Very rare huangyangmu (rosewood) pipe ornament of an acrobat riding a guardian lion ; also the only one with such a character I ever saw.
The lion holds a mobile ball in its mouth; wonderful patina and beautiful colour, tiny chip at the lion’s mouth ; 5c

Chinese Turquoise color Monochrome Pottery hand molded 2 handle Dragon Vase, Ca. 17th C. Ming, 8" high, 6" wide for point to point hexagonal bottom, 4 1/4" wide for top include two(2) handles. The bottom is not glazed. There are some small glaze chips, very common for this type of monochrome glazed pottery.

Chinese painted pottery cocoon jar painted with swirling design with red, black and white pigments. The cocoon jar is sometimes called a "duck-egg jar", used as a wine vessel during Han Dynasty.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 25.5 C.M. / Width 26 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age)...

Chinese painted pottery cocoon jar painted with swirling design with red, black and white pigments. The cocoon jar is sometimes called a "duck-egg jar", used as a wine vessel during Han Dynasty.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 24.5 C.M. / Width 24.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age)...

Chinese painted pottery cocoon jar painted with swirling design with red, black and white pigments. The cocoon jar is sometimes called a "duck-egg jar", used as a wine vessel during Han Dynasty.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 23.5 C.M. / Width 25 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age)...

Belt hook nicely carved in the shape of a dragon. Light green jade. China, 19th century or earlier. Length: 9,2 cm. Remnants of soil encrustations suggesting a rather long stay underground, otherwise very good condition.

Chinese small hardwood folding screen with hard stone panels, hand-painted front to back with scenes of immortals, scholars, and nature scenes with calligraphy inscriptions and red chops.

19th century

Size: 30" L x 21.5" H x .75" W

An unusual miniature Ming Green glazed ewer with an iridescent glaze from being buried for a long period of time. Size: 11.5cm x 8cm.

A washer made of huanghuali wood in a form of a tree trunk with carved lingzhi(ganoderma) on it. 20th Century. Height: 3-3/4"; width: 5-1/2". Condition: Good, please refer to photos.

A Chinese porcelain jar decorated with phoenixes and flowers using under-glaze cobalt, iron-red enamel and gilt. Kangxi period. There is an old chip-repair at the rim, good antique condition other than this. Height: 6-1/4".

Antique Chinese small porcelain lidded cup, etched with wave patterns, famille rose enamel heavenly scenes with an immortal riding a dragon, flying cranes, and a lotus.

Jiajing period (1521-1566)

Provenance: From the Josephus Beard estate, former president of IBM World Trade Corporation in Japan.

Size: 3" W x 3.75" H

A beautiful well made miniature green Ming vase with two handles. Size; 11.7cm x 4.5cm Condition: No repairs

Chinese porcelain vase with purple-Blue flambe glaze. Six characters Kangxi mark, 18th century. Perfect antique condition. Height: 7-1/4".

A nicely made glazed pottery figure of a fish. The word for "fish", yu is a homophone for "abundance" and "affluence" Size: 9.5cm X 5.5cm Condition: Perfect except for some minor age chips on the base.

An elegant miniature Ming vase with slightly iridescent green glaze with two handles. Size: 9.7cm x 5cm. Condition: No repairs

Rare Large Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Amphora (206 BC- AD 220)

A superbly conceived design; jars of this general type have been found in excavations dating as far back as the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)...

Chinese mounted fan painting of a beautiful floral cluster with peaches and grapes, in bright pigments, with calligraphy and red chop of artist.

Size: 24" L x 13" H (20.5" L x 10" H)

A miniature Ming pig head. The pig represents "Good Fortune" and "Prosperity". Size: 7.5cm x 7.0cm Condition: Minor chips at the base and some incrustation that can be removed.