Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Large Glazed Pottery Ding Tripod - Dragons
This very rare and unusual example of a ding tripod was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) from a fairly high-fired pale reddish-brown pottery. It is extremely "heavily-potted" and unusually tall. It is coated in a streaky green glaze, the colour of which varies due to runs and variations in its thickness...
Hattie Carnegie presents coppery autumn colors in this chunky set. Glass beads, sequin shaped aurora borealis beads, copper colored stones and metal flowers with a taupe faux Baroque pearl dangle. Lovely Haskell-like filigree back. Brooch would also be lovely worn as a pendant if a pendant ring were added (simple, see a jeweler). Brooch is 3 1/4" total length, body of brooch is 1 3/4" in diameter, 3/4" deep. Clip earrings are 1 3/8" in diameter, 3/4" deep.
Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White snuff bottle depicting a hunting scene including men on horse-back, shooting bows & arrows and carrying felled prey. No apparent cracks or chips. Height 2.75 inches, width 1.25 inches.
An early Koryo dynasty celadon Maebyeong vase. 11th to early 12th century. The color is a more drab, vitreous green than the more opaque, bluer examples from the accomplished production of the middle 12th through early 13th centuries. Height, 10 1/2 inches (25.4 cm). Condition is good...
A Wedgwood Hand Painted Cabinet Plate. The Center has a Green Band Surrounding Flowers. It has the Wedgwood Imprint and "GTI" and the words "A Durer" It is circa 1880 and is 10.25" in diameter. There is some wear and a very slight hairline.
Beautiful man's short jacket, hand painted on Asa(hemp). It is in excellent conditon, very rare to find this quality in this condition. This type of kimono is becoming very scarce every year.
A Song longquan celadon unusual shape dish, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with raising lotus petal motif at exterior, covered with bluish green glaze. Condition : restored to the chip on the rim. Size: 23.5 cm diameter.
A Late Ming Dynasty 17th century white glazed Kraak type dish, decorated with molded incised to the cavetto side. Condition is good with no any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration, except the shape is warped . Diameter: 14 cm.
Exceptional vintage sterling silver and amethyst bracelet designed & signed circa 1950's by Taxco, Mexico modernist artist Antonio Pineda (1919-2009). Measuring 1 inch wide and 6 3/4 wearable inches long. 8 hand carved amethyst columns are bezel set and reflected within concave silver alcoves. Slide in clasp and safety chain are tight and secure. The ancient stones are in perfect condition. Fully hallmarked on the reverse...
Elegant and sophisticated and very well made. This set of simulated pearls and rhinestones looks just like real pearls and tiny pave diamonds. Its not signed, but it deserves to be! The necklace is 13 1/2" around the inside and is 3/4" wide. The bracelet is 7" around the inside and is also 3/4" wide.
A Gaudy Welsh Child's Mug in Cobalt Blue, Gold and Red, Hand Painted with Two Asian Scenes. English,19th century. Dimensions 2.75" high x 2.75" wide. Excellent condition.
Porcelain decorated with floral spray on the center, a floral scroll on the outside, glazed base. PERIOD : Middle Ming 16th Century MEASUREMENTS: 15 cm wide, 6.5 cm tall. CONDITION: 3 short hairlines to the rim; no cracks, no chips and free from restoration
Today I have a signed Hector Aguilar Armadillo necklace which is one of his most iconic designs. Anyone collecting fine Mexican silver should put this one on their list. The discs are thick silver with a range from 1.5in. to .75in. The length is 18in. and the weight is 95 grams heavy. The look of the silver gets even better as it shows a warm natural patina. Properly hallmarked as shown and with clean, new velvet which is easy to customize the length you need...
Ming dynasty Chenghua period blue & white bowl. Condition is perfect, except firing imperfection inside and slightly rough to the foot rim, otherwise is very good Chenghua Mingyao ware example excavated on South Sulawesi. Diameter: 15 cm.
Chinese export porcelain plates decorated for the English market. Qianlong period. 18th century. The wavy edged rim is bordered with garlands of summer flowers, surrounding a central reserve with a hand-painted floral bouquet, all trimmed with fine bands of gilding. The body of the porcelain is thinly potted and the white glaze ground is distinctly tinged with blue, with an unglazed foot ring...
A blue & white foliated dish with Qilin on the center, exterior decorated with continuous floral spray. Condition is good, with a tiny frit on the foot rim but free from any restoration as well. Dating Ming dynasty late 15th century, Thiansun to early Chenghua period. Diameter: 19 cm
Description:
A Yaozhou bird feeder was well glazed in yellowish-green tint.
Overly glazed on the surface except the bottom where the grayish-white body clay was revealed, the small vessel was in slender shape and was segregated in eight sections on the surface.
It was preserved in perfect condition when greasy-feel glaze sheen was reflected charmingly.
Date: Jin Dynasty, 11th/12th century.
Length: 7cm.
A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
Nonya ware or straits saucer decorated with phoenix and floral. Daoguang Six Character,overglaze iron red seal mark. Daoguang Period (1820-1850). D=10.5 cm. Condition, a tiny frit on the rim, no chips, cracks, hairline or restorations.