An original state of Ming dynasty 17th century Swatow type polychrome box, decorated on the top with a bird and floral pattern, continuous flower scroll to bottom side. Condition re-touched to a chip, but it's rare to found such like it piece still in original state enamel after buried very long times. Diameter: 8 cm.

Description:
An old Xer inkstone was intriguingly made in a shape of the ancient Chinese musical instrument-GuQin.
Nicely fitted in the original Suanzi wood box, the inkstone was preserved in a perfect condition except some old abrasions on the surface.
And the well carved inscription: Xi-Ann-Ju-Xi(Xi Ann the Recluse)was on the underside of the inksotne.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.

Length including box: 20.5cm.

Modernist Fish Skeleton Pendant w Dangling Head Marked: "Sterling Mexico" "CV" for Carsi of Taxco and #200, one of his assay numbers. Hangs 3.5" X 1.5 wide and weighs 1/2 Ounce of 925 Silver. Very good condition with the few usual soft lines old sterling gets. SOLD, no price, no info

A celadon pear shaped bottle vase, covered overall with olive green glaze. Chinese 16th-17th century in perfect condition. High: 19.3 cm.

Two Rosewood boxes with flying bats, a symbol of good luck, surrounded by keyfrets and stylized clouds. Age: 19th century. Size: lg.12cm. sm. 10.5cm. Condition: No repairs.

Description: A scholar seal was intriguingly made from a bamboo root. Being preserved with the original root shoots and then shaped to a regular rectangular, the seal was kept in a nice patina and was certainly belonged to a scholar who had unique taste of Zen spirits...

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A black-glazed Jizhou bowl was preserved in a fine condition.
By a beautiful grayish image of freely painted plum branch in the cavetto against the black ground, the tea bowl was mold in a typical Wan shape when standing by a flat foot ring which was a strong characteristic for a Jizhou bowl.
The buff-tinted soft-feel paste revealed at the bottom was another obvious characteristic for this dated ware.
Despite some minute fret on the mouth rim, the glaze condition was qui...

 

A rare Fujian provincial large b/w bowl, well balance and thickly potted, decorated to inside with 18 'Shou' calligraphy medallions among scrolling pattern plus one in the center. Alike pattern to the outside, all with strong cobalt blue painted to be as handsome and very special look. Late Ming to early Qing dynasty 17th-18th century transitional period in perfect condition. Diameter: 25cm and High: 10,5cm.

A blue & white bowl, decorated exterior with continuous Indian Lotus. Ming dynasty late 15th to early 16th century. Condition re-touch a chip to rim and two hairline. Diameter: 15.1 cm.

Description: A gilt-bronze figure of Bodhisattva was casted in Tang dynasty.
It was preserved rarely with original assemblies. Without any restorations, the Bodhisattva posed in a gesture of fear-not(abhaya mudra)...

A good and rare to survived polychrome enamel jarlet considered it is an excavated piece from underground, decorated with continuously chrysanthemum in green and red enamels, base unglazed. Ming dynasty 15th-16th century. Condition is perfect with original enamel color. Wide: 6.5cm and High: 6cm.

This is a rare and good quality Ming dynasty longquan celadon export ware in very good condition. The dish stands on a short foot and then everted on a slightly flat base towards a short and flat everted scalloped rim. On the inside of the base of the celadon dish, it has a rare moulded motif with a “radiating sun ray” as compared to the usual incised or moulded lotus, floral, dragon or fish design...

A few and fine one Chinese tea bowl, decorated inside with marbled glaze, the base and small foot rim unglazed. Chinese 12th-13th century. Jin-Yuan dynasty. Condition is perfect. Diameter: 11.5 cm, High: 5.4 cm and foot rim 3 cm.

Drum style celadon bowl, moulded with two circles of bosses stimulating pegs among four flowers surround the body and ring handles on either side, Song dynasty LongQuan ware. condition: Soft paste/crackleware, crack (show on enlargement 3), foot rim chips. Diameter: 15 cm and High: 10.5 cm.

A magnificent sterling and azur-malachite bracelet by Enrique Ledesma featured on page 183 of the book MEXICAN SILVER by Morrill and Berk. They date is c. 1955. It measures 6 1/4" around in the inside and is 7/8" wide. The weight is 70 grams. It is in beautiful original condition complete with safety chain. Signed as shown. An heirloom quality Taxco bracelet.

