Catalog: Antiques (360)

An underglaze blue decorated porcelain coffee cup, painted with flowers and butterflies. This item was made in Jingdezhen, China, for export to Europe, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795). Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoration. 5.5cm (2.2inches0 high; 6.5cm (2.5inches) diameter.

斗彩描金人物兽耳六方瓶 估为清光绪 A rare finely decorated six sided vase painted in Chinese taste in underglaze blue with Doucai ("joined colours") overglaze polychrome enamels. This item was probably made in the first half of the 19th Century, circa 1800 - 1850 Condition - there is old over-sprayed over-painted restoration and a more recently restored chip to the same section of the rim; no further damages or restoration. 28cm (11inches) high. Weight - 1.5kg (3lb 6oz)

A small biscuit-fired turquoise, 'aubergine' and yellow glazed moulded stoneware figure depicting Wen Chang (文昌王), the Chinese god of culture and literature, seated on an acanthus leaf throne. This item was probably made for a home altar (possibly in Shanxi province) in the 16th or early 17th Century, during the second half of the Ming dynasty. Condition: the head has been broken at the neck and reglued and there are firing losses to the aubergine enamels at the back; there are no further damages and there has been no restoration. 14cm (5.5 inches) high.

明 三彩文昌星造像

素胎压模炻器文昌星坐像，表面施有松石蓝、茄紫和黄色釉。

应是作于明代下半叶16世纪至17世纪初（可能为山西省），用于家中祭拜。

品相：头颈部为重新粘合，背面茄紫色釉有一些烧制过程中造成的脱落。无其他损伤或修复。

高14厘米。

A figure of a soldier or guardian figure finely cast in bronze (using the lost wax method) and made in Benin, Nigeria, during the 19th or early 20th Century. Provenance: from an early to mid 20th Century North West of England collection. Condition: there is a production crack running down his back from the left ear to the top of the left leg and part of the item he is holding in his right hand may be missing. 18cm (7 inches) high. Weight 695 grams) (1lb 8.5 ounces)

A large bamboo 'vase', inset with carved ivory and mother of pearl, depicting two Samurai warriors. This item was made in Japan, for export, during the late 19th or early 20th Century. For many additional pictures please view #1217 in our Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk Condition: there are old age cracks to the bamboo and the base and some pieces of inlay are missing 66.5cm (26.2 inches) high. Please note - purchasers from outside the European Union will require a CITES Certificate and may also require import documentation within their own country.

**This item is On Hold**A white porcelain "Blanc-de-Chine" Buddhist Lion incense stick holder in similar style to the larger Guardian Lions which are frequently to be found at the entrances to Buddhist temples. These were probably originally made for domestic home altars and were among the first items to be exported to Europe from China as decorative objects. This item was made in the kilns of Dehua, Fujian Province, South China ,circa 1640-1660, and exported to Europe during the middle of the 17th Century. For a very similar example please see catalogue # 90 in "Blanc de Chine - Porcelain from Dehua a catalogue of the Hickley Collection, Singapore" by Rose Kerr & John Ayers. Condition: one old 3cm hairline to the base; no further damages, no losses and no restoration. 16.8cm (6.5inches) high.

A fine and very rare pair of monochrome rouleau shaped porcelain vases with apple green lustrous glaze; the base and interior are glazed white. There are old collector's labels to the base. These items were made in China, in the late 17th or early 18th Century, during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). Condition - excellent - no damages and no restoration. 13cm (5inches)high.

清康熙 苹果绿棒槌瓶一对

瓶底和瓶身内部施白釉。两个瓶底都有之前藏家贴的标签。 做于清康熙年间，约17世纪末至18世纪初。

品相：完好。无损伤，无修复。高13厘米。

A very finely carved ivory okimono of a fisherman wearing a grass apron and carrying a basket containing a fish. Additionally (within the basket) is a small bound bundle of reeds or sticks. There is a small peg protruding from his right forearm (please view enlargement #12) indicating that something (possibly the bundle) might have been attached to it. Carved on the base is an insect and the artist's signature， "Seimei". This item was made in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1911). Condition: excellent - unusually no damages and no repairs. c 18.2cm (7.1 inches) high. Weight: 369 grams (13oz). Please note - purchasers from outside the European Union will require a CITES Certificate and may also require import documentation within their own country. 日本明治时期（1868 - 1911年间） "静明"款象牙雕渔夫人像

A rare and very finely caste heavy bronze (copper tin alloy) incense burner in the form of a playful crouching 'lion'. This item was made in Ming dynasty China probably during the 16th or early 17th Century. Condition: the cover is missing; otherwise very good. Max length 35 cm.(13.75 inches), max height 18.5 cm.(7.25 inches). Weight circa 6.7 kilos (14lbs 12 oz).

