A Dozen Blue and white stem cup decorate with three friends of winter pine.Tianqi period.found from shipwreck, hatcher cargo, All in good conditions and free from restoration.good glaze.size : 5 cm height.4,5 cm wide

A Rare small Celadon Double Gourd Water Dropper with cylindrical Body,Song dynasty.Good conditions with no cracks or restoration.7,5cm height.

A gilt bronze belt hook unusually cast with a bat's head to the centre and with a dragon head terminal. This item was made either during the early Western Han Dynasty or the late Warring States period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty - circa 3rd to 4th Century BC. For an example dating to the same period please see lot 204 - Bonhams, London 12 May 2008. Condition - very good. No repairs or restoration...

A small gu shaped vase decorated in 17th century style with wucai enamels. this item was made during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662 to 1722). Condition - there are large chips and fritting to the rim and there is a 3cm hairline running from the rim...

An unusual beaker or gu shaped vase simply and strikingly decorated with wucai overglaze enamels. The central section is of a 'rope twist' form possibly copying turned wood. This item was made for export to Europe during the reign of the Kangxi emperor - 1662 to 1722. Condition - the neck has been reduced by 3.5 cm and there is a light 3cm hairline running from the rim. No further damages and no restoration...

A small, well patinated, Yixing stoneware teapot made in China circa 1700 to 1730 during either the Kangxi or Yongzheng reigns. There are no makers or owners seal marks. Condition - excellent. One minute base chip - no cracks and no resoration...

A very nice example of a splashed iron spot decorated Jarlet. Very fine Qingbai glaze over a porcelain body. Jingdezhen ware, Yuan Dynasty 14th. century. H : 6 cm. Diameter : 6,8 cm. Condition : One lug broken and nearly invisible re-glued. ( no lost ) further in a perect condition, perfect glaze, not the smallest chip or crack.

A small 14th Century green glazed dish decorated inside with a pair of fish - a symbol of marital harmony. This item was made in Longquan county, Zhejiang, during the Yuan Dynasty (1279 to 1368) for the domestic Chinese market. Condition - there is a glaze imperfection to the interior where there is also a 'kiln iron spot' and there has been good restoration to the foot rim...

Southern Song period ( 1127 - 1279 ) Zhejiang province. Extremaly rare small cup with a superb quality opaque glaze. The exposed clay to the base turned reddish during the fiering prozess. Unfortunately the enclosed images are not able to show how amazing this piece is. Diameter : 4,6 cm. H : 2,7 cm. Condition : Amazing glaze, no chip but there is a unbelievable slight short hairline which is only to see with a 10 X lens.

A Nice Bowl and Cover with Stand,fluted body.Qing dynasty. Bowl in good conditions it just has small friting inside the lid. 12,4cm diameter

A Fine Famille Rose Bowl and Cover fluted body decorated with ladys playing at the garden ,mark and period of Tongzhi .bowl in good conditions, it just has very smal friting at inside the lid.(can't see from outside) 10,7cm diameter

A Ming Blue and White Jarlet decorated with four lotus flowers. Hongzhi or Zhengde period.jar in good condition, it's just has minor glaze fritting at the rim.6cm tall.7,5cm diameter

Dish decorated with Tibetan Sanskrit at the center inside six petalled flower.glazed base.Hongzhi period.dish in very good conditions.25,5cm diameter.

A Blue and White Saucer Dish. Decorated with leaves and branches in the center and continuous flowers and buddish emblems on the exterior.MING Dynasty. 15 cm diameter.Dish in very good conditions.

A large vase, spectacularly decorated with falangcai (famille rose) enamels against a pale green background depicting a pantheon of gods, immortals, legendary figures and mythical beasts in a heavenly landscape amongst mountains and clouds. This item was made in the first half of the 19th Century during the reign of the Daoguang Emperor (1821-1850). Condition - the neck has been cut down, and ground, there are glaze hairlines to the base and there are minor losses to the enamels...

White glazed stoneware bowl with a nice molded floral decoration to the interior. Fifteenth century or earlier. Diameter : 12,1 cm. H : 5,7 cm. Condition : Slight glaze degradation but perfect with no chip or crack.