Description: All the rocks came from ancient time. But It was rarely to find a scholar rock selected from old studio. Preserved with an fitted old Honmu stand, this scholar rock was in stylized form. Introspective patina and sophisticated stone tissue add more to this scholar object with typical Chinese taste. Date: Qing Dynasty(19th century) Height: 43cm Condition: It had presumably been broken and was matched back to the original shape.

A burial stoneware jar with heavily potted, decorated with relief of the dragon chasing a flaming pearl. On the one side of the jar are three vestigial lugs in vertical sequence, covered overall with black glaze and bluish irridescent in the glaze. Similar vessels have been excavated from Guandong province of Foshan city. The other smaller vessels with black glaze in Victoria & Albert Museum, with Museum number: FE.8-1994. Song dynasty 10th-12th century, probably made in Guandong...

This is a lovely Chinese Kraak porcelain Delft-style dish bearing the lotus mark within the double circle; decorated with alternating panels of stylized flowers and a figure of a monkey in a fruit tree; the center reserve features a phoenix on a floral ground; minor chips to rim; diam: 10 _".

A large Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) cold-painted pot from an old Japanese scholar collection enclosed in an ancient kiri-wood storage box bearing a great many stamps inside the lid. The fine clay is covered in elaborate designs in red, white brown and orange pigment. The piece is 11 inches (28 cm) tall. There is minor damage to the rim but no repair or restoration; a fine example of Han Dynasty painted pottery in fine condition.

Description: A dish-mouthed bottle vase from Yue kiln of Zhejiang province was preserved in perfect condition. In a fine greenish tint, the bottle’s glaze was evenly applied nearing to the edge of the bottom. Through enduring age, the glaze was kept in a fine and stable condition when sophisticated and retrospective luster was reflected in a charming look. Under the glaze, regular patterns were imprinted around the shoulder for decoration...

 

Description: A bronze figure with the image of Luohan was casted in the 10th century or earlier. With sophisticated expression, this figure was carved vividly. The religious spirit had been casted in the image by the devoted craftsmen when. The material used in this piece was in very good quality. After enduring ages, the bronze surface had turned into dark black shining patina. Faded gilt had left between the pleats of the figure...

Description: One celadon censer on three feet was from Longquan kiln Zhejiang of Yuan Dynasty. Crackled beautifully under introspective gloss of the glaze, patterns of Eight Diagram were decorated around the outer wall. When the steep circular foot rim was molded to support the censer, three suspended feet were used only as decoration with which was a typical Yuan ware's characteristic. Date: Yuan Dynasty, 13th century. Width: 7.7cm Height: 4.8cm

Description: A small but well molded bronze censer was in decent elm bowl's shape. Made of fine quality of metal material, the bronze censer was in good weight of 238 gram when in a lovely size of 5.0 cm in width and 3.2cm in height. Hollowed inside with good curve as the outside, the bronze bowl which in a plain form was an ideal censer to either hold in hands feeling the warmth, sniffing the aroma of the fine burning incense or just being as a paper weight fondling in your palms...

 

A mid 20th Century yixing stoneware teapot with applied bamboo leaf and prunus blossom decoration. Condition excellent...

A good blue & white dish, with slightly thinly potted and foliated lip rim, decorated at the exterior center with four lion foo dogs playing ball within double circle, on the wall cavetto with pomegranate design, underside with two blooms of fungus/ruyi scroll and three flowers scroll among clouds motif. Four characters mark "Da Ming Nien Zhao", Ming dynasty Zhengde period (1506-1521)...

A b/w bowl, with foliated lip rim and inside the center with a fruit blossom within double circle, encircled by classic scroll on the inner rim, at the exterior divided into eight panels and each decorated with precious emblem supported by lotus. Ming dynasty 16th century. Condition with one hairline visible on enlargement 9, no chips and free from any restoration. Diameter: 18.3 cm and High: 8.6 cm.

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A Chinese iron kettle was cast in decent form.
By well arched handle in nice shape, the body of the tea pot was in drum-like shape, and was cast with motif of Buddhist Treasures on one side and with date inscription of Qianlong Xin-Yo NienZi(Made in AD1741, Qinglong reign) and with Chinese lucky words of FunTiaYuXun in a roundlet.

It was very rare to find a iron kettle from Chinese origin, and when it was in such nice shape.

Date: Qing Dynasty...

