Very nice mirror with a lovely green ecrusted patina.
China, Han Dynasty (206BC-221AD)
Diameter: 10,5 cm
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE UK
SOLD TO THE UK
A porcelain storage jar in blue and white with decoration of persons in a garden and a hare mark at the bottom.
Tianqi or Transitional period (1620-1640)
H. 18 cm
Condition: excellent, no chips or cracks
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE USA
SOLD TO THE USA
A lovely stoneware bowl with hare's fur glaze. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 13 cm, H. 5,5 cm. Condition: excellent. I have more Cizhou pieces in stock, please email me for pictures.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE USA
SOLD TO THE USA
A rare and large blue and white porcelain jar, decorated with birds and flowers. China, Wanli (1573-1620). Height 21,5 cm. Condition: excellent, only some wear and fritting to the glaze on the mouth rim. On the bottom there is a scratch or glaze crack. This is not a crack in the body.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE UK
SOLD TO THE UK
Porcelain snuffbottle in underglaze blue and red.
China, 19th century.
H. 8,5 cm.
Condition: excellent
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO HONG KONG
SOLD TO HONG KONG
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).
Made of pottery, glazed in green and ochre, cold painted with red and black pigments. H. 19 cm. Condition: expected age wear, no repairs. Excavated in the southeast of the Shanxi Province. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO SINGAPORE
SOLD TO SINGAPORE
The pottery body covered with a green glaze, the peony decoration applied with a black glaze in sgraffito technique. Diameter 14 cm. Condition: two minor glaze chips. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)
Diameter: 37 cm. China, 16th/17th century.
Condition: age wear and rim fritting, no cracks or repairs.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO TAIWAN
SOLD TO TAIWAN
With very fine gold thread embroidery on both sides and the original strings with glass beads. China, 19th century. Measurements: H.8 cm, W.11,5 cm. Excellent condition.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO HONGKONG
SOLD TO HONGKONG
A wonderful marble sculpture of a Bodhisatva.
Excavated in the southeast of the Shanxi Province, China. Comes with a custom made stand. Tang Dynasty (618-906). H. 20 cm (22 cm incl. stand).
With very fine engraving. The lid decorated with email cloisonné. H. 6,5 cm, W. 6 cm, D. 3 cm (2.7 x 2.5 x 1.25 inch) Minor chips to the enamel on the lid. China, 2nd half 19th century.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO HONGKONG
SOLD TO HONGKONG
A very nice Qingbai plate in the shape of a flower, the center with a very fine carving of a peony. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 14,5 cm. Condition: excellent with normal age wear.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE UK
SOLD TO THE UK
Porcelain snuff bottle in underglaze blue and red.
Yongzheng mark, but 19th century.
H. 7 cm.
Condition: the red parts have firing flaws.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE UK
SOLD TO THE UK
Porcelain vase decorated with carved peonies and glazed in the typical blueish green Qingbai color. H. 23 cm. Condition: some discoloring, a firing crack on the shoulder (under the glaze)and a very small star crack in the glaze on the inside of the mouth. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO CHINA
SOLD TO CHINA
An attractive cast bronze figure, depicting a dignitary or deity.
China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Condition: As is often seen on Ming bronzes the casting is very thin in several places. This has caused minor holes in the bronze. The backside of the seat is missing. Please refer to the pics.
Remains of red and black pigment are visible.
Height: 26 cm
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This set of seven Chinese porcelain bowls comes from the Diana shipwreck. It sank in March 1817 in the Strait of Malacca. The contents were recovered in 1994 and auctioned at Christie's in Amsterdam in 1995.
Dimensions: Diameter 14 cm, H. 7 cm each.
Condition: 5 bowls perfect, one with a chip on the mouthrim, one with a hairline crack. Every bowl has the original auction sticker.
