Attractive China Plate from early Qing Dynasty

Decorative Chinese Plate Qing Dynasty

 

China, late Ming – early Qing Dynasty: Very attractive porcelain plate with floral design at the center and stroke-pattern along the borders.

Diameter 26,3 cm (10 ½ inches), good condition.

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Complete Set Chinese Zodiac Seals made of Porcelain

Chinese Zodiac Seal Set Porcelain

 

Complete set of 12 Chinese zodiacs as seals. Porcelain, green glaze. Size: 44 x 44 mm x c. 85 mm (1 ¾ x 1 ¾ x c. 3 ½ inches). They are in good condition with no nicks. They are from the Republic period.

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Decorative Chinese Jade Box for Seal Paste

Old Chinese Jade Box for Seal Paste

 
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Decorative old Chinese seal box made of white-greenish Jade (Hetain yu 和田玉). Bird and plum blossoms as decoration at the lid. Well carved.


Diameter: 52 mm, height: 17 mm, good condition.

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The Summer Palace in Peking Photo from 1902

The Summer Palace in Peking. Old large Photo from 1902

 

China, Bejing: Authentic old photograph depicting the old Summer Palace in Peking. The photo is from 1902. from a German counsel. 

Hand writing at the back „ Sommerpalast Peking Mittel-Pagode“.

Size: ca. 10 x 7 inches (25,1 x 18,4 cm), good condition.

The Summer Palace has a long history. The origins of the Summer Palace date back to the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in 1153. In 1860, the British and French destroyed parts of the Summer Palace at the end of the Second Opium War while looting and burning down the nearby Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan).

The destruction of the palaces was ordered by Lord Elgin, the British High Commissioner to China, and was undertaken in response to the torture and killing of two British envoys, a journalist for The Times, and their escorts.

The destruction of large parts of the Summer Palace still evokes strong emotions among some people in China. Between 1884–95, during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor (r. 1875–1908), Empress Dowager Cixi ordered three million silver taels, originally designated for upgrading the Qing navy (the Beiyang Fleet), to be used for reconstructing and enlarging the Summer Palace to celebrate her 60th birthday.

In 1900, towards the end of the Boxer Rebellion, the Summer Palace suffered damage again when the forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance destroyed the imperial gardens and seized many artifacts stored in the palace. The palace was restored two years later.

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Old Postcard made of Stamps depicting a Chinese Juggler

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Funny vintage postcard from approx. 1910 depicting a Chinese juggler in traditional Chinese dress.

The juggler and the balls are made of stamps. Unused postcard in good condition.

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Antique Canton enameled Trinket Box Chinese Famille Rose

Antique Chinese Canton Enameled Famille Rose Trinket Box

 

China, Canton: Beautiful Famille rose trinket box, enameled copper, flower motifs.

Oval shape: 9,5 x 7,5 x 4,4 cm, very good condition.

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Antique Chinese Leisure Seal Qing Dynasty 李颖篆刻

Attractive Chinese Leisure Seal by Li Ying Qing Dynasty

Decorative, antique Chinese leisure seal by Li Ying (李颖), a Qing Dynasty seal carver.

Ocher-brown stone with a dragon as handle. As actual seal 5 characters have been engraved: ruo-zhe dao zhi yong - The use of the weak way (弱者道之用).

Side engraving with details. 19 x 18 x 92 mm, good condition.

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Chinese vintage Postcard Old South China Liao River Scene

Chinese vintage Postcard Liao River South China

 

Chinese vintage Postcard Old South China: Liao River Scene River scene at Liao River in Newchang ( Niuzhuang ) in South China.

The postcard shows junks, ships and boats, people. Unused postcard in good condition.

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Wang Erdu Leisure Seal, Antique Chinese Chop

Old Chinese Leisure Seal by Wang Erdu

 

Old Chinese leisure seal, greenish-grey Shou-shan stone, engraved by the important seal carver Wang Erdu (died 1919).

As actual seal 12 characters have been carved: Wang chen zi Yan sheng hao xue lu yihao bu kan (王琛字燕生号雪庐一号补龕).

Side inscription with details: 癸未中秋月上浣尔度篆 23 x 23 x 68 mm, good condition.

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Antique Chinese Photo with German Missionaries in Zihawei

Antique Chinese Photo with German Fathers in Zihawei

 

Old Chinese photograph from 1902 depicting 2 German missionaries and Chinese students in the missionary Zihawei (子哈维) in Shanghai as they are busy with wood carving.

Explanations in German at reverse.

11,9 x 9,5 cm. Good condition.

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Pair of Porcelain Stem Cups from early Qing Period

Decorative and scarce pair of blue-white porcelain stem cups from early Qing-period, probably 16. - 17. century.

Blue-white with floral decor and square stems.

Height: 88 mm, Diameter: 78 mm. No chips, no fissures or other faults.

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Pair of blue white China Saucers, Qing Dynasty

Pair of blue white China Dishes, Qing Dynasty

Attractive pair of small Chinese blue and white saucers with flower decorations at the center.

They are from end of Ming - early Qing Dynasty.

Diameter: 14,9 cm, good condition.

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Pair of Chinese Ceramic Horses, Republic Period

 

Pair of Chinese Ceramic Horses, Republic Period

A pair of turquoise glazed sitting horses with custom carved wooden bases.

Republic Period, well modeled.

Each appr. 9 x 20 x 12 cm ( plus base). Very good condition.

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Antique Chinese Jade Seal

Antique Chinese Jade Seal

Antique Chinese seal, green Jade, ornamental decoration at four sides. As actual seals 2 characters have been carved.

Hand-carved Jade in good condition. 38 x 40 x 39 mm.

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Old Chinese leisure seal by Wang Meng, 1925

Old Chinese leisure seal, brown-beige-grey stone, good structure. As actual seal 4 characters have been carved: 自強不息 zi qiang bu xi (make unremitting).

Side inscription with date 1925 and artist name Shi Xiang. Shi Xiang is the artist's name of Wang Ming (1888—1934). 30 x 31 x 95 mm, good condition.

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Decorative Chinese Brush Washer made of Jade

Chinese Jade Brush Washer

Decorative, Chinese brush washer, greenish-brown Jade, plum blossom motifs on both ends. Well hollowed, good condition. The Zitan-wood stand is part of the lot and is newer. 10 x 6,2 x 2 cm.

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Old Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle, enameled

Decorative Chinese snuff bottle, enameled porcelain. It depicts three men, a lady in a boat and a young man seeing her off.

Very well painted. Qian Long bottom mark but later period.

40 x 30 x 64 mm. Metal spoon with turquoise. Very good condition.

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Old Chinese Peking Glass Snuff Bottle

Old Chinese Peking Glass Snuff Bottle

Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle with story teller and customer at one side, lady on a chair at the other side.


6 x 3,5 x 7,5 cm (without stopper). Coral-stopper with metal spoon. Good condition.

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Old Bronze Buddha Figurine

Old standing bronze Buddha figure on lotus socket. The figure and the socket can be separated. 22 x 10 cm (9 x 2 ½"), good condition.

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Old Chinese ivory snuff bottle, engraved

Old Chinese ivory snuff bottle, engraved

Decorative round ivory snuff bottle. Side engraving with Buddha and 2 children. Ivory stopper and spoon.
 
Diameter: 16 mm, height: 50 mm. Very good condition.

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