Late 19th century
Guangxu period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with ge-type glaze and famile verte enamels
H: 29 cm
From a Denver, Colorado estate

A late Qing zun of elegant "guanyin" form, pairing overglaze famille verte decorations of birds, flora, and rockwork against a creamy ge-type glaze. Two springs of slip-covered Prunus branches compliment the neck.

Condition report: perfect antique condition. [Please examine all photos carefully; they are part ...

Adorable and whimsical antique baby's hat in the image of a Chinese lion, made of teal silk with golden stitched flowers and swirled designs, side panels in black silk with stitched koi fish in bright multicolors, black back panel with embroidered butterflies, a beautiful, deep purple back flap with gold stitching and an embroidered bird sitting under flowers. The hat's interior is bright red silk. The lion has a wide, silly grin with accordion-like teeth and its tongue sticking out, and has bri...

Exquisite Chinese Huanghuali alter tables. Gorgeous grain with "eyes" seen in the hardwood. Finely carved all throughout with round Jade wrapped in the wood apron. Overall perfect condition with a wonderful color to the wood.

circa Early 20th Century

Dimensions: 33" High X 43 1/4" Long X 14 1/4" Deep

Of semi-conical shape. With a hand carved and combed decoration of fish between waves. Diameter 19,2 cm. H. 7 cm. Very good condition without cracks or repairs, only some minor flea bites to the rim and foot rim. Song Dynasty (960-1279).

A dark blue satin woman's garment, dating to the late Qing dynasty, with center opening fastened with a gilt metal ball button and two ribbons. The four lobed collar, terminating in ruyi heads, and all wide hems extravagantly embroidered with romance figures in Peking stitch and little gold thread couching. Trimmed with different woven borders, the straight sleeves with embroidered outer cuff bands. Later figured blue silk lining. Condition: very good, only partial little staining. Dimension: cu...

Here is a rare japanese pottery Sculpture of Seven Lucky Gods, perfectly made during the Meiji period in the late 19th. century.

Best antique condition with no chips. The bottom has some original natural surface cracks aka inborn kiln cracks, which occured during the firing in the kiln.

The Seven Gods of Fortune, commonly referred to in English as the Seven Lucky Gods, are the seven gods of good fortune in Japanese mythology and folklore. They are often the subject of nets...

A lidded vessel of diamond form decorated with a circle and square viewed through vertical blinds of changing colors beaded with silver dew by Kondo Takahiro. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box enclosed inside a red lacquered outer wooden box (Niju Tomobako) dating circa 2002. The piece measures 7-1/2 x 4 x 10 inches (19 x 11 x 25 cm) and is in perfect condition.
Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. However he graduated Hosei...

Fine little green Song dynasty celadon fish plate. A line marking within glaze at top rim and chips at base, noticeable in images. Diameter: 5 inches.

Chinese monochrome gourd-shaped vase, made of glazed raspberry porcelain. The vase could be considered an item of good fortune, as gourds symbolize luck and fertility in Chinese culture. Qianlong mark on bottom, 20th century. Size: 8.5" tall, 4" wide

Japanese hand warmer made from bronze, with a handle and a floral-patterened openwork lid depicting three men playing the Japanese board game Go. The sides of the hand warmer show beautiful scenery with trees, mountains, three figures in a canoe, and one figure standing over a bridge. Signed on bottom. Meiji period (1868-1912) Size: 5.5" tall, 7" diameter

Antique famille rose brush pot, made of Chinese porcelain and decorated with two perched quails, surrounded by flowers in hues of purple, pink, yellow, orange, and blue. The bottom of the vase has a Jian Ding seal that reads "Shende Tang Zhi", meaning "Made for the Hall of Prudent Virtue" (1831-1850). 19th century Size: 4.75" tall, 3" diameter

Chinese heavy weight wooden grain measuring bucket with black iron mounting with studded nails, 10" high, 7" square-top rim, 12" square-bottom rim, two(2) handles are positioned in different angle to hold the heavy weight grain. There are Chinese Characters written in black calligraphy style on all four(4) sides. Some iron mounting area on the bottom is rusted and left rough wooden surface.

Ming Dynasty Celadon charger with floral/leaf and apparent bird (Bird of Paradise) pattern in center. Overall in good condition. Per images, note crackled surface, several small pockmark chips and what appears to be a hairline in the glaze. Slight warpage. Diameter: 9 and half + inches.

Depicting a running figure, possibly a saint or deity. Diameter 10,5 cm. Condition: Fritting and minor chips to the rim. Provenance: Dutch private collection, collected in Indonesia ca. 40 years ago. Jiajing ( 1522-1566 ).

Late 19th or early 20th wedding headdress, decorated with kingfisher feather ornaments, glass beads, metal bells, pompons and silk flowers. H. 60 cm. , W. 25 cm. condition: age wear, missing parts and one broken glass ball.

Of flat oval shape. Taotie masks with moveable rings on the sides. The lid now stuck to the vessel. H. 30 cm. W. 28,5 cm. Very good patina and traces of original repairs that were executed after the casting. This is often seen on Han bronzes. Provenance: Dutch private collection, Japanese private collection. Han Dynasty ( 206 BC - 220 AD )

Song dynasty brown glaze jar or beaker. Nice glaze inside and out till lower portion of base which is unglazed. In very good condition apart form one small chip at rim. Diameter 3+ inches at rim.

A small rare Song Dynasty jarlet with crackle glaze. Yellowish, off-white/cream color glaze covers inside of jar and outside to near base. Small flaws in glaze noted on images. Height 1 and half inches.