明代 铜狮大香炉
作于约16世纪或17世纪早期。
品相：无盖（狮尾应与盖是一体）。
最长处35厘米，最高点18.5厘米。重约6.7公斤。
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An old and larger than average soft wood Dayak war shield painted with anthropomorphic figures and faces in red, black and white pigment. This item was made during either the 19th or very early 20th Century. Condition: very used; un-restored and un-repainted. There is much wear to the surface and edges and the decoration appears "faded". There is a very old replacement section of wood to the bottom left which appears to have been "cannibalised" from another old shield. Whilst most of the original human hair decoration is missing, on close examination a few remaining hairs can be found adhered to some of the smeared old resin glue. 157cm (61.75 inches) high; 29.5cm (11.5 inches) wide.

A porcelain bowl painted with over glaze "famille rose" enamels depicting a flowering peony shrub issuing from a stylized blue rock. This item was made in China for export to Europe during the second quarter of the 18th Century. Condition: very good - there is a 1.7cm chip to the inside of the footrim; no other damages and no restoration. 14cm (5.5 inches) diameter; 6.5cm (2.6 inches) high.

A rare burnished red earthenware foot rasp, in the form of a stylized crouching crocodile, probably made in Asyut (circa 1850-1920), for use in the Egyptian public bath house. There is a very similar example in the Pitt Rivers Museum (University of Oxford: http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/bodyarts/index.php/temporary-body-arts/toiletries/50-footcare.html . For another, more elaborately carved foot rasp ( in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum ) please view: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/it/rasp-unknown/. Condition: the upper and lower jaws have been broken and glued back. 16cm (6.25 inches) long; 5cm (2 inches) high).

A rare carved ivory figure of a man, wearing a (beaded?) belt with traditional leather apron, made in Sub-Saharan (possibly southern) Africa for sale to European traders or colonists during the late 19th or early 20th Century. For additional pictures please view #1121 in our Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk Condition: very good - there is discoloration due to aging but no damages and no repairs or restoration. 27cm (10.3 inches) high. Weight: 265 grams (9.35 ounces) PLEASE NOTE: Purchasers from outside the European Union will require a CITES Certificate and may also need import documentation within their own country.

A very rare, finely modelled, bronze figure of the Ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bast, with later, crudely carved, early 20th Century soft wood stand. This item was made in Egypt during the Late Dynastic Period (664-332 BC). Condition: Very good - there is oxidation loss to the left side between the fore and hind leg; no further losses and no repairs. Height (without stand): 6.6cm (2.6 inches). Height (with stand): 10.8cm (4.25 inches).

A Dayak sword - Mandau - with rattan bound deer antler handle in the form of a finely carved zoomorphic (possibly deer's) head. The iron blade is engraved with stylized scrolling vine decoration. This item was made (and used) during either the 19th or very early 20th Century. Condition: very good, but the sword is without its scabbard and the bade has seen much use, having many nicks to the cutting edge; also much of the decorative brass inlay to the blade is missing. For many additional pictures please view #1063 in our Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk Blade: 54cm (21.25 inches) long; 4.3cm at the widest part & with a maximum thickness of 1.5cm at the top of the blade. Total length (incuding handle): 69cm (27 inches) PLEASE NOTE: Due to posting restrictions we are unable to ship this item. We can only sell directly through our Liverpool shop.

A rare, attractively patinated, small bronze figure depicting the Ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bast. This item was made in Egypt during the Late Dynastic Period (664-332 BC). Condition: much of the surface is oxidized and is degraded in places and there is extensive malachite encrustation. 4cm (1.6 inches) high.

A well carved hardwood figure of an emmaciated aescetic, probably depicting the Chinese Daoist Immortal Li Tieguai. This item was made in China, probably for export, during either the late 19th or early 20th century. Condition: there is a small old chip to one finger and an old age crack to the base; otherwise excellent. 27cm (10.5 inches} high.

