Needlework Metalwork

A large Chinese cloisonné dish with dragon decoration from the 19th century Good condition, no chips or loose enamel parts Diameter 36.5 cm Cloisonné is an ancient technique for dec...

A well cast and powerful Chinese dragon bronze altar vase with arrow handles, Qing Dynasty, 18th century or earlier, China. The altar vase of bottle form, set on a high, splayed r...

A fine and beautifully enameled Chinese cloisonne incense burner, censer, with pierced cover, mid 20th century, circa 1960's, China. The ce...

A Large Chinese Brass Fish Lock with Key, Early 20th Century Provenance: Private Perth Collection. Dimension: Width: 20cm Depth: 10cm Height: 3cm. Note: The lock is not in working...

A Chinese Brass Double Fish Shaped Lock with Key, Early 20th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimension: Width: 13cm Height: 1cm Depth: 7cm.

A Vintage Chinese Brass Lock with Key The rectangular lock with incised maple leaves, blossoms and characters; together with a key Provenance: Pri...

Asian Chinese imports oval metal brass tray, hammered and chiseled, engraved with dragons and different scenes of wild animals, ancient pagodas homes an...

An exceptional antique Chinese qing silver box with stylized creatures and Chinese symbols dating from the latter 19th century. The heavily made rectangular shaped box has angled cor...

A Chinese Brass Etched Lock with Key, Early 20th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimension: Height: 2.5cm Width: 10cm Depth: 2cm.

A small and interesting cast bronze archaistic scholar vase with loose ring handles and taotie mask design, late Ming or early Qing Dynasty, mid 17th century, China. The small vase of archaistic hu form, and cast with archaistic designs. Sitting on a tall splayed ring foot, the round body is cast with a large band featuring a ferocious taotie (ogre) mask. The taotie mask in this case id decidedly feline, with a ruyi shaped snout above a whiskered mouth. Two flanges stick out to either side of the mask, reminiscent of ears. A wide, tall neck rises from the body, terminating in a slightly everted mouth. The archaistic cast design on the neck is not as clear, but most likely represents Fusang, a mythical island in the Eastern Sea where the legendary Fusang tree grows. The Fusang tree, home to the mythical Sun Bird...

This antique Chinese silver bowl was made during the Qing dynasty in approximately the year 1900 by the Wang Hing Company and is presumed t...

Sweet little Chinese export brass box with beautiful floral etched designs, looks like peonies to me. With a lovely white jade top carved in fretwork with a vase framed by the flower...