Extremely rare. Thinly potted six lobed body, covered with a thin glaze of ivory tone. Northern Song Dynasty, 10th - early 11th century. Diameter : 13,9 cm. Condition: Perfect.
A nice figure of the sheep early celadon, possibly early celadon of Yue ware or Zhejiang, Five Dynasty or earlier in very good condition.
Rarely seen Buddha statue from Yunnan, South China, made in the 19th century by an unknown artist. In our family collection for almost 100 years.
Fine Bronze head on a teakwood root. 50 cm in height.
Shipping included.
Lavishly inlaid with engraved mother of pearl. Dimensions: 30,5 x 18 x 11 cm.
Exceptional good condition with almost all the inlay still intact, only some minor pieces missing. The wood has some age cracks and one of the long sides is a bit crooked. The brass corner pieces are all original.
Paper fan, mounted on rib and guard flat sticks, made of wood nicely lacquered and gold painted with elaborate human, geometric and floral designs. The paper part is made of two concentric bands, richly decorated on both sides with polychrome, gold and silver hand painted miniature scenes showing different characters on various situations. The heads of the characters are painted on ivory, and their garments are made of colored silk, all glued on the paper base...
A very rare Ming Dynasty, Chenghua period porcelain Minyao ( peoplesware )bowl with an underglaze blue Chenghua Palace bowl motif. ( 1465 - 1487 ).The design of this bowl is based on 'palace bowls' with Chenghua reign marks, of which an example in the Ataka Collection is illustrated by T. Nakano, The Panoramic Views of Chinese Patterns, Tokyo, 1985, pl. 109, and another in Selected Ceramics from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Hu, Shanghai, 1989, p. 52, no. 19...
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze censer or incense burner. Xuande mark .14 cm body diameter. 1032 gram weight. Good conditions.
A Blue and White bowl decorated with precious emblems to exterior wall. Ming Dynasty 15th-16th century. Founded at South-Sulawesi area. Condition with a tiny chip and a flake chip to rim visible on enlargement 5 & 6, no any crack. Diameter: 15 cm.
Chinese Qing dynasty wucai Jar. Good condition except glaze fritting at bottom part ( please see on the pictures). 9,3 cm high. free from any repair.
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze censer / Incense burner with mark at the base. 12 cm mouth diameter. 18 cm wide from ear to ear. censer has been cleaned. free from any repair. no dent, no crack.
Antique Chinese jade toggle, hand-carved with craggy landscape scenes, scholars, willow trees, and temples. The natural coloration and form of the jade are well-utilized in the stylized carvings.
Piece dates from the 19th century beautifully carved from a jade river pebble.
Dimensions: 2" W x 3"H
Incredibly charming Chinese porcelain pillow, in the form of a baby boy. He has darling features and is signed on the base with an old wax seal.
Republic Period
Dimensions : 11" L x 5.25" W
Apart from the very nice underglaze blue and white decoration with four deers it is the extraordinary wide form of the body that makes this jarlet to a really special piece of its kind. Ming Dynasty, Wanli period ( 1573 - 1620 ) Jingdezhen ware. Diameter: 9,2 cm. H : 7,8 cm. Condition : Perfect.
H. 14,5 cm. One side decorated with a landscape with figures, the other side with flowers. Condition: firing crack in the neck, age cracks in the glaze. Comes with the original Christie's sticker, the original certificate and the invoice from 1992.
The Vung Tau sank in 1690 on its way from China to Batavia, Indonesia. The cargo was meant for Amsterdam. The wreck was found in the early 90's and it's content was auctioned at Christie's Amsterdam in 1992...
Chinese antique pair of large stone lions (ShiShi) in dramatic traditional poses. The male lion has it's paw on the embroidered ball - when placed outside a buiding, this represents protection of the material structure. The female lion has it's paw on a playful cub - when placed outside a building, this represents protection of the building's occupants.
19th century
36" high x 13" wide x 20" deep.
Small seal of square base, with a snarling tiger on its top. Bronze, with partly encrusted reddish-green patina. China, Ming Dynasty or earlier. Height: 2.9 cm. Very good condition.
A Longquan Celadon dish, covered overall with olive green glaze, founded from a deep of sea in Selayar Island, South Sulawesi. Condition restored a nail chip missing to rim, otherwise in good condition. Song/Yuan Dynasty. Diameter: 21.2 cm
A nice and elegant shaped of black glaze ewer, with four lugs to the shoulder and covered overall with rich black tone. Song/Yuan Dynasty possibly Fujian ware. Founded in South-Sulawesi. Condition is good, only tiny re-touched to rim. Height: 14 cm, Maximum wide; 18 cm.