Blue & White "Kendi" with rounded sides, bulbous spout and tall neck, decorated in brilliant blue with panels of "Eight Treasure" diaper pattern and peaches on the shoulder, Late Ming 17th Century. Condition is good except glaze flake on the neck area ( visible on the last enlargement ), no crack, chips or restored. High: 19.4 cm.

Description: From the inner chamber and with the scholar’s taste, an album with 11 leaves of erotic painting which accompanied with corresponding poems was kept in original condition. By vivid depictions of the intimate scenes as well as the traditional living environment of the Chinese furnishing of the house, this album would be a classical joy to the modern viewers. And the poems in implicit meaning were done by the scholars who were inspired by the beautiful scenes...

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A finely b/w bowl, rounded sides body and decorated at the exterior with four continuously blossoms of Indian lotus. Stylistic private kiln seal mark on the base. Ming dynasty Jiajing period (1522-1566) Condition of the bowl is excellent, no any chips, no cracks and flawlessly as well. Diameter: 12cm and High: 6cm.

A very rare type of Ming dynasty 16th century Jiajing period b/w bowl, covered overall to exterior with monochrome of green glazed and underglazed-blue of chrysanthemum blossom to interior center within double circle as well as the inner rim with diaper pattern border and a seal mark on the base. Condition is perfect excepted green enamel slight degraded, no chip, no crack and free from any restoration. Diameter: 12cm and High: 6.2cm.

Intricately carved with a three legged toad (wealth) resting on a leaf, next to a lotus pod with movable hardwood seeds, under the leaf a spider and another insect and two frogs on the stem of the lotus pod. H. 3,5 cm, diameter 5 cm. For a similar toggle: Margaret Duda-Traditional Chinese Toggles, page 79, fig. 452. Beautiful wear and patina.

A fine celadon large dish, decorated with incised lotus to the center and fluted sides on cavetto wall, outside is plain. Covered overall with olive green glaze in very good condition, only found a chip to foot rim (visible on the last enlargement) and glaze hairline to the outside cavetto but not crossing to the front side, otherwise is excellent with porcelain body. Late Song to Yuan Longquan ware found in Sulawesi. Diameter: 34cm.

A rare b/w bowl, decorated at the exterior with chrysanthemum spray. Interior centre with a flaming pearl motif and a classic scroll border to the inner rim. Yuan dynasty 14th century Jindezhen or Fujian wares. Condition with minor re-touched to the rim area, but the pieces is not broken. Diameter: 12 cm and High: 5.9 cm.

A bronze stag and rider. The rider a bearded and robed scholar - silver inlay adorning his attire...

A good Suzhou school celadon colored nephrite jade snuff bottle. Fairly well hollowed and adeptly carved to cleverly use natural russet on white colored skin, subtle color differences in the light green stone, and white inclusion along the foot on one side. Relief carving includes chrysanthemums rising from lighter colored rockery on one side. The other side with weeping prunus (following subtle inclusion) descending from russet rockery toward an area of white inclusion along the foot suggestive...

Description: A plain form inkstone with cloud scroll pattern on the rim and inscriptions of a palace scholar's poem on the back. A true Chinese scholar studio's object was in typical Chinese scholar's taste of esthetics. It was a piece from spring auction 2004 of Antique and Curiosity Company of China lot 685. The estimated price when was RMB 8000. The price was lowered for Trocadero's customers .Length: 21.5cm Width: 14cm Date: Qing Daoguang period (18th Century) Condition: some defects on t...

Description: A tripod bronze censer was in elegant shape. Supported by three slender feet, the oval belly was well molded. In pure black patina which was caused from long time of age, the censer was in rarely found simple form. In quite good weight, it was made of very good bronze, and a unique scholar item full of taste that no one should miss. Date: Ming Dynasty (AD1368-1644), Height: 11cm

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A black-glazed tea cup was in greasy-feel surface.
It was suffused with obvious incursions in the glaze.
The charming silver streaks were yielded under firing.

Date:Southern Song Dynasty, 1127-1279,

Width: 9.6cm.

A COTTON-BOX IS INCLUDED.

Fabulous, weighty Los Castillo necklace.Beautiful decorated ball design, this necklace measures 15" long and 7/8" wide. Secure invisible push in clasp,it weighs 86 grams and is in excellent original condition. Signed and numbered for Los Castillo as shown in the photo. Please see the matching bracelet also listed. These are terrific pieces.

