This very fine Colima figure is a great work of art, able to balance itself in a position of action. It is also possible that this figure is a warrior holding a club rather than a bat.This piece dates from 300BC to 200AD. There are three repairs,the head was reattached at the neckline and the club was repaired at the lower end, there was a small crack on the left groin area that was repaired otherwise intact.This is a very unique Colima figure with mineral deposit overall ...
A rare Sultepec mask, possessing a great nose.
This piece dates from approximately 500BC to 200Bc it measures 5 1/2" by 4" wide the nose rises 3" from the back. there appears to be a small amount of repair to the nose. there is an old auction number as well as a small tag with DeRoche on it, although I haven't spoken with Dave it is possible it was once in his gallery in San Francisco.There is a small chip on the right side of the top. This is a great mask at a great price.
A very beautiful matching pair of Maya Jade ear ornaments from the classic period CA 500 AD to 800 AD. Both measuring 3 1/2" by 3 1/4".The form is Semi round having a large central opening and wide flare. Both have double perforations for attachment. A small amount of red pigment on each. One repaired from two original pieces, along with a few minor rim chips otherwise both are intact
Type 10 Mezcala figure, 9" by 3",showing heavy mineralization and root marks.Small chip on the chin under the mouth.
This early pre-classic olmecoid figure dates from approximately 1250 BCE to 800BCE it measures 5 1/2" by 4 1/2".Mineral deposits and root marks. The head has been reattached. The figure was in the collection of Robert Ruark, the highly acclaimed writer and acquired from Arte Primitivo.
An unearthed celadon Ewer pot was a rare example in Chinese early ceramic history especially for Chinese tea cultures.
A similar piece was found in an excavation site in Hunan Province and now is stored in Hunan Museum.
The documentary book here is "Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China - Book 13, Hubei/Hunan."
Height to the tail: 9.8cm.
Condition: Perfect with original cap...
Antique snuff bottle made from agate, with a large coral topper, a concave opening, and carved faces on either side with gaping mouths. 19th century
Size: 3.25" tall, 2.25" wide
Blue and white heavy porcelain incense holder, with a painting of a person sitting cross-legged with open water to their one side and boulders and trees to their other, with gaping-mouthed Chinese dragons going along the sides of the holder. Qing dynasty 18th century
Size: 2.5" tall, 3.5" wide
Beautiful Chinese antique porcelain bowl, with golden rim, made during the reign of Emperor Daoguang (1821-1850). Painted along its sides are beautiful young Chinese girls performing leisurely tasks, such as painting scrolls and reading, wearing bright and colorful robes in shades of pink, blue, purple, and green, and surrounded by potted flowers. Mark on bottom reads "Da Qing Daoguang Nian Zhi" or "Qing Dynasty Daoguang period make".
Size: 7" wide, 3.5" tall
Antique set of two Japanese flower vase known as an usubata, used in the art of ikebana or flower arranging, made from mixed metals. They both have square tops with a swirling wind design blowing silver and gold leaves about, oriental designs along the top rim, and beautiful flower designs along the outer rim. The left and right sides of the usubatas' bodies have very detailed dragons with lashing tongues and finned wings...
A Suanzi wood scholar tray was in rectangular form.
Decently preserved in nice patina, the wood tray was found on the reverse side with inscription attributed to an official of Japanese occupation district in China during World War Two.
During that periods, the Japanese invasion troops undertook the task of finding Chinese antiques back to Japan.
The tray was sent as a gift in great respect due to the excellent craftsmanship on the carving of the inscription...
Superb Taisho Period C. 1915 Japanese tea ceremony bronze flower vase. Placed in the tokonoma of a Japanese Tea House with a single flower it evokes the essence of wab sabi and the soul of the tea ceremony. Lovely art deco bulbous shape with wave diaper on the base. The lip is contoured simply but elagantly. Excellent condition. 11" high and 6" in diameter. Ask for shipping quote.
Jiaqing Period, ca. late 1700s
Each vase is decorated overall with various flowers on a medium-blue enamel ground within a continuous geometric fretwork pattern of gilt wires. Both the rim and base is gilded, now having some wear showing on each vase. The square area on the base is left from an old sticker removed in the past. Both vases have a melon form label body with a flaring mouth rim that is partially gilded inside...
Antique Vietnamese bowl made of blue and white glazed porcelain, with interesting designs along its side and a "double happiness" mark on the inside bottom. The double happiness symbol is often found on items to do with the Chinese New Year and weddings.
Size: 8.75" diameter, 3" tall
Charming little porcelain dish, painted with crushed blue cobalt and glazed over, with a scene of rocks, leaves, flowers, and bamboo, designs around the rim, and a mark on bottom. Some damage. 18th/19th century
Size: 5.75" diameter, 1.25" tall
Beautiful Japanese cloisonne vase with a deep, navy blue sky, a mountainous valley decorated in flecked earthy tones, a pinkish, dreamlike river flowing along the bottom, and many variations of chrysanthemum flowers. Unsigned but apperars to be by Hiyashi Kodenji. Meiji period (1868-1912).
