Antique Mongolian traveler's knife and chopsticks set. The knife's sheath is made of wood and completely covered in silver repoussé designs of Buddhist symbols and inlaid with coral and turquoise florets. The handle of the knife and the chopsticks are made of bone.
Age: 19th century
Dimensions: 15 1/2" long x 1 3/8" wide
A Parcel Gilt Bronze Vase.
With two flanges and a straight neck.
The body incised with a Lingzhi
16/17thC.
Height: 7 1/2" (19.0 cm).
Condition: casting flaw to the front
A fine Chinese bronze hu applied with ten mask and loose ring handles on a ground of dense geometric pattern. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century. 33cms. Good condition.
A Chinese bronze hu-form vase with tubular handles and a cast band around the shoulder. Late Ming, 17th century. 24 cms.
(shallow dent to lower part of one side)
Chinese 19th century bronze censer with dragon ears, Xuande mark. 14 cm wide, 9,3 cm mouth rim diameter. 8 cm high. 461 gram weight.Censer has flake colour at the patina and smooth dent at the body. (please see at the pictures).
1900's Peranakan Nyonya Peking Glass Beaded Wedding Silver Belt Buckle Marked
It is 31.5 inches (80 cm) long by 3.05 inches (7.8 cm) wide. It is 0.6 Lb.
It is tarnished and has missing beads, tears and wears at the leather, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Ancient Chinese Archaic Era bronze dou, footed vessel used to contain food. This traditionally dou vessel consists of two pieces. The larger piece is a circular bowl supported on a stem which gradually tapers downward and outward to form a round foot. And the lid which is a shallower round bowl on a shorter stem which is inverted and snugly fitted over the bottom bowl. Two ring handles are attached to the rim of the lower bowl on either side...
This form of jug called a monk's cap is of Tibetan origin. The model was adopted in China from the beginning of the 15th century and very appreciated. Monks' cap jugs were made of porcelain. They are always of good quality. The example presented here is made of thick bronze (yellow copper alloy). I don't think it's cast but rather hammered bronze.The border of the top in strong relief would indicate a cast bronze. But it is not certain...
Very red cast bronze censer,rich copper alloy. Partially gilded with mercury.The body is very thick,the object is heavy.The carving of the details is deep and it seems that the decor is entirely sculpted without prior molding which is quite unusual. Honestly I hesitate as to the construction technique.At first I thought it was a repoussé work but the metal is much too thick and the examination of the interior leads us to think that it was rather casted and ciseled...
Funeral mirror of circular shape decorated around its center with two chimeras facing each other. Bronze, with a nice slightly encrusted red and green patina on some areas. China, Jin Dynasty. Diameter: 8.5 cm. Very good condition. NOTE: this mirror is part of a small collection of funeral mirrors collected many years ago that we are starting to offer presently.
There is one silver buckle. The belt consists of eleven silver engraved boxes. Weight approximately 354 g. In good condition.
Small funeral mirror, of circular shape, decorated in relief with two tigers. Traces of the original gilding. Bronze, with fine age patina. China, Jin Dynasty. Diameter: 7.1 cm. Very good condition. NOTE: this mirror is part of a small collection of funeral mirrors collected many years ago that we are starting to offer presently.
Small funeral mirror, of circular shape, decorated in relief with four frolicking chimeras and grapes. At the back,traces of the imprint of a textile. Bronze, with fine age patina. China, Tang Dynasty. Diameter: 6.8 cm. Very good condition. NOTE: this mirror is part of a small collection of funeral mirrors collected many years ago that we are starting to offer presently.
Funeral mirror of circular shape decorated with an adorned square at its center, surrounded by symbols, and with a geometric design in relief around its rim. Bronze, with a nice slightly encrusted red and green patina. China, Han Dynasty. Diameter: 8.9 cm. Very good condition. NOTE: this mirror is part of a small collection of funeral mirrors collected many years ago that we are starting to offer presently.
Width approximately 18.5 cm (across the handles). Height approximately 11.5 cm included the stand. There are a sticker mark and light effects on the body, no patches or damage to the body. At the base, there are erosions, peeling skin, and a skin crack. More pictures are available. In good condition.
Opium box of rounded rectangular shape, decorated with an embossed design all over its body representing a noble man in front of a house in the company of two women, a floral decor, Chinese characters and a geometric design. The lid itself is decorated with an embossed feminine figure (a dancer) surmounted by a bat. The box is made of copper with a fine age patina. China, end of 19th century. Height: 5.6 cm. Very good condition.
A Small Bronze Figure of a Attendant. Possibly a Daoist Priest standing and holding an offering. Traces of gilt lacquer. L Ming 16/17thC. Height; 6 1/4″ (15.6 cm). Condition; good patina
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze censer with Jia Cang Zhen Bao mark. 21 cm wide. 8,5 cm high. 14,7 mouth diameter. 2323 gram weight. Censer in original patina condition except has small part scratch. From inside you can see small repair from mis cast but hard to see from outside. ( Please see on the pictures ).