Magnificient May Auction

Pair of Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain 'bitian' (palette dish), each of conch form with the shallow well featuring a kingfish...

Chinese rectangular ink stone, reputed to be 'chengni yan', carved with two scholars looking out of a pavilion with a stair case leading to ...

Chinese carved jade ink-stone, of flattened bean shape with a small water reservoir below a reticulated border featuring a monkey attempting to pick o

Chinese carved gray-green hardstone ewer, of flattened hu form raised on a pedestal base and carved with reserves of opposing phoenix/tao-tie masks in

Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain cup, Tongzhi mark and period, of tri-lobed shape and painted on the tapering sides with insects and flow

Chinese underglaze blue and overglaze red decorated porcelain covered jar, the tapering ovoid body enameled with red fish swimming amid cobalt blue lo

Chinese doucai porcelain meiping with cover, decorated with boldly enameled dragon and phoenix meandering amid flowering scrolling tendrils set above

Pair of Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain phoenixes, each with an elongated pink head with a pair of pale blue eyes and surmounted by a br

Chinese gilt and polychrome enameled porcelain stick-neck vase, the compressed body decorated with scholar's items in reserve set with alternati...

Pair of Chinese polychrome enameled yellow ground porcelain baluster vases, the exterior decorated overall with shou medallions, branches of ripe peac

Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain urn with cover, Republic Period, the tapering ovoid body well painted in bright enamels with a procession and au

Chinese Jun-ware style ceramic tripod censer, with an everted rim above a waisted cylindrical neck set above a compressed body accented by small dark

Pair of Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain dishes, late Qing/early Repulic period, each of stylized bat form decorated to the front with a beauty a

Chinese cloisonne enamel decorated archaistic vessel, cast as a square ding raised on four animal mask-and-paw partial gilt supports with feather-form

Chinese small celadon glazed crackled porcelain stick-neck vase, the ovoid body surmounted by a cylindrical neck bracketed by mock loose ring handles

Chinese flambe glazed stick-neck vase, Late Qing dynasty, the cylindrical body and tall cylindrical neck covered overall with a rich mottled red glaze

Pair of Chinese green glazed ceramic parrots, each of the birds enlivened with large eyes and a burnt red colored beak with its head lowered, standing

Chinese famille verte porcelain bottle vase, Qing dyansty, now mounted as a lamp, the pear shaped body decorated with four registers, each featuring f

Chinese famille verte porcelain gu-form vase, Qing/early Republic period, enameled with a pair of black birds with green wings perched upon a schola...

Chinese tea dust glazed double-gourd ceramic vase, with the upper bulb bracketed by a pair of shaped strap handles applied to the slightly compressed