A superb and extremely rare bucket bowl wine goblet with an everted lip. The stem is an 8 sided molded pedestal type, also known as a Silesian stem. What makes it particularly uncommon is that it is not straight, but is wrythen molded, with the additional rarity of diamond molding at the shoulders...

Antique Indian white marble figure of Garuda in youthful human form, cobras wrapped around neck, shoulders, arms and encircling his head like a crown, hands clasped over the head of a giant cobra, losses of wings and lower portion of body, 16th/17th century.

White glazed stoneware bowl with a nice molded floral decoration to the interior. Fifteenth century or earlier. Diameter : 12,1 cm. H : 5,7 cm. Condition : Slight glaze degradation but perfect with no chip or crack.

A large vase, spectacularly decorated with falangcai (famille rose) enamels against a pale green background depicting a pantheon of gods, immortals, legendary figures and mythical beasts in a heavenly landscape amongst mountains and clouds. This item was made in the first half of the 19th Century during the reign of the Daoguang Emperor (1821-1850). Condition - the neck has been cut down, and ground, there are glaze hairlines to the base and there are minor losses to the enamels...

A Blue and White Saucer Dish. Decorated with leaves and branches in the center and continuous flowers and buddish emblems on the exterior.MING Dynasty. 15 cm diameter.Dish in very good conditions.

A fine Sawankhalok celadon Bowl, covered overall with a bluish green glazed, unglazed base. Thailand 15th century and condition is perfect. Diameter: 21,3cm.

Dish decorated with Tibetan Sanskrit at the center inside six petalled flower.glazed base.Hongzhi period.dish in very good conditions.25,5cm diameter.

A Ming Blue and White Jarlet decorated with four lotus flowers. Hongzhi or Zhengde period.jar in good condition, it's just has minor glaze fritting at the rim.6cm tall.7,5cm diameter

A Fine Famille Rose Bowl and Cover fluted body decorated with ladys playing at the garden ,mark and period of Tongzhi .bowl in good conditions, it just has very smal friting at inside the lid.(can't see from outside) 10,7cm diameter

A Nice Bowl and Cover with Stand,fluted body.Qing dynasty. Bowl in good conditions it just has small friting inside the lid. 12,4cm diameter

A very rare Satsuma earthenware model of a Fu Lion, 11.75" in height. Finely sculpted and painted, it is signed in gilt on the base

Condition: Excellent

Southern Song period ( 1127 - 1279 ) Zhejiang province. Extremaly rare small cup with a superb quality opaque glaze. The exposed clay to the base turned reddish during the fiering prozess. Unfortunately the enclosed images are not able to show how amazing this piece is. Diameter : 4,6 cm. H : 2,7 cm. Condition : Amazing glaze, no chip but there is a unbelievable slight short hairline which is only to see with a 10 X lens.

Unsigned, this 9.5" vase was attributed to Gonda Hirosuke by its previous owner. The ground is of differing shades of blue, the neck being darker than the body. Sixteen colorful butterflies flutter about the neck above a bird perched among blossoming lotus. The design is nicely executed in both silver wire and wireless technique...

A small 14th Century green glazed dish decorated inside with a pair of fish - a symbol of marital harmony. This item was made in Longquan county, Zhejiang, during the Yuan Dynasty (1279 to 1368) for the domestic Chinese market. Condition - there is a glaze imperfection to the interior where there is also a 'kiln iron spot' and there has been good restoration to the foot rim...

Navajo Squash Blossom Necklace, circa 1930-40. Size 13 1/2 inches per side. Provenance: Belonging to Dorcas Trilostson Crawford, Albuquerque, NM. Decended in the family. Price: $5,950.

A very nice example of a splashed iron spot decorated Jarlet. Very fine Qingbai glaze over a porcelain body. Jingdezhen ware, Yuan Dynasty 14th. century. H : 6 cm. Diameter : 6,8 cm. Condition : One lug broken and nearly invisible re-glued. ( no lost ) further in a perect condition, perfect glaze, not the smallest chip or crack.

A small, well patinated, Yixing stoneware teapot made in China circa 1700 to 1730 during either the Kangxi or Yongzheng reigns. There are no makers or owners seal marks. Condition - excellent. One minute base chip - no cracks and no resoration...

An unusual beaker or gu shaped vase simply and strikingly decorated with wucai overglaze enamels. The central section is of a 'rope twist' form possibly copying turned wood. This item was made for export to Europe during the reign of the Kangxi emperor - 1662 to 1722. Condition - the neck has been reduced by 3.5 cm and there is a light 3cm hairline running from the rim. No further damages and no restoration...

A small gu shaped vase decorated in 17th century style with wucai enamels. this item was made during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662 to 1722). Condition - there are large chips and fritting to the rim and there is a 3cm hairline running from the rim...

