Thai Sawankhalok Food Offerning Bowl

Massive Bowl - dramatic in size with a glorious patina. Has dark markings in a couple ares / shown in image.

15th century or earlier Chinese wine bottle. Elegant glaze and ribbing details. Finish is varying shades of brown. From the Jin dynasty.

19th century collection of blue and bone Chinese porcelain. The collection has both important and less important pieces. All have traditional Chinese motifs and some with Celadon co...

Authentic Han Dynasty Cocoon Vessel. Beautifully patined with intact colors and patterns.

Early 20th century woven Thai basket Beautiful patina Dimensions: Top is 10.5 in H x 14 in W Bottom is 10 in H x 13.5 W Total for basket is 12.5 in H x 14 in W x 4.5 in D...

The arrangement of these antique shells, meticulously strung together, creates a harmonious symphony of textures and tones. Their timeless elegance and natural radiance make this nec...

A celadon stemmed dish with underglaze deep blue decoration from Sukhothai (a former Kingdom in nowadays central Thailand) circa 14th-16th century. The pedestal dish was a typical ceramic output from Sawankhalok region, likely one of the kilns in Sri Sachanalai that thrived during 14th-15th century. Sukhothai ceramics made a large portion of export from Asia during that period due to the political policy in Ming Dynasty that banned the ocean faring (the so called Ming Gap). This stemmed dish, likely an export item, was modeled in a Classic Chinese form. The under-glaze deep blue decorations depicting the scrolling vines and flowers, as well as the archaic band around the base, are also reminiscent to the designs found in blue and white porcelain in Ming dynasty. The piece shows a fine crackles and age wear on the dish surface, an indication of appropriate patina. Under the reddish slip paint of the base, the gray paste can be discerned in small area, which is also a characteristic of the Thai celadon...

A large Sawankhalok dish with incised geometrical decorations. The Sawankhalok style is perhaps the most know Thai art style from the 15th and 16th century. I...

This Chinese export rose mandarin punch bowl was hand painted in the first half of the 19th century with overglaze enamels of pink, green, blue, ye...

Large colorful vintage Chinese export famille rose medallion porcelain bowl. Features classic oriental scenes with Chinese people throughout. Ov...

Antique Thai Frog Shaped Kendi, Sawankhalok Kilns, Si Satchanalai. A squat globular stoneware body of good size having a narrow upright neck and everted mouth. The short narrow spout has the shape of an imagined frog snout. The modeled details include bulging eyes, ridge lines demarcating the spine, outline of the trunk and the legs with small webbed feet. The pot is glazed overall in a rich brown glaze lightly pitted from burial which stops short of the well trimmed foot rim revealing the beige colored biscuit. Condition: Excellent with no knowledge or evidence of any restorations. Age: 13th/14th century. Size: 5.5 inches high x 5.5 inches in diameter (14 x 14cm). Weight: 1 lb. 10.5 oz. (753g.) Provenance: U.S.A. art market For similar examples see: Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Bekker Collection UMAA 2007-8-56. Charles Nelson Spinks, Siamese Pottery in Indonesia, fig. 42. Charles Nelson Spinks, The Ceramic Wares of Siam, Ladejinsky collection, pl.36. Roxanna Brown, Legend and Reality, Early Ceramics from South-East Asia, pl.180. Note: Sawankhalok zoomorphic kendis have mostly been found  in the 20th century within the Indonesian archipelago. This may indicate that the shape, such as this frog pot...

A Chinese contemporary hand painted bowl with cobalt blue ground, green and orange floral decor. Attracting our eyes with its rich motifs, this Chinese hand painted decorative bowl f...