Circa 1890 - 1920s
Late Guangxu - Republic Period
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
D: 9 cm
Basically perfect. Slight red discoloration to inner rim due to paste storage.
From a Baltimore, Maryland collection

Though marked with a six character Kangxi mark, this paste box is decorated in a reserved, minimalistic style that is solidly late Qing/ Republic. Its shape is flattened and elegantly contoured...

Late 19th century, circa 1880-1910
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
H: 36.3 cm (without stand), 41.8 cm (with stand)
Wear to enamels. 3.5 cm hairline to neck, 4 cm hairline to body. Bottom drilled. Small chips and wear to foot rim.
From a Princeton, NJ estate, old dealers' labels (one English, the other Japanese) to bottom

This vase is one of the best late Qing famille rose pieces I have handled...

Dated 1922 in vase inscription
Republic period
Porcelain with overglaze enamels
H: 33.7 cm
Wear to enamels, otherwise perfect condition
From a Palm Beach, Florida estate

The movement towards realism and modern expressionism stood as the vanguard of Republic era Chinese art. This vase reflect the new innovative style that took hold of Chinese artists in the 1920s, with its bold colors and swiftly powerful brush strokes...

Decorated on both sides with saints or immortals in enamel colors. H.7 cm. Condition: a 5 mm almost invisible (glaze) crack right above the handle of the censer that one of the saints is resting on. Expected age wear.

A lovely Chinese hat stand featuring a pair of birds and painted in the Qianjiang style using soft pastel enamels. Qianjiang enamel paintings are getting harder to find and this one is in excellent original condition, no chips, no hairlines, no cracks. It measures 11 inches high x 4.75" diameter.

Chinese Flambe Glazed porcelain Vessel, from late 19th/ early 20th century period, height of this item is 12 1/2 inches, in very good condition.

A small thinly potted wine or tea cup delicately painted in shades of underglaze blue with traditional Chinese landscape scenes. The cup is bound with a metal (copper) rim, apparently made to cover a burst glaze bubble. On the base is a four character shop mark which reads "Shun Li Kun Ji". The makers mark was in use during the late Qing / early Republic period so we assume that this item was made during the late 19th or early 20th Century. Condition - very good - no damages and no restoration...

A large and heavy porcelain vase with thick Sang-de-boeuf ('Ox-blood') glaze. On the base is incised the six character reign mark of the Guangxu emperor (1875-1908). We have been unable to decide whether this item was made during his reign (in the late Qing dynasty) or later during the Republic period (1912-1949. Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoration...

A finely moulded biscuit glazed Wang Binrong style porcelain vase decorated with the eight buddhist emblems and two Qianlong style dragons. The base has a moulded CHINA mark indicating that this item was made post 1891 for export during either the late Guangxu or early Republic period (circa 1895-1920). Condition - excellent - no damages and no restoration...

Chinese monochrome porcelain oval shaped shallow bowl, beautiful pale blue color glaze, 22 sprue marks on bottom, horizontal six character Yong Zheng mark, stands on low feet, with very nice carved antique hardwood stand. Size of dish only: 10 1/2" long x 7 3/4" wide x 1 3/8" deep. Wooden stand is 2 1/8" high

A pair of Chinese porcelain bowls decorated with peonies. The bowl contains a short poetic inscription which generally states: As if (one is) cherishing the beautiful, likewise at the moment (the flowers) are displaying its colors. The bottom of the bowl contains a mark reading, Yongzheng Nianxing. Age: Republic Period. Size: diameter: 4.3" height 2"

Chinese blue and whites porcelain plates, decorated with temple and figures and lake view, late 19th/ early 20th century period. Size, diameter of each plate is 5 1/2 inches, in good condition with rim chips to one plate.

A fine Chinese fencai plate decorated with motifs of bats and scrolling clouds. Bats are an auspicious symbol in China and is synonymous to the fortune in Chinese. The back of the plate, is inscribed Dai qing guan xu nian xing. Age: Early 20th century Size: diameter 13.5" height 3.25"

A pair of 17th/18th Century style underglaze blue painted vases decorated with flowering branches of prunus blossom...

Ca. 1890 - 1920
Guangxu - Republic Period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
H: 31 cm, w: 20 cm
Perfect condition
From a Carmel, California estate


This lidded ginger jar is robustly painted with numerous roosters amongst flowers and rock-work. In Chinese symbology, roosters represent success as well as ambition...

A Chinese guan-type glazed porcelain baluster vase with trumpet neck, in the Song style (960-1279) but of Qing Dynasty or Republic period.

DESCRIPTION: A large antique porcelain plate, well decorated with a mythical Kylin gazing upward at a large bird perched in a pine tree. The decoration is in underglazed blue with a clear glaze containing a faint blue tint. The base is unglazed and unmarked showing the finely grained paste. Excellent condition, no chips, cracks or repairs; wood stand not included. DIMENSIONS: 11 1/4” diameter (28.5 cm) x 2 1/8" high (5.4 cm).

Antique Chinese porcelain plate circa 1900's (Qing Dynasty). The plate is beautifully painted with a sage holding a sprig of bamboo riding a blue celadon. The Sage and fish are accompanied by a gold winged dog. There are three seals. The plate is bordered with three registers. It measures 11.75" wide by 9" tall. The base has four bats, one on each side. The edge of the plate has old fitters from age.