A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'DA JI' WALL VASE, CHINA, 18th CENTURYOf double gourd shape, the upper and lower bulbs centered by characters reading 'da' and ...

AN IMPERIAL PAIR OF QUADRILOBED CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LOTUS' VASES, QIANLONG FIVE-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIODChina, 1736-1795. Each baluster body...

AN IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LOTUS' BOTTLE VASE, QIANLONG FIVE-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIODPublished: Galerie Zacke, Feines Altes Kunsthandwe...

AN IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL JARDINIERE, SUPPORTED BY THREE GILT-BRONZE 'KNEELING BOYS' FEET, QIANLONG PERIODPublished: Cohen & Cohen, Tyger Tyger...

AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE IMPERIAL ENAMELED COPPER HANDWARMER, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, (1736-1795). Each side of the vessel is painted intricatel...

A LARGE CINNABAR LACQUER 'PHOENIX' FLOWERPOT, MING DYNASTYChina, 15th to early 16th century. With a heavily cast bronze body, finely modeled with ...

A PAIR OF HEAVY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER PEACH-FORM BOXES AND COVERS DEPICTING IMMORTALS, QIANLONG PERIODChina. 1736-1795. Each finely carved in th...

A SMALL CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER, YUAN TO MID-MING DYNASTYExpert's note: Recent research into the dating of carved lacquer has put forward t...

AN IVORY AND GOURD 'SANYANG' CRICKET CAGE, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. The bulbous base is surmounted by a tall flaring neck with an ivo...

AN IVORY PENDANT DEPICTING LI TIEGUAI AND KUI XING, MING DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. Of rectangular form with rounded corners, carved in relief depic...

A ZITAN 'MOUNTAIN' BRUSH REST, LATE MING TO MID-QING DYNASTYChina, 17th-18th century. The brush rest is naturalistically carved with elegant curve...

A MONUMENTAL AND HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE LINGBI SCHOLAR'S ROCK, QING DYNASTYExpert's note: Ranked first among the four types of the famous Chinese Schol...

A BAMBOO LIBATION CUP, CHINA, 17TH - EARLY 18TH CENTURYNaturalistically carved in openwork with undercutting as a section of a pine trunk, detaile...

A LARGE ZITAN 'IMMORTALS' BRUSH POT, BITONG, CHINA, 18TH CENTURYExpert's note: This brush pot is finely carved in a manner that closely adheres to...

A CARVED AND RETICULATED BAMBOO PARFUMIER, CHINA, 18TH CENTURYOf cylindrical form, intricately carved in openwork with four ladies gathered around...

A PAIR OF SILVER-LINED ZITAN 'MAGNOLIA' LIBATION CUPS, CHINA, 18TH CENTURYEach finely carved as a large magnolia flower borne on an openworked gna...

AN EXTREMELY RARE AND FINE BAMBOO-VENEER RUYI SCEPTRE, QIANLONG PERIOD, IMPERIALLY INSCRIBED WITH A POEM COMPOSED IN THE BINGZI YEAR (1756)Inscrip...

A LARGE HUANGHUALI APOTHECARY CABINET (YAOGUI) WITH FOURTEEN DRAWERS, EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 17th-18th century. The rectangular frame set with a...

A HUANGHUALI KANG TABLE, CHINA, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURYStanding on four convex legs terminating gracefully into boldly carved scroll feet...

AN AGATE CUP AND MATCHING CUP STAND, YONGZHENG PERIODChina, 1723-1735. The tall cup with deep rounded sides rising from a recessed base to a lippe...

A SMALL TRANSPARENT AMBER GLASS HEXAGONAL WASHER, JIAQING MARK AND PERIODExpert's note: The present lot boasts an elegant and inspired form which ...

AN EXCEPTIONAL YELLOW JADE FIGURE OF A BEAR, HUANGXIONG, HAN DYNASTY, CHINA, 202 BC - 220 ADExpert's note: At peace with itself and the world, the...

A SET OF TWELVE JADE AND GILT-BRONZE 'AUSPICIOUS BEASTS' BELT PLAQUES, LIAO DYNASTYChina, c. 10th-12th century. Each jade belt plaque is carved in...

A GRAY AND BLACK JADE 'DRAGON' PENDANT, MING DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. Of flattened form and boldly carved in openwork to depict a sinuous dragon, ...

A LARGE GRAY AND BLACK JADE FIGURE OF A WATER BUFFALO, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTYExpert's note: The present jade buffalo is one of the most '...

A GRAY AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT ELEPHANT, LATE MING TO MID-QING DYNASTYChina, 17th-18th century. Carved from a large pebble, the pach...

A CARVED CELADON JADE BOX AND COVER IN THE FORM OF A RAM, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th - 19th century. Naturalistically carved, the recumbent ram with ...

A RARE SPINACH-GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A TIGER, SECOND HALF OF THE QIANLONG PERIODChina, c. 1760-1795. Carved from a large boulder, the tiger rests i...

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'SANYANG AND LINGZHI' GROUP, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. Exquisitely carved with three rams portrayed in recumbe...

AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF WHITE JADE 'QUAIL' BOXES AND COVERS, QIANLONG PERIOD, 1736-1795Expert's note: The artist paid meticulous attention to the d...

A WHITE JADE 'RABBIT' ZODIAC PENDANT, CHINA, 18TH CENTURYExpert's note: The quality of the stone and the workmanship on this plaque is outstanding...

