A set of three highly carved gilt wood scenes mounted on original wood panels. Each of the panels has been painted with the typical ironstone-red ground beneath a gold paint overlay. The panels are all deeply carved with various scenes in true three dimensional aspects. Panels of this quality are rarely found in the marketplace today. The panels are considered architectural relics and were originally featured in such things as Chinese furniture, large panels or doors at the entry way to rooms ...click for details
Antique Chinese tribal bracelet crafted from dark brown bamboo bent in a circular form. It is handcrafted featuring repousse’ silver of alternating potted plants, vines and flowers.
Marks: none
Condition: Excellent condition and workmanship.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: 2-1/2”Diameter (inside); 3-1/4”Diameter (outside); 1 oz.
Antique Chinese ceramic foo lion with green and brown glaze. The foo lion is holding a reticulated ball between its front paws and clenches a ball with its front teeth. There are six concentric circles beneath the jaw of the foo lion that appear to represent curled hair, and similar decorations are on the top of the ears, on the chest and near the tail. There is an opening between the two rear legs as well as three small incense holes in the head and one in the center of the back (indicating ...click for details
Antique Chinese famille verte ginger jar decorated in brilliant enamels of green and yellow with four double Shou symbols (double happiness) in circles around the center of a green “verte” painted body, and with vivid enameled pink roses and other flowers among scrolling vines. The shoulder of the jar is decorated with green and black scrolling vines and the bottom is decorated with a yellow design. The bottom is glazed with pitting from sand and the foot is unglazed with sand residue from the ...click for details
Description: Chinese Northern Celadon style stoneware bowl, with impressed decoration in the center. There is a fine light green crackleware glaze over a brownish buff stone ware body. Northern celadon is the most famous type of celadon that is of non-Lung chuan origin. It was made in Northern China. The exterior of the bowl shows different levels (or rings) ending in an unglazed foot with old sand residue around the edge.
Size & Weight: 4-1/2" Diameter x 2" High, and weig ...click for details
Description: Chinese Ming Celadon deep bowl with an underglaze blue rim, and stylized nature designs on the interior and exterior (looks like insects, dragons, animals, fauna, and people) that is also in underglaze blue.
Size & Weight: 4-1/2" Diameter x 2" High, and weight is 7 ozs.
Condition: Good overall condition for age, with the exception of two fine hairlines in the glaze that extend downward a little over an inch from the top of the rim on the interior and exterior (see ...click for details
Chinese famille jaune ginger jar with brilliant enamel colors and unique designs. The jar features a double happiness design, with a butterfly and blue pomegranate centered between two reserves. Each of the reserves depicts a beauty and a child riding a Kirin, with a young man holding an umbrella over their heads. There is an inner lid, enameled in bright green, with a center flower, and it is topped with a custom carved rosewood lid featuring the Shou symbolof longevity. The bottom of the ja ...click for details
