Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Metalwork (9)

A lovely patinated bronze belthook with dark green and red patina, Warrings states, ca. 4th. century AD.

The belthook looks like a stingray with a wide curved top above a tapering ridged hook, cast with relief taotie design.

Size: 4,8 cm. long and 2,7 cm. wide.

Condition: Superb, excellent metal and patina.

Provenance: The old collection of Torunn Gulliksen Ihlemann og Jens Thygesen, formerly Kunsthallen auctions, København. Ex...

A lovely little Chinese bronze belthook, dating to early Han Period, ca. 200 BC-9 AD.

The belthook decorated with scrollwork on the front and has a central knob on the back. Wonderful azurite blue and green patina.

Size: Nearly 6 cm. in lenght.

Provenance: The old collection of Torunn Gulliksen Ihlemann og Jens Thygesen, formerly Kunsthallen auctions, København. Ex. Bruun Rasmussen auctions 1723/1544

An extremely rare belthook to survive today and likely because of the many thick gold inlays, since iron normally corrode away! The belthook is 16,7 cm...

An exceptional and quite substantial bronze belthook, Chinese, dating to the Eastern Zhou dynasty - Warring States period (475–221 B.C.).

The gilt bronze surface cast as a feline mask embellished with twisted sashes heightened with raised commas enclosing a circular plaque; a long post terminating in a dragon's head hook. The front with fine gilt preserved in the devices, reverse with circular form knop.

Size: 8,7 cm...

Ancient bronze figure of a Bird, China, Zhou-Han Dynasties, 500 BC-200 AD.

Interesting bird, perhaps a whistle or a handle. Attractive mottled green bronze patina.

Size: 75 mm. long.

Comes with a costum wooden base.

Ex. Private Collection.

A rare antique square stamp seal with a large figural composition of a small turtle on a large turtle on top of a pile of cash coins, Qing Dynasty 18th./19th. century.

Nicely made seal with fine sharp details of the bronze.

Size: Very large! 93 mm. long, 83 mm. wide and 85 mm. tall. Weight ca. 500 grams.

Condition: Choice and intact. Exceptional old chestnut and redish brown patina. Very attractive.

Ex. Old Private Collection

A rare Chinese Ming-Qing Dynasty three barrelled pole / hand cannon dating to later Ming / early Qing Dynasty - c. 1600-1800 AD.

A fine forged-iron pole cannon with a conical socketing shaft still with remnants of the pole on which the cannon was originally mounted.

Three cylindrical cannon barrels joined together with iron bands. The back of each barrel has a petite wick spout protruding outwards to enable the lighting of a fuse to ignite the compacted gunpowder within...

A rare and stunning Zhadou vessel, dating to the late Ming Dynasty, 17th. century.

The vessel, known as a Zhadou or Leys Jarin, has it's characteristic shape and knob handles shaped as Lion heads and decorated with a Dragon and other ornaments. The piece was made using a white bronze alloy, very well made in the finest style, precise and sharp.

Size: 12,7 cm. tall and a rather massive piece...

An early good style bronze Buddha, China, Early Qing Dynasty, 17th.-18th. century.

The Buddha with fine features and very convincing old collection patina. The piece is guaranteed to be at least pre 1800 AD.

Size: 15,3 x 9,5 x 7,7 cm.

Ex. Old Danish Estate Collection