Length approximately 14.5 cm (across the handles). There is a soft dent at the body. In good condition.

Unusual 19th century Chinese soapstone double seal of rectangular section with two sides carved with sunken characters. Third catalogue photo includes images of both printing surfaces flipped left to right to show what the imprint of the seals will look like. Nice buff colored stone, crisp carving of the characters, old traces of red seal paste in the grooves of the characters, in excellent condition, very nice scholar’s object. Seal size 1 1/4 x 5/8 inches.

A superb quality antique Chinese large headdress ornament of elaborate lobed shape, 18th -19th century (Qing Dynasty), China.

Composed of several separate elements made of filigree silver and adorned with a small embossed rosette...

1900's Chinese Robin's Egg Glazed Porcelain Vase with Elephant Ears

It is 12.6 inches (32 cm) tall by 6.4 inches (16.2 cm) wide. It weighs 5.4 lb.

It has skip glazes, repairs at the lip and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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DESCRIPTION: An antique Chinese boxwood toggle (Guajian) carved as a pair of men’s shoes resting side by side, a symbol of marital harmony and the wish for many sons. The shoes are elaborately carved with hollowed interior, relief banding, and incised designs on all sides including the soles. A hole running through the inner sides of each shoe forms the track used for threading cords from which this toggle would have been suspended as a counterweight to some other object...

This small Mongolian hunters flint strike pouch still has flint stone inside. Also know as strike-a-light in American Indian cultures, this hunters folk art implement has bronze tooled fittings. Well aged and in excellent condition...measures 4 inches across the widest part of the striker plate

Circa 1860, Chinese export green glazed pottery statues of a parrot perched on a sancai glazed rock. In excellent condition, they measure 10.25 inches high, 3.5” wide, 4” deep.

During the Qing Dynasty, hair combs like this were commonly used. The structure is bone and the tines are of wood. A few tines have gone missing with age and use. The comb is about 5 inches x 2 inches.

A Chinese Bronze Censer, Qing Dynasty. Diameter approximately 10.2 cm. There is a 7 mm hairline at the rim. In good condition.

Huangyangmu (rosewood) pipe ornament of a monkey riding a guardian lion; promotion and protection symbol.
The lion holds a mobile ball in its mouth; wonderful patina and beautiful colour, very good condition despite its great age, 18th C? H :4 cms

Antique Chinese pair of large porcelain vases. Painted in black and red tones with elaborate scenes of religious figures, each displaying their specific characteristics and attributes in a spirited scene of multiple story lines. Wonderful detail and energetic subject matter complete with dragons, tigers, elephants and cranes. Six character Qianlong mark on the bottom.

Age: 19th century or earlier

Dimensions: 29" high x 8 1/2" wide

Height: 29.5 cm (11.8 in)
Width: 11 cm (4.4 in)

Quality Chinese blue and white porcelain vase; depicts Elizas with a nobleman under a plantain flanked by flag-waving boys; double circle to the base; good condition

This large Tea Caddy is made from a hollow Bamboo section. The cannister lid fits tightly in order to keep the tea fresh. This style caddy would have been used by a Chinese family of modest circumstances during the Qing Dynasty.

Great patina, darkened with age...a handsome piece that stands 10 inches high and 4 inches in diameter.

Rather unusual late 19th century Chinese glass seal in a shaped of a stylized rock. Beautiful transparent glass, excellent finish to the surface. The impression of the seal is shown on Enlargement 1 (photo is flipped left to right to present the image as it will actually print on paper). The bottom is crisply carved with four raised characters that can be translated as THE HALL WHERE KINDNESS is CULTIVATED, old dried red seal paste in the grooves. Very nice object for scholar’s desk...

From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, an elegant 19th century porcelain baluster jar with cover, decorated with figures in a fenced garden setting with scholar’s rocks, butterflies, and floral sprays.

Some collectors tend to be a bit haughty when it comes to 19th century blue and white wares, as it is generally recognized that these blue and white pieces tend to fall off in quality as we get late into this period...

Antique Chinese pair of porcelain candlesticks in the form of two European children. The two curly blonde haired babies sit, each with a peach in one hand and balancing a candle holder on top of their head with the other. Dressed in green and pink gowns. Painted with pink cheeks and cherub-like expressions.

Age: 19th century

Dimensions: 9" high (including pricket) x 3 1/4" wide x 3" deep

Late 19th Century Chinese Paktong Wash Basin with Dragon & Calligraphy

It is 3.3 inches (8.5 cm) tall by 12.5 inches (31.7 cm) wide. It is 1,754 gram.

It is tarnished and has stains, rust, oxidation, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Famille rose bowl decorated with butterflies and flowers.Seal mark of Tongzhi period.Good conditions.Size:13,5cm diameter.5cm high.