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Helen M Edwards
$1,850.00 Height: 21 cm (8.4 in)
Width: 8.4 cm (3.3 in) Weight: 690 gm Chinese Ming Period bronze vase; Chilong to the front; red and green rusts present; minor dents; good condition
Helen M Edwards
$1,100.00 Length: 6.3 cm (2.6 in)
Height: 1.8 cm (0.7 in) Depth: 2.4 cm (0.9 in) Weight: 130 gms Chinese bronze scroll weight of an elephant-like creature with a foo dog with its head turned toward the larger creature; Ming Period; excellent patina
Helen M Edwards
$790.00 Length: 6.1 cm (1.5 in)
Height: 2.1 cm (0.8 in) Depth: 2.7 cm (1.1 in) Weight: 120 gms Chinese bronze Ming Period scroll weight of a reclining individual holding a bowl; well modelled and cast; dark patina with minor wear; good condition
Helen M Edwards
$1,200.00 Height: 6 cm (1.2 in)
Width: 8.5 cm (3.3 in) Good Chinese Ming bronze water dropper; very good patina; good condition
Zentner Collection
$2,000.00 Antique Chinese bronze mirror. The front is decorated with motifs of birds, squirrels, and grapes in high relief. The largest center squirrel is pierced through for attaching to a silk cord. The opposite side is a flat and smooth mirror surface in deep shades of green and black. Original patina.
Possible Han Period.
Dimensions: 7" x 7" x 3/4" H
Zentner Collection
$5,500.00 Antique Chinese belt hook of an unusual anthropomorphic figure with the head and wings of an owl but with human-like arms and legs. The opposite "hook" portion is another animal head. Made of bronze and mixed metal with inlaid swirling motifs and inset with carnelian eyes.
Age: Warring States ( 475BC-221BC) Dimensions: 3 3/8" long x 1 1/8" wide x 1 1/4" high
2ezr
Sold 1900's Peranakan Nyonya Peking Glass Beaded Wedding Silver Belt Buckle Marked
It is 31.5 inches (80 cm) long by 3.05 inches (7.8 cm) wide. It is 0.6 Lb. It is tarnished and has missing beads, tears and wears at the leather, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos). Our Guarantee: We stand behind all of the items that we sell...
Zentner Collection
SOLD Chinese finial hat, known in Chinese as guanmaodi, done in repousse silver topped with a lion. A lage round agate bead, known as dingzhu is placed in the center, the middle has a cylindrical bead with repousse figures, and the base has a very pale jade ring. Age: 19th-20th Century. Size: 4" high.
Conservatoire Sakura
solded This form of jug called a monk's cap is of Tibetan origin. The model was adopted in China from the beginning of the 15th century and very appreciated. Monks' cap jugs were made of porcelain. They are always of good quality. The example presented here is made of thick bronze (yellow copper alloy). I don't think it's cast but rather hammered bronze.The border of the top in strong relief would indicate a cast bronze. But it is not certain...
Zentner Collection
Price on Request Chinese pair of bronze censors in the form of detailed fu dogs with inlaid carnelian and jade decorating the bodies. Their heads are hinged so that incense may be placed inside and the smoke will billow from their mouths.
Size: 6.5" length, 6.25" height
Zentner Collection
SOLD Chinese pair of small bronze scroll weights in the form of recumbent fu-dogs with swirling mains and upright tails.
Dimensions: 3" length of each
Helen M Edwards
$480.00 Width: 5 cm (2 in)
Height: 1.7 cm (0.8 in) Weight: 89 gms Fine Chinese Paktong ink box with silver inlaid script to the top and an individual wandering through a rural landscape on the base; each cartouche is encircled with double silver rings; lovely patina; good condition
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
Sold to Singapore In the shape of a squirrel. Finely engraved. The knife made of steel. Length 7,5 cm (folded) and 11 cm (opened). China, ca. 1900
A square opium tray with vertical rim and recessed corners, made of baitong ("white copper", an alloy from different metals). The interior nicely incised with three ladies standing before a house with a moon window. Condition: some traces of usage, the corners with solder residue,some spots. The base: not completely even and with some spots. Dimension: c. 25.3 cm x 25.3 cm, c. 1.5 cm high, weight: 950g.
Hawkes, Asian Art
£245.00 AN ELEGANT CHINESE PAKTONG TOBACCO PIPE, 19THC
The pipe looks a little like yellow brass in some pictures but this is a result of recent tarnishing, perhaps I should have polished it a little before taking the photographs. The base has an engraved inscription. 19th century I suspect. Especially nice is the cloud collar and the subtle shape of the base, almost peach-shape in section. 17.3/4 inches (45cm) high. Fine condition...
2ezr
Inquire for Price 1900's Chinese Paktong White Copper Enamel Hand Warmer with Flower & Bird Signed
It is 5.9 inches (15 cm) tall with handle up and 4.1 inches (10.5 cm) tall with handle down by 7.3 inches (18.7 cm) long and 6 inches (15.2 cm) wide. It is 3 Lb. It has loss of patina, oxidation and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos). Our Guarantee: We stand behind all of the items that we sell...
Helen M Edwards
$790.00 Height: 23.5 cm (9.3 in)
Length: 22 cm (8.7 in) Depth: 9 cm (3.7 in) Weight: 2 kg (4.4 lb) Chinese bronze buffalo censer and rider; fine original stand; good condition
Helen M Edwards
$1,600.00 Width: 13 cm (5.2 in)
Height: 7.6 cm (3 in) Weight: 530 gm Fine Chinese gilt splashed bronze censer; lobed in form with an excellent patina; some pitting and encrustations below rim; no damage; the uncommon mark (méi-zhu shan-fáng, or gao zhu shan fang) is gilt and crisply cast; this censer is very well modelled and cast; feels wonderful in the hand; 18th century |