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Antiquities For Sale
A Pair of Chinese Ming Period Patinated Bronze Enameled Elephant Vases/Censors
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Chinese Ming Period Patinated Bronze Enameled Elephant Vases/Censors. The elephant has a Buddhistic caparisoned dress with pearl harness, tassels, and high-relief dragon p...
Category
1640s Chinese Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Good Chinese Cloisonne Enamel on Brass Snuff Bottle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Good Chinese Cloisonne Enamel on Brass Snuff Bottle
Signed on the underside. The tapered oval body with raised enamel foliage, each side set with a seed pearl centering a blossom, c...
Category
20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Antique Table, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A round table with a soft silhouette that exudes warmth.
The material used is high-quality ash. The strong grain and gentle design are in perfect harmony.
The color is light, but t...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Tang Dynasty, Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Horse and Rider with Oxford TLTest
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese painted pottery horse and rider with original pigments remaining.
Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd.
is included.
Age: China, Tang D...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Two Incised Sandstone Mingqi, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period(907-979)
Located in seoul, KR
Figures from this era tend to be simpler and more utilitarian, reflecting the instability and regional diversity of the time. These pottery figures often unglazed or painted with bas...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Antiquities
Materials
Sandstone
Pair of Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Cover Vases, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
cherry blossom motif
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Green and Ochre Glazed Altar Table with Offerings, Ming Dynasty, 15~16th Century
Located in seoul, KR
The table bearing pig head, rice cakes, dishes of meat, fish and fruit. Known as Mingqi, these terracotta models were customarily included in Chinese burial practices, particularly among the affluent, to aid the deceased in their journey through the afterlife. This tradition extends back to the Neolithic Period. A unique terracotta funeral table...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
A Molded Longquan Celadon 'Fu Shou' Ewer, Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
One side of the vase showcases a panel with the Shou character at its center, symbolizing longevity, while the opposite side displays the Fu character, signifying luck. The neck of the vase is adorned with leaves. There are similar types and decoration but varying in shape, resembling a pear, all from the same era and crafted in celadon, often referred to as 'fu shou' vases.
Period: Yuan-Ming Dynasty (1271-1644)
Region: Longquan, China
Medium: Celadon
Type: Ewer
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference
1) British Museum - Museum number 1931,1118.5
(Type : Closely related)
2) Christies NEW YORK 24–25 MAR 2022 - Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art - Lot 1105
(Price realised : 9,450 USD / Type : Related)
3) Sotheby's New York 19 March 2024 - Chinese Art - Lot 172
(Price range : 15,000 USD - 20,000 USD / Type : Related)
* Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon
Longquan celadon from the Ming Dynasty typically exhibits a more robust and heavier stoneware body compared to its Song Dynasty predecessors. The Ming era saw an evolution in celadon glaze, achieving a wider spectrum of green hues, from olive to bluish-greens. Ming celadons...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
Ancient Gu Shape Blue And White Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
An attractive gu vase hand painted in cobalt blue with typical kangxi floral painting.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Production Date : 1690-1699
Made in : Jingdezhen
Destination : Netherland
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Vung Tau ship
Reference : Double checked with reference to the original catalogues
1) Christies Amsterdam 1992 - Vung Tau Cargo / Christies
2) Qing Dynasty Export...
Category
1690s Vietnamese Qing Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Japanese Antique Bamboo basket Folk art Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This bamboo basket is made by combining bamboo of various shapes.
It is a folk craft item made by hand by people in the past.
It is made of bamboo so it is very lightweight.
The bamb...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Two Green glazed Figures Holding Pitchpork, Han dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Han dynasty pottery tomb figure, modelled standing holding a Pitchpork in front of his body, covered in a turquoise-green glaze. These two pieces are believed to have been produced i...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Han Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Kintsugi Porcelain Opium Pillow
Located in MEAUX, FR
Rediscovered History & Beauty: Kintsugi Porcelain Opium Pillow
Discover a fascinating and historically rich art object: a blue and white porcelain opium pillow. This astonishing pie...