A good Yuan - Ming longquan celadon dish with incised flower (peony) motif, dish has flat bracketed rim with thickened edge and ribbed well, the foot ring and base are glazed apart from a wide ring for firing, the center is decorated with incised design of flower and foliage, the well and outside with vertical ribbing.
The dish is in very good condition no damage, no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 34 cm diameter.

Very well potted porcelain body covered with a white glaze. Fifteenth centuries or earlier. Diameter 5,2 cm. H : 4,4 Condition : Perfect

A beautifully decorated late 17th Century jar delicately painted in shades of underglaze blue. On one side is an image from the second chapter of the Yuan dynasty play the Xi Xiang Ji('The Romance of the Western Chamber') written by Wang Shifu - depicting Cui Yingying and her maid Hong Niang together with the scholar Zhang Sheng and a monk...

A large circular tureen and cover painted in underglaze blue depicting peonies, willow trees and rockwork in a garden setting. This item was made in China circa 1750, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, for export to Europe. Condition - there are minor losses. Two leaves on the pomegranate finial are chipped and an ear is missing from one of the boar's head handles. There are chips to the inside of the cover and there is a light hairline to the base...

Late Ming ( probably Swatow ) bowl with a very nice white Guan like crackled glaze. Diameter : 15,4 , H : 7,3 cm. Condition : Perfect

A fine and rare 'Transitional' double gourd vase, delicately painted in underglaze blue, depicting two scholars at leisure in a garden. The neck is decorated with styalized tulips. This item was made circa 1640 during the reign of the Chongzhen Emperor (1628 to 1644). Condition - there are museum style gold leaf repairs to the top and there is a kiln iron spot on the lapet border to the waist of the vase...

Ming Chenghua peiod ( 1465 - 1487 ) extremely nice decorated with three different kind of fish among water-plants. Diameter : 9,6 cm. H : 5 cm. Condition : broken and unprofessionally re-glued. This re- glue is easy to open again and this extremely nice and rare piece would it be worth to do a professional repair to it.

A large Yuan dynasty longquan celadon dish, this dish has a flat bracketed rim and ribbed well, the foot ring and base are glazed apart from a wide ring for firing, the center is decorated with carved flower motif, also the well and outer part decorated with carved flower motif, dish covered with green glaze.
Dish is in very good condition no damage, no chip, no crack, no restoration, good glaze.
Size: 40 cm diameter.

A small 17th century teapot, delicately painted in underglaze cobalt blue, depicting a scholar under a pine tree .There is a poem on the reverse side. The poem reads - "The day go fishing at Shui River. the morning having dream on Qi Shan Mountain." Both are famous locations in Shaanxi province, central northern China...

Nineteenth century, very nice large and rare shape, very nice decoration, perfect condition. H : 9,6 cm.

A blue and white vase with fluted body, decorated with flowers, kangxi period. good conditions no chip, no hairlines, free from restorations. 24,3 cm hight, 12 cm body diameter.

The model for this Chenghua period ( 1465 - 1487 ) Minyao ( peoplesware ) bowl was one of the most famous Chenghua Imperial " Palace Bowls ". Please compare the design of the bowl with the Palace Bowl sold by Bonham´s which you see at the last image. Diameter : 14,8 cm. H : 6,5. Condition : Broken and restored.

An early 18th Century underglaze blue decorated porcelain tea bowl and saucer made for export to Europe during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722). Condition - good. There are the usual rim frits and there is a light hairline running from the rim of the saucer.

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A very rare late Ming porcelain dish decorated in underglaze blue with overglaze iron red and green enamels. The base carries the four character mark of the Chenghua emperor but this item was made during the reign of the Tianqi Emperor(1621-1627)probably for export to Japan. Condition extremely fine. No restoration and( apart from the usual rim fritting) no damages and no losses to the overglaze decoration. 6.5 inches(16.5cm) Diameter.

