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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1837 VR item #1468711 (stock #339)
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$1,500.00
Censer in form of Tripod vase (Ding shape) in Chinese porcelain. Underglaze decoration of dragons with 5 claws in cobalt blue and copper red. The dragons are chasing the sacred pearl. Below the mark of Wanly. It is probably an apocryphal mark. The object may simply be from the Kanghi period, the worm nibbles around the edge seem to confirm this period? Some experts believe that red copper was not used in the late Ming, but some examples of imperial Chiaching and Wanly porcelain in copper red exist. Width about 7cm. The two handles broken and missing. A split foot.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR item #1486849 (stock #504)
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$2,500.00
Chinese porcelain tea service. Decorated in “Famille Rose” enamels. Gilded details. In the cartouches are represented, in alternation, palace scenes, flowers, butterflies and birds, representative of the so-called "Canton" style. This style appeared in China around the middle of the 19th century and is still produced today, however production has continued to deteriorate over the decades. The quality of execution, the beautiful enamels and the careful designs of our tea service indicate production from the first period around 1850. If Canton porcelain is of little interest because it is so numerous, such a service in perfect condition, without a single accident, nor crack, nor chip and practically complete is very rare. This service should never have been used. It is composed of: Tea-pot. 145 x 210mm Milk pot. Sugar. 11 cups and saucers. D: 145mm D: 85mm A cake dish. A treat dish. A cup and a saucer are missing.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Wood : Pre 1837 VR item #1470978 (stock #360)
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$700.00
Carved hardwood box. The wood appears to be Huang-Hualy. The decoration is sculpted in relief with a peach tree in a stylized vase, the tree bears foliage and 5 peaches. The stylized vase is composed of a filiform dragon whose head can be seen from the front. The box opens with a lid pierced with 2 holes to receive a retaining wire, so you could open the lid by making it sink without losing it. Chinese work. We do not know what the use of such boxes was. According to the style and the good quality, we could date this box to the beginning of the 19th century. 13cm x 2.5cm Good condition, the wood well patinated. One chip on the edge visible on photo.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1837 VR item #1469374 (stock #345)
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$550.00
Small Buddhist lion in almost solid cast bronze. The object is heavy. Beautiful active and fierce expression. Details meticulously chiselled with precision. It is probably work from Vietnam or South China. A very beautiful bronze patina announces a 19th century period or before. Underneath there is no fastening mark, so it was not the grip button of a lid. Not a weight either because part of the underside is hollow. Hight: 6cm. Fine condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Sculpture : Pre 1837 VR item #1486850 (stock #503)
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$1,400.00
Budai is the Chinese "Père Noël" ,the Japanese calls him Hoteï. He carries toys in a big bag and distributes them to children who adore him and are sometimes represented at his side. The god is seated, his half-open robe reveals his large belly, a symbol of his generosity. He holds his rosary in his hand. Oddly enough his big bag is missing. It is sculpted from a beige steatite ( soap stone) stained with pink, on the skull appear red veins of the stone. The artist knew how to breathe life into this laughing face with communicative joy. It is difficult to date this work precisely, however the simplicity of execution, the absence of mannerism, the wonderfully expressive face as well as a beautiful patina makes us think it is very old. Qing period or before. Good condition, small insignificant accidents that can be seen in photos. No restoration or grinding. H: 90mm W: 90mm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1471206 (stock #366)
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$1,500.00
solded
Lot of 7 medallions in gilded copper, cut, cloisonné and enamelled with Chinese characters and lotus flowers on a background cutted of Swastika. It seems that the pattern is related to wishes for great longevity. Very rare if not unique set. What was it used for? It would seem that the lightness of the medallions as well as their beautiful quality make them suitable for wearing as jewelry, sewn on a belt, a piece of clothing or a hat trick? Diameter of the 3 large medallions 80mm and 55mm for the 4 small ones.They are slightly domed as can be seen in an overall photo. Some small accidents visible on photos. We can separate them.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1837 VR item #1465449 (stock #281)
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$800.00
