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19th C. chinese Yixing Teapot – Plum Tree

Fine antique chinese Zisha Ware Teapot, late 19th Century
Great shaped and moulded to simulate the trunk of a flowering plum tree. Two times marked, one time inside the lid “Jing Ming” and second time a flower mark on the bottom.
Very good condition: small chips at the lid inside, some more traces of wear typical of use and age – no cracks, hairlines or restorations. See photos.

A similar teapot is illustrated in the book “Yixing Teapots for Europe” by Patrice Valfré on page 185.

Length: ca. 19,5 cm
Height: ca. 9 cm

Euro 550.-

Chinese Jiaqing Mark&Period Dish – Celadon

Chinese Celadon Porcelain Dish, Jiaqing Mark and Period (1796-1820)
Fine celadon dish from good shape, the base with a handpainted Jiaqing Mark (minyao) in underglaze blue. The front side with an additional owner mark.
Excellent condition, only the typical traces of production – no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Diameter: ca. 18 cm

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Chinese Ming Dish – Lingzhi & Tea Flowers

Rare chinese Porcelain Dish, late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) – Marked
Dish with a spiral as decoration in the center, lingzhi and tea flowers around, painted in underglaze blue.
Excellent condition, only typical traces of production and of the age.

Diameter: ca. 17 cm

Euro 120.-

Chinese Jiajing Ming Celadon Dish – Relief

Rare chinese Porcelain Dish, 16th C. Ming Dynasty, Jiajing Period (1522-1566)
Deep celadon plate with flower in relief as decoration.
Provenance: from a dutch collector who bought it 1977 at Paul Brandt/Netherlands
Perfect condition (little traces of production and of the age) – please see photos.

Diameter: ca. 195 mm

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Chinese Guangxu Bowl – Budhistic Lions

Rare chinese porcelain bowl or cup, Guangxu Period (1875-1908), marked
Richly painted with five foo dogs (budhistic lion) holding a ball, clouds around, all in cobalt blue underglaze.
Bottom marked: “man tang fu ji” – “mark of the hall filled with good fortune”
Very good condition – some small fritts/chips at rim, further only the typical traces of production. See photos.

Diameter: ca. 9,5 cm
Height: ca. 5,5 cm

Euro 110.-

Chinese Kangxi Period – Triple Gourd Vase

Antique chinese blue & white Triple Gourd Vase, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Superb rare Triple Gourd Vase with brilliant underglaze blue decoration of two flowerbaskets and “hundred antiques” on clear white porcelain. Painted in cobalt blue oxide underglaze in a shade of intense blue found only in select Kangxi blue and white wares. 17th Century, early Kangxi Period.
A similar Triple Gourd Kangxi Vase is in the “Frick Collection” – Accession number: 1965.8.121

Excellent condition – one fine hairline on the mouth (barely visible with naked eye) with a horizontally crossing scratch (photo 5). Further only the typical traces of production and use – see photos.

Height: ca. 22 cm

Euro 2500.-

19th C. chinese Yixing Brush Washer – Chilong

Small antique chinese Yixing Brush Washer, 19th Century
Low round brush washer with Chilong on two sides, lion head on one side; decorated with enamel green-turquoise colour on the interior and base.
Condition: one chip at the lip, some wear – further only the typical traces of production and age.

Diameter: ca. 9,5 cm

Euro 160.-

Chinese Fencai Brush Washer – Birds & Poem

Extremely Fine Chinese Porcelain Brush Washer, 20th Century
Beautifully hand-painted Famille Rose Brush Washer (or Vase), Fencai. Birds, flowers and calligraphy in fine art. Qianlong Mark, artist’s signature, middle/second half 20th Century.
Perfect condition (little traces of use) – see photos.

Diameter: ca. 14 cm
Height: ca. 9 cm

Euro 450.-

Chinese Kangxi Charger – Grashopper & Swastika

Large Chinese Kraak Style Porcelain Charger, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Great blue and white chinese porcelain charger, beautiful and rich decorated with flowers and swastika – in the center a grashoppe. Painted in cobalt blue oxide underglaze.
Very good condition: two tiny colored (?) chips at the rim, white glue leftover from an old hanging system on the back – further only the typical traces of production (baking traces at base rim), age and use.

Diameter: ca. 27,5 cm

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Chinese Qingbai Song Bowl – Carved

Fine Chinese Qingbai Celadon Bowl – Northern Song Dynasty (960-1126)
Bowl of widely flared slightly conical form, carved to the interior with stylized clouds, applied overall with a light bluish-green glaze.
Provenance: from a dutch collector who bought it December 1974 at Sothebys Amsterdam / Mak van Waay – No. 1137
Perfect condition, only the typical traces of production and use.