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A very fine late 19th Century Chinese enamel sweetmeat tray with steel holder decorated with Jade and other precious stones. L: 18” x W: 8”. Overall excellent condition (except one of the jade handles is slightly cracked). SOLD TO N.Y.

A very nice early 20th Century Chinese enamel copper hexagonal vase. Decorated with peaches and flowers on a yellow background. Unmarked. Excellent condition H: 9-1/4”.

A very nicely cast 19th Century Chinese small bronze temple bell with characters. With holding hanger. H: 8”. Very good condition. $120

A very fine Chinese Ox Blood glazed porcelain Brushwasher, of disc-like form with a small mouth. Kangxi style but late 19th Century. Excellent condition. D: 4-1/4". $250.

A 19th/20th Century tall Chinese carved Zitan wood Guanyin, wearing a long flowing robe with veil and holding a baby. Excellent condition. H: 17-1/4".

Yuan Dynasty ( 1279 - 1368 ) Qingbai glaze over a nice molded decoration. Diameter : 5,3 cm. H : 4,1 cm. Condition : Perfect.

Yaozhou ware, Norhern Song period ( 960 - 1127 ) or still earlier. A quite similar resp. related piece is to see on a reputable Chinese website. H : 7,5 cm. Diameter max.: 6,8 cm. Condition : There is a lost to the rim of the under part which is normally covered by the cover. If you look closer at the surface of this area you can see, that this lost must happened before the burning process. Since this lost is not a later damage but original from the kiln and since there is not the smallest ch...

Early Qing Dynasty. ( Excavated ) H : 6,1 cm. Condition : Perfect.

Middle Ming period. Diameter 9,2 cm. Condition : Perfect

A Chinese wooden ruyi sceptre, delicately carved and pierced with trailing dragon. 19th Century. Length: 19”. In good condition with normal wear.

A very fine pair of Famille Rose enameled "eggshell" porcelain vases, with elongated oval bodies and flared necks; each with colorful peony and other blossoms. 19th Century, but with Qianlong seal mark. Inscription and seal marks, four character Qianlong Marks. Excellent condition (except a small chip on the bottom rim). H: 13-1/2".

Norhern Song ( 960 - 1127 ) Yaozhou ware with an well potted body and a unusually rich and qualityful molded decoration. The kind of the design is well-known among Yaozhou-connoisseurs, but this design is implemented still more highly detailed than normally and it shows additionally an chinese calligraphic character which is to translate with " high " ( perhaps also in reflect from for a " long time " ) Diameter : 14 cm. H : 5 cm. Condition : Absolutely perfect.

A beautiful Chinese copper, Cloisonné enamel jardiniere; elongated octagonal, carved archaistic designs with florals. Circa late 19th Century. Excellent condition. L: 9-1/2" W: 7” H: 4”.

A large Chinese blue and white porcelain vase of baluster form with Kylin & phoenix motif. CIRCA 19th Century/20th Century. H: 23”. Excellent condition; no crack or chips. SOLD.

A very fine Chinese Cloisonne enameled brush holder of lobed cylindrical form. Ddecorated in imperial yellow ground & colored enamels with 9 dragons. Early 20th Century (Republic). Excellent condition. D 6-1/2”. H 7”.

A really extremely nice and decorative white glazed Jar. Well potted porcelain body with a very delicate molded decoration and four lugs, covered with a very nice clean-white glaze. H : 9,9 cm. Diameter : 9,8 cm. Condition : There is a filled hole in the bottom, further this piece is in a really excellent condition - not the smallest crack or chip, even all four lugs are in perect condition, which is rare to find.

Ming Dynasty Chenghua period ( 1465 - 1487 ) Minyao ( peoplesware ) blue and white cup with a rare calligraphic design. Jingdezhen ware. Diameter : 6,3 cm. H : 4 cm. Condition : very slight rim fritting and chip to the base of the piece, no crack.

