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).
A wonderful Qingbai porcelain wine ewer from the Hutian kilns. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279). H. 16 cm. Condition: some discoloring in the glaze, small ornament on top of the handle restuck, small chip from the ornament on top of the lid.
A very well preserved embroidered silk apron, decorated with small glass mirrors in brass mounts and metal paillets. China, late 19th/early 20th century. H. 83 cm. W. 105 cm. Condition: embroidery is in mint condition, some pieces of glass and a few metal paillets missing.
Adorable embroidered silk children's jacket. Considering the elaborate embroidery on both sides this was probably a festival jacket. China, late 19th/early 20th century. Dimensions: H. 35 cm , W. 83 cm. Condition: expected wear, discoloring, stains and a few holes in the silk top layer. The glass eyes of the dragon on the back are missing.
A magnificent and rare figure of a fat lady made of painted terracotta.
Fat ladies are among the most famous objects of the Tang Dynasty (618-906) and they are a wellknown symbol of wealth.H. 31 cm.
Condition: no traces of repairs are visible, most of the original colour is still present.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO THE USA
SOLD TO THE USA
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.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
Sold to China
Sold to China
An interesting redwood opium tray with nice carving and original brass hardware. China, 19th century. Size: 37 x 24 cm.
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 the USA
Sold to the USA
A magnificent carved Zitan scholar's rock with excellent age wear and a beautiful patina. China, 18th century. H. 16,5 cm. Condition: excellent, no damage or repair.
Provenance: Dutch private collection.
A magnificent carved boxwood scholar's rock with beautiful age wear and an excellent patina. China, 18th century. H. 29,5 cm.
Condition: One large and one small age crack have been filled with wax.
Provenance: Dutch private collection.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO CHINA
SOLD TO CHINA
Attractive mirror with a lovely green patina, decorated with a band of characters.
Han Dynasty (206 BC - 221 AD)
Diameter 9 cm.
Attractive mirror with it's original color.
Minor age wear tot the rim and the decoration.
Han Dynasty (206 BC - 221 AD)
Diameter 9,8 cm.
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.
Very nice mirror with a lovely green ecrusted patina.
China, Han Dynasty (206BC-221AD)
Diameter: 10,5 cm
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.
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 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.