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 CHINA
SOLD TO CHINA
Heavily cast bronze mirror, decorated with two dragons hunting the flaming pearl. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 15 cm. Excellent condition and nice patina.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO CHINA
SOLD TO CHINA
Decorated with two figures and a dog in a landscape. China, Song Dynasty (906-1279).
Diameter 13 cm. Good condition and wonderful patina.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO SWITZERLAND
SOLD TO SWITZERLAND
Very fine and thinly cast bronze mirror wit unusual decoration. China, Han Dynasty (206BC-221AD). Diameter 10 cm. Excellent condition.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO SWITZERLAND
SOLD TO SWITZERLAND
Rare and large bronze mirror, decorated with ship at sea. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279).
Diameter 17 cm. Wonderful patina.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO CHINA
SOLD TO CHINA
China, Han Dynasty (206BC-221AD). Diameter 11 cm. Excellent condition, good patina.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO SWITZERLAND
SOLD TO SWITZERLAND
Rare and large bronze mirror, decorated with two fish between waves. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 15,5 cm. Good condition and wonderful patina.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO SWITZERLAND
SOLD TO SWITZERLAND
Very good size, beautiful patina. China, Han Dynasty (206BC-221AD). Diameter 14,5 cm.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO CHINA
SOLD TO CHINA
Flower shaped mirror, decorated with birds and animal between floral patterns. China, Tang Dynasty (618-906). Diameter 9,5 cm Excellent condition.
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 CHINA
SOLD TO CHINA
China, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 221 AD). Diameter 8 cm. Excellent condition.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
Sold to Belgium
Sold to Belgium
With an unusual blue and purple glaze and red and black painting. Burial gifts, China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H. 16 cm (6,6 inch), L. 19 cm (7,5 inch). Wonderful condition with aprropriate 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.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
Sold to Singapore
Sold to Singapore
In the shape of a squirrel. Finely engraved. The knife made of steel. Length 7,5 cm (folded) and 11 cm (opened). China, ca. 1900
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
Sold to Singapore
Sold to Singapore
Shaped as a pile of coins, the lid made of a real silver coin. Hallmarked at the bottom. H. 24 mm, D. 18 mm. (1 x 0,75 inch)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Decorated with flying horses. H. 7 cm, D. 14,5 cm. No damage or repair, only firing flaws, normal for the period.
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 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.
Decorated with floral patterns and Buddhist symbols. H. 6,5 cm D. 15 cm. The glaze with age cracks and some firing flaws. No damage or repair.
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.
Wonderful early sculpture, depicting a Chinese saint or deity. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H. 35 cm. Condition: expected age wear.
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.
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.
The glasses made of smoky crystal. Minor chips to the tortoiseshell, some of the metal hinges have been replaced in the old days. Very good condition considering the age. China, late 19th century. Width 13, 5 cm. H. 5 cm.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE UK
SOLD TO THE UK
H. 18 cm. The vase is in perfect condition. Only the lid is missing, as is often the case with pieces of this age. China, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
With green and ochre glaze, white and black pigments. H. 16 cm, W. 20 cm. Excellent condition. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
With green and ochre glaze and red and black pigments. H. 18 cn. No damage or repair.
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
With green and ochre glaze and red and black pigments. H. 19,5 cm. No damage or repair.
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
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 THE USA
SOLD TO THE USA
With an overglaze decoration of foo dogs and peonies. China, ca. 1620-1640. H. 16 cm. Condition: 1,5 cm hairline crack at the mouth, minor chips to the footrim.