19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Solid silver, purity of at least .925
Diameter: 22.5 cm / 8.85 in
Height: 3.7 cm
Weight: 332 grams
From a Porto, Portugal private collection

An impressively crafted 19th century late Qing Chinese export silver footed plate, engraved in the center with a confident rendering of a sinuous dragon, and bordered with a marvelous pierced/reticulated cavetto featuring dragons amongst clouds...

A Chinese porcelain vase in flambe glaze, with two lug handles on its shoulder, 18th century. Condition: one chip on foot rim; glaze cracks; foot rim has been ground. Height: 6-5/16".

Chinese pottery entertainer dancer panel.

Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size of panel only: Height 40.3 C.M. / Width 19.8 C.M.
Height including stand: 52.5 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground)...

Antique Chinese hardwood heavy stand or stool. Solid wood with beautiful natural finish that allows the grain to show through. Unusual design, very sturdy. Dimensions: 13 1/2" High X 20 1/4" Wide

Chinese Xing ware ewer, 10th-12th century. 20,8 cm high. Ewer has some repair at the top part and little bit at the handle (please see at the pictures).

Diameter approximately 15.5 cm. Flat color. Bluish color. In good condition.

Very old and very fine embroidered sleeve panels..satin and "forbidden stitch" (Peking knots) with antique trim border...some discoloration due to age... measures 11 x 22.5 inches

Chinese, Enameled Silver Snuff Bottle, Bajixiang Emblems This is an wonderful Enameled Silver Snuff Bottle of Flattened Circular form, with a round, long neck and a narrow raised elongated edge and flat base. Most likely made, based on its style, during the first half of the 19th century. It is very colorfully decorated with enameled Bajixiang (Eight Buddhist Auspicious Symbols) Emblems. It is designed to bring peace and blessings to its owners...

19th century Chinese textile rank badge (also called mandarin square) denoting the fifth civil rank symbolized by the bird on the badge - the Silver Pheasant. The badge is made for the front of an official’s robe and consists of 2 vertical halves allowing the garment to be opened, currently sawn together...

Large Chinese jardiniere with a rich dark green glaze with a dragon, a rooster, two deer, and the Shou character for longevity. In pristine condition, it measures 7" high x 9" diameter. Dates 1850 or earlier

A Fabulously carved Gilt Wooden QING DYNASTY CHINESE HEADBOARD with the Quanying who figures in the top center; 19th Century. Many intricately carved details as shown in photographs. Consists of only 3 pieces, excellent condition. Size: Width 192 cm x Height 102 cm. PM Messenger for details.

A highly desirable Chinese jade coup, shaped as a lotus leaf with flower blossoms decorating the handle and body. The stone is of an even tone with a slight hint of russet. This is a very attractive composition of the "caged" style and measures 5 1/2inches ( 14 cm) wide. In excellent condition. Age: Ming 17 C.

Depicting a high ranking mandarin with his three wives. Dimensions: the painting 89x137 cm, the scroll 103x197 cm. Condition: expected age wear, paint loss, cracks, traces of repainting, remounted on a new scroll.

A Large Chinese Bronze Censer from Qing Dynasty. Approximate diameter 50 cm. Height 28 cm. Weight 12 kg. Distance from lip to handle 9 cm. Decorated with the carving of the 12 animals and lotuses. In good condition. One chip on the rim. Contact us for the picture of the complete 12 animals and lotuses carvings. Free insured shipping.

Description:

A San-Cai cosmetic box was well preserved.

Fine crackles were yielded in the glaze.

Date: Tang Dynasty, 9th-10th century.

Width: 10.5cm

A custom-made cotton box is included.

c. 1500, late 15th - early 16th century
Hongzhi Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Diameter: 33.8 cm / 13.3 in
Height: 8 cm / 3 in
From an English private collection

A large and rare mid-Ming Hongzhi period blue and white porcelain charger, sturdily potted in the circular dish form with round curving walls and a flat flared rim. Egrets perch amongst river reeds in the central field while fish swim around aquatic plants in the cavetto...

Ca. late 1700s

The exterior of this bowl is painted overall in famille verte enamel colors of predominantly greens, with some yellows, blue, aubergine, iron-red and black. Three cartouches of people in a landscape setting are surrounded by various flowers on a dotted background that is covered overall in a pale green transparent enamel glaze. The interior is glazed white. The footring is glazed white with the foot unglazed to expose the dense porcelain body. The base is recessed and glazed...

Starting $9.99 with no reserve!

American market teapot with four saucers
Late 18th century
Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze enamels
W: 23 cm H: 14 cm (teapot) D: 14.4 cm(saucers)
Teapot sprout broken and repaired. Saucers with rim hairlines (2 with 1 hairline, 1 with 3, and 1 with 2).
From a Portsmouth, Rhode Island estate...