16th century
Ming Dynasty
Cast iron (or maybe bronze?) with lacquer and gold
Height: 48.1 cm / 18.9 in
Weight: 19.6 lb / 8.9 kg
From the estate of Sir Cecil Nixon

A huge and tall figure of Ananda, partially gilded and covered with lacquer. One of the ten disciples of the Buddha, Ananda is typically portrayed as a handsome youth with closed eyes, tranquil features, and drooping ears...

Antique Chinese bronze hanging bell with beautiful casting and patina. It hangs by a hook shaped as a two-headed serpent, and its sides are decorated with phoenixes (fenghuang in Chinese, ho-o in Japanese) flying with their head downwards and their long, beautiful tail feathers floating up and over their bodies. The phoenix is a bird of the Sun, so a small Sun adorns two sides of the bell, along with curling motif running along the bottom. Size: 6.5" height, 4.75" width

Chinese Bronze Censer decorated with The Eight Auspicious Symbols. 18thC Height 14.7cm. Condition; one handle leaning slightly inwards otherwise good. Original patina.

Set of two (2) gilded metal court fans with dragon head handles biting the bottom of the fan and an open-mouthed dragon head at its tops. The fans mirror each other with their elaborate pierced designs of two fenghuang (phoenix) birds flying with a sun between them and lucky bats flying above their heads. Swords, staffs, vases, lotus pods, and other objects adorn each fan's outer edges...

Diameter approximately 14 cm. Cleaned & repaired. In good condition.

Antique Chinese opium container made from copper with silver, with a cloisonne lid, decorated with pink flowers on a deep blue background. Its front is engraved with a beautiful seated princess, and its back is engraved with Chinese characters reading " The best medicine of the West comes to the great East. Consume this opium and float like a celestial princess." Dated 1820-1850 Size: 2" height, 1.75" width

Length approximately 17.5 cm (across the handles). Few soft dents at the rim. Weight: censer 900 gram ,and stand 725 gram. There is excess size a little at the stand. Polished. In good condition.

Chinese 18th century bronze censer with six character Xuande mark at the base. 18cm wide, 12,5cm mouth rim diameter. 7cm high. 1387 gram weight. Censer has single soft dent at the body (please see on the picture), no crack, no repair.

Diameter approximately 14 cm. A soft dent at the rim. In good condition.

Chinese Silver Teapot Hexagon Shaped & Signed

Description & Size: 15.24 x 12.7 x 11.43 cm (6" x 5" x 4.5")

Weight: 240 gram (8.46 oz)

Age: 19th Century

Production: Handcrafted & Etched

This is a nicely handcrafted 19th Century Chinese silver teapot. The teapot is crafted in a hexagon shaped body with a uniquely designed spout with beautiful etched works of geeses in the field...

A rare Ming dynasty 17th century Cloisonne gilt bronze lion Qilin, good condition please see picture for detail, size: 18 cm height, 24 cm wide.

A Ming dynasty 16 - 17th century Chinese bronze figure of large seated Bodhisattva, good condition please see picture for detail, very heavy in about 6500 gram with 32 cm height and 24 cm wide.

Chinese Silver Teapot w Kettle Stand

Description & Size

Teapot:

16.51 x 11.43 cm (6.5" x 4.5") Height with & without handle

13.97 x 12.06 cm (5.5" x 4.75") Wide with & without spout

Weight: 339 gram (11.97 oz)

Kettle Stand:

6.98 x 13.33 cm (2.75" x 5.25")

Weight: 263 gram (9.27 oz)

Age: Late 19th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a wonderfully handcrafted Chinese e...

Chinese Qing 18th century gilt bronze with Xuande mark. 13,8 cm wide (from ear to ear). No dent, no crack, no repair. only found scrach at the gilt. (please see on the photos). 833 Gram weight.

Diameter approximately 10.5 cm. In good condition.

Length approximately 23.3 cm. A soft dent at the base. In good condition.

13,5 cm Diameter. 923 gram weight. Good conditions, no dent, no crack, no repair.

A rare Ming dynasty 17th century bronze figure of immortal Ang Hai Jie riding a qilin, good condition no damage, large size in 33 cm height weight about 4 kg.