Catalog (997)

A scarce and beautiful Chinese pottery tomb figure of a female horserider. An attendant on horseback carrying a small child in her arm.

The figure dates to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.

The figure is finely glazed in cobalt blue and turquoise colors. Pigmented colours in red, white ad black.

The attachable head feature a beautiful hairdress with many finely painted details. Size: 31 cm high and 26 cm. long - a massive figure!

Condition: Nearly suberb...

Here's a rare set of 3 Chinese Ming Dynasty pottery attendants dating to 1368-1644 Ad. 2 Female figures, each holding a bowl in front of their chest and a male figure holding a box.

All 3 figures are placed on a podium and have green glazed areas, male figure also yellow. Unglazed areas are covered with pigmented colors ind red and black of which much still remains.

The male figure wears a hat on the head and the female figures have artfully stilized hairdressess. Very nic...

A high quality figural group of a horseman with groom, Chinese tomb pottery of Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.

The figure is completely intact. Nice glazing and fine details in pigment.

Size: c. 31-32 cm high, 26 cm long

Condition: Superb for type and age.

Ex. Danish Private Collection, bought at Copenhagen dealer in the 1990s.

Superb style, massive pottery Horseman, dating to the Ming Dynasty (1364-1644 AD).

This horseman is among the 2nd. largest type of Tomb pottery horsemen we have seen on the market.

A massive figure of a sculptural quality that is rarely seen from this period. The figure dressed in mail or harness in dark blue & torqouis colored glaze with nice openwork details.

He wears hight hat in red and black pigmented colors and the horse is posing like just being brought...

A scarce and beautiful Chinese pottery tomb figure of a female horserider. An attendant on horseback carrying a small child in her arm.

The figure dates to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.

The figure is finely glazed in cobalt blue and turquoise colors. Pigmented colours in red, white ad black.

The attachable head feature a beautiful hairdress with many finely painted details. Size: 31 cm high and 26 cm. long - a massive figure!

Condition: Nearly suberb...

Superb style, massive pottery Horseman, dating to the Ming Dynasty (1364-1644 AD).

This horseman is among the 2nd. largest type of Tomb pottery horsemen we have seen on the market.

A massive figure of a sculptural quality that is rarely seen from this period. The figure dressed in mail or harness in green & yellow sancai colored glaze with nice openwork details

He wears a round helmet i red and black pigmented colors and the horse is posing like just being bro...

A truely spectacular tomb pottery model of a rich court house or mansion, in the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.

We've seen and sold a few Court houses before and they have all consisted of 4 houses and 4 walls. This specimen consists of no less than 6 buildings and 4 pieces of wall.

A beautyful set that consist of: The gate house with a large two-door gate (18,7 cm. wide and 30 cm. high, the premier house at the back (23,5 cm. wide and 34 cm. high), two large houses with 4 doors ...

A rare and beautiful European, likely Swedish, silver spoon, Renaissance period, 17th. century.

From a great collection of old tableware. A spoon with a bowl decorated with flowers on both sides, a finely twisted shaft and globe Terminal.

Size: 14 cm.

Condition: Superb for type, details still rather sharp and possible remnants of gilt.

Ex. Old Swedish private collection

A very rare inscribed Chinese bronze dagger axe (Ge or ko), Later Eastern Zhou Dynasty ca. 600-300 BC.

The Ge with a double edged blade, with a rectangular tang, flange pierced with holes for binding to a perpendicular shaft.

The tang finely inscribed with Chinese signs, so far untranslated. Rare seen on the market and historically very interesting!

Size: 15,7 cm. in length.

Condition: Choice for type, a few minor chips, but with no repairs and fair qu...

An exceptional Jade pendant of a Fish, Chinese Song Dynasty or earlier,(960-1279 AD).

A little gem of a Jade carving in celadon and Russet Nephrite with fine inclusions. The fish with many finely incised details of scales, head and tail.

Size: 6,3 cm.

Conditionn: Intact, superb for the type, with smooth wear and patina.

Provenance: Tony Lee collection, bought from the widow. The jade from this collection was aquired by Tony Lee at auctions in London at...

Another museum quality authentic Jade pendant, from the Tony lee collection. Here's a pendant in the shape of a cikada, very refinely outlined and polished to a very high degree, dificult to capture. The surface somewhat calsified in an attractive manor. Note how very thin this carving is, typical for the period.

Size: 6,4 cm. high (long).

Conditionn: Intact, superb for the type.

Provenance: Tony Lee collection, bought from the widow. The jade from this coll...

An important and very rare large Jade pendant, Zhou Dynasty, ca. 700-300 BC.

From the Tony Lee collection: An amazing carving depicting a fantasy animal eating it's own tail. The animal with smaller details of head and body and looks like a mixture of a fish and a bird, perhaps a kind of a Phoenix/Dragon depiction.

Size: 19 cm. long.

Conditionn: Intact, superb for the type.

Provenance: Tony Lee collection, bought from the widow. The jade from this c...

A superb group of 7 Chinese pottery figures of guardian soldiers dating to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644.

The soldiers wear harness and coat and are equipped with various types of weapons from the period: Spear, axe, grenades, bow and sword.

Harness and coats are partly glazed in beautyful cobolt blue and turquoise colors. Much of the original pigmented colors in red and black still remains.

Figures like these were used as companions in the afterworld for deceased pers...

Interesting set of 5 large antique Dzi Beads from an old Danish Collection of Asian antiques, bought in China many years ago.

The set consists of 1 Dzi with 3 eyes, one with 6 eyes, 3 with 9 eyes.

Size: These 5 large beads are all between 5,1-6 cm. long.

Condition: Choice, all basically intact but one with a small dent, one with some wear, others with just even smooth wear.

A nice selection of three antique Opiumweights, denominal 3-5 Ticals, (weight approx 51, 75 and 80 grams), Burmese, types dating from ca. 1790-1820.

Nice Hintha birds with fine brown patinas, ca. 1820 and one exceptional Beast, ca. 1790 AD (51 grams).

Condition: Choice, very nicely preserved.

Ex. Large Danish Private Collection

A nice selection of three antique Opiumweights, denominal 5 Ticals, (weight approx 80, 81 and 71 grams), Burmese, types dating from ca. 1780-1850.

Nice Hintha birds with fine brown patinas.

Condition: Choice, very nicely preserved.

Ex. Large Danish Private Collection

A pair of very early Opium Weights, denominal 10 Ticals, (weight approx 153 grams and 149 grams), Burmese ca. 1780.

Nice Hintha birds of a good size, with fine brown patinas. Both on hexagonal stepped bases.

Condition: Choice, much smooth wear from use and nice patinas..

Ex. Large Danish Private Collection

A pair of earlier Opium weights, denominal 10 Ticals, (weight approx 160 grams and 152 grams), Burma, late 18th. century.

Nice Hintha birds of a good size, with fine brown patinas. Both on Hexagonal bases one stepped and one decorated on top.

Condition: Choice, very nicely preserved.

Ex. Large Danish Private Collection