Rare 18th Century Chinese Helmet with Original Dragon Embroidery Intact. Height: 17 inches, 43 cm.
18th century Chinese bronze tripod censer with four character Xuande mark at the base.20cm wide.7,5cm high.1585 gram weigh.
Western Jin (ca.300 A.D.) style Chinese bronze incense burner. Probably a later production. A boy is riding on a legendary animal (a turtle body with dragon or Qilin head). His right arm is raised up holding a traditional incense burner (Bo Shan Lu). It is in excellent condition.
H: 10 inches, W: 5 inches, D: 3 ¼ inches
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.
A gilt bronze belt hook unusually cast with a bat's head to the centre and with a dragon head terminal. This item was made either during the early Western Han Dynasty or the late Warring States period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty - circa 3rd to 4th Century BC. For an example dating to the same period please see lot 204 - Bonhams, London 12 May 2008. Condition - very good. No repairs or restoration...
This very well made 19th C. Chinese silver inlaid bronze incense burner is 2 7/8” high, 4 ½” wide (with handles is 7” wide). Its two handles are formed in the shape of beast heads. Two silver inlaid “Qi Lin” rising from ocean and surrounded by fire and clouds appear on either side of the piece. It has an unusual dragon mark on the bottom. It is in excellent condition.
A beautiful 19th C. Chinese cast bronze quanyin sitting on a foo lion or foo dog with a wooden stand. In excellent condition. H:11"xW:11" without wood stand.
Rare and large bronze mirror, decorated with ship at sea. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279).
Diameter 17 cm. Wonderful patina.
A Chinese Bronze Vase, Qing Dynasty. Height approximately 41cm. Few parts have been repaired.
This very nice archaic style bronze incense burner is an early 20th century product. There are stylized dragons over the entire body and three small elephant heads as decorative handles. On the top of the cover, a lion with a large tail plays with a ball. It is 11” high and 6” at the widest part. It is in excellent condition.
This rare standing figure of the Amida Buddha still shows remainders of a former very qualityful thick Lacquer Gilding.
Ming Dynasty. H : 64 cm.
A Chinese bronze stand for tripod censer from shipwreck.17th-18th century. 15,1cm diameter.1260 gram weight.
This early 20th century ivory carving of a maiden is 15 7/8” high (17 ½” with base), 3 ½” wide and 2 7/8” thick. She wears a simple and elegant robe and holds a bouquet of flowers in front of her. The carving is superb and has nice patina. The wood base is a later made piece. Aside from some small hair line cracks due to its age, the statue is in great condition. More detailed photos are available.
A Chinese Bronze Censer. Length approximately 11.2 cm (handle to handle). Height approximately 8.5 cm. There are two hairlines at the handle. In good condition.
Height approximately 16.6 cm. In good condition.
Size : 20cm wide. 2764 gram weight. Good condition except small fault at the handle from old time (please see on the picture).
Antique Japanese taiko drum, made from keyaki wood, with an iron handle on its front and iron studding to keep the drum skins into place. Size: 14" wide diameter on top and bottom x 18" high. Circa 1900.
Taiko drums are said to have originated when the Shinto goddess of sunlight, Amaterasu, locked herself away in a cave when her brother, Susanoo, god of the sea and storms, became enraged and created havoc on dry land...
A very nice Pumpkin form made in the manner like one of the most famous Yixing potters Chen Ming Yuan ( 1662 - 1735 ) modelled the Pumpkin form.
Qing Dynasty.
Bronze with workshop mark.
L : 12,5 cm. H : 7,8 cm.