A Extremely Rare/Fine Mother of Pearl Inlaid Red Lacquer Sutra Reading Desk(Kyung Sang): Korea, early 19th Century, This red lacquered and mother of pearl inlaid sutra reading desk is an extremely rare for Buddhist reading sutra desk as a Korean, Joseon dynasty's, of rectangular section with rectangular top with fitted two upward-curved flanges without any metal hinges and supported on the undersides by 4 reticulated scroll brackets, and also supported on the double straight legs, fitte...

A Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer vase (converted into a lamp) decorated with four shaped panels of scholars on a mountainous landscape, the background with scrolling floral borders and motifs. The quality of the carving is one of the best from its period (probably late 19th century) and is in excellent condition – some chips and minor hair lines. It was converted into a lamp sometime later. It works perfectly as a lamp, although there is one area taped (with black tape) on the cord...

An American Victorian Brass Hinged Open Work Trinket or Jewelry Box, circa 1900. Dimensions; 5.75" x 4.25" x 3.75" high. Very Good Condition

A mid 18th century yellow ground Canton enamel bowl and cover both carrying the four character reign mark of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795). Condition - excellent - no damages and no restoration...

A rare and unusual 18th Century Gu form copper vase decorated with flower scrolls in bright famille rose enamels against a blue ground. The central copper section is engraved with three archaic style Taotie masks. This item was made in China during the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795). Condition - excellent - there are some stress marks to the white enamel inside the rim but, unusually no damages and losses and no restoration...

Albumen Photograph of Egyptian Ruins of Doorways with Hieroglyphs, Frith originally etched on plate, size: 8.5"H x 6.5"W, good condition, matted and framed in gold leaf frame, overall dimensions: 27"H x 21"W. Photographed in 1857 on 2nd trip to Middle East. Print Date: 1857. One of the first to travel and photograph area. Reference: Egypt and the Holy Land by Richard Lunn.

Yixing teapot from Tek Sing shipwreck.with incised hand writing at the base.Qing period.9,5cm body diameter.14 cm wide.6cm high.teapot in good condition with just one fine hair line at the rim.and circle hair line at the base we can see from outside but can not see from inside.no chipped,no restorations.

A very large Yuan dynasty longquan celadon dish, rounded side with flatted raise rim and glazed base, dish decorated with carved large flower motif at interior and vertical ribbing suggesting flower petal motif at inner wall, dish covered with green glaze.
Dish is in very good condition, no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 41 cm diameter.

A rare late Ming Jiajing Wanli blue and white bowl, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze blue of triagram motif at exterior, base with four Chinese character mark.
Bowl is in good condition, no crack, no chip, no restoration.
Size: 12.5 cm diameter.

Very rare, Sancai glazed Pottery dish with a incised decoration, excavated in Indonesia. Similar dishes were found at the CA MAU CARGO. Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period ( 1723 -1735). Diameter : 22,3 cm. Condition : Professional repaired.

Description:

An archaic decorative Bi was rarely carved in a material of rock crystal.
Other than the commonly-seen material-jadestone, crystal was used to be esteemed as the precious gem and being treasured among the noble people.
This crystal Bi was carved on both sides with the characteristic grains-motif.
By traditional craftsmanship, the separated dots were lined up by crossing straight lines firstly...

Nice Stoneware Dish with incised and carved decoration, covered by a nice Celadon glaze. Ming Dynasty, Longquan Ware. Diameter : 21,1 cm. Condition : There is a quite invisible, insignificant, professional restoration to the dish.

A Magnificent William IV Walnut Writing Table or Desk, with a Leather Top (old replacement of the original) and Two Drawers. Dimensions; 36" x 18.5" x 29" high. English, circa 1830 and in excellent condition.

It is extremely difficult to find a Khmer Tazza and still much more difficult to find a Khmer Tazza in a fine condition like this. Stoneware covered by a very nice iron brown glaze which shows due to its high age an rainbow effect. Khmer, Cambodia, 12th century but excavated in Indonesia. H : 13,4 cm. Diameter : 24,2 cm. Condition : Very nice. No crack. Some glaze - splinterings to the underside of the base which are to see on the last enlargements.

A large earthenware wine jar,Hu, with green lead glaze much of which is covered with a silvery iridescence(caused by long burial and exposure to moisture). On the shoulder is a low relief moulded frieze depicting a number of animals and a figure on horseback in what is possibly a hunting scene. On each side are animal masks with rings - in a style similar to contemporary door knockers. This item was made circa 100 BC - 8 AD...

