Red Mantled Grosbeak (Carpodacus rhodochlamys) in Natural Size from the "Birds of Asia" series by John Gould. Published in 1850-83 hand-colored lithograph plates from drawings by Gould, Hart, Richter and Wolf. Measuring 21.625 inches x 15.000 inches. Includes full text page. Condition: Quite clean; impurities in paper; Binding holes along right edge. Please study the photographs.

Burton's Grosbeak (Fringilla Burtoni) in Natural Size from the "Birds of Asia" series by John Gould. Published in 1850-83 hand-colored lithograph plates from drawings by Gould, Hart, Richter and Wolf. Measuring 21.625 inches x 15.000 inches. Includes full text page. Condition: Light spotting especially in lower left quadrant and impurities in paper (see enlargement 6); Binding holes along right edge. Please study the photographs.

Masked Grosbeak (Eophona personata) in Natural Size from the "Birds of Asia" series by John Gould. Published in 1850-83 hand-colored lithograph plates from drawings by Gould, Hart, Richter and Wolf. Measuring 21.625 inches x 15.000 inches. Includes full text page. Condition: Minor spotting(see enlargement 3); impurities in paper; Binding holes along right edge. Please study the photographs.

Black and Yellow Grosbeak (Mycerobas melanoxonthus) in Natural Size from the "Birds of Asia" series by John Gould. Published in 1850-83 hand-colored lithograph plates from drawings by Gould, Hart, Richter and Wolf. Measuring 21.625 inches x 15.000 inches. Includes full text page. Condition: Overall quite clean with some impurities in paper; Binding holes along right edge. Please study the photographs.

Flesh-footed Grosbeak (Mycerobas Carnipes) in Natural Size from the "Birds of Asia" series by John Gould. Published in 1850-83 hand-colored lithograph plates from drawings by Gould, Hart, Richter and Wolf. Measuring 21.625 inches x 15.000 inches. Includes full text page. Condition: Quite clean; few impurities in paper, but one noticeable just under center of title legend (see enlargement 5 & 6); Binding holes along right edge. Please study the photographs.

Lovely carved coral graduated bead necklace. Clasp is marked Silver. 36 Beads graduate from 10mm to 16mm diameter. Total length is about 19 inches

Condition: Excellent.

Lovely carved coral pendant with Bird and Flower Motif in a necklace of coral and gold beads. Gold bale is marked 14K. Pendant measures 37mm in length excluding bale by 22mm wide by 12mm thick. 48 Coral beads are 10mm long and 8mm diameter.

Condition: Excellent.

Snuff bottle of glass imitating carved root amber or realgar decorated with cubs, rocks and bats. Early 20th century. 2.454 inches tall and 1.998 wide and 1.404 thick.

Condition: No damage or repairs.

Cinnabar carved lacquer snuff bottle with Dream of Red Chamber Scenes on each side. Especially fine workmanship on this piece. 20th Century. 2.546 inches tall and 2.302 wide and 1.098 thick.

Condition: Very fine. One bead in the neck band is missing (see enlargement 6).

Beautifully formed Dragon and Phoenix Yixing Zisha Teapot by artists Li Changhong and Shen Juhua. Li was born in 1937 and Shen in 1939. Both were apprenticed to Master Gu Jingzhou and have won many awards. Teapot is marked on the bottom and inside lid (see enlargements). Base chop has both names and in the lid, the oval mark is Changhong and the square mark is Juhua. Measurements: Teapot 3.884" tall by 5.704" wide (spout to handle) and pot diameter is 3.827" wide.

Yixing Zisha Teapot in the form of a basket with bamboo upright handle and spout by Zhou Hanqiang. Teapot is marked on the bottom and inside lid (see enlargements). Base chop reads Zhou Han Qiang Zhi and in the lid, the oval mark is Zhou and the square mark is Han Qiang. Measurements: Total height to top of handle is 5.634" tall and the height of the teapot from base to top of knop is 3.725" by 5.301" wide and pot diameter is 4.449" wide.

Antique crackle glazed with enamel decoration porcelain snuff bottle. Pleasantly decorated with a man traveling through a landscape scene on a donkey. Nineteenth Century. 2.852 inches tall and 1.665 diameter.

Condition: No losses or repairs.