Rare Five Dynasties ( 907 - 960 AD ) Jar. Zhejiang ( Yue - ware ) Rare " rope - cut " base. H : 5,2 cm. Condition : Perfect

Incised decoration, matt pale blue-greenish grey glaze over a porcelain body and base. Foot rim unglazed. Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Southern Song Dynasty thirteenth centry. Diameter : 16,4 H : 6,1 cm. Condition : A very slight short hairline ( but still a nice bell like ring tone when tapped )

Very rare Ly-Tran dynasty ( 12th - 13th century ) bowl with transparent light green glaze and repeat combed design. The far very best and most beautiful example of this kind seen so far. Diameter : 16,6 cm. H : 7,8 cm. Condition : 2 chips ( one of them very small ) and a short V shape hairline to the rim ( to be seen om the image )

A wonderful example of southern American folk art. Southern folk art is very desirable and highly collected. This piece is quite unusual for several reasons: it is done on blue paper, and has the name of the artist (Sarah M. Daye), the location it was done (Charlottesville Seminary), and the date (1851). It depicts a young girl outdoors, feeding treats to her two dogs as a method of training them...

A magnificent Song dynasty Chizhou large basin, rounded side with flattened rim and unglazed base, basin decorated with painted iron brown of large fish motif at the center, also there is flower and weave motif, outer wall covered with iron brown motif.
Basin is in good condition with fine star crack to the rim, no chip, no restoration. few very minor glaze fritt / nick.
Size: 47 cm diameter, 12.7 cm height.

Longquan ware, Zhejiang with a nice rare Guan like crackled glaze. Song to Yuan Dynasties, thirteenth to fourteenth centuries. D : 5,5 cm. H : 4,3 cm. Nearly the same shape and size like the piece listed before ( # 230 ) - would be a nice pair and a nice addition to any Longquan collection. Condition : Perfect

Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Song to Yuan Dynasties, thirteenth to fourteenth centuries. D : 5,5 cm. H : 4,5 cm. Condition : Perfect

A 12.75" late 17th century Kakiemon vase and cover decorated in iron-red, green, yellow and black enamels on underglaze blue, the body with a profusion of chrysanthemum, peony and cherry blossoms and foliage emerging from rockwork, the shoulder with alternate bands of lappets, hanabishi and karakusa, the neck and the foot with a continuous band of lappets, the cover similarly decorated.

Provenance: Christie's Lot 44, November 17, 1998

Condition: slight crack to base, cover restored.

Rare Yuan Dynasty 14th. century small Jar with a molded decoration. Translucent qingbai like glaze on a porcelain body. It is rare to find a piece which still has its original Lid. Diameter : 8,2 cm. H : 6 cm. Condition : Two rim chips and a short very fine hairline, the Lid in perfect condition.

18th Century Edo Period Saga Ningyo of a young boy holding a rooster in one hand and a scepter in the other. His head bobs while his tongue goes in and out. Carved entirely of wood, his robes are built up with pigments in a technique called 'moriage'. He has a gorgeous blue outer robe decorated with foliate scroll slightly raised in relief. His inner robes are brown with shaped roundels of geometric patterns and cloud shapes...

The group of small porcelain items known as "toys" is composed of scent bottles, bonbonnieres, etuis, and seals. These were produced from the early years of Chelsea through to the Chelsea-Derby period. (The most comprehensive work on these items is The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, by G.E. Bryant, published in 1925.)

Seals were carried by members of the upper class and used to imprint a uniquely identifiable mark in the wax used to sign or secure documents or letters...

Chinese pottery figure of a horse in 2 pieces, made of red clay with slip painted pigments in white and red, wonderful form, still has great painted details, Han Dynasty (206 BC to AD 220). Size: 17 1/4" high x 22" long x 7" wide

A well patinated 16th/17th Century bronze Gu form vase cast in archaic Shang dynasty style. This is from the collection of the late Reverend Victor Farmer. Condition - the interior base has been replaced or re-glued and there are the usual 'production' repairs - made at the time of manufacture. This item was probably made during the reign of the Wanli emperor - 1573 to 1619...

Ming Chenghua period ( 1465 - 1487 ) blue and white high fired Minyao ( peoplesware )porcelain bowl. The model for the decoratin of this bowl were the decoration of one of the most prominent Imperial so called " Palace Bowls ". ( Please have a look at the last image ) Diameter : 12,2. H : 6,3 cm. Condition : Perfect ( nice bell like ring tone when tapped )

It is rare to find a Qingbai glazed covered Box - because most covered Boxes are Dehua ware. Molded decoration with a Lotus flower in the center. Qingbai glaze on a porcelain body. Yuan Dynasty 14th. century. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi. Diameter : 8,5 cm. Condition : Perfect.

A Dozen Blue and white stem cup decorate with three friends of winter pine.Tianqi period.found from shipwreck, hatcher cargo, All in good conditions and free from restoration.good glaze.size : 5 cm height.4,5 cm wide

A Rare small Celadon Double Gourd Water Dropper with cylindrical Body,Song dynasty.Good conditions with no cracks or restoration.7,5cm height.

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...