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Agate snuff bottle of flattened rounded rectangular form, round neck, and flat base, semitransparent milky white body with dark brown inclusions of geometric form. Green jadeite stopper with a copper alloy spoon and collar. Qing dynasty [清] (1644-1912) Size: 7.2 x 4.3 x 2.2 cm -
Seller's description: "pottery jar presenting a circular, concave base, an apple-form body, a cylindrical neck, and an annular flared rim. Boasting a lustrous burnish, the gorgeous vessel displays three narrow vertical panels in a hue of cream over mottled shades of chocolate brown and mocha on its body and a caramel-coloured neck and rim. The discoid lid features a lovely natural woodgrain surface incised with three decorative concentric circles around a petite knob-like handle. Note the beautiful globules of glaze that decorate the periphery of the base! This type of vessel is known as Seto ware." Size: Dia: 13 cm, H: 14 cm. -
White jade Bi of three concentrical circles: double helix outer, intertwined serpents in the middle and a dragon in centre, carved in openwork and low-relief. China, the Ming Dynasty [大明] (1368 – 1644). Diameter: 15.9 cm; Height: 0.5 cm. -
Porcelaneous stoneware vase glazed in purple-red with blue and beige splashes outside and dark blue inside, with one tube in the centre surrounded with eight peripheral tubes. Base unglazed. China, the Qianlong period (1711 – 1799) of the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1912). Diameter: 19 cm; Height: 24 cm. -
Jizhou black glaze bottle decorated with a leaf, placed on to the glaze before firing, and burnt away in the kiln to leave its pattern. Foot unglazed. China, the Song dynasty [宋朝] (960 – 1279). Height: 27.5 cm. -
Brown bowl with golden-brown streaks on a black ground, mouth with a curved profile. A drop of glaze hanging in support. Base unglazed. In a wooden box. China, the Song dynasty [宋朝] (960 – 1279). Diameter: 12.5 cm; Height: 7 cm. -
Small six-lobed tripod censer with an outer surface decorated in a form of dragon skin, distant parts of the feet and centre of the bottom unglazed, a drip of blue glaze inside. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Diameter: 8 cm; Height: 7 cm. -
Bowl with tapered sides, lavender-blue glaze and a large purple splash on the interior; yellowish rim; foot unglazed. China, the Yuan Dynasty [大元] (1279 – 1368). Diameter: 21 cm; Height: 9 cm. -
A vessel of flattened ovoid form supported on a tall splayed foot and surmounted by a short neck with the galleried rim. The shoulders set with a pair of loop handles, the body moulded on both sides with a Phenix surrounded with meandering floral and foliate scrolls. Covered with irregular splashes of green, amber, cream, and blue glazes, dripping down the foot. Foot bottom unglazed (beige body). China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Height: 18.5 cm; Width: 13 cm -
A footed double-gourd porcelain bottle with iron and gold coloured crackle on grey background. China, the Qianlong period (1711 – 1799) of the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1912). Diameter: 12 cm; Height: 21 cm. -
A tripod earthenware jar with the upper half decorated with three-colour glaze in brown, green, and white, and the bottom half unglazed; spur marks to the mouth. Henan kiln. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Diameter: 22 cm; Height: 15.5 cm -
Made of two moulded symmetrical halves, joined before attaching the handle. On an unglazed base. Glazed in three colours (green, amber and ivory) and the tail is glazed black or dark blue. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Height: 37 cm. -
Footed purse-like ewer with twisted handle, with sculptured body glazed in green and details glazed in brown, on an unglazed foot. China, the Liao Dynasty [辽朝] (907 – 1125). Dimensions: 29 x 15 x 15 cm -
Amber-glazed marbled pottery tripod censer, standing on unglazed beast's paws. The clay itself is not marbled, only the glaze. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Diameter: 16 cm; Height: 14 cm. -
Green, mottled (white, yellow, brown) glazed earthenware jar or a circular box with a cover, on an unglazed foot decorated with florets. The cover has a small knop. Ivory glaze inside. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Diameter: 10 cm; Height: 10 cm. -
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Press moulded round box with a cover made of yellow and brown marble clay, glazed with a clear glaze inside and outside. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907) Diameter: 11 cm; Height: 5.5 cm. -
The pillow is moulded as a recumbent tiger, the details painted in dark brown and pale russet on a white slip and under a clear glaze, and the slightly dished top is painted with a winged beast. China, the Jin dynasty [金朝] (1115 – 1234). Dimensions: 12 x 34.5 x 19.5 cm
