Small Chinese Display Stand with Inset Marble Top, Qing

Chinese: Scholar Art: Table Articles Pre 1920: item #1124953
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DESCRIPTION: A handsome little antique Chinese stand of carved hardwood with a rectangular white marble top, the brown marble inclusions resembling distant mountains. Very sturdy and solid with no damage, 19th C. DIMENSIONS: 8 1/8” long (20.5 cm) x 5 3/8” wide (13.6 cm) x 2 ˝” high (6.4 cm).

Fine Rare Long Gui Bronze Water Dropper Yuan 1279-1368

Chinese: Scholar Art: Table Articles Pre 1700: item #1124869
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A rare and very fine 13th - 14th Century bronze Water Dropper in Long Gui "Dragon Turtle" form. This item was probably made in China during the Yuan dynasty (AD1279-1368). Condition - very good - there is some copper oxidation and wear consistent with age but no damages or restoration; there are traces of the original gilding. (Additional pictures available on request) 10.5cm (4.2ins) long; 7cm (2.75ins) wide; 4.5cm (1.75ins) high. Weight 400gm (15oz). ... Click for details

Small Paktong Ink Box - Republic Period (1912-1949)

Chinese: Scholar Art Pre 1940: item #1124842
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A small Paktong Ink Box made in China during the Republic period (1912-1949) or earlier. The copper base bears a maker's or retailer's mark which, unfortunately, is too worn for us to read. Condition - wear to the base, consistent with many years of use, otherwise very good. 4.4cm (1.75ins) long; 3.2cm (1.25ins) wide; 2cm (0.8ins) deep.

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Rare Chinese Tortoiseshell Spectacles

Chinese: Scholar Art Pre 1900: item #1124195

The glasses made of smoky crystal. Minor chips to the tortoiseshell, some of the metal hinges have been replaced in the old days. Very good condition considering the age. China, late 19th century. Width 13, 5 cm. H. 5 cm.

Collection of Antique Chinese Ink Cakes

Chinese: Scholar Art: Table Articles Pre 1920: item #1124191

A wonderful collection of 24 ink stones in the original box. The box contains three compartments, each containing 8 ink stones. China, late 19th/early 20th century. Size of the box: 32x19x7 cm. Condition: some wear to the box, one of the bone locks is missing, all the ink cakes are in perfect condition.

18th century spinach jade screen plaque

Chinese: Scholar Art: Table Articles Pre 1800: item #1123491
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Nice spinach jade carved screen plaque, landscape design, rocks mountains clouds and trees. Deep carving. Size: 9cm large / 7cm high. 18th century, qianlong period.

Book: Hejzlar, Chinese watercolours, Octopus 1980

Chinese: Scholar Art: Paintings and Calligraphy Pre 1990: item #1123201
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Hejzlar, Josef. Chinese Watercolours. London: Octopus Press 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket. Text ca. 60 pp., bibliography and index, 115 color illustrations of paintings on 96 pp. (photographed by B. Forman). About the members of the Shanghai school from the 19th and 20th century and their works.
Pages slightly yellowed, but all in all in very good condition with very little wear on the dustjacket

Rare 18C Celadon Glazed Bitong Brushpot possibly Kangxi

Chinese: Scholar Art Pre 1800: item #1122943
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A rare and unusual heavy porcelain bitong (brushpot) moulded in the form of a bamboo section with four applied birds in flight and covered with a thick blueish green glaze suffused with tiny bubbles. The base and interior are unglazed. This item was made in China in the 18th Century, possibly during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). Condition - there is an inside the rim chip, in glaze discoloration and under glaze firing cracks. 9.4cm (3.7inches) high; 10.6cm (4.3inches) high. Weight... Click for details

Chinese Paper Knife, carved Wood

Chinese: Scholar Art Pre 2000: item #1122886
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Chinese carved Wood Fish shape Paper Knife, 7 3/4" long, 1" wide, with bone knife inside. Carving is nicely done, no damages.

Chinese Brush Pot, carved Bamboo

Chinese: Scholar Art: Brush Articles Pre 1920: item #1122884
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Chinese Bamboo Brush Pot, 5 3/8" high, 1 7/8" x 1 3/4" wide. Circa 1920. This thin small Bamboo brush pot was etched with black color, the figure in the garden is etched with black line beside the tropical tree around the bamboo fence. There are no damages.