An official figure most likely as Guamdi was carved in sitting posture. Nice features depicted and well rendered robe in flouring form. A master piece in serene mood.
Height: 22cm.

A very unusual and rare Ming pair of lacquered scholar's partition screens on huanghuali stands.

Against a black lacquer background, each screen features scholar's objects in brown lacquer and mother-of-pearl with accents of gold. They are bordered with a band of leaf patterns done in gold and inlaid mother of pearl...

Description: A celadon Longquan stem-cup was well molded. By a dark green tint, the glaze was well applied all over the surface except the foot ring. Motifs of flowers and branches were finely incised on the inner wall of the bowl and subtly revealed under the glaze. Authenticating firing red was obvious at the unglazed foot ring and the inside of the looped foot trunk. In quite good size and a perfect condition, the stem cup stands well in a decent look...

Rare to find in such wonderful condition early English wooden doll in generally excellent condition to age... from around 1780 / 90 .....

Beautiful and very loveable face expression on carved wooden head and torso with bosom and waist.

She has inset black enamel eyes with tiny dot - painted lashes and brows.

Elegant pointy nose and closed mouth with wide center accent line and pretty blushed cheeks !

Original finish with small finish retouch at chin and forehead...

Description:

A bronze Buddha of Ming Dynasty was well preserved with fine gilding condition on the surface.
By darken sheen and with very limited abrasion on the ridges of the carvings, the Buddha was kept in a perfect condition except loss of the undercover.
Red protection slip was painted inside the hollowed inner side.

Date: Ming Dynasty,1368-1644.

Height:19.7cm

Tempestuous waves in fine gold lines splash between lightning shapes decorated with reed curtains on the sides of this singular lacquered wooden koro with woven silver lid dating from the Momoyama to opening of the Edo period, Later 16th to early 17th century. It is 8.5 cm (3-1/4 inches) high, 7.5 cm (3 inches) diameter. The worn base has been re-lacquered to protect the wood core from splitting or cracking otherwise is entirely original to the period.

A fine early English Oak Carved Tudor period bible box. With an antique hand written not on the inside lid stating. "Old Tudor Bible Box from Oddington Church Oxfordshire used for more than 100 years as a reading desk bought in Burford Aug 1509. In good antique condition replaced lock and comes with a later stand. Great for magazine storage a beautiful early period piece with exquisite patina.

Description:

An ivory plaque was kept in perfect condition.
Being preserved in enduring old condition-the darken patina and the naturally yielded crackles all over the surface, the plaque was used to be a pendant.
By rare and good quality, it was kept in plain form which was responding to a Chinese proverb-- Niang Tsa Bu Zhuo, A High-Ranking Material Is So Precious That Should Be Saved from Carving...

Finely porcelain decorated with human on the center, glazed base. PERIOD : Middle Ming 16th Century MEASUREMENTS: 9,5 cm wide. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration.

A small Burmese Buddha made of silver. Its form is simple, unadorned and its hand is in the earth-touching gesture. The face has a wide nose with connected eyebrows and has a quiet presence.

Period: Burmese, 16th Century

Size: Height = 5 cm., Width at base = 3.5 cm.

Condition: Normal wear due to its age. Has a nice patina.

Charger covered with crackled green celadon glaze and decorated with incised animal on the center. PERIOD : late Ming (1566-1643 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 36.5 cm wide. CONDITION: excellent, frittings to the rim, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

An Annan pottery tea bowl for use in the Japanese tea ceremony from the kilns of 15th-16th century Vietnam enclosed in an age-blackened kiri-wood box. The crackled pale glaze is decorated with a band of blue frets about the rim inside, a decidedly modern design of droplets descending in beads down the outside typical of early Vietnamese decoration...

Bronze Manjushri Riding Lion, Ming Dynasty 16th Century

The manjushri is 13 inches (33 cm) tall, and 8.5 inches (22 cm) by 3.8 inches (9.5 cm) wide. He weighs 8.13 lb.

He is in good condition with no repairs, or cracks, except a small chip at the tip of a finger, at the tip of his crown, lotus petals, beast's hair, tail, and the edges. There are also manufacture defect of firing holes and casting defects (as seen in the photos)...

Blue and White Bowl with flower scroll in the exterior and mark in the center. W = D = Ming Dynasty Condition : Restoration to the minor fritting on the rim, no cracks, no hairlines.

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Kraak Porcelain Dish (20.5cm / 8")

This highly decorative and attractive "Kraak" porcelain dish was made at the Jingdezhen kilns during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. The pattern, in underglaze blue of good colour, features in its centre a winged insect amongst various plants and blossoms. Surrounding this are eight roundels containing, alternately, peach blossoms and precious objects...

Remnants of yellow glaze covers this Heishi (Heiji) bottle form from the Owari-Seto area engraved clearly about the neck with three lines. A quintessential Kamakura pot. There is much degradation to the glaze typical of Seto which has withstood a millennium of earthquake, fire, war and abuse. That anything survives so long in Japan is miraculous. It is 9-1/2 inches (24 cm) tall, 6-1/2 inches (16.5 cm) diameter and comes wrapped in old cloth in an old wooden box.

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Kraak Porcelain Dish (Deer & Birds)

This attractive porcelain dish was made during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. It has a foliate rim and has been very attractively decorated in underglaze blue of very good colour featuring a variation of the "two deer in a garden" pattern. Although this pattern is well-known, in addition, around the rim, are various leaf & foliage patterns as well as three birds, a rare feature on such dishes...

BW Ming bowl decorated with flower on the basket. D= 12.5 cm H=5.5 cm Ming Dynasty Condition : very good, no chips, crack, hairline or restoration, but with fault firing.