Stately opium Cutlery, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912 A

Paint and gold on fabric. China, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1912) 大幅祖先畫像 Large painting, impressive in its quality, the married couple depicted sitting close to one

Porcelain, celadon glaze, and multi-colored enamels China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912) Lavishly decorated in famille verte color pallet of enamels and celadon ground glaze Top of the shoulder has a styli

AN AGAR WOOD SCHOLAR'S ROCK, QING China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). The abstract sculpture carved from chenxiangmu (agarwood) as a high crested wave or rock. The wood of light brown tone with lighter a

A TEADUST-GLAZED GARLIC-MOUTH VASE, QING China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century. The ovoid body rising from a short, splayed foot to a tall slender neck with a garlic-head mouth, covered overal

A BRONZE 'BUDDHIST LION' CENSER, QING China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Cast as a Buddhist lion resting on his hind legs, the right front paw raised, and the tail swept upwards. The head cast as the hi

Banded agate with cloudy inclusions as well as some inclusions of a softer ochre hued stone, smooth surface polish. China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or earlier Slender ring of regular outline, finely c

A LONGQUAN CELADON RING-HANDLED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING, 1900s China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912) - Republic period (1912-1949). The pear-shaped body rising from a slightly spreading foot to a waisted neck wi

A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE TRIPLE-GOURD PORCELAIN VASE, QING China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Of triple-gourd shape, painted with polychrome enamels and iron-red above the glaze, the lower bulb depicting i

A LARGE LEMON-YELLOW AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE VASE, 19TH CENTURY China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), late 19th century. Of tianqiuping shape, originally covered in a white crackled glaze probably from the Dao

A BLUE-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED 'DRAGON' ROBE WITH A RED SILK SKIRT, 19TH CENTURY China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Finely woven with nine five-clawed dragons against a trellis-pattern ground interspers

A FINE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, QING DYNASTY China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The pear-shaped body supported on a short straight foot and rising to a slender cylindrical neck, surmounted

A GROUP OF FOUR EMBROIDERED SILK TEXTILES, LATE QING DYNASTY China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century. Consisting of a single blue silk sleeve band, executed with Beijing knot, satin stitch and g

A KESI SILK FRAGMENT WITH IMMORTALS China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 18th century. Woven in Kesi technique in bright colors with a scene depicting three figures next to a vase with lingzhi, symbolizin

A SONG STYLE GE-TYPE OCTAGONAL PORCELAIN VASE China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Of octagonal section, the compressed globular body rising from a short recessed foot to a tall cylindrical neck and taper

A BLUE, WHITE AND IRON RED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE WITH PALACE SCENE, QING China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Of cylindrical form with a straight cylindrical neck and recessed base. The bottle finely dec

A Pair of Fine Cream Glazed Cups, China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Daoguang Period 1821-1850 Marked "Yongle Tang" (Hall of Eternal Happiness) on the underside. Height: 5.5 cm; diameter: 11.

A LADY'S INFORMAL RED SILK EMBROIDERED ROUNDEL ROBE, 19TH CENTURY China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Finely embroidered with blue butterflies and flowers with three floral roundels on the front and back

A FAMILLE VERTE VASE, YUHUCHUNPING, LATE QING DYNASTY China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century. Of yuhuchunping shape with a high, flared foot, finely painted in enamels above the glaze, depictin

A PAIR OF BLUE 'AUSPICIOUS FLOWERS' SILK SLEEVE BANDS, LATE QING DYNASTY China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century. Finely executed in Beijing knot and with gold threads on blue silk ground, decor

A FAMILLE VERTE 'IMMORTALS' PORCELAIN BRUSHPOT, QING China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Of cylindrical form, finely painted in bright enamels and iron-red above the glaze, with three gleeful immortals i

A PERSIMMON-GLAZED CHICKEN-HEAD PORCELAIN EWER China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912) or earlier. The ovoid body rising from a short spreading foot to a long thin neck set with a stylized chicken head. Appli

THREE TANG STYLE BRONZE MIRRORS China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or earlier. Consisting of one octofoil mirror, the pierced knob surrounded by birds and floral designs, one circular mirror, the pierced

A TRANSPARENT GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The snuff bottle with a simplistic design, an oval body, a small concave circular foot, and of attractive light gr

A LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK HANGING WITH MYTHICAL BEASTS China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Finely embroidered with silk and gold brocade thread depicting several Buddhist lions, fish, birds and Qilin on a