel Chinese lacquer Coromandel Screen. Dimensions: 12 Panels, just over 9 feet in height. Each panel is just over 19” wide and just over ˝” thick.
- Authentic multi-layered lacquer, lacquer color, color scheme and patina.
- Supreme extreme intricacy and artisanship of the carving.
- 17th Century Fenyang style artisanship, shape, proportion of faces and figures.
- Total number of human figures (140) of the Screen (not including tiny hu ...click for details
You will not find such a rare important Chinese artistically excellent master work of this size and stature anywhere. Made from the rarest of materials, this four panel fine piece of Chinese Art and heritage is truly special. The master artist carved zitan wood has been tested and verified. It includes all zitan fitted mortise and tenon socketed architectural buttresses anchored by stabilizing large heavy solid zitan foo dogs (foo lions) at the base of each side. Zitan is the rarest, most valu ...click for details
Remarkable antique 19th Century Chinese Blanc de Chine standing Quan Yin from the fine artisanship of this special tradition of Chinese porcelain, made in Dehua City, Fujian Province, China. The fine execution in the details of her fingers and finger nails, bead strings and hair is exceptional. Quan Yin the Goddess of Mercy heals the suffering in the world. This piece has the authentic signed chops of Dehua on the back (see photo). Circa turn of the Century. Dimensions: 10" h. X 4" ...click for details
