Beautifully carved, Antique Chinese white Icy Jade Pendant in the shape of a bean pod. Attractive details with strong mounting. Very smooth and dainty. Small in size.
Dimensions: 1" Long, 1/2" Wide
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...
A rare, very decorative, Celadon glazed Alms Bowl, 18th - 19th century with its original wooden stand. Very nice Celadon glaze. The rim of the bowl covered with a dark brown wash, the unglazed footring covered with a pale brown wash.
Diameter : 23,8 cm. H : without wooden stand : 13,5 cm ( With wooden stand : 22 cm. )
Condition : The bowl in perfect condition. The old wooden stand broken and re - glued.
Diameter approximately 36 cm. Few chips at the rim. In good condition.
Large Ming Dynasty light green bowl with crackling in the glaze. Overall in very good condition. Hi-resolution images on request. Diameter: 10 inches, height: 2.50 inches.
Small Song Dynasty celadon plate with foliated edge. Olive green color with crackling in the glaze. Some wear to glaze. Diameter: 4.50 inches, Height: 1.25 inches.
Antique Chinese white jadeite carved bangle, with light blueish-grey areas and a lovely smokiness.
Size: 2.75" width, 5/16" thickness
Antique Chinese jadeite carving of a head of cabbage with a cute cicada sitting on top of the leaves, which have a wonderful bumpy texture and waviness, and a bundle of roots at its base.
Size: 3.5" legnth, .75" thickness
Antique Chinese grey and white jadeite carving of two fish swimming opposite each other, one of them spouting a stream of water out of its mouth. The fish are delicately carved over the darker grey area of jade, while the rest piece is a lighter grey/white jade.
Size: 2.5" length, .75" thickness
Antique Chinese jadeite carving in a beautiful grey color, of a Buddha's hand citron, a peach, and a pomegranate amidst reticulated creeping vines and leaves.
Size: 2.5" length, .75" thickness
A beautiful and elegant Dr. Wall First Period Worcester tankard, or mug, painted with the "Walk in the Garden" pattern, showing a "Long Eliza" figure holding a basket and a ruyi sceptre, the boy at her side with a speared bird, and birds in the branches of a fine tree on the reverse. The inside of the footrim has a workman's mark which appears to be IH or JH.
The mug is of quite a goodly size, being 4 3/4" in height...
Ming Dynasty Blue and White Plate with a nice silky glaze. Flaws and dimples during manufacture and a small chip to underside edge of the rim. Diameter is 6.75 inches.
Antique Chinese gourd Jade Snuff Bottle. Bamboo design is neatly carved on one side of bottle. On other, Chinese inscription is carved in three rows.
(Early 20th Century)
Dimensions: 2.5" Tall, 1.5" At Widest Point
Antique Chinese adorable frog clay roof tile. Glossy glaze on stone makes the rich green, yellow, and orange colors vibrant and stand out nicely. Frog is charming and tranquil. Opening on back is perfect flower arrangement.
Early 19th Century
Dimensions: 15.5" Long, 5.5" Tall, 8.5" Wide
Antique Chinese wooden stool with a charming, rustic look. The seat is comprised of one solid piece with bold woodgrain, with four legs rounded at the feet and connected by horizontal stakes.
Size: 21" height, 17" width
Beautiful antique Japanese single-section tansu from Sado Island, its front frame entirely covered by iron work. It has two large main drawers with large rectangular lockplates, the top incised with a crane and the bottom with the image of two turtles, referencing the old saying Tsuru Sen-nen, Kame Man-nen (as the crane lives one thousand years, the tortoise ten thousand years) to represent longevity...
Antique Chinese scroll altar table, made from elm wood with a beautiful deep red lacquer. Has a simple and elegant design, curved edges with spiral feet, attractive woodgrain.
Size: 32.75" height, 53.5" length, 13.75" depth
Meiji Era (around 1910) Samurai Tea Bowl with fantastic painting, marked on the bottom 'Heian'.
White porcelain from Kyo ware is coated with vivid silver glaze and a handpainting of ocean, clouds and a kabuto (a Japanese amor samurai helmet).
Kabuto is a type of helmet first used by ancient Japanese warriors, and in later periods, they became an important part of the traditional Japanese armour worn by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan...
Antique Japanese pair of hirado porcelain puppy dogs, with round floppy ears, curly tails, and a ribbon around each of their necks. Each puppy has unglazed, pierced eyes, with a gas hole molded on the bottoms. 19th century
Size: 3.75" height, 2.75" width
Charming very old wicker storage box with removable lid. Top of box color is a deep dark brown with crossing wood panels. Red flower is embellished on front of box, along with featured Japanese characters.
