Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese (59)

A Chinese Ming Dynasty-style gold speckled and patinated bronze six lobed and tripod censer, marked in seal script 'Xuande'.

Size: Height: 5.5 cm, Width: 9.5 cm

Age: Late 19th - early 20th century

Condition: Well used, there is a crack on the underside of one of the lobes - please refer to pictures

A chinese garlic head stoneware vase covered in a qingbai glaze. The body incised with peonies among various leaves. The glaze pooling in the recesses and continuing on the inside on the upper part only with the remaining left unglazed. The base and rim left unglazed. The body covered in a crackle.

Age: Ming or earlier

Size: 7-3/4" high by 4" diameter

Condition: The neck of this vase was broken off and reglued...

Chinese large chrysanthemum formed deep bowl with rounded sides covered all over in a Clare du Lune glaze. The glaze thinning on the ribs in the interior and pooling between the petals on the exterior. The base glazed white.

Size: 8-1/2" diameter

Age: Republic or earlier

Condition: There is a glaze crack that occurred during firing - please see pictures

Pair of Chinese reticulated jade plaques each of circular shape carved with lions surrounded by scrolling flower blossoms, with matching wood stands.

Age: Qing Dynasty - Late 19th century

Condition: One of the plaques has a crack in the center

Finely potted with steep sides rising from a short straight foot. The interior crisply impressed moulded in high relief with a central medallion with a lotus bloom circled by a key fret band. The main band of the bowl on the inside has two phoenix flying amid scrolling flower blossoms beneath another key fret band circling the upper rim...

Pair of fine rare mallow shaped bowls, thinly potted. The steep, gently rounded sides neatly divided into six even lobes raised on a slightly tapering high foot. Covered all over in a pale blue glaze with the top rim left bare and bordered in gilt...

Pair of stoneware blue glazed crackle cups most likely for tea. The glaze a blue resembling Ju Ware pooling to a deep blue in areas. The base rims are left bare with the bases glazed in the same blue glaze.

Size: 2-1/4" diameter by 1-1/4" high

Condition: Good condition

Age: Late Ming/Early Qing

A pair of large Chinese export figures of birds. Each modeled perched on a rockwork base. The birds glazed in white. The rockwork cold painted.

Size:

Condition: Good condition. There is some flaking of the enamels. No noticeable breaks

Chinese flambe-glazed hu vase rising to a flared rim and set with two rectangular lug handles. Moulded to the front and back with a peach-shaped panel. Covered overall in a lustrous purplish-red glaze highlighted with milky cascades of sky-blue thinning at the top rim with the glaze continuing in the inside The base holds a six character incised Yongzheng mark.

Size: 10-1/4" high by 6-3/4" wide

Condition: Good overall condition...

Chinese Peking glass lobed bowl. The glass a deep rich yellow. The bowl has been divided into 22 even vertical lobes.

Condition: Good condition, no breaks and or cracks

Size: 12 cm diameter

Chinese relief carved pendant depicting peaches, clouds, flowers and a coin on the reverse. Beautiful translucent mottled lavender jade.

Size: Height 2 1/8" by 1 5/8" width (5.4cm x 4.1cm). Total jade weight of 50 grams.

Condition: Very good

Chinese moss agate snuff bottle with a matching snuff plate. Bottle in flattened round shape sitting on a raised concave oval foot. Embellished with dragons and rings on either shoulder with a slightly flared neck with concave to mouth. Matching agate topper with spoon. Well hollowed. Snuff bottles with matching snuff plates are usually part of a scholar's set.

Condition: Good condition, no breaks and/or noticeable chips

Chinese Zitan wrist rest in natural form carved with flowers and calligraphy with seal on one side, the other left bare.

Size: 26 cm long by 6.5 cm wide

Condition: Good condition

Note: The photographs have been lightened in order to show the details of the carvings

Chinese blue and white jar featuring 3 separate panels surrounded by prunus blossoms. One of the panels contains a scholar with his student in an outdoors setting. Another panel contains precious objects, while the third panel contains items for the alter. The outside of the top rim has been left unglazed, while the inside of the jar has been glazed white. The base glazed white also, with the base rim left unglazed

Condition: Good condition, some wear to the enamels...

