Beautifull temmoku globular bottle / jar. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 11 cm height. CONDITION: one fritting to the rim 2 chips to the footrim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restoration.
1800s
This cylindrical seal is fashioned from a very pale yellowish-green soapstone and incised on one end with archaistic characters encircled by a shallow incised ring. Otherwise, the seal is undecorated and has a pleasant, satiny sheen from age and use. There are numerous old small chips and wear to the edges of the carved end but not on the characters. This piece has the mellow appearance of an object that was used over a long period of time...
This lacquered leather pillow would have been owned by a wealthy family during the Qing dynasty. Each end has a hand painted floral design with Chinese "well wishing" saying.
Decorated in white slip with stylised chrysanthemum sprays to the centre, within a border of blossoming sprays and foliage. 16th/17th Century
38 cm. diam.
No chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidered Textile Panel with Immortal God Figure
Each panel is 53 inches (134.5 cm) long by30 inches (76 cm) wide. The total weight is 2.2 Lb.
They have stains, loose and pulling threads, frayed, tears, yellowing and discolorations (as seen in the photos).
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This is a very fine and nicely made silver belt buckle , worn by Peranakan Straits Chinese in early 20th or late 19th century
A Parcel Gilt Bronze Vase.
With two flanges and a straight neck.
The body incised with a Lingzhi
16/17thC.
Height: 7 1/2" (19.0 cm).
Condition: casting flaw to the front
This is a miniature censer with Taotie pattern. It comes with its original box.
Size: 3.5 inches (9cm) tall.
A fine Chinese Song dynasty yinqing qingbai bowl. Dia. 17.5cm, Ht. 6.5cm. Condition: no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.
This vamps of this lovely pair of Chinese Lotus shoes, aka bound feet shoes, are embroidered all around with butterflies and flowers. The soles are covered with fabric and leather...the heels are covered with leather which is nailed into place to call attention to the wearers movements when walking. Very condition ... one small rip in fabric at the back of one heel. Measures barely 4 inches.
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 Song dynasty white glazed plain bowl. Condition is very good, no any crack, and free from any restoration, excepted tiny firing crack visible from interior mouth rim. Found at Indonesia more than 10 years ago. Diameter: 16 cm and Height: 5,9 cm.
A nice design of blue and white bowl, Ming dynasty late 15th century. Condition with a hairline and slight warped. Diameter: 15cm.
This is a simple blue and white porcelain hand made spoon from 19th century China. It measures roughly 9.5 cm and is in good condition but may have minor chips. Makes a great conversation piece or decorative accent. I have several available.
A rare GENUINE SWATOW MING DYNASTY POLYCHROME BOWL, 1570-1650, with overglaze iron red and green.
Fair overall condition, with some wear due to condiderable age inside the bowl. As common in SWATOW WARE, this bowl has sand/kiln/grit deposits on the bottom and outside and because of the high temperatures in the firing kiln, it is not perfectly level, but warped as shown in the photograph. Size: 21 cm. diameter. Very low price as warped!
Length: 22 cm (8.8 in)
Height: 14 cm (4.7 in)
Depth: 17 cm (6.9 in)
Chinese lacquered tea caddy; each panel hand decorated with gilt vignettes of people in garden settings; all internal zinc fittings; the internal French label dates to 1900; some dents to internal boxes; minor lacquer cracks; good condition
Lovely fine Chinese bronze mirror, scalloped edge with raised designs of stylized dragons chasing flaming pearls, central raised loop for attachment, an old silk tassle attached, the mirror side with pitting and varied color, including a deep rust red.
Measures 3 3/8" diameter.
Mirror has dark patina with verdigris, red/brown tones, mineral deposits, the mirror side has little shine remaining.
The mirror is very slightly concave.
The top has encrusted material in the recessed areas, some wit...
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
Qing Red Dragon underglaze snuff bottle in good condition. There is some minor wear to the exposed base, but no apparent chips. Stopper & lid not included. Height 3 inches, diameter 1+ inch.
Antique white porcelain snuff bottle with hand painting of two Chinese dragons and a topper of green agate. One dragon/serpent swims through the waves, while another flies over its head. Dragons are a symbol of good luck to the Chinese and also used to represent the emperor of China. Five claws is a symbol of elitism, while three or four claws is suitable for commonfolk. 19th century
Size: 3.25" tall, 1.25" wide
Chinese Black Monochrome porcelain Vase, beautifully rendered and dates from 19th century.