Edo Period (1603-1868)
Dimensions: 23.25" Tall, 16.5" Deep, 31" Wide
Antique Chinese long altar table, made from a beautiful dark hardwood, with a dark, blackish brown finish, interesting patina on the tabletop, carved panels on both legs of a chimera, head down with its tails curled upwards amongst other swirling designs. Pierced carvings of pointed spirals adorn the undersides of the table on either side of the legs. 19th century
Size: 81" length, 13.5" depth, 34" height
From our Japanese Collection, a superb Kinkozan satsuma vase, Meiji Period 1868-1912, featuring two different panels of elegant ladies, children, and birds in flight, all reserved against landscapes of flowing wisteria, separated by panels of gilt-painted cobalt blue. The vase is fairly large in height at 9 1/2 inches tall, though it's width is of slender ovoid shape...
Antique Chinese Sturdy Rosewood stool with Burl hardwood inserts. Stool is a deep, dark wood with nice detail in carving. Very heavy, and in good condition.
Circa 1920
Dimensions: 18" Tall, 12" Wide, 12" Deep
Set of four carved Chinese Hardwood tables. Made of Solid Rosewood. Carved grapevine, leaf, and grape design on sides of tables. In good condition, these nesting stack neatly underneath each other. Perfect size.
Circa 1920
Dimensions of Largest table: 28" Tall, 19.25" Wide, 14.5" Deep
Wonderful Chinese Yixing teapot. A light red clay color, with simple and quaint design. Pot is smooth and round, and in beautiful condition. Small spout and looped handle. Impressed seal on bottom, as well as marked on bottom of lid. Teapot includes box.
Circa 1920
Dimensions: 7.5" Long from handle to spout
3" High
Chinese Ming 16th century Dish. 30,5cm diameter. Dish in good condition except some fritting at the rim. (please see on the picture).
Darling Antique Japanese gilt metal pair of hand mirror and brush. Designed with picture of flowers in cloisonné on backs. Flowers are blue with white and yellow, on a black background. The set has matching handles, which display a butterfly fan, palms, and woman holding her mirror at the bottom.
Meiji Period: Circa 1910
Dimensions:
Mirror- 9.5" Long X 3.5" Wide
Brush- 9" Long X 2.75" Wide
Calligraphy by the Joseon Dynasty's Last Prime Minister, Lee Wan Yong aka Ildang (1858 - 1926). He was prime minister of Korea in 1906 - 1910. Lee is Korea's most infamous traitor, the "Benedict Arnold of Korea", for signing the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty in 1910. Connoisseurs begrudgingly acknowledge his great talents as a calligrapher, but the disdain with which he is regarded keeps the demand, and thus the prices of his work very low. Mounted on sky blue silk...
A Pair of Very Rare/Fine Korean Lacquered and Painted Tae-Keuk Hand Fans: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century.
Red,yellow, black and green colors painted and enameled on rice papers on the bamboo ribs
between Korean rice papers, painted simbols of Tae-Keuk, Yin-Yang, with black painted and
enameled wood handles.
They are in fine conditions but one has a tiny chipped and very small damages on edge, otherwise good condition, it measures 31.5 x 23.2 x 21cm and 34 x 23.8 x 22cm...
KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE LANDSCAPE BALUSTER JAR (KBW111324)
Ca...
Jar with Peaches and Pomegranates (SWC101301)
Ca. 1640-60s, mid- 17th century
Shunzhi / Transitional period, early Qing dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue & overglaze enamels
H: 14 cm / 5.5 in (with lid); 11.8 cm / 4.6 in (without lid)
From a Manhattan, New York private collection
A charming Transitional Shunzhi period wucai jar, well decorated in the classic peaches and pomegranates pattern...
Yellow-Ground Famille Rose Bowl (DFM061401)
19th / 20th century
Daoguang or Republic Period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Diameter: 22.1 cm / 8.7 in
Height: 8.6 cm / 3.4 in
From a Potomac, Maryland (Washington DC area) estate; the previous owner had a huge collection of Asian and European porcelain.
An interesting and very unusual large bowl, ornately decorated with famille rose floral scrolls against a lemon-yellow ground...
LARGE MING LONGQUAN CELADON DISH (MLQ091412)
ca. 1400 – 1430s, early 15th century
Ming Dynasty
Porcelaneous stoneware with a lime-alkali glaze; Longquan celadon ware
Diameter: 34 cm / 13.4 in
Height: 5.5 cm / 2.2 in
From an Greenwich, CT estate
A large early Ming Longquan celadon dish, incised with swirling scrolls along the inner wall, and mold-decorated in the center with a floral roundel...
This is a Ming longquan celadon dish with the carving of lotus pattern
Lime Green Ground Famille Rose Sgraffito Baluster Jar (QLG101201)
ca...