No-Reserve AUCTION-ASIA Benefit Sale

Nicely designed and potted, on the model of a working brass Cooking Pot (which would have had longer legs), this Tomb container was used to house cook

…or Entertainer. He stands tall with a ball in his right hand, ready for…? Was he a Juggler? An Acrobat? An expert at knocking down Milk Cans? Or di

Made-for-the-tomb chicken that came from South China….and was purchased in Flushing, NY about 12 years ago from a Chinese dealer who brought it out.

Another example of tomb art, this neat sculpture in grey hardstone is reputed to have been uneartherd in Hunan province. Dating to the Han dynasty (2

Their form is unusual and an extension of the ancient "split Bi" types. Of very fine white Nephrite, they are 1-1/4" tall and well m...

Carved from a thick and heavy (55-60# or so) piece of Marble, he is in the dhyana asana (padmasana) position with closed or downcast eyes in meditatio

Of squat form, the Jar has most of the original "Sung Brown" glaze on its upper part, a small mouth and nice encrustation from the sea. Fo...

Found in the Sulu Sea region of Southern Mindanao, the Philippines, this pair of Guangdong "hole-in-the-bottom" ware are 17th C. or earlie...

A lovely HONEY-BROWN GLAZE is seen under the encrustation on this 5" tall by 5" across, perfect condition Chinese jar. Yuan or early Ming...

A very scarce type dated by others to the Chinese Yuan period (c. 14th C.), this pair of deeply molded design miniature plates or saucers was found of

Similar to Lot 184, the PAIR are darker color and the one has a very dark brown stain on its upper surface that I have not tried to clean. A bargain

A very scarce Chinese decalware in Blue & White, this large saucer of 6" across is from an archaeologically-dated wreck in the sea off Java...

Interesting bowl and companion to lot 185, it sports nice decal decoration on both upper and under surfaces, with light sea-staining. 4-1/8" ac...

Same shipwreck as above and possibly Singapore ware, it retains amazing lustre on its brown glaze. 5-9/16" across and perfect.

A fine Chinese Celadon with a pale green color and choice combed and incised decoration, this large rice bowl is 6-3/4" across and 2-3/4" ...

Same wreck as #188 but the glaze is amazingly lustrous and intact. 6-7/8" across by 2-7/8" tall, it is incised with fluid cloud decoratio...

Made famous by the Hoi An California auction at Butterfields in 2000, this is one of the nicest standard bowls from that recovery in Vietnam. Those b

A scarcer design, this distinctive Annamese Fish bowl is 9-5/8" across and 2-1/4" tall. The color is a bit faded and the glaze degraded w...

A folksy, desirable design combined with great color and excellent glaze place this among the top 20% conditionally of finds from the Hoi An wreck. 9

A scarce figural from the HOI AN Wreck, three can be seen in lot 1756 of the Butterfields auction catalog. Well-cleaned, on correct greyish clay, it