Antique Chinese snuff bottle made of mottled yellow glass. Squarish body with rounded shoulders and thin carved oval shaped foot. Green Agate stopper with crazed surface.

Provanonce: The Caplin Collection

Republic Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 2" (total height)

A celadon colored Chinese Peking Glass wine cup. It is molded glass, cut/grinded with a short carved foot. Chinese glass was largely used to imitate more precious materials such as white jade, lapis lazuli and other valuable minerals.

Republic Period (early 1900's)

Dimensions: 2 1/2" high x 3 1/4" diameter

A pair of boldly carved pale blue peking glass vases. Birds in flowering branches. Good condition. Height, eight inches. Early 20th century, Republican era.

A very rare necklace of 78 glass beads (green, blue-green, opaque white & translucent). Five (5) of the largest beads have a dark caramel colored glass streaked/looped design. Period: Han Dynasty Size: Length = 20 inches (51 cm.) Condition: The glass beads have iridescence (seen under magnification) and some calcification due to long period of burial. Can be cleaned.

A Rare Han Dynasty large oval glass bead in shades of very pale blue to dark sky blue. Most of the front side of the bead has developed an intriguing beige patina. There are bi-toned (dark green & light blue) curvey line designs which are imbedded in the glass surface. The light blue line is now iridescent with age. The bead has two holes in the center for stringing.

Han Dynasty .

Size: Length = 5 cm, Width = 3.6 cm

Condition: Very good.

A large red glass bead necklace made from old Chinese red beads and ancient glass spacers.date fro Ming to Qing and older. Size: 96cm (38 inches) Condition: See photos

A rare glass eye bead from the Warring States period (475 BC - 221 BC). It has a hole through it for stringing. Size: 1.7cm. Condition: No repairs. Some dirt incrustation from long burial.

A rare glass eye bead from the Warring States period (475 BC - 221 BC). Size: 17 mm. Condition: No repairs. Very good condition for its age.Some embedded dirt from long burial.

A very rare multi color glass Chinese Han pendant with two holes for attaching to a garment or wearing as a pendant.. It comes with an additional Han glass bead for wearing as a pendant. Condition: Very good. No chips or cracks. Size: 4cm X 3cm. Age: Han Dynasty 206 BC - 220 Ad.

Late Qing Dynasy (1880s 10 1911) century Chinese Peking glass seal in cylindrical shape. Wonderful simple piece appropriate for a scholar’s table, very pleasant finish to the surface. Transparent glass with the slightest pink tinge. The bottom is carved with two raised characters that can be translated as EASTERN GARDEN, red seal paste in the grooves. Imprint of the seal is shown on Enlargement 1. Height 2 3/8 inches, diameter 1/2 inches.

19th century Chinese bangle bracelet of classical shape made out of transparent aquamarine Peking glass. Excellent color, occasional bubbles inside the material typical for the period. Beautiful patina and slight wear to the surface, overall in excellent condition. Inner diameter 64 mm (2 1/2 inches), outer diameter 3 3/16 inches. Part of a small Massachusetts collection of Peking glass.

19th century Chinese bangle bracelet of classical shape made out of transparent citrine colored Peking glass. Excellent color, occasional bubbles inside the material typical for the period. Beautiful patina and slight wear to the surface, overall in excellent condition. Inner diameter 76 mm (2 15/16 inches), outer diameter 3 1/2 inches. Part of a small Massachusetts collection of Peking glass.

Antique Chinese peking glass brush pot. Hand-carved form to resemble finely detailed burl wood. Late Ching Dynasty 19th Century. Size: 5" L x 4" W x 4.5" H

Ensemble of very old beads, I found these in a small shop in Phrae, Northeast Thailand a few years ago. The green mottled beads are late Qing Dynasty Peking glass, the brown glass tapered tube bead emulating agate was probably made for the Funan or Chenla Kingdoms as I have agate beads from the same period which are pretty much identical, the white bead with orange splash is at least early Qing...

Ca. late 1800s

This brilliant turquoise dish is molded with a multi-lobed well and flat rim, the edge of which has been polished. The base is flat and carries an incised “China” mark at the center. It is in good condition.

Diameter: 12 in., Height: 1 ¾ in.

Inside of ring has embedded pipe scale from the glass working process and exterior layer of glass has stress crack with small chip missing...stress crack would also be from glass making process... but ring has been stable for couple of centuries...ring was bought in South China late 90s along with several other rings (all stone and sold) but this one was so unusual that I kept it ...really is lovely

Chinese deep blue peking glass jar with carvings of chimeras crawling along the outside with branches in their mouths, over a crosshatch style background. The lid also has a miniature chimera amidst crosshatch background with a flower shaped finial. Artist's signature on the bottom. Size: 5.5" height, 4" width

19th Century Chinese Peking glass brush washer. Clair-de-lune colored glass. Thick and heavy open mouth washer with pontil foot.

