Diameter approximately 15 cm. There are 3 soft chips at the rim. No repair. Flat color. More pictures are available. Fair shape. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 30.5 cm. There are 2 hairlines at the bottom. No fix. There are firing cracks at the base. More pictures are available.
Small cast bronze incense burner. Ding (tripod) shape. Beautiful casting and neat finish. The sobriety of the decor and the perfection of the volumes giving this small creation a powerful yet elegant appearance suggest that it is a very old censer, probably from the Song period. An excellent very old patina stained with verdigris in places would be compatible with this earlier period. Height 82mm. Fine condition.
Offered is a lovely and rare Chinese porcelain octagonal saucer, dating to the Kangxi period, circa 1720. It measures about 4 3/8 inches or 11 cm across. While octagonal saucers with this general pattern of panels and blooms are sometimes seen, they are typically in white with the pattern in blue. This appears to be a variant (perhaps for the Islamic market) wherein cobalt blue is the dominant color, reinforced by the comprehensive gilding...
Set of fittings in cast and hammered bronze, suitable for 2 Chinese cabinets with one door or for a large cabinet with double doors. All the elements are decorated with chisel-engraved dragons. A padlock is part of the lot. Hand-threaded rods and nuts allow the installation of fittings on the furniture. Dimensions of the hinges: 150 x 55 mm Dimensions of the central plates: 252 x 50 mm Oxidized, patinated. Good condition.
Diameter approximately 27.5 cm. There are bits of chipped glaze on the rim. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 11 cm. There is a hairline at the cover. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 35.5 cm. There is dirt on the back of the plate, it can be cleaned. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 35.8 cm. There are bits of chipped glaze on the rim. The plate is thin. In good condition.
A fine small Chinese silver-inlaid bronze censer for the scholar's table modelled as an archaic ding. Early Qing dynasty, 17th/early 18th century. Height 11.5 cms. 471g.
Private collection, USA.
A Chinese bronze tapering lozenge-shaped vase and cover finely cast in relief with two guei dragons above taotieh masks, Qing dynasty, Qianlong, 18th century. Height 28 cms. Weight 1750g.
A fine example of an early 20th century Chinese enamel cloisonné baluster form vase decorated with intricate foliate and vine patterns in an arabesque style design. The pattern, in shades of blue, is displayed over a pale turquoise ground accented by gold gilt base and neck. In excellent condition, it measures 12.5" high
Very rare lacquered wooden box, inlay of the "hundred precious items" type. The decoration represents sages and animals in a landscape, antiquity and friezes of stylized dragons. The inlays are mainly in mother-of-pearl, but also in stone, steatite and above all a superb lapis lazuli of a rare blue stained with green, details are in sculpted cinnabar lacquer and also inlaid, others are in tinted bone and horn, and finally details are painted with gold powder. Chinese work from the Ming period...
Large monochrome blue mazarin porcelain bowl. 18th century Chinese work. The white hard porcelain is coated with a beautiful deep cobalt blue glaze. It is presented on its wooden base, also Chinese, which is either original or made during the 19th century. The base is left unglazed. No mark. A chip on the edge followed by a crack. (view the photo). The wooden base is to be glued. Diameter: 39.5cm Bowl height: 17cm Total height: 29cm
Porcelain pieces made at the Jingdezhen kiln are famous for their blueish white color, they are also called "影青".
This tea bowl has beautiful curving on the surface, they are blueish, and it has silver cover on the edge of rim.
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Size: 17.8cm(D) 5.5cm(H)
Accessary: wooden box
Certification: by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher of Asian antiques in Japan
2 Types of Jian small cup, "烏盞 Wuzhan" and 灰被 Haikatsugi Ashes covered" These types of small Jian cup would be used to examine water at "闘茶 Doucha" tea ceremony. Wuzhan is deep beautiful black...
Lot of 7 medallions in gilded copper, cut, cloisonné and enamelled with Chinese characters and lotus flowers on a background cutted of Swastika. It seems that the pattern is related to wishes for great longevity. Very rare if not unique set...
An antique 18th century Chinese Bronze Buddha seated in the varda or granting of Boons mudra.
This lovely Buddha is seated in the lotus or Padmasana position, with each foot placed on the opposite thigh. His robes cascade fluidly from his left shoulder. His robe is draped to leave the right shoulder bare, and a portion of the garment that covers the left wrist falls behind the figure...