Fine Tall Chinese 19th Century Blue & White Porcelain Vase (Kangxi mark)

A very attractive blue & white porcelain vase, with cover, nicely decorated in underglaze blue of very good colour with a good glossy glaze. The decoration comprises a variety of leafy branches and flower blossoms as well as butterflies and birds in flight. The finial of the cover is in the form of a lion dog...

Tall Chinese 19th Century Blue & White Porcelain Vase (Kangxi mark)

A very attractive blue & white porcelain vase, with cover, nicely decorated in underglaze blue of very good colour with a good glossy glaze. The decoration comprises a variety of leafy branches and flower blossoms as well as butterflies and birds in flight. The finial of the cover is in the form of a lion dog...

A refined Chinese side table masterfully crafted from richly grained Huanghuali wood. The table features a classic shaped, mortise-and-tenon framed top with a floating panel showcasing the dramatic movement and warm tones characteristic of this prized hardwood.
Gently curved legs terminate in cloud-form spandrels and are joined by shaped stretchers for added stability and visual harmony...

Chinese bench made of rich, figured Huanghuali wood, known for its deep tones and graceful ghostly grain. The backrest features an openwork design with intricate angular fretwork, flanking a central medallion intricately carved with the shou (longevity) character surrounded by stylized dragons—symbols of power and auspicious life.
The arms and legs are elegantly curved, resting on a recessed stretcher base that enhances the balance and proportion of the piece...

Fine & Rare Large Chinese Neolithic Banpo Burnished Pottery Bowl (4800 - 4300 BC)

This rare and very attractive pottery bowl was made over SIX THOUSAND years ago during the Banpo phase (c. 4800 - 4300 BC) of the Yangshao culture in present-day Shaanxi province. It is made from a fairly high-fired red pottery and both inner and outer surfaces have been burnished smooth.

Diameter 23 cm, height 10.25 cm. For a pottery bowl made over six thousand years ago, condition is truly exceptional...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Banpo Burnished Pottery Bowl (4800 - 4300 BC)

This rare pottery bowl was made over SIX THOUSAND years ago during the Banpo phase (c. 4800 - 4300 BC) of the Yangshao culture in present-day Shaanxi province. It is made from a fairly high-fired red pottery and both inner and outer surfaces have been burnished smooth. Around the outer rim are traces of its original decorative dark brown pigment.

Diameter 19.75 cm, height 9 cm...

Fine & Rare Chinese Neolithic Banpo Burnished Pottery Bowl (4800 - 4300 BC)

This rare pottery bowl was made over SIX THOUSAND years ago during the Banpo phase (c. 4800 - 4300 BC) of the Yangshao culture in present-day Shaanxi province. It is made from a fairly high-fired red pottery and both inner and outer surfaces have been burnished smooth. The darker band around the outer rim appears to have been intentional and was possibly originally painted with a red or brown pigment...

Fine & Rare Tall Chinese Neolithic Banpo Burnished Pottery Amphora with Oxford TL Test

This fine and incredibly old pottery vessel was made over 6,000 years ago during the Banpo phase (c. 4800 - 4300 BC) of the Yangshao culture in present-day Shaanxi province. This form is probably the most well-known of Banpo pottery, although most known examples tend to have a "cord-impressed" surface as opposed to a smooth burnished surface...

Fine & Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Cup

This fine & rare pottery cup was made some 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220), or possibly a little earlier. It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery. This inner mouth and outer surface have a smooth burnished surface making it a real pleasure not only to view, but also to handle. In places to the surface are limescale-type deposits from its long burial.

Maximum diameter 12.25 cm...

Fine & Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Cup

This fine & rare pottery cup was made some 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220), or possibly a little earlier. It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery. This inner mouth and outer surface have a smooth burnished surface making it a real pleasure not only to view, but also to handle. In places to the surface are limescale-type deposits from its long burial.

Maximum diameter 10.25 cm...

Chinese Qing dynasty bronze censer (incense burner) with Xuande mark. 17 cm wide from ear to ear. 11,3 cm mouth rim diameter. 8,2 cm high. 1636 gram weight. Censer in Good condition except smooth dent at the body ( please see on the pictures ).

Rare Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Chicken with Bronze Feet

This very rare painted pottery hen was made c.150 BC during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a dense grey pottery that has been quite highly-fired. Following firing, it was "cold-painted" in a creamy-white pigment. The hen stands on separate bronze feet that slot into square holes on the underside of the bird...

Fine & Rare Pair of Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Cockerel & Hen with Bronze Feet (Oxford TL Test)

This very rare pair of painted pottery chickens comprising a cockerel and a hen was made c.150 BC during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8)...

Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Cup

This fine & rare pottery cup was made some 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220), or possibly a little earlier. It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery. This inner mouth and outer surface have a smooth burnished surface making it a real pleasure not only to view, but also to handle. In places to the surface are limescale-type deposits from its long burial.

Maximum diameter 12.5 cm. This is a lovely example in very goo...

Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Cup

This fine & rare pottery cup was made some 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220), or possibly a little earlier. It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery. This inner mouth and outer surface have a smooth burnished surface making it a real pleasure not only to view, but also to handle. In places to the surface are limescale-type deposits from its long burial.

Maximum diameter 11.5 cm. This is a lovely example in very goo...

Rare Large Chinese Neolithic Pottery Tripod

This rare and unusually large pottery tripod was made over 3,000 years ago during the Chinese Neolithic period or early Bronze Age. It is not always easy to determine exactly which culture such vessels come from as similar vessels were made by various Chinese Neolithic cultures over a long period. This example was excavated from present-day Gansu province in the northwest of China and we date it to possibly the early part of the Xindian culture (c....

Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This rare and attractively-shaped pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. It is made from quite a highly-fired pale yellowish-beige pottery and the main body has a smooth burnished surface that makes it a real pleasure to handle (as well as to view!). There are some limescale-type deposits to the surface of ...

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. It is made from a pale buff-coloured pottery, the colour of which varies a little in places, that is quite highly-fired, having an almost metallic ring to it when tapped. 

Height 12 cm. It is in very good condition and has no restoration o...