Pair of Chinese lotus bloom plates with a central medalion of a large lotus bloom surrounded by Bianco-sopra-bianco vines. The collar of the plate bordered in prunus with 4 evenly spaced cartouche of assorted flowers. The underside undecorated.

Size: 9" diameter by 1-1/2" high

Condition: 1 plate has been broken in half and professionally restored...

Chinese square "Wu Shuang Pu" vase with each side depicting a different figure (with inscriptions in black ink along with red seals. The neck of the vase carries a cartouche with a poem on each side. The vase is glazed in white throughout with the base rim left unglazed. Two sides of the vase have a dog head handle with static rings in gilt...

Antique thinly potted Chinese porcelain bowl with a fluted rim edged in gilt. The outside of the bowl is divided into panels with each panel containing a floral design in famille rose. The inside of the bowl contains one large motif with fruits and bats. The base is glazed with a Yongzheng (1723-1735) mark in underglaze blue surrounded by double blue circles.

Condition: Good overall condition...

Chinese antique 6 lobed armorial plate featuring a center coat of arms surrounded by flower clusters intermixed with Bianco-sopra-bianco scrolling throughout. The outer rim is edged in gilt. The underside left bare. The base holds the marking for the inventory collection of Augustus the Strong of Saxony.

Size: 9-1/4" diameter by 1-1/4" high

Condition: Good condition, no breaks and/or noticeable cracks...

Chinese porcelain vase in the Gu form decorated in polychrome figured and foliate patterns, decorated with peaches and foliage in the first panel then with figures in a garden and in the third top panel there are courtly figures in a landscape. Glazed white on the inside, the base left unglazed. This is a heavy vase.

Size: 16¾ inches

Condition: Good condition, no breaks and/or cracks

Age: Qing Dynasty

Chinese antique teapot, cover and stand with a centre motif of a flower arrangement done in famille rose. The cross over ribbed handle with gilt and applied stays of small clusters of berries and leaves. The top decorated the same with a berry finial...

Set of 3 Chinese antique stoneware long neck bases glazed in yellow of various height. One of the vases has its base glazed in the same colour, with the other 2 left bare. All of the vases exhibit a small crackle within the glaze.

Size: These vases are of varying height, and I believe that the largest is approximately 7 - 8"

Age: Qing Dynasty

Condition: All vases are in good condition. There is 1 very small chip to the upper rim on one of them. The smaller va...

Chinese antique serving bowl done in famille rose with assorted flowers and scrolls on a turquoise background on the facing side . The other three sides are glazed white and decorated with iron red bats in flight. The top rim edged in gilt. The inside and base glazed the same colour. The base rim left unglazed. The base holds a 6 character Tonghzi mark in overglaze iron red.

Size: Approximately 20 cm in length, 12 cm in width and 6 cm in height

Age: Tonghzi Period (1...

An antique Chinese quartz censer with lid. The quartz a deep smokey brown tone. The censer with carved lotus buds and bird surrounding the top edge of the censer with a lotus bud on the cover.

Condition: Some bruising, nicks and chips that would be consistent

Age: Late Qing Dynasty

Size: Approximately 4" high by 4" wide (possibly larger - in storage)

Large antique Chinese famille verte bowl decorated on the outside with assorted flowers and the Shou symbol on a white glazed ground. The inside has similar smaller leaves, also glazed white. The base holds an iron red endless knot.

Size:

Age: Qing Dynasty

Condition: Overall in good condition. There is a small chip to the upper rim and the motif on the inside has deteriorated

A large Chinese antique powder blue bowl, the blue decorated with gilt, the base with a Lozenge mark, one of the Eight Precious Symbols and a symbol of Victory and Success, in a double circle, underglaze blue. The interior has famille verte floral motifs.

Size: 19.5 cm wide by 9 cm high

Age: Kangxi Period, early 18th century

Condition: There are two cracks with a missing chip on the upper rim of the bowl. Please refer to pictures.

