A superbly crafted free standing image of a Heron standing high on a rocky outcrop, balanced on one leg, the other curled up tightly in its feathers. It is made in dusted silver, likely over a bronze body. The form is expertly crafted, incised with a fierce expression showing awe for the power of nature and its inhabitants. Keen eyes scan the river for fish, and the horizon for predators. Worn, we have had the original bolt fixing him to the rock bored and replaced...

Rare Yuan dynasty red lacquerware oval tray, Chinese, 14th century, carved with two three-toed dragons encircled by a border of crashing waves. Size: 8 3/8 inches x 6 3/4 inches x 1 inch deep. Condition: two spots where the lacquer is missing on the top of the rim, some old filler on the foot ring on the under side, some cracking to the lacquer and a few tiny spots of loss to the incised lacquer in the background...

Beautiful set of six porcelain dinner plates for the Straits Chinese market, enamelled with the phoenix and peony motif. With gilded scalloped edges and stamped shop mark "Wang Shen Shu" to the base, dating around 1900. Condition: enamels and rim gilding with little wear. Dimension: diameter: 19.2 cm.

Large rectangular Persian mirror case made of papier-mache and hand-painted in ink, watercolor and gold under lacquered varnish. The outer covers decorated with youth at leisure in the Safavid style. Condition: some craquelure and flaking, mirror lost, rims with wear and losses. Please look at the pictures carefully, they make part of the condition report. Dimension: 36.5 cm x 24.5 cm x 1.7 cm.

A blue and white dish, decorated with bird on the garden scene, fine painted and best quality cobalt blue tone. Ming dynasty 17th century Zhangzhou ware or Swatow. Condition with a hairline, otherwise is very good. Diameter: 28cm.

A pear shaped small celadon vase, decorated with molded incised floral sprays and attached two ears to the shoulder, covered overall with rather dark green glaze like indicated on pictures. Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century Longquan ware. Condition is very good near perfect except one unglazed area visible on enlargement 4, otherwise is perfect with no any chip, no crack and free from restoration. High: 11.5 cm.

Well potted black glazed Tea-Bowl with greenish Hare's Fur effect, condition is perfect except a tiny firing imperfection a kiln chip to the rim, otherwise is perfect. Southern Song dynasty Jian wares. Diameter: 11.6cm and High: 6.2cm.

A Brown glazed Kendi, decorated with relief of a pair Dragon to the body. Yuan dynasty Fujian Quanzhou wares, no chip, no crack and free from restoration. High: 13cm.

Description:

A Yaozhou conical bowl was in decent look with persimmon glaze.
The glaze was covered all over the surface except to the foot ring.
The foot ring was revealed with the body clay in gray tint.
The glaze surface was reflected in retrospective sheen in old look.

Date: Northern Song Dynasty,960-1127.

Width: 14.8cm,

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

A similar piece was found as follow:
Lot43, Sotheby's London 12 Nov 2003...

A fine Southern Song dynasty 12th/13th century Qingbai bowl and stand, with lobed side and the stand with open work, covered overall with a bluish green glazed. Condition is perfect with no any chip, no crack and free from restoration. Stand diameter : 13.8cm, bowl diameter: 9.6cm. High maximum: 8.5cm.

Well potted conical shaped black glaze tea-bowl with Tortoise shell effect. Southern Song dynasty 12th/13th century Jiangxi Yonghe Jizhou wares. Condition is perfect. Diameter: 12cm and High: 4.9cm.

This lovely dark hardwood Japanese brushrest has gold lacquered ends with delicate makee scenes of floral and fauna. Meiji period, brush rest measures 5.25 inches long

A black glazed conical shape tea-bowl, decorated with paper-cut design of two phoenix on flight, exterior with tortoise-shell effect. Unglazed base with short foot rim. Southern-Song dynasty Jizhou ware. Condition is perfect. Diameter: 12.6cm and High: 6.4cm.

Description:
A small and nice brush pot was exquisitely carved on the surface with beautiful secenes.
In typical picturesque of Chinese's literati, the brush pot or poem pot was in nice and warm patina.

Height: 9.5cm.

Condition: Perfect.

Date: Early 20th Centuries.

Material: Prongs (Deer's horns).

A nice private-kiln wares of Ming dynasty late 15th to early 16th century blue and white bowl, decorated to exterior with four children playing and interior center with a child within double circle. Condition is very good, except a kiln chip to the foot rim which usually found on Mingyao products. Diameter: 9.6cm and High: 5.1cm.

Coverd with black lacquer and gilding. The doors with intricately carved panels depicting dragons and phoenixes. The inside of the doors painted with flower vases. Wonderful untouched condition, even the small table is still present. Dimensions: 44x35x15 cm. South Chinese, 19th century.

Rare small size bowl with russet stripes. Jin Dynasty (1115-1234). Diameter 9 cm, h. 5 cm. Excellent condition.

With the original coral stopper and spoon. Chips to the mouthrim and to the foot. H. 7 cm