A massive bronze (copper tin alloy) vase cast in Han dynasty Hu shape and with Han style Taotie mask handles. The archaistic style decoration is an amalgam of Shang and Zhou dynasty motifs. These consist of upper and lower bands depicting stylized dragons and a central band of large Taotie ("monster"} masks. All are reserved against a flattened Leiwen (cloud) daiper ground. Below the upper two horizontal bands are pendent 'Cicida Blades'. An accompanying 1973 British Museum letter suggests an 18th/19th Century dating but more recent scholarship has confirmed that this item was made earlier, during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).For this letter and many additional enlargements, please view 1tem #1045 in our Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk For a slightly smaller Ming vase of this shape, please see Lot 391, Sotheby's New York 18 March 2015; for a Ming dynasty archaistic bronze bell, with similar decoration, please view Lot 812, Sotheby.s New York, 21 March 2015 Condition - there are typical old repairs and losses, particularly to the base (please view enlargements). 49.5cm (19.5 inches) high. Weight 8.9kg (19.6lb).

明代饕餮纹兽耳环大铜壶
整体汉代铜壶形制。仿古花纹兼有商周之风：上下两圈云雷纹背景上各有夔龙纹和饕餮纹，两圈下各有一圈蝉纹装饰。
此壶有一封1973年大英博物馆的鉴定信，将这件定为18/19世纪。但是，近期的学术研究证明此间应做于稍早时间——明代。 相似但略小之例，请参见2015年3月18日纽约苏富比所拍第391号拍品。另可参见2015年3月21日纽约苏富比所拍一件明代同类纹饰铜铃（第812号拍品）。
品相：有老修和缺失，尤其是底部（见图）。
高49.5厘米。重8.9公斤。

A rare, very well patinated, hardwood carving, with silver wire inlay, depicting the twin Daoist Immortals of Unity and Harmony - the Hehe Erxian. One is holding a lotus leaf and bud; the other holds a bat. This item was made, circa 1780-1820, during the reign of either the Qianlong or Jiaqing emperor. For a very similarly carved and decorated group of six of the Eight Daoist Immortals please view those in the collection of the Field Museum, Chicago (illustrated on page 115 in "The Arts of China after 1620" by William Watson & Chuimei Ho, published in 2007 by the Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-073933). Condition: excellent - there are very minor chips to the front corners of the base; no further damages and no repairs or restoration. 46cm (18 inches) high; 21.5cm (8.5 inches) wide.

18/19世纪清中期 错银丝木雕和合二仙像
一件雕工精美、包浆厚重的错银丝和合二仙木雕。一人持荷花枝（荷），一人左手指向有蝙蝠飞出的盒子（盒），右手持一蝙蝠。作于1780-1820年间，估为清乾隆嘉庆时期。
同类木雕，请参见美国芝加哥菲尔德博物馆藏木雕八仙中的六位 （《1620年后的中国艺术》中第115页插图，William Watson & Chuimei Ho，2007年耶鲁大学出版社出版，ISBN号0-300-073933）。
品相：很好。只有底座前方有几处小磕，无其他损伤、修补、或修复。
高46厘米，宽21.5厘米。

A late 19th or early 20th Century porcelain snuff bottle, painted in shades of underglaze blue and pale olive green, depicting a lady and three boys in an interior or enclosed garden setting. The green hardstone stopper is probably jade and the spatula is finely carved ivory. Condition: there are many small burst production glaze bubbles: no chips or cracks and there has been no restoration. 7.5cm ( 3 inches) high (without stopper).

An eight-sided vase very finely decorated with famille rose / fencai enamels. This item was made in China, during the reign of the Jiaqing emperor (1795-1820). Condition - excellent - no damages and no restoration. 31.4cm (12.3inches) high. 19世纪早期 精美的粉彩八方双耳人物瓶 约1795-1820 一件精美的粉彩八方大瓶。作于嘉庆年间，约为1795-1820年间。 品相：完好。无损伤，无修复。高31.4厘米。

A finely cast bronze Bodhisattva Simhanada Lokesvara (an incarnation of Avalokiteśvara), with trident and seated on a lion. This item was made in Tibet and the bronze is of traditional copper / tin composition. Condition: very good - there are old losses to the detail next to the upper left arm; no further damages and no repairs. 22.5cm (8.9 inches) high. Weight: approx 1.38kg (3lb)

藏传佛教狮吼观音菩萨铜坐像
菩萨悠闲坐于莲花座，左手置于台上，右手执佛珠，身后一三叉杖。狮吼观音（Simhanada Avalokitesvara 或 Simhanada Lokesvara）为观世音菩萨化身之一。此件做于西藏地区，具铜锡合金的特点。
品相：很好。右上臂处有缺失，无其他损伤或修补。
高22.5厘米。重约1.38公斤。

A porcelain figure of Guanyin (the Chinese "Goddess of Mercy") seated on a lotus 'throne' attractively painted with bright famille rose / fencai enamels. This item was made in south China during the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (1796-1820). Condition: there has been much damage and old professional restoration. 23.5cm (9.25inches) high.

