An Annamese blue and white jarlet in an unusual form – it is square with rounded corners and a round top. The short round neck of the piece has two soft blue cobalt rings. Then the shoulder has a group of four lappets flowing from the center of the top to the tops of the four corners. On the four sides we find a design of what appears to be a branch holding three pomegranates – all done in underglaze cobalt blue. At the base of the jarlet there are conjoined lappets that end at the bottom of th... Click for details
Rare Vietnamese 15th Century Enamelled Porcelain Charger
This large and impressive enamelled blue & white porcelain dish was made during the late 15th century / early 16th century and was recovered from a shipwreck, reportedly the Hoi An wreck.
The extremely rare and interesting pattern features a bird of prey, most likely an eagle, attacki... Click for details
This rare stoneware bowl was made during the 14th Century. A white slip has been applied to the stoneware body and the underglaze design painted on using a low-grade cobalt resulting in bluish-brown colour. The transparent glaze has a greenish tint to it. In the centre of the bowl are "spur" marks, a result of such bowls being stacked on top of each in the kiln separated b... Click for details
Fine Large Thai Sukhothai 14th/15th Century Stoneware Bowl
This large stoneware bowl was made during the 14th - 15th Century at one of the Sukhothai kilns. It is heavily-potted with underglaze iron decoration over a white slip, the glaze being crackled. In the centre are five "spur" marks in the glaze from where such bowls were stacked on top of each, separated by spacers, in the kiln. This bowl is delightfully warped... Click for details
Thai Sawankhalok 13th/15th Century Stoneware Bottle
This fine small stoneware bottle, with a gourd-shaped body and two loop handles, was made during the 13th - 15th Century at one of the Sawankhalok kilns. It is coated in a finely-crackled brown glaze that varies in colour according to its thickness. The chip near the base was clearly caused during manufacture.
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This is a superb Vietnamese stoneware jar with many intricate underglaze light blue cobalt designs. The vase measures 10 “ tall and is 9” diameter at the shoulder - - the top opening is 4 5/8” diameter and the slightly flared base is 6 ½” diameter. The jar has a rough texture with sandy grit in the clay. The top of the vase has a rolled rim – with a low collar that has four small floral sprays in on the collar.
These are three extremely rare 600 year old blue and white water droppers from the Hoi An Ship Wreck Horde. One is in the form of a Monkey holding a baby - one is in the form of a fish – and one is in the form of a dog. The vast majority of these blue and white ceramic pieces found in the discovery were plates, vases and small pots – the number of animal shaped pieces was very few and they are among the most sought after pieces from that find. We have searched the market extensively for other ... Click for details
This is a superb Khmer (Cambodian) brown glaze lime pot dating to the 11th-12th century. The pottery is glazed with a dark brown glaze – then a design of vertical rib stripes are around the pot and the top rim has a band of connecting geometric squares incised. The pot measures 3” diameter at its widest and is 2 ¼” high. It is in excellent condition with one tiny chip to the glaze. The base is unglazed. These tiny lime pots are very rare and usually have much degradation to the glaze from time o... Click for details
