Description:

A charming white jade belt hook was exquisitely carved in dragon's head shape.
By the precious Hertien pebble quality, the jade piece was reflected with fine greasy-feel sheen on the surface.
Characteristic old jade's tissues were revealed under the reflection when some incursions were occurred to the material verifying its authenticity.

Date: Ming Dynasty ,1368-1644

Length:8.3cm, Width: 1.3cm, Weight: 30 grams.

Condition: Perfect.

A blue & white small bowl, decorated at the exterior with scrolling pattern, interior center with a flower head medallion and hanging scrolls to the cavetto. Ming dynasty Thianshun to early Chenghua period. Condition with a hairline crack and minor chips to foot rim, further in good condition and no restoration as well. Diameter: 9cm and High: 5cm.

A full necklace of a mixture of cylinder, annular, tubular and truncated ellipsoid carnelian beads. There are also two "bullet" beads. This is a complete necklace - not random pieces put together. Naturally, it has been restrung. Age: 500 AD Size: Length - 62cm. Period: Pre-Columbian - Tairona Culture

A charming brushpot inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ivory and hardstones. The inlay work is of branch with flowering plum blossoms. The back has a poem of archaic Chinese characters inlaid in silver. The wood is a dark hardwood (unidentified) of a slightly reddish tint.

Period: 18th Century

Size: Height = 12.5 cm (4-7/8 inches, Width = 9 cm.(3-1/2 inches)

Condition: Good condition. Slight age crack-which is part of the beauty-at the bottom part (under the plum blossoms)...

It's rather rare found b/w dish with fruits pattern surrounded by a white on blue Ruyi heads with chrysanthemum flowers. 18th century Kangxi period. Condition is very good without chips and any fritting to rim, except a very light almost invisible hairline which re-touched up with glue lock visible on the last enlargement, free of restoration as well. Diameter: 21.5cm

A nice blue and white Kraak type dish with thinly potted, decorated with Goose in the center. Late Ming dynasty 17th century. Condition is near perfect, only minor fretting to rim, no crack and free from restoration. Diameter: 21.9cm.

A Han Dynasty terra cotta horse head with a very animated expression. The pottery horse which symbolises speed and perseverance are buried along with the dead royalty and generals as funeary objects. It is a status symbol to be buried with pottery horses and horse head. The horse head is painted with white slip paint with red paint showing as the harness on the horse head.

The horse head has abrasion, wear and tear due to the long period of burial...

Description: An old wood water basin was carved as a boy climbing at a wall. Preserved with original condition, the paint of this cute rural scholar object was peeled off due to enduring ages. A boy climbing against a wall of a water basin was a popular motif often seen in different materials of Ming period. From the carving of the boy, the facial and the figure characteristics, this water basin was a piece with Ming style but was conservatively dated a Qing piece due to no further evidences...

An under glaze blue and white cream or milk jug of European form decorated with peonies and rock work within a fenced garden. This item was made in Jingdezhen, south China, circa 1750 during the reign of the Qianlong emperor, for export to Europe. Condition - very good - no damages and no restoration...

A nice bowl, decorated with three fishes in Iron-Black glaze. Condition is perfect, no any chip, no crack and free from any restoration. Yuan to Early Ming 14th century Cizhou ware. Diameter: 17cm.

Description: A bronze censer with stylized loops was in hefty weight and molded with very fine quality. In a fantastic darkish-red patina(which was very much favored by Chinese connoisseurs who used to describe the color as Red of Ripe Dates), The stooped censer stands by its bulge tripod feet in an elegant way...

Description:

Nuan-Shou, Hand Exercisers were used for palm massage by practicing in one hand. Rolling it to make Qi running through the nerve endings.
The pairs were made from tiger bones.
Enduring old patina was yielded when bone tissues were obviously observed.

It is really fun when practicing them in your hand and hearing the tingling sound.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.

Measurements: 4.6cm x 4.2cm x 2.7cm, each.
Weight: 42gram, each. .

 

Description: A cut-glaze Cizhou ewer pot was finely rendered.
By affluent carving skill, the potter decorated on the upper portion of the body with motifs of peony flowers and scrolling leaves and stems.
Added on the side with a leaf-like handle, the ewer was used by pouring liquid from the short spout

Date: Jin to Yuan periods,13th/14th century.

Height: 12.4cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

A beautiful original 18th - 19th century Qing dynasty Chinese painting on silk measuring approx. 36 x 48 inches painted on silk mounted to board in antique condition some foxing and damage overall a beautiful painting would enhance any interior.

Description: An imposing blue and white jar was molded in elegant shape . Painted with fluent tendrils of honeysuckle and Chinese characters Sou (longevity), this jar was in quite good size and quite weighty in hand...

Description:
A lovely Jizhou bowl was applied with rarely-seen agate-like glaze.
By the dark chocolate-brown glaze underneath, strings of bead-like mottles were decorated in the cavetto.
On the outer surface, whitish brown effects were randomly yielded.
For authentication:.

1,The body clay was in a characteristic loosening type by the also characteristic pale buff tint.

2, The flat foot ring was preserved in old-feel quality and bore the manually maneuvered moldi...

A good Longquan celadon Lotus bowl, decorated with lotus petals to exterior and covered overall with bluish green glaze. Southern Song dynasty, found at South Sulawesi. Condition with restored to a nail chip missing, otherwise is good condition with no any crack. Diameter:14.2cm and Height: 6.5cm.