Wooden figure representing a deity in military attire. China, Late Ming, ca. 16th/17th century. H. 39 cm. Condition: expected age wear and old traces of wood worm. ( treated)
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE USA
SOLD TO THE USA
Diameter 11 cm. H. 4 cm. Excellent condition.
China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)
Each figure with green glaze and red, black, white and yellow pigments. The heads are detacheable. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
H. 24-25 cm. Good condition with expected age wear. Can be sold as a group or individually.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO FRANCE
SOLD TO FRANCE
A very rare lacquered wood opium box. The outside decorated with poems, seals flower branches and a bird. The lid with brass handles. When folded out the lid and front become a tray. The box offers place to 5 pipe bowls and a lamp and has two drawers for tools. At the back of the mirror there is another compartment.Under the drawers there is space for a small metal tray. A very rare piece of opium paraphernalia. China, late 19th to early 20th century. Dimensions (closed): 23 x 16 x 14,5 cm. Excellent condition with expected age wear.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1083917
Wonderful wooden pipe case and tobacco pouch. The pipe case contains the original pipe, made of paktong and bamboo. The pouch in the shape of Daruma,made of softwood and boxwood with inlaid mother of pearl eyes. Dimensions: pipe case L. 23 cm, the pouch H. 10,5 cm, W. 7 cm. Condition: excellent. Age: Late Edo, first half 19th century.
Wonderful Qingbai porcelain censer with moulded decoration. China, Yüan Dynasty (1279-1368).
Dimensions: H. 12 cm, D. 9,5 cm. Condition: excellent, no cracks or repairs.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO CHINA
SOLD TO CHINA
China, Han Dynasty (206BC-221AD). Diameter 9,5 cm. Excellent condition and patina.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO AUSTRALIA
SOLD TO AUSTRALIA
A wonderful example of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) burial gifts, this pair of glazed and painted pottery horses and grooms. Dimensions: W. 20 cm H. 17 cm. Condition: expected age wear, no damage or repair.
A very nice gilt brass hairpin in the shape of a butterfly, decorated with kingfisher feathers. The wings made of jade or nephrite, the body with fine filigree work. China, late 19th/early 20th century. H. 15 cm W. 6 cm. Condition: expected age wear.
A very nice pair of gilt brass hairpins in the shape of butterflies, decorated with kingfisher feathers, jade, glass and amber. China, late 19th/early 20th century. H. 10 cm W. 8,5 cm each. Condition: expected age wear.
Decorated with a bird on a rock and flower panels. Diameter 14 cm. The footrims with attached oven sand, often seen on porcelain from this period. Wanli (1573-1619). Condition: one saucer with a hairline crack.
Depicting a Tirthankara surrounded by consorts, elephants and figures in seated posture. The shrine is inlaid with copper and silver. A very dine piece from Gujarat. H. 15 cm (6 inch). Provenance: private collection Belgium.
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.
The cloisonné stand decorated with rat and vine motif (symbol of long life). H. 18 cm ( 7 inch), D. 10 cm (4 inch). Condition: one chip to the enamel.
Silver opiumbox, inlaid with copper and with a copper roller in the lid. Marked at the bottom. China, 19th century. H. 5 cm.
With an unusual dark blue and turquoise glaze. The woman with an unusual hairdo. H. 34 cm (the man), 31 cm (the woman). Condition: no damage or repair. parts of the soil can easily be removed to obtain a more colorful glaze.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
Sold to Canada
Sold to Canada
With a lustruous brown glaze over a black underlayer.
H. 8,5 cm, diameter 8,5 cm. Very good condition with nice spur marks under the foot. Song Dynasty (960-1279).
Wonderful early sculpture, depicting a Chinese saint or deity. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H. 35 cm. Condition: expected age wear.
Decorated with dragons, fish, butterflies and long life characters, inlaid with glass beads.
The enamels in green, red, purple and several shades of blue. This type of tiaras was worn by high ranking court ladies at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Size: W. 20 cm , H. 11 cm.
