*** | A large and impressive Chinese 19th century 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' Canton famille rose vase Romance of the three Kingdoms sanguo yanyi was written in the 14th century by Luo Guanzhong and soon became china's most famous historical fiction novel.… | *** | |
*** | A superb Chinese Tang Dynasty shape large blue and white square vase handle to each side with raised ridges. Geometric floral motifs. Qianlong mark to base. Provenance: formerly from a Japanese man who fought in China during World War II. He married a… | *** | |
*** | A pair of painted Han Dynasty court attendants in a kneeling pose Distressed red and black ochre, the hands would have originally held incense sticks. Height 61 cm each. | *** | |
*** | Song Dynasty or later Ge Yao bottle vase squat base with tapering neck. Height 23 cm | *** | |
*** | C11th Khmer standing figure of a male deity on ebonised plinth, 152 cm height including plinth | *** | |
*** | Song Dynasty crackle glazed small dish bowl olive green. Possible traces of silver band at rim. Star crack at base. Height 5 cm. Diameter 9 cm | *** | |
*** | Very rare Han Dynasty pottery ox Oxford TL certificate confirms firing between 1500 and 2400 years ago. Length 75 cm. Height 36 cm | *** | |
*** | 15th century /C16th Chinese Ewer ovoid body each side with applied pierced panel, painted in under-glaze blue with mythical flying horse and florals, 25 cm height | *** | |
*** | Large Petal bowl interior finely incised with floral decorations, Ding Ware, song Dynasty, 25.5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Song Dynasty (960-1279) celadon bowl, with crackle glaze. A/f. Diameter 12 cm. Height 5 cm | *** | |
*** | Chinese Neolithic pottery vase, ovoid barrel shape painted with scrolling decoration, Gansu-Yangshao culture 2000-1500BC, chips to the rim, 32 cm height. 36 cm width | *** | |
*** | An old painted pottery figure of an attendant, modelled hangs clasped under his robe. Traces of red and white paint remaining, probably Tang Dynasty (618-906). Some restoration. Height 32 cm | *** | |
*** | Song Dynasty (960-1279), celadon bowl with crackle glaze. A/f. Diameter 12 cm. Height 5 cm | *** | |
*** | Lotus Petal brush washer in rose purple glaze, raised on three legs, Jun ware, song Dynasty, 18.5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Melon shaped bowl each flute to the body finely decorated with lily pad stem, translucent white glaze, song dynasty, 14 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Chinese celadon shallow dish, stylised floral spray to surface as in the Yuan Dynasty manner, 34 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A Han Dynasty Chinese pottery figure of a standing pig. Some restoration. Height 16 cm. Length 29 cm | *** | |
*** | Pottery two Humped camel Tang Dynasty 31 cm height, 25 cm length (af) | *** | |
*** | Bowl incised with stylised floral pattern, Longquan Ware, song Dynasty 20 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Fine flared bowl interior incised with blossom, Ding Ware, song Dynasty, 23 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Korean Silla Dynasty Spherical bodied funerary urn with wide flared neck and flared cylindrical pedestal base, both with banded decoration (a/f ), 6th century Purchased Korea 1971, authenticated, 42 cm high together. | *** | |
*** | Wine cup incised with stylised floral pattern, Longquan Ware, song Dynasty 12 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Late Song Dynasty pale duck-egg blue Qing Bai/Ying Qing cup with underglazed rim. Height 5 cm. Diameter 8.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Footed bowl interior incised with water lilies, Ding Ware, song Dynasty, 22 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Chinese celadon bowl, in the Sung Dynasty manner with very shallow floral decorations, restored, 20 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Antiquarian (possibly Cypriot) terracotta vase, baluster form painted with red scrolling and lattice designs on a cream ground, possibly iron age period, 25.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | Two bowls moulded outer pattern other with interior pattern (repaired) Longquan Ware, song Dynasty 16 cm, 18 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Chinese Bonze lidded vase, the cast Hu shape vase made in the Warring States style. Captured ring handles to the sides. Decorated in panels with depictions of exotic creatures, 24 cm height | *** | |
*** | Rare Northern Song white glaze jar of squat ovoid form. Height 12 cm | *** | |
*** | Rare Northern Song Qing Bai ewer applied handle, two lugs and floral relief below spout. Slightly lobed body. Some restoration. Height 20 cm. | *** | |
*** | An Eastern Han Dynasty large Chinese pottery terracotta figure of a seated Dignatory. Depicted listening to music. Sichuan province (25-220 AD). Probable restoration. Height 32 cm | *** | |
*** | A large Tang Dynasty Chinese painted pottery figure of a standing Baetran camel. Traces of yellow and white paint remaining. Restored. Height 36 cm | *** | |
*** | A beautifully glazed. Junware tea bowl, with red splash. Possibly song Dynasty. Diameter 8.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Pair of bronze seated Egyptian God bookends 18 cm height | *** | |
*** | Lotus Petal flared dish Guan Ware, song Dynasty 16.5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Small footed flared bowl fine hare's fur blue/purple glazed bowl, Jun Ware, song dynasty, 15 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Tang Dynasty Sancai glazed bowl, 13 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Iron spot Sung teabowl, simple flared form, 11.5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Two bowls Longquan Ware, song Dynasty 14.5 cm, 20 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Two bowls Longquan Ware, song Dynasty 17 cm, 15 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A Roman iron dagger. 