A Meiji period bronze tiger by Seiya (1868-1911), the leading animal bronze sculptor of the era. Nice rendering of tiger stripes. Great detail on face and paw. Studio mark of Seiya.
A signed antique Paris porcelain plate with cobalt border and artist signed "castle scene". The view is the nunnery of "Chartreuse de Romans", where they make the liquore Chartreuse. Back stamp of Goss, on the Rue J J Rousseau near the Louvre museum.
About 9" diameter. Very good condition with no chips hairlines or repairs. Beautiful Paris porcelain hard paste.
A large late Ming blue and white jar with stylized dragon motif. The dragons are partly hidden within stylized waves. Mingyao with very good color and pattern.
About 9.5" high by 8" diameter. Good condition with no cracks or hairlines. Slight roughness to top & bottom rim.
A fine Kangxi period globular vase, no mark; with blue and white persimmon blossoms and plantain leaves at the neck. The deep blue designs have a slightly blurred effect.
About 16" high. Very good condition with no chips hairlines or repairs; a scratch on the glaze.
A fine landscape fan painting by listed artist Zhu WenQing, a 19th century Wuxi artist. He was skilled in landscape, genre, flowers and birds. Full calligraphy poem on the reverse side by Yang JinXun. Both painting and calligraphy are dedicated to a friend. Both are signed and sealed. Dated summer of 1861.
About 20" by 12.5". Very good condition, gold finish paper on fine embellished lacquer sticks. ...click for details
A fine antique Canton export reticulated fruit basket with liner. Fine blue, orange peel, good hand painted detail. Great oval form. Approximately mid 19th century.
8.5" x 7.25 oval and 3.75" high. Very good condition save for one hairline as shown. Reticulation will stop the crack from propagating. Has a nice ring. Also a kiln bulge on the liner, but all glazed.
A fine Qing scroll painting on silk of a Tang beauty by listed artist Ma GengXian; with a poem alluding to the flowers in her hair from the first blossoms of spring; signature and seal of the artist. Ma was from 蘇州 Suzhou (Soochow), a city famous for its artists, beautiful women and canals.
A finely formed rose medallion foliated bowl from the Guangxu period with no marks. This comes from the thinly potted group. There are 20 well rounded sides. Nice ring.
5.25" diameter and 2.25" high approximately. Very good condition with no chips lines or repairs.
