All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1002609
Porcelain decorated with three floral spray on the flattened rim and a floral spray on the center, glazed base. PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722) MEASUREMENTS: 19.5 cm wide. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations but imperfect shape from firing process. Good sound when tapping with finger tips.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1800 item #1403712
Measuring 15 1/2" high and 4 1/2" wide, this bronze alam, or standard, is from the Deccan region of India, and iwas used in ceremonial parades or other functions, carried on a pole by a leader or religious person. Used in the Islamic culture, it is heavy bronze, and this one was made in two sections, the handle attached with a heavy handmade screw...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1800 item #1276499 (stock #4937)
A rare octagonal porcelain dish decorated in underglaze blue with a flowering bush by a rock, along the border stylized Chinese characters. The rim glazed brown, the base with three spur marks and a "fuku" mark within a double square. Dating to the early Edo period. Condition: well with little scratches, rim with 3 tiny frits and two chips, and one chip under the glaze (photo 8). Dimension: diameter: 20 cm, 3.2 cm high.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #1220794 (stock #5289)
A lovely blue and white small vase, decorated with a Phoenix and cloud pattern. Early Qing dynasty 18th Century in perfect condition. High: 12.5cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1073858
Porcelain decorated with phoenix and floral on the body, glazed base. PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 17 cm wide and 22 cm tall. CONDITION: mounting with silver and two small chips to the spout.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1800 item #1375651 (stock #ALR6686)
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An exquisite 17th-18th c. rendition of Suiten (vedic Varuna) rising over tempestuous waves. Pigment on silk, The scroll is 59.2 x 167.5 cm (23-1/2 x 66 inches). It has been fully remounted, in an antique silk retaining the original brass rollers. One of the oldest gods, Varuna is associated with a Serpent (Makara) as his vehicle and a noose as his weapon...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1165012 (stock #2498)
A dish of raised barbed lotus form with a moulded ribbed cavetto decorated in underglaze blue with gilt outlined enamels dating to circa 1740-70. The unusual form of the dish follows Chinese “Ko Sometsuke” precedents of the first half of the 17th century; see “The Peony Pavillion” lot 220 for a Chinese example of the Chongzhen period. The centre of the dish divided into four semi-ogee reserves creating a cruciform motif with a squarish shaped central reserve...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #1309692
Chinese Qing dynasty scholar’s pear-form monochrome porcelain bud vase with wide mouth covered overall in a Junyao type purplish blue flambé glaze that extends into the interior. The slightly recessed base is brown washed. The wood stand and padded silk presentation box are included. Early 19th century to possibly late 18th. Vase: 3 1/2” high x 3” diameter. Silk presentation box: 7 1/2"L x 5"W x 4 1/2"H. Very good overall condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #628607 (stock #WD-036)
Four gilded wooden statues comprising of two Buddhas,a Disciple and a Monk. Sizes: Length, 9.4 to 7.6 cm. Condition: Perfect.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1800 item #691532 (stock #26C10 1962)
George I sterling silver Hanoverian table spoon with rat tail to reverse of bowl and having a pronounced midrib to upturned handle with engraved shaded block initials of the original owners, A over P*A, above a slightly later second set, M*B. London, 1720, by the silversmith Henry Miller I. Length: 7 5/8". Condition: Excellent, with no wear, dents or cracks to the elliptical bowl. Hallmarks are legible, though the maker's mark is somewhat closed from the reshaping of the stem after assaying...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1027029
Blue and white porcelain docorated by floral spray to the body, unglazed base. PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 13 cm wide. CONDITION: a tiny fritting to the rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #82893
Large 17 1/2"H lidded jar finely painted in the Kangxi style in sapphire blue on a white porcelain ground. The decoration features a pheasant on a rocky outcropping surrounded by flowering plants which extend around the circumference of the vase and up to the neck, where a second bird perches on a flowering branch. A blue foo lion finial tops the domed cover. The base is encircled by a band of crested waves. The shoulder panel decoration features lotus flowers on a mosaic ground...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1800 item #1285804
Very fine facial features, the hands in the dhyana mudra (meditation). Excavated piece with a lovely green patina. H. 16,5 cm. From a Dutch private collection.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #1348810
Decorated with pagodas in gardens by a lake. Qianlong (1736-1795). Dimensions: 32,5 x 25 cm. Condition: one dish with a very small chip, the other dish with a 1 cm chip at the lower rim.
All Items : Archives : Pre 1800 item #357171
A pair of Japanese silk brocade temple banners with gold threads decorated with a dragon, a phoenix and floral roundels on a shippo background; the edges with white (aged to brownish beige) borders and brass mounts with engraved flowers.

