A cricket cage made of a long bodied gourd with ivory mounts to accommodate the ivory and tortoise shell lid. The surface of the gourd has a leathery look from age. The tortoise shell piece has intricate pierced carvings of the "Eight Taoist Symbols" amidst curling tendril patterns. Period: Ching (19th Century)

Description: A Yinquing ewer or water dropper was kept with its original cap. Produced from Jindezheng of Jiangxi province, it was an exquisite Qingbai(bluish white) porcelain manufactured in one of the Hutien kilns. On the surface, when motifs of flowers were framed with 16 different sectors, subtle pinhead incursions were randomly spread in the bluish glaze. It happened to the surface of the cap too. Characteristic chalk-feel body clay was revealed at the bottom...

A Rare and nice molded Dragon celadon dish,decorated with clear dragon motif,inner wall with carving weave motif, outer wall with rising lotus petal motif, dish covered with green glaze.Dish is in good condition,it just has very small glaze chip at the rim,no crack,free from any restorations. Dish semi porcelain(no high ping sound). Size: 36 cm diameter.

This small oil lamp has a floral motif cloisonne base and glass globe. An artifact of the Qing dynasty, this style lamp was often referred to as an opium lamp, presummably because of their use in the opium dens of that period.

At 3.5 inches high, it is in good condition with no dents and no losses.

 

 

Porcelain decorated full floral decoration on the interior, unglazed. PERIOD : Qing (19th Century) MEASUREMENTS: 25 cm wide. CONDITION: perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration.

Blue and white charger with two horses and tree decoration. Qing Period. D = 28 cm. Perfect condition, no chips, cracks,hairlines or restorations.

Beautiful Nonya Ware Dish with phoenix decoration and four character mark. D = 21 cm . Late Ming. Condition : Excellent, very tiny frits on the rim.

A rare example of Ming polychrome bowl, decorated outside with continuous chrysanthemum scroll, inside the center with a fish among water weeds within double circle and four clouds pattern on cavetto wall, all under original overglaze red and green enamel. Ming dynasty 16th century Zhengde-Jiajing period. Condition is damaged with glue repaired like indicated on the pictures. Excavated found at South-Sulawesi. Diameter: 22cm.

 

Polychrome bowl decorated with enamel dragon. W=16 cm H=6 cm Late Ming, Condition : 1 faint hairline, no chips, cracks or restorations.

Blue and white swatow dish, decoated with floral spray on the center and the cavetto. W = 24 cm. Perode : late Ming Condition : 2 hairlines

Celadon pot decorated with carved floral scroll. W = 10 cm, H = 9 cm Qianlong 1736-1795. Condition : Perfect condition, no chips. cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Dish decorated with a rock surrounded by four chrysanthemum in the center and a chrysanthemum scroll on the outside. Width =20.5 cm Period : Hongzhi, 1488-1505 Condition : Perfect, no chips, hairlines, cracks or restorations.

Large export bowl, decorated with lotus petal, classic scroll and geometric decoration on the exterion, flower on the central , key fret, and floral on the interior. There is mark on the base. Late Ming (late 17th century) . Width = 17 cm. Height=8.5 cm Condition : Perfect, no chips, hairlines, cracks and free from restorations.

A lovely small drum-shape jarlet, decorated with two blossoms of chrysanthemum scroll divided by two horizontal ring handles. Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century. Condition is perfect with no chip, no crack and free from any restoration, unfortunate always found with missing cover. Diameter maximum : 7.2cm and High: 5.1cm.

A large Ming style b/w bowl, decorated to the exterior vividly with 12 blossoms of continuously flower scrolls, the interior is plain. Dated early 18th century or possibly earlier. Found at South-Sulawesi. Condition with several flake chips two hairlines restored, details as two flake chips to interior and two for exterior, further in good condition. Diameter: 26cm and High: 11.8cm. Note: Condition report pictures before restoration available on request.