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An early Chinese polychrome wood temple figure with a fascinating depiction of a dog or tiger. A rare and immensely charming example of Chinese te...

Very finely carved 19th century Chinese temple guardian which once protected a shrine. This figure is lovely for its deeply carved robes and well ...

Chinese polychrome wood Tudigong deity carving. A lovely example of a rare figure, this one bears a remarkable amount of its original gilding and ...

Late 19th century Chinese Daoist carved and gilt temple altar. Inscribed for the town of Nan Hoi on the Pearl River. Stunning quality of carving w...

A lovely 19th century Chinese export lacquer tea caddy with fantastic gilt decoration and retaining the original pewter inserts. Often these have ...

Chinese export silk and lacquer hand fan with feather accents, displaying exquisite detail in the silk embroidery and lacquer work. With custom la...

A fine set of Chinese lacquered and mother of pearl inlaid bowls with silvered interiors.Each; height: 2 in x diameter: 4 in. ...[more]

Large Chinese Han dynasty bronze lamp with decorated base. Quite likely to have been removed from a much larger altar.Height: 9 in x diameter: 4 3...

A very early Chinese bronze deer sculpture resembling items from the Amlash, Bactrian, and Luristan cultures.Height: 3 3/4 in x width: 4 3/4 in x ...

19th century Chinese bronze water dropper in the form of a scholar being pulled by two children. With wooden stand.Water Dropper; height: 2 7/8 in...

18th c. Chinese bronze hand warmer elaborately decorated with different designs in each panel. Beautiful patina. Incised mark on the shoulder of t...

17th century Chinese bronze tripod censer with chiseled cover, with amazing phoenix handles. Excellent patina. Lid possibly of later 19th century ...

Large Chinese bronze bell with lovely relief decoration depicting dragons and phoenixes. With accompanying carved wooden stand. Marked.Bell; Heigh...

Chinese Republic period enameled silver gilt tea caddy with a jade bangle along the rim and decorated with coral and turquoise inlay. Marked "Silv...

A wonderful Chinese enameled silver peacock decorated with jade, turquoise, and coral accents. Peacock stands on a jade slab set on a wooden stand...

Chinese Republic Period gilt silver box with an ornate enameled design of scrolling waves along the base and lid of the box and two cartouches on ...

Chinese mid-Qing dynasty Imperial cloisonne ritual dish. This shallow dish is raised on a stem-like base with a splayed foot decorated in colorful...

20th century Chinese silver enameled ashtray in the form of a dragon. Marked "Silver" along the underside.Height: 2 1/2 in x width: 7 in x depth: ...

A large lot of Chinese silver including hair and hat ornaments bangles, earrings, spoons hat finials and many other small objects in the shape of ...

A striking Chinese gemstone belt fitting or brooch mounted with amber, jade, and tourmaline. All mounted in silver.Height: 5 1/2 in x width: 1 1/...

Lovely charm bracelet from the Victorian era with carved antique Chinese charms.Height: 7 1/2 in x width: 1 3/4 in. ...[more]

Set of Chinese silver gilt kingfisher feather jewelry including a pair of earrings and a brooch decorated with a forget-me-not floral design.Earri...

A fine early 20th century Chinese tree. While most trees of this kind are made of jade, this one is made of rock crystal and hardstone. All set in...

A lovely green and white jade bead from a Chinese court necklace along with a fine three-piece cigarette holder made of moss agate, white agate, a...

A very fine 18th or early 19th century Chinese white jade dog pendant mounted on a silver pin. Very fine carving on the coin shape. Excellent cond...

A stunning Chinese jade carving depicting an opened pea-pod. This one exhibits world class jade carving, rendering the piece incredibly thin. This...

Chinese jade carving of a young girl holding a small child on her left shoulder. This piece makes a wonderful table display or even better as a pe...

A very well and subtly carved Chinese jade bi. Excellent hand finishing is evident. One side carved with the Bagua Octagon, also called the yao sy...

Striking Chinese jade bangle with lovely pale gold and green tones. Also comes with a wonderfully carved wooden stand on which to display it.Jade;...

A wonderful Chinese carved jade bi. The dragon in relief in typical Qing style across a lovely slab of Chinese pale celadon jade. The reverse side...

