1970s Ceramics

A very stylish good quality Chinese Jun Ware pottery bowl decorated with blue over red hares fur glazes and dating from the latter 19th or 20th century. Th...

A delicate example of the time-honored practice of blue-and-white ceramics, this 19th century porcelain soup spoon was likely used as an everyday ...

Old Japanese porcelain lidded incense burner in the original box The lid with the lion, two pierced handles on each side, and four feet at the four corners to stand. This is an old...

A Chinese Export blue and white porcelain vase from the 20th century, with dragon motifs. Created in China during the 20th century, this blue and white porcelain vase features a nice...

3-726 vintage Japanese hand painted ceramic cat sculpture

A rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie incense burner vase and cover, made for the Chinese market, circa 1800, blue cross swords and star mark, Pressnummer 58 A Museum Quality Piece. Painted in the sought after famille rose palette with sprigs of indianische Blumen and enriched in gilding, the simulated pierced body supported by four feet painted with stylized dragons, the pierced cover with a Buddhist lion finial. 10" high x 6" wide x 6" deep The shape of this piece, which appears to be unrecorded in the literature, is inspired by similar Chinese porcelain censers from the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1654-1722). An example in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated by Li Yi-hua in Qing Porcelain of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Periods from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, pl. 65. Another in the British Museum, London (museum no. PDF, A.812) is catalogued as a perfume-holder. These porcelain examples are in turn inspired by ancient Chinese bronzes from both the Shang (1600-1046 BC) and the Zhou (1046-246 BCE) dynasties, an example of which was sold anonymously by Christie's New York, 22 March 2019, lot 1601. This chain of inspiration tracking backwards from the 19th century to antiquity provides a clear example of how ceramics, and indeed other mediums, are able to influence and motivate the works of later generations. For a Meissen porcelain snuff...

Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs, circa 1960s. Great detail and a beautiful color combination of green, brown, cream and blue; the pair measure 12" W x 8....

This unusual object is an early 20th century opium pipe bowl, sculpted of pale red-orange clay to a squat, six-sided form and fitted with a white brass collar. The top of the pipe bo...

This figurine is perfect as a gift for the sea animal lovers, and fishing enthusiasts too! It would be a great addition to someone's growing collection. It could very well be a great...

A Chinese unglazed ceramic headrest with lovely patina and naieve carvings on both sides. ONe geometrical and one of a fantasy beast (griffion?). These headrests are found in difform...

Nauru sculpture The copper details of this sculpture are able to show different colors thanks to the concentric lines present on the surface that expand and contract the space whe...

Pair of very fine Chinese butterfly decorated table lanterns, 20th century. In the tradition of marriage lanterns. Composed of four parts each. Finely enameled decorated borders wi...