ca. 1710 – 1720
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with famille verte enamels
l: 17.7cm, w: 17.8 cm
Nearly perfect condition, just one chip to edge and some fritting
From a Boston, MA estate

The “precious antiques” motif painted in the center, with the Buddhist treasures border, is very typical of Kangxi porcelain and Ming-Qing ceramics in general. However, the shape is what makes this piece unique...

Chinese porcelain monochrome vase with a lovely lime green glaze, gourd-shaped form with a short neck. Prominent midwest collection. 18th century Size: 4.75" height, 2.5" height

Beautifully blue & white bowl, decorated with two Dragonfish.transition period with six caracter jiajing mark.Found from shipwreck in Indonesia.glaze still in good conditions,it just has friting at the rim,no crack,no restoration. size :8cm diameter

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

A large, extremely finely carved, hardwood ox or buffalo, surmounted by a young boy, on original openwork stand, probably made for export during the second half of the 19th Century circa 1850-1900. Condition - very good - both horns and the leading foot have been well repaired and the wood appears to have been "patched" and "joined" before carving...

It is the very convincing written Chenghua mark which immediately is notable ! Superbly potted, superb silky glaze, superbly executed underglaze blue decoration in combination with overglaze enamel decoration. ( Wucai ) Diameter : 15,9 cm. H : 7,7 cm. Condition : Unfortunately this excavated piece is broken but fortunately it was possible to re-glue the bowl quite successfully.( Seen from one side the bowl almost seems resp...

Chinese Blue and White Teapot the finely lobed body decorated on either side with a flowering chrysanthemum and carnations. The spout and handle with cloud scrolls. Kangxi 17/18thC. Height 9.8cm. Condition; perfect, no cracks chips or restoration. Very minor frits to knop.

Bronze Ming Dynasty censer in the shape of a Buddha's hand citron, a citrus planet originating from China, named so for its resemblance to hand gestures known as mudra, which Buddha is commonly depicted making. The censer's lid has the shape of leaves and the plant sits on its own vines.

Ming Dynasty, 14th-17th century

Size: 5" tall, 8" long

Two beautiful early 19th C. Chinese wooden stand, all hand carved with dragons motif on both sides, for holding plate or jade piece, in excellent condition. 1.W:24cm H:6cm,2. W:20cm H:4cm.

A Chinese Phoenix Ewer, 10th-12th Century. Height approximately 19 cm. The repaired parts of the ewer are: on the rim, on the edge of the Phoenix beak, on the spout. The neck has few hairlines. In good condition.

A very good shards sample from Yuan dynasty qingbai glaze large standing human figure carrying drum, shards excavated from trowulan east java, very good sample for anyone who studying early Chinese porcelain.
Size: 18 cm height.

Good shards sample of Yuan blue and white large ewer, shards is decorated with under glase blue of rare tree friends of winter motif, there is good sample drawing of flower motif. these shards is very good for studying and comparison for any one who interested in studying early Chinese porcelain, newly excavated from east java.

Late 19th century coconut bowl carved with four ¡°Shou¡±(long life) characters and some auspicious patterns. Pewter lining. Good condition. H: 2 ½ inches, Diam: 5 ¼ inches

Black glaze with russet stripes and splashes on a light grey stoneware body. Diameter 10 cm, H. 6 cm. Excellent condition, with a minor firing flaw on the inside.

A very finely potted and finely painted blue and white vase depicting three five-clawed dragons, amongst cloud scrolls, in pursuit of flaming pearls and above stylized breaking waves. The base carries the six character seal mark of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795) but, after three years deliberation, we have come to the conclusion that this item was probably made later, circa 1880-1920, during the late Qing or early Republic periods...

19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze iron red
Height: 8.5 cm
Diameter: 2.8 cm
From a NYC metro area estate

A charming and superbly decorated 19th c snuff bottle, pairing underglaze cobalt blue with overglaze iron red decoration. The figures depicted are Zhong Kui and his demons. The stopper is made out of dyed bone and is likely a later replacement...

Late 18th century
Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with celadon glaze
D: 27.2 cm / 10.7 cm
Near perfect: some surface scratches, one rim chip, and minor fritting
From northern California private collection


A Qianlong mark and period dish, glazed in creamy celadon and scallop-edged...

Beautifully embroidered robe with the twelve zodiac signs and 8 dragons. An abundance of gold thread was used to embroider the robe. The animals of the zodiac are on a gold ground encircled by a leafed border. The dragons have four claws and are within a circle on blue clouds. The robe is adorned with men, women and children dispersed with an interwoven symbol and swastikas. It measures 62" wide by 42" long.