The shape of the banners is almost identical to the banners (hundreds) that were discovered from Shoso-in, the repository of Todai-ji temple...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1800 item #1098500 (stock #ALR2977)
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A 17th – 18th century Neko-tora Tiger by Nagasaki school artist Watanabe Shuseki performed with ink and color on paper in yellow bronze silk border with bone rollers. The parchment is aged and gray, giving the sense of a wall painting in some ancient tomb. The scroll is 14 x 63 inches (36.5 x 160 cm). There is some damage to the lower extremities of the paper, and minor cupping. Watanabe Shuseki (1639-1707) lived in Nagasaki and was a proponent of that school trained under Itsunen...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1800 item #1083910
Serene Buddha head in pink sandstone. Burma, Shan state, 17th/18th century. H. 28 cm (the head), 49 cm (including stand). Condition: top of ushnisha restuck, earlobes missing and a minor chip to the nose.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Pre 1800 item #1004973 (stock #26C10E 3085)
This bowl was manufactured in London in 1784 by the famous partnership of silversmiths Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp, who produced silver for the firm of Parker and Wakelin, the Royal Goldsmiths who provided silver for the Prince of Wales and for much of the nobility of England. The bowl is formed of heavy gauge silver, weighing 10.37 troy ounces...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1153896
Large and beautiful antique jar decorated with polychrome floral and Foo Dogs. PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722) MEASUREMENTS: 16 cm wide, 18 cm height. CONDITION: two minor chips to the rim, no other damages
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #987647 (stock #480)
A colourfully enamelled porcelain figure of Zhongli Quan, one of the Ba Xian (eight immortals) made in Jingdezhen, probably for export, circa 1790- 1810 during the reign of either the Qianlong or the Jiaqing emperor. For similar please see Christies, London "Export art of China and Japan" - Lot 184 - 28 April 1999. Condition - there has been professional restoration to the neck and base. 18cm (7 inches) high...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1800 item #1385467
Seated in bhumisparsa mudra, on a gilded hardwood pedestal. H. 30 cm. Very good condition with expectec age wear and a very nice patina.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1800 item #676572 (stock #GLD-007)
A gold ornament which looks like to me to be a warrior carrying a club. It's hard to date this piece, but looking at the patina on the gold I would say around 16th century.Found in Burma but could be from India. Size: 3cm x 2.5cm. Condition: No repairs.Some opening which are normal in old gold repousse work.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #402635 (stock #1899)
A rare blue & white dish in form of the Fish, the Chinese word is "Yu" a homophone, or play on word for Yu meaning "Super Abundance". The Fish is therefore a symbol of Wealth and Abundance. Underside decorated with Water Weed. Ching dynasty Kangxi period (1662-1722). Condition is excellent, with no chips and no cracks, no scratch used, flawless as well. Guarantee is fine quality porcelain of Kangxi pieces. Long: 25.5 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1800 item #1098326 (stock #ANR2976)
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Item description:. The lead warrior charges headstrong into the frothing waves, a band of mounted warriors following across the six panels of this mid Edo period gilded screen...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1800 item #1256610
Large Thai bronze Buddha head with serene face and downcast almond eyes, curled headdress, flaming usnisa, and elongated ears. The casting is thin, the patina is very nice, and there is typical corrosion and wear evident. Traces of gilt are visible in the usnisa and hair (see close up images). Produced in the 18th/19th century in the Sukhothai period style. 15" high. Weighs about 9 lbs. There is no stand. This bronze is from the Albert Ninde estate in Tucson. According to the family, th...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1156931
Vase, heavily potted, covered in a beautiful celadon glaze producing the crackles of the Geyao type glaze. The base is glazed with an iron brown wash. Periode : 19th Century Measure : H = 30 cm, D : 25 cm. Condition : perfect, no chips, hairlines or cracks, and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1800 item #680093 (stock #ANR2203)
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Waves lap at the dark shore crowded with cranes on this elegant 18th century paper screen embellished with clouds of gold flake signed Hokkyo Shunboku (O-oka Shunboku, 1680-1763). A bramble of dried bamboo hides one sleeping form, the others strut about oblivious to the frigid winter air. Turgid blue water rolls slowly behind, waves licking at the near shore. A fine example of the mid-Edo aesthetic; the screen is 67-1/2 by 148 inches (172 x 376 cm) and is in excellent condition, recently full...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1800 item #1322840 (stock #BR-019)
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A very rare gilt figure of Buddha with hands in the earth-touching gesture. The facial features are characteristic of Burmese Buddhas of the time with very large ears and nose.

Burma 17th/18th Century

Size: Height = 14 cm.

Condition: Good. Has a nice patina.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1800 item #1345503 (stock #TIB-005)
Vajrapāni (Sanskrit: "Vajra in [his] hand") is one of the earliest-appearing bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism. He is the protector and guide of Gautama Buddha and rose to symbolize the Buddha's power.He also is know to protects the wearer. Condition: Natural age patina. No repairs. Size: See last photo
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #1234692 (stock #5325)
A very fine and rare "doucai" garlic head vase, decorated with four immortals riding a horse, dragon, lion and mythical beast. Double circle to the base. Qing dynasty 18th century in perfect condition. Height: 26.5cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1156945
A Censer, heavily potted, covered in a beautiful celadon glaze producing with floral molded decorations. The base is unglazed. Periode : Qianlong (1736-1795 AD) Dimension : D: 16.5 cm, H : 15 cm. Condition : excellent, no chips, hairlines or cracks, and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #860626 (stock #128)
Celadon charger decorated with incised flower on the center, and key fret scroll. W = 29 cm. Qianlong 1736-1795. Condition : Excellent with a very tiny frit on the rim.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1132688
A fine 18th century Chinese molded celadon-glazed porcelain dish, finely decorated chrysantemum flower with the rim, covered overall in green glazed. DATE : Qianlong (1736 - 1795). SIZE : D = 28 cm CONDITION : very good condition, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1065451
A shallow dish, heavily potted, covered in a beautiful celadon glaze producing the crackles of the Geyao type glaze. The recessed base is glazed while the foot rim is dressed with an iron brown wash. Periode : Qianlong (1736-1795) Century Diameter : 11 cm. Condition : Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1002607
Porcelain decorated with three floral spray on the flattened rim and a floral spray on the center, glazed base with mark. PERIOD : Qianlong (1735-1795) MEASUREMENTS: 19 cm wide. CONDITION: two hairlines and free from restorations. Good sound when tapping with finger tips.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #1348801
De orated with pagodas, houses and persons by a lake. The border decorated with flowers and insects. Qianlong (1736-1795). Dimensions: 25,5 x 17,5 cm. Condition: one dish with a 2,5 cm chip on the left lower corner.