A rare and very unusual underglaze blue decorated Gu shaped Altar Vase with fine crackular glaze. This item was made in Southern China, probably during the second half of the Qing dynasty. Condition: damaged - with very old (possibly Chinese) double stapled and lead infilled repairs. 31cm (12 inches) high.

A carved hardwood figure depicting the Daoist Immortal Liu Hai holding his three-legged toad. This item was made in China, possibly for export, during the 19th Century. Condition: there are aging cracks to the base and minor chips and old bumps. 33cm (13 inches) high. Weight: 1.35kg (3lb)

清光绪 硬木雕刘海像
品相：底有因年久形成的裂，有些许小磕和凹痕。
高33厘米。重1.35公斤。

A thickly potted high footed porcelain dish decorated with 'famille rose' enamels depicting three Manchurian Cranes in flight above waves and framed with a simplified 'key fret' border. Inside the foot, on the base, is the Minyao six character iron red seal mark of the Tongzhi emperor. This item was made in China during either the Tongzhi (1862-1874) reign or a little later during the reign of the Guangxu emperor (1875-1908). Condition: good - there is wear to the enamels and there are small chips and frits to the rim; there are no cracks and there has been no restoration. 4.8cm (1.9 inches) high; 16.5cm (6.5 inches) across.

19世纪鹤纹高足盘 同治款
粉彩鹤纹高足盘。足内有“大清同治年制”民窑六字款。
做于清同治或光绪年间。
品相：良好。釉彩有时用痕迹，口沿有毛口，无冲，无修复。
高4.8厘米；宽16.5厘米。

A small attractively patinated bronze (copper zinc alloy) koro or censer, possibly made in Japan during the 19th Century.. Condition: excellent - there is very minor surface ware consistant with careful old use as an incense burner; no damages losses or repairs.

A 'mirror' pair of antique 19th Century pottery greyhounds (each holding a hare) made in Staffordshire circa 1860 - 1870. Condition: excellent. 19cm (7.5 inches) high; 20cm (8 inches) long.

A rare and unusually large bronze (copper / tin alloy) sculpture of Shou Lao (also known as Shou Xing) the Chinese Daoist Star God of Longevity. This item was made in China in the 16th or early 17th Century during the late Ming dynasty. It is mounted on a later 19th or early 20th Century carved hardwood stand. This figure was originally made as the cover to a censer (incense burner) the smoke escaping through his open smiling mouth. Shoulao form censers are usually mounted on a standing deer. However the posture of this figure plus the fact that he is holding a staff suggest that this Shouxing was originally seated on a recumbant deer or was mounted on a rock form base. Provenence: This sculpture is part of a collection of bronzes which was assembled by a British architect who lived and worked in Shanghai during the early years of the 20th Century.. He left China in 1931 or 1932 and settled in North West England. We are selling this item on behalf of the Gentleman's Grand daughter. Condition: there are minor old bumps and surface wear; the tips of his right hand's little finger and index finger are missing as is the top of his 19th Century replacement wooden staff. This figure is in remarkably good condition with no significant damages or losses. 38cm (15 inches) high.

明代 铜铸寿星像
如此大件，较为少见。铜像做于16世纪或17世纪早期，即明晚期。硬木底座为后加，做于19世纪末或20世纪初。
此件原本应为一件香薰的盖，烟雾从寿星微张的口中飘出。
寿星像类的香薰，一般是寿星骑鹿的设计。但是此件铜像的形态加上手持木杖的事实，说明它原本应坐在一只卧鹿上，或石头上。
来源：此间为一位英国建筑师的旧藏，他在20世纪初曾在上海工作生活过。1931年或1932年他离开中国，在英国西北部定居下来。我们是为此建筑师的孙女代售此件藏品。
品相：表面有小磕和划痕。右手食指和小指尖有缺失，手中所持拐杖为19世纪后加，拐杖顶端有缺失。除此之外，品相很好，没有大的损伤或缺失。
高38厘米。

A small heavy porcelain jar (without its original cover) finely decorated with stylized peony scrolls in green and iron red against a yellow enamel ground and with four cartouches depicting flowers, insects and precious objects painted with additional overglaze blue and aubergine enamels. Although painted in early 1th Century Kangxi style this item was made in China, for export, during the late 19th or early 20th Century, probably during the reign of the Guangxu emperor, (1875-1908). Condition: Excellent there are no damages and there has been no restoration. 12.4cm (4.8 inches) high; 13cm (5.1 inches) wide.

