Death mask, made from a thin bronze sheet subtly formed as a man's broad face, chased with eyes, a nose, mouth and rounded cheeks, as well as a mustache. Tiny attachment hole on each side of the top (one missing). Fine slightly encrusted green, blue and red patina. China, Liao Dynasty (907-1125). Height: 18,5 cm. The mask is nicely mounted on a custom stand. A few small areas missing, tiny hole on the nose, otherwise good condition...

17th century
Late Ming - early Qing dynasty
Solid bronze
Diameter of opening: 12.7 cm / 5 in
Length (handle to handle): 17.5 cm / 6.9 in
Height: 8.3 cm / 3.3 in
Weight: 1118.6 grams (1.1 kg)
From a Denver, Pennsylvania estate

A rare and beautiful 17th century bronze censer, of a proportionally pleasing form with a compressed bulging body raised on a flared foot, with the rim everted and the handles casted as twin Buddhist lion heads...

c. 1900 - 20s
Republic period
Solid .990 silver
Width (at widest points): 22 cm / 8.6 in
Height: 15 cm / 6 in
Weight: 347.3 grams
From a Porto, Portugal private collection

An elegant Republic era .990 silver vessel, in the form of a large western chalice with flared rim and two gorgeously detailed handles crafted as pheasants perching on floral branches. The overall shape and workmanship is just superb. The bottom bears Chinese hallmarks...

Antique Chinese pewter censer with handle and a reticulated lid with two incised dragons circling a ball. Nice patina on interior. Late 19th century Qing Dynasty. Size: 6" H (to top of handle), 6.5" W

Chinese silver box, traces of original remain in good condition.

Age: China, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Measurement: Height 5.2 C.M. / Width 8.1 C.M. / Length 13.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Chinese silver box with immortals design.

Age: China, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Measurement: Height 4.2 C.M. / Width 6.2 C.M. / Length 10.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Antique fish sculpture, made from silver, with a fully articulated body, allowing wonderful lifelike movement. The forehead bears a symbol of two fish swimming closely in a yin yang formation. Its mouth is slightly open, almost smiling. Each of its scales has been embossed with intricate designs. A four character Chinese manufacturer's mark can be seen underneath the chin. Size: 7.5" L x 2" W x3.25" H

Chinese bronze censer with handles. Measures 8.5" including handles by 6.75" and 3.5" high. Weight 3.5 lbs. Marked on bottom: Made in Xuande Nian in Ming Dynasty. Dates 1800. Exterior polished.

Silver with gold gilt overlay Chinese export foo dog with enameling. The dog's head moves side to side and the ball is attached with a gold wire long enough so that it can be re-positioned. All the enameling is in excellent condition. Measures 3 inches long by 2.5" high. Circa pre-1920

Length approximately 13.3 cm (across the handle). 3(three) soft dents at the body. 1(one) dent at the base. In good condition.

Chinese Tang Dynasty small round box made of silver and gold. Repouse designs of floret surrounded by tiny flowers. The design on the top side of the box is smaller and more intricate while the bottom of the box has a similar floret but simpler. The rim of both top and bottom is delineated by a raised ring and is encircled by scrolling vines and tiny flowers. Size: 2 1/4" wide x 1 1/4" high

Antique Ming Dynasty Chinese iron plaque of buddhas from the Ming Dynasty. Each Buddha is seated on a lotus blossom with hands in the dhyana mudra of meditation. Between each buddha is an inscription of chinese characters. The unusual plaque has been forged in Iron. Early to Mid Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1912) It measures 25.25" wide by 26.25" tall by 1.5" deep.

Statue of Buddha Sakyamuni, in monk's robes, sitting cross-legged on a double lotus throne, his hands in bhumisparsa mudra. Cast iron. China, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368 A.D.). Height: 23 cm. Old accident at the back of the statue (see photos), strong oxydation due to great age, otherwise good condition. A rather rare piece

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...

19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Solid silver, purity of at least .925
Diameter: 22.5 cm / 8.85 in
Height: 3.7 cm
Weight: 332 grams
From a Porto, Portugal private collection

An impressively crafted 19th century late Qing Chinese export silver footed plate, engraved in the center with a confident rendering of a sinuous dragon, and bordered with a marvelous pierced/reticulated cavetto featuring dragons amongst clouds...

Chinese guilt bronze buddha, 20th century. A buddha with his hands in mudra, the gesture for meditation. The buddha is seated on a lotus blossom blooming out of another lotus blossom, atop a hexagonal base. It measures 14" tall, 5" wide at base.

Art From Ritual, Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, introduction and catalogue by Dawn Ho Delbanco, 1983 (first edition, hardcover.) A scholarly study of 70 important ancient bronzes from the Shang to the Eastern Zhou dynasties. 157 pages illustrated profusely with full page color plates and black and white details. Detailed, scholarly discussion of items in the Sackler collection following an informative introduction. Ex Libris Warren E...

This is Volume I of Ancient Chinese Bronzes In The Arthur M. Sackler Collections - Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, by Robert W. Bagley, 1987 (first edition.) A must have for serious students of ancient Chinese bronzes. 599 richly illustrated pages including index and credits. Steeped in substantive historical, cultural, techniques, styles and forms, scientific analyis, and other scholarship. We are not book specialists and are selling from our own library collection...