18/19th Century - Miniature Peking Glass Imperial Yellow Snuff Bottle This is a very fine , Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912) Compressed ovoid miniature form Snuff bottle with rounded sides, long flared neck, flat mouth, flat lips, wide mouth, and raised splayed oval footing; nicely Carved with a bird with flapping wings on top of a tree branch on one side, and a bird sitting on a nest resting on a tree branch...

Late Qing Dynasty - Glass in Imitation of Smokey Quartz, Well Hollowed, Snuff Bottle This is a fine, Late Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912) Compressed rectangular form Snuff with rounded sides Snuff Bottle, with a round short neck, flat mouth, and raised slender oval footing. Made of glass but with a meticulous imitation of Smokey Quartz. The bottle is well-hollowed, and relatively light in weight (1.4 ounces). The bottle is translucent, with a dark amber color...

Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–220 A.D.) Chinese Ritual Bi (Jadeite) Jade Disk, Pi form, even, celadon color, with some patches of white on an edge of it; surface with incised scroll patterns engravings on both sides. Disk Measurements Diameter: 54mm Height: 6mm Weight: 1 ounce Note: A similar example is shown in photo #5 from an Art Gallery in Irvine, CA

This is a 19th century, finely carved Celadon/Green Jade Snuff Bottle, carved in the form of a Jar with Peach branch surrounding it. The peach branch has several fruit hanging from it as well as a bird resting on it. It is a mostly of natural celadon color ground with some green skin that has been carved as peaches on one of the sides of the bottle. It comes with a celadon jade stopper...

19th C. Rare Natural Amber, (a form of Jet), Well Hollowed, Miniature Snuff Bottle This is a fine, 19th century , flattened, of a circular form Snuff Bottle with a round short neck, flat mouth, and raised flat oval footing. Made of a natural amber, which is thought to be another form of Jet, with cloudy dark inclusions. The bottle is well-hollowed, with thin walls, thus, very light in weight (0.7 ounces). The bottle is translucent, with a dark amber color...

This is a finely carved Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle, in rectangular form, with rounded shoulders tapering towards base, with raised footing. It is carved in Soochow-style relief, with a Chrysanthemum flower on one side, and an Azalea flower on the other side. It comes with a celadon jade stopper...

This is a finely carved Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle, in rectangular form, with rounded shoulders tapering towards base, with raised footing. It is carved in Soochow-style relief taking advantage of the white outer layer skin to show the image of Buddha, with a Peony tree branch on his right, on one side, and a Koi fish among a Lotus plant on the other side. outer with the image of Buddha with the form of a Lobed Gourd. It comes with a celadon jade stopper with black collar...

Late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The bottle has a gourd form and it is carved from semi-translucent and finely polished stone that ranges in color from dark to light orange. The intricate relief carving of leaves and tendrils follows the contour of the pebble, utilizing its natural inclusions. Excellent condition with minimal wear. the stone with natural inclusions and fissures...

China, Late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), finely carved Jade and Silver Snuff Bottle, of moon flask form, with a jade medallion with carved incised lines in the form of a spiral formed around a silver ringed turquoise cabochon, the silver sides neatly inlaid with coral and turquoise oval shaped cabochons, with a matching silver stopper and spoon...

Height on Stand: 19.5 cm (7.8 in)
Width of Pot: 8 cm (3.3 in)

Fine Chinese carved brush pot; natural material; depicting a battle amongst the pine trees with a mounted warrior and foot soldiers brandishing spears; exquisitely carved throughout; original wooden stand; good condition

A large, lobed charger of Longquan Celadon ware in heavy stoneware in the characteristic light, green glaze. Impressed ‘rays’ in the outside and inside walls. A flower pattern in the bottom of the mirror. Ming, ca. 1500. H 6.5 cm, D. 34 cm. Condition: Quite good all-over. Some wear to surface due to use and two filed chips to bottom of foot rim. No repairs or cracks.

Strand of Yuan to Ming Dynasty glass trade beads excavated from the Tak Hilltop burial site along the Thai Burmese border. Because 14th/16th CE ceramics found the same strata it is easy to date these beads being from no later than this period, although archaic jade and crystal items over a thousand years old were found as well, these were most likely ancient trade items that have been circulating for over a millennia. Scale is in enlargements...

Rare “kiln waster” possibly from the Qingliangsi Kiln, Baofeng, Henan- see reference in last enlargement. D: 11.8cm/4.7in and H: 4cm/1.6in. Very shiny black glaze. There is one star crack on the side as well as “slag” adhesions on the rim. Please examine enlargements.

A rare original example of a Zitan two tired scholars stand. Made of 100% zitan hardwood an doly marble. Classic Qing dynasty C. 1810 stand for holding precious objects or for floral arraignment. Depicted in manuscripts and paintings.
Well rendered with elegant form and shape.

Age: Qing Dynasty C. Early 19th Century

Dimensions: 8" high x 8 1/2" x 17" long

Small Chinese scholar multi-colored lacquered book chest. flowering lotus and scrolling vines throughout the geometric designs. Original pigments of white, green, blue, gold seen from all sides.

Age: 20th Century

Dimensions: 36 1/3" high x 24" wide x 12 1/4" deep

Diameter approximately 38.5 cm. There is a soft chip at the rim. In good condition.

Diameter approximately 34.7 cm. In good condition.

Diameter approximately 35 cm. In good condition.