Chinese Northern Qi Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure

This painted pottery figure was made during the Northern Qi Dynasty (AD 550 - 577). It is made from a pale grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments. Note the detail to the clothing, the long-sleeved robe, and the hair style. The facial features are particularly good - he is surely smiling!

Height 23.5 cm (9.25 inches)...

Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure (Drummer)

This painted pottery figure was made during the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386 - 534). It is made from a pale grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments. This figure is a soldier who also has a drum at his waist. In the right hand is the rusted stub of an iron pin, possibly part of the original drum stick. Note the detail to the clothing and head gear.

Height 20 cm (8 inches)...

Chinese 19th Century Enamelled Porcelain "Double Happiness" Jar

This attractively-shaped and decorated porcelain jar dates to the 19th century, the latter part of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912). The decoration comprises a cloud collar surrounding the mouth, lotus panels around the base, and between these a variety of floral and blossoms sprays in a wide range of coloured enamels, interspersed with the "double happiness" character...

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Bowl (Horse & Boat)

This rare blue & white porcelain bowl was made during the 16th century. It is decorated in underglaze blue with an unusually varied design and coated in a finely-crackled glaze. The pattern around the outer wall includes a varied landscape, figures sitting in a boat, a standing figure and a horse and rider. The inner pattern features a figure, possibly an immortal, sitting in a varied landscape.

Diameter 13 cm...

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Bowl - Birds in Prunus Tree

This blue & white porcelain bowl was made at the Jingdezhen kilns during the early to middle 16th century (c.1505 - 1566). It is relatively "heavily-potted" and decorated in an unusual pattern on both sides featuring a bird in a prunus tree, this being a symbol of life. Within the centre of the bowl is a fairly simple design of prunus branches.

Diameter 15.25 cm...

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Bowl with Mark

This blue & white porcelain bowl was made in the late 16th to early 17th century, the Late Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). The decoration to the outer wall features branches of prunus blossom (a symbol of life) whereas the inside is decorated with the peony (representing riches, love and feminine beauty). The four-character mark to the base translates as Made in the Great Ming Dynasty.

Diameter 12 cm...

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Dish - Peach & Bird

This attractive small fine-quality porcelain dish was made during the mid to late 16th century. The body is particularly translucent and the surface has a nice "silky" feel. The underglaze blue decoration features a bird perched upon a branch of a peach tree. Around the rim is a geometric border pattern...

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Dish - Peach & Bird (Ex. Lammers Collection)

This attractive small fine-quality porcelain dish was made during the mid to late 16th century. The body is particularly translucent and the surface has a nice "silky" feel. The underglaze blue decoration features a bird perched upon a branch of a peach tree. 

The peach represents marriage and is a symbol of immortality and springtime.

Diameter 10.5 cm...

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Dish - Peach & Bird

This small porcelain dish was made during the mid to late 16th century. The underglaze blue decoration features a bird perched upon a branch of a peach tree. Around the rim is a geometric border pattern. The underside is more simply decorated with just two thin blue bands circling the rim and base.

The peach represents marriage and is a symbol of immortality and springtime.

Diameter 11.5 cm...

A blue and white pear shaped ewer, decorated with vividly three claws Dragons and sea dragon handle. Condition with two chips to the tip of the cover and one flaked chip, no any crack and free from any restoration. Late Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Height: 12,5 cm.

Hardwood vintage sculpture of an African ancestor image, from the Songye ethnic group, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Old piece, circa 1960s or 1970s a couple of cracks and repairs.. H: 45 cm/17.8in.

A 17th century Chinese blue and white porcelain brushpot (bitong). Waisted cylindrical form raised on ring foot. Blue underglaze literati decoration of two figures on boat in landscape. Transitional between late Ming dynasty and early Kangxi period, Qing dynasty. A star crack on the bottom with old repair (see enlargement images from bottom and interior) and a small, tight hairline from the rim (also imaged). Otherwise good condition. Height, 5 7/8 inches. Rim diameter, about 4 1/16 inches.

A small 17th century Chinese scholar's bronze water pot with matching spoon. The water pot is cast in the form of a goose, its head turned over its back, its feathers and wings picked out in relief and incised with swirls and other abstract designs. The casting is quite good and it has a wonderful patina overall. Measures 2.75" long x 2" high.

This is a rare example of a funerary mask from the Warring States period, dating to 475*221 BCE. An item such as this one would most probably have been sewn onto a burial shroud, as can be seen in a number of published examples (note the small holes around the periphery of the piece). The mask is completely intact and in outstanding condition, measuring 11.7cm in height. Rare and uncommon...

A large, intact Dragon pendant carved in a grayish green nephrite, dating to the Warring States Period, 475-221 BCE. The piece is in outstanding condition and measures just under 5 inches in length (12.3cm)...

A rare blue and white dish decorated with Arabian Inscriptions to the center within double circle and plain to the cavetto, floral sprays to mouth rim. Underside also with floral sprays and six characters mark of Da Ming Wan Li Nien Zhe and of the period. Condition is good, hairline crack to the center visible on the last enlargement, no any chip and free from any restoration. Ming Dynasty 17th Century Wanli period. Diameter: 29,5 cm

Delightful Qing Dynasty café au lait glazed water dropper in the shape of a fish in a basket, it is quite heavy for its size and the brown glaze has a strong metallic patina possibly emulating bronze. Most likely from a Southern Kiln, in perfect condtion! D: 5.7cm/2.2in and H: 7.2cm/2.8in.

A Delicate QING DYNASTY PORCELAIN BOWL, ENAMEL PAINTED WITH NATIVE FLORA. Marking on Base. Size: 23 cm. Diameter. Weight: 1034 gr. Condition: flawless.