Silver dish, incised central decoration of tree peony flowers and a bird.With a différent technic the border is decorated of flowering branches in the rembossed metal technique. The metal of the plate has been rolled or hammered by hand, creating imperfections, as seen in the photo below, an unusual technique that indicates a creation date prior to the late 19th century when silver plates were rolled mechanically. To be distinguished from the large quantity of Chinese or Vietnamese goldsmith's objects from the 1900s whose stereotyped decorations lack elegance and poetry. The construction technique and the elegance of the decoration allow us to date this dish to the beginning of the 19th century or earlier. Which makes it a very interesting chinese goldsmith object. Good condition. No restoration or welding. Usual wear. Length about 22cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1837 VR item #1489969 (stock #536)
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$6,000.00
4 elements of a dragon in embossed copper or bronze and hot-gilded with mercury. 2 or 3 elements must be missing. The dragon's legs have 4 claws which would seem to exclude imperial affiliation, however the monumental size of more than 5 to 6 meters long would indicate an order for a temple or for the palace of an important person. You have to imagine the golden dragon writhing on an immense panel of dark wood carved with flames and clouds. We had thought that the dragon could be partly hidden by the clouds, as in certain paintings, but the fact that 2 of the 4 elements join end to end seems to exclude this hypothesis. The metal sheet is thick, the embossed work is of good quality and the details are finely executed. The eyes are made of copper alloy with a black patina. In certain places, small openings are made in the metal to accommodate small decorative elements, such as the mustaches which have now disappeared. The gilding is worn as shown in the photos. Some details are riveted. Beautiful old patina, oxidation on the reverse. This is an absolutely unique set. We do not know of any other example. Head dimensions: 820x500x65mm. The other elements have approximately the same size. It is difficult to give a precise date. Certainly during a prosperous period in China, we would say before 1850 probably 18th century.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR item #1487953 (stock #512)
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$450.00
Chinese hard porcelain dish with an elegant scalloped shape, decorated in famille rose enamels with 5 dragons competing for the sacred pearls. The vigorous dragons are very well drawn, their contortions are harmonious. They only have 4 claws. The marli is decorated with a Greek frieze enamelled in a pretty bright blue. The Greeks could indicate a European order, but the central, typically Chinese decoration of the 5 dragons circumscribed in a circle is more reminiscent of an order for the Chinese domestic market. The quality and style make us think that this dish was created around 1800, at the end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th century, probably in the kilns of Jingdezheng. Large crack and chip repaired with gold. 298x230x45mm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Sculpture : Pre 1837 VR item #1466616 (stock #303)
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$900.00
Deity probably Taoist in soapstone. The god is standing, brandishing the Ying and the Yang. It must refer to a specific character and a story or legend. The work is finely executed and the style of the carving is unusual, cartoonish. In addition, the artist allowed himself to cheat by abnormally moving the left ear too close to the eye so that, seen from the front, the face is balanced. Like the columns of Greek temples which are bent to compensate for the optical effect or like certain porches of Renaissance palaces which are also twisted to appear straight. This kind of detail proves that special care has been taken in this sculpture and that it is not one of the low quality ones made in large numbers at the end of the 19th century. Damaged. Head cutted and glued, little missing at dress, impact on Ying & Yang symbol. Look the photos. Sure it's very old but précise datation difficult, seem to me ealier than 18°th but I don't know. Hight about 20cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Lacquer : Pre 1837 VR item #1487963 (stock #513)
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$6,000.00
Black lacquer box finely incised with motifs of birds, dormice, vines and flowers, the golden designs stand out pleasantly against the black background with discretion. This Chinese lacquer technique called Ch'iang Chin is very old, it consists of making slight incisions on the dry lacquer then filling them with gold powder mixed with fresh lacquer for good, lasting adhesion. On the box presented here, the very thick and solid lacquer is a sign of excellent quality which has allowed it to calmly cross the centuries. In fact, despite the numerous frictions and shocks suffered, the lacquer has not flaked in any place. The Ch'iang Chin lacquers are rare and few examples are known, the V&A houses one, as well as the British, others are housed in the main temples of Japan, the Metropolitan has a magnificent example on a red background. But what is exceptionally rare in our box is the presence inside of small boxes of irregular shapes, offering a puzzle, difficult to put together, an amusing pastime for a scholar. It is believed that this lacquer was created on one of the islands of the Ryukyu "bow" between Taiwan and Kyushu because we perceive there a mixture of Sino-Japanese culture but this is not a certainty, it could be Chinese because the funds are lacquered in yellow ocher, a color found (accompanied by green and brown) on the best Chinese polychrome lacquers from the 18th century, predominantly cinnabar red. We do not know of Ryukyu ocher lacquers. If the majority of Ch'iang-Chin lacquers housed in the Temples and Museums are from the Ming period, ours is later, in fact a decoration of dormice among grapes appearing in the 4 corners of the cover allows us to date it to around 1800, because this decoration was often represented on Chinese porcelain from the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods. 246x246x45mm Interiors lacquered in red. Ocher yellow lacquered underside. Split lid. Usual wear. The frames are in pale yellow, almost white hard metal. ​
