Kangxi period, early 1700s

This dish is painted in the “wu cai” manner with overglaze enamels combined with underglaze cobalt blue. The interior base has a design of flowers and rockwork surrounded by petal lappets around the well of the dish. Each petal contains an enameled flower decoration. The back of the dish is glazed white with no decoration but the petal lappets from the interior stand out in low relief on the back...

Influenced by the Chinese Transitional porcelain this dish shows in the center a bridge with a farmer and two cows. On the back a single spur mark. Condition: fine, little wear, foot rim with a small loss (production flaw). Dimension: diameter: 21.3 cm, weight: 396 g. Without wooden stand.

A beautiful Chinese Qing dynasty cloisonné brush washer in excellent condition. Marked. D:20cm $750

Unusual motted jade snuff bottle with red coral and turquoise lid. The lid is carved with a dragon and topped with a small piece of turquoise. It measures 2" tall.

Antique jade chinese snuff bottle with carved zoomorphic handles. Measures 2" tall.

Rare and slender Silver/Paktong Opium Pipe, QING Dynasty. The damper/bowl is in the shape of a poppy/opium bulb and is held by a hand. This hand holding the bulb/damper has a very distinct double fish engraved on it's base which in Feng Shui is the symbol of wealth, abundance and attracting good luck (see photograph #4). Good condition, high silver content. Length 32.5 cm. 19th Century, China...

Nice used QING Dynasty Opium Pipe with rare porcelain bulb damper depicting green Dragons and bats. The mouthpiece is made of fine ivory. Good condition. Length: 47.5 cm. 19th Century, China. Beautiful custom made wooden stands as shown in photograph # 1 are included with this opium pipe.

Ca. 1700s / early 1800s

This circular box is lacquered in brownish black with mother of pearl inlay encircling the lid which is well-fitted to the bottom box. The top is painted in slightly-raised gilt lacquer with two characters: “fu” and “shou,” for happiness and longevity. There is light wear to the edges of the lid, inner rims and to the base, as would be expected, and also a few minor touch-ups...

This pair of crystal candlesticks was produced in Europe or England in the late 19th century. The maker is unknown. They are approximately 10 inches tall and the base has a diameter of 5 inches. The crystal is hand blown so that the candlesticks are hollow. They are hand cut with geometric patterns. The edges are beveled and the contoured shape has cut panels. The color is deep amber. They are tasteful and elegant. Condition: Excellent

Incredible antique Chinese Export repoussé silver creamer, of bulbous forms with design of bamboo and insects, bamboo "cane" handles, and with gilt washed interiors, seal marks on the base. Size: This item has length of 5 inches with height of 3 inches. Condition Report: Great condition with on imperfections.

From our European Collection, #3 of a set of three fine 19th century stained and leaded glass architectural panels, ex-Christies, most likely of British origin, featuring a central heraldic crest or family coat of arms within a shield in the central panel, flanked on both sides by various mosaics of stained leaded glass in vibrant reds, yellows, golds, blues, whites, greens and browns, each containing various decorative, architectural, and figural elements such as fleur de lis motifs, other flor...

Small bowl decorated with freely painted on the center by floral spray with dark brown slip on the an ivory-white ground under a clear glaze, calssic scroll on the rim and exterior, unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (1115–1234 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 11 cm wide. CONDITION: very good, No chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.

An authentic ancient Egyptian steatite stone scarab seal depicting Symmetric hieroglyphs on either side.

Middle Kingdom, 2nd Intermediate period, C...

Covered box decorated with mandarin duck and water weeds on the cover, box decorated with floral, glazed base. PERIOD : Wanli (1563 – 1620 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 7.5 cm wide. CONDITION: fault firing on the base, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.

Covered box decorated with mandarin duck and water weeds on the cover, box decorated with floral, glazed base. PERIOD : Wanli (1563 – 1620 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 8.5 cm wide. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.

From our European Collection, #2 of a set of three fine 19th century stained and leaded glass architectural panels, ex-Christies, most likely of British origin, featuring a central heraldic crest or family coat of arms signified by alternating panels of lions and bulls within a shield in the central panel, flanked on both sides by various mosaics of stained leaded glass in vibrant reds, yellows, golds, blues, whites, greens and browns, each containing various decorative, architectural, and figur...

Rare Chinese Export Roll Top Lap Desk, Asian Hardwoods with ebony and brass mounts having single lower drawer that when opened reveals a fitted interior, sloped writing surface and "pop-up" storage compartment with tambour doors. Circa 1830.

Length 19", Depth 15"

*See Crossman, The ChinaTrade, color plate 96 (page 248) for another example.

