A finely potted deep dish, or shallow bowl, well painted in underglaze blue depicting three sinuous Chilong dragons amongst clouds and Lingzhi fungus. This item was made in the early 18th Century during the reign of the Yongzheng emperor (1723-1735). Condition - very good - there is one small shallow under rim chip (please view enlargements 3 & 5), no further damages and no restoration...
A Song dynasty longquan celadon small bowl / cup, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, coverred with green celadon glaze. Good condition no damage size 9 cm diameter, 4.5 cm height.
Larger Charger with Figural Central Cartouche
mid-19th century
Tongzhi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
D: 38 cm
Perfect Condition; age wear to enamels
From a Beverly Hills, CA estate
Description & Notes
While the 19th century is considered a period of decline by most scholars of Chinese ceramics, the best late Qing wares are nonetheless romantic and lively portrayals of Chinese life...
An early 18th Century deep dish with very fine porcelain body decorated in underglaze blue depicting a four clawed dragon, amongst cloud scrolls, in pursuit of a flaming pearl. This item was made in Jingdezhen, Jianxi province, during the reign of the Yongzheng emperor (1723 - 1735). Condition - there are two hairline cracks (1.7 and 1.5 inches) and associated chips and frits to the rim in the area facing the dragon's right claw (please see enlargement no. 4). There has been no restoration...
19th c
Qing dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze enamels and gilt-work
Height: 42.5 cm / 16.7 in
Width: 23.5 cm / 9.3 in (at widest point)
From an American Midwest private collection, acquired in the 1980s
A magnificent and unusual figure of Buddha in dhyanasana on a cloud enveloped plinth covered with a robin’s egg glaze, dragons near the base; the gilt figure wearing a voluminous cofe-au-lait robe decorated in gilding with phoenixes and flowers, and an elabor...
A lovely bowl of Jizhou ware. PERIOD : Southern Song Dynasty (12-13th Century). MEASUREMENT : 10.5 cm wide, 5 cm height. CONDITION : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
Early 19th century
Jiaqing-Daoguang Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose / Canton enamels
d: 20.4 cm
One small, tight hairline with associated small chip
From a Somerset, UK estate
Five dynasties yue yao bowl decorated with lotus pattern at the outside wall. 17cm diameter. Bowl has some chipped and missing apart on repaired.
A rare Hutian Song dynasty qingbai - yingqing bowl with carved infant (wawa) and leaves or flower motif. rounded side with conical shape covered with light bluish white glaze, products of Hutian kiln.
Bowl is in good condition with two fine hairline at the rim, no chip, no restoration.
Size: 21 cm diameter.
Tang Dynasty Changsha ware bowl.( 9th century ) Stoneware body decorated with a calligraphic floral motive in brown and green under a yellow ash glaze. Changsha type Henan. Found in a shipwreck near Belitung island, Palembang, Sumatra. D : 6 inc. Some glaze corroded.
A large Yuan dynasty longquan celadon dish, this dish has a flat bracketed rim and ribbed well, the foot ring and base are glazed apart from a wide ring for firing, the center is decorated with carved flower motif, also the well and outer part decorated with carved flower motif, dish covered with green glaze.
Dish is in very good condition no damage, no chip, no crack, no restoration, good glaze.
Size: 40 cm diameter.
Beautiful flower shape northern song celadon dish decorated with incised prunus flower at the center. Very good conditions.16cm diameter.4cm high.
A late Ming dynasty jar with under glaze blue banding and decorated in typical Wucai style with over glaze iron red and green and yellow enamels depicting two phoenix in flight amongst styalized peoney foliage; there is a lotus scroll band on the shoulder. This item was made in China and probably exported to Europe circa 1600 -1640. Condition - there is an old repair to the brown dressed rim - no cracks and no further damages or restoration....
A fine carved Norhern Song ( 960 - 1127 ) Yaozhou bowl.
Diameter : 13,3 cm. H : 5 cm.
Condition : Perfect !
A wonderful blue and white porcelain kendi. China, Wanli (1573-1620). The silver mounts were added in Indonesia in the 19th century. H. 22cm. Condition: excellent, appropriate age wear and a few glaze cracks.
A Ming Swatow Polychrome Dish. Diameter approximately 41 cm. There are two chips on the rim. In good condition.
A rare Yuan dynasty iron spotted jar with cover, rounded side with globular body and unglazed base, rounded cover with curve motif at the top, jar and cover decorated with under glaze iron brown spotted and covered with good bluish white qingbai glaze.
