A beautiful ming dynasty mudlady with a metal stand in excellent condition. H:12" (with stand)
A large ming swatow dish decorated with polychrome dragon fish at the center and five fish at inner wall.Dish in good conditions ,no chipped,no hairlines, and free from any restorations and additional coloring.Size:38cm diameter.8cm high.
Rare and beautiful Japanese antique kura tansu (storage chest), all keyaki (elm) wood front and framing, iron hardware, top portion has 3 drawers and lower portion has sliding panels with horizontal slats, bottom right interior has two small drawers also made of keyaki wood, deep brown translucent lacquer finish with wonderful patina, Edo Period.
Size: 41 3/4" high x 38 3/4" wide x 21 1/4"deep.
From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, a very fine and well-painted Kangxi Period (1662-1722) porcelain dish with apocryphal Chenghua Period mark, depicting two elegant ladies looking out over a terrace with banana leaf plants and trees. Cross-hatched motifs decorate the border along with four vignettes of peaches signifying longevity...
From our Southeast Asia Collection, a large and absolutely stunning masterpiece of Annamese mother of pearl inlay work, 19th Century, Nguyen Dynasty Vietnam, depicting exquisitely rendered butterflies, flowers, crustaceans, scrolls, and geometric designs in superb quality mother of pearl inlaid against a dark brown rosewood base.
This fantastic tray truly represents the pinnacle of this art form...
A pair of 19th/20th C. Chinese export blue and white porcelain plates, with a Chinese logevity character in the center. In excellent condition. D: 10" Sold
A beautiful 19th/20th C. Chinese copper hand warmer,it is all hand made in excellent condition. W:12cm x H:9cm
A pair of mid 19th C. Chinese blue and white ginger jars with cover, and five kids playing on the ground motif. In excellent condition. H: 12"
A Beautiful 16th C. Chinese ming dynasty blue and white porcelain plate, with a Chinese "Prosperity" character right in center. In excellent condition. D:10-3/4"H:2"
A sample or Yuan blue and white large bowl, rounded side with everted rim and unglazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze blue of flower scroll motif at exterior, inner part with lotus flower motif.
Condition see at the photo,no restorations.
size: 16,5 cm diameter.
A sample of Yuan blue and white bowl,rounded side with everted rim and unglazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze blue of flower scroll motif at exterior, inner part with lotus flower motif.
Bowl has been restored.
size: 18,5 cm diameter.
A Rare Octagonal Blue/White Porcelain Water Dropper:
Korea, Choson period, 19th century
The hexofoil water dropper painted in underglaze blue on the flat cover with
a seascape with boats and mountains within a line border followint the scalloped
edge of the dropper, the six large sides painted with a single character also in
underglaze blue above a single blue line, flat base unglazed.
It is in fine condition but some chips on the base.
Measrurements: 7.6cm h...
A small, simply decorated, blue and white vase probably made for export during the reign of the Wanli emperor (1572-1620). Condition - excellent. No damages and no restoration. 11cm (4.3 inches} high.
A large vibrantly decorated fencai / "famille rose" enamelled vase made for export during the latter part of the reign of the Daoguang emperor (1821-1850). Condition - there are faint, barely visible, body cracks and there is wear and some losses to the enamels but there are no chips or cracks to the rim and base and there has been no restoration...
A rare and fine Qingpai white glazed ewer of double gourd form with dragon handle and the lid,the flat base unglazed. Yuan dynasty 14th century, Jindezhen wares.Good condition,it just found very small glaze friting on the spout and inside the lid, no cracks,no hairlines and free from any restoration.Size:13,2cm
Chinese Dark brown clay yixing teapot with mark at the base.Good conditions,with just small chipped inside the lid.16cm wide.9cm body diameter.9cm high.
A very fine Qing 18th century Yongzheng - Qianlong blue and white large Hu vase, rounded side with globular body and glazed base, wide open mouth with two ear ring on the shoulder, vase decorated with fine under glaze blue of weave motif on lower rim, raising lotus petal motif on the neck, continuous flower motif near the two mythical beast ear ring, six rounded phoenix motif divided with flower works motif, lower part with flower petal and continuous flower scroll motif, rare and very fine Hu v...
A very fine and fantastic Qing dynasty 19th century enamel and gilt on blue ground large vase, rounded side with tall neck and glazed base, vase decorated with very fine drawing of over glaze enamel large fish motif, gilt decoration on a fine blue ground glaze, five large fish red, green, yellow, and brown color swimming on blue ground with gilt sea plantation motif. very fine decorated vase.
Vase is in very good condition, no chip, no crack, no restoration>,br>
Size: 45 cm height.
A good and rare shape of Yuan blue and white small bowl / cup, rounded side with lipped rim and unglazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze blue of continuous flower motif, center with cloud motif.