Provenance McIntyre Collection
Dates 19th Century
Size H 8"
Up for sale is an uncut antique Chinese silk brocade weaving with green ground; the yardage was made for a Han Chinese's wrapped skirt during the Qing dynasty, it was woven with different scenaries, mountains, pagodas, bridges, etc. with polychrome silk floss and gold thread; excellent condition, no wear, a label with name of the silk manufacturer is woven on the bottom. A piece good for study purposes.
Measurements: Width 30", length 70"
Canton Famille rose / Rose Medallion cup and saucer, c 1840. Decoration of Mandarin scenes, birds, butterflies and flowers. Diameter of saucer "5/ 12,8 cm, height of cup "2 1/4/ 6 cm. Condition: a small rim chip to the saucer can be felt, not seen
A Song/Yuan Celadon Crackle-Glazed Dish. Diameter approximately 13.1 cm and height approximately 3.9 cm. Designed with the twin fish at the center. Covered with bluish green tone color. Good condition.
A fine Chinese gold-splash two-handled bronze censer, delicately cast, of bombe form, early Qing, 17th/early 18th century, 12cms diam., Xuande six-character mark.
Provenance: Collection of a lady, Wimbledon, South West London.
Purchased from James Trigg, Antiquarius, Chelsea, London, May 1977 and sold with the original receipt.
18th Century Chinese Russet White Jade Carved Boy Pendant
It is 1.7 inches (4.5 cm) wide by 2.25 inches (5.9 cm) in length and 16. 2mm thick. It is 41.9 gram.
It has inclusions, flea bite chips, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
Some of the photos were taken under the sun.
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Stunning antique abstract carving of a lotus circa late Qing/Republic era, this would have been a temple eaves adornment. W: 48cm/18.8in and H: 23cm/9in. Small damage, painted over in noted in 5# enlargement.
A finely potted, 'tortoiseshell', Jizhou bowl; Southern Song dynasty.
Of conical form, covered inside and out with a dark brown glaze, which terminates just above the shallow and well-cut foot, and splashed with light brown suffusions to the exterior.
Diameter, 12.5 cm
Condition; Good...
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.) blue and white Porcelain vase of baluster form with a flared neck, finely hand painted underglaze in a vibrant tone of cobalt blue, with 10 writhing five-clawed horned dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst flames and the clouds. the base, painted in underglaze blue with a six-character mark.
MEASUREMENTS:
Height: 22 cm (8.66 inches).
CONDITION: In very good condition, no cracks, chips, restorations, or repairs...
Diameter approximately 15 cm. Height approximately 6.5 cm. In good condition.
Chinese Neolithic jade carving, dated of the Hongshan culture period (4700-2900 BC), in the form of a three prong wheel with strong orange coloration throughout.
Starting from about 18,000 years ago, the Neolithic Age marked the end of the Stone Age in Chinese history. During the period, great changes took place in all aspects of humans’ life.
Human beings in the Neolithic Age no longer lived only on collecting foods directly from nature...
Unusual 19th century Chinese scholar’s brush rest / scholar’s rock giving a perfect impression of a craggy mountain range with overhanging peaks, and with the bottom carved as a seal with red seal paste in the recessed area. Somewhat unusual material - bamboo root - with twisted stems and crevices adding to the wild energy of the piece. Enlargement 5 is a photo of the bottom flipped left to right to show how the imprint will look on paper...
Up for sale is a large antique Chinese embroidered silk panel taken from the back of a Qing dynasty imperial dragon robe, Jifu, late 1700's, Qianlong period; very intricate embroideries with couched gold-wrapped threads and other embroidery techniques; three four-clawed dragons together with colored clouds designated for imperial family members only, bats, sea waves, and other Buddhist auspicious objects; backed with light brown lining...
The Thais developed a taste for Chinese porcelains made in shapes suited to their way of eating and living, and decorated with Thai motifs and in Thai taste. There are two categories of ceramics made at Jingdezhen for the Thai market: Bencharong (five-colour) wares and Lam Nai Tong (goldwashed) wares.
PERIOD : 19th century. CONDITION : no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restoration; MEASUREMENT : Diameter: 22 cm and Height : 9.5 cm