Height including stand 38 cm.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE UK
SOLD TO THE UK
A large Chinese pottery censer on animal feet with a lovely blue and purple glaze. Tomb pottery, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H. 24,5 cm. Excellent condition with expected age wear.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE USA
SOLD TO THE USA
Diameter 9,5 cm. H. 3,8 cm. Excellent condition. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE USA
SOLD TO THE USA
The conical body covered with a black glaze and russet splashes. Diameter 13 cm, H. 5 cm. Excellent condition. From Hebei Province. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO HONGKONG
SOLD TO HONGKONG
A very interesting item for the scholar's table, this Qingbai porcelain brushrest in the shape of mountains with a monkey, bird etc.
China, Yüan Dynasty (1279-1368). L. 12 cm. Condition: excellent.
Heavily potted glazed porcelain. Nice burial condition with some discolouring in the glaze. H. 21,5 cm. Song Dynasty (960-1279).
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE UK
SOLD TO THE UK
With a brown glaze. Diameter 10,5 cm, H. 4 cm.
Condition: minor fleabite to the rim, oven sand stuck to the inside. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)
From Maharashtra or Karnataka. H. 14 cm. The 23rd Tirthankara is symbolized by the cobra, which is modeled on the back of the figure.
Provenance: private collection Belgium.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE USA
SOLD TO THE USA
Stoneware bowl with black and brown Cizhou glaze. China, Henan, Yüan Dynasty (1279-1368)
Diameter 20 cm , H. 7 cm. Condition: excellent.
I have more Cizhou pieces in stock, please email me if you're interested.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO NEW YORK
SOLD TO NEW YORK
Lovely stoneware Cizhou bowl with a wonderful lustrous glaze. China, Henan, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 17,7 cm , H. 6 cm. Condition: excellent. I have more Cizhou pieces in stock, please email me for pictures.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
Sold to China
Sold to China
Embroidered with the Forbidden Stitch or Peking Knot.
With scenes of figures in gardens with pavillions. Ca. 2nd half 19th century. L. 50 cm. Comes with an old valuation report from Christie's Denmark, made in 1991. Good condition with light stains and discoloring.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO CHINA
SOLD TO CHINA
China, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 221 AD). Diameter 8 cm. Excellent condition.
Lovely small dish, decorated with a phoenix.
Diameter 12 cm. Excellent condition. Song Dynasty (960-1279)
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 very unusual piece that I've never seen before. Possibly this lamp was made as an advertising piece for a lamp shop, or maybe it was used in an opium kit. The foot has decorations in reliëf, covered with enamels.
H. 25 cm (10 inch), D. 21 cm (8,5 inch). Condition: two minor chips to the enamel. The glass seems to be original.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO BELGIUM
SOLD TO BELGIUM
With a wonderful green patina. Excavated in Cambodia and dating from the 17th or 18th century. Length: ca. 10 cm (4 inches) each. Mounted on custom made stands.
Black glaze with russet stripes and splashes on a light grey stoneware body. Diameter 10 cm, H. 6 cm. Excellent condition, with a minor firing flaw on the inside.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
sold to Taiwan
sold to Taiwan
An outstanding piece, this scholar's rock in huanguali with finely carved scenes all around the mountain. This piece may date from the Qianlong period, but not later then early 19th century.
It measures: H 22 cm, W. 14 cm, D. 10 cm.
Condition: excellent, with a beautiful soft patina. A small opening at the top may heve been used as a brush holder.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO AUSTRALIA
SOLD TO AUSTRALIA
Decorated with horseriders. The glaze with age cracks and firing flaws. No damage or repair.
H. 6 cm, D. 14,5 cm.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
Sold to China
Sold to China
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.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1900
item #1018197
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 pair of gilt brass hairpins, decorated with kingfisher feathers and glass beads. China, late 19th/early 20th century. H. 16 cm W. 13 cm. Condition: the kingfisher feathers are mostly gone.