Michaan's Estate Auction - Jewelry, fine arts, stamps, furniture, coins & more

Three Carved Decorations, including two small jade carvings,one simulating amber and carved as a snuff bottle {Length of snuff bottle: 3 1/4 inches (8

Two Small Jade and Hardstone Disc 'Bi', the first of pale greenish-white jade exhibiting striped inclusions of dark caramel, incised to both...

Two Jade and Hardstone Decorations, including a reticulated jade pendant and a hardstone overlay plaque {Width of hardstone plaque: 3 7/8 inches (9.8

Two Scholar's Objects*, including a calligraphy brush with an ivory handle, and a ruyi scepter with jade inset {Length of Ruyi: 20 inches (57 cm...

An Unusual Scholar's Rock, the dense rock of black and calico tones and an undulating form, with sharply angled and cleaved edges contrasting wi...

A Pudding Stone Necklace (Meihua shi), comprised of 108 beads with one two-part bead suspending a brown tassel, each with of various pale colored patc

A Carved Carnelian Archer's Ring, Late Qing Dynasty, of white hue with a deep red inclusion, carved with two figures beneath a lingzhi branch to...

A Hardstone Cong, each side carved with stylized animals and figures {Height: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm)}

Three Small Yellowish Stone Carvings, each similarly carved with two bats encircling coins {Length: 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm)}

A Grayish-White Scholar's Rock, of top-heavy form containing numerous perforations, with wood stand {Height of rock: 12 1/2 inches (31.8 cm)}

An Agate Snuff Bottle, carved with a deer in the presence of the God of Longevity {Height: 3 inches (7.6 cm)} [Stopper missing spoon]

Two Agate Snuff Bottles, each carved with auspicious symbols {Tallest: 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)} [Both stoppers missing spoons]

Two Jade and Hardstone Snuff Bottles, the first made of jadeite snuff bottle and the other made of quartz-type hardstone {Tallest: 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)

A Group of Three Blue and White Porcelain Snuff Bottles, including two cylindrical form, one of double-gourd form {Tallest: 3 3/4 inches (8.5 cm)}

A Grisaille and Gilt Painted Snuff Bottle, Qianlong Mark, 20th Century, the front side depicting four monks studying a hanging scroll, the reverse ins

A Faceted Gourd Snuff Bottle, of russet hue with the character 'shou' on four sides {Height: 2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)}

Three Ceramic Snuff Bottles, one in the form of a fish, one painted in underglazed blue and white, the last in the form of a mythical beast group {Len

A Copper and Brass Teapot, of Sino-Tibetan style construction {Height: 9 1/4 inches (23.5 cm)}

Two Metal Religious Objects, including a figural plaque and a standing multi-armed and multi-headed Avalokiteshvara figure {Height of Figure: 15 3/4 i

A Bronze Buddhist Statue, shown seated in meditation with both hands resting in the lap, wearing draping robes beneath a large crown {Height: 15 3/4 i

Two 18K Gold Leaf Longevity Themed Decorations, the first depicting Shoulao; the second a fruitful peach branch surrounded by various characters; each

A Bronze Figure of a Buddhist Monk, Qing Dynasty, cast possibly as the legendary Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang in meditation and seated on a lot

A Small Bronze Figure of a Sage, 17th/18th Century, shown with an exaggerated bulbous forehead wearing flower-decorated robes, with a matching wood st

Two Bronze Religious Figures, including one Tara with billowing sashes and one Avalokiteshvara holding a flaming vessel; both shown seated upon double

Three Metal Objects, the first a cylindrical vase depicting dragons now converted to a lamp; the second a ceremonial bell; the third an altar piece wi

A Khmer Style Bronze Figure, probably depicting a standing Vishnu {Height: 12 1/4 inches (31.1 cm)}

A Cast Bronze Libation Cup, in the form of a beast head, the curling tongue issuing from its mouth creating the handle, with a 'Da Tang Zhenguan...

A Bronze Luohan, the golden figure sits with one knee to his chest upon a bench cast in the likeness of wood, his robes bordered by a scrolling design

A Bronze Statue of a Seated Buddha, shown seated in dhyanasana with the left hand held above the lap and the right hand held in bhumisparsha mudra, th

Two Religious Figures, one bronze standing Buddha from Sri Lanka, the other a seated Buddha carved from wood {Overall Height of Tallest: 8 inches (20.

A Group of Chinese Decorations, the first of a lacquered baluster vase carved with landscape scenes, the second of the Budai monk carved from a piece

A Marble and Hardwood Table Stand, containing a inscribed circular marble plaque set on a carved hardwood stand {Height: 22 3/4 inches (57.8 cm)}

A Painted and Carved Wood Seated Figure {Height: 23 1/2 inches (59.7 cm)} [Losses to pigments, wear]

Two Religious Figures, the first a stone stele carved with a seated Buddha, the second a wood head depicting Shiva {Height of wood head: 10 inches (25

A Large Bamboo Buddha's Hand Citron, carved in the form of a Buddha's hand citron attached with a sprig of leaf {Length: 12 1/4 inches (31.1...

Two Chinese Articles, including a opium damper holder inlaid with mother-of-pearl decorations and a tree-trunk form hardwood brush pot {Length of larg

Two Woven Baskets, one of tapered form with a hinged lid and metal hardware; the second of circular form with stacking sections below a rigid handle {

A Group of Four Bamboo Baskets, including one large covered basket, two circular baskets (one with handles) and a deep rectangular form tray {Tallest:

Three Large Woven Baskets, Philippines, including two locust baskets and a large basket table with circular lid {Height of Locust Basket: 24 1/4 inche

A Group of Six Lacquered Wood Vessels, including a large covered offering bowl, an ovoid jar, two small pedestal bowls, a handled bucket, and a handle

A Molded Resin Dish and Circular Box Resembling Cinnabar Lacquer {Diameter of Dish: 11 1/2 inches (29.2 cm)} [Chips and wear]

A Set of Four Inkstones, each of red hue heightened by gilt pigments, carved with vessels and plants reversed by inscriptions, with a fitted wood box

A Green Inkstone, of substantial rectangular form, the recessed face set with a deep quatrefoil-shaped ink trough to one side, the stone of pale mottl

A Carved Inkstone with Fitted Hardwood Box Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl, the inkstone with an inscription above the shallow well, the box decorated wit

A Treated Coral Carving*, in the form of a standing sage, with wood stand {Height with stand: 5 7/8 inches (15 cm)} [Coral glued to wood stand]

A Small Carved Horn Stupa, of classic stupa form and pieced together with horn and metal {Height: 7 1/2 inches (19 cm)}

An Antler Carving of a Brush Washer, carved with two chilong figures {Length: 4 inches (10.2 cm)}

Two Carved Horn Fruit Models, each in the form of an apple topped by a short stem {Height: 1 1/4 inches (3.2 cm)} [Natural cracks]

A Pair of Ivory Fu Dogs*, carved as a pair of powerful and muscular male and female lions perched on top of a lotus petal stand, with wood stands {Hei

Two Carved Ivory Puzzle Balls*, both comprised of a multilayered dragon ball and a ornately carved ivory stand {Height: 11 inches (28.9 cm)} [One with