Three (3) Chinese crystal, stone and gilt bronze belt ornaments, each comprised of two parts and inset into gilt bronze bases, one signed en verso. Ranging in size from 3 3/4" L to 4 1/2" L. Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: Private West Tennessee collection. CONDITION: Very slight edge wear, fleabites to edges of stones […]

1st item: Chinese pale celadon jade double belt buckle, carved with dragon motif, chilong dragon hook. 4 1/8" L. 2nd item: Chinese pale celadon jade belt buckle, oval form with carved flowering tree motif to the front and carved foliate designs to the hooks. 2 1/2" H x 2 1/4" dia. Both Late 19th/early 20th […]

Three (3) Chinese bronze items. 1st item: Chinese bronze censer, archaic form with gilt bronze pierced top, animal mask handles, relief frieze to the body and tall tripod legs. Chinese inscription on lower edge of censer. 4" H x 4 1/2" dia. Late 19th/early 20th century. 2nd item: Chinese bronze censer with pierced naturalistic top […]

Asian bronze figural vase depicting a large tree with figures of men engaged in various activities amongst the branches along with a foo dog figure, an ox figure, a deer figure and dogwood blossoms entwined around the trunk, all on a raised and pierced naturalistic root base. Now mounted as a lamp and fixed to […]

Chinese Archaic bronze ritual wine vessal or Jue, Shang Dynasty style, the body and underside with relief geometric decoration, two mushroom shaped finials, pouring handle and three splayed legs. 11 1/2" H x 6" W x 10 1/4" D. 4.6 lbs. Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: Descended through the family of John Liddell, a member […]

Four (4) Asian gilt bronze items. 1st-2nd items: Two (2) Tibetan gilt bronze lidded trinket boxes, the lids with inset colored stones and relief decoration. 3 1/2" H & 2" H. Late 19th/early 20th century. 3rd & 4th items: Two (2) Chinese miniature gilt bronze figures, one depicting an immortal atop a deer, the other […]

Three (3) Chinese belt buckles. 1st item: Large Chinese two piece gilt bronze and hardstone belt ornament comprised of blue and purple hardstones mounted onto a blue hardstone base, all inset on a gilt bronze base with additional gilt bronze floral decoration, the center in the form of a lingzhi or magic mushroom. 6" L. […]

Chinese carved pale celadon jade and gilt bronze belt buckle, comprised of two parts, each rectangular jade plaque with carved bamboo and flowering tree decoration, joined by a gilt bronze chilong hook and inset into a gilt bronze base having a pierced and carved foliate back. 4 3/4" L. Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: Private […]

Three (3) Chinese quartz, agate, jade and gilt bronze belt ornaments, including one with three brown stones (3 1/2" L), one with a purple quartz center stone flanked by two celadon jade stones (3 7/8" L) and one with three quartz and two jade stones (4 1/8" L), all mounted onto white jade bases and […]

Two (2) Chinese carved green jade belt ornaments including one rectangular form with twin bat carving within a fretwork border (1 7/8" H x 2 1/2" W) and one figural form carved into the shape of a bat with double longevity symbols (1 5/8" H x 3 1/4" W). Both Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: […]