Chinese cylindrical bamboo brush pot, carved and pierced with a man leading a horse away from a pine tree, 19th century era. Size; Height of carving is 5.5 inches, no condition issues.
This ultra-rare Spiro Mound shell carving is 2 1/4" and has two suspension holes. The shell is translucent and shows beautiful patina. The holes are correct. The figure appears to be holding a ceremonial monolithic flint mace. The figure is wearing an elaborate necklace with a cross pendant and ear spools. It also has a weeping eye motif. LeFlore County, Oklahoma. From the collection of the late Randy Jackson of Garden City, Michigan. A no-brainer for authenticity.
CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT PEAR SHAPED w GOLD & SIGNED
Description & Size: 6.35 x 10.79 x 6.95 cm (2.5" x 4.25" x 2.75")
Weight: 95 gram (3.35 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a superb Chinese yixing teapot handcrafted with pear shaped in red zhuni clay & GOLD mounted on the teapot spout, lid rim & finial. There are some tea stains in the teapot interior, exterior, spout & lid interior...
Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN & Signed
Description & Size: 6.35 x 11.68 x 7.62 cm (2.5" x 4.6" x 3")
Weight: 125 gram (4.4 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a superb Chinese yixing teapot handcrafted in red clay with beautiful brass mounted on the rims, spout & finial. There are some tea stains on the teapot exterior, interior & spout...
A rare 'qingbai' cosmetic box and cover northern Song dynasty the interior divided into three sections by three unglazed free standing flowering stems extending from the centre to the rim, each section containing a small bowl, the low domed cover finely incised with a floral scroll, covered with a translucent pale blue glaze falling short of the rims and countersunk base revealing the white ware 10.5 cm diameter
No chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restoratios.
Large antique Tibetan chest/trunk painted with a deep red background in front, with a coiled dragon within a large cloud-shaped border. Red and gold painted flowers with long, deep green stems fray out from behind the dragon and reaches inwards from the sides of the chest, with small green birds perching on either side of the dragon...
Clearly for a wealthy family, this small lamp was meant to be used as a personal light. The cat like figure has a filler hole between the ears, good weight (important for stability) and is silver in color, but exact metal content is not known...He/she is charming...4 inches x 3.5 inches wide and 1.5 inches deep...
Chinese antique large planter, round form and standing on three stout legs, around the center is a ring of applied carved porcelain butterflies with lion like heads and white glaze, around the rim is a ring of applied carved porcelain florets, the bottom has a hole for drainage. Minor losses and cracks from firing process, there is also an impressed six character mark From Jingdezhen. 19th century.
Size: 15" high x 18 1/4" wide.
Chinese porcelain monochrome vase with a cream crackle glaze, teardrop shaped body and a narrow neck. Single cobalt blue ring mark on bottom. Appraisal papers by Frank Caro of C.T. Loo in NYC. Chien Lung period (1736-1795)
Size: 5.25" height, 3" width
this old set of books was originally held together into a single volume with a cover..
The cover is now clearly falling apart and the books are all tied together with a leather cord probably done sometime in the 50's. Each volume covers a different aspect of law...civil, criminal etc...
There is a very faded red seal on the front page...the photo of the seal has been enhanced to hopefully make it more readable... Lots of Chinese characters used throughout the text...
Chinese porcelain vase with a pretty green crackle glaze, and a short, fluted rim with white crackle glaze. Prominent midwest collection, 18th/19th century
Size: 5.25" height, 3" width
Japanese iron pagoda statue, with a tall, ridged finial and five "stories". Its base is removable and can hold a candle inside to act as a lantern. Early 20th century.
Height 9.5"
Large, rectangular brush pot made from a dark bamboo wood. Each of its four sides has a large panel, carved skilfully with beautiful scenery. Adult and children figures are carved performing similar tasks, such as fishing over a bridge, with grass huts, rugged rock formations, large exotic trees bearing fruit, and beautiful architecture becoming the main focus of each panel. Each side is separated by a thin corner panel, carved with two serpents or dragons with vine-like bodies...
This antique pair of spectacles folds into the space of a single eyeglass for easy carrying. Lacking ear pieces, they rest on the nose, hence the name pince nez. The rims are tortoise shell.
Ca. 1800 – 1820, early 19th c
Jiaqing period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Diameter: 18.4 cm / 7.2 in
From a UK private collection
A lovely Jiaqing period floral dish, decorated with good-quality bright enamels. Possibly a birthday dish, as there is a bat (good fortune) and peach (longevity) in the dish center.
Condition: good antique condition, with two rim chips and some fleabites to the foot rim...
DESCRIPTION: A large, handsome Burmese wood sculpture of a male Nat, or nature spirit, dressed in traditional attire and engaged in a joyful dance. Such images were first carved from wood, then laboriously decorated with applications of red lacquer then gold gilt. Dating from the early 20th C., it has been mounted on a rod with square base. Please see the last photo for size comparison with our other Nat, FIG56. Although not purchased as a pair, these make wonderful companion pieces...
Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN Signed
Description & Size: 8.25 x 15.24 x 8.89 cm (3.25" x 6" x 3.5")
Weight: 164 gram (5.78 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a beautiful & nice size Chinese yixing teapot with brass mount on red clay. The teapot is brass mounted on the rims, spout & finial. The teapot is in excellent condition! It's signed MENGCHEN on the base.
Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot w Tri-Leg Stand & Signed
Description & Size: 7.62 x 13.33 x 8.25 cm (3" x 5.25" x 3.25")
Weight: 158 gram (5.57 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a superb Chinese yixing teapot w tri-leg stand on polished purple clay. The teapot has some tea stains on the interior of the lid & pot. A small line on the edge of the lid & small frit on the pot inner rim...
Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN Signed
Description & Size: 7.62 x 12.7 x 8.25 cm (3" x 5" x 3.25")
Weight: 165 gram (5.82 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a superb Chinese yixing teapot with 3 peg legs stand on red clay. There are some tea stains exterior & interior of the teapot. The teapot is in excellent condition with no damages, cracks, etc... It's signed MENGCHEN on the base.
Covered with green celadon to the footrim, glazed base. Diameter = 10.5 cm, . Yuan Dynasty. Perfect, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN w/o Handle & Signed
Description & Size: 7.62 x 12.06 x 8.25 cm (3" x 4.75" x 3.25")
Weight: 123 gram (4.33 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a rare & unique Chinese yixing teapot handcrafted during the 19th Century. What's unique about this teapot is that it has no handle & was possibly designed this way or that the handle was intentionally removed and polished over...
Small Chinese Yixing Teapot GONJU Signed
Description & Size: 6.35 x 12.06 x 7.62 cm (2.5" x 4.75" x 3")
Weight: 110 gram (3.88 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a superb small handcrafted Chinese yixing teapot in purple clay during the 19th Century. It's well rounded & balanced in the hand. There are tea stains on the exterior & interior of the pot...
Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN Pear Shaped
Description & Size: 8.25 x 12.7 x 7.62 cm (3.25" x 5" x 3")
Weight: 128 gram (4.51 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a nice handcrafted Chinese yixing teapot MENGCHEN pear shaped form in red clay. There is a small frit on the spout & some manufacture flaws on the outer surface of the lid...
Chinese Yixing Teapot w Tri-Leg Stand & Signed
Description & Size: 9.14 x 11.43 x 7.62 cm (3.6" x 4.5" x 3")
Weight: 147 gram (5.18 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a rare form Chinese yixing teapot pear shaped & mounted on a tri-leg stand. The teapot is original & unpolished with brass mounted on the rims & spout...
Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN Marked & Signed
Description & Size: 6.35 x 12.06 x 7.62 cm (2.5" x 4.75" x 3")
Weight: 103 gram (3.63 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a superb Chinese yixing teapot MENGCHEN brass mounted on the rims, base & finial on purple & brown clay. It's nicely polished in the turn of the century. There is a repair on the inner portion of the rim, a fine hairline on the lid...
With compressed globular body rising to a tall neck and flared rim, covered overall, and on the base, with an unctuous glaze of green tone, the foot rim left unglazed exposing the red burn. Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279)
Dimension : (9.5 cm.) high, 11 cm wide
Condition : perfect, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.
Chinese jadeite carving of a Buddha's hand citron fruit, with its tendril "fingers" curling inwards. Small areas of orange jade, with a small carved hole at its top for hanging as a pendant.
Size: 2.25" length, 1.5" width, 1" thick
Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot (2) GONGJU Signed
Description & Size: 8.25 x 17.14 x 12.06 cm (3.25" x 6.75" x 4.75")
Weight: 278 gram (9.8 oz)
Age: Late 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a superb Chinese yixing teapot GONJU with dark brown clay. It's well balanced in the hand. There are some chips in the inner lid, otherwise it's in excellent condition. It's signed GONGJU mark on the base.
Chinese crackle glaze porcelain statue of a seated Quan Yi, the bodhisattva of compassion. She holds her hands clasped in prayer or meditation and wears long, white robes with a hood pulled over her head. She is seated upon a blue-green glazed pedestal with deep blue and red flecking. She comes with an elegantly carved and pierced hardwood stand, 19th century.
Size: (on stand) 8" height, 4" width (porcelain only) 6.5" height, 3.5" width
Beautiful set of two (2) Chinese enamel vases with hexagonal shaped bodies, decorated with pink and blue flowers with twisting vines over a pastel yellow background...
Meiji period, Ca. 1880s
Each dish is painted with a similar design in colored overglaze enamels with a phoenix bird in flight over a paulownia spray and leafy garlands in the background. Each dish is molded in the shape of a chrysanthemum flower, and set on a low foot. The footring is unglazed, exposing the fine white porcelain body. A “fuku” mark in underglaze blue is painted on the base of each, and an iron-red cash symbol is drawn on the exterior wall. The dishes are four graduated...
Chinese carved Ivory old scholar Toggle, with gentle happy smile in his face, Ca. 1800's, 3 1/8" high, 1 3/8" x 1 1/4" wide, nicely naturally aged with hairline and old patina. The condition is good.
Chinese carved Ivory Toggle, Lotus Seeds carved out of the solid Ivory tip, Ca. 1800's, 1 1/2" high, 1 1/4" x 1 1/8" wide, with some naturally aged small hairline, beautifully aged old patina over well carved and polished surface, the details is very fine. The condition is good.
Porcelain covered with celadon glaze to the foot and decorated with floral carved motif, unglazed base. PERIOD : Yue ware 9th Century MEASUREMENTS:13 cm wide, 11.5 cm tall. CONDITION : Restored to the missing part
Blue & White jarlet with incised chrysanthemum scrolls. Ming dynasty early 16th century. Jindezhen Mingyao wares founded at South-Sulawesi. Height: 6.4cm.
Chinese Yixing Teapot Marked & Signed
Description & Size: 7.62 x 12.7 x 8.89 cm (3" x 5" x 3.5")
Weight: 125 gram (4.4 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a finely crafted Chinese yixing teapot with light colored clay. The teapot appear to be unpolished & in original colored. There are traces of tea stain within the teapot & inner lid. Also some chips & hairlines on the inner & upper lid. The lid finial has some lost ...