Jar and cover is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size:
A Qing Celadon Censer. Diameter approximately 14.2 cm and height approximately 10 cm. Decorated with flowers, curve lines and covered with bluish green color. There is a chip at the base and 2(two) spots at the body. Good condition.
A beautiful early 19th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain with fully painted early war scene around the vase and ming dynasty style but it's early 19th C. In it's excellent condition. H: 14"
Garniture containing brooch and long earrings made of gold with rubies, pearls and details of enamel.
Marvelous assembly with a great deal of movement. Possibly Russian, circa 1800 (there are no visible seals or markings) and is in its original box.
Dimensions:
Brooch: 8 cm. length X 5 cm. width.
Earrings: 6.3 cm. length X 2.3 cm. width.
Song Dynasty ( 11th - 12th centuries ) stoneware bowl. D : 7,25 inc. Very good condition.
A rare Yuan dynasty under glaze blue and iron red double gourd ewer, good condition with small chip at lower spout please see picture for detail, size: 11 cm height
Chinese Blue and White Dish decorated in underglaze blue with a Dutch river scene. A copy of the Japanese Arita C1700 dishes decorated with a version of the design by the Dutch Delft decorator Frederik Van Frytom. The English Bow factory also copied this design in the mid 18thC. Qianlong C1740/50. Diameter 4 3/4" (12.1cm) Perfect condition.
Late 19th - early 20th century
Late Qing Dynasty to Republic period
Porcelain with overglaze wucai enamels
H: 23.2 cm / 9.13 in
Chip to the lotus flower bud of one figure, otherwise very good.
From a southern California estate
A charming set of Hehe Erxian figures, in a mirrored true-matching pair...
A rare northern Song dynasty Ding type white glaze lobbed cup / zhadou, rounded side globular body with lobbed rim, covered with creamy white glaze, good condition no damage, size: 7 cm height, 7.5 cm diameter.
A superb early Qing Shunzhi - Kangxi wucai baluster jar, this large jar has straight neck, broad shoulders with sides tapering towards and flat unglazed base...
This very well carved and designed Japanese ivory okimono is 5 ¾ inches high, 2 ¼ inches wide and 1 ¾ inches deep (measure from the base). It depicts a Buddha standing on the back of a dragon which is rising from an ocean wave. It has great patina. There is a red maker’s mark on the bottom. Aside from an old loss which had been re-carved and polished, it is in excellent condition.
Yuan dynasty longquan celadon washer bowl. Good conditions. 13,4cm diameter.6,5cm high.
Japanese boxwood okimono of family of 5 octopi surrounding two octopus-catching jars. The bottom contains a signature and kao (a unique signature) by Masanao. Age Meiji period (19th century). Size: Length: 3.25" Width:2.8" Height:4.26"
Ca. 1700-10, early 18th century
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
H: 23 cm, w: 8.5 cm (at widest point)
Nearly perfect condition; foot-rim ground down for silver mounting
From a Belgian collection
18th century Europe fully embraced Kangxi porcelain as treasured luxury commodities; this adoration is reflected in the silver mounting procedure...
Five dynasties yueyao small dish. 13cm diameter, 3,5cm high. Dish has some fritting at back side mostly.
An example blue and white yuan dynasty large dish. 47 cm diameter. conditions on reattach (please see on the pictures).
Late 1600s / early 1700s
Large mountain-form brushrest molded with a fanciful design of a mythical horse prancing over stylized waves. Known as haima in Chinese, this decoration was popular on ceramics in the late transitional period through the early Kangxi period and often seen painted in wucai or enamels on biscuit...
Yuan dynasty longquan celadon jarlet. good conditions. 5cm high.6,5cm body diameter.
A Song/Yuan Celadon Twin Fish Dish. Diameter approximately 13.5 cm and height approximately 4.3 cm. The dish has a dot near the center and hairlines glaze(means hairline not in the same position at the surface and the behind dish). Good condition.
Yellow-Ground Famille Rose Bowl (DFM061401)
19th / 20th century
Daoguang or Republic Period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Diameter: 22.1 cm / 8.7 in
Height: 8.6 cm / 3.4 in
From a Potomac, Maryland (Washington DC area) estate; the previous owner had a huge collection of Asian and European porcelain.
An interesting and very unusual large bowl, ornately decorated with famille rose floral scrolls against a lemon-yellow ground...