All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1700 item #1322927
Stunning Chinese Yongzheng porcelain plate ca 16-17th C. Decorated with Phoenix & birds in famille rose enamels, gilt highlights, a superb piece. Diameter 22.3 cm. or approx. 9 inches. Condition is excellent to perfect. No chips, cracks, hairlines, or restorations. Provenance: Private collection, France.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1700 item #1246751 (stock #JL-00310)
Ming Dynasty Celedon Charger with a foliate rim with subdued pattern within center. Very minor chips to rim. Diameter: 8 plus inches; height 1.75 inces
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1700 item #705750 (stock #26C10 1798)
Early William III Britannia standard silver trefid tablespoon, London, 1699, by silversmith Francis Archbold, length 7.25 inches. The shallow bowl gilded on the interior and with a double ribbed and beaded rat tail. The upturned handle's terminal is cut with two notches. Hallmarks are quite well struck apart from the date letter which is worn but still legible. The higher Britannia silver standard of 95.84% was introduced in 1697 but is rarely found after 1730...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1700 item #1154309 (stock #26C10 1798)
William III silver trefid table spoon, London, c.1700, by Francis Archbold. Length - 7.25 inches. Weight - 1.38 troy ounces. A typical trefid form table spoon with broad, shallow bowl and a double ribbed and beaded rat tail. The upturned handle's terminal is cut with two notches, a characteristic of the trefid form...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Handiwork : Wood : Pre 1700 item #1304097
Depicting the Lamentation of Christ. A very finely carved panel with most of its original polychrome remaining. At the back of the door there is a painted portrait of Christ with the crown of thorns. H. 45,5 cm, W. 28 cm. Condition: expected agea wear, paint loss an remains of woodworm.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1700 item #1205679
Decorated with floral patterns in lustre and blue glaze. Place of origin is probably Malaga. Diameter: 32 cm. Condition: several chips and a 20 cm. hairline. The hole to hang the plate is original.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Handiwork : Wood : Pre 1700 item #1304098
Depicting the resurrection of Christ. Very fine carving, most of the original polychrome intact. H. 33,5 cm, W. 21,5 cm. Condition: expected age wear, paint loss, remains of woodworm.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1492 item #1273516 (stock #JM-00506)
Delicate green celadon double fish plate. There is some crackling to the glaze. A small chip to rim and foot. Diameter is 5 inches & height is 1.5 inches. Higher resolution images upon request.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1492 item #577450 (stock #225)
Pre Colombian pottery figure of a standing man holding a basket over his head from the Nayarit area of west Mexico, dating between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D. Measuring approx. 11.5 inches tall in excellent antique condition with some minor professional restorations. Formerly purchased from the Seal and Bear Trading co. has been in a private collection for several years.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1492 item #1280216 (stock #ET-028)
Yuan Dynasty green celadon jarlet with embossed floral motifs and two ears. In good overall condition apart from some wear to high points of glaze embossment and slight roughness to inside rim mouth in one area. Additional images on request. Height: 2.50 inches; Diameter: 3.50 inches
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1492 item #1062598
Vase with two lugs covered by qingbai glazed to the foot ; unglazed base . PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 11 cm height. CONDITION: very good, firing crack to the body and a hairline to the inner of the neck.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1492 item #921355 (stock #211)
Celadon covered box decorated with twin phoenix, unglazed base with mark. D=9.5 H=4 cm Song Dynasty. Condition: a tiny chip on the rim of cover.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1492 item #1366350 (stock #CH5.58)
A finely-potted dingyao porcelain dish, with a moulded and auspicious design of a peony at the centre and two phoenixes amidst foliage in the cavetto within a key fret border. The rim is silver. Northern Chinese, Song or Jin dynasty, C11-12. No photograph can communicate the appeal of dingyao which combines both softness and severity...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1492 item #1279522 (stock #ET-021)
Song Dynasty two fish celadon plate with lotus leaf pattern to the underside. In good condition overall. Note, one fish embossment appears slightly voided during the making process of plate. Coloration difference from green to more olive on one side. Higher resolution images upon request. Diameter: 7.50 inches; height: 1.75 inches.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1492 item #511660 (stock #169)
Anasazi culture corrugated drinking vessel circa 1300 AD a grey pottery with smooth interior and handle with corrugated exterior design. Measuring approx. 5 inches tall in very good condition some minor chips on the rim. A fine piece of ancient Native American Pottery from a old collection found in the 1930s.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1492 item #1274102 (stock #GD-006)
Small green Song Dynasty Celadon dish with crackled glaze. Glaze wear on rim. Diameter: 4.25 inches.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1492 item #1244827 (stock #JL-00314)
A small Song Dynasty celadon bowl in good condition. Carved lotus leaf pattern to outside. Apart for some wear as may be expected, there are only some very minor chips to base rim. Lovely color and good symmetry. Small noticeable mark on rim that likely occurred during firing. Diameter: 5 inches
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Handiwork : Hardstone : Pre AD 1000 item #1292186
Antique Chinese Grey-green carved openwork jade Bi rendered in alternating rings of incised rope pattern. The center disk features burrowing chilong carved in bas-relief. Diffuse calcification with slight erosion are visible. Size; Diameter of carving is 5.5 inches, condition is consistent with age.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Metals : Bronze : Pre AD 1000 item #1292185
Antique Chinese white jade Yue axe with russet suffusion, smooth surface and well worn grooves. Size: Measurements are 5"H x 2.75"W, condition consistent with age.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre AD 1000 item #1279218 (stock #ET-018)
Tang Dynasty green glazed spouted wine ewer. Vessel is small likely made for individual servings. Glaze has a nice sheen , however, there are some small chips to actual glaze. No chips or cracks to the ewer itself. Height: 3 inches; diameter: 2.50 inches