Late 19th to early 20th century Chinese agate carving of a goose standing in a stream by the rocks as it pecks a flowering peony bush. Beautiful stone, clever use of its natural color to differentiate the bird from the plant, excellent quality carving, high polish to the surface. Height 1.6 inches.

18th century small Chinese agate carving in a shape of a peony flower, was used to be sawn onto clothes. Beautiful carnelian agate with wonderful finish. Height 11/16 inches (18 mm).

18th century small Chinese agate carving in a shape of a double gourd with tassels, was used to be sawn onto clothes. Beautiful carnelian agate with wonderful finish. Height 11/16 inches (18 mm).

Late Ming Dynasty (beginning of the 17th century) small fine celadon jade plaque for sawing onto clothes with carved design of a Chinese Immortal wearing a long robe and holding a tall staff. Beautiful material, true nephrite jade, nice work, wonderful feel of age. Height 1.27 inches, weight 7.2 grams.

Late 18th to early 19th century carving in a shape of archaic Chinese chime stone. Beautiful celadon color material, true nephrite jade, wonderful work, in perfect condition. Length 2.3 inches, weight 15.4 grams.

Late 18th to early 19th century small fine white jade plaque / pendant with pierced and carved design of a Chinese scholar wearing a wide robe and standing on rockery. Beautiful material, true white nephrite jade, wonderful work, in perfect condition. Height 1.26 inches, weight 4.2 grams.

Late 19th to early 20th century small Chinese jade carving of a coin, each side with a low relief carving of 2 bats in flight among clouds. Beautiful true nephrite jade of white color, very good carving, beautiful finish to the surface, very pleasant to hold. Diameter 0.7 inches, weight 5 grams

Late 19th to early 20th century Chinese jade carving of a resting dog, its head turned back. Wonderful true nephrite jade of celadon color, very good carving with great sense of volume, beautiful finish to the surface, nicely heavy, very pleasant to hold. Length 2 1/8 inches, weight 116 grams.

Rather unusual late Qing Dynasty (1890s to 1911) Chinese seal carved out of a natural boulder. The stone is of military green color, softer than jade and appears to be magmatic in nature - see the folds of its outside produced by cooling of the rock. The impression of the seal is shown on the third photo which is flipped left to right to present the image as it will print on paper...

Late Qing Dynasty (1890s to 1911) Chinese soapstone seal carved on the top with crouching one-horned chimera. Inscribed with 6 characters on the side. The first photo shows the image of the bottom flipped left to right, so the seal can be read. Excellent carving, wonderful face and body bulk, beautiful patina. The bottom is carved with raised characters, red seal paste in the grooves. Very beautiful variegated peach colored stone with red areas giving extra depth to the carving...

A Chinese White Glazed Water-Dropper with Pigeon. Circa 12th-14th Century, Song-Yuan Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. This water-dropper features a qingbai-type glaze that covers its entire body and stops short of its foot. Two loop handles sit on its shoulders and its neck is decorated with carved circles. A figure of a pigeon rests on top of the vessel and its base remains unglazed. This vessel was probably used by scholars for pouring water to wet ink, used for calligraphy...

Found in the Philippines. This vase features a six-sided ribbed body with a qingbai type glaze. The vase sits on top of a stand with a caged and pierced design which is integral to the vase. Similar examples of vases with different designs that are integrated into their stands can be seen in the book “Chinese and South-East Asian White Ware Found in the Philippines” by: The Oriental Ceramic Society of the Philippines, on page 108; exhibit 109 and 110...

Rare scholar’s item, Yue type glazed brushwasher in the shape of an alms bowl, circa 500-600CE from a southern kiln. This has two hairline cracks running off the rim (please see enlargements). Fired with a dense dark gray clay. D: 6.8cm/3.4in and H: 4.3cm/1.6in. Free shipping.

1930's Chinese Jadeite Carved 14K Gold Plaque Pendant with Flower Marked "14K"

It is 28.3 inches (72 cm) in circumference by 12.6 inches (32 cm) long. The pendant is 2 inches (5 cm) in length by 1.18 inches (3 cm) wide and 4.68 mm thick. It is 27 gram.

It has tarnished metal, inclusions at the jade, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Lead Body Scholar Brush Holder

It is 3.4 inches (8.7 cm) tall by 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) wide. It is 130.4 gram.

It has hairline cracks, glue trace at the top rim, repairs at the base and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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1900's Chinese Export Gilded Silver Box with Figure Marked

It is 0.6 inch (1.6 cm) tall by 1.14 inches (2.9 cm) long and 2.04 inches (5.2 cm) wide. It is 52.8 gram.

It is tarnished and has cut marks, rubbing of gilding, surface wears and scratches. The box can't close tightly (as seen in the photos).

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Antique Chinese bitong (brush pot) carved of hardwood with beautiful grain patterns. The mouth and foot of the container have a fine cusped edge. The bottom is carved with three low feet. The bitong has a pleasing overall shape with a slight flare towards the top.

Age: Early 20th century

Dimensions: 6 5/8" high x 6 3/8" wide

Chinese hardwood ruyi scepter carved in the shape of a stylized lingzhi. Decorated with writing and designs of fruit, bats, fish, lingzhi mushrooms and other symbols of good fortune. Ruyi scepters were used by the noble class to hold or display as a symbols of power and good fortune and they were used by Buddhist monks in teaching...