Description: An archaic bronze water dropper in a calf's figure was vividly made in Ming dynasty. Ingeniously designed with three holes. the scholars would immerse the bronze calf into the water basin, then held one of the holes until dropping water from the calf's mouth-a syphonic effects. She was beautifully decorated with parcel gilt...

Description: It is a gilt-silver hat finial of an official of Qing dynasty. In Qing dynasty, the official uniform was strictly regulated including the hat decoration. Hat finial was categorized formally from Younzhen reign(17th century) as 9 classes. Gold tip(gilt) the sixth category were used by officials like county administrators. This tip was decorated with three bats (means well-being in Chinese pronunciation) amid swirling cloud and ru-yi motifs in open work surrounding the golden ball...

The Manchu woman did not practice foot binding or wear Lotus Shoes. However, the women did wear various styles of thick soled and platform soled shoes. The sole on this pair of Manchu shoes is 1.5 inches thick. The vamp is canvas with wonderful large eyed fish embroidered with silk thread towards the back of the shoes. The front fish are made of velvet fabric with chain stitched embroidered details...

This is a very beautiful and finely potted Qing dynasty famille noir mille fleurs complete set of teacup, with the cover and saucer. It is painted very densely with shades of enameled pink, yellow, blue, brown, white and green with multitude of flowers and plants...

Description: A stone inkstone was in a simple and plain form. By a characteristic “Chao-Sou” form which was named after its easy-handle type, or “Lu-Xin”-shoes like form, the inlstone was carved from solid stone and was shaped regularly in a rectangular form. Starting from the wider side, the grinding surface was sloped slowly to the other side and being as an ink pool. The inkstone is in quite good size of 15.5cm in length. It was carved by an affluent craftsmanship...

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A Cizhou brown-glazed tea bowl was decorated in the cavetto with striking russet markings which in vibrant radiating form.
By a fine profile, the bowl was mold in a feature of yan-kou wan bearing with an indented lip.
Standing firmly by a well shaped foot, the bowl was preserved in a perfect condition when some padding tar was left at the foot ring.
Some incursions were happened to the glaze rim too.
Foggy old condition was reflected in the glaze when the body c...

A small blue and white Chinese export porcelain dish. Decoration of a bird amongst chrysanthemums on rockery in front of an active sea with rising or setting sun on the horizon. Patterned border inside the rim. The undecorated verso with unglazed foot rim. Reasonably good condition with one filled rim frit. No other condition issues - sound resonance when tapped. 6 inch (15.24 cm) diameter.

A Ming 15th century Blue and White dish with Qilin motif at the center , painted in under glaze blue, very good condition Size : 32,3 cm diameter

Description:
"A finely carved limestone Buddha was seated in dhyanasana upon a lotus throne joined by octagonal column to a wide pedestal base of conforming section and framed by a skirt of pendent of lotus petals with furling peaks,
the Buddha's hand resting in his lap and upon his left knee while emerging from the long robes draped over the shoulders to leave the chest bare and filling in cascading folds over the base,
the face with slender almond eyes and small smiling mouth, fla...

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A black-glazed Jianyang Temmoko tea bowl was in nice form.
It was decorated in the covetto and partial of the outer surface with charming and rarely-seen oil spots.
The body clay was revealed at the foot ring in dry and grayish tint which was caused during long periods of burial.

Date: Southern Song Dynasty.1127-1279

Width: 12cm, Height: 6.6cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE COTTON BOX IS INCLUDED.

Description: A small QingBai ram was excavated with obvious incursions on pale blue glaze. Deposits and iron spots were spread all over the surface. Referent material( Chinese Ancient Porcelaneous Toys) was published in May 1995. Date: Song dynasty (12th century) Height: 6.6cm Length: 5.3cm Condition: Only one minor chip was at the tip of the ram's right ear.

Description: It is a small but very rare museum piece of Tang Dynasty. Exquisitely sculpted in beautiful and strenuous way, the Lokapala still shows his strength after over 1000 years with shining gold glamour. Material: Gilt-bronze Date: Tang Dynasty (AD 8th-10th century) Height: 7.5cm Width: 3.6cm Condition: Good

This old Chinese needle case would have been worn as an ornament somewhat like a chatelaine. The body of the cicada separates to provide housing for very fine embroidery needles. The silver work is very high quality with pierced work on the upper body of the bug.

From top to bottom the total measurement of the piece is 9.5 inches

Large Chinese Qing dynasty blue and white porcelain deep dish decorated at the center with a four-clawed dragon among clouds chasing a flaming pearl. The clouds and the long scaled body of the dragon continue “over the wall” to the reverse...

Description: An old small Kang table with two drawers was tenoned in old fashion. Preserved well in good condition, there are hidden space under the drawers for keeping secrecy. It was believed that the small furniture was used to be put on the Kang bed in traditional Chinese house. Date: Qing Dynasty(late 19th century) Length: 46cm Height: 17cm Depth: 17.5cm

Description: An aigrette in stylized standing form was actually carved from a piece of natural root wood. In beautiful style, the aigrette twisted her neck when standing on a rock which was from another natural wood piece. As a traditional craftsmanship, this unique wood carving was in quite good size and would be an attractive display item in your house. Date: Qing Dynasty (late 19th century) Height: 51cm, Width: 40cm, Depth: 24cm.

Description: A magnificent wood ShuanTien( The Northern God) was finely carved in 13th-15th Century. Clad in sophisticated motifs on the robe, the deity sit easily with one arm(which had been lost) resting on the raised lap. It was an excellent traditional carving piece. With flouring lines of the robe, the softness and naturalistics of the flesh of the revealed toes and the torso under robe were vividly rendered...

A large Chinese "Peach" bowl vibrantly decorated with "famille rose" enamels in 18th Century Imperial style. On the base is the mark 'Qianlong yu zhi'('Made by Imperial order of Qianlong') written in blue enamel enclosed by a double square. However this item was made later - probably during the 1920s or 1930s in the Republic period. Provenance - from the collection of the late Reverend Victor Farmer. Condition - there are three cracks (one with a re-glued chip) running from the rim...