100BC-100AD. Ritually bent blade length 30 cm. Comes with stand | *** | |
*** | Cylindrical incense burner raised on three legs, Guan ware, song Dynasty 12 cm dia, 8 cm height | *** | |
*** | Footed bowl simple exterior ribbed pattern, possibly Longquan Ware, song dynasty, 13.5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Two antique pottery fragments goddess of fertility, 2BC-2AD north Pakistan | *** | |
*** | Han Dynasty female figure buff pottery with remains of coloured pigments, 29 cm height | *** | |
*** | Southern song Qing Bai round lidded box diameter 15 cm. | *** | |
*** | Massive Ming dynasty Swatow ware charger. From the Zhangzhou kilns near Shantou. Decoration in underglaze blue of a phoenix among flowering shrubs. The underside undecorated. Numerous firing spots and expected kiln adhesions. A firing flaw to the centre… | *** | |
*** | A Ci Zhou partitioned box and cover, the outside with floral scrolls, some chips. Diameter 18 cm | *** | |
*** | Three pre Columbian terracotta pots, comprising 2 similar 3 legged examples and a smaller baluster pot (faults) | *** | |
*** | A Ming Dynasty nicely potted glazed figure of a courtier holding a hawk. Aubergine, green and yellow glazes. Height 16 cm | *** | |
*** | Fine leaf carved flared dish incised vertical line interior, Longquan Ware, song Dynasty 13 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Bowl incised with stylised floral pattern, Longquan Ware, song Dynasty 17.5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A Liao style sancai glaze model of an ox and cart, a/f. Length 19 cm | *** | |
*** | 9ct trace link bracelet with four Egyptian charms attached | *** | |
*** | Northern Song or later Qing Bai ewer warming basin lobed lotus form body. Height 14 cm. Diameter 18 cm. | *** | |
*** | Song Yuan Qing Bai bowl with impressed fish decoration. Diameter 16 cm. Height 3.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | Song Dynasty painted red, yellow, & black Ochre lidded jar Yunnan Province. Height 29 cm | *** | |
*** | 6 Tang dynasty style Sancai glazed bowls and a similarly styled brushwasher | *** | |
*** | A rare pair of Tang Dynasty Chinese pottery jars, decorated in Sancai splashed glazes of green and brown. Some firing defects. Height 11 cm each | *** | |
*** | A very large Chinese glazed pottery figure of a warrior. Clothing in green and brown glazes, probably late Northern Dynasties to early Tang Dynasties, c. 6-7th century restored. Height 60 cm | *** | |
*** | A rare Tang Dynasty Chinese pottery figure of a bearded foreigner. His hands are modelled clasped to the front. Traces of orange paint remaining. Height 29 cm | *** | |
*** | Light Greenish glazed washer petal shaped with incised decoration on circular foot, song dynasty, 16 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Ming Dynasty (1368-1644AD) Kraak dish from the Swatow Kilns at zhangzhou. Decorated with an underglaze blue central phoenix and flowers surrounded by paneled and scale border. The dish is heavily crazed and kiln adhesions to the base. Diameter 26.7 cm | *** | |
*** | Ancient Greek bronze coin, King Ptolemy III (246-222 BCE) Zeus-Ammon/Ptolemaic badge designs | *** | |
*** | Chinese Neolithic Pottery vase. Ovoid barrel shape painted with scrolling decoration. Gansu-Yangshao culture 2000-1500BC. Chips to the rim. 32 cm height. 36 cm width | *** | |
*** | A rare group of Chinese master moulds bearing dates of manufacture suggested from the Han Dynasty to the Warring States periods (475bc to 220ad). Bronze master moulds were used to form clay moulds into which molten bronze was poured. The group contains: A… | *** | |
*** | Chinese celadon glazed bowl made in the song dynasty style decorated under the glaze with a scrolling lotus flower design. 24 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A rare Gandharan pottery head mounted on a modern stand, probably 4th century diameter 10 cm (excluding stand) | *** | |
*** | A Byzantine Christian clay oil lamp 5th century AD, 11 cm length | *** | |
*** | Huan Dynasty (1279-1368) oil jarlet with lugs height 7 cm. Diameter 8 cm. | *** | |
*** | Song Yuan Qing Bai bowl impressed with florals and Greek key decoration. Diameter 15 cm. Height 5 cm. | *** | |
*** | Ointment pot globular body with applied frog head and legs, dark brown and green glazed, song Dynasty 8.5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Three dishes Longquan Ware, song Dynasty, 15 cm, 13 cm, 9 cm diameter (one with rim repair) | *** | |
*** | Tang Dynasty (?) saucer dish foliate rimmed with incised flower. Diameter 13 cm | *** | |
*** | Large rare black glaze Chinese jar with lugs decorated with incised radiating bands. Age uncertain (possibly Song Dynasty). Height 15 cm | *** | |
*** | A Han Dynasty earthenware vase, with inverted lip and incised decoration, rim chips, height 9 cm | *** | |
*** | An old Chinese terracotta pottery bowl, decorated with a stencilled lattice design, probably Warring States (475-221 BC). Minor faults and possible restoration. Diameter 15 cm | *** | |
*** | A Greek Skyphos (drinking cup), dark brown glaze, two side handles. 13 cm height | *** | |
*** | A Chinese pottery lady, in Tang dynasty style. Height 27 cm | *** | |
*** | Southern song Qing Bai lidded box diameter 15 cm. | *** | |
*** | An old Chinese pottery wall tile, probably Han Dynasty. (206 BC- 270 AD). The face is modelled with a lion in relief. Affixed to a modern metal hanger. Traces of plant roots attaching to the underside. Length 26 cm | *** | |
*** | An 11th century Philippine earthenware jar, unglazed with lugs for suspension with cross hatched incised design to the main body of the jar, 12 cm | *** | |
*** | Three Roman Socketed bronze arrow Points | *** | |
*** | Three Neolithic Celt Axe/Hammerstone Tool | *** | |
*** | Southern song model of a granary length 12 cm. | *** | |
*** | Two Neolithic Celt Axes from the Saharan Aqualithic period, 13 cm length | *** | |