Antique Continental Demilune carved and gilt wood wall bracket. Late 19th century.

Height: 11”
Width:12”

1700s / 1800s

This white and pale beige jade is carved to skillfully utilize the two tones of the stone – the beige for the clothing and the white for the face and exposed shoulder. Very good condition. Acquired in North Carolina from an estate that was involved in the tobacco trade in China.

Length: 2 ¼ in., Width: 1 in.

Fine annamese vietnamese blue and white jar, rounded side with globular body and unglazed base, jar decorated with under glaze blue of flower motif in the panels, good glaze. Condition : perfect, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations. Dinesion : Size: 9 cm diameter. 7.5 cm height.

Fine annamese vietnamese blue and white jar, rounded side with globular body and unglazed base, jar decorated with under glaze blue of flower motif, good glaze. Condition : perfect, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations. Dinesion : Size: 9 cm diameter. 7.5 cm height.

Small dog figurine covered by ge type glazed ; unglazed foot . PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 6 cm wide, 6 cm height. CONDITION: reglued one ear part, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.

Three shards from a black terracotta jar dating to the Warring States Period, possibly as late as early Han (206-220 BC). One piece has a lion's head mask. The longest shard measure 4.75". Excellent study pieces. Price includes shipping worldwide.

A massive and extremely rare Mandarin and famille rose pattern bottle with lid. This rare Chinese export stands at 18 inches high with the lid. In excellent condition, no cracks, hairlines, chips, etc. Only minimal wear to the enamels about the neck handle, where it was most likely held. Circa 1840.

From our European Collection, #1 of a set of three fine 19th century stained and leaded glass architectural panels, ex-Christies, most likely of British origin, featuring a central heraldic crest or family coat of arms signified by three lions within a shield, flanked on both sides by mosaics of stained leaded glass in vibrant reds, yellows, golds, blues, whites, greens and browns, each containing various decorative, architectural, and figural elements such as fleur de lis motifs, other floral p...

A nice and rare Amber glazed Stem-cup, most probably Fujian 14th century Quanzhou ware. Diameter : 9,1 cm. H : 6,9 cm. Condition : Perfect

A Georgian Scottish King's pattern sterling sauce ladle 1818. This George III period 6-1/8" sterling silver sauce ladle is fully hallmarked for Edinburgh, Scotland 1818. This ladle has the maker's mark of Andrew Wilkie (est. 1813). It weighs 28.0 grams, it has a a DJC monogram, and it is in excellent antique condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...

Gilt Lacquered Bronze Immortal Riding Kilin, 16th Century

He is 11 inches (28 cm) tall by 8.5 inches (21.5 cm) wide. He weighs 9 lb.

He has peeling of lacquer, loss of gilding, oxidation, a manufacture repair at the bottom (to cover a hole), firing holes and cracks, missing accessory, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Set of Four Late 19th Century Chinese Celadon Famille Rose Covered Tea Cup & Saucer with Peaches Marked

The cups are 3.3 inches (8.5 cm) tall by 4.25 inches (10.7 cm) wide. The saucers are 5.3 inches (13.4 cm) wide. They are 3.2 lb.

One cover and one cup have chips and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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An appealing Seto ware Umanome (Horse eye) motif dish. This type of Seto ware was also referred to as ishizara, which can roughly be translated as stoneware. The first type of Seto stoneware appears in the Mino Taihei Monjo written around 1618. The wares were produced mainly for daily ware during the Edo period and became popular through the Mingei movement in the 20th century.

Age: Mid Edo period 19th century.

Dimensions: Height: 2" Diameter: 11"

A beautiful late 19th/20th C. Chinese green color peking glass water bowl for scholar in brush writing purpose,unusual shape. In excellent condition. Marked "CHINA" D:10cm $195

This porcelain tea cup and saucer was produced in France by a Paris decorator in the mid-19th century. The type of porcelain and style of decoration are indicative of Paris Porcelain. The saucer has a diameter of 5 5/8 inches and the cup is 3 3/8 inches high. The cup and saucer are molded into panels, giving the saucer ribs and the cup its shape. These panels divide the decoration into scenic segments and ornamental segments...

This porcelain tea cup and saucer was produced in England by George Jones in 1850. There is a registry mark indicating this year. The set is made of fine, white bone china. The cup features a futuristic looking handle Jones often used. The set is decorated with vibrantly colored, hand painted asters and foliage. The vivid colors contrast beautifully against the white porcelain...

