A very rare and beautifully painted Chinese vase, featuring a common but charming theme. This is one of the finest very early Republican vases (1912-1919) that I've seen in years. Colors are vibrant and enamels are richly intact and well preserved. No hairlines, or chips. The vase is only 5 inches or 12.7 cm tall.
This attractive blue & white porcelain bowl was made during the 16th Century. It is decorated with an unusual varied floral pattern.
Diameter 15 cm (6 inches). A hairline crack to the rim but no repair or restoration; a very nice bowl in good presentable condition.
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5 x Chinese Ming Dynasty Porcelain Boxes Wanli c. 1608 - Binh Thuan Shipwreck
A group of five Swatow (or Zhangzhou) porcelain boxes with covers excavated from the "Binh Thuan" wreck that has been dated to 1608. These boxes were sold at the Binh Thuan sale at Christie's in Melbourne in March 2004. Large box diameter 12cm, smaller boxes around 9cm diameter. Some covers are obvious mis-matches with the boxes as, of cours... Click for details
This blue & white porcelain bowl was made during the 16th Century. It is unusually decorated with sitting and standing figures amidst other decorative motifs, depicting foliage, rocks and clouds. It has a crackled glaze. Diameter 12.5 cm (5 inches). No repair or restoration; fine condition.
This blue & white porcelain bowl was made during the 16th / 17th Century. The inside is simply decorated with a flower, with an attractive scrolling floral pattern decorating the outer wall. The glaze is crackled. Diameter 14.5 cm (5.75 inches). There is minor "nibbling" to the edge of the rim. No repair or restoration.
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