Extremely rare and very unique blue and white covered box, standing in three lion head of legs.Decorated with three Lions playing below the diaper pattern. The top side also have similar decoration attached by three legs as well excepted in the top of center painted with a child take a peek. Ming dynasty Zhengde period (1506-1521). very unusual shaped which I have never handle it except this one has survived. Remain me like export to Portuquese market pieces...

Song dynasty celadon green glaze large plate with carved bird motif, good condition with shallow chip at outer rim please see picture for detail, size: 28 cm diameter.

Rare jacket back panel from the remote Miao Jiupang group from Jiahe County, Guizhou province (see last enlargement), with purple embroidered pattern between the spaces in the tin decoration. This style of decoration is unique to this group and very difficult to make, as every tiny bit of tin has to be individually cut and crimped. Recently acquired from a private Hong Kong collector, these are the first examples I have send of these I have seen in the past 15 years...

A large Chinese celadon glazed dish from Longquan kiln, dated to Ming Dynasty. The dish has some kiln problems including shape distortion, glaze contraction spots, and a black spot. There are age crackles on the glaze. No other flaws beside the above. Diameter: 14-5/8"

Chinese porcelain sleeve vase decorated with Qilin, banana trees and other motifs in under glazed cobalt. Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi period. Condition: There are some small potting-fault spots on the body, otherwise in perfect condition. Height: 16-5/8".

A Southern Song Dynasty Fujian ware tea-bowl with fine and very pristine glazed condition like from fabric. Condition is perfect, no any chips, no any crack and free from any restoration. Diameter: 11 cm and Height: 4,5 cm.

A Southern Song Qingbai shallow bowl with thinly potted and foliated rim, covered overall with greenish Qingbai tone. Condition with two minute hairlines, fritting and minor chips to foot rim, otherwise is good condition. Diameter: 20 cm.

Well balance potted Qingbai ewer, decorated with Lotus petals panel to the shoulder and bottom part, lucky found with the original lid with ring handle. Southern Song Dynasty 12th-13th century.Jindezhen Hutian ware found at Indonesia. Condition is very good, no any crack, no any chip and free from any restoration. Height maximum: 7,5 cm and wide: 10,1 cm.

Chinese porcelain vase decorated with "shou (longevity)" characters, deer, pine trees, and other auspicious motifs in famille rose enamel. According to the decorations, this vase should be designed and made for celebrating someone's birthday. The is a six-character Kangxi mark inside the foot rim, we date the vase to the late Qing Dynasty, 19th century. The vase is in very good antique condition, with exceptions of a kiln adhesion spot and a chip on the foot rim...

A Chinese Longquan glazed dish decorated with overlapping upright petals on the exterior wall. Southern Song Dynasty - 12th/13th century. The glaze is of grayish olive-green color, one side is darker than the other side on the exterior wall. The dish is in excellent antique condition with normal glaze scratches. There is one glaze contraction spot on inside bottom of the dish, and a few tiny ones on the outside. please see photos for details. Diameter: 5-1/8". (Wood stand is not for sale)

Pair of 1900's Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Peacock - AS IS 修補

One peacock is 14 inches (35.5 cm) tall and the smaller one is 13.5 inches (34.2 cm) tall by 6 inches (15.2 cm) wide. They weigh 5.4 lb.

One peacock's crest has been repaired (replaced) and has manufacture repair at the tip of the tail. This peacock also has small chips at the tail...

Two strands of colorful and quirky glass bangle fragments drilled and reworked into beads. These are Persia, circa 6th CE - 7th CE which would make them late Sassanian Empire or early Islamic Era. L: 54cm/21.2in and 59cm/23.2in. See last enlargement for scale. Please note the tiny beads at the end are a combination of ancient Indo Pacific and Pyu glass beads. Free shipping via Hong Kong Registered Airmail.

Antique pair of small bronze seated Qilin. Cast with heads facing upward and mouths open. Details of scales and striated tails. Each has a single horn. As scholar objects, it is possible that these were once used as scroll weights. Each Qilin stands on an antique carved hardwood stand.

Provenance Zelig Collection

16th Century: Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Dimensions: 3" high (bronze only) 4" high including stand x 3 3/4" long

Antique Chinese bronze censer with oval form body, high neck and rounded rectangular mouth. Standing on four feet with heads of mythical creatures. A band with a swirling motif in low relief encircles the middle of the censer. The neck of the censer is also decorated with a wave motif in a band of low relief. The lid is pierced for incense smoke and topped with a sitting Qilin.

17th Century, Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Dimensions: 8" high x 5 1/2" wide x 4" wide

Fine old silk brocade supplementary weft embroidered on cotton backing from the Mulao ethnic group, circa first half 20th CE. The foundation is woven with handspun blue cotton threads and silk weft embroidered, phoenix, butterfly and floral images against a “key fret” background. L: 109cm/42in and W: 68cm/26in (with cotton border L: 128cm/50in and W: 83cm/32in)...

A Ming dynasty 16th century blue and white dish, decorated with children playing or dancing in the garden. Possibly Hongzhi-Zhengde period. Good condition with no any chips, no crack and free from any restoration. Diameter: 13,5 cm.

Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Longquan Celadon Porcelain Bowl - Flower Impression

This bowl was made during the 12th - 13th century, most likely at one of the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province. It is quite a shallow bowl and has a flared rim. It is "heavily-potted" and highly-fired, having a high-pitched ring when tapped, and coated in a pale celadon glaze, save for around the foot where the pale grey body is revealed...

Pair of 19th century Chinese porcelain bowls with custom stands. In excellent antique condition, the dishes each measure 8.25" long, 6" wide, and 2.75" high. Displayed on the stand, it measures 6 inches high. There is one tiny chip to the rim which, if you look carefully, you can see it in the last photo. One of the stands is missing a small piece of wood, but it does not affect the stability of the stand. Rare to find such an attractive set of bowls...