A wonderful small porcelain vase in the mille fleur palette, beautifully done by a Chinese artisan. A spiny coral dragon with a tiny gold gilt design wraps around the neck adorning this flowery beauty. Dating circa 1900, these are now extremely hard to find. Measures 4.75" high.
A beautiful Chinese pottery tomb figure of a female rider / Attendant on horseback holding a string instrument in her hand. The figure dates to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.
The figure is finely glazed in cobalt blue and turqoise colors. Pigmented colours in red, white and black.
She has an elaborate high headdress and was made with many finely painted details, high quality.
Size: c. 37 cm. high and 28 cm...
Sparrow beak milk jug, Chinese export porcelain from late Kangxi or Yongzheng, early 18th century. Imari decoration: underglaze blue and overglaze red plus some gilt. The blue is clobbered - the way it is sometimes seen on the blue and white ginger jars with the classic cracked ice decoration - and the way the circular chrysanthemum flowers have been cut in halves shows Japanese influence. Height "4 ¾ / 12.2 cm. Condition: a hairline to the base of the handle.
This is a medium size Han dynasty green and amber glazed vase. It is pretty rare to a vase with dual colour glazed. The vase has a flatten base, without footrim, then everted uowards to a bulb shaped body and then towards a short neck and everted mouth rim...
A Yuan/Song Celadon Jarlet. Diameter approximately 9.8 cm and height 7.5 cm. Covered with crackle glaze and bluish green tone colour. Decorated with dragon (less clearly visible). Good condition.
Chinese bronze censer with handles. Measures 8.5" including handles by 6.75" and 3.5" high. Weight 3.5 lbs. Marked on bottom: Made in Xuande Nian in Ming Dynasty. Dates 1800. Exterior polished.
Superbly and detailed antique agate carving in the form of a gourd with leaves, smaller gourds, and a bat. In East Asia the gourd is considered an auspicious plant and in China the bat is synonymous to the word fortune in Chinese. Hence, the motif is often seen in various works of art. Age: Republic Period. Size: height 3.5" width 4" length 7"
Chinese Tang dynasty Bowls covered with green glazed possible yue ware. 17,5 cm diameter. free from any repair.
Size: 5cm long, 4cm wide.
Condition: very good. Minor scratches and wears because of aging.
Height: 10 cm (4 in)
Width: 12.8 cm (5.2 in)
Early Chinese crackle glaze ridge neck pot; Song Period or earlier; original firing fault to one side; good condition
19th Century Chinese Bronze Censer Xuande Mark with Elephant Ears
It is 6.7 inches (17 cm) tall by 15.75 inches (40 cm) wide. It is 3736 gram.
It has oxidation, rubbing of patina, pitting, cut marks, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A very nice 19th C, Tongzhi era (1861-1875), porcelain dish showing a Qilin, a fabulous creature which appears in various forms and is associated with the wish for sons. In excellent condition, it measures 6.5 inches in diameter and about 1" high.
A excellent potted shape, a excellent glaze and Cobalt blue, a excellent execution of the decoration - this dish is definitely done in an Imperial quality.
Ming Chenghua mark but Qing Dynasty, probably of the Kangxi Period ( 1662 - 1722 )
There are also Daoguang dishes with a quite similar Dragon design but if this piece would be a Daoguang dish it most probably would bear a Daoguang mark.
Kangxi pieces often are marked with a Ming Quenghua mark - thus the Chenghua Mark on this dish together ...
Late 19th - early 20th century
Late Qing Dynasty - Republic period
Natural undyed salmon red coral
H: 9.5 cm / 3.7 in (with stand), 7.3 cm / 3 in (without stand)
Fairly good condition, though with some losses to the top tip of the beauty's sash and the tree branches.
From a German private collection
A charmingly and intricately carved coral figure, weighing 66 grams.
Antique chinese bronze figure of a child from the Ching dynasty, 18-19th century. The child is resting atop a cloak, barefoot. He wears a hat on his back of a traditional woven style. His hair is tied in the traditional knots, heavy. It measures 4" tall by 3" wide.
Porcelain covered with green glaze to the footring, glazed base. PERIOD : 19th Century MEASUREMENTS: 21 cm wide. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.
A Northern Song Yue type celadon carved dish, decorate with carved flower motif covered with green glaze. PERIOD : Zhejiang (yue) Northern Song dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 19.8 cm wide. CONDITION: 3 tiny frits to the rim, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restoration.