19th Century

Dimensions: 2 1/2" High X 4" Wide

Antique Chinese yellow-orange peking glass bottle of a gourd form. One of its sides is painted with a robed scholar sitting besides a bird's cage over enamel picture. The other side is painted with a man pulling a carriage for a beautiful woman and a young boy. Above this scene are some illegible markings in Chinese. Perfect condition circa 1920's Size: 4" height, 2.5" width

Late 1800s

This semi-translucent turquoise cup has a flaring rim and a very slightly recessed base. It is unmarked and in very good condition. Acquired in Japan in 1975.

Height: 2 3/8 in., Width: 2 7/8 in.

1800s

Each bowl is set on a low, carved footring with a slightly recessed base. The rim gently flares and thin toward the edge. The interiors are fire-polished, and the exterior walls are hand-polished. Each is in good condition with some small bubbles visible.

Height: 1 5/8 in., Width: 4 7/8 in.

Chinese green Peking glass bottle vase, decorated with fish and swan, late 19th early 20th century period, Chinese seal to the base. Size; Measurement of vase are10.5"H x 5.75"diameter. Condition Report; No imperfections observed.

Rare and beautiful group of 120 Han Dynasty glass beads: 118 small beads, and 2 larger beads. A range of color from green to yellow and other that are calcified white with age. Some round and some foliate shape. A range of size from 5/16" to 3/4" wide. Strung together for a total of approx. 20" long strand. Han Dynasty (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.)

A small Peking glass vase done on a white base with polychrome color enamel decorated on the surface. The vase is invoking fencai porcelains and the motifs and patterns used on the vase are often seen in porcelains. The vase contains two views of literati scholar like figures, one contemplating and another reading a book. Age: Qian Long mark but most likely 19th century. Size: Diameter 3.75" Height 7.5"

Chinese Peking glass brush washer in the form of a lotus blossom in pink and white glass with green foot in the form of a curling lotus leaf, unusual and beautiful shape - round with slight gourd shape. Republic Period. Size: 2.25" height and 3.5" diameter.

Chinese Peking Glass Cup/Beaker, 1 3/4" high, 2 1/2" diameter-top rim, 7/8" diameter-bottom rim, with translucent lavender color glass, the tiny black spot in the picture is in the glass, no damages. Etched mark "China" on the bottom.

Chinese Peking Glass Cup/Beaker, turquoise color, 1 3/4" high, 2 1/2" diameter-top rim, 1" diameter-bottom rim, with etched mark "China" on the bottom, and in good condition, no damage.

Chinese black Peking Glass Cup/Beaker, 2 5/8" high, 3 3/8" diameter-top rim, 1 1/4" diameter-bottom rim, with few tiny dull frits on top but not sharp.

A beautiful late 19th/20th C. Chinese green color peking glass water bowl for scholar in brush writing purpose,unusual shape. In excellent condition. Marked "CHINA" D:10cm $195

Late 1800s

Shallow form with brilliant turquoise color. The cavetto is molded with thirty-two chrysanthemum petal-form flutes that appear convex on the back-side of the dish and encircle the flattened base. A “China” mark is needle-incised on the base. Very good condition. Acquired 25 years ago in North Carolina from an estate that was involved with the tobacco trade in China. It is rare for a large, delicate flat-rimmed dish, such as this one, to survive without damage...

Chinese blue with white background colored Peking glass vase, with a short trumpet neck encircled with stiff leaves above two female figures, one sitting under a tree and the other holding a flower branch amid clouds and landscape in relief. This fine glass vase has a height of 12 inches. Condition Report: Excellent condition without any chips or cracks.

Quirky glass ring emulating agate. This piece came from China but possibly is a trade object. I acquired this in a lot of other ancient pieces. A conservative dating to this is Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and guarantees it to this period. There is one crack as well as some bubble burst pitting on the surface. Outer D: 2.8cm and inner D: 1.9cm.

This antique Chinese glass bead was used as a toggle during the 1800's. I measures 1.25 inches in diameter.

This late 19th century reverse glass painting is 13” x 19 ½” (20 ½” x 26 ¾” including frame). It depicts two birds surrounded by a rock garden, peony and plum blossoms. The translation of the calligraphy is: “Seeking refuge to escape the tyranny of the times; seeing those beautiful blossoms, it seems spring has begun the new year.” One of the signature seals on the top reads “Shao Xi;” this is the name of the artist. The frame is a newer replacement...

Up for auction is an antique Chinese red over white overlay Peking glass bowl, carved with beautiful lotus leaves and flowers; late 19th or early 20th century. Excellent condition, smooth and shiney. Measurements : Approx. 5-/18" diameter x 2" high

Mustard yellow Peking glass vase, flared mouth with straight neck, baluster shape. Early 20th century. Good condition. Size: 8-7/8" high, 3-1/2" wide.