A pair of good quality cloisonne vases from around 1900 I suspect. They are quite heavy at 1377 gm which gives you some idea of the gauge of the body.
They are 24 cm high and are in fine condition except that one has had a couple of slight bruises, shown in the photographs but quite diffi ...click for details
A CHINESE BAMBOO OPIUM PIPE WITH JADE DAMPER, 19TH CENTURY.
A bamboo opium pipe with a jade damper. The jade makes it quite an unusual opium pipe, mostly the dampers are Yixing stoneware. The white metal fitting looks complete but must have been loose and a former owner has bound it with twine. This could be removed and a modern adhesive used to make a better fixing. The ends are ivory.
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A Chinese paper fan with bamboo sticks, the paper centre is varnished in order to stiffen the paper. The bamboo sticks are decorated with a hot point, a technique known in the West as pyrography. There is a worn out silk tassel with a large amethyst bead.
Approximately 30 cm long. The fan is in fine condition ...click for details
An attractive bottle with decoration applied using a buff stoneware. The base with a small impressed seal. The bottle probably dates from the first part of the 20th century.
Approximately 5 cm high. The bottle leans slightly and has a tiny chip on the mouth.
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These three Chinese soapstone seal blanks came from a small collection of items that must have arrived in the UK at the end of the 19th century or the beginning of the 20th. Each has what appears to be the same inscription engraved though on two stones the engraving has been filled with gold. None have a seal engraved, one has a stock number scratched.
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A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL JARDINIERE, LATE 19TH CENTURY.
The jardiniere enamelled overall with formal scrolling lotus beneath a ruyi border and above lappets. The inside is thickly counter enamelled with blue. This is quite substantially made and so quite heavy.
Approximately 14.5 cm high, 19 cm diameter. Weight = 950 gm. Fine con ...click for details
A GARNITURE OF CHINESE EXPORT VASES DECORATED ‘EN GRISAILLE’, QIANLONG, 18TH CENTURY.
The meiping form porcelain vases gently lobed with high shoulders and an ovoid cross-section. They are decorated in black enamel and gold, a palette better known by the French term, ‘en grisaille’. With these is a pear-shaped vase of the same cross section and decoration.
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A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN BOWL, KANGXI MARK, 19TH CENTURY.
A large Chinese porcelain bowl decorated with a very cute bird amongst foliage, another bird in flight around the back. The palette of enamels used is known by the French term 'Famille Verte” and was popular during the Kangxi reign. This bowl has a very well-written Kangxi six-character mark but it is of later manufacture, 19th century. The woo ...click for details
