A Chinese turquoise-glazed ‘Mountain and Peach’ brush rest and water pot.Kangxi period (1662-1722).The gently curved brush rest is modelled as a four-peaked mountain, accompanied by a peach-shaped wat[...]
A very beautiful Chinese incense burner or censer made of hard stone, possibly porphyry. The lid features a Foo dog motif. Exquisitely sculpted! In very good condition! Beautiful antique patina. 18th [...]
A superb lamp base composed of a late 18th-century Canton porcelain vase, famille verte; richly decorated with cartouches depicting scenes of female dignitaries, surrounded by floral motifs, birds and[...]
A beautiful and large pair of Chinese temple doors, adorned with imposing wrought-iron dragon heads and numerous spectacular iron fittings and hinges. They are made of solid elm with inscriptions (Chi[...]
A very pretty pair of Japanese Imari porcelain trumpet vases. The decoration, in cartouches, depicts a pair of cranes with their chicks (gruons) among bamboo, chrysanthemums, plum blossoms, and vases.[...]
Daimyo-nuri lacquer on a nashiji gold ground, with black lacquer relief decoration. Tokugawa coat of arms and floral scrolls. Natural wood lid. Length: 10 cm. Provenance: Louis Gonse Collection
Pair of Chinese export candlesticks in Famille Rose metal. After a European silver model. Decorated with floral bouquets. Qianlong, circa 1760-1775. Height: 21 cm. Condition: excellent, some wear to t[...]
Bento-bako: a three-tiered box with a handle for easy transport of the packed meal. Its utilitarian value is combined with a strong decorative character: the box is covered in lacquer, adorned with me[...]
Finely decorated with brilliant enamels, it features a central flower head enclosed in a stylized lotus flower with Lapland petals, surrounded by four lotus flowers carried by leafy vines. The sides a[...]
SMALL GU VASE IN WHITE NEPHRITE JADE, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795) Finely chiseled with two taotie masks in light relief, the flared neck and foot decorated with archaic cicada win[...]
An 18th century (VOC colonial period) Amboyna wood document case on ball feet, decorated with a brass lock plate, handles and corner ornaments. Without lock. Width: 46 cm. Height: 28 cm. Depth: 25.5 c[...]
Superb late 18th century Chinese lacquer box on a black background with gilded decoration of scenes of life in a palace, it conceals a drawer on the side with a total depth of the box, also lacquered [...]
Very fine floor clock with Chinese lacquer decoration depicting gilded scenes of life on a green-blue background, in good condition, slight loss to the plinth. English movement with complications with[...]
Superb Chinese porcelain vase for export, quadrilobed baluster shape with flattened body, palette called Mandarin. The white background, textured “chicken skin”, is enhanced with scrolls and plant ele[...]
JAPAN, INRO with five compartments in fundame lacquer Decorated in hira maki-e and kirigane with a Hanaguruma flowered cart. Interior in nashiji lacquer with blown gold. EDO period (1603 - 1868), Ojim[...]
Sancai enamelled biscuit brush rest.China 18thKangxi period (1662-1722)
Height : 4,6cm
Length : 6,8cm
Width : 4,8cm
For a similar brush rest, see:
- Biscuit Refined Chinese Famille Vert[...]
A rare pair of Famille Rose wall vases. In the form of dancing boys with raised knees and well-modeled smiling faces, each holding a 'Cong'-shaped vase decorated with trigrams. Qianlong, 18th century.[...]
Chinese Porcelain Brush Holder or Inkwell Jiaqing Late 18th Century depicting a fantastic marine animal swimming amidst the waves. We note the astonishing modernity of this object. Perfect state of co[...]
Large 18th Century Buddhist Temple Padlock
Made entirely of wrought iron
Old locking system with its original key
In good working order Padlock
length: 22 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Thickness: 2.8 cm[...]
A pair of Famille Rose wine coolers. Each decorated with floral bouquets under a spearhead border. Qianlong C1770.Height: 8 3/8" (21.2 cm).Condition: One with reattached handle and filled frits. The o[...]
Japanese lacquer box, Edo period, end of 18th century, beginning of 19th century, with the coat of arms of the Tokugawa clan (Shogun) and Go Shichi-no-kizi decorated with flowers and branches, engrave[...]
Un bel ensemble de la fin du XVIIIème siècle d'un livre modèle souple imprimé sur papier de riz(titre sur le plat en deux bandes apposée en papier crème sur un fond gris pâle en papier de riz à la cal[...]
