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China, Shoushan stone seal (chop), c.1740-60, intricately carved with a village scene, Chinese characters on base, attributed to the Board of Revenue and Works. Minor flea bites around edges, surface wear, very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
China, 19th century, late Qing dynasty, gold cup, tests at 16ct via XRF spectrometer, of scalloped circular form, with circular handle and thumb piece, decorated with hunting scenes and scholars conversing, (96 x 44 mm, 132.89 g). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $16,500
China, early twentieth century, four panel screen, black lacquered timber, depicting birds in nature in red paint on one side, and bamboo in yellow paint on the other (each screen 169 cm x 41 cm). A few signs of wear and edge chips, one bottom pin missing, very fine.
Estimate $1,500
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China, late Qing Dynasty, (19th century), blue and white export ware porcelain dish, ship motif in bowl, two lines around rim, simple alternating geometric pattern around body (11cm dia). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
China, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period, (1573 - 1619), blue and white kraak export ware, klapmuts bowl, grasshopper motif in centre with complex repeating floral pattern in four panels in the cavetto and rim, simplified floral pattern in four panels around body and outer rim (14cm dia). Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
China, Ming Dynasty, Tianqi period (1621-7), blue and white export ware porcelain dish, central coin motif "Hung Wu Tang Bao" around, seal script "Fu Gui Chang Chun" inside, geometric patterns around rim, repeating dotted pattern around body (15cm dia). Minor glaze chips around rim, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
China, Qing Dynasty, (1644-1911), blue and white export ware, late 18th - early 19th century, porcelain saucer decorated with a peony and magnolia, two thin bands around lip, salvaged from the Tek Sing wreck. Minor glaze roughness commensurate with a burial at sea, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
China, Qing Dynasty, set of five blue and white export ware porcelain dishes, Lingzi fungus motif (symbol of longevity) (12.5 cm dia). Very fine. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $180