Pair of Mid-19th Century/Qing Dinasty of Enameled Chinese Porcelain Figurines

19th Century/Qing Dinasty hand-painted glazed porcelain sitting man with scarf and dog figurine By: unknown Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint Technique: pressed, molded, painted, hand-painted, hadn-crafted, glazed Dimensions: 7 in x 8 in x 10 in Date: 19th century Style: Qing Place of origin: China This 19th century chinese porcelain figurine depicts a tender moment between man and his pet dog. An gentleman sits cradling a pup, their forms brought to life in hand-crafted detail. The man's intricately embroidered silk robe...

Pair of late 19th century Neoclassical colorful bronze and onyx champlevé enameled footed vases, France By: unknown Material: bronze, copper, metal, enamel, paint, stone, onyx Techn...

A striking pair of large Chinese glazed and painted pottery figures, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), circa 16th century, China. The impressive and realistically modeled figures each portrayed standing upright upon a sancai (three color) glazed pedestal of kang table form. The man is dressed in a short black surcoat over a long robe and pants, a smart cap upon his head. His face is warm and welcoming, with wide eyes and a slight smile on his lips. He holds his hands out in front of him, palms up, almost as if shrugging, though presumably originally holding an object or offering, now lost. The woman of slightly smaller stature, and dressed in a longer surcoat over a long robe and skirt. She wears a fitted cap upon her head. Her hands also held out in front, grasping long lost objects. Her face is slightly more severe, with a somewhat pinched look, and slight frown upon her lips. The size of these figures is remarkable, as is the realism and attention to detail, almost as if they were modeled after real people, as opposed to the more common and generic Ming Dynasty pottery...

PAIR of Chinese painted & glazed ceramic identical figures depicting a goateed, hatted emperor in a formal elaborate blue robe with dragon medallion, his left arm holding a pipe, his...