Bowl / cup is in very good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 7.5 cm diameter.
A good and rare shape of Yuan blue and white small bowl / cup, rounded side with lipped rim and unglazed base, bowl decorated with good color of under glaze blue of continuous flower motif, center with cloud motif.
Bowl / cup is in very good condition with small glaze line at the rim no chip, no restoration.
Size: 7.5 cm diameter.
A good Yuan dynasty jar with iron spotted motif, rounded side with globular body and unglazed base, jar dcorated with under glaze spotted iron red motif, two lugs on the shoulder.
Jar is in very good condition no chip no crack no restoration.
Size: 6 cm height.
An early 20th C. Chinese silver and rattan bangle in a slim form with floral motif. It's suitable for a slim wrist. Signed. Inner D: 6.5cm.
A beautiful Chinese old silver and rattan bangle with Chinese logevity characters. In excellent condition. Inner D:7cm.
A fine and rare early Ming 15 th century blue and white large brush box with cover, oval shape body with globular body and glazed base, brush box decorated with under glaze blue of flower scroll motif at the cover, inner tray with flower spray and body with continuous flower motif contain peony and lotus scroll, it is very rare to find a similar piece with original inner tray and cover.
Brush box is in very good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, short original firing crack at the...
1800s or earlier
The stone is of a mottled celadon to a pale creamy tone. The interior well appears to have originally been covered in lacquer, with some remnants still visible. The stone retains a soft polish and patina from handling. The round base is slightly raised and the piece fits very very nicely in the hand. Good condition, no chips or cracks.
Diameter: 2 ½ in., Height: 1 ½ in.
From our Chinese Monochrome Collection, a large carved ivory elephant bridge, late 19th century, depicting a procession of eight individual elephants of graduating size, nicely carved from a single tusk...
Yixing zisha teapot from Tek Sing shipwreck.with incised hand writing mark at the base.Qing period.7,5cm body diameter.12cm wide.7cm high.teapot in good condition with just tiny chipped at the inside the lid.no hair lines,free from any restorations.
1800s
Carved from a jade-like hardstone (possibly serpentine). Rectangular form with a slightly raised grinding surface bordered by a narrow, raised perimeter with a carved depression for water at the top end. Very good condition with no cracks. There is some wear to the grinding surface and to the base. Old patina with old light soiling.
4 ½ in. x 3 3/8 in. x ¾ in.
A beautiful 19th C. Chinese old silver lock pendant with silver chain and two small pendants on each side, in excellent condition. weight: 77g. L:12" sold to NY
A Rare Fan-Shape Blue Porcelain Water Dropper:
Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century
The curved slab-sided, fan-shape, with a flat base, porcelain water dropper,
covered overall in underglaze cobalt blue and by a transparent glaze with
high sheen, the bast unglazed. It’s in vey fine condition without any damages,
Measurements: 8cm L. x 2.2cm h.
1800s
The well-potted gourd-form vases are decorated with overglaze green, yellow, aubergine and red enamels, characteristic of 18th Century, but the paste appears to be consistent with the 19th Century. There are no chips or restorations, however, one of the vases has an old hairline extending from the mouth and is approximately three inches long. The other vase is undamaged. There are tiny areas of kiln grit on each vase and a bit of grit adhering to the footrings of each...
A large and very rare lead glazed earthenware roof ridge tile sculpture depicting a civil official riding a celestial horse with flaring nostrils,bulging eyes and flowing mane. This item was made in Shanxi province, northern China, during the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644). There is a very closely related example on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Architectural section of the new ceramics display on the 5th Floor (No.2) - Museum no. C.13,14 - 1910...
From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, a very fine and elegant Kangxi Period (1662-1722) phoenix bowl, early Kangxi Period circa 1675-1690, decorated with two well-painted phoenixes and a treed outcropping, all well-executed in a strong blue against a delicately potted pure white body with everted rim. The interior features a single flower encircled within a medallion of double lines. The base is plain...
A Fine Small Blue and White Porcelain Jarlet:
Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century, inscribed 8 characters
This unusual cylindrical body wity characters sharply tapering to a raised and recessed
ring foot and a sharply sloping shoulder with slightly raised colar, decorated with
8 characters in underglaze blue and an overall slightly green-tinged white glaze.
It is in very fine condition but light hairline crack on the rim.
Measurements: 8.5cm h. x 8cm d.
A beautiful mid 19th C. Chinese export fan. The fan ribs made of real tortoise shell and with painting on paper. But it has condition problem, for people who knows how to restore it would be a great item. With wooden frame. AS IS. W:18"xH:14-1/2"
A beautiful 19th C. Japanese cast bronze lions (fu dog)playing a ball, with very intricate workmanship and beautiful patina in it's excellent condition. W:7"xH:4-1/2"