Antique Natural Baltic Amber Necklace
c. 1900 - 1940s
Early 20th century
Natural untreat baltic amber
Weight: 121 grams
Diameter of beads: 20.5 mm (largest) to 16.4 mm (smallest)
Length: 74 cm (29 inches)
From a Portland, Oregon estate

A substantial and gorgeous strand of antique natural baltic amber beads, weighing an impressive 121 grams. The beads are of a transluscent dark brown 'cognac' coloring, and are quite large, graduating from 20 mm to 1...

Ruby-Ground 'Silkwork' Hu Vase (GMR101701)
c. 1890 - 1900
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze ruby and famille verte enamels
Height: 21.7 cm
Width (at widest point): 13.5 cm
From a Toronto, Canada estate

A rare and unusual late Qing archaistic 'hu' vase, covered with a thick and bubbly ruby glaze, and decorated with cartouches of famille verte silkworms wiggling amongst mulberry leaves. The design and painting workmanship of this piece...

Late Qing Flambe Transmutation Vase (LQF071704)
19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with flambe transmutation glaze
Height: 35.5 cm
Diameter (at widest point): 21 cm
From an Argenteuil, France estate

A beautiful 19th century late Qing flambe vase, the glaze of a deep mysterious "jun" red that is a deep crimson at the body and flares out to streaks of purple and blue near the mouth rim. The vase is well-potted in a baluster "guanyin zun" shape with p...

A large 19th century Chinese Tibetan bronze vessel featuring a frog design and a beautiful warm patina. In excellent condition, it is has been in the same family since purchased and has been well cared for. Measures 11.5 inches high x 7.5" across.

Tall Japanese Sumida Gawa tankard with 6 mugs. All have the same potter's mark. Mugs measure 5" high, Tankard is 9.5" high. All are in very good condition except for a missing piece from the scroll on one mug, and broken thumb on another. Dates early 20th century.

DESCRIPTION: A complete 29-piece flatware / cutlery set, made in Thailand during the late 1940s to early 1950s. Each utensil is shaped from solid brass and encased between rosewood slab handles, the tips of each with a raised brass figure in court dress and “Siam” stamped at the base. The set consists of dining or dessert cutlery for 8 people (knives, forks & spoons), plus a serving fork & spoon, sugar spoon, and a carving set. Original wood storage box with emerald velvet lining is includ...

Doucai & Famille Verte Temple Vase (DBC061705)
c. 1880s-1900
Late Qing dynasty, probably Guangxu
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze famille verte enamels; Jingdezhen ware
Height: 39.8 cm (15.7 in)
Width (at widest point): 18 cm (7 in)
From a Paris, France metropolitan area private collection

A very unusual 19th century late Qing temple vase, sumptuously decorated in the blue and white, doucai, famille noire, and famille verte palettes. Th...

'Hundred Treasures' Famille Rose Ginger Jar (GFM061722)
c. 1870 - 1890s, late 19th century
Guangxu period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Height: 33 cm
Diameter (at widest point): 22 cm
From an Arvada, Colorado estate

A large late Qing famille rose lidded ginger jar, of an elongated tapering form and enamel-decorated in the "one hundred treasures" pattern featuring various temple vases, ancestral offerings, auspicious fruits, ...

16th c Carved Longquan Charger (MLQ091715)
c. 1550 - 1600, later half of the 16th century
Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with lime-alkali glaze; Longquan celadon ware
Diameter: 34.5 cm
Height: 7 cm
From an Ambler, Pennsylvania collection

A 16th century Ming Longquan celadon charger plate, heavily potted and covered with a crackled translucent pea-green glaze with a subtle bluish undertone. The porcelain body underneath has been hand-carved with peony flowers in...

Miniature statue of Buddha Gautama, in formal attire, wearing diadem, a lotus flower beside each shoulder, his hands in "dharmacakra mudra", sitting cross-legged on a lotus throne. Bronze, with fine reddish-green patina. Tibet, 17th century, maybe earlier. Height: 4.9 cm. Erosion due to great age, otherwise very good condition. NOTE: This particular mudra symbolizes the "turning of the Wheel of the Law", one of the most important moments in the life of Buddha, the occasion when he preached to h...

Late Qing Peachbloom Paste Box (QPB121703)
c. 1880 - 1900s, Late Qing Dynasty - Possibly Republic period
Porcelain with monochrome peachbloom glaze
Diameter: 9.5 cm
Height: 5.2 cm
From a New York City metropolitan area estate

A late Qing - Republic period porcelain paste box, covered throughout with a peachbloom glaze of a grayish raspberry hue, and marked on the reverse with an apocryphal six-character Kangxi mark. The box is well-potted with a tight, compact...

Japanese Silver Sterling Teapot Marked

It is 8.2 inches (21 cm) tall with handle up and 5 inches (12.7 cm) tall with handle down by 7.5 inches (19 cm) wide. It is 836 gram.

It has surface wear and scratches, stains and tarnished silver (as seen in the photos).

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Late Qing Famille Rose Floral Jar (GFM061721)
c. 1860 - 1880s, late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Height: 19.7 cm (jar alone), 28 cm (including custom stand and lid)
Diameter (at widest point): 24 cm
From an Arvada, Colorado estate

A lovely and charming late Qing ginger jar, its pleasingly rotund body decorated with famille rose enamels depicting various floral sprigs and auspicious insects. The neck is further enhanced with a ruy...

Chinese 6th Class Order of Striped Tiger Medal Beiyang Era 北洋政府 1912 to 1928 Order of Wen-Hu

It is 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) tall by 2.1 inches (5.3 cm) wide. The box is 1.2 inches (3.1 cm) tall by 5.6 inches (14.3 cm) long and 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) wide. The medal is 48.3 gram. The total weights is 0.4 Lb.

It has surface wears and peeling at the box corners, and surface scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Charming antique Chinese Child's silk top from Qing Dynasty. Manchu style "cross body" closure with side "tie" Embroidered both front and back with images using satin stitch embroidery outlined with couching stitch metallic wrapped thread good condition...no stains, no rips,.. piece spans 27 inches wide and 16 inches top to bottom

Honda Tenjo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seven Great Men. Ink on paper in a superlative silk mounting with ivory rollers (they will be changed if exporting). It is 26 x 85-1/2 inches (66.5 x 217 cm) and is in excellent condition. Honda Tenjo (1867-1946), born in Tokyo, initially studied western painting for five years under Kondo Katsumi before moving to Nihonga under Kano Hogai. Along with Okakura Shusui and Oka Fuho was to be called the four pillars of the Hogai Studio...

18th century consecrated Japanese dragon (Ryu) temple carving. Its serpentine body reveals his 3 appendages with classic three claw anatomy. The high relief carving engulfs the dragon in flames. The rendering of the dragon's face exudes power and compassion.
The dragon carving was part of the architectural decoration of a Buddhist temple. It has been sanctified with sutras, located in the dragon's eye during the "Eye Opening Ceremony" (Kaigen-Kuyo). The ritual of venerating an image b...

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Owl
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Approximately 15.25 by 7.5 inches.
Date: 1930s. This edition ca. 1960s.
Publisher: Doi.
Reference: Koitsu catalog No. TK-DH-75-V1.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.