A finely detailed Chinese porcelain rooster in a rich blue turquoise glaze with his comb and wattle, as well as the rock form base, glazed in a deep aubergine. In excellent condition, it measures 10.25" high, 7" long.
Please note: Any brown or white spots in photos are reflections, especially in the 2nd photograph where it looks brown at the base of the rooster's comb. It is not brown, it is purple. The reflection is coming from a brown bench behind the photographer.
Width approximately 18 cm (across the masks). In good condition.
Width approximately 18.2 cm (across the handles). In good condition.
Width approximately 22.5 cm (across the handles). In good condition.
19th Century Chinese Bronze Relief Dragon Censer Marked
It is 4.1 inches (10.5 cm) tall by 5.8 inches (15 cm) wide. It is 1990 gram (4.4 Lb).
The bronze censer has oxidation, tarnished metal, and surface wears and scratches ( as seen in the photos).
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Brooch or fibula? very thick cast copper alloy. Hot gold with mercury. The gilding is very thick. It is very well preserved and is only worn on the ends of the reliefs as can be seen in the photos. Three black stones are set. The stones are very worn by shocks or degraded by time?
Two holes are drilled on either side of the center.
The correct color is that of the first photo where we see the greenish gilding.
Interesting jewel certainly very old several centuries.
93x30mm
A blue and white Stem-cup with octagonal shaped, painted with vividly and neatly an official and the attendant in the garden view with three friends of winter these are plum, bamboo and pine among two Lizards. Very interesting and rare found pattern, covered overall with nice dark cobalt blue. Condition is very good, no any chips, no any cracks and free from any restoration. Found at Kalimantan/Borneo Island. Height: 10,7 cm and Mouth Diameter: 9 cm.
A nice and rich black glazed ewer, decorated with Dragon handle and aside with two small dragons climbing on the neck. Ming Dynasty 16th century possibly Hongzhi - Zhengde Fujian ware. Condition is very good near perfect, no any chips, no any cracks and free from any restoration, found at Sumatera Island. Height: 17 cm.
A finely carved Chinese boxwood statue of the Tang poet Li Bai. Dressed in official attire with a scroll in his right hand, Li Bai appears to be deep in thought as he strokes his beard. Attached to a wooden base, it measures 9.5 inches high as pictured. Base measures 3.5” square. Condition is excellent. Dates circa 1900.
19th Century Chinese Solid Silver White Jade Carved Plaque Brooch with Bat
It is 1.8 inches (4.6 cm) long by 2.1 inches (5.4 cm) wide. It is 15.6 gram.
The silver is tarnished. It also has inclusions at the plaque and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
Some of the photos were taken under the sun.
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Old (1900's) Chinese Robin's Egg Glazed Porcelain Snuff Bottle
It is 2.9 inches (7.4 cm) tall by 1.6 inches (4 cm) wide. It is 67.5 gram.
It has dark spots, skip glace and surface scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A Chinese porcelain brush washer with a flambe ox blood glaze and the splashed colors of red, white and blue. The pot was for the use of a scholar to clean his brush when doing calligraphy. The washer is six sided and measures about 2" tall x 2 1/2" in diameter. This is another example of the ox blood glaze, during the 19th Century, running in the kiln, which made in necessary to break the piece from the kiln. The foot was then ground or shaped to sit level...
A rare brushpot caved in coconut. On one side 1 temple surrounded by 1 dragon with a fish tail (Makara) and a fish. On the other side 2 dragons surrounding the sacred pearl which curiously has the shape of an inverted heart. We can see the same heart on a coconut box illustrated on page 96 of book 44 of the complete collection of the Palace Museum...
An antique statue of the lucky god Zhang Guolao holding a fish drum, a Chinese percussion instrument. Carved from a large bamboo piece with nice patina. One of the eight immortals of the Chinese Taoist pantheon. Condition: sticks of the instrument lost, some short cracks and chips. Dimension: c. 34.6 cm high. Please compare to item # 1434476, item #1434720, item #1435015 for another carvings of the same group.
19th Century Century Chinese Jade Carved Dragon Belt Buckle
It is 0.9 inch (2.3 cm) tall by 4.2 inches (10.6 cm) long and 0.87 inch (2.2 cm) wide. It is 57.9 gram.
It has flea bite size chips and inclusions (as seen in the photos).
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Early 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Table Plaque Wood Stand with Peach & Flower
It is 6.7 inches (17 cm) tall by 10 inches (25.3 cm) wide. The plaque is 4.3 inches (11 cm) in length by 9.4 inches (23.8 cm) wide. It is 1 Lb.
It has dark spots, skip glazes, rubbing of paint, chips at the rims, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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This Miao woman's jacket has hand embroiled detail collar, front lapel, and sleeve bands...background fabric of the body of the jacket feels like rayon but maybe silk...sleeves are heavy cotton...
there is small hole 1/2 inch (looks like cigarette) on the back left side roughly 2-3 inches from hem...
this jacket will fit a small woman...
this style of woman's jacket is from the shidong area of Tia jiang...
Chinese Tang dynasty - Five dynasties Yue Yao bowl. 15,8cm diameter. 6,8cm high. Bowl has small chipped at the rim (please see on the photos) free from any repair.