Catalog (359)

Made of silk, decorated with intricately embroidered panels with flower baskets, butterflies and Buddhist symbols. With 4 solid gold buttons ( total weight ca. 25 gr.) condition: stains and discoloring of the silk, the embroidery in very good condition. Dimensions: 110x135 cm. ca. Late 19th century

Made of silk. Two panels with very fine embroidery of a dragon and a phoenix, with lots of gold thread. The other panels with simple flower patterns. Some of them with gilt brass bells at the bottom. Condition: expected age wear and discoloring, but overall in good condition. Dimensions ca 100x100 cm. Ca. late 19th century.

Bronze betel box, inlaid with silver and copper. Mandanao, Philippines, 19th century W. 16 cm H. 8cm D. 8 cm Condition: excellent patina, box contains it's original inner lids (2 of them need to be fixed)

A paktong opium lamp with enamelled panels. Age: 19th century H. 11,5 cm (incl. the glass)

Porcelain snuffbottle in underglaze blue and red. China, 19th century. H. 8,5 cm. Condition: excellent

Porcelain snuff bottle in underglaze blue and red. Yongzheng mark, but 19th century. H. 7 cm. Condition: the red parts have firing flaws.

A lovely porcelain snuff bottle with enamelled decoration. China, second half 19th century, probably Tongzhi (1862-1875) H. 7,5 cm. Condition: excellent

A good late Qing embroidered silk robe with attached sleeve bands. Late 19th century. W. 113 cm H. 102 cm. Condition: generally good with normal age wear and light discoloring.

A Persian 19th century papier-maché pen box or 'qalamdan', decorated with parrots, flowers,landscapes, portrait medaillions and a breast feeding woman and child. Length 22 cm. Condition: excellent

A rare and finely carved boxwood box. The lid carved with a poem, one long side has a scene with three goats in a garden, the other long side has a scene with two figures in a garden with pavillions, one short side has a garden scene with a flying bird, the other short side is plain. On the inside of the box there painted Chinese characters, which possibly represent the name of the owner. China, 18th or 19th century. Measurements: L. 11 cm, W. 5cm, H. 4 cm. Condition: excellent, with beautiful wear and patina.

A finely carved redwood (hongmu) box with carved soapstone ornaments in the shape of elephants. China, 19th century. Condition: two ornaments missing on the lid, the third one with a repair to the leg. Measurements: L. 13 cm, W. 6 cm, H. 8,5 cm.

A rare and finely carved boxwood tobacco box that could be hung from a man's belt. The lid carved with a 3-dimansional pair of Fo dogs, the sides with floral carvings with a bird and a deer. The opening where once the rope was attached, is in the shape of two bats. China, 18th/19th century. Dimensions: L. 7 cm (excluding the wooden ring), W. 3,8 cm, H. 3,5 cm. Condition: excellent, with beautiful wear and patina.

A bocwood tobacco box, finely carved with geometric patterns, a scene with a saint and a deer and a scene of a fisherman and a bird. China, 18th/19th century. Dimensions: 6 x 4,5 x 3 cm. Condition: excellent with beautiful wear and patina.

A lacquered wood opium tray with three drawers. China, 19th century. Size: 45 x 31 cm. Condition: expected age wear, only one drawer has it's original ivory knob.

An interesting redwood opium tray with nice carving and original brass hardware. China, 19th century. Size: 37 x 24 cm.

A wonderful Tibetan lama statue, made of gilt repoussé copper, dating from the 18th or 19th century. The figure still has it's original ornaments hanging from the shoulders. H. 30 cm W. 21 cm. Condition: expected age wear to the gilding, a few cracks in the copper. The ornament (probably a bottle) in the lama's lower hand is missing. Very good condition considering the age.

A rare huanghuali stationary box with it's original iron hardware and original finish. China, 18th/19th century. Dimensions: 33,5x17x9 cm. Condition: small repair top left front side, a few chips.

A very nice paktong opium box decorated in email cloisonné. H. 5,6 cm, W. 5 cm.China, 19th century. Condition: very minor chips to the enamel (normal age wear).