A gilt bronze belt hook unusually cast with a bat's head to the centre and with a dragon head terminal. This item was made either during the early Western Han Dynasty or the late Warring States period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty - circa 3rd to 4th Century BC. For an example dating to the same period please see lot 204 - Bonhams, London 12 May 2008. Condition - very good. No repairs or restoration...

A Rare small Celadon Double Gourd Water Dropper with cylindrical Body,Song dynasty.Good conditions with no cracks or restoration.7,5cm height.

A Dozen Blue and white stem cup decorate with three friends of winter pine.Tianqi period.found from shipwreck, hatcher cargo, All in good conditions and free from restoration.good glaze.size : 5 cm height.4,5 cm wide

It is rare to find a Qingbai glazed covered Box - because most covered Boxes are Dehua ware. Molded decoration with a Lotus flower in the center. Qingbai glaze on a porcelain body. Yuan Dynasty 14th. century. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi. Diameter : 8,5 cm. Condition : Perfect.

Ming Chenghua period ( 1465 - 1487 ) blue and white high fired Minyao ( peoplesware )porcelain bowl. The model for the decoratin of this bowl were the decoration of one of the most prominent Imperial so called " Palace Bowls ". ( Please have a look at the last image ) Diameter : 12,2. H : 6,3 cm. Condition : Perfect ( nice bell like ring tone when tapped )

A well patinated 16th/17th Century bronze Gu form vase cast in archaic Shang dynasty style. This is from the collection of the late Reverend Victor Farmer. Condition - the interior base has been replaced or re-glued and there are the usual 'production' repairs - made at the time of manufacture. This item was probably made during the reign of the Wanli emperor - 1573 to 1619...

Chinese pottery figure of a horse in 2 pieces, made of red clay with slip painted pigments in white and red, wonderful form, still has great painted details, Han Dynasty (206 BC to AD 220). Size: 17 1/4" high x 22" long x 7" wide

The group of small porcelain items known as "toys" is composed of scent bottles, bonbonnieres, etuis, and seals. These were produced from the early years of Chelsea through to the Chelsea-Derby period. (The most comprehensive work on these items is The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, by G.E. Bryant, published in 1925.)

Seals were carried by members of the upper class and used to imprint a uniquely identifiable mark in the wax used to sign or secure documents or letters...

18th Century Edo Period Saga Ningyo of a young boy holding a rooster in one hand and a scepter in the other. His head bobs while his tongue goes in and out...

Rare Yuan Dynasty 14th. century small Jar with a molded decoration. Translucent qingbai like glaze on a porcelain body. It is rare to find a piece which still has its original Lid. Diameter : 8,2 cm. H : 6 cm. Condition : Two rim chips and a short very fine hairline, the Lid in perfect condition.

A 12.75" late 17th century Kakiemon vase and cover decorated in iron-red, green, yellow and black enamels on underglaze blue, the body with a profusion of chrysanthemum, peony and cherry blossoms and foliage emerging from rockwork, the shoulder with alternate bands of lappets, hanabishi and karakusa, the neck and the foot with a continuous band of lappets, the cover similarly decorated.

Provenance: Christie's Lot 44, November 17, 1998

Condition: slight crack to base, cover restored.

Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Song to Yuan Dynasties, thirteenth to fourteenth centuries. D : 5,5 cm. H : 4,5 cm. Condition : Perfect

Longquan ware, Zhejiang with a nice rare Guan like crackled glaze. Song to Yuan Dynasties, thirteenth to fourteenth centuries. D : 5,5 cm. H : 4,3 cm. Nearly the same shape and size like the piece listed before ( # 230 ) - would be a nice pair and a nice addition to any Longquan collection. Condition : Perfect

A magnificent Song dynasty Chizhou large basin, rounded side with flattened rim and unglazed base, basin decorated with painted iron brown of large fish motif at the center, also there is flower and weave motif, outer wall covered with iron brown motif.
Basin is in good condition with fine star crack to the rim, no chip, no restoration. few very minor glaze fritt / nick.
Size: 47 cm diameter, 12.7 cm height.

A wonderful example of southern American folk art. Southern folk art is very desirable and highly collected. This piece is quite unusual for several reasons: it is done on blue paper, and has the name of the artist (Sarah M. Daye), the location it was done (Charlottesville Seminary), and the date (1851). It depicts a young girl outdoors, feeding treats to her two dogs as a method of training them. The title, "Who Speaks First," is done in calligraphy at the bottom.

The sight size is is 12 1/2...

Very rare Ly-Tran dynasty ( 12th - 13th century ) bowl with transparent light green glaze and repeat combed design. The far very best and most beautiful example of this kind seen so far. Diameter : 16,6 cm. H : 7,8 cm. Condition : 2 chips ( one of them very small ) and a short V shape hairline to the rim ( to be seen om the image )

Incised decoration, matt pale blue-greenish grey glaze over a porcelain body and base. Foot rim unglazed. Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Southern Song Dynasty thirteenth centry. Diameter : 16,4 H : 6,1 cm. Condition : A very slight short hairline ( but still a nice bell like ring tone when tapped )