ca. 1890 - 1920
Late Qing - Republic period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Height: 35.3 cm / 14 in
Diameter: 28 cm / 11 in
From a Northern California estate

A large and heavily potter late Qing / Republic period yellow ground famille rose jardiniere, featuring pheasants perched amongst flora and rockwork.

Please note that this jardiniere weighs over 10 pounds, so ship charges will reflect this weight...

19th century
Qing Dynasty
Clear rock crystal and copper/nickel alloy
Seal: 4 cm height, 2.6 cm diameter
Paste box: 4.6 x 3.3 x 2 cm
From a Philadelphia collection

A nice 19th c scholar's seal and paste box set, along with a silk-lined vintage presentation stand. The seal, carved from clear rock crystal, features a well-rendered foo lion finial...

19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze iron red
Height: 8.5 cm
Diameter: 2.8 cm
From a NYC metro area estate

A charming and superbly decorated 19th c snuff bottle, pairing underglaze cobalt blue with overglaze iron red decoration. The figures depicted are Zhong Kui and his demons. The stopper is made out of dyed bone and is likely a later replacement...

ca. 1750
Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Diameter: 23 cm / 9 in
From a Columbus, OH estate

A nice Qianlong period famille rose export plate, made during the middle of the reign ca. 1750, featuring an armorial design with coats of arms enameled amongst floral sprigs.

Condition: Very good condition - two tiny fleabites to rim [Please examine all photos carefully, as they are part of the condition report.]

ca. 1700
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
Diameter: 35 cm / 13.8 in
From a New Jersey private collection

A large Kangxi period famille verte charger, decorated with radiating lotus panels faming floral sprigs and rockwork. The vibrant enamels and porcelain paste is fairly representative of the mid-Kangxi reign. The color palette is however a revival of late Ming wucai pieces...

Chinese scroll painting with abstract splatter art in gold, blue, green, yellow, and orange pigments. Calligraphy with red stamps along the sides, signature reads Chen Ko Liang. Size: 72" H, 32" W (entire scroll) 53" H, 26.25" W (artwork only)

Chinese antique white hardstone (possibly jade) bi shaped plaque, carved with 9 chimera in high relief and set into an ornately carved dark hardwood stand. All carving beautifully rendered, nice white stone. Republic Period (early 20th century). Total size: 20" high x 16" wide x 6" deep. Size of bi disk: 7 3/4" wide diameter

Old Chinese Dark Cherry Amber Bakelite Carved Shoulo

It is 11.8 inches (30 cm) tall measured without stand by 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) wide. It is 751 gram measured without stand.

It has inclusions, flea bite chips, and surface wears and scratches. The wood stand has chips, hairline cracks, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

Tested with Simichrome.

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16th century
Wanli Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Height: 20.4 cm / 8 in (with lid), 17.6 cm (without lid)
Diameter: 16.8 cm (at widest point)
From a Woodstock, Illinois estate

A late Ming dynasty Wanli period blue and white jar, drawn with typical late Ming freedom and charm, and features a landscape with a bird surrounded by chrysanthemum sprigs. The thick, glassy glaze is typical for the period...

ca. 1890 – 1910
Guangxu – Republic period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Height: 19.5 cm / 7.67 in
Width: 22.5 cm / 8.85 in
From a Rhode Island, USA estate

A marvelously detailed and carefully enameled famille rose zun-type vase, painted with a panoramic scene of four wives and ten sons playing in a garden...

ca. 1710s
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Height: 24.5 cm / 9.6 in
Width: 8 cm
From a Dorset, UK private collection

A lovely Kangxi period blue and white four-sided bottle vase, decorated with panels of classical Chinese beauties in various poses of refinement. The interesting square bottle form is derived from German and Dutch glassware from the 16th - 17th century, and were originally designed to hold alcohol...

ca. 1710-20s
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
Diameter: 21.3 cm
From a Paris, France metro area estate

An interesting late Kangxi period famille verte export plate, marked with a ding censer to the base in underglaze blue, and decorated in to front in a style reminiscent of Kakiemon porcelain from the same period.

Condition: Good antique condition...

19th century
Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with peachbloom glaze
Diameter: 13.7 cm / 5.4 in
Height: 10 cm
From a Portland, OR estate

An interesting 19th century taibaizun water pot, covered with an even layer of peachbloom glaze and enameled with two dragons playing amongst waves. The base is marked with a very well written Kangxi six-character kaishu mark in underglaze blue...

1920s
Republic period
Gilt silver vermeil (solid silver with layer of gold), enamels, jadeite, and peking glass
Width: 17.4 cm
Height: 16 cm
Weight: 317.4 grams
From a Sheboygan, Wisconsin estate

A intricately crafted Republic period decorative censer, marked "silver" on the bottom and inset with jadeite and peking glass cabochons. The woven silver filigree work has been coated with a layer of gold, giving the piece a yellowish glow...

ca. 1700-20
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
Bowl: 8.6 cm diameter, 5.5 cm height
Saucer: 13.6 cm diameter
From a Saint Louis, MO private collection

A lovely Kangxi period famille verte bowl and saucer dish set, decorated with truly fresh and vibrant enamels, and tightly painted with seasonal flowers and two pheasants perched on top rockwork...

19th c
Qing dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze enamels and gilt-work
Height: 42.5 cm / 16.7 in
Width: 23.5 cm / 9.3 in (at widest point)
From an American Midwest private collection, acquired in the 1980s

A magnificent and unusual figure of Buddha in dhyanasana on a cloud enveloped plinth covered with a robin’s egg glaze, dragons near the base; the gilt figure wearing a voluminous cofe-au-lait robe decorated in gilding with phoenixes and flowers, and an elabor...

19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Natural untreated salmon coral, solid silver of at least .925 purity
Dimensions of coral: 6 cm x 4 cm
Bracelet: 6.2 cm diameter, 6 cm width
Weight: 78.5 grams

A large and gorgeous Chinese late 19th c solid silver bangle, inset with a large carved salmon coral chrysanthemum, and relief decorated with ladybugs crawling amongst chrysanthemum sprigs. The workmanship and attention to detail is of the highest quality...

1735 - 1796
Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Diameter: 17.8 cm / 7 inches
From a Denver, CO collection

A nice Qianlong mark and period non-imperial 'minyao' bowl, potted sturdily with a bubbly light-greenish clear glaze and underglaze decorations in a deep true cobalt blue. The kind of floral scroll work seen on this bowl became very popular with domestic Chinese consumers during the mid-18th century.

Condition: A stre...