Diameter: ca. 18 cm

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19th C. chinese Yixing Teapot – Tree Trunk

Fine antique chinese Zisha Ware Teapot, 19th Century
Great shaped and moulded to simulate a gnarled tree trunk section with trailing pine branches.
Condition: chips at the lid and at the lip of the teapot, some more wear. See photos.

Height: ca. 9,5 cm
Length: ca. 19 cm

Euro 550.-

Chinese Guangxu Mark and Period Dish – Lotus

Fine chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dish – Guangxu M&P (1875-1908)
The dish is decorated with a central lotus head and stylized scrolls within a double-circle, enclosed by four similar lotus blossoms. Six-Character Mark Guangxu in underglaze blue.
Very good condition, just some fritting at the rim – further only the typical traces of production and use.

Diameter: ca. 13,5 cm

Euro 380.-

17th C. chinese Transitional Charger – Grapes

Large Chinese Porcelain Charger, early Kangxi, Transitional Period (1620-1683)
Superb blue and white Chinese porcelain charger, beautiful and rich decorated with large Grapes amongst stylised foliage painted in cobalt blue oxide underglaze.
Condition: one chip with short hairline at the rim – further only the typical traces of production and use.

Diameter: ca. 35,5 cm
Height: ca. 5 cm

Euro 450.-

Chinese Kangxi Plate – Jumping Boy

Chinese blue & white Porcelain Plate, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Superb blue and white porcelain plate. Excellent colour and painting shows a jumping boy on a terrace of a pavilion inside a fenced area. Large vase of flowers in the background. The sides are painted with important Scholars and Taoist emblems for fortune, longevity, wealth and success in life generally.
Perfect condition: only the typical traces of production (see baking traces at base rim) and use – no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Diameter: ca. 22 cm

Euro 450.-

Chinese Tang Dynasty Bowl – Pale Whitish

Extremelly rare whitish Bowl – Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Bowl with rounded sides forming a continuous concave surface on the interior, standing on a solid ring foot, with a clear glaze of pale whitish tint inside and outside. White porcelain bowls of this classic early form were made at both the Xing and Ding kilns in Hebei. This example shows all the characteristics of Ding ware. Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Perfect condition.

Diameter: ca. 19 cm
Height: ca. 5,5 cm

Euro 2300.-

Chinese Ding Ware Song Bowl – Celadon

Fine Chinese Ding Ware Celadon Bowl – Northern Song Dynasty (960-1126)
Bowl of widely flared slightly conical form. It was a common practice of the potters at the Ding kilns in Hebei province to fire their bowls and dishes upside down in order to prevent warping of the thin walls. This method necessitated that the rims be wiped clean of glaze.
Provenance: from a dutch collector who bought it December 1974 at Sothebys Amsterdam / Mak van Waay.
Perfect condition, only the typical traces of production and use.

Diameter: ca. 17,5 cm
Height: ca. 5,5 cm

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17th C. chinese Transitional Cup & Saucer

Rare chinese porcelain cup and saucer – Transitional Period (1620-1683)
Fine painted water scenery and fisher man in cobalt blue underglaze.
Excellent condition: the saucer is without damage, the cup has a very small chip (see photo 7) and two barely visible glaze lines – further just the typical traces of production and use.
Two superb pieces!

The same can also be seen in the Frick Collection: Accession number: 1965.8.83 | Chinese, Transitional Period (1620-1683) | Date: 17th century

Saucer: diameter ca. 10 cm
Cup: diameter ca. 6 cm

Euro 170.-

Early 18th C. Bowl – Chrysanthemum

Antique chinese Porcelain Star-Burst Bowl, first half 18th Century
Rare bowl glazed in blue with painted decoration of stylised chrysanthemums and foliage. Marked on the bottom, first half 18th Century and probably Yongzheng Period (1723-1735). (This type is not the same as the founds on the Diana Shipwreck)
Excellent condition: little glaze missing at the base rim – further only the typical trace of production and use.

Diameter: ca. 17,5 cm

Chinese Tongzhi Wucai Bowl – Bamboo & Lingzhi

Fine chinese Porcelain Bowl, Tongzhi Period (1862-1874) – Marked
A fine and rare chinese Famille Verte porcelain bowl, beautiful decorated with bamboo, lingzhi fungus, calligraphy poem and artist signature. Red mark at the base.
Perfect condition: only the typical traces of production and use – see photos.

Diameter: ca. 13,5 cm
Height: ca. 5 cm

Euro 180.-

Chinese Kangxi Meiping Vase – Scholar

Antique chinese blue & white Meiping Vase, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Nice Vase with brilliant underglaze blue decoration of two scholars, swastika and flowers on clear white porcelain. 17th Century, early Kangxi Period.
Excellent condition – few typical kangxi fritting at mouth and rim. Further only the typical traces of production and use.

Height: ca. 10,5 cm

Euro 390.-