A very rare Yuan dynasty qingbai glaze figure of Guanyin, figure in sitting position with one raised leg, bird and small human figure at left and center, figure covered with qingbai glaze, excavated from trowulan east java.
Figure is in good condition with some defect at the hair, few glaze loss at the face, right hand is missing, head re-attach.
Size: 20 cm height.
A fine Song dynasty qingbai vase with animal ears, rounded side wide rim and unglazed base, vase decorated with two animal form ears on each side and covered with good bluish qingbai glaze, vase found from Kediri east java.
Vase is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 11 cm height.
This is a horse cover in Edo period. It is very cotton of wonderful tsutsugaki.
The touch of cotton is very nice.
The wave and the motif of the family crest are very impressive with the rabbit. There is a little small hole. However, the state is very good. This is the one in the Tohoku region. size:127cm50" x 57cm/22.4"
A Rare Song - Five dynasty Yue Yao Lotus Shape globular jar, jar decorated with carved lotus petal motif and covered with grayish green glaze with the lid.
Jar condition with minor degradation glaze at the body,and chipped at he mouth, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 12.5 cm high.10cm body diameter.
A rare and elegant first period Dr. Wall Worcester cream boat. This thinly potted superb example is of vertical faceted form with a double C-scroll handle with a raised thumb rest, and is painted in blue in the Prunus Root pattern. The gnarled root depicted has flowering branches trailing around the rim and small insects, the bottom with workman mark "IH".
Pristine condition with no issues at all. Clear, non-blurred painting...
Chinese Famille Rose Export Cup and Saucer. Molded and decorated with central monogram within floral wreath. C1770. Dia. saucer 5" (12.7cm).
Condition; Excellent, no cracks chips or restoration, some wear to gilding on rims.
Bronze betel box, inlaid with silver and copper.
Mandanao, Philippines, 19th century
W. 16 cm H. 8cm D. 8 cm
Condition: excellent patina, box contains it's original inner lids (2 of them need to be fixed)
A beautiful 19th/20th C. Chinese Famille Rose porcelain Longevity Buddha. It is customary, in Chinese tradition, to present the Longevity Buddha as a birthday gift for the elderlies. Signed and in excellent condition. H: 10-1/2"
Chinese Bronze Waterdropper in the form of a reclining dog. Good patina. C18thc. L.3.5" (9cm). Ht.2 1/8" (5.3cm). No damage
Never before offered anywhere, is this extremely rare zitan treasure shelf. These were a favorite of any good scholar who would place his small objects of miniature toggles, snuff bottles, jades, etc. The design is simple, streamlined and clean; which is a feature of the late 18th to early 19th. Often zitan lacked excessive carving, due its natural beauty which never required a coat of lacquer. The wood is in excellent condition and has a very natural dark patina that only comes with time...
Chinese Yixing Bird feeder,well potted of square form, with indented corners. Decorated in blue and white enamels with a landscape. Interior with white glaze. With wooden fitting. C19thc. Dia. corner to corner, 1 3/4" (4.4cm) Small chip to base 0.3cm
German Westerwald Cylindrical Tankard with a Pewter Lid. Decorated with a central band of applied flower heads on a blue ground. C1700. Ht. excluding lid, 5 3/4" (14.7cm). Condition of the tankard is excellent; no chips, cracks or restoration.Pewter lid with some corrosion and a small hole.
A beautiful Chinese Guangxu 1875-1908 imperial ware Ox blood flambe porcelain plate. In excellent conditon. D: 7-1/4"
This is samurai's battle surcoat in Edo period.
It is a family crest of the deer horn and the character in the cotton of the indigo dye. There is a motif of Maru also in surroundings of the skirt. It is very a battle surcoat of Chatami. There are discoloration in the plain wood cotton and the white ground of the collar.There is no damage. It is very good. It is a very valuable excellent article. In this item, the family crest (mark of the deer horn) in the part of the back is tsutsugsaki...
Museum quality, because there was a bowl with a quite similar decoration in the Percival David Foundation which is now in the collection of the British Museum. ( please have a look at the last image )
Very fragile potted, a amazing Cobalt blue.
Ming Dynasty Jiajing Period ( 1522 - 1566 )
Diameter : 6,6 cm. H : 4,3 cm.
Condition : Chipped, very fine short hairline that however nothing changes in the fact, that this is a amazing piece.
A rare and very attractive Peruvian stirrup spout vessel in the shape of a monkey.
Moche period (100-600 AD)
Condition: the four legs have been restored, the nose is chipped.
This piece comes from an old Dutch private collection.
Height 17 cm Width 15 cm
Japanese bronze usubata (container for ikebana flower arranging), with pair of Mandarin ducks with gold inlay, wonderful red patina pattern over all, in two pieces, Taisho Period (early 20th century).
Size: 10" high x 12" wide
Beautiful Japanese antique kaidan tansu (step tansu) made of dramatic keyaki (elm) wood burl, iron hardware with hirute shaped drawer pulls, in two sections, Edo Period, circa 1850s, (early 19th century).
Size: 76 3/4" high x 71 1/2" wide x 27 1/2" deep.