Blue & White Underglaze Red 'Dragon' Bottle
Date: c. 1890 - 1900s | Late Qing Dynasty - Republic period
Materials: Porcelain with underglaze copper red and underglaze cobalt blue
Height: 8 cm
Width: 6 cm (at widest point)
Provenance: From the estate of a Maryland antiques dealer

Description: An interesting and unusual antique Chinese snuff bottle or miniature vase, powerfully painted with two five-clawed dragons writhing amongst clouds and rolling ocean wav...

Antique Sumatra / Indonesian sterling silver betel nut box, with incised scalloped edges and inlay of flowers, draping vine handles, raised on four small legs, original key included. The interior houses four compartments with a small oval box and two spoons, as well as a small container with white residue of slaked lime. The practice of betel nut chewing is common in many parts of South Asia. Slices of the areca nut would be wrapped in betel leaves and chewed, giving a mild stimulant effect. So...

Tibetan gilt bronze Buddhist statue, of a wrathful deity assumed in the tantric Yabyum position with his female consort. Below the pair is a Garuda vehicle, devouring the Naga (snake), while a human figure is crushed underneath. They are all raised on a lotus platform, with mixed metal bottom and floral impression.

Mid 20th century

Size: 12" L x 7.5" D x 13" H

Antique Japanese pair of shakudo bronze vases, with very fine inlay of mixed metal, gold, and silver, design of small birds flying through branches which bear autumn leaves and gold vines with flowers and splashes of red. Finely chased and rendered in low relief creating a natural continuous scene of birds and flowers theme.

Meiji period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 6" diameter x 12 3/4" height

Antique Japanese ranma, or transom, carved with two rabbits jumping over waves.

Meiji period (1868-1912)

50" L x 20.25" H

Chinese carved Ivory Ram's Head clasp, consisting of Ram's Head and oval ring, 2 long 7/8" wide, 3/8" deep-Ram's Head, and 7/8" x 5/8" wide, 1/8" thick-oval ring, made in "Hong Kong" label, imported to US prior to 1980. The oval ring goes over the Ram's Head to close the necklace, connect with string to other side of Ram's head, there are two(2) holes to connect together and string the oval ring next to beads of your choice. The condition is good.

WHITE JADE QILONG BELT BUCKLE (QHJ111606)
Date: 19th century | Qing dynasty
Material: Khotan (Hetian) jade of a greenish white hue
Length: 10.6 cm
Width: 2 cm
Depth: 2.1 cm
Weight: 60.1 grams
Provenance: From a Chicago, IL estate

A classic 19th c Qing dynasty white jade belt buckle, in qilong form with the larger dragon supporting a smaller reticulated qilong dragon perching above. The tone of the jade is a creamy greenish-white.

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DEHUA BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF A BOY (DBC101604)
Date: early 19th century, Qianlong / Jiaqing
Materials: Porcelain with white glaze; Dehua ware
Height: 16.6 cm / 6.5 in
Width (at widest point): 12 cm / 4.7 cm
Provenance: From a notable New York City collection of Asian Art

A rare and unusual early 19th century Dehua blanc de chine figure of a boy, seated at ease with legs half-extended and dressed as a Buddhist acolyte with draping robes. In his hands i...

Famille Rose 'Hundred Boys' Covered Box
Date: 1890s, late 19th century | Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Materials: Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Diameter: 27.5 cm
Height: 17.5 cm
Provenance: From a Paris, France metropolitan area estate

A large, heavy, and sturdily potted 19th c late Qing Guangxu period porcelain box and cover, of circular form and features a parade of auspicious motifs: the 'hundred boys', 'hundred butterflies', and deer and ...

