This interesting pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago during the Chinese Neolithic or early Bronze Age. The form is of a cooking vessel and the three wide udder-shaped legs allow it to be stood in a fire with as much heat as possible being transmitted to its contents. It is not always easy to determine exactly which culture such vessels come from as similar vessels were made by various Chinese cultures...
This attractive pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is made from a fairly highly-fired pale buff-coloured pottery, the surface colour varying a little in places due to uneven firing conditions...
Rare to find French bisque Bebe by Joanny from France around 1880 / 84 , dolls by this companie are rarely found and was offered and sold at 19th. century in the luxury doll boutiqes in Paris !!!
This child like and so beautiful Bebe about 18 " ( 46 cm ) size 7 has lovely pressed pale bisque socked head with very plump cheeks , beautiful brown glass paperweight inset eyes with dark eyeliner and fine painted lashes ...
Luxury design miniature dolls wooden sedan chair from France around 1890 ... known in France as " chaise a porteur " , has wonderful presence of luxury details and color !
This pretty sedan chair has hinged front door and five open windows ornate by cut-out shapes...
Rare early period cabinet size 11" ( 28 cm ) French Bebe´s by Gaultier with Blockletter mark, a most beautiful and rare premire Bebe by this company wearing lovely clothing . Has gorgeous expression and is an eye-catcher for everybody and each good doll collection !!!
Generally excellent early little block letter marking Bebe by Gaultier ... France circa 1878 ......
This large and impressive stoneware dish was made during the 14th - 15th centuries. It is "heavily-potted" with a wide sturdy foot. It is decorated with various floral and leaf patterns in underglaze cobalt blue. In the centre is a stylised character. It is coated in quite a thick finely-crackled clear glaze that has a greenish tint to it. Around the central design is a wide unglazed band in which are six firing marks...
26" ( 67 cm ) fine early French paper-mache Lady from France around 1830/40th in all original state by Andreas Voit , has wonderful expression , original body and wig !!
Rare fine early Lady has solid domed paper - mache shoulder head with oval face . Has elongated throat and modeled bosom , wonderful amber black enamel eyes with dark eyeliner and arched feathered brows...
Most beautiful rare all original condition 23 " ( 59 cm ) English all wooden Doll with wonderful costume included her jewelry !!
Rare early English all wood doll has one - piece carved wooden head and torso with bedpost shaped oval head , carved nose and elongated throat . Almond shaped blue painted eyes with single brows and closed mouth with small red painted lips. All original painted complexion and finish .....
Rare all original bisque fortune-teller poupee attribute by Maison Bru in pristine condition to age around 1880 ... having lovely facial expression , original body and costume , posed on her rare original maple wood pedestal ! Circa 14" ( included her pedestal !
Pale complexioned bisque Bru shoulder head , has dark enamel blue inset eyes with dark eyeliner and delicately painted lashes, lightly feathered brows. Closed mouth with finest outlined lips . Flat pierced ears and origi...
This large stoneware dish was made during the 13th - 15th century. Wares of this type were undoubtedly influenced by the large Chinese celadon glazed dishes made at the Longquan kilns during the same period. It is heavily-potted and coated in a pale green glaze that is silky-matt in feel and appearance. A magnifying glass reveals that what appear initially as speckles within the glaze are in fact microsco...
Very beautiful French bisque Bebe by Maison Jumeau with rare brown complexion , has lovely deeply-modeled features , lovely bisque and painting , original body and wearing beautiful silk costume with Jumeau shoes !!
She is a real cabinet size beauty about 18" ( 46 cm ) ....has best quality of brown complexion bisque socket head with superbly brown glass paperweight inset eyes with dark eyeliner and fine painted lashes and brows.
Has slightly open mouth with shaded and ac...
This small pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is made from a fairly high-fired pale pottery and is of a very unusual and rare form with its wide body, small unflared mouth, no handles and four pairs of purpose-made holes around its shoulder. These holes were clearly made ...
This small pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is made from a fairly high-fired pale pottery and is of a very unusual and rare form with its wide body, small unflared mouth, no handles and four pairs of purpose-made holes around its shoulder. These holes were clearly made ...
This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail, including the sun and the moon in this example. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the...
This rare and unusual "Swatow" (or "Zhangzhou") blue & white porcelain bowl was made during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573 - 1620). The underglaze blue decoration around the outer wall features two dragons. The inner design features four fish around the inner wall and aquatic (?) plants in its centre. It is coated in a thick glaze. There is some kiln grit embedded within the glaze to the lower body and around ...
This highly decorative and attractive "Kraak" porcelain dish was made at the Jingdezhen kilns during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. The pattern, in underglaze blue of good colour, features in its centre a winged insect amongst various plants and blossoms. Surrounding this are eight roundels containing, alternately, peach blossoms and precious objects. The underside is more simply decorated with abstract ...
Beautiful early small size French poupee from Huret era around 1860/65 th. by Blampoix about only 11" ( 28 cm ) with imposing presence !!
Maybe a perfect child for your size 3 or 4 Poupee or a independent beauty for your cabinet !!
She has wonderful pale and fine quality of bisque and painting with flat un-pierced ears , original sturdy kid body and wearing superb original two piece costume with extra winter ensamble !!!
Rare to find and so charming little Mlle...
This superb and rare tall pottery vessel was made some 4,000 years ago by people of the Xiajiadian culture (c. 2300 - 1600 BC) from Inner Mongolia. The form of this vessel is characteristic of this Neolithic culture with its wide rim, partly hollow udder-shaped legs and carefully constructed body. The surface of the body above the legs, and the inner mouth, have a finely burnished surface, its smoothness making it a real p...
