Height approximately 16.6 cm. In good condition.

A rare Song Dynasty ( 11th century ) Dehua ware covered box. Porcellaneous stoneware with a honey - white glaze over a moulded floral decoration. L: 8,7 cm. B: 5,5 cm. H:4,7 cm. Condition: Excellent glossy glaze, one faint, old hairline at the under part of the box ( please look at the closeup )

Antique Chinese coffer chest, all original condition with dark red finish, attractive hand-carved panels with fleur de lys and lotus motifs, two hinged front doors with charming dragon's head locking pin, spacious interior with shelf. 19th century Size: 41.5" L x 32" W x 33.5" H

A rare late Ming dynasty Jiajing - wanli blue glazed ewer with two baby dragon handle on the side, good condition with restoration at part of rim, size: 12.5 cm height, 16 cm diameter.

Antique Chinese rug from the Bautou area, woven with a pair of cranes and a pair of deer. The cranes fly in a sky of deep indigo beneath a large pine tree. In the foreground is a pair of deer, one with antlers and white spots and one without. One of the deer is nibbling tufts of lingzhi. 19th century. Size: 67" long x37 1/2" wide.

Antique Chinese Peking Pao Tao rug. Square in form wide fretwork border. Peony flowers around a geometric central medallion. All in shades of blue and white. 19th century. Size: 59 1/2" long x 59 1/2" wide.

Beautiful antique Chinese snuff bottle carved all of dark agate. The stone is so smokey and dark it appears almost black but has lovely clouds of deep orange on one side. On the reverse side of the bottle, classic agate striations can be seen ranging from almost black to very thin areas of almost clear translucency. The lid of the bottle is made of a brighter orange agate and has long since lost it's spoon. The bottle is carved into an ovoid form and is pleasingly smooth and balanced...

A beautiful Chinese Pao Tao Peking rug, hand-woven in deep navy, medium blue, light blue, and cream colors. It depicts mirrored images of a deer and crane, a popular Buddhist motif also called the Six Harmonies, representing everything on earth under heaven, bordered by geometric scrolling patterns. 19th century. Size: 46" x 23"

Rare Antique Chinese large Ming celadon charger, with scalloped edges Grad-onfoliated edges. Center incised with delicate floral motifs. Areas of foot left bare with Bracketed Rim.
Longquan celadon (龍泉青瓷) refers to Chinese celadon produced in Longquan (龍泉) kilns which were largely located in Lishui prefecture in southwestern Zhejiang Province...

Chinese Song style ceramic tripod censer of a short cylindrical form, edges ribbed in three sections, glazed in pale green/blue crackle, bare area on bottom with imprinted cartouche. Size: 3" H x 4" W

Sensuous and serene, this covered pewter jar is quiet, subtle, and sophisticated with it sparse plant motif which climbs up the wall onto the lid. The patina on a supple orange peel skin evokes soft tones of solitude. The underside is marked with Chinese symbols. Excellent condition in spite of tarnish. Dimension: 2 7/8"

Antique Chinese pair of blue and white porcelain lidded jars for storing ginger root, with white crackle underglaze and cobalt blue scrolling vines and flowers. Double blue ring on the bottom of each foot. Size: 10" H x 6" W

Height approximately 19.5 cm. Earthenware. In good condition.

Antique Chinese tomb pottery clay figure of an ox. He is wonderfully hand-sculpted with old remnants of red and black pigment and a hollowed body. Han Dynasty dates 206 BC - 220 AD. Size: 8" H x 15" L x 5" D

Antique Chinese tomb pottery clay figure of a billy goat, carefully hand-sculpted with lifelike characteristics, perky ears, a pleased expression on his face. He is extremely well preserved, with traces of earth and old pigment. Dated from the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) Size: 11" H x 14.5" L x 5" D

Antique Chinese snuff bottle made from pale green jade with areas of orange and grey coloration, hand-carved with a fish spewing water from its mouth and a lotus pod, and a pink tourmaline stopper.

Age: 19th century

Size: 2.75" H x 2" L x 1" D

Chinese hand painted scroll. Colours on paper. Undated, estimated to be early 20th century. Mounted. 200x46cm. small area of restoration. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

Chinese bangle made of beautiful thick jadeite. Predominately made of white jadeite but with a lovely band of lavender on one side and another band of dark and apple green on the other. Early 20th century. Size: 3 1/2" diameter. Inside 2 3/8" diameter. Thickness of jadeite 5/8".

Antique Chinese red yixing teapot with faint, hand-painted gilt images of court ladies walking through a garden and a gilt lotus on the lid. Early 20th century, signature of Long Shan Ming Sha underneath the foot. Size: 3.25" H x 5" L x 3.5" W

Length approximately 13.6 cm (across the masks). Height approximately 6 cm. Corrosion beside the base. In good condition.

This is an original elaborately handcarved softwood corble of a majestic Chinese Fu-Dog or lion dog guardian. Original joints on its top and side that would have kept it into place. There is so much detail in this piece, from the tendrils of the lions' tail draping above its head. Looking above like the rays of the sun. Delicately hollowed and carved xiù qiú ball underneath its front paws. The detail continues to smaller lionlike creature riding upon its back...

Death mask, made from a thin bronze sheet subtly formed as a man's broad face, chased with eyes, a nose, mouth and rounded cheeks, as well as a mustache. Tiny attachment hole on each side of the top (one missing). Fine slightly encrusted green, blue and red patina. China, Liao Dynasty (907-1125). Height: 18,5 cm. The mask is nicely mounted on a custom stand. A few small areas missing, tiny hole on the nose, otherwise good condition...