Antique Chinese silk robe, made with light burgundy silk fabric, edged in gold embroidered silk. The backside is ornately hand-embroidered with auspicious objects and symbols within flaming rings. The central image is a large yin-yang outlined by gold embroidered scrolls. With some areas of wear. Some fading and losses.
Dimensions : 58" L x 47" H
A pair of 18/19th C. Chinese Manchurian ladies platform high rised sole shoes, beautiful embroidery museum quality with normal wear in good condition. L23cm Sold to China
A jar of squat form with three lugs and a short neck with flaring mouth. Moulded peony spray decoration in low relief on the shoulder. A translucent glaze over a white porcelain body, the flat base unglazed. Yuan to Ming Dynasty, fourteenth to fifteenth centuries. Dehua ware Fujian. H : 4,3 cm. Diameter : 5,4 cm. Condition : Chips to the flaring moutg ( see images ) further in excellent condition.
Please see an exactly similar jarlet, but with four lugs on page 84 ( item Nr. 20 ) in John S...
It is the decoration and this really brilliant cobalt blue that makes this jar to an realy extraordinary nice example of an Qing Dynasty blue and white vase / jar. Qing Dynasty, late 18th. century.
H.: 9,4 cm. Diameter: 8,7 cm. Condition : Perfect.
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze censer or incense burner. 15,5 cm wide from ear to ear. 10,8 cm mouth diameter. 6 cm high. 904 gram weight. good conditions.
This is a Qing Dinasty, Flattened, Rectangular form tapering towards base snuff bottle, with rounded shoulders, rounded straight neck, and raised rounded rectangular footing. It is mostly of brick red color with some subdue light brown streaks. A light sheen on its surface enhances its natural Cher stone color...
This is a Qing Dinasty, 18th/19th century, Flattened, Rectangular form tapering towards base snuff bottle, with rounded shoulders, flared short neck, and raised oval footing. It has a deep, rich spinach-green color with dark mottling. It is excellently carved in-relief, all around, with birds perching on leafy Chrysanthemum branches rising from rocks...
An attractive blue and white Qing Dynasty snuff bottle with lid. Small chip to base, but otherwise in good condition. High resolution images on request.
A small globular porcelain vase with short neck, unglazed base and decorated with an score design. The scores emphasized with underglaze cobalt blue. Late Ming Dynasty, sixteenth century. H: 5 cm. Diameter: 4,9 cm. Condition: Perfect.
Elegant Chinese Jian hare's fur tenmoku chawan made during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Looking inside this Tenmoku chawan is like glazing deep into the cosmos. There one can understand the meaning of microcosm and ask whether one is looking inward or outward; probably both...
A porcelain jarlet with underglaze Cobalt blue decoration. Ming Dynasty ( 1573 - 1622 ). Diameter : 6,2 cm. H.: 4,6 cm. Condition: Perfect.
Large wood stand of circular shape resting on five feet. The stand was carved from a unique piece of heavy high quality wood. China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Inside diameter: 14 cm. Height: 7 cm. Very good condition.
Excellently glazed stoneware body, glazed with a very nice chreamy white, close crackled glaze. The body where exposed has turned dark-brown in the firing.
Song Dynasty, 12th century. Diameter : 4,6 cm. H.: 4,7 cm. Condition : Very nice, noch chip, no crack, partly some original glaze-fritting below the rim ( please regard the images ).
We present a rare Tenmoku tea bowl with partrige feather mottles (Chinese: 'Zhegu Ban'), made during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) or earlier. Looking inside this Tenmoku chawan is like glazing deep into the cosmos. There one can understand the meaning of microcosm and ask whether one is looking inward or outward; probably both.
The deep rounded sides of this elegantly potted tenmoku chawan are rising from a short straight foot to a lipped rim, covered overall in a black g...
Diameter approximately 10.8 cm. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 17.5 cm. Little dirt to the dish. A hairline at the rim. In good condition.
Excellently potted porcelain jarlet with underglaze Cobalt blue "Lotus" decoration.The base unglazed. Ming Dynasy, Jiajing Period ( 1522 - 1566 ). Jingdezhen ware. Diameter: 7,5 cm. H.: 7,8 cm.
Condition: Perfect original condition, very nice glaze, no chip, no crack, some original glaze fritting to the rim which is absolutely is normal for such kind of ware.
Small ceramic cup, very thin (see the last 2 photos). Celadon color, with a relief decoration of concentric grains . Unglazed rim. China, Song Dynasty period. Diameter: 10.7 cm. Height: 2 cm. Very good condition.