An example of Tang dynasty or Five dynasties yue yao "MISE" ware zhadou /spitton. 11 cm high, 17,5cm rim diameter approximately. This item has been repaired, you can see original conditions before repair on the photos.
Yuan dynasty blue and white ewer decorated with a branch of chrysanthemum. Ewer missing spout and hadle on repaired ( you can see picture before repaired on the photos). 8,5 cm high.
An example of Yuan dynasty yuhuchun vase with flowers motive.
A Ming dynasty 16 - 17th century Chinese bronze figure of large seated Bodhisattva, good condition please see picture for detail, very heavy in about 6500 gram with 32 cm height and 24 cm wide.
Rare half-mask of the esoteric Nuo theater representing a demon. Wood, with numerous perforations around the top of the forehead, above the eyes and below the nose in order to represent the hair, eyebrows and mustache. The mask was lacquered originally. It suffered an old accident which split it in two from top to bottom, but was restored a long time ago and locally with resin. Though the mask is more fragile than a mask without any accident, it is nevertheless strong enough now...
A Ming Dynasty Hongwu period ( 1368 - 1398 ) porcelain dish with underglaze blue decoration and a biscuit fish to the center. Jingdezhen ware.Diameter : 12,5 cm.
Condition : Perfect with no chip or crack. Nice glaze condition. A burst bubble to the biscuit fish which can be seen on the enlargements.
Antique Indian bronze figure the Goddess Durga, she is seated with her lion mount depicted very small by her right leg, she wears a tall crown, her forehead is burnished from reverent touch over the years, her attributes which she hold in four hands include a sword and a club, she sits on a square base with an ornate nimbus of makara heads and naga canopy, Southern India, 19th century.
Size: 10 1/2" high x 5 3/4" wide x 3 3/4" deep.
A sublime calligraphy scroll having a Chinese attribution. The rough and swift strokes of the calligraphy can be seen as if movement is caught frozen in time. The calligraphy reads as an auspicious poem where the poet is using the flow of water in relation to the spread and development of the family with generation after generation of children. Signed Xiuyang.
From the James Colburn Estate.
Age: 19th century.
Size: Length 70" Width 28.25"
An absolutely stunning Edo period (1700s) Kuro Oribe Chawan covered in thick, ink-black crackle glaze and some fine cream colored decoration.
The slightly irregular kutsu-gata form settles easily into the palm of the hand, with the built up rim resting lightly on the fingers. A high quality box called Shiho-zan is part of the offer. The four sides of the box are surrounded.
No chips or repairs...
Statue of God Khandoba (an avatar of God Shiva), riding his horse, with his spouse Parvati on his left side, holding his sword with his right hand. Strongly eroded bronze. India, 18th century or earlier. Height: 6 1/2" (16,5 cm). Good condition.
A Song dynasty longquan celadon large alms bowl, decorate with carved lotus petal motif on the exterior, good condition with 4 cm hairline, no chips and free from restorations size: 14 cm diameter, 9 cm height.
Chinese yixing serving set. Good conditions except one hairline on the center dish (please see on the picture).
Chinese yixing zisha serving set. one of dish been repaired and the center dish has hairline (please see on the picture).
An absolutely delightful bronze calling card tray, the center designed with a small frog atop a traditional baroque-style wave. The top edge of the dish has a wonderful scene of four frogs riding big-wheel bicycles along a road. They have quite good balance, as all have their arms crossed. The lead frog is even smoking a pipe. Road markers reading “2Km” and “3Km” mark their progress...
Late 19th – early 20th century
Late Qing Dynasty – Republic Period
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
H: 31.8 cm / 12.5 in W: 22 cm / 8.7 in (at widest point)
From a French estate
An interestingly shaped four-sided vase, lushly decorated in the Kangxi famille verte tradition with birds amongst various flora...
A rare Ming dynasty 17th century Cloisonne gilt bronze lion Qilin, good condition please see picture for detail, size: 18 cm height, 24 cm wide.
Garuda, in Hindu mythology, an eagle is the vahana (mount) of the god Vishnu. An original Burmese hand-carved wooden mythological Garuda bird/human. Shown here as an eagle with Deer antlers and leather "feathers" shown on the sides and top of its head. Hand-painted eyes and beak in red, brown and black feathers, with facial features of a human inside the Garuda's beak...
Ido Ware, Korean Joseon Dynasty (16th-17th century).
The light cream bowl is decorated overall with a crackled cream glaze.
Rustic and sophisticated at the same time, this vessel is another great example of the beauty of Korean Ido chawans.
"Ido" chawan (tea bowl) is the first of three types of famous Japanese Tea Ceremony bowls. A very famous saying in the Tea Ceremony is "First Ido, second Raku, third Karatsu". It means Ido chawan is the highest grade tea bowl...