A nice celadon dish with everted lip rim, decorated with two moulded applique´ fish and carved petals on the exterior. Nice Celadon glaze over a porcelain body. Southern Song to Yuan Dynasties thirteenth to fourteenth centuries . Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Diameter : 14,1 cm. Condiion : Perfect

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The decoration of five fu dogs is painted in clear, rich tones of cobalt blue characteristic of the Kangxi period. The playful creatures are prancing among stylized ribbons, clouds and flames in a design that fills the entire interior base. The upward, slightly flaring sides are decorated and the thin rim is protected by a narrow bronze band that appears to have been applied shortly after the piece was made. The back of the dish is undecorated except for a four-character commendation...

Northern Song Dynasty ( 960 - 1127 ) Incised decoration, nice translucent white glaze over a porcelain body. Diameter : 18cm. H : 5,9 cm. Condition : Perfect ( Nice bell like tone when tapped )

A fine blue and white small bowl,decorated with floral design,chenghua mark, transitional periode.found from shipwreck.bowl in good conditions it just has very small friting at the rim. 9 cm diameter

A fine carved Norhern Song ( 960 - 1127 ) Yaozhou bowl. Diameter : 13,3 cm. H : 5 cm. Condition : Perfect !

Incised decoration, matt pale blue-greenish grey glaze over a porcelain body and base. Foot rim unglazed. Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Southern Song Dynasty thirteenth centry. Diameter : 15,4 Condition : Perfect ( nice bell like ring tone when tapped )

Five Dynasties (907 - 960 AD ) Zhejiang ( Yue - ware ). The interesting shape of this pot was the early model for the very expensive Qing Kangxi period porcelain Water-pots. H : 6,8 cm. Diameter : 9,8 cm. Condition : Perfect

This small Chinese traditional oil lamp is complete with the original hand-blown globe and cover. The base has several rows of ornate grillwork. The cover is engraved on one side with a couple. The other side has a poem. The chinese is old in both character and language and difficult to translate.

The lamp is only 5 inches tall and of higher silver content than usual for China at that time, which indicates an owner of wealth. I have cleaned off some of the tarnish in order to be able to s...

Northern Song ( 11th - 12th century ) The lustrous and glossy black glaze on the fine white body of this extremely rare piece are characteristic of the finest " Ding " vessels developed in the Dingzhou kilns at Quyang, Ding county, Hebei province in the Northern Song period. H : 4,2 cm. Condition : When examined with a 10X lense there is to see a very fine hairline to the body which is nearly invisible with the free eye, further in a perfect condiion.

A very rare Yuan dynasty longquan celadon dish, rounded side, flattened rim with deep center and glazed foot ring, dish decorate with impressed flower motif at the center, at the inner wall there is molded weave or cloud motif, at the rim there is 12 unglazed biscuit fired brown of flower motif, glazed base with ring for firing.
Dish is in very good condition no damage, no chip, no crack, no restoration, dish has wrapped (unbalance) rim.
Size: 35 cm diameter.

Geyao cup in a very nice Song Dynasty inspired shape. Seventeenth century. The brown clay to the base seems to be the original grey stoneware which turned to a dark brown during the firing process. It seems not just to be a brown slip which covers the unglazed body to the base which would be typical for Qing pieces their intention it is to pretend a Song Dynasty piece. Diameter : 5 cm. H : 3,6 cm. Condition : One restored chip.

A really nice Ming Chenghua period ( 1465 - 1487 ) Minyao ( peoplesware ) blue and white dish, decorated with 4 different kind of fishes among water plants at the outer side. The inner side decorated with a conch shell against a concentric wave pattern design, surrounded by a for Chenghua typical Lotus and other water plant decoration. D : 12,9 cm. Condition : On the inner side of the dish partly a slightly degraded glaze, and one old (easy to open) glue repair. No chip, no further crack.

A superb early Qing Shunzhi - Kangxi wucai baluster jar, this large jar has straight neck, broad shoulders with sides tapering towards and flat unglazed base. This jar is painted in under glaze blue and over glaze red, green, yellow, aubergine and black enamel, jar decorate with banana leaf border on the neck and continuous flower motif close to the base , two panel at sides with rock, flower and leaves motif, there are elegant peony flower and wild chrysanthemums around a taihu rocks, the flowe...