清晚期 粉彩开光牡丹花卉博古纹莲子罐
器小胎重，无盖。黄地上绿色卷草纹，四面开光，绘有花卉博古纹。
虽为17世纪初清康熙风格，但实为19世纪末20世纪初清光绪年间的外销瓷（1875-1908）。
品相：完好。无损伤，无修复。
高12.4厘米，宽13厘米。

A small pair of finely potted U-shaped Chinese porcelain wine cups painted to the exterior in underglaze blue with stylized scrolls of flowering lotus above a band of Ruyi heads over a narrow foot. Above the lotus flower heads are eight Tibetan style Buddhist Lanca (Lantsa) characters. On each base of each, painted in under glaze blue within a double square, is the six character reign mark of the Ming dynasty Chenghua emperor (1465-1487) but these cups were made later, possibly in the early 20th Century during the Republic period (1911-1949). For a pair of Yongzheng Imperial wine cups with very similar under glaze blue decoration but bearing additional over glaze polychrome Doucai enamels please see Lot 203, Sotheby's Hong Kong, April 25, 2004. Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoration. 5cm (2 inches) high; 5.8cm (2.3 inches) diameter.

A Victorian or Edwardian Ladies Remontoir (10 Ruby) Pocket Watch with finely Enameled Dial and 18 Carat Gold Case. This watch was made in France during either the late 19th or early 20th Century, circa 1875-1910. Condition: very good - there is minor age wear to the case; the dial is in excellent undamaged condition and the movement is in very good working order. 2.5cm (1 inch) diameter Total weight: 21 grams (0.75 ounces)

A carved blown moulded glass snuff bottle painted on the inside with a mountain landscape and on the other side a garden scene with potted plants, lingzhi fungi and a weather sculpted rock. This item was made in China during the late 19th or early 20th Century. Condition: there is no stopper and there are flaws inside the clear glass neck which were possibly caused during the making of the aperture. 6.1cm (2.3 inches) high.

清末民初 料器内画山水鼻烟壶，约1880-1920
做于19世纪末20世纪初。
品相：无盖。接近瓶颈处玻璃内部有冲缝，可能在玻璃瓶制作过程中形成。
高6.1厘米。

A very rare and unusual lotus form bowl on three lotus bud and seed pod feet very finely painted to the interior with vibrant Famille Rose enamels depicting bats and lotus amongst multiple sylized flower scrolls on a turquoise ground. This item was made in China during the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (1796-1820) or late in the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795). Condition: excellent - no damages and no repairs or restoration. 7.8cm (3 inches) high; 21cm (8.3 inches) across.

清乾隆嘉庆（18/19世纪） 松石绿地粉彩“莲叶”碗
碗身莲叶形，三个莲花苞和一个莲蓬组成碗的四足。内部粉彩饰缠枝莲花和蝙蝠纹，寓意福气连连。
应为清嘉庆年间所做，但亦可能为清乾隆末年作品。
高7.8厘米，宽21厘米。

A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, attractively painted in underglaze blue and red , with a Ming dynasty style scene depicting many boys at play.The green stone stopper has an ivory spatula. The cyclically dated iron red inscription can be translated as "Year of Ding Wei (1907 or possibly 1847), for my snuff taking 'elder brother's' appreciation; presented by your snuff taking 'younger brother' Ya Quan. Condition: there is a long, stable, light hairline crack running down one side; no further damages and no restoration.

清末（1907年） 童戏图青花釉里红鼻烟壶
上有矾红提字：“丁未年烟兄大人正之，烟弟雅泉赠”。
品相：一侧有一长冲缝，无其他损伤或修复。

A pair of pea pods with vine leaves finely carved in pale green nephrite jade made in China during the 18th or 19th Century. Condition: excellent - no damages. 5.8cm (2.25 inches) long. 清代 青玉豆荚形佩 品相：完好，无损伤。 长5.8厘米。