Category
2010s Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Rare 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Brush Pot for Vietnam
Located in MEAUX, FR
Rare 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Brush Pot for Vietnam, Enhanced with 22k Gold Kintsugi Restoration
Immerse yourself in the history and elegance of this rare Chinese porcelain...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Alabaster Marble Seated Buddha Statue
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese alabaster Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base, with original lacquer, gilding and inlay of colorful glass pieces on the hea...
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Alabaster
Ming Dynasty Chinese Countryside Villa - TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Extremely rare Chinese model of a countryside villa for the royal courtiers and ministries of the Ming Dynasty -1368-1644 AD- showing three guest houses and one main entry. The villa is surrounded by a cuadrangular wall painted with bucolic scenes of garden, mountains, and bamboo forests. The roof tiles are glazed in green enamel with yellow finials – as the ones in the forbidden city – typical from the Ming epoch. Truly a museum piece. The doors swivel and are painted in ochre. State of preservation: impeccable mint condition with original paintings, all of the original parts are complete, except for one house which is missing part of the plinth (broken during transport). Each part has been tested for authenticity, consisting of eight separate TL tests...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Japanese Antiques a basket by Chikuryu-sai Yamamoto(山本竹龍齋) lotus Bamboo
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: lotus and bamboo
Made by Yamamoto Chikuryusai,
a bamboo craftsman from Osaka Prefecture.
Chikuryusai took the name "Yamamoto Shoen 山本笙園"
in his later years.
Because he...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century Unusual Balinese Hanuman Mask in Polychromed Light Wood
Located in Leuven , BE
Unusual Balinese monkey mask-most probably a representation of Hanuman
Here is some more info from Ubud. Mask-making is one of the oldest art-forms in the world. In Bali, masks (t...
Category
19th Century Balinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Rare Fine Hand-Carved Wooden Buddha Head Sculpture – Serene Expression – India
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and one of a kind Buddha sculpture.
An exquisitely hand-carved wooden sculpture of the Buddha's head, this piece exudes serenity and craftsmanship. Originating from India, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Tang Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique 1880s Persian Sultanabad Rug, Tree of Life, Wool, 14' x 17'
Located in New York, NY
This Persian Sultanabad carpet circa 1880 was created using handspun wool and organic vegetable dyes. It is an exceptional Sultanabad by uniqueness of coloration and design, created ...
Category
19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wool
A Pair of Large Antique Ming Pottery Musician Rider on Horse with Oxford TL Test
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of large antique Chinese pottery musician rider on horse.
Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd.
is included.
Age: China, Ming Dynasty, A.D. 136...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Korean Early Joseon Period White Ceramic Lotus Blossom Bowl, Late 14th Century
Located in London, GB
A finely thin potted white glazed bowl, with incised lotus blossom pattern decoration from the Joseon period, Korea, circa 1400.
It has an old colle...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Korean Other Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
1900s Russian Silver Basket
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Russian silver basket; an addition to our diverse ornamental silverware collection.
This fine antique Russian silver basket has a circular rounded form onto a circula...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Other Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Very Rare and Old Chinese Tubular Water Pipe, Made from the Root of a Bamboo
Located in Leuven , BE
The bamboo water pipe has a cylindrical shape. The upper part is half sawn open. The water reservoir is located at the bottom of the cylinder.The Ends of the Rootlets are finished wi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Old Collection of Tibetan Bronze Turning Vajra Pestle Ring
Located in 景德镇市, CN
This Old Tibetan Bronze Turning Vajra Pestle Ring is a powerful symbol of spiritual strength, protection, and enlightenment. Skillfully crafted from solid ...
Category
19th Century Antique Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Pair of Bronze Vases with Cloissoné Technique
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Chinese pair of bronze vases with Cloissoné Technique.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Green-glazed model of a shrine, Han dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
It has a pyramidal roof topped with a finial, ornamental ridges, and faux doors and windows that are characteristic of Chinese sacred architecture of the period.
