Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO SWITZERLAND
SOLD TO SWITZERLAND
Decorated with mythical beasts.
Lovely green patina.
Han Dynasty (206 BC - 221 AD)
Diameter 9 cm.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
Sold to China
Sold to China
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
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO AUSTRALIA
SOLD TO AUSTRALIA
Decorated with honeycomb motif. H. 7 cm, D. 15 cm. The glaze crackled due to age and with firing flaws. Miniscule rim crack. No damage or repair.
The lid with a sage or immortal holding a book, the handles in the shape of mythical animals, the body decorated with dragons and clouds, the censer is carried by three kneeling boys. There is a signature at the bottom. Dimensions: H. 37 cm, W. 32 cm, D. 18 cm. Weight ca. 10 kg. Meiji period (1868-1912). Very good condition and wonderful patina. From a Dutch private collection.
With blue and purple glaze, red and black pigments. H. 19,5 cm. Good condition, expected age wear. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Mentioned price is for one figure.
Qingbai stemcup with moulded decorations. China, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368). H. 9 cm. Diameter 8,5 cm. Condition: age cracks in the glaze, no hairlines, chips or repairs.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE USA
SOLD TO THE USA
A very rare piece, this foldable paktong scroll weight, which, when folded out, can be used as a frame for calligraphy. Finely engraved with a crane in a landscape. Dimensions: closed 20x2,3 cm, opened 15,5x7 cm. Age: 19th century. Condition: excellent.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO BELGIUM
SOLD TO BELGIUM
A finely carved sculpture in boxwood of Guanyin, the goddess of mercy.
China, late Qing to Early Republic period, ca. 1900-1920. H. 19,5 cm.
Condition: minor age cracks, good patina.
A tall round copper opium box, decorated in email cloisonné. China, 19th century. H. 6,7 cm, D. 5 cm. Condition: normal age wear, no damage.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
Sold to Taiwan
Sold to Taiwan
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.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO SINGAPORE
SOLD TO SINGAPORE
The pipe made of bamboo, the ends made of ivory. Engraved paktong saddle and a plain stoneware bowl with maker's mark. China, late 19th century. L. 49 cm (20 inch). Condition: age cracks in the ivory, wonderful patina.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
Sold to Germany
Sold to Germany
A very nice gilt brass hairping, decorated with kingfisher feathers, an agath lotus flower and to textile ornaments. China, late 19th/early 20th century. H. 16 cm W. 5 cm. Condition: some age wear to the feathers.
A chinese burial gift, a painted terracotta chicken. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
H. 12 cm, W. 13 cm.
Condition: no damages or repairs, age wear to the original polychrome.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE USA
SOLD TO THE USA
Attractive small bowl, possibly a brush washer.
Diameter: 11 cm, H. 4,5 cm. Excellent condition. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279).
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO HONG KONG
SOLD TO HONG KONG
Well proportioned with a nice facial expression, fine engraving and wonderful patina. H. 48 cm.
A very fine and detailed piece inlaid with silver and copper. In the center a sitting Tirthankara. Beautiful wear and patina due to centuries of worshipping. H. 13 cm. Provenance: private collection Belgium.
A wonderful gilt brass kingfisher hairpin in the shape of a bird, holding a chain with an agath leaf in it's mouth. China, late 19th/early 20th century. L: 14 cm. W. m3,5 cm.
Condition: wear to the feathers.
An export blue and white plate decorated with a bird and floral patterns. Kangxi period (1662-1722). Marked with an Artemisia leaf. Diameter 27 cm. The silver handle was added in 1854 by the wellknown Dutch silversmith J.M. van Kempen in Utrecht(later in Voorschoten). In the 19th century it was very fashionable in The Netherlands to add silver mounts, lids and handles to antique porcelain objects. Silvermarks: walking lion (silver grade 835), minerva head, maker's mark and year letter U for 1854. Condition: the plate has minor chips to the footrim, otherwise perfect, on the silver handle the top part of one of the leaves is missing.