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1837 VR item #1479921 (stock #469)
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$800.00
Pair of cast bronze cranes. The birds are fixed on rectangular bases, they carry a vase on their back and a ball in their beak. Sometimes these birds hold in their beak a flowering stem which ends in a candle holder, but here, examination with a magnifying glass reveals neither fracture nor grinding, it would seem that they are simply balls.Is this related to the funerary practice of placing a ball in the mouth of the deceased? A scholar must surely know what it is. Similarly, the vases are not hollowed out, which prevents the possibility of inserting incense sticks into them; they only have a decorative function. The cranes have an unusually fierce expression, the workmanship is rustic, the casting of the bronze has imperfections, and the chasing is weak. The patina is old. The bases are filled with lead to weight the birds and make them more stable. On the base you can see ferrous oxide stains because the inside of the legs is reinforced with iron rods, this is not a restoration but originally designed for the strength of the legs. Despite the rusticity (or thanks to it) there emerges a peaceful force from these 2 small statuettes. The vases were separated and resoldered with tin. Probably Chinese work from the Qing period or much earlier. Height: 17cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Lacquer : Pre 1800 item #1473812 (stock #397)
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$3,500.00
solded
Writing box in lacquer imitating an ink stone. Fun and very rare item. The box in the shape of a gourd with its stem, its leaves and its flower, it is in green, brown and golden brown lacquered wood. The interior has a small receptacle representing a red gourd. The details are of high quality as can be admired on the perfect execution of the leaves. It is a very rare object of which we do not know of any other specimen. Chinese work probably from the 18th century. No mark. Length: 144mm; Height: 36mm. An accident some usual wear (look photos).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1800 item #1467001 (stock #312)
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$700.00
solded
Cast bronze incense burner. Simple, tripod shape, with cut-out rather than welded handles. Despite its simplicity, this censer is of a good quality finish, in fact you can see on some photos the traces of the passage of the scraper tool which makes a perfectly smooth surface. Below cast in the mass the mark of Xuande. Although bearing this mark of the 15th century, this type of bronze is from the Qing period. The one presented here can be dated to the 18th century more or less 100 years. Good condition. Width about 12,5cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1800 item #1475899 (stock #421)
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$200.00
18th century French engraving depicting Chinese palaces in a mountainous landscape. The scene is treated in the Chinese style and it is very likely that the draftsman was Chinese, however, the engraving is French and dates from the 18th century. Many details, beautiful print. No restaured. Size about 40-60cm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1800 item #1435580 (stock #2)
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$9,500.00
A rare brushpot caved in coconut. On one side 1 temple surrounded by 1 dragon with a fish tail (Makara) and a fish. On the other side 2 dragons surrounding the sacred pearl which curiously has the shape of an inverted heart. We can see the same heart on a coconut box illustrated on page 96 of book 44 of the complete collection of the Palace Museum. A similar almost identical brush pot was sold in London on November 5, 2013 by christie's, lot 112 (see photos).The whole is covered with a thin layer of transparent brown-redish.There is a restoration at the top edge that I show on photo. Otherwise in good condition.H:97mm D:67mm. W:80g
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1489041 (stock #527)
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$450.00
solded
Cast bronze "soliflore"vase.The neck is engraved in the archaic Chinese style of stylized cicadas and Greeks, it ends by flaring and closing to create a bulb in the shape of a head of garlic, hence the English term "Garlic" to name this style, the body is modeled in a slice of melon.Small vase, simple but very elegant.. Chinese work early Qing Dynasty.The beautiful old patina of this bronze confirms it as being centuries old.18th century or earlier. H:17cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1466111 (stock #289)
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$550.00
Cast bronze vase decorated with three handles in the form of masks of mythological creatures, carrying a trunk and large ears probably inspired by an elephant. The cast work is beautiful and the finish is neat. On the lower and upper edges, two very elegant Greek friezes are discreetly and finely incised in silver. The edge of the vase is slightly split, but you can still put water in it. A nice original patina confirms the age of the object, probably 19th century or earlier. China or Japan. Height about 16cm.