The excellent animal and grape motif on this bronze mirror is persian-influenced. Tang Dynasty ( 617 - 906 ). Diameter: 11,7 cm. Condition: Excellent. Provenance: Old German collection. For similar examples please see Honolulu Academy of Arts, Eugene Fuller memory coll. Seattle Museum. 47. 123.
A "Gu"-shaped bronze vase, late Yuan / early Ming, 14th. century. The upper section with leaf shaped panels. The lower sections with "Kui"-dragons, all on geometric grounds. Nice casting, very nice patina. H : 15,4 cm. GU : A GU is a form of Chinese ritual bronze vessel from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, used to drink wine or offer ritual libations. A GU is tall and slender with a flared base, a slim center section and a trumpet-shaped mouth that is wider than the base...
Height approximately 41 cm. In good condition.
Width approximately 16.5 cm (across the handles). A dent at the rim, a dent at the foot, and a hair line at the foot. In good condition.
Width approximately 12.3 cm (across the handles). In good condition.
A rare Tang dynasty bronze mirror with animal and flower motif, good condition with short crack at the rim please see picture for detail, size: 10 cm diameter.
Chinese 18th century bronze censer or incense burner. 18,5 cm wide across the handle. 13 cm mouth diameter. 6,5 cm high. 1,725 Gram weight. Good conditions. Free from any crack or dent. censer possible has been cleaned.
1920s
Republic period
Gilt silver vermeil (solid silver with layer of gold), enamels, jadeite, and peking glass
Width: 17.4 cm
Height: 16 cm
Weight: 317.4 grams
From a Sheboygan, Wisconsin estate
A intricately crafted Republic period decorative censer, marked "silver" on the bottom and inset with jadeite and peking glass cabochons. The woven silver filigree work has been coated with a layer of gold, giving the piece a yellowish glow...
19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Solid silver, purity of at least .925
Diameter: 22.5 cm / 8.85 in
Height: 3.7 cm
Weight: 332 grams
From a Porto, Portugal private collection
An impressively crafted 19th century late Qing Chinese export silver footed plate, engraved in the center with a confident rendering of a sinuous dragon, and bordered with a marvelous pierced/reticulated cavetto featuring dragons amongst clouds...
Diameter approximately 16 cm (across the body).
Repaired and new patina added.
Diameter approximately 16 cm (across the handles). Repaired and new patina added. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 10.8 cm (across the handles). In good condition.
Height approximately 12.5 cm. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 21.5 cm. Height approximately 28 cm (including stand). In good condition.
A Han dynasty bronze hu vase. Raised on high, cupped foot. The body cast with three grooves bands around the circumference and below the girth. Another three grooved bands (one smaller) above the girth. Two mask handles with loose rings (original to the vase) on opposing sides of the shoulder. One larger grooved band under the rim. Condition sound with the vessel of solid casting, no active rust and good patina...
A fine Chinese bronze Gu, beaker, form flower vase of elegant elongated form cast with geometric, principally leiwen patterns, with zoomorpihic elements based on a Shang precedent. The design here largely adapted from examples to be found in the famous Song catalogue “Xuanhe Bogu Tu”, notably one example with two opposing worm like creatures incorporated in the central band of decoration. The casting is of excellent quality with a good patina...
A fine Chinese cast bronze incense holder with the figures of four Daoist Immortals each standing on and holding an attribute, as they sail across the sea to the Isles of the Immortals. The holder appears to have been cast in several parts, the main tubular body in one part attached to the separately cast tripod base by three vertical soldered tabs extending from the short cabriole legs...
Height approximately 12.5 cm. In good condition.
A very decorative Han Dynasty gilt bronze mat weight with 3 mythical animals ( chimera ). H : 5,6 cm. Diameter : 6,9 cm. Provenance : From an old, east German collection. Concerning the authenticity of this bronze : During the time of the Chinese Han Dynasty, here in Austria lived the Celts - an Iron Age ethnic group...
Length approximately 15.5cm (across the handles). Repaired at a leg. In good condition.
Height approximately 18.8cm. In good condition.
Height approximately 17.8cm. In good condition.
Length approximately 14.4cm. In good condition.
Length approximately 11.5cm (across the handles). In good condition.
Diameter approximately 13.3cm (across the body). Few soft dent. Fair erosion. Nice patina. In good condition.
Length approximately 14.4cm (across the handles). Few dents at the censer. Nice patina. In good condition.
Height approximately 14.2cm.There are few dents. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 18.5cm. A dent at the body. In good condition
Group of 4 individual metal Lohan metal scroll weights. Max height 5cm.
Height approximately 16.3 cm. In good condition.
Width approximately 11.3 cm (across the handles). A dent at the body. In good condition.
A Qing dynasty 18th century Chinese bronze censer, 12 cm diameter mouth, 18 cm diameter with ears weight 750 gram, good condition no damage, with custom wooden stand.
Chinese 18th Century bronze censer, xuande mark. Qing dynasty. 18cm diameter, 10,2cm high. 1593 gram weight. Good conditions, no dent, no crack, no repair.
Ming dynasty 17th century Chinese bronze censer with fish shape motif ears, good condition 15 cm diameter mouth, 20 cm diameter with ears, 11.5 cm height and about 3000 gran weight.
A rare Ming dynasty Lion head Chinese bronze censer with Xuande mark, size 15 cm diameter weight about 1300 gram, good condition please see picture for detail.
A finely cast bronze Bodhisattva Simhanada Lokesvara (an incarnation of Avalokiteśvara), with trident and seated on a lion. This item was made in Tibet and the bronze is of traditional copper / tin composition...
Length approximately 18.2 cm (across the handles). Weight: the censer approximately 1.5 kg, and the stand approximately 850 g. Height approximately
9.3 cm. A soft dent at the body. In good condition.
Length approximately 30 cm. Weight approximately 3800 g. Please view additional online photographs. In good condition.
A Ming dynasty large chinese bronze censer, rounded side with two handle and high body, censer is in good condition please see picture for detail, size: 21 cm diameter handle to handle, mouth diameter 15cm, height 9 cm height weight 2200 gram.
Diameter approximately 10 cm. In good condition.
Height approximately 25 cm. Gold splashed & carved. In good condition.
A beautiful late 19th C. Chinese cloisonne charger with lion motif in excellent condition. D:38cm
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. The lid is also etched with some field grasses & topped o...
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.