Rare late Ming - early Qing dynasty 17 - 18th century Dehua Blanc de Chine figure of Ang Hai Jie, standing with three legged frog on the shoulder, good condition no chip no crack no restoration, small defect coin ornament on left hand, inner part got thick glaze up to the head, large size in 33 cm height.
Oil Lamp
Biblical, Holy Land
Late Bronze Age
1550 – 1200 BC
“Time of Moses”
Gracefully displayed in a beautiful wooden frame which will definitely add a unique touch and addition to any room in any house
Measurements:
Length: 14 cm -
Width: 14.5 cm
Frame dimensions:
Height: 43 cm
Width: 43 cm
Condition: Intact, not repaired and not restored
Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel
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A Republic period early 20th century Chinese painting plaque with landscape motif, good condition no damage size: 31 x 45 cm
Antique Chinese snuff bottle of cylindrical shape with robin egg blue glaze.
Matched with a pink agate stopper. Provenance James Coburn estate
circa 1821-1850
Size: 3.5" tall, 1.25" wide
Beautiful pine-green Jade snuff bottle with a glass topper, with red "accordion" design when viewed from the top. 19th century
Size: 1.75" tall, 1.5" wide
Antique Chinese porcelain snuff bottle in a glazed goldenrod yellow, with black painting of two birds perching on a branch sprouting cherry blossoms, diamond and wan symbols around the opening of the bottle, and a pink topper made of turmaline. The wan symbol is used in Asian religions such as Buddhism or Hinduism as a symbol of peace and enlightenment. 19th century
Size: 3" tall, 1" wide
Statue of HIndu God Krishna as a playing baby. Bronze, with fine green patina with reddish spots. India, 18th century. Height: 3 3/8" (8,5 cm), length: 3 3/8" (8,5 cm). It seems that the eyes were made of silver pieces affixed to the face, but that they are missing now, leaving a red trace. Very good condition otherwise.
Jeweler's mould, used to make gold or silver jewelry, decorated in relief inside to represent a dancing Hindu female deity ("deva"). Bronze with nice green and reddish patina. India, early 18th century. Diameter: 2 4/8" (6,7 cm). Very good condition.
Beautiful Chinese porcelain vase sculpted in an imperial shape, painted and glazed in white and blue in traditional qingbai style with floral patterns. (18th-19th century). It comes with a tomobako. From the estate of Josephus Simmons Beard II, former president of IBM World Trade Corporation Asia and US Navy Lt. Cdr., WWII and Korean War.
Size: (vase) 5.25" tall, 3.25" wide
(box) 7" tall, 6.25" wide
Chinese glazed porcelain snuff bottle with blue and red paintings on a white background of a hawk perched upon a rock, with a nearby tree and sun/moon in the sky, and honeycomb-like designs near the opening, with a topper made of agate. 19th century
Size: 3.75" tall, 1.5" wide
Diameter approximately 20 cm. Few chips at the rim. In good condition.
A rare Tang Dynasty miniature offering tray ( fruit tray ) associated with Buddhist ritual.
White porcellanous stoneware glazed with a pale fine crackled of a pale straw colour.
7th to 9th centuries.
H : 3,2 cm. Condition : Perfect.
A pair of Ming Dynasty, Chenghua Period ( 1465 - 1487 ) Wine Cups. Thinly potted porcelain cups decorated with a for Chenghua typical water-plant decoration. ( Lotus ). Nice glaze and a nice underglaze Cobalt blue.
The base of the cups with a Chenghua Jingdezhen private Kiln Mark. Diameter : 6,7 cm. H : 3,4 cm.
Condition : Perfect.
Chinese glazed, green porcelain water dropper, in a zoomorphic form resembling a canine, with finely etched "hairs" along its body. It is baring its teeth and has three holes, two in its mouth (one plugged, the other open for the flow of water) and one in its back to be filled with water. Qing dynasty, reign of K'ang Hsi (1662-1722)
Size: 3" tall, 2.25" wide
A rare Ming dynasty 17th century dehua blanc de chine figure of seated Budai with Lin Xuezhong mark of Ming dynasty, figure is in good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration, size: 16 cm height.
A beautiful and highly desirable Dr. Wall Worcester salt in the form of a scallop shell, the interior painted with an agitated bird amidst foliage with red berries, the rim shaded with pink, and the whole supported on a raised trefoil base applied with a variety of shells, seaweed, and coral in vibrant colors...
Chinese Tang dynasty yue yao mise ware lobed bowl. 13cm diameter. bowl has small chipped and single hairline at the rim and few chipped at the foot rim. free from any repair.
Late Momoyama period cylinder shaped (Hantsutsu - slightly destorted but not a Kutsugata yet) tea bowl made of light, rough Mino clay. The fastly but expertly thrown body in the style of a Narumi-oribe bowl, which is a variation of green Oribe style. The whole body with the exception of the foot and it surrounding area are covered with a thin ash glaze, a low iron content of the body has coloured the the glazed part light brown; the brim is accented with copper oxide glaze...