This is beautiful katsugi silk kimono of the Meiji era(1868-1912). It is totally a design of the scenery such as the sumi drawing. This katsugi-kimono is a formal dress. It will be to decorate your room with very Japanese-style peaceful scenery. It is made with good-quality silk of the habutae silk. It has thin stain and damage. However, it does not stand out. size:144cm x 124cm (56.7" x 48.8" )

This celadon jade carving of a vessel with lid is a late 19th or early 20th century product. The vessel is called a "ding;" 鼎 a "Taotie" 饕餮 mask appears on both sides of the vessel. It is 5 ½” high (with carved hard wood base is 6 ¾” high), 7 ¾” wide and 2” thick. A ding is an ancient Chinese cauldron with legs, a lid and two handles opposite each other. They were made in two shapes with round vessels having three legs and rectangular ones four. During the Sha...

Ca. early 1800s

These vases of tapering square form are decorated overall in famille rose and noir enamels, each having four cartouches depicting courting scenes, surrounded by geometric and floral designs. There are four smaller cartouches on the necks with scenes of scholars and young men. The rims are thinly glazed, and the bases are unglazed. There is professional restoration to the base of the neck on one vase, and a small chip to the base of the other that was also professionally res...

A very unusual and extremely rare ink cake in the form of a crouching dog, circa 1800. From its underside you see evidence that the ink cake was hand molded, what is even more remarkable is that this is a white ink cake, and most likely would have been used in special paintings of the scholar class. The stand is included but is not antique. The cake measures 3.5" (8.9 cm) long, 1.5" (3.8 cm) high, 2.5" (6.4 cm) wide. This has a nice patina and is another one of those items that does not photogra...

One very lovely hat stand painted with rich bright colors and exhibiting a scene from the red chamber. Genuine Chinese porcelain hat stands are getting hard to find these days. We date this lovely example to about 1910. Measures 11.5" x 5".

An amazing high quality Chinese embroidered rank badge. The embroidery consists of clouds, a mountain-like pattern with a bird in the center of the embroidery. The piece is entirely embroidered. Age: Qing Dynasty. Size: Height: 13" Length: 13' Width: 1.5"

Pair of wonderful coral red and enamel Guangxu-style foliate dishes with Buddhist emblems, 6-character marks, early 20th century, probably Republic Period. Size: Diameter of each dish is 7 1/4 inches. Condition Report: Good condition.

A definitely very lovely pair of bowls from the Qing Dynasty, Daoguang Period ( 1821 - 1850 ) The Famille Rose enamels exhibit a very high level colour intensity. Diameter : 10,7 cm. Condition : Very very minute chips resp. fritting to the rim, no crack, wonderful glaze, wonderful enamels.

Mid 1800s

This round, lidded container is very-well painted on the top of the lid in “fen sai” enamels with a scene of a religious figure surrounded by four children in an open landscape. The side of the lid as well as the side of the bottom half of the box are enameled with floral designs. The container sits on a slightly raised footring revealing the very white porcelain paste. The base is glazed white. An old faded black ink mark remains on the interior rim of the lid where it is un...

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Two Yeyao wares from different dates were well combined as a set of cup and cup-stand.

Cup: Tang Dynasty, 8th/9th century, Width: 13.,6cm, perfect condition.
Cup-stand: W. Jin Dynasty,2th/3th century, Width: 12.5cm. Condition: Defects found on the rim, restorations had been done.

They go together in well-matched glaze tint and in nice form.
They can be fine examples for studying ancient Chinese Yeyao wares and also as a nice tea cup model set for ...

Late 1800s

Shallow form with brilliant turquoise color. The cavetto is molded with thirty-two chrysanthemum petal-form flutes that appear convex on the back-side of the dish and encircle the flattened base. A “China” mark is needle-incised on the base. Very good condition. Acquired 25 years ago in North Carolina from an estate that was involved with the tobacco trade in China. It is rare for a large, delicate flat-rimmed dish, such as this one, to survive without damage.

Diamete...

1920' Japanese Nishura Enji Studio Pink Dragon Chocolate Set Signed

The chocolate pot is 8.5 inches (21.7 cm) tall by 5.75 inches (14.6 cm) wide. The cup is 2.95 inches (7.5 cm) tall by 3 inches (7.7 cm) wide. The saucer is 5.1 (13 cm) wide. They are 3 Lb.

They are in good condition with no repairs, chips, or cracks.

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Very rare and fine JIN DYNASTY Terracotta Tomb Brick Panel depicting a festive male drummer with flowing robes playing the waist drum (1115-1234 A.D), China. The waist drum with it's hourglass shape and cloth covering was tied to the players waist to allow him to move freely, without hindrance. It was an instrument of choice for dancers. In Shanxi, a waist drum dance dating back some 2000 years is still practiced today. Such a tomb panel depicting a drummer playing the waist drum from the Jin Dy...

