Blue and white Chinese porcelain container shaped like a fan, with scenes of a large open body of water surrounded by rocky terrain, and people fishing in boats on its outer edges and lid. The lid is inscribed in Chinese with marks by the artist, and the inside bottom piece shows a large river flowing into open waters. Interesting sprue mark pattern on bottom. Mark on bottom. 19th century Size: 2.5" height, 8.5" length

Early – Mid 20th century
Republic period
Solid 0.925 sterling silver, gilded with gold
Inner diameter: 5.6 cm; outer diameter: 8.2 cm; length: 18 cm; width: 2.2 cm
Carnelian cabochons measure 12.7 mm by 10.4 mm
Weight: 56.5 g
From a San Diego, CA estate

A heavy and substantial Chinese bracelet crafted from intricate vermeil (silver washed with gold) filigree and inset with carnelian cabochons.

Condition: perfect antique condition with no ...

Early 20th century or older
Natural egg yolk / butterscotch amber of Baltic origin
Length: 54 cm
Diameter of beads: 24.6 mm (largest), 11 mm (smallest)
Weight: 63.4 g
From a German private collection

A large string of egg yolk / butterscotch Baltic amber, in a variety of rich hues. This necklace is possibly very old: there is crazing to the amber surface, and many of the beads show significant age wear.

Condition: good antique condition...

15-16th century
Ming dynasty
Porcelaineous stoneware with Longquan celadon glaze
Diameter: 31 cm / 12.2 in
Height: 6 cm / 2.4 in
From a Northern California private collection

A nice mid-Ming Zhejiang / Longquan deep dish, with a bright and luminous celadon glaze, and decorated with incised floral sprays. The design of the dish cavetto—with its two rows of lobed flower-petal borders—is very rare, and is more typically seen on blue and whites from the sa...

Mid-20th century
Milky white precious opal, with multi-color iridescence
Length: 5.7 cm, width: 3 cm, thickness 0.9 cm
Weight: 14.3 g
From a San Francisco estate of vintage & antique jewelry

A beautiful opal carving of a fairy or apsara holding a longevity peach, with robes flowing amongst clouds. The piece could be easily used as a necklace pendant.

Condition: perfect condition, without no chips or flaws to the opal stone.

Early 20th century
Republic period
Natural Chinese carnelian / red agate
Length: 58 cm
Diameter of beads: 17.5 mm (largest), 11.8 mm (smallest)
Weight: 122.4 g
From an Oceanside, CA estate

An old string of large Chinese carnelian / red agate beads, of a lovely tomato red coloring and strung on a silk chord with a .925 silver clasp.

Condition: good antique condition. There is some fading of color to the silk chord, and some beads have age s...

Chinese antique gourd cricket cage, rim made of hardwood, wonderful lid made of Yixing ware, pierced and carved with intricate scene of a man leading a horse with weeping willows in the background, 19th century. Size: 3 1/4" high x 2 1/2" wide

Beautiful silk panel with deep blue edging, decorated with Chinese characters in gold thread and flowers in light shades of blue, green, and pink. The center of the panel is light green silk, with two mirrored fenghuang birds with long, gold tails and pink, blue and gold thread feathers, surrounded by pink and blue silk flowers with gold accenting. Size: 26.25" height, 13.5" width

Japanese two-section Keyaki Nihonmatsu tansu with a black lacquered frame, a corner lockbox with iron plating and hinged door, four long drawers with iron hardware, warabite handles and iron locks at their center with a the image of a tsuru (crane) flying over a kame (turtle). The tsuru and kame are sacred creatures in Asian culture, each a symbol for longevity, and are said to live one thousand and ten thousand years respectively. The tsuru is said to turn black if it lives to two thousand year...

Vintage Japanese conch shell horn, known as a horagai or a jinkai depending on its usage. The horagai has been used in Buddhist practice for over one thousand years. The jinkai was used as a battle signal by samurai trumpeters called kai yaku. The shell has a bronze mouthpiece and decorative purple tassles. Early 20th century Size: 6" height, 16.5" length,

Chinese Republic period baluster form porcelain vase decorated in famille rose enamels with three large bird and flower roundels spaced evenly around the shoulder. The roundels feature two birds, two ducks, and two quail set among bamboo and flowering plants. A variety of pastel flowers float against the pale yellow graviata ground which is incised with a tight scrolling foliage pattern. The rim and the roundels are thinly bordered in gilt. The splayed foot ends at the white porcelain base w...

Early 20th century
Authentic Baltic amber of egg yolk / butterscotch color
Inner diameter: 6 cm
Beads measure 15.67 – 12.8 mm long
Weight: 12.3
From a Orinda, CA estate of antique jewelry

An old bracelet comprised of 12 barrel-shaped egg yolk/butterscotch amber beads of warm coloring. This bracelet’s old string was worn and broken, and the beads have been re-threaded with a clear elastic.

Condition: perfect condition, with only natural age ...

1890 – 1910s
Late Qing / Republic
White jade and .935 silver
Length: 5.8 cm, width: 4.9 cm
Weight: 27.7 g
From a Florida estate

A beautiful reticulated white jade carving of the character “shou” (longevity) together with a bat (fu / “good fortune”), with both framed by chilong dragons. The jade is an icy white to pale celadon color. It appears to be mutton fat khotan (hetian) jade.

The jade has been wrapped in silver (purity .935) and ...

17th - 18th century
Early Qing dynasty
Porcelain with yellowish clear glaze
Height: 24.2 cm / 9.5 in
Width: 12 cm / 4.7 in (at widest point)
From a Northern California private collection

A well-modeled blanc de chine Guanyin, with harmonious proportions and elegant lines. Its yellowish and bubbly clear glaze is typical of 17th/18th century Dehua white wares. This Guanyin’s face is round and magnanimous, evoking earlier images of the Guanyin as an androgyno...

Ca. 1790-1850, late 18th – early 19th c
Mid-Qing dynasty
Porcelain with celadon glaze; Jindezhen ware
Height: 41.7 cm / 16.4 in
Width: 30 cm / 11.8 cm (at widest point)
From a Palto Alto, CA estate

A hugely potted and magnificent vase, in archaistic form with a bulging globular body and chilong handles. Various geometric patterns (inspired by Shang/Zhou bronze), floral scrolls, and lotus petals are molded underneath a thick, bubbly celadon glaze. The vas...

Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White snuff bottle depicting a hunting scene including men on horse-back, shooting bows & arrows and carrying felled prey. No apparent cracks or chips. Height 2.75 inches, width 1.25 inches.

A pear-shaped "Famille rose" porcelain teapot and cover with molded decoration of two rows of petals and applied lotus flowers and leaves, in between painted with cockerels, deers, fishes and egrets. Dating to the Yongzheng or early Qianlong period. Condition: good, some chips to the applied decoration (please look at the last four photos) spout with a tiny chip. Dimension: 10.7 cm high, spout to handle: c. 14.6 cm.

Antique set of two (2) Chinese wooden cabinets with a lovely black lacquer finish, beautiful inlay in a filigree style all along each cabinet's frame, multiple shelves with inlaid background of swimming koi, tree branches with blooming cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums observed by a butterfly, and two small quails huddled under a low branch. Each cabinet features a small drawer with pierced metal handle, decorated with geometric oriental designs. Provenance states pieces are of the K'ang Xi pe...