Period : Han Dynast...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Han Antique Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese rose medallion porcelain plate, 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
figural, and bird & flower motifs
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Natural Wood Object 1900s-1940s / Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
Believe it or not, this is actually a tree.
This is a natural pine tree object that makes use of the form created by nature as it is.
It is estimated to have been collected in the mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Pine
Malachite Obelisk
Located in Mexico City, MX
The use of malachite dates back to ancient civilizations. The Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans valued malachite for its beauty and supposed protective properties. In ancient Egypt, it w...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Antiquities
Materials
Malachite
Japanese Antique Wooden Bowl 1910s-1940s Primitive Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
This is a Japanese wooden bowl.
It is a folk craft that was used in daily life.
I don't know what kind of wood it's made of, but it's sturdy.
Since it is made by hand, it has a dist...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
16th Century Pottery Model of a Folding Chair, Ming dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This piece is an example of Mingqi, items specifically crafted for burial to accompany the deceased into the afterlife. The terracotta army is the most renowned example of such buria...
Category
16th Century Hong Kong Ming Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Red Over White Peking Glass Snuff Bottle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Red Over White Peking Glass Snuff Bottle
The cylindrical body overlaid and carved with red carp and foliage, with a slightly raised foot, pink stone cap, with scoop.
Height ...
Category
20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Riverscape Blue and White Teabowl, Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign.
Located in seoul, KR
The serene landscape and leisure activity of fishing are meticulously captured in cobalt blue on the porcelain's white surface, suggesting the value placed on harmony with the natura...
Category
1720s Vietnamese Qing Antique Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Quran Stand In Khatam-kari, Persia, 19th C.
Located in PARIS, FR
Khatam kari is a fine, meticulous marquetry technique whose earliest examples date back to the Safavid period (1501-1730). This technique involves inlaying fine wood, brass or camel ...
Category
19th Century Persian Napoleon III Antique Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Japanese Antique Sashiko Banten FireFighter Jacket Toei black 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This Sashiko b(h)anten was made around 1970 in Showa era in Japan.
On the front, it is written ''Toei town fire department / 5th division 2nd unit vice leader" in Japanese. On the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Cotton
Antique Cloissone Asian Chinese Floor Vase 39” inches tall
Located in Long Island, NY
Antique Cloissone Chinese Asian Floor Vase 39”
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Antiquities
Materials
Metallic Thread
Nineteenth Century Chinese Water Pipe in Paktong
Located in Leuven , BE
Nineteenth century Chinese water pipe in Paktong (= an Alloy of Zinc, Copper and Nickel). The Base - elaborated in Enamel Cloisonné - is decorated with a Phoenix on an Ultramarine Bl...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Copper, Zinc
Large Vintage Chinese Hand Embroidery Tapestry
Located in Delray Beach, FL
About
A spectacular Chinese embroidery wall hanging purchased from Antique Chinese collector This example, entailed with many stitch techni...
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
17th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base with gilded gold.
Age: Burma, Shan Period, 17th Century
Size: Height 48.3 C.M. ...
Category
17th Century Burmese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Old Chinese Bronze Musical Instrument Pipa
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Step back into the rich musical traditions of ancient China with this Old Chinese Bronze Musical Instrument Pipa, a rare and exquisite artifact that symbolizes the artistry and cultu...
Category
19th Century Antique Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Grish Chunder Dutt 1880s Indian Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Indian silver tea caddy, an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antiqu...
Category
1880s Indian Antique Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
It features two small lug handles on either side of the neck and a spout opposite the main handle. This ewer might have been used for wine or other liquids, which were poured through...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Tang Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Antique Chinese Rice Paper Pith Painting '19th Century'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Chinese rice paper pith painting. It shows a group gathering of men and women. Pith paper is made from the inner pith of the plant Tetrapane...
