A Yuan Longquan Celadon Ewer. Length approximately 8.3 cm (the tipspout to the handle) and height 5.2 cm (the bottom to the rim). Few hairlines at the ewer. Good condition.
Early Northern Sung or five dybasties ding type glaze bowl with moulded flora pattern in perfect condition
A Chinese Blue & White Copper Red. Height approximately 45.5 cm. There are 2 chips at the rim. In good condition.
This extraordinarily rare Olmec necklace has 57 beads all made from Imperial green true jadeite. All are highly translucent except 4 small beads. It measures 30" when strung open from end to end. It has been restrung in modern times. I have never seen nor heard of pre-Columbian imperial jadeite of this quality. There is only one other imperial jadeite necklace that is in the Museo Nacional de Antropologia museum. Please e-mail me for a photo of that necklace...
From our European Collection, a stunning Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted boulle marquetry and ebonized "bureau en pente," or slope top writing desk, dating to the third quarter of the 19th century circa 1865-1885. This fantastic and nearly pristine example of boulle work features a rectangular top surmounted by a pierced brass gallery, set above a boulle inlaid slant front desk cover that opens to several drawers and pigeon holes above a larger scalloped drawer...
This is black glaze wine jar vase from Song Dynasty , slight chip off near mouth rim underneath
This Indo-Persian antique silver repousse lidded container box was probably intended for cosmetics. The elaborate design work is flawless and the attention to detail were hallmarks of luxury items made during the late 19th century in both India and Persia. There are 2 makers marks and some scratches on the bottom of the box. See picture
The box is 3.5 inches in diameter and is 1.5 inches high
A shipwreck Ming Longquan celadon brush washer, it is in good condition with no chip, no crack or restoration except glaze degradation cause by sea water. It is an scholar table object, consider quite rare in Mainland china, a nice collection piece ...please enquire
Very fine and thinly potted longquan Guan type tea bowl.
A Chinese celadon arrow vase ,the narrow mouth flanked by twin lug handles. The long neck spreading to the oval body. The footrim and its' base unglazed.
This is a Junyao ware used as brush licker, in very nice colour and with purple splash, some glaze corrosion and chips on the rim. Please enquire for more photos, thank you very much
Very fine perfect brush waher with guan type ice crackle
This is an elegant Jun yao tripod censer with the purple splashes, in the classical bronze censer form, in perfect condition and the bluish glaze of clear sky colour is simply eye catching and wonderful. Please enquire for more infos and photos. Thank You.
Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN Signed & Inscription
Description & Size: 5.08 x 12.7 x 8.89 cm (2" x 5" x 3.5")
Weight: 129 gram (4.5 oz)
Age: 20th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a superb Chinese yixing teapot MENGCHEN in red clay. It's beautifully designed with a large round base, well balanced in the hand & a single hole with beautiful swan neck spout...
beautiful blue minor cracks all marked
suggested reading the foreign policy of the Kangxi emperor 1661 - 1722
Description:
A charming porcelain statue was rarely found from an old collection.
In amusing subject of Mother and Child, this statue was put in the famous Chinese antique magazine Art and Collection - May edition, to celebrate the international Mother's Day of May.
It was well preserved without any crack-lines and was free from any restorations.
Of course, due to long time of burial, some abrasions were caused to the surface (see details)...
Japanese Silver Ewer Teapot
Description & Size
16.51 x 12.7 cm (6.5" x 5") Height with & without handle
8.89 x 5.71 cm (3.5" x 2.25") wide with spout & base
Weight: 260 gram (9.17 oz)
Age: Meiji Period 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted & Etched
This is a nice and unique Japanese silver ewer teapot. It's constructed with heavy sterling silver gauge with nice etched semi-fish net with a cylinder design body...
Chinese Yixing Red DRAGON SEAL Teapot Marked
Description & Size
18.41 x 13.97 cm (7.25" x 5.5") height with & without handle
15.24 x 11.43 cm (6" x 4.5") wide with & without spout
Age: Late 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a nice form & shape of a Chinese yixing zhisa pottery teapot made in the late 19th Century...
A Qing Blue White Censer. Diameter approximately 22 cm. Height approximately 12.8 cm. Good condition.
A Chinese celadon glazed 'dragon' dish, Qing Dynasty17/18th Century
Height3cmWidth20cm
A massive bronze (copper tin alloy) vase cast in Han dynasty Hu shape and with Han style Taotie mask handles. The archaistic style decoration is an amalgam of Shang and Zhou dynasty motifs. These consist of upper and lower bands depicting stylized dragons and a central band of large Taotie ("monster"} masks. All are reserved against a flattened Leiwen (cloud) daiper ground...
Fine and rare roof ridge tile figure group consisting of a horse and groom made during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368 - 1644). Condition - unusually very good - age related wear to glazes and minor chipping (please see enlargement 8 for most noticable chip) but no significant losses and no restoration...
This is a very fine Southern Sung Dynasty celadon brushwasher, scholar table object de art and used as brush wasger, broken and repaired, still a beautiful collector piece with if display with four treasures of the scholor eg calligraphy on a writing traditional table
A Chinese celadon-glazed and incised stoneware jar,
Yuan Dynasty.
Height: 25 cm Width / Diameter: 16 cm
This is a very fine Southern Sung Dynasty celadon olive green glaze brushwasher, scholar's table object de art and used as brush washer, a perfect collector piece ...
From our European Collection, a truly superb Victorian era marquetry inlaid credenza, late 19th century circa 1865-1890. This amazing example is a masterpiece of old world craftsmanship, intricately inlaid using at least 4 different types of wood, which we believe are most likely ebony, amboyna, tulipwood and fruitwood...
From our Early Chinese Collection, a large and magnificent Southern Song Dynasty qingbai funerary urn (960 - 1279 AD). Based upon published and nearly identical examples dated to 1209 AD, we can probably safely date this piece closer to circa 1190 - 1230 AD...
A Chinese blue and white stem cup and cover, painted in the Ming style with the Xuande mark but 18th century period.
From our European Collection, a very fine and elegant Victorian era marquetry inlaid credenza, late 19th century circa 1865-1890. This beautiful piece is dark walnut inlaid in stylized foliate strapwork design, using a softer and lighter colored wood for the inlay material that is most likely either tulipwood or fruitwood. The piece is adorned with wonderful gilt bronze castings on the columns and base area that are essentially artwork unto themselves...
Ge yao vaser from Qing Period or early republic era
A Chinese Brown Glazed Kendi, Qing Dynasty. Diameter approximately 32.5 cm, length approximately 36 cm and height approximately 25 cm (the base to the handle). Decorated with dragons and brown glazed. Few hairlines at the base.
This is a very nice guan type crackle celadon form the Late Song Dynasty or Yuan Dynasty
This is crackle ware from Northern Kiln from the Northern Sung period, very fine piece for tea ceremony
Rare and unusually large antique Chinese large ceramic tomb figure of a tall male attendant, beautiful dripping Sanchai glaze, slip painted face.
Tang Dyansty, with TL (thermal luminescence) test
Size: 28 3/4" high.