Yixing zisha teapot from Tek Sing shipwreck.Qing period.11cm body diameter.16cm wide.11cm high.teapot in good condition with just missing the top of the lid on restoration.

Description: A rare ivory pot with picturesque carvings on the surface was preserved in very good condition. Tinged due to age, the exquisite image of the carving was intended to describe a religious story. Date: 18th century, Provenance: Thailand Height: 10cm Width: 9.5cm.

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A stylized Ruyi was rarely found by cast bronze quality.
In unique and beautiful plum flowers and branches form, the bronze Ruyi was put firmly on a stand as a treasured item or on a desk as a nice brush-rest.
It was in quite good size which was rarely found too.
The darken patina was yielded due to age when the overall condition is perfect.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century.

Length: 32.6cm...

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A archer's ring was in warm yellowish patina.
Fine tissues were yielded due to natural cause from age.
In ivory look but actually was a bone piece, it was not unusual when ivory had been very precious and bone materials would be used instead.

Date: Mid Qing periods, 18th century.

Width: 3.1cm, Height:2.9cm

Material: Bone.

Yixing zisha teapot from Tek Sing shipwreck.with incised hand writing mark at the base.Qing period.9,5cm body diameter.13 cm wide.8,5cm high.teapot in good condition with just fine hair line at inside of the lid.

A very rare Chinese Nanmu scholar's table chest. Nanmu wood has been used in China since the Han dynasty and is very prized by collectors as it is difficult to find. I feel that it is rarer than huanghuali. I have only come across one Nanmu scholar's chest in all the years that I have been collecting. Size: L.34cm. W.17cm. H.6cm. Age: Mid Qing or earlier. Condition: No repairs

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A peach-bloom glazed water basin was in nice shape.
Well glazed in gradient tints, the basin was revealed with finely-grained body clay at the foot ring when darken firing effects was resulted within.
It was used for some time. Crackled wires were yielded inside the basin.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century.

Height: 7.3cm, Body Width: 10cm.

Description: A boxwood carving of Louhan was in old charming patina. Carved in a simple but sleek way, the figure sit easily when tucking the hands into the sleeves. From the mature craftsmanship, the characteristics of the facial features and the honey brownish patina which was caused from the enduring age, the wood work can be dated as one masterpiece from 16th century of Ming Dynasty. Height:7.5cm, Width:6.5cm, Depth:6.45cm...

Description: An intriguing ivory carving in old patina was carved with a skeleton figure leaning to a skull. Half-squatting, the skeleton leaned to the skull by his or her right hand when protecting it with the left hand. With fantastic skill, the piece was carved in open work from one solid ivory block. Good ivory tissues and patina were yielded when realistic skeleton anatomy was rendered...

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A boxwood root was intriguingly carved and hollowed into a charming brush pot.
Being penetrated as wall of holes for light going through, the scholar item was most favoured by literati for the natural mood.
It was reserved in very good condition by enduring old patina.
The under cover was an old restoration.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century,

Height: 16.5cm.

A traditional folk costume frippery crown called "Schappele", worn in the Bregenzerwald in Austria by girls and unmarried young women. A cardboard ring covered with velvet, the front with embroidered Christogram IHS in gold thread and some sequins. The upper part of the headdress made with gilt wire, glass beads and silk ribbons. For a similar piece please visit the website of the Vorarlberg Museum: http://www.vorarlbergmuseen.at/objekte/jw-43 Condition: silk ribbons consumed, traces of usage...

Pennsylvania farm table with two asymmetrical drawers and a two-board top secured with wooden removable pegs. Circa 1800. Walnut and poplar. Size: 57 1/4 inches long x 34 3/8 inches deep x 28 inches ht.

Staffordshire brown transferware platter circa 1830 by T. Heath Burslem England titled on reverse sporting subjects. This beautiful example is in excellent condition no chips or cracks repairs etc. some age discoloration on the reverse. Measuring approx. 16 inches by 12.5 inches.

An interesting pair of boat shaped dishes, funagata o-zara, decorated in a limited palette of iron red, green enamel and gilding with a central motif of Karashishi on waves framed by a band of shippo, cash. The dishes date to the early nineteenth century and the late Edo period, circa 1800-1830. The dishes measure 18cm in length and 11cm in diameter...

A beautiful and well made scholar's screen made of blackwood and having the original marble insert. Most of the marble in early pieces have been replaced. The frame for the marble has a key fret design. The base has carvings of two peaches, representing longevity, and the peony for prosperity. Age: Early 19th century. Size: H. 64cm. W. 43.5cm. Condition: No repairs, all original, age crack on the marble, common for it's age.

A Heavy Georgian Silver Tripod Legs Salver or Waiter with a Gadrooned Border; George III, London 1816 by William Bateman (grandson of Hester Bateman). Dimensions 9.5" diameter x 1.5" high; weight 22.8 Troy ounces. Very good condition.

Impressive Japanese ink and color on paper horizontal handscroll measuring over 30 feet in length depicting an Edo period genre scene of a large daimyo procession passing through the center of a village. The villagers are engaged in all manner of activities. As the scene unfolds, there are also scenes of battles and encampments. Scroll: 19 3/4” x approximately 32 feet in length. 19th century. Very good overall condition with typical wear and soiling visible...