A Very Rare Open Carved Battle Scene Panel with Inscriptions Korea, Choson, 18th –early 19th Century This open worked and mineral pigment painted with gold, silver, red, green, blue, yellow and black panel to be believed to have ornermented the attar of a temple or a Gerneral’s pavilion in commemoration of the battle scene.againt his enemy about 800 years ago or older (It’s believe to be a battle scene between Koryo (高麗 ,고려) and Yuan ? (元, 원)...

A rare sample of Yuan dynasty longquan celadon dragon dish, rounded side with deep center and unglazed foot ring, dish decorated with unusual two dragon motif chasing flaming pearl on center, inner wall with carved flower motif and classic scroll at the rim, covered with bluish green glaze.
Dish is broken into several pieces as it found and re-struck, newly excavated from trowulan east java, very good for any one who interested into studying early Chinese porcelain.
Size: 36 cm diamete...

A rare sample of Yuan dynasty longquan celadon huge bowl, rounded side with deep center and unglazed foot ring, dish decorated with flower motif on the center and vertical ribbing at inner wall suggesting flower petal motif, covered with good green glaze.
Bowl is broken into several pieces as it found and re-struck, newly excavated from trowulan east java, very good for any one who interested into studying early Chinese porcelain.
Size: 33 cm diameter.

A pair of late 19th/20th C. Chinese Famille Rose figurines. One of the mudmen has a minor repair to the tip of the fan (pls. see the photo); otherwise in excellent conition. Both marked with Chinese hallmark and stamped with CHINA. H: 9"

Rare Korean Black Lacquered Arrow Case (Quiver) of bamboo with a design of grapes, peonies, and ferns. Length: 40 inches, 101.5 cm.

A very rare sample of Yuan dynasty over glaze enamel bowl, rounded side with out turned rim and unglazed base, bowl decorated with red and green over glaze enamel, flower motif at the exterior, inner rim with classic scroll and center with flower spray motif, bowl excavated from Trowulan east java.
Bowl has been broken into several pieces and re-attach as seen at picture, a very rare sample of early over glaze enamel motif.
Size: 12 cm diameter, 6.5 cm diameter.

Beautiful Japanese large bronze trumpet shaped vase with long neck decorated with highly raised dragon and phoenix in swirling clouds, the round body of the vase is decorated with raised scenes of birds in branches, Meiji Period (1868-1912), signed on bottom: Yoshida. Size: 24" high

Good shards sample of Yuan dynasty red under glaze yuhuchun vase, shards is decorated with under glaze copper red, there is good sample drawing of flower scroll motif. these shards is very good for studying and comparison for any one who interested in studying early Chinese porcelain, newly excavated from east java. Size: 29 cm height.

A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese silk embroidery badge. In very good condition. W:12" x L:10-1/2".

Beautiful Japanese antique chobako (merchant's safe box) made all of keyaki (elm) wood with original deep reddish-orange lacquer finish, dramatic keyaki burl wood used, extensive dove tail joinery, heavy copper hardware including elaborately cut lock plates, top portion has sliding panels that reveal 4 small drawers of different sizes, bottom portion has one larger exterior drawer and a drop in door that covers 2 more small interior drawers, has 2 keys, Edo Period. Size: 11 1/2" high x 22...

A Very Fine,Large and Rare Bale-Form White Porcelain Wine Jar: Korea, Choson Dynasty, late 18th - early 19th Century This is a vey fine and evenly white glazed cocoon shaped wine jar or flask with one end flat rounded and the other sloping to a flat base and pierced in the mid-section with a circular aperture and fitted with a slightly flared spout, applied with a worm and clear white glaze evenly overall, base unglazed. It is in very fine condition without any major flaws as a large ...

Beautiful and rare large Japanese futon tansu, two sections, all keyaki front with dramatic grain, top section has 4 sliding panels which open to one large compartment, bottom section has 9 drawers of various sizes, a pair of sliding panels with horizontal slats covers a compartment with two small drawers, iron hardware including hirute shaped drawer pulls, the large sliding panels have bronze pulls with a chrysanthemum motif, beautiful deep brown original lacquer finish, Meiji Period. ...

