Antique Chinese soapstone signature seal. Rectangular form with some lovely gray mottling. Carved on one side with a flower vase.
Age: Qing Dynasty (circa 19th century)
Dimensions: 2 5/16" high x 15/16" wide x 15/16" wide
I have always really liked the black bottle doll doorstops. They are something I keep more than I sell. I am offering of few of mine for sale so here is the first one.
She is 13" tall, has button eyes, tear drop shaped nose with two little dots for nostril, and oval mouth that is open a little and maybe the red is for her tongue. To me she looks like she is singing her heart out while she looks to the heavens. She has embroidered ears that are priceless...
This piece shows a well known motiv of a Han dynasty story-teller with a drum...
A lovely key for a large strong-box or treasury chest, probably Italian, late 15th-early 16th. century.
A massive key with a large, enforced bit with elaborately carved slots. The stem and oval bow decorated in the gothic manor. Finely patinated with remnants of copper and gold from previous guilding...
An elegant Chinese Qing dynasty Cizhou black glaze meiping vase. Ht. 20 cm. Condition: old chips to the foot rim, no restore as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platform, please ask before ordering.
Tranquil sitting Nyorai Zen Buddha on a tiered stand. Wood is hinoki or Japanese cypress. Beautifully lacquered with a gold gilt covering. The Buddha has a jeweled forehead and a swirling leaf backdrop. It sits on a lotus stand. The bottom of the stand is swirling Buddhist clouds. c.1885. (11" x 6") (28cm x 15cm). Ask for shipping quote quote.
A very nice 19th C. doll with embroidered face, calico button eyes, a tiny cute upside down u shaped nose, yarn hair, a bit sparse and looks like a trim job by little hands and scissors. She has a body firmly stuffed with cotton. She has an hour glass figure and nicely jointed so she sits easily. Her dress is not original but fits her really nicely and she has a gathered top purse to go along with her dress and hat. She is 25" tall and is circa 1880-90.
She is a bright and happy doll.
A wonderful small group of three ceramics, incl. a very large vessel shaped as a duck.
The duck vessel is around 24 cm. tall and massive, Tlatilco, Mexico, very early and rare, dating before 200 BC! One leg reattached and some minor chips. This comes with copy of the invoice from 1968!
Large expressive Jalizco pottery head mounted, 9 cm. wide.
A chorrera zoomorphic pot, 19 cm., from two large fragments.
Old Austrian Collection from the 1950s and onwards...
A heavy porcelain jardinere or plant holder very finely painted with flowering peony and other shrubs in shades of underglaze blue and standing on three Chinese Ming Dynasty style Lion head feet. This item was made in Japan during either the late 19th or early 20th Century.
Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoration.
21cm (8.25 inches) high; 31cm (12.25 inches) diameter.
Satsuma hibi-yaki tea bowl from the late Edo, early Meiji Period with its antique wood box.
The bowl has a narrow meshed net of fine cracks and a tasteful gold lacquer. Great work.
Size: 7,6 cm height x 12 cm diameter.
Shipping included
Fine Qing dynasty blue and white snuff bottle with a nice over-glaze. A scene depicting a man, likely a gardener on one side and scholar on the other side receiving flowers. No apparent damage. Sold without a topper lid. Height 2.25 inches; widest width: 2.50 inches. High resolution images may be emailed to you upon request.
A relatively small nephrite "bi" with mottled brown and cream tone, nice patina. Ming Dynasty or earlier. Small chips and dings, please refer photos for details of condition. Diameter: 1-7/8";
Japanese lacquered tray with the view of Tagonoura and Mt. Fuji with various Japanese motifs surrounding the image. Taka makie is used to create the effect on Mt. Fuji and hira makie is used to paint the motifs surrounding the landscape. On the bottom is the name of the studio: Sato. Age: Late 19th to early 20th century. Size: Height: 1.25" Width: 9" Length: 8.25"
Antique Japanese drum with handle. Lacquered black on sides and wooden handle. Decorated with Tachibana mon (Mandarin-orange flower) in red lacquer on one side and black lacquer on the other.
Age: Edo Period (early 19th century)
Dimensions: 15 3/4" long x 8" wide diameter x 2 1/4" deep
An elegant tall vase in signature soft blue by Shinjo Tozan III of Yamagata enclosed in the original singed wooden box dating from the early half of the 20th century titled Yohen Kabin. It is 15cm (6 inches) diametr, 41cm (16 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Higashiyama (alternatively read Tozan) is the common name for the hilly area in the eastern part of Shinjo City, Yamagata prefecture, and the geology of the village is covered with a thick layer of clay...
Beautiful antique painting of Hotei (also known as Budi or the Laughing Buddha), possibly depicted in his Dharmalaya body. He is shown sitting comfortably on a wooden bridge as men and women in gold straw hats walk by. Hotei is one of the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese culture and is revered for his happiness and the luck that he brings. Set in glass and framed, 17th/18th century.
Size: (entire frame) 19" height, 16.5" width (painting only) 9.5" height, 7.5" width
Mid 18th century
Early Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
d:22.5 cm
Perfect condition
From a Belgian collection
18C Chinese Yongzheng Export Iron Red Boy Goat Porcelain Cup and Saucer
The cup and saucer are painted in iron red heightened with gilt. The flower-shaped saucer is decorated with a boy playing with three goats opposite a prunus branch and rockwork. The cup is decorated with a boy and a lady who are working joyfully. The center of the cup is painted with a flower symbol.
Size:
Cup: 6.7 cm diam. 3.2 cm tall
Saucer: 10.5 cm diam.
Condition: Excellent. Typical surface wear.