Extremely rare JIN DYNASTY SHANXI Terracotta Tomb Brick Panel depicting a festive male Flute Player with flowing robes (1115 - 1234 A.D.), China. Very good condition and finely mounted on Museum quality stand. No repairs/restorations. Size: H. 16" (40.5 cm.) x W. 7 3/4" ( 19.5 cm.) excluding stand. For history on the Jin Dynasty please view our item # 1269880

Charming antique Japanese small bronze box in the form of Bodhi Darma (Daurma) as he sits meditating, wearing his trade mark expression intense concentration, nice details, a box most likely used for seal ink, Meiji Period. Size: 2 5/8" high

Burmese bronze standing elephant.

Age: Burma, Early 20th Century
Measurement: Height 15.5 C.M. / Width 11.5 C.M. / Length 18 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

A sublime antique Japanese tsuba centered on the theme of the ocean. The tsuba contains motifs of abalone shell, basket weave pattern, and waves peeking through the patterned holes near the area where the blade would have been fitted. Tsuba is done in iron with mixed metal accents to highlight the abalone shell and rope. Age: 19th century, Edo period. Size: Diameter: 3.25"

Antique Japanese tsuba done in the finest craftsmanship. Made of iron with extensive shakudo nanako plate overall and with many gold blossoms. A motif of very detailed chrysanthemums densely covers both sides of the tsuba. The view in general would be titled, "Kikka Senpi zu" or Chrysanthemums in full bloom. Age: Possibly Momoyama Period. Size: Diameter: 2.75"

Washer bowl covered with shufu white glaze and decorated with incised flower ; unglazed concave base. PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 12.5 cm wide, 5 cm tall. CONDITION: small chip on the rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restoration.

This porcelain jardinière was produced in France by Bernardaud & Co. Limoges between 1900 and 1914. The porcelain was sold white ware to a studio artist to be decorated later. The artist’s signature is in the decoration. The jardinière is approximately 12 inches in diameter and 8 1/2 inches high. It is hand painted with brightly colored chrysanthemums in art nouveau style. The ground color is mint green that shades from lighter to a bit darker from top to bottom. There is gold trim on ...

Antique English Regency Tea Caddy in lacewood, of rectangular form with cut corners, bone escutcheon and satinwood stringing.Circa 1825.

Height: 4.25”
Length: 7.25”
Depth: 4”

This nice Japanese carved ivory Okimono group is an early 20th century piece. The base is 9” long and 6 ½“ wide. The sitting merchant is 4 ¾” tall, 3” wide and 2 ½“ in depth. It depicts a smiling old man holding a tobacco pipe and displaying his merchandise in the market. The signature is placed on a small red rectangular hard stone which is inlayed on an oval ivory piece. It reads “SHOZAN”. It is in excellent condition.

A rare Kotou ware vase with meticulous painting done on the surface with an image of herons and reeds on one side, and a late spring flower bouquet still life. The Koto ware was established in 1829 by Kinuya Hanbei who invited an artisan trained in producing imari wares. The kilns continued production until 1842 where the Hikone clan took over and made the kilns part of the clan. The kilns declined after the assassination of Ii Naosuke in 1860 and the last existing kiln closed in 1895. The potte...

Burmese wooden standing old man, trace of original color remains in good condition.

Age: Burma, Early 20th Century
Measurement Height 111 C.M. / Width 34 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

This is Song dynasty Henan russet splash bowl. On the inside of the bowl there are two rows of iron brown streak flowing down along the cavetto and another row lower down. On the outside of the bowl, it is glazed with a black coloured glossy glazed covering all the way down just before the footrim.

Condition: No rdamage, repair, crack, chip or restoration. Some manufacturing faults pinholes and imperfection as shown in the photographs.

Dimesnsion: The dimension of the henan...

Beautiful antique Japanese large covering originally used in a Buddhist temple. Three deep blue silk panels sewn together and woven with gold in design of 18 chrysanthemums and 18 floral roundels. Chrysanthemums with 32 petals, back is lined with a light blue cotton.
Inscription of previous owner, which states: Noto, Kashima-gun, Koura Village property of the abbot of Kouken (ji) temple. (Present Day Ishikawa Prefecture, Nanao city)

Late Edo Period (1603 - 1868)

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An ornately hand-engraved English sterling silver pierced sifter spoon, fully hallmarked for Sheffield 1893. This 5-3/8" spoon has a finely pierced bowl and a PW monogram; it has the maker's mark for Atkin Brothers and it weighs 29.3 grams. This spoon is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle ...