A pair of rare earrings from Chinese Ming Period. They are made of solid gold and high quality of white jade in gourd shape, which is one of the typical Ming dynasty earrings style.
Condition: very good condition for the period.
A Rare set of Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Tea Cups and Tray, Qing dynasty. Each with metal rim and each with four character mark to underside. Elegant shape and very thinly potted. The shape of the cup and copper mount on the rim are unusual for the period. It is rare to find the name of a city gate and the name of a famous pavilion marked on the porcelain pieces in that period. One mark of “Zhang Jiang Gate” was the main city gate of Nanchang, the current capital city of Jiangxi Province ...click for details
A pair of rare find Ming period gold earrings, inlaid with precious stones. Solid gold in very fine handicraft decoration.
Condition: Very good condition.
A Chinese Cloisonne on brass snuff bottle, Qing period. Twin body design, decorated with flowering lotus scrolls on on each side. The exposed copper wires are gilded. Original stoppers.
Cloisonne is made by applying coloured enamel paste (made from powdered glass) within copper wire enclosures which form the design, onto a metal base. After the enamel is applied to the ground, the object is fired at a temperature high enough to fuse the enamel. The process of filling and firing is repeated en ...click for details
A Rare Incense holder in the shape of Lotus made of red copper. It is completely processed by hand and hammer from a copper sheet into the shape, and believed to be from Tang Dynasty (AD 618~904).
Chinese Famille Rose Vase, 1862-1874 Qing Tongzhi Period with a red seal mark "Da Qing Tongzhi Nian Zhi". It depicts a well known Chinese folk story called "Kylin sending a person back to home". The Kylin is a fairy beast which usually sending the people home and bringing the happiness to the family.
A classic Chinese Yongzheng mark and period blue & white dish. Six characters mark within a double ring. Circa 1730 (Yongzheng period). Nicely decorated with the classic floral design. Example of the exquisite refined taste found in Yongzheng's reign. Very rarely this dish shown as an unfinished example of Doucai (under glaze blue with over glaze color) for unknown reason. The over glaze color has not been applied.
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A masterly crafted Chinese cloisonne plate with heavy brass in pristine condition. This precious artwork is dating back to around 1800 in the Qing period (1644 – 1912). Set on a Blue of Jingtai background it features colourful decorations with lotus blossoms, bats and Ruyi shapes. The neck rim as well as the incorporated stand are made of gilt copper.
Cloisonne is made by applying coloured enamel paste (made from pow ...click for details
A Chinese Cloisonne on brass snuff bottle, Circa 1905. Twin body design, decorated with cranes playing under a pine tree near rocks. Flowering lotus scrolls on on each side. The exposed copper wires are gilded. Original stoppers.
Cloisonne is made by applying coloured enamel paste (made from powdered glass) within copper wire enclosures which form the design, onto a metal base. After the enamel is applied to the gro ...click for details