QING GILT LACQUER OFFERING BOX
Date: 19th century | Qing dynasty
Materials: Pine wood with lacquer
Length: 40.5 cm
Width: 12 cm
Height: 23.5 cm
Provenance: From a Dallas, Texas private collection; originally purchased from Hong Kong in 1982 (sales receipt available)

An interesting 19th century Qing dynasty wood offering box, lacquered throughout in black, red, and gilt gold, featuring a carved reticulated stand with a rectangular cover and a red o...

Antique Baltic Amber Necklace for the Chinese Market
Date: c. 1900s | Late Qing Dynasty - Republic period
Materials: genuine untreated Baltic amber
Weight: 51 grams
Diameter of beads: 14 - 14.5 mm
Length (end to end): 53 cm
Provenance: From a Florida estate

Description: A rare strand of antique c. 1900s Baltic amber bead necklace made for the Chinese market, from the same Florida estate as the other Chinese-market egg yolk amber necklace we are offeri...

Qianlong Export Famille Rose Tureen
Date: c. 1750 - 60s | Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Materials: Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels and underglaze cobalt blue
Width: 27 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Provenance: From a Woodstock, Georgia estate

Description: a charming little covered Chinese export porcelain tureen, dating to the 1750 - 60s Qianlong period, painted with underglaze cobalt blue in the Canton "willow" pattern, and decorated with overglaze f...

Qing Flambe Tianqiuping Vase
Date: 19th century | Qing Dynasty
Materials: Porcelain with flambe transmutation glaze
Height: 33.5 cm
Diameter (at widest point): 22.5 cm
Provenance: From an Ambler, Pennsylvania estate

Description: A beautiful 19th century Qing flambé glaze vase, of bottle form with a straight cylindrical neck paired with a globular body. The deep, intense glaze is of a oxblood sang debouef tone paired with subtle streaks of blue, and has a co...

Monochrome Blue 'Zun' Vase
Date: 19th century | Qing Dynasty
Materials: Porcelain with cobalt based monochrome blue glaze
Height: 20 cm
Width (at widest point): 24 cm
Provenance: From a York, Maine estate

Description: A charming 19th c late Qing medium sized 'zun' type vase, covered with a thick bubbly glaze of powdered cobalt sky blue, and slip-decorated with a ruyi-collar and archaistic shou characters.

Condition: Excellent antique conditi...

Kangxi Blue and White Goblet
Date: c. 1690s, late 17th century | Kangxi period, Qing dynasty
Materials: Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue; Jingdezhen ware
Height: 15.3 cm / 6 in
Diameter: 7.7 cm / 3 in
Provenance: From an English private collection

A gorgeous late 17th century Kangxi blue and white goblet, ribbed and molded after European glass goblets from the same period, and decorated with what appears to be okra flowers. The linear quality of the pain...

Yongzheng Famille Rose Square Vase
Date: Early 18th century | Yongzheng period, Qing dynasty
Materials: Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Height: 30.7 cm
Width: 10.3 cm
From a Yarmouth, MA estate

A lovely and rare 18th century Yongzheng period famille rose four-sided vase, featuring four panels of carnation floral sprigs against a white ground, all framed by a border of floral scrolls against a famille noire black ground. Interestingly, the...

Lobed Kangxi Blue and White Dish
Date: c. 1700-10, early 18th century | Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Materials: Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Diameter: 15.4 cm
Height: 3.4 cm
Provenance: From Washington DC metropolitan area estate

Description: A lovely small Kangxi period blue and white dish, of molded lobed form with a scalloped mouth rim to imitate the shape of a flower, and painted with flower sprigs in the central well, with the cavetto radiati...

Date: c. 1900s | Late Qing Dynasty - Republic period
Materials: Porcelain with creamy white glaze
Width: 22 cm
Height: 16 cm
Provenance: From a Florida estate

Description: A large and fluidly modeled white-glazed figure of 'milefu' Buddha, made either by Dehua or Jingdezhen around 1900s, and features a rather elephantine Buddha seated with an ecstatic, laughing expression and auspiciously large ear lobes. The glaze is a luminous, creamy yellowish-white.
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