Rare Five dynasty Yue Yao bowl decorated with molded lotus leave at the outer wall.covered with gray green glaze.Glazed base.Bowl in good condition wit just has degradation glaze because found from under the river (Musi river at south Sumatra).no chipped,no hairline,free from any restorations.13cm diameter.5cm high.

A Rare Ming blue and white small bowl decorated with Tibetan Sanskrit at the center and at the outer wall decorated with two birds and butterfly on flower branch.Ming period.found from Musi river at south Sumatra.Crackled glaze.9,5cm diameter..5cm high. condition with just 0,5cm hairline at the rim.

A beautiful early Qing dynasty sapphire blue glazed small vase, very elegant sapphire blue. In excellent condition, except there is a firing glaze shrinking on the bottle (pls. see photo). H:6".

A Tang Changsha bowl from Batu Hitam Shipwreck at Belitung decorated with scroll and fire work motif in green and brown color.Good condition with minor degradation glaze on the rim, no chip, no crack, no restoration. Size: 15 cm diameter

A Tang Changsha bowl from batu hitam shipwreck belitung, bowl decorate with brown and green color with scroll and fire works motif. Bowl is in good condition with some degradation glaze at the rim, no chip, no crack, no restoration. Size: 15 cm diameter.

A beutiful 19th C. Chinese sterling silver card case with very intricate silver work. It has dragon motif on one side & fishes on the other side. In good condition considering its age, no major damage. H:4" x W:2-1/2".

This elaborate antique embroidery panel is from Gujrat India and would have been used as a dowery quilt. It is backed with soft aged (now muted) cotton fabric, leaving a 4 inch border surrounding the embroidery. The gold and silver metallic threads are also somewhat subdued and blended giving the panel a soft and somewhat muted appearance which is very pleasing...

95 % of all Shufu Ware pieces are broken. This piece is in an perfect condition. Very thiny potted body with a nice molded decoration, covered by a nice Shufu glaze. Nice bell like sound when tapped. Yuan Dynasty ( 1279 - 1368 ) Diameter : 16,5 cm.

A superb early Qing Shunzhi - Kangxi wucai baluster jar, this large jar has straight neck, broad shoulders with sides tapering towards and flat unglazed base. This jar is painted in under glaze blue and over glaze red, green, and yellow over glaze enamel, there is scenery of human motif in four panel radiating on each side, neck with flower motif.
Jar is in good condition with faint hairline at the rim, no chip, no restoration.
Size: 31 cm height

A Fine Korean Persimmen Wood Cosmetic Box (Kyung Dae):Sold Korea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century Of rectangular shape set on four bracket feet, fitted with a flat lid hinged in the midsection and at the back which covers the mirror compartment, the mirror now aged crack, also constructed with a single rectangular drawer below, fitted with buckle-shaped metal hings and single bat shaped drawer pull, this box made with a persimmen wood with a natural granes. It’s in very fine condition ( Mea...

A good and cheap learning opportunity to become familiar with a genuine Ming piece. Ming Dynasty, Yongle period ( 1403 - 1424 ) Jingdezhen ware. H : 9,8 cm. Condition : Please look the enlargements.

A large piece of early 20th C. Chinese silk tapestry, normally, Chinese people using this kind of special motif silk panel hanging for elder people's birthday. Embroidered panel has been attached with a nice backing for ready hanging. And in it’s very good condition H:62"xW:27"

A Fine Korean Zelkova Wood Cosmetic Box (Kyung Dae): Korea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century Of rectangular shape set on four bracket feet, fitted with a flat lid hinged in the midsection and at the back which covers the mirror compartment, the mirror now aged crack, also constructed with a single rectangular drawer below, fitted with buckle-shaped metal hings and double-U shaped drawer pull, this box made with a zelkova wood with a natural granes. It’s in very fine condition except a mirror...

Rare Purple glaze bowl.Qing dynasty (possible kangxi period).Bowl has two hairlines,no chip and free from any restorations.Size:17,7cm diameter,6cm high.

Bowl with central figure of a dog. Porcelanous ware with a geen glaze and iron brown spots. Eastern Jin Dynasty ( 317 - 420 ) Zhejiang. Diameter : 10,2 cm. Condition : Perfect

Blue and White Makuzu Kozan Studio Vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

It is 14.5 inches (37 cm) tall and 7.25 inches (18.5cm) wide.

It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, or cracks.