Chinese transitional bronze incense burner of compressed, bombe, circular form flanked with two lion-head handles resting on the girth below the waisted rim. Raised on short, splayed, ring foot surrounding a sunken-relief apocryphal six character Xuande mark. Condition is fair. While the patina has been weathered and likely overcleaned in its past, sufficient trace patination together with natural oxidation remains to support an attractive conservation of the patina by a qualified metal speciali...

Beautiful mid-century modern sterling and onyx bracelet by Antonio Pineda. It measures 7 1/2" end to end and is 3/4" wide. Fine original condition and signed as shown.

A well carved and unusual jade carving of a little boy in a reclining position. Age: 19th century. Size: See last photo. Condition: No repairs.

Description: A lovely Jun tea bowl was molded in an elm bowl’s shape. With a slightly inverted rim, the bowl stands by its small circular foot ring which was unglazed. In an attractive purple splash at the cavetto, the bowl was applied on the surface with the blue sky glaze. Cracks and minute bubbles were spread under the glaze. Some deposits were left at the center of the foot ring. Date: Jin Dynasty(11th-12th Century), Width: 9.8cm.

 

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Zhang kiln was in Fujiang Province.
The products from this kiln were unique by its rice-yellow glaze and the wiry ice-crackles effects resulted from firing.
Another characteristic is the relatively soft body clay comparing to the ones from Jingdezheng.
Very similar to Ge products and were easily being confused by connoisseurs by the much smaller crackles on the surface, Zhang ware were mainly produced for Japanese and Southeastern markets since Ming Dynasty until...

This is a spectacular sterling and enamel necklace, bracelet and matching screwback earrings set by Margot De Taxco. The colors are beautiful and the design outstanding. The necklace measures 15" end to end and is 7/8" wide at the center section. The bracelet measures 6 1/2" end to end and is 1 1/4" wide. The earrings hang 1 5/8" long. There is no missing enamel and all pieces have the Margot hallmarks and numbers. An absolutely outstanding and important Margot enamel parure.

A rare black glaze jar with floral overglaze painted decoration to shoulder. Southern Song dynasty Jizhou ware. Condition is perfect, only a very tiny flake chip to rim. High:18cm.

Blue & White Dish, with a central decoration of a Peony surrounded by a petal/diaper pattern, in the cavetto an elaborate floral scroll of small flowers. The exterior decorated with the same small floral scroll and the large flower scroll on the base. Ming dynasty 15th-16th centuries. Good condition except one hairline crack a cross the central of the dish, no chips and restored. Diameter: 32 cm.

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A bamboo brush pot was carved in uniquely curved form.
Decorated on one side with craved motifs of peony flowers and poems on the other side, the brush pot was preserved with Zu-huang(bamboo's inner skin) on the smaller sides.
It was in perfect condition when darken patina was earned.

Date: Late Qing periods, late 19th century.

Height: 11.9cm.

 

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A porcelain stem-cup was uniquely molded.
By a geometric pattern of lines and circles which were composed by dozens of pointed clay dunes on the outer surface, the stem-cup was applied with the milky-yellow glaze inside and outside until to the portion of the stem trunk.
Obvious glaze crackles and fading condition were caused by the enduring age when one minute old chip was found on the mouth rim.
The ancient ware was preserved very well without any cracks and fr...

A middle Ming b/w dish, decorated at interior with Rabbit among fungus and flower pattern within double circle, cavetto is plain and the everted rim surrounded by flower scrolls, Fu mark on base. Ming dynasty 16th century Jiajing period. Condition is good near perfect, only found a kiln chip, a flake glaze to rim and minor chip to foot rim, otherwise no crack and free from restoration. Diameter: 19.2cm.

An extremely rare blue & white bowl, decorated outside and inside with cabbages design. Late Ming Jiajing period and seal mark on the base. Condition is perfect except tiny chip to the inner foot rim and a bit firing flaw or kiln adhesive adhere inside the center. Diameter: 14.5 cm.

A lovely small Qingbai cup, decorated with molded incised Fungus scrolls to exterior. Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century in perfect condition. Diameter: 7cm.

A finely painted famille rose water pot or small brushpot depicting figures in a continuous garden landscape. There is an indistinct iron red seal mark to the base. Condition - very good. No damages and no restoration. 6.5cm (2.5 inches) High 6.5cm (2.5 inches) Wide.

19世纪 粉彩人物笔筒或水洗
一件精致的粉彩人物笔筒或水洗。...