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Chinese Rosewood Clock (FtM2) A mid nineteenth century carved rosewood Chinese clock featuring an engraved and white porcelain dial within a box-like casement which sets into the lower frame. |
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Puce painted porcelain placque (V566) Large Chinese Puce Painted Porcelain Placque with beautiful scene |
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Antique Chinese Dresser with mirror (V568) Antique Chinese dresser with 3 drawers and and two Foo dogs as guard. Still in nice condition. The mirrors has some wearspots. |
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Antique Chinese Wood carved scene (V569a) Highly carved wood scenes painted with the typical ironstone-red ground beneath a gold paint overlay. Panels of this quality are rarely found in the marketplace today. The panels are considered architectural relics and were originally featured in Chinese furniture, large panels or doors at entry way of rooms. A very beautiful piece and great investment. |
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Sold Plate Qianlong Period (V567a) Imperial reign marks are like all Chinese texts read from top to bottom and from right to left.Beautiful butterflies plate with old Chinese mark. Explanation of the mark: Character 1 reads "DA" meaning "great" and is the normal first character in most Ming and Qing marks; Character 2 spells out the dynasty as Ming or as in this example Qing dynasty, 3 and 4 is the emperors reign title which is always in two characters, in this case Shun Zhi, 5 and 6 merely says Nian Zhi or specifically 'period''make' which does have a different flavor than 'period' 'make'. During the Kangxi (1662-1722) period marks with symbols and characters other then the reign tittle became common. The character are often the name of the place the piece seems to have been made for. These are called "Hall Marks". It is also interesting to remember that speciafically 18th C export porcelain to the West is almost never marked while most pieces made for the Chinese common people are actually quite often marked. All this commoners porcelain is called Min Yao, meaning "peoples wares" as opposed to the imperial wares which is called Guan Yao. |
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Small Antique Chinese salad plate (V567c) Beautiful plate with what looks like a family scene. No marks and not signed |
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Sold Antique Chinese Footed Bowl (V567b) Beautiful antique footed bowl, with what believes to be the makers name on one side. This type of bowl was use to wash you paintbrushes in. Mark underneath the bowl: Da Qing Tongzhi Nian Zhi "Great Qing Tongzhi (1862-74) period make" Probably Guangxu (1875-1900) period. |
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Antique Chinese Wood carved scene (V569b) Highly carved wood scene painted with the typical ironstone-red ground beneath a gold paint overlay. Panels of this quality are rarely found in the marketplace today. The panels are considered architectural relics and were originally featured in Chinese furniture, large panels or doors at the entry way to rooms. |
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Sold Antique Chinese bowl (V567d) Chinese bowl, marked. Looks like blooming bamboo. Mark: Da Qing Kangzi Nian Zhi "Great Qing Dynasty Kangxi period make" Probably 1890-1910. |
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Sold Pair of Oriental Vases (V353) stamped |