Early Ming Dynasty Chenghua period ( 1465 - 1487 ) blue and white minyao ( peoplesware ) bowl. Very nice watery cobalt blue and waterplant design, all typical for this period . D : 4,1 inc. Perfect condition !
Extraordinary Korean cabinet in three stacking sections. Covered with inlay on a black lacquer ground. The front is very densely covered with scenes of rural Korea: scholars in gardens, farmers at work, maidens in pavilion windows, and lovely vignettes of mountains, and rivers with bridges and boats. Silver toned chased brass hardware includes many butterfly hinges and lock plates...
From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, an absolutely superb Kangxi Mark and Period Charger, 1662-1722, depicting an elegant lady in a garden pavilion tending to a lit censer while her servant stands adjacent with a ruyi-shaped fan. An egret flies overhead and two rabbits sit in the foreground beneath a banana leaf plant. On the outer rim, there are four cartouches of other elegant ladies interspersed with four cartouches of flowering plants, all separated by key fret reserves...
Early 20th Century Large Black-Lacquered Mother-of-Pearl Box, in fair condition with much loss of the mother-of-pearl. The brass hardware is old but is not original. 31.5 x 18.5 x 16.5 inches, 80 x 47 x 42 cm.
19th century
Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with peachbloom glaze
Diameter: 13.7 cm / 5.4 in
Height: 10 cm
From a Portland, OR estate
An interesting 19th century taibaizun water pot, covered with an even layer of peachbloom glaze and enameled with two dragons playing amongst waves. The base is marked with a very well written Kangxi six-character kaishu mark in underglaze blue...
Antique Japanese pair of wooden temple guardian fu dogs, wonderfully carved with charming expression. Gilt accented eyes and reddened mouths, one with a horn on its head. Edo period 17th / 18th Century. Original condition with hand-carved details.
Size: 14" H x 7" W x 13" D
A Fine Famille Rose Bowl and Cover fluted body decorated with ladys playing at the garden ,mark and period of Tongzhi .bowl in good conditions, it just has very smal friting at inside the lid.(can't see from outside)
10,7cm 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.
A rare Yuan dynasty 14th century double gourd ewer with cover, rounded side with double gourd shape and unglazed base, this ewer decorated with under glaze iron spots with qingbai glaze.
Ewer is in good condition with spout broken off and re attach and covered with silver mounted, complete condition on handle and bodies still original.
Size: 12.5 cm height.
Indian painting. Water-colour on card of a Pathan tribesman. In a hand carved brass inlaid frame. 37 x 31 cm. undated estimated to be c.1900.
Chinese 17th-18th century red glazed "Gu shape" vase. 9,8 cm high. found from shipwreck. vase in good condition except very smooth short hairline.
Covered with ge type green celadon to the footrim, unglazed base. The bowl decorated with incised 8 idol in the petal. Diameter = 17 cm, height = 10 cm. Yuan Dynasty. Perfect, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
A group of 3pcs 19th C. Xianfen 1851-1861 Chinese famille rose porcealain small dishes, with people motif, in excellent condition. D:5-1/4".
Late 14th - early 15th century
Hongwu - Xuande Periods, early Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with Longquan celadon glaze
D: 31.5 cm, h: 5.5 cm
Age wear to glaze, otherwise perfect
From a Palm Beach, FL private collection
In terms of design and artistic execution, this beautiful Longquan celadon charger is solidly early Ming; its barbed rim, decorated cavetto, incised decorations, and fluted panel to central field are all very typical of late 14th / early 15th century ...
Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, seated with a tranquil expression and her hands concealed beneath her flowing robes,on a rockwork base. C17thc. Ht.5 1/4", (13.3cm). Condition; no damage or restoration.
Albumen print of Ellora caves taken by Lala Deen Dayal.
1890's. British Library number 430/35(30). Photographers stamp and pencil location on reverse. Strong tonal contrast. 28x20 cm.
Drawing of a girl holding a fan, Indian or Persian, mounted on marbled card, Undated, estimated to be 19th century, page 24x17.5cm, can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide
A fine southern Song - Yuan dynasty longquan celadon large carved dish, rounded side with rising rim and glazed base, dish decorated with clear and fine carved of flower motif, covered with good green color celadon glaze, good high ping sound with finger tip.
Dish is in very good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 34 cm diameter.