Charming and so beautiful 17" ( 44 cm ) French bisque Clown which has beautiful original silk clothing and rare facial expression with painted butterfly´s !
This pretty bisque socket head Bebe has very pale bisque complexion with lovely red painted curving clown decoration and color full butterfly´s on her cheeks and fore head , has lovely blue glass inset eyes and brows .
Close mouth with outlined lips , pierced ears with nice insect earrings . Lovely original fleec...
Very nice original antique small size " Guignol " Theater from France at 19th. century for your Doll display !! So rare in this small doll size ...
A Guignol theater was offered in the Etrennes catalog of " Grand Magazin de Louvre " or from " Au Bon Marche " and other Paris Depratment stores at 19th. century and was one of the most popular toy puppet theater in France and Paris .... and at this times it is hard to find a good one in good condition and small size so that it would...
This large pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. The decorative pattern, applied on top of the smooth burnished surface with a fired-on mineral-based pigment, features four roundels containing geometric patterns. On opposing sides just below its waist are tw...
This large pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a pale yellowish-brown pottery, the colour of which varies in places due to uneven conditions in the Neolithic kiln. It is a well-made jar of fine form and good proportion...
This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the temple. We find it quite difficult to date thes...
This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the temple. We find it quite difficult to date thes...
This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the temple. We find it quite difficult to date thes...
This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail, including the sun and the moon in this example. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the...
This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the temple. We find it quite difficult to date thes...
This large and rare porcelain dish, of the type known as "Swatow" ware, was made during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty at the Zhangzhou kilns in Fujian province where many such wares were made for export around South-east Asia. More specifically, this dish was very likely produced at one of the kilns in Pinghe County, possibly at Wuzhai village where very similar incised celadon dishes ar...
This stoneware censer was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). It is quite "heavily-potted" with both inner and outer surfaces coated in a crackled transparent olive-green glaze reminiscent of yue ware, apart from the sturdy foot that remains unglazed. To the inside centre there is kiln grit embedded within the glaze. On opposing sides at the shoulder are two small loop handles.
This porcelain jar was made during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). It is very "heavily-potted": jars of this type are known as "bullet" jars due to their shape. They were made at kilns in Guangdong province as well as, possibly, other kiln sites. Many were exported and this type of jar can be found throughout South-east Asia, widely used for containers of salt and other foodstuffs and liquids. This example is coated in a thick pale c...
This dish, or shallow bowl, was made during the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1127 – 1279). It has a moulded decoration featuring, in its centre, two fish swimming amongst waves. The two fish are an emblem of harmony and a happy marriage. The bowl is coated in a pale greenish Qingbai type of glaze. The rim remains unglazed, allowing the bowl to be placed in a firing ring in the kiln as part of a stack of similar bow...
This round box was made during the 13th - 15th century at the Sawankhalok kilns. Both cover and box have been decorated with an incised scrolling floral pattern, the design accentuated with the use of two different coloured glazes. The inner surface and base remain unglazed. Very unusually, to the base are incised lines: apart from the straight lines it appears there may be a picture incised although we cannot make out what it is. Diamet...
This covered stoneware box was made during the 13th - 15th centuries at the Sawankhalok kilns. It is elaborately decorated in underglaze blue with a ring of yellowish-brown glaze around the moulded top of the cover that is in the form of picked fruit. Diameter 9.75 cm, height 8 cm. There are a couple of fine hairline cracks to the edge of the cover and minor chips to the edge of the box. No repair or restoration; overall a nice examp...
Extremely rare very cute size 0 Bebe by Emile Jumeau .... France circa 1888 in generally excellent condition , has fine quality of modeling with shy expression , excellent pale bisque and painting , original body in petite size and pretty antique clothing !
8" ( 21 cm ) tiny bisque socket head Bebe , has beautiful large brown inset eyes with fine lushly painted lashes , brush stroked and feathered brows and closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips . Pierced ears and pretty light...
This rare and unusual pottery tile was made during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368 - 1644). It is made from a grey pottery and is particularly "heavily-potted". It features, in high relief, a bird in flight. Note the detail to the bird's feathers. It has been cold-painted in red and white pigments. Cloud patterns have been inscribed into the flat background. We believe the bird to be a crane, a symbol of longevity that is said to fly...
From a private family in France we could bring home " Helene " a most beautiful 24,5 " ( 62 cm ) doll which has rare mark 939 by Simon and Halbig in her original generally excellent condition with special rare almond shaped eyes and cute facial expression !!
Beautiful bisque socket head of excellent and pale quality with almond shaped dark blue inset enamel eyes . She has fine painted lower lashes and pretty brush-stroked details of painted brows , accented nostrils and eye c...
For the age near mint rare all original 4 piece set on under garments or lingerie for French Bebe mark size 9 from France circa 1880 , factory all original attribute by Maison Jumeau and in generally excellent condition preserved in French store box with trading card " La Toilette De Bebe " !
A nice white small box contains a luxury 3 piece set of fine muslin lingerie and a pink silk corset mark size 9 !!
A beautiful sleeve lose shirt with rich lace decoration and original ...
For around 18" ( 46 cm ) French Bebe or German doll a pretty one of a kind silk costume of blue and turquoise silk , has rare hand painted details and fine lace decoration , all complete most hand sewn and has generally excellent fabric condition from 1880th. !!
Lovely hand ruffled and pleated front with rare hand painted upper front ornate with a silk cord trim .Has rounded neckline with lace stand up collar , small 3/4 long sleeves with lace shoulder decoration and matching c...