Chinese Works of Art

PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYIQING DYNASTYwith flat and square form hard seat, raised on straight legs with curved aprons, st...

HUANGHUALI SQUARE LOW TABLEMING/QING DYNASTYwith square plank top over carved apron, raised on straight legs terminating on hoof feet48.3cm high, ...

FINE HUANGHUALI PAINTING TABLE, PINGTOUANMING DYNASTYwith rectangular top and ice-plate edge, over a shaped apron with round cylindrical legs83.8c...

HUANGHUALI COFFER TABLEMING DYNASTYof rectangular form with inset plank top, over twin drawers and shaped apron, raised on slightly splayed cylind...

HUANGHUALI SEAL CHESTQING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURYof tall rectangular form, with stylised base apron and original metal hardware and hasp34.9cm ...

FINE PAIR OF ZITAN ARMCHAIRSLATE QING DYNASTYeach ornately carved in the Rococo style with European influenced lotus, the vase shaped back splats ...

PAIR OF CARVED ZITAN AND HUALI-WOOD ARMCHAIRSQING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURYthe shaped crest rails above ornate openwork splats, carved...

RARE PAIR OF ZITAN AND REVERSE-PAINTED GLASS HANGING LANTERNSQING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURYeach exquisitely made of square section with a waisted...

HUANGHUALI FOLDING STOOL, JIAO WULATE QING DYNASTY/EARLY REPUBLIC PERIODthe slatted seat framed by foliate scroll carved frieze, supported on four...

HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK FOLDING ARMCHAIRLATE QING DYNASTYthe curved top rail with outscrolling arms, above a pierced carved splat depicting two ...

RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI 'SOUTHERN OFFICIAL'S HAT' CHAIRSMING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURYeach with shaped top rails above a gently curved splat finely ca...

INSCRIBED BAMBOO BRUSHPOTQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYof natural lobed form, the exterior carved with a poem, mounted on a short hardwood stand of co...

CARVED BAMBOO BRUSHPOTQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYof cylindrical form, sculpted in deep relief to show three scholars playing Go under a pine tree10...

PAIR OF FINELY CARVED BAMBOO VASESQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYof cylindrical shape with waisted neck and three ruyi-shaped feet, well carved around ...

FINE BAMBOO BRUSHPOTCHENG QINWANG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1789-1823)of straight cylindrical form, carved to show poetic verses to body, bamboo of ...

CARVED AND INSCRIBED 'BUDAI' BAMBOO BRUSHPOTQING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURYthe exterior finely carved with the Laughing Buddha playfully holding up a c...

DREAMSTONE-INSET BLACKWOOD TABLE SCREENSIGNED WU DACHENG (1835-1902), DATED 1892the creamy pale-grey marble with natural slate-grey and brown incl...

HUANGHUALI RECTANGULAR BOXQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYof rectangular form, with original metal clasps and corners20 cm long, 11cm wide, 7cm high .....

PAIR OF RARE AND FINELY CARVED 'TIXI' LACQUER BOWLSYUAN DYNASTYthe rounded sides rising from a raised foot to an everted rim, the exterior deeply ...

BONE INLAID BLACK LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX AND HINGED COVERMING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURYfinely inlaid in bone on the top depicting scholar-officials and ...

PAIR OF CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' BOXES AND COVERSQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYeach of cushion-form with thirty-two lobed sides and set...

CINNABAR LACQUER SCROLL-FORM STANDQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYthe rectangular body gently curving into two scrolls at either end forming the feet, t...

BAMBOO CARVED 'BOYS WASHING AN ELEPHANT' GROUPQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYmodelled as two boys seated on top of an elephant supporting a jar, about ...

FINE AND RARE CARVED BAMBOO FIGURE OF LAUGHING BUDAIQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYseated with his right hand leisurely placed over his raised knee, ho...

CARVED BAMBOO 'SCHOLARS UNDER PINE' VESSELQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYthe exterior naturalistically carved with groups of Chinese scholars engaged i...

UNUSUAL MARBLED XIPI LACQUER BRUSHPOT, BITONGKANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK, 18TH CENTURYof rhomboid section raised on four short feet, the exterior co...

WELL-CARVED AND INSCRIBED BAMBOO BRUSHPOTZHENG FANG MARK, 18TH CENTURYthe sides finely carved with a figure seated within a rocky landscape view, ...

CARVED BAMBOO WINE CUPQING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH CENTURYsculpted in deep relief to show scholars at leisure under pine trees, mountainous scenery to ...

RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER INGOT-SHAPED VESSELQIANLONG PERIODwith two short straight sides and two long convex sides flaring from a straight foo...

CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVERQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYthe top of the box carved with an older scholar and his young attendant in a mountain land...

CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER INGOT-SHAPED BOX AND COVERQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYthe cover carved with an elderly scholar and his young attendant in a ...

FINE BOXWOOD CARVED FIGURAL GROUP OF A FISHERMAN AND A BOYMID-QING DYNASTYcarved as an old long-bearded fisherman holding up a fish whilst the boy...

BAMBOO CARVED FRUIT SHAPED BOX AND COVERQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYnaturalistically carved in the round as a cluster of grapes issuing from leafy v...

UNUSUAL COCONUT VENEER 'DRAGONS' BOWLLATE MING/QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURYthe exterior formed of coconut shell carved with quatrefoil panels e...

PAIR OF CARVED OCHRE-YELLOW LACQUER JARDINIÈRESQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYeach of rectangular section and supported on four short feet, the everted...

RARE EMBROIDERED CIVIL OFFICIAL'S 'WILD GOOSE' RANK BADGEKANGXI PERIODembroidered in satin thread to show a white goose standing on rockwork with ...

LARGE PALE CELADON JADE 'MONKEY AND PEACH' GROUPQIANLONG PERIODskilfully carved to show two playful monkeys, one seated leaning forward with hands...

FINE WHITE JADE RECUMBENT QILINQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYthe beast well-carved with its head over its front paws and tail tickling its chin, swirl...

CELADON JADE BUDDHA'S HANDQIANLONG PERIODnaturalistically carved, the twisting 'fingers' terminating in curled ends with incised veins to stalk, w...

CARVED CELADON JADE 'HU' VASEKANGXI PERIODof flattened 'Hu' form, with twin elephant head and ring handles to sides, carved to body with archaisti...

CARVED WHITE JADE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' COVERED VASEQIANLONG/JIAQING PERIODof flattened, high-shoulder form, carved over porous rockwork, the body ...

FINE JADE, CORAL AND TURQUOISE-EMBELLISHED SILVER HANGING VASEQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYthe flattened ovoid body inlaid on each side with a white ...

CARVED JADE 'MANDARIN DUCKS' GROUPLATE MING DYNASTYcarved and pierced depicting two ducks perched on a rock, the stone of a milky white tone with ...

CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A BIXIEMING DYNASTYthe recumbent mythical beast carved with its head turned backward over its body and legs tuc...

FINE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOATQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYcarved in the form of a flat-bottomed boat above swirling waves, the bow covered with...

BURMESE JADE CARVED MINIATURE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVERQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYcarved in the archaic style with taotie masks and a leiwen band, wi...

JADEITE, OPAL AND PEARL INSET GOLD NECKLACE AND BRACELET SETEARLY 20TH CENTURYcomprising a jadeite and opal inset twenty four karat necklace, and ...

CARVED WHITE JADE 'FENGHUANG' COVERED BOXQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYof quadrilobed form, decorated to show twin phoenix to cover top and edge, wrap...

RETICULATED WHITE JADE FIGURAL PLAQUEYUAN DYNASTYcarved to show two mythical figures playing Go under a pine tree, flanked by an attendant to left...

FINELY CARVED YELLOW JADE HEXAGONAL VASE, GUQING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURYof compressed hexagonal section with a splayed foot and a tall flared n...

FINE WHITE JADE CARVED 'MAGPIE' BOX AND COVERQING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURYthe cover well carved in the round in the shape of a magpie with a sha...

PAIR OF CARVED WHITE JADE MAGPIESQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYboth sculpted as covered boxes and elegantly carved to show the facing birds in still p...

JADEITE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVERQING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYthe sides carved with archaistic taotie masks, the waisted neck applied with a pair of ...

FINE YELLOW JADE CARVED 'BROCADE-WRAPPED' SNUFF BOTTLEQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYwell-hollowed of flattened oval form with a short waisted neck, we...

FINELY CARVED SPINACH-GREEN JADE SMALL DISHQING DYNASTYthe dish raised on a short foot-ring, the interior carved in shallow relief with a large lo...

CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVED 'PEACH AND BAT' GROUPQING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURYcarved in the form of two peaches borne on a gnarled leafy stal...

CELADON JADE CARVED 'DUCK' GROUPQING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURYcarved with a duck and a duckling swimming on a large curled lotus issuing from a g...

MOTTLED JADE BI DISC ON BLACKWOOD STANDQING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURYthe stone of a mottled spinach-green tone with warm brown inclusions, with r...

FINE RETICULATED WHITE JADE CIRCULAR PERFUMIERQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYeach pierced to show bats among scrolling foliage, attached together with ...

WHITE JADE 'HORSE' CARVINGQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYelegantly carved to show a kneeling horse over swirling waves, the jade of a translucent white...