Cast and turned bronze vase. Decor of bamboo, rocks and Greek friezes incised and inlaid with silver wires. The bronze has a beautiful original patina. It lacks inlays that have come off over time.
Probably china or vietnam 19th centurie.
Height about 16cm. No restaure.
16th Century Chinese Bronze Dog Shaped Scholar Water Dropper
It is 2 inches (5 cm) tall by 3.5 inches (8.85 cm) wide. It is 181 gram.
It has rubbing of patina, pitting and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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17th Century Chinese Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha
It is 6.3 inches (16 cm) tall by 4.1 inches (10.5 cm) wide. It is 1117 gram.
It has rubbing gilding, pitting, cut marks, oxidation, re-solder at the arm, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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1900's Chinese Export Cross Straits Gilt Sterling Silver Agate Carnelian Box Marked
It is 2.75 inches (7 cm) tall by 6 inches (15.2 cm) wide. It is 784 gram.
It has rubbing of gilding, tarnished silver, small dings at the lid's rim, slightly bent rims, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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18th Century Chinese Bronze Censer Marked "Xuande"
It is 7.5 inches (19 cm) tall by 5.6 inches (14.2 cm) wide. It is 1140 gram.
It has oxidation, rubbing of patina, chips, hairline cracks and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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19th century Chinese silver hairpin with chased decoration of flowers, the leaves are enhanced with enamel, and with a Chinese hallmark of a Canton based workshop on the back. Made for Straits Chinese (known as Peranakan - persons of mixed Chinese and Malay/Indonesian heritage), lower grade silver, beautiful sharp work, some losses to enamel, overall in great condition. Length 3 7/8 inches.
A gilded bronze or brass alloy hand mirror of round form with a pair of four toed thick bodied Dragons characteristic of the Qing dynasty. The Dragons are impressed into a very fine sandy textured ground and are delineated entirely in flat raised lines similar to champlevé work. The pierced cylindrical knob or button has a V shaped opening for a silk cord and it appears to have been soldered to the centre rather than cast. It has an impressed Shou motif...
An extremely rare gilt bronze folding sundial-compass. Enamel dial, details in glass beads. The metal is finely chiselled with elegant volutes and gilded in the oven using the technique of gold-mercury amalgam. Very beautiful thick gilding that has withstood wear and tear well over the centuries...
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Quite a rare find of Cast-Bronze Buddhist seated statue of Samantabhadra with such wabi presense and impression, in originally failed condition as is by such aesthetic casting error during the manufacturing process.
19th century, China. approx...
Small Buddhist lion in almost solid cast bronze. The object is heavy. Beautiful active and fierce expression. Details meticulously chiselled with precision. It is probably work from Vietnam or South China. A very beautiful bronze patina announces a 19th century period or before. Underneath there is no fastening mark, so it was not the grip button of a lid. Not a weight either because part of the underside is hollow.
Hight: 6cm.
Fine condition.
An antique Chinese tripod censer, also known as an incense burner Ding, dating back to the 17th -19th century Qing Dynasty. The censer is made of bronze and has a compressed, rounded shape, with a bulbous body and two upright loop handles. The base is raised on three tapering legs and is cast with a Xuande six-character mark.
CONDITION: In good condition. It shows age and use...
This is an antique Chinese Qing dynasty letter opener from the late 19th century. It is designed as a miniature sword Jian, and the handle and scabbard are made of bone. Both sides of the bone have been scrimshaw engraved with bird and plant designs and mounted with brass fittings. The steel blade is straight, sturdy, and sharp, with a diamond-shaped cross-section. The maker's mark is stamped on the ricasso of the blade...
Antique 17th century Chinese, Ming Dynasty, cast bronze and hand-chiseled incense burner (censer) with an elaborate rectangular body adorned with three bands.
The square-form censer is raised on four mask feet...
Length: 10 cm (4 in)
Height: 6.5 cm (2.6 in)
Depth: 4.7 cm (1.9 in)
Weight: 230 gms
Rare Chinese Ming Period bronze water dropper of a young reclining buffalo; a wrapped scroll (a symbol of knowledge in Chinese culture) rests on the beast’s back; good patina; missing tip of tail; good condition
An authentic ancient Chinese huge bronze Ge (dagger-axe) halberd blade that dates to the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 B.C.), which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty period...
Early 19th century Chinese pewter covered tea caddy of round section with brass inlays of 3 bats with outstretched wings around its body and a SHOW (long life) character on top of the cover. Bats and SHOW character are a reference to the Chinese rebus about blessings of longevity. Wonderful quality precise work with wealth of details (see fur marks on their chests)). Hallmarked on the bottom, double wall to the cover providing better humidity control inside the caddy. Wonderful piece in great co...
18th Century Chinese Heavy Gilt Standing Kwan Yin Figure
She is 6.75 inches (17 cm) tall, and 2.2 inches (5.5 cm) wide.
She has oxidation, rubbing of gilding, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Height approximately 19.5 cm. Diameter approximately 15.5 cm. In good condition.