A lovely Chinese jade depicting two foo dogs snuggled together fondly. A striking carving representing many hours of work. This piece makes a wond...

Finely carved Chinese pierced jade pendant with two bats surrounding a shou symbol.Height: 2 1/4 in x width: 2 1/4 in x depth: 1/4 in., Weight: 25...

Small Chinese agate bowl set on three feet and lidded with a bronze pierced cover.Height: 4 in x width: 4 1/2 in x depth: 3 1/2 in. ...[more]

A huge jade carving in white and green jade made of several sections that screw together. An incredible number of jade rings are carved from the s...

Group of five Chinese carnelian intricately carved fish sculptures. With a silk-lined box.Height ranges from 3/4 in to 1 1/2 in; width ranges from...

A lovely Chinese turquoise inlaid silver snuff bottle with many details and fine craftsmanship.Height: 4 3/4 in x diameter: 1 1/2 in. ...[more]

19th c. Chinese molded porcelain polychrome snuff bottle decorated with little people throughout in vibrant robes in hues of pink, purple, yellow,...

A lovely pair of Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles. One larger bottle is decorated with three figures on a mountain-scape on one side and...

Chinese Song Dynasty thinly potted white glazed bowl and stand.Stand; height: 1 in x diameter: 3 1/2 in. Bowl; height: 1 1/2 in x diameter: 3 1/4 ...

Chinese Song or Yuan Dynasty black and white glazed porcelain tea bowl.Provenance: The Collection of Arthur & Lillian Weiss, Maine. Private collec...

Chinese Republic era porcelain mallet vase decorated with under-glazed iron red accents along the sides and a six character under-glazed blue mark...

Set of Chinese export porcelain tea bowls and saucers with lovely famille rose enamels and European gilding. An excellent example of Chinese expor...

A turn of the century Republic period Chinese famille rose porcelain warming dish with a four character mark in red glaze along the underside.Heig...

A very fine pair of 18th century Chinese famille rose porcelain teacups.Height: 3 in x width: 3 1/4 in x depth: 4 1/4 in. ...[more]

Zhao Huimin (1922‰ÛÒ1997). Chinese Cultural Revolution era famille rose porcelain plaque, depicting a young shepherd couple in the beautiful wilde...

Chinese late Qing large famille rose porcelain jardiniere planter decorated with a depiction of precious objects along the front in famille rose e...

A lovely mirror pair of lavender ground Chinese porcelain famille rose vases decorated in the Dayazhai, though not signed as such. Lovely porcelai...

Chinese green glazed porcelain vase. Well-potted with a six character mark in blue glaze along the underside.Height: 10 1/4 in x diameter: 6 in. ...

Early 19th century Chinese hexagonal famille rose porcelain vase, heavily decorated throughout with a floral design.Provenance: Distinguished corp...

A large group of early 20th or late 19th century Chinese export porcelain rose medallion and cabbage ware. ...[more]

A very fine group of Chinese Guangxu period turn of the century famille rose footed plates. Plates of this type were commonly used in Straits Chin...

Early 19th century Chinese hexagonal blue and white porcelain jardiniere, with delicately rendered decoration depicting trees and flowers. On a cu...

19th century Chinese porcelain child's garden seat in barrel form with hobnail-like knobs and pierced sides. White slip cup floral decoration on a...

Chinese porcelain vase decorated with a dragon and other motifs in underglaze blue. Of unknown age, possibly 19th century or later. Marked with a ...

A well lacquered and gilt 19th century Chinese room screen. A massive and magnificent example. Comes apart into two pieces. Many small reserves gi...

Chinese lacquered six-panel floor screen, with beautiful polychrome lacquer and gilt decoration. The front side depicts a phoenix below a flowerin...

An amazing Chinese six panel floor screen with carved two-color lacquer and dozens of inset jade carvings from earlier periods.Each panel; height:...

A very finely carved Chinese jade table screen with a lovely garden scene on one side and a long inscription on the reverse. Carved from a lovely ...

20th century Chinese late Qing or Early Republic embroidered silk robe with a stunning profusion of detail. This robe is quite rare.Height: 42 in ...

Wah Kee Wu (20th century). Oil on silk painting in traditional Chinese style with romantic overtones depicting flowering branches leaning over a p...

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