Depicting several generations of high ranking officials and their wives. Bright colours and very fine painting. Condition: age wear, paint loss, cracks, traces of repainting. The painting had been remounted. Personally I would remove the borders and have the painting framed. Dimensions: the painting 95 x 150 cm, the scroll 109 x 210 cm.

ca. 1900
Late Qing Dynasty - Republic period
Silver plated bronze, khotan/hetian white jade, jadeite, tourmaline
Length: 24.5 cm / 9.6 in
Width (at widest point): 13.2 cm / 5 in
Dimensions of jade belt buckle: 11.3 x 3 cm
Diameter of circular jade plaque: 6 cm
From a Chicago, IL estate

A gorgeous late Qing silver plated bronze hand mirror, mounted with a finely carved mid-Qing white jade belt buckle for its handle...

c. 1850-1900
Late Qing dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, celadon glaze, and overglaze famille rose enamels
H: 44.7 cm / 17.6 in W: 22.8 cm / 9 in
From an Austin, Texas private collection, acquired in the 1980s

A large and richly decorated late Qing famille rose vase, decorated with auspicious peaches (for longevity) and bats (fu, for good fortune) against a celadon glazed ground, along with archaistic chilong handles at the neck...

17th century
Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with clear ivory glaze
Diameter: 14 cm / 5.5 in
Height: 7.4 cm / 2.9 in
From an English private collection
v A lovely 17th c Ming Dehua blanc-de-chine medium-sized box and cover, mould-casted with fluted edges and relief decoration showing a blooming peony sprig. This piece exemplifies the quality of Ming dehua wares with its fine porcelain paste and bubbly clear ivory glaze almost resembling that of Dingyao wares...

17th century
Late Ming - early Qing dynasty
Solid bronze
Diameter of opening: 12.7 cm / 5 in
Length (handle to handle): 17.5 cm / 6.9 in
Height: 8.3 cm / 3.3 in
Weight: 1118.6 grams (1.1 kg)
From a Denver, Pennsylvania estate

A rare and beautiful 17th century bronze censer, of a proportionally pleasing form with a compressed bulging body raised on a flared foot, with the rim everted and the handles casted as twin Buddhist lion heads...

c. 1500, late 15th - early 16th century
Hongzhi Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Diameter: 33.8 cm / 13.3 in
Height: 8 cm / 3 in
From an English private collection

A large and rare mid-Ming Hongzhi period blue and white porcelain charger, sturdily potted in the circular dish form with round curving walls and a flat flared rim. Egrets perch amongst river reeds in the central field while fish swim around aquatic plants in the cavetto...

c. 1860-75
Tongzhi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Height: 38.4 cm / 15 in
Width (at widest points): 18 cm / 7 in
From a Trenton, New Jersey estate

A large 19th c Tongzhi period square section vase, painted with famille rose enamels to depict a large traditional family gathering in its main hall to present ancestral offerings, while servants and guards gather outside, and a distant visitor or relative approaches on horseback...

c. 1900 - 1920s
Late Qing Dynasty - Republic period
Solid .990 silver, natural untreated Burmese jadeite, coral
Outer diameter: 7.5 cm / 3 in
Inner diameter: 5.7 cm / 2.2 in
Weight: 34.8 grams
From a York, Maine estate

A lovely c...

mid-19th century
Mid - Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
Height: 44.5 cm / 17.5 in
Width (at widest point): 21 cm / 8.2 in From a Madera, CA estate

A large and fantastic 19th c baluster or yen yen vase, enameled in the famille verte palette with eighteen different individual luohans and four unique depictions of Buddha. The attention to detail is superb, with each luohan sporting different colored-combination of clothes, facial feat...

Late 16th century
Wanli Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Diameter: 19.8 cm / 7.8 in
From a Soqual, CA estate

A late Ming wanli period blue and white plate, freely painted with a rather abstract landscape scene in the typical late Ming 'outline and wash' method. The charming border is comprised of floral sprigs interspersed with a squirrel, frog, and two birds. The glaze is exceptionally bright and glassy.

Condition: Excellen...

c. 1900 - 1910s
Late Qing - Republic period
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels
Width / Diameter (at widest points): 30 cm / 11.8 in
Height: 14.5 cm / 5.7 in
From a Netherlands estate / private collection

A large, heavily potted late Qing - Republic period porcelain 'gang' or fish bowl, fully decorated with doucai qilong dragons amongst rolling waves. Two cobalt blue lion heads are attached to both ends. The reverse features a flat, ...

1875-1908
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Diameter: 17.3 cm / 6.8 in
Height: 8 cm / 3.1 in
From a New Jersey estate

A lovely Guangxu mark and period porcelain bowl, enamel decorated with floral sprigs representing the four seasons: chrysanthemum, hibiscus, camellia, and begonias. The everted mouth is trimmed with a yellow archaistic border.

Condition: [Please examine all photos carefully, as they are pa...

mid-18th century
Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze enamels
Length (handle to spout): 14 cm / 5.5 in
Height: 11.7 cm / 4.6 in
From a Portland, OR private collection

A mid - Qianlong period export porcelain teapot, potted in the most charming lobed melon shape with a spayed petal-like foot. The body is decorated with continuous landscape scenes showing everyday life along a river harbor, with men and women fishing, boating, crossing bridge...

19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
Diameter: 36.5 cm / 14.4 in
From a San Diego, CA estate

A large and impressive porcelain charger plate, made in the late Qing dynasty and bearing an iron-red Qianlong seal mark. Enameled in the famille verte palette, this piece is decorated with two sprawling dragons, bordered by a diaper-ground border divided by chrysanthemums. The most interesting feature is however the subtle but imp...