A YELLOW JADE RUYI-LOBED BOX AND COVER, QIANLONG PERIODChina, 1736-1795. Superbly carved, the cover with a central medallion enclosing a fisherman...

A YELLOW JADE 'FINGER CITRON' PENDANT, INSCRIBED 'PINGAN FUSHOU', 18TH CENTURYChina. Finely carved in low relief with two finger citrons growing f...

AN IMPERIAL JADE, GILT-BRONZE, AND RUBY-INLAID 'LOTUS AND BATS' HAT STAND, QIANLONG PERIODChina, 1736-1795. Of slender form, the round and domed b...

A WHITE JADE OPENWORK POMANDER BOX AND COVER, QIANLONG PERIODChina, 1736-1795. Of square form, finely carved with pierced waves to the sides, the ...

A MUGHAL GILT AND 'GEM'-INLAID JADE STEM CUP, INDIA, 18TH CENTURYThe deep flared sides raised on a tall slender foot with a wide flat base, intric...

A SPINACH-GREEN JADE GUI-FORM CENSER AND COVER, QIANLONG PERIODChina, 1736-1795. Superbly carved with deep rounded sides raised on a flared foot, ...

A SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'SEVEN SAGES OF THE BAMBOO GROVE' (ZHULIN QIXIAN) BRUSHPOT, BITONG, QIANLONG PERIODExpert's note: The present brushpot is ext...

AN INSCRIBED AND TRANSLUCENT JADE 'ORCHIDS' BOWL, CHINA, 18th CENTURYInscription: 'Although the orchids belong to the grass, they are graceful and...

A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'CICADA AND POMEGRANATE' WATER POT, CHINA, 18TH CENTURYNaturalistically carved in the form of a pomegranate burstin...

A SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'LINGZHI AND FINGER CITRON' RUYI SCEPTER, CHINA, 18TH CENTURYFinely carved, the scepter with a flattened ruyi head in the sha...

A CELADON JADE CARVING OF A FINGER CITRON, CHINA, 18TH - 19TH CENTURYThe naturalistically carved 'Buddha Hand' attached to an open worked gnarled ...

A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'DOUBLE FISH' SNUFF BOTTLE, CHINA, 1680-1750Expert's note: The grayish color of the jade is typical of that used in carv...

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'GOURD AND BUTTERFLY' SNUFF BOTTLE, CHINA, 18TH CENTURYExquisitely carved from a pebble in the shape of a gourd, decorated...

A WHITE JADE WITH RUSSET SKIN 'MONKEYS' SNUFF BOTTLE, CHINA, 1750-1850Exhibited: The Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, USA. The Walters Art Museum...

A JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE DEPICTING A CARP TRANSFORMING INTO A DRAGON, CHINA, 1770-1850Expert's note: This bottle is perhaps one of the most exciting...

A WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE, CHINA, 18TH CENTURYWell hollowed, the rounded rectangular body supported on a wide oval foot and rising to a s...

A CAMEO AGATE 'NOBLE PROFESSIONS' SNUFF BOTTLE, ZHITING SCHOOL, SUZHOU, CHINA, 1760-1850Well hollowed, the ovoid body supported on a flat foot ris...

A CAMEO AGATE 'ZHONG KUI' SNUFF BOTTLE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, CHINA, 1770-1840Of rounded square form, well hollowed, the honey-brown stone finely carve...

A CAMEO AGATE 'HUANG CHENGYAN' SNUFF BOTTLE, ATTRIBUTED TO THE CAMEO INK-PLAY MASTER, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, POSSIBLY IMPERIALExpert's note: The work of...

A TURQUOISE MATRIX SNUFF BOTTLE, CHINA, 18TH CENTURYOf flattened form, well hollowed, the rounded rectangular body supported on an oval foot risin...

AN IMPERIAL CINNABAR LACQUER 'ZHANG SHENG'S DREAM' SNUFF BOTTLE, CHINA, 1730-1830Attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing. Of flattened ovoid f...

AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS 'FISH AND INSECTS' SNUFF BOTTLE, BY ZHOU LEYUAN, CHINA, DATED 1890Expert's note: According to Hugh Moss, “Zhou Leyuan bega...

AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS 'CAT' SNUFF BOTTLE, BY WANG XISAN, CHINA, DATED 1959Expert's note: Between 1958 and 1962, Wang Xisan often used a simplifi...

A SAPPHIRE-BLUE GLASS OVERLAY 'LOTUS POND' SNUFF BOTTLE, ATTRIBUTED TO THE IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1750-1790The baluster body supported on a...

AN INSCRIBED RED-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, ATTRIBUTED TO LI JUNTING, YANGZHOU SCHOOL, CHINA, DATED 1822Expert's note: Although unsigned, t...

AN INSCRIBED OVERLAY GLASS 'CAT AND BUTTERFLY' SNUFF BOTTLE, BY WANG SU, YANGZHOU SCHOOL, CHINA, 1820-1840Inscriptions: To the front, upper right,...

AN IMPERIAL 'REALGAR' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, Beijing, 1736-1795. Swirled together ...

AN INSCRIBED SAPPHIRE-BLUE OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, YANGZHOU SCHOOL, CHINA, 1800-1880Published: Wang & Co., One Man's Choice II, Beijing, 2009,...

A MOLDED AND CARVED 'DRAGON' FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, SIGNED LIQUAN, CHINA, 1853-1864Of pear shape with a wide mouth, finely carved an...