Silver, Glass, Ceramics and Asian Art

Late Qing dynasty, China. Round lavender/blue-glazed bottle depicting 18 lohans (ascetic holy men who are protectors of the Buddhist faith) in high r

Late Qing dynasty, China. Rounded squat body carved with a single high relief seated hare (one of the twelve animals in the Asian zodiac) (mcks). Ha

Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), China. The cocoon-form body of this earthenware vessel on a spreading ring foot with short neck and protruding lip, pain

Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), China. Having a domed lid in the shape of mountain peaks, the body with moulded relief band of horses and other animals,

Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), China. Earthenware head of horse with grey body, having remnants of red and white paint, short mane with incised detail,

Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), China. Pottery tomb model of seated dog, wearing collar, ribs apparent, having partial glazing on buff body. Provenan

Seventh/tenth century, Tang dynasty, China. Slender figure of a lady in flowing orange robes with shawl, made from pink-bodied unglazed earthenware...

Seventh/tenth century, Tang dynasty, China. Naturalistically modelled horse standing on rectangular base with female rider wearing red dress with whi

Seventh/tenth century, Tang dynasty, China. The lady wearing an orange dress with white flowers, having painted details on unglazed body of rider and

Seventh/tenth century, Tang dynasty, China. Buff pottery guardian figure, standing with one raised arm and the other fist clenched, his right leg lif

Seventh/tenth century, Tang dynasty, China. Unglazed earthenware male figure wearing maroon-coloured robe, sitting atop white horse with pointed ears

Tenth/thirteenth century, Song dynasty, China. Undecorated pale olive-green glazed conical-shaped vessel tapering to small foot rim. Diameter 15.2

Fourteenth/seventeenth century, Ming dynasty, China. Male official in green-glazed robe standing on square base, with separate buff pottery head.

Nineteenth century, possibly Jiaqing (1796-1820), China. Three-coloured ovoid form with straight edges, square lid and knopped finial, with snake-like

Minguo, early 20th century, China. Pear-shaped with wide neck opening, having deep pink glaze with green speckling. Human face at top of each handle

Twentieth century, China. The white body carved overall with wave pattern, and having orange goldfish on top and base with two bands of bats and clou

Minguo period, China. The first, featuring a pair of Manchurian cranes under pine tree with inscription; the second, depicting an elderly gentleman w

Early 20th century, China. Rolling-pin shaped body with slightly flaring mouth and flat base. Having band of blue and white scrolling vegetal motif

Nineteenth century, Qing dynasty, China. In the form of a reclining lady with bound feet. Brown glazed floral decoration on her pants and abdomen (C

Nineteenth century, Qing dynasty, China. Hexagonal baluster vase densely decorated with mythical beasts (qilin), Buddhist symbols, flowers, and butte

Twentieth century, China. Having moulded textured body in white glaze, with red painted comb and wattle naturalistically depicted, standing on tree-l

Nineteenth century, Qing dynasty, China. Figure of male on one knee, holding up a small jardiniere. The body having flowers in overglaze enamels, th

Late 19th century, Qing dynasty, China. Each with four panels, two figural and two floral with birds, in overglaze enamels and gilt (mcs). Diamete

Early 19th century, Qing dynasty, China. Each holding a lotus sprig, the girl with a bow in her hair. Both wearing geometric and floral decorated ga

Possibley nineteenth century, Qing dynasty, China. Pair of candlesticks in the Western form and style having multi-coloured overglaze enamels on whit

Probably Guangxu (1875-1908), late Qing dynasty, China. Each a mirror reflection of the other, featuring famille rose scene of cranes and birds among

Twentieth century, China. With celadon-glazed flat wide bracket rim edge around top of yellow/brown jardiniere. Bamboo, swallows, horses and weeping

Late Qing dynasty, China. Thickly potted with flat, wide rim, the round bodies having identical images in the famille rose palette of four classical f

Late Qing dynasty, China. Blue transferware design of peonies, floral branches and crane between lappet borders on baluster-shaped vase having wide f

Nineteenth century, Qing dynasty, China. Decorated with peach and flowers on pale green and pink ground overall (mcks). Three metal feet. Length

Nineteenth century, Qing dynasty, China. Both with figural decorations within scrolling vegetal border on white ground, with stylized Chinese dynasty

Nineteenth century, Qing dynasty, China. Featuring the Eight Buddhist symbols of Happy Augury, including The State Umbrella (symbol of an incorruptib

Late Qing dynasty, China. All having black ground and yellow scaly dragons with spotted heads. Matching vases (bruising) with green bands of waves a

Early 20th century, probably China. Depicting a man carrying long wood pole, having a double gourd hanging from his waist and empty basket on his bac

Early 19th century, Qing dynasty, China. Hollow casting of seated Confucian-style civil servant, holding sceptre in his hands in front of chest, on f

Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), China. Undecorated square vessel with simple band at mouth and straight slightly flaring hollow foot. Taotie mask ring

Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), China. Undecorated three-legged ancient food vessel, with three knobs on lid, vertical slightly flaring handles, having

Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), China. Having three seated squirrels on lid, two thin vertical handles and sharp horizontal lip protruding from shoulder

Shang dynasty (16th century - c.1050 BC), China. Most likely handles from an ancient vessel, each taotie (beast) mask suspends a ring from curved bea

Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-221 BC), China. Beast with curled snout and tail, the body cast with scaly detail. Length 9.8 cm. (3 7/8 in.).

Seventh/tenth century, Tang dynasty, China. Having bird and bear motif on back of bevelled floral-shaped mirror. Diameter 11.7 cm. (4 5/8 in.).

Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), China. Of typical form, this zhang carved from green jade with brown inclusions (mcs). Length 23 cm. (9 in.).

Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9), China. Round with grain pattern and swirls, having bevelled edge and raised centre. Diameter 5.5 cm. (2 1/8 in.

Qing dynasty, China. Tang-style carving of a standing foreigner with cap holding cup in green and brown mottled jade; the other, a Han-style yellow j

Qing dynasty and 20th century, respectively. The first, a white jade rectangular plaque having brown inclusions with peonies and ten-character inscri

Late 19th/early 20th century, Qing dynasty, China. Virtuoso carving made from a single piece of highly polished white jade, in the form of a lidded v

Twentieth century, China. Carved with rearing horse and four character inscription. Having a brown inclusion encompassing two frolicking monkeys ato

Qing dynasty, China. In white jade with brown inclusions, the felines reclining on leaf. Length 5.7 cm. (2 1/4 in.).

Qing dynasty, China. The first, carved in the Song/Ming style, with finely detailed scales on dragon; the second, depicting a tiger and dragon in com

Qing dynasty, China. Carved in the Ming style in green jade with highlights of pale brown inclusions on surface. Length 5.7 cm. (2 1/4 in.).