Category
19th Century Antique Antiquities
Materials
Paper
Antique Chinese Export Silver Goblet
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver goblet; an addition to our wine and drinks related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Chinese Export silver (CES) goblet has a circular bell shaped form a shaped stem and plain circular stepped foot.
The drinking vessel of this silver wine goblet is embellished with impressive engraved bamboo stems emanating from the lower portion.
The embossed stem of this impressive solid silver goblet...
Category
Early 1900s Hong Kong Chinese Export Antique Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Italian/French Enamel and Silver Snuff Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian/French Enamel and Silver Snuff Box.
Late 19th Century, the interior lid impressed 22, no other visible marks. The rectangular hinged box with an interior gilt wash, the lid ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Wooden Display Stand, Bonsai Stand, Object, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique display stand made from old wood from the Taisho era.
In Japan, it was used as a stand for Bonsai.
It is made of cherry wood and features a lacquer finish.
It gives you a sense of the powerful grandeur of nature and has a timeless dignity.
This display stand can be used in a wide variety of ways, including as a display stand, flower stand, bonsai stand...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Modern Asian Inspired black & Polychrome lacquered low table
By Renzo Mongiardino
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese Lacquer work with beautiful detailing.
Low cocktail table
Category
1940s Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
Green-Glazed Dish, Han Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This Han Dynasty green-glazed dish exhibits significant signs of wear, indicative of its age and the long passage of time it has witnessed. The glaze, once vibrant, now shows substan...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Han Antique Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware
Archaic Jade Bi, Liangzhu Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Museum-quality Chinese jade Bi from the Liangzhu period (3300-2200 BC). For the Liangzhu, jade was the primary material through which the secular and religious...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Jade
Eight Antique Chinese Tobacco Pipe Holder Antrophomorphic Subject, Tobacco Curio
Located in Leuven , BE
Eight Antique Chinese Tobacco Pipe Holders with Antrophomorphic Subject, made of the Wood of Fruit Trees.
French Private Collection.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair Gu Cloisonné Vases
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Imperial yellow Gu form cloisonné vases.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Batavia (Jakarta), or Sri Lanka, circa 1680-1720
The document or money box is densely carved with fine scrolling vines and lotus flowers. It has a charming heart- shapes silver lock...
Category
Late 17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Japanese Satsuma Miniature Tripod Teapot and Cover, Meiji Period
Located in Delft, NL
Japanese Satsuma miniature tripod teapot and cover, Meiji period
A circular flattened form miniature teapot with cover painted in enamels and gilt...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware
Haitai Figurine from Ca Mau Ship circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
The green-glazed beasts seated on their haunches, a short spout beside their turned heads, their mane and tail splashed with yellow or brown glaze
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng P...
Category
1720s Vietnamese Chinoiserie Antique Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Qing Ching Dynasty 1821-1850 Porcelain Enamel Double Mouth Chinese Vase
Located in Louisville, KY
This stunningly enameled porcelain vase has a double mouth opening with hand-painted images of boys playing among the vines, gourds and gourd blossoms. There is a border of bat-like ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Asian carved and framed green Bi Disc, jadeite
By Chow's Oriental Furniture Co.
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exquisite carved and framed jadeite bi disc (璧). A bi disc is a circular (flat) jade disc with a hole in the center, used in ancient China. In this case, it is composed of eight piec...
Category
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Antiquities
Materials
Crystal, Jade
Antique Asian Water Pipe Yellow Copper, Tortoiseshell Scale, Tobacco Collectible
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique Chinese Water Pipe in Yellow Copper, decorated with Tortoiseshell Scales. The Rectangular Base gives this Object its Elegance.
French Private...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Antiquities
Materials
Copper
Small Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small Chinese cloisonne vase
Qing Dynasty, 19th century
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enamelled to the body with flowers interspersed with smaller flowe...
Category
19th Century Antique Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