Beautiful Ottoman bronze candlestick from the 18th century. The presence of hallmarks and the presence of small remains of silvering. Height: 34.5cm Diameter: 12cm
Inro - Rare small model in urushi gold lacquer, typical of the so-called Koetsu lacquer production, Rimpa school or Kôrin school - Ogata Korin (1658-1716). Very characteristic strongly rounded shapes,[...]
Very pretty little cylindrical dish, made from an alloy, generally Zinc, Copper and Lead. It is finely inlaid with silver parts with geometric decoration on the border and plants in the center. Work o[...]
Pair of enameled terracotta ridge tiles, representing two horses, one with rider, work from the 18th China, very decorative, with accidents and gaps; the price taking into account the condition of the[...]
Inro with 4 squares decorated with Toba riding his mule, on the reverse a rooster under a bamboo. Toba, the rooster and the bamboo are inlaid with mother-of-pearl and lacquered with gold powder on a b[...]
Inro with 4 boxes in brown lacquer and inlay of shagreen, malachite and semi-precious stone. It is decorated in black, brown and gold lacquer taka-makiye with a sennin and a karako on one side, and a [...]
Inro with 3 boxes in kinji lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlays, decorated in brown and gold lacquer taka-makiye with pine decoration on the waves on one side, and the Taï-Kô-Bô fisherman with black and[...]
Suzuribako - Important model of urushi lacquer writing case from Japan, offering a rich decoration of a Kabuto and a sand on the top of the lid, on a hirameji lacquer background. Gold and silver lacqu[...]
Exceptional suzuribako, the outside of the lid decorated with a bird of prey attached to its perch, the inside decorated with an old cherry tree in blossom behind faggots.
The interior consists of a [...]
Kobako – Rare and pretty model in the shape of a Japanese boat or barque, in Japanese urushi gold lacquer. It is a junk, a traditional Japanese boat. This model opens through the roof forming a lid an[...]
Inro – Lovely model opening with 4 compartments and a lid, in urushi lacquer, decorated in gold and silver maki-e on a black background. From the front, it represents a richly harnessed horse with a c[...]
Extraordinary papier maché lunch from the Directoire period consisting of 5 cups with saucers, a teapot, a moka pot and a coffee maker with the corresponding tray. The surface is made of the finest bl[...]
Black lacquer box finely incised with motifs of birds, dormice, vines and flowers, the golden designs stand out pleasantly against the black background with discretion. This Chinese lacquer technique [...]
Smallmodel opening with four boxes and a lid, in Japanese urushi gold lacquer on a gold background, decorated in hiramaki-e and kirigane with a landscape of waterways and pine trees. Signed Kajikawa. [...]
We present this mammoth ivory brush holder, it is of Thai origin, it was monks who wore it on their belt. Copper and mammoth ivory carved 18th century. Interesting object, not common. The monks used t[...]
Rare box with 3 compartments in lacquered wood from the beginning of the Edo period, end of the 17th century, beginning of the 18th. Decor of chrysanthemums in a landscape. Some flowers are encrusted [...]
Very beautiful inrô, Japanese compartmentalized portable box for medicines, with 4 compartments with interior in nashiji lacquerware, and decoration of traditional landscape of seaside, huts and mount[...]
Inro with 3 compartments in very dark reddish-brown lacquer. Decor of 8 horses from Chinese mythology cut out of mother-of-pearl and embedded in urushi. The Soma-Da school invented this style at the b[...]
Inro with 4 compartments in black lacquered wood. Decor of a mountain lake landscape executed in gold and silver powder. Mosaic details of small squares of gold. The worn parts reveal the red lacquer [...]
Temple candlestick - Shokudai in bronze. The extremely complex and historically rich composition required the molding of the fragments and their assembly. The candlestick is decorated with, among othe[...]
Tebako or case for various accessories. Made of lacquered wood, gilded and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The decorative pattern features an asymmetrical composition of flowers. The inside of the lid fe[...]
Chinese figurative scenes are depicted in characteristic fantasy landscapes. The paint is adapted to the pasty substance of the lacquer. Pair of very early French cache-pots and painted in a plastic w[...]
China Lacquer Box Five Colors, Qianlong Period Decorated With A Dragon Five Claws. Decorated using qianjin and tianqi techniques. Period: Qianlong. Some restorations and small accidents. A box similar[...]
RARE ET GRAND SOCLE EN RACINE LAQUèE AVEC DEUX NIVEAUX, LE RACINE CHINOIS EST SCULPTè VERS LE FINE DU LE XVIII SIECLE (QING DINASTIE) AVEC DES GLANDS ET FEUILLES. MEUBLE TRES RARE POUR CETTE DIMENSION[...]
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