Three (3) Chinese glass snuff bottles. 1st item: Peking cameo glass snuff bottle with red relief cabbage leaf design and lion mask and ring handles, green hardstone stopper, spoon appears to be coral. 2 1/2" H. 2nd item: Cameo glass snuff bottle with lobster, wave, and boat designs in relief, green hardstone stopper. 2 3/4" […]

Chinese carved brush holder or bitong. Very dense dark hardwood, carved with a scene of figures in a boat, surrounded by bamboo and prunus trees, fret carved bands at upper and lower rims. 5 1/4" H. Probably late 19th to early 20th century. Provenance: The estate of Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall […]

Three (3) Glass and Aventurine snuff bottles. 1st item: Reddish glass snuff bottle simulating amber, round form with carved ring handles and carved red coral stopper, 2 1/3" H, possibly Qing Dynasty. 2nd item: Gilt splash Peking glass snuff bottle, round form and carved lapis stopper, 2 1/2" H, probably Qing Dynasty. 3rd item: Dark […]

Chinese Qing watercolor painting on silk signed Ding Yan (Chinese, 19th century) in the manner of Ji Sheng (Chinese, active circa 1400) depicting bees amid peonies in a rocky landscape. Calligraphy upper right indicates the painting was done in the style of the Northern Song Boneless Method, in which forms are made by ink and […]

Pair of Asian figural cloisonne aquamaniles modeled as foo dogs with turquoise enamel ground, dark blue, white, red, green and pink enamel interiors, raised gold gilt decoration and attached gilt bronze open containers at mouths. Wooden shaped footed stands are included. Figures – 4-1/4" H x 7-1/2" L x 2-1/4" D. Stands – 1" H […]

Chinese cinnabar lacquer bowl, the interior decorated with hundred bats design set against clouds and central cluster of fruit; the exterior decorated with peony blossoms. Chinese seal mark to reverse. 12 3/8" dia. 20th century. Provenance: Nashville, Tennessee estate. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Three fleabites to rim. Some dust in crevices at one end from […]

Two (2) Asian Decorative items. 1st item: Cinnabar lacquer lidded jar, mounted to a bronze base and wired as a lamp. Jar decorated with a carved scene of scholars in a landscape, under willow and gingko trees with detailed leaves. Chinese bronze four footed base decorated with fret and floral designs. Jar – 7" H […]

Large Asian gilt bronze lidded storage food vessel, bulbous form with pierced dragon handles, on a stepped shaped round base, lid with round finial with star mounting, stepped dome shape, all with applied incised gilt plaques of various shapes and sizes, all with floral decoration. 37-1/2" H overall x 30-1/2" dia. including handles (22" dia. […]

Chinese ebonzied six panel screen, each panel with mother of pearl inlaid lattice background and four shaped medallions inlaid with various vessels and figures of animals, including censers or incense burners, figures of foo dogs or lions, and bactrian camels, in various hard stones. Gilt floral decoration, en verso. Raised on bracket feet. 72" H […]

Two (2) Chinese Hardstone Table Screens. 1st item: Chinese hardstone table screen, rectangular form with carved coral and hardstone foliate decoration, housed in a carved frame with hardstone inserts and fitted with a carved hardwood stand. Screen measures 8" H x 6" W with frame. 11 7/8" H x 7 3/4" W with stand. Late […]