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A good Song dynasty longquan celadon alms bowl with cover, rounded side with wide rim and deep center, bowl decorated with carved raising petal motif at the exterior, cover with carving flower motif, porcelains good ping sound with finger tip.
Bowl is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, cover has slightly different color tone.
Size: 13.5 cm diemeter, and 11.5 cm height including shipping cost.

A beautiful large piece late 18th C. Chinese Jadeite brooch, mounted on sterling silver. In excellent condition. H:1-3/4" x W:1-1/2".

A extremely decorative large Jar. Five Dynasties ( 618 - 906 ) with five lug handles and a bold 2 dragons design. Very nice typical Five Dynasties glaze. H : 28 cm. Condition : No chip, no crack, a small insignificant inconspicuous repair to one of the five lugs.

A beautiful 19th C Chinese sterling silver rattan bangle. Inner Diameter: 2-1/2". In excellent condition with beautiful patina.

A beautiful late 19/20th C. Chinese famille rose lamp with mandarin motif in excellent condition. H:17"(vase only).

An extremely rare and high value of Annamese Vietnamese blue and white big octagonal reticulated open work yuhuchun vase, octagonal shape with pear shape body and small neck with open wide rim, glazed base, vase decorated with good under glaze blue of flower motif at the exterior, at the belly there is open work motif of bird and flower motif, vase is found in east java.
The yuhuchun vase is in good condition with two of the bird panel has been damage and re-attach / restored, and small chi...

A rare bronze censer cast in Song dynasty shape and finely decorated with silver wire inlay in late Ming "Transitional" style. The base carries the mark 'Shi Sou' and this item was made in Jiangsu province, China, circa 1600 to 1650. Condition - excellent - no damages or restoration...

A nice Sancai glazed Water dropper in the shape of a fruit. Ming Dynasty. H : 5,5 cm. Condition : Perfect

A early 20th C. Chinese silver lock pendant with a boy rides on a Kylin motif. In it's excellent condition. W:3-1/4"xH:2-1/2". Weight: 42g. Signed.

A beautiful 19th C. Chinese Export Filigree Silver Card Case. Considering its age, in good condition, thought there are some lattice holes on both sides (please see photos). H: 3-1/2" W: 2-1/2"

Dresser Tray with a Doily Enclosed in between two pieces of glass and in a Bronze two handled mount. Dimensions; 8.5" in diameter, 10" to the handles. Circa 1900 and in excellent condition.

Perfect potted porcelain body with a polychrome enamel decoration. A so called Egg & Spinach glaze. The best of its kind ! Briliant colors with a fine crazing. It is also to see the so called " Rainbow effect " which is typical for old and genuine enamels. This Egg & Spinach called Susancai glaze first appeared during the Kangxi period, so this piece could be a Kangxi piece, but it also could be later. H : 7,4 cm. Diameter : 10 cm. Condition : Perfect

A Victorian Pottery Syrup, Milk or Cream Jug or Pitcher with a Pewter Lid; circa 1880. Marked Atkin Brothers, Sheffield on Inside of the Pewter Lid. The Design consists of three Bands of Flowers; under the lid, the body and the base. Dimensions 7.25" high x 4.25" wide. Very good condition.

A Fine and Old Painting of Dokseong, Korea's Hermit Saint in a most beautiful landscape. This gorgeous painting has a phenomenal dark patina that could only have developed through years of ritual use and adds greatly to the contemplative beauty and serenity of this very special work of art. Dokseong is pictured in an inspiring remote mountain forest, a Daoist style landscape where he seeks solitude and self-cultivation. His attire is that of a Buddhist monk...

A good Ming 15th century blue and white mandarin ducks ewer, the ewer is decorated in form of mandarin ducks and detailed in good under glaze blue motif, original cover. Ewer is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, very rare with original cover.
Size: 12.5 cm from head to tail, and 10 cm height.

A rare and good quality Yuan dynasty blue and white lobbed jar, rounded side with lobbed body and unglazed base, jar decorated with very good color of under glaze imported cobalt blue, flower motif paneled on exterior, jar covered with good bluish white glaze, good quality.
Jar is in very good condition no chip no crack no restoration, good shiny glaze.
Size: 5.5 cm height.

A good Yuan dynasty qingbai / luanbai small meiping with lugs, rounded side with two lugs and unglazed base, item covered with white glaze.
Item is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 9.5 cm height