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China, Sung Dynasty, 12-13th Century, Ying Qing ware ornate porcelain funerary urn, applied dragon wrapped around neck with clouds around, small dog sitting on shoulder. Three arms snapped off, one glued back on, some scuffing on lower glaze and minor chipping on lip, fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,000
China, Sung Dynasty, Celadon bowl with foliate rim and a horizontal ridge line midway down the body, mid blue-green glaze; another with a green-brown glaze. Sandy gravel temper visible in well and on foot, good fine; minor scuffing on glaze around body, very fine (illustrated). (2) $$ Ex Ken O'Brien Collection with his handwritten cards.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,000
China, Southern Sung Dynasty, Qing Bai ware saucer, with raised fish and lotus design. Some glaze wear on highpoints, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
China, Sung Dynasty, Celadon dish (12.25cm dia), green-brown crackle glaze with lighter areas, flattened flared rim, lightly incused decoration of leaves in well. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $1,200
China, Sung Dynasty, Celadon low bowl (12.25cm dia), fine even green crackle glaze; uncertain date wide dish (approx 24cm dia), light brown-grey crackle glaze, seven red dots on base. Very fine; good fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $5,500
China, Yuan/Sung Dynasty, ivory glazed circular lidded box (8.5cm dia), incised with geometric and floral patterns. Some small chips around meeting edge, very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
China, Yuan/Sung Dynasty, (12th-13th century), Honan Area, Chun Yao stoneware bowl (21cm dia), deep blue glaze shifting to green-brown at rim, tall unglazed foot. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $3,600
China, Sung - Yuan Dynasty, Qing Bai ware vase, light green glaze, two tubular handles on neck, with three lion heads around body, sitting on three legs. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $600
China, Yuan Dynasty, Qingbai porcelain bowl incised with lotus motif around exterior, and lightly excised with a flower in the centre of the well, makers mark on base. Small chip on rim, 1cm chip on base, and some firing imperfections, nearly very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
China, 14th Century, Celadon and iron glaze pot, dense heavy fabric, globular iron glaze decoration. Large, irregular crazing, some firing imperfections, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Cizhou ware wine jar, white glaze with brown details depicting a nature scene with three figures seated around. Small glaze ship on shoulders, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
China, Ming Dynasty (circa 15th century), blue and white jarlets decorated with floral motifs. Very fine; very fine; good very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
China, Ming Dynasty, pale blue-white jar, decorated with a floral and fern motiff, mandala-like pattern around neck. Minor firing imperfection, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
China, Ming Dynasty, blue and white 'hole bottom' saucer (12.5cm dia.), abstract goddess design inside, scenic decor on exterior. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
China, Ming Dynasty, (15th century), blue and white porcelain 'hole bottom' saucer dish, slightly raised and richly painted orange-brown fish surrounded by floral patterns, within two circles, a third circle around rim. Attractively decorated, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
China, Ming Dynasty, blue and white porcelain bowl (14cm dia.), underglazed dark blue decoration, exterior fish, flowers, and trees, interior nature scene inside two circles, crosshatched lip. Some firing imperfections, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
China, Ming Dynasty, blue and white porcelain jar (8cm), abstract deer in landscape motiff. Two small (<1cm) chips on lip, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
China, Ming Dynasty, blue and white porcelain bowl (14.25cm dia), cream glaze, floral emblem in well, cranes and lily pads in nature scene around exterior, high foot with unglazed bottom. Areas of wear on highpoints, some chipping on glaze in well, good fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Southern China, 15th Century, Swatow bowl (24cm dia), blue-green crackle glaze with blue and white dragon decorations on exterior, unglazed band around well. Two glazed over chips on rim, extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $190
China, Ming Dynasty, blue and white Jingdezhen, Min-Yao ware porcelain bowl, interior decorated with a flower medallion in centre surrounded by garlands, exterior a geometric hexagonal pattern terminating near foot in garlands. Some firing imperfections, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
China, Ming Dynasty, blue and white porcelain export ware bowl, light blue glaze, darker outline with lighter motif, characters in centre, folial pattern on exterior. Minor firing imperfections, chip on foot, good fine,
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
China, Ming Dynasty, (late 16th-early 17th century), blue and white jarlet (h: 6.5cm), peacock feathers, symbols, and garland pattern. Heavily chipped on lip, crazed glaze with some loss, fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
China, Kuang Hsu period, Qing Dynasty, (1874-1908), pale greenish-white translucent jade bowl decorated with a geometric pattern painted in enamel and gilt (10cm x 3.75cm). Some small areas of paint loss, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $3,600
China, Qing Dynasty, spinach jade bowl with two Chinese dragons carved in low relief around the exterior. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,100
China, Qing Dynasty, cafe au lait crackle glazed wide bowl (18.5cm dia), decorated with fifteen blue and white figures around exterior, floral blue and white pattern around interior rim, and a circular mountain scene in well, character on base; a cafe au lait glazed bowl (9.75cm dia) decorated with nine blue and white figures on pedestals. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
China, Qing Dynasty, blue and white porcelain footed ancestor boxes, decorated with floral and folial motifs with hatched patterns around the edges, with memorial inscriptions inside. Some minor edge wear on each, good fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
China, 17th-19th century, blue and white porcelain saucer (9.75cm dia.), flower in centre with a globular pattern surrounding, sunburst pattern on exterior around foot with wavy line around lip. Some small firing chips, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
China, 20th Century, Celadon temple jar, light green glaze, wide globular body and short neck, with a matching lid. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
China, Qing Dynasty, blue and white porcelain lidded ancestor box, decorated with leafy garlands and floral emblems around sides, a large eyed butterfly amongst foliage on the lid, surrounded by a meander-like pattern, with an inscription inside commemorating an ancestor. Some wear around edges, tape residue around centre, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
China, 19th-20th century, famille verte puzzle teapot, decorated with a green background and a flower motif throughout, with a dog bowing on the pot lid, standing on a wooden base. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $400
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