Chinese antique pair of Blanc de Chine praying children figures. The figure of the young boy holds his hands in prayer and the young girl carries a devotional offering. Each carries two impressed marks on their backs.

Size: 10-1/2" high by 3-3/4" depth by 4" wide

Condition: Good condition, no breaks and or cracks

Age: Late Qing Dynasty to early Republic

Chinese antique Blanc de Chine figure of laughing Budai seated with 5 small children climbing over him.

The bald-headed, large-bellied Buddhistic monk is depicted laughing and seated on a double lotus pedestal bare-chested, holding a sceptre and surrounded by five children clambering over him . The glaze a white tone. The back is impressed with two seal marks, one double-gourd-shaped, Dehua, and one square 'fisherman' mark.

Size: 11" wide by 9" depth by 13" high

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Chinese large antique blue and white bowl with 4 cartouche with various scenes done in blue and white. The inside of the bowl holds a center cartouche with a similar scene. The glaze a light celadon with carvings of flowers and scrolls. The glaze covering the bowl ending neatly above the base. The base glazed white with the base rim left unglazed. The base holds a blue and white underglaze 6 character Kangxi mark.

Condition: Good condition, no breaks and or cracks

Age: ...

Chinese pair of bird fees done in famille rose with wooden holders attached. The feeders are decorated with birds and flowers with a blue border at the top.

Size: 2-1/2 high by 3" wide

Condition: Good condition, no breaks or cracks

Age: Late Qing Dynasty to Republic

Pair of antique Chinese pink quartz carved urns with foo dog covers converted into lamps. The urns are decorated with carvings of lotus flowers and pods.

Age: Qing Dynasty

Size: 12-1/2" high by 1-3/4" depth by 5-3/4" wide

Condition: Some chips in the quartz. One of the urns has a chip on the top where the cover sits - please refer to pictures.

Chinese tall brushpot decorated with butterflies flying above foliage with outlines in gilt. The rim highlighted in gold. The brushpot glazed white on the inside, along with the base with the base rim left unglazed. The base holds a 6 character Jiaqing seal mark in iron red.

Size: Approximately 6" high by 1-1/4" diameter

Condition: Good condition, no breaks or cracks

Age: Jiaqing to Republic

Chinese antique blue and white vase decorated on opposite side with a lady reading among flowers in a garden setting, and on the other sides birds and flowers within a terrace overhang. The panels are separated by decorative borders of floral scroll, between further floral borders on the neck and base. Signed with a 4 character mark in underglaze blue on the base

Size: 5-1/4" high by 3" diameter

Condition: Good condition, one chip on the base

Age: Late Ming to ...

Chinese porcelain cache pot done in famille rose with birds among flowers. The top rim highlighted in iron red butterflies and vines with fruits. Standing on raised corner mounts with a stamped red Qianlong mark and China on the glazed bottom.

Size: Approximately 5" wide by 8" length by 5 -1/2" high

Condition: Very good, no breaks or noticeable cracks

Age: Circa 1900

Chinese Gold Crystalline Glaze Vase fully glazed on the inside with the base left unglazed. This vase was made by Sun Chao (1911 - ) Republic of China and was presented by Lt. Huang Shih-Chung of Taiwan to the previous owners.

Size: 10" high

Condition: Excellent condition, kept in original box. Replacement stand (cloth stand misplaced years ago)

Age: Republic

Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle decorated on both sides with bats in flight among clouds. The base with an iron red 3 character mark. The metal stopper with spoon complete with a jade top, rimmed in metal.

Age: 19th Century

Condition: Good condition

Set of 6 Chinese brass rubbings depicting horses and other animal figures; agricultural workers; Buddhist deities, preparing food and bamboo shoots. The bamboo rubbing contains a seal and some writing.

Age: 19th Century

Size: These rubbings range in size from 23" to 32" wide and from 17 3/4" to 23" high

Condition: These have never been framed and have been kept in a rolled tube. Some slight discolouration (yellowing), but no tares.

Refer to Bonhams Fi...