A pair of large antique ancestor portraits, painted in mineral colors and ink with gold ink details on paper. A noble pair, a wealthy husband and wife, ornately dressed and sitting on carved chairs. As is traditional in this type of portrait the faces are rendered with much attention to each persons natural features and executed with many tiny brush strokes...

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A Cizhou gourd bottle was in lovely shape and was in striking image of russet mottles on the surface.
Well preserved and owned the very characteristics for authentication, the bottle can an important and charming item in early Chinese ceramics' collection.

Date: Yuan Dynasty, 14th century.

Height: 18.5cm

This is a nice famille rose vase with children and courtesan lady in the garden with flying bats symbolizing good fortune, prosperity and good blessings.

A Chinese porcelain vase (Guanyin Ping) in beautiful flambe glaze. 18th century. The vase is in very good condition with the exceptions of ground foot rim and drilled base, please refer photos for detail. Height: 16".

A good Song dynasty longquan celadon large bowl with carved lotus petals motif, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, decorate with carved lotus petals motif at the exterior, covered with good green celadon glaze color, good condition no chip no crack no restoration, good solid high ping sound with finger tip, slightly wrap, size: 21 cm diameter.

A rare example blue and white dish with foliated rim, decorated with Dragon motive surrounded by continuous flower scrolls at inner wall and classic scrolls at rim. The exterior with lotus petal panels. Condition is broken into several pieces with some missing part. Yuan dynasty 14th century. Diameter: 29,5cm diameter.

A set of Chinese painted pottery soldier.

Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
Size: Height 23.3 - 24.4 C.M. / Width 5.9 - 6.1 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 29.1 - 30.7 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details...

A very rare bronze Brush Washer or possibly a Bitian ("brush lick") cast in the form of a double gourd with scrolling vine decoration. This was made in China, for the Scholar's table in the Ming dynasty during the 16th or early 17th Century...

A fantastic Chinese silver caddy of hexagonal shape, applied with a profusion of enameled birds perched on foliage and flowers, all against a filigree ground . Studs of turquoise and coral further enhance the opulence of this extravaganza. Stamped SILVER on the base. Age: first quarter of 20 C. size: 6 9/10 inches (17.5 cm ) high. condition: Excellent, it appears untouched, unpolished and unused for a long time, thus remaining in pristine and undamaged state.

Three sets of cup and saucer with a floral theme. Very good condition.

A beautiful old Chinese silver enameled bangle with bat & flower motif. In excellent condition. weight:58.4g D:6cm

Qianlong Underglaze Blue & Yellow Enameled Dragon Dish (QBW121602)
1735-96
Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow enamel; Jingdezhen ware
Diameter: 25.4 cm (10 in)
Height: 5 cm (2 in)
From a Paris, France metropolitan area estate

A video of this dish can be viewed on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ORnPnmWoqds

An imperial circular dish, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, reserve-painted with fierc...

Porcelain decorated with standing phoenix and floral on the center and four flower sprays on the cavetto, unglazed base. PERIOD : late Ming (1566-1643 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 19 cm wide. CONDITION: very good, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations. Good sound when tapping with finger tips.

Laughing Budha Figurine Whistle– China, 618-907 C.E. – This brown glazed pottery was made during the Tang Dynasty. Height = 4 cm 5 cm Length No Chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations

Antique Chinese beautiful pair of spindle-back chairs. They have simplistic design with beautiful, glowing wood and nice grain patterns. Original Hardwood in great condition. Comfortable seating position. 20th Century Size: 37" H, 21" W, 18" D

A thinly potted bowl with a carved decoration and glazed with an nice pale blue Qingbai glaze. Northern Song Dynasty ( 1127 - 1279 ) There is an old Chinese inscription to the unglazed base. Diameter : 15,8 cm. H : 4,9 cm. Condition : One old, very small chip resp. frit to the rim. Further in perfect condition with an nice "ping" tone when tapped.

Antique Chinese pair of large joss stick incense holders. Made of porcelain in bell form. Decorated with painted designs of dragons, lingzhi and scrolling vines in red-orange overglaze standing out against a dramatic black ground. Each joss holder has four large dragon medallions, two on the top portion and two on the bottom. Around them is painted a variety of scrolling foliage...

Later Qing dynasty “Zisha” Yixing incense burner. It is preserved intact, with traces of soot, use and wear. In inscription 心淘 (Digging Inside of the heart) was carved by a craftsman or collector in a conspicuous place. The meaning implies: Remove the bad, leave the good and sincere or like rice, removing the husk to leave its essence. Dimensions 18 cm long 13 cm wide 8 cm high