Size: 6.25" tall, 5" wide
Beautifully carved transparent glass snuff bottle with prism shaped edges, a topper made of carved turquoise in an oriental design, and a carved scoop to resemble bamboo. 19th century
Size: 2.75" tall, 1.12" wide
Antique Chinese blue and white porcelain snuff bottle with very small and intricate scenic painting with a young man and his wife holding their child, standing in a garden. The artist would have started with a plain white base, painted his design with a mixture of finely ground cobalt oxide and water, and then used a transparent glaze all over. The bottle has a topper made of Jade. 19th century
Size: 2.6" tall, 1" wide
Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in the likeness of a playful lion, also known as 'Shi' or 'Foo Dog', with a yellow body, light green tail and mane, brown, bushy eyebrows, and chewing on a xiù qiú ball with flower designs and a green ribbon tied around it. The front of the xiù qiú is the opening to the snuff bottle and has a Jade stopper. 19th century
Size: 3" long, 1" wide
Large Song Celadon bowl, olive green in color. In very good condition without chips or cracks. There is an incised flower pattern in the bottom of the bowl. Otherwise, small fritting /granulation is evident in the bottom of the bowl and a couple of these may have been compromised/worn down. Nice overall symmetrical shape and crackle in the glaze is quite faint. Diameter: 7 plus inches and 3 inches in height.
Antique Chinese water dropper made from bronze. Used as a scholar object in the 19th Century. Traditional story of young girl playing the flute upon the back of a water Buffalo.
Dimensions: 2 3/4" High X 3 1/2" Long X 2" Deep
Height: 30cm
Date: Tang Dynasty, 9th-10th Centuries.
Condition:Perfect, except incursion to the mouth rim. And two original and minute pottering imperfection on the body and to the base.
One cotton box is included.
Chinese rose medallion porcelain vase with with 2 dragons. Colors are rich and vibrant. Dating Early Republic it is in excellent condition with just a little expected wear to the gold and measures a little over 6.5 inches high by 3.5" diameter.
Tsuba with openwork design of a falcon resting on the branch of an old pine tree. Iron, with remnants of gilding on the falcon eye and on the tree leaves. The tsuba is unsigned. Japan, early Edo period. Height: 3 3/8" (8,7 cm. Oxidation, otherwise very good condition.
Tang dynasty jar covered with celadon green glaze, unglaze flat base. MEASUREMENT : 19 cm height, 18 cm wide. PERIOD : Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD) CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
RARE CHINESE YIXING PEAR SHAPED TEAPOT MENGCHEN & SIGNED
Description & Size: 6.35 x 11.17 x 6.98 cm (2.5" x 4.4" x 2.75") Height & Length & Width
Weight: 96 gram (3.38 oz)
Age: 18th - 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a rare Chinese yixing pear shaped teapot MENGCHEN signed. The pot is handcrafted in a pear shaped with a single hole spout & has a nice old dark red pottery clay patina...
Earthenware black glaze vase with elegant shape, unglaze flat base. MEASUREMENT : 30 cm height, 19 cm wide. PERIOD : Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD) CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
Tang dynasty jar covered with celadon green glaze, unglaze flat base. MEASUREMENT : 16 cm height, 12 cm wide. PERIOD : Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD) CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
Earthenware celadon kendi with four lugs, unglaze flat base. MEASUREMENT : 21 cm height, 20 cm wide. PERIOD : Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD) CONDITION: chips on the spout, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
Earthenware kendi with elegant shape, flat base. MEASUREMENT : 26 cm height, 28 cm wide. PERIOD : Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD) CONDITION: Small chips on the spout, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
This Chinese golden colored Sha-green is large by shagreen standards...it spans almost 7 inches at the longest point front to back, and stands just over 3 inches high. The top clearly has some scuffs and loss to the hide, which for me enhance the beauty of the box.
The box is hinged at the back and the inside is lined with leather.
Beautifully hand-carved snuff bottle made from peking glass, a process in which a single colored glass is dipped layer by layer into differently colored glass and then carved into delicate designs. This particular bottle has a slightly yellowish transparent main color, dipped into red glass, with carvings of beautiful flowers and leaves on vines, carried by two robed men, with intricate detailing on their clothing and faces. Topper is made from brass and has 6 imbedded pieces of coral...
Set of three beautifully carved white, translucent agate teapots, with small vertical channels carved into the lid and body, with pointed finial on the lids. Two teapots have a ring(s) hanging from their handles. 19th century
Sizes: (from left to right) 4.25" tall, 4.5" tall, 3.5" tall
This is an extraordinarily beautiful antique snuff bottle of brownish glass, with a gorgeous scenery of mountains and trees with people riding horseback, which was hand-painted by the artist from the inside with a very small brush. Green agate topper.
Size: 3.5" tall, 2.25" wide
Cute porcelain snuff bottle delicately carved in the shape of a smiling man sitting atop a pile of leaves, wearing a blue robe with gold flecks and creases and magenta bottoms, holding a peach, with a gourd bottle strapped around his back. The topper is carved from coral and resembles the cap of the gourd bottle. 19th century
Size: 2.5" tall, .85" wide
Description:
A creamwhite white glazed stoneware yuhuchunping dated to the Yuan Dyansty. It stands on a short recess foot rim with a pear shape body everting upward with a narrow neck and towards an everting mouth rim.
Dimension:
The height of the yuhuchunping is 20.5cm and the width at the widest point is 15cm.
Condition
It is in good condition without crack, chip ,restoration or any
repairs.