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Magnificent is a bit of an understatement for this stately vessel. Acquired from a Chinese family estate in Connecticut, this piece dates to the mid-1880s.
The design of dragon handles and the foo / fu dog on top is stunning and quite rare. Vented lid.…
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- Item Number: V-5340
- Provenance/Origin: China. Mid 1880s
- Composition: Bronze and Champleve enamels
- Dimensions: 20" tall with lid (14" without lid) x 12.5" at widest
- Weight: 12 pounds
- Price: $ 665.00 USD
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Detail: We found these in the back room of an Asian Antique shop in Los Angeles. Circa mid-1900’s. One male and one female. A small amount of oxidation is present around their mouths. It can be removed with a cotton Q-tip and some coconut oil.…
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- Item Number: V-3521
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 4.5" at widest, each
- Weight: 5.5 pounds for pair
- Price: $185.00 USD for pair
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Detail: This is such a detailed piece of art. Multiple dimensions as the dragons, phoenix and kylin (on top), jump off the esotericstuff.com part of the censer. Ornate for sure. Composite nickel and silver for stability and hardness. Circa mid-1900’s. In very good condition.
- Item Number: V-0802
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa mid-1900's.
- Composition: Silver/Nickel composite
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 7" at widest
- Weight: 4.75 pounds
- Price: $295.00 USD
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Detail: Huge censer with gilding accents. Hand painted with – what looks like – foo dogs / lions faces on feet and dragons forming the handles. Age unknown but certainly an older piece. From an estate sale in Beijing. Good condition.
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- Item Number: V-7550
- Provenance/Origin: Beijing estate, China. Probably mid- 1900's
- Composition: Copper and cloisonne-styled
- Dimensions: 20" tall x 18" at widest
- Weight: 6.75 pounds
- Price: $475.00 USD
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Detail: Peacocks, coy fish, bamboo, flowers, foo dogs / lions on handles and top. Hand signed on bottom, not stamped. From a private family outside Beijing. Circa early- to mid-1900’s. Lids.
This beautiful pair of jars have SOLD. Thanks M.K.!
- Item Number: C-8471
- Provenance/Origin: Private family. Circa early- to -mid-1900's
- Composition: Porcelain
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 8" wide x 8" deep
- Weight: 11.25 pounds for pair
- Price: $425.00
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Detail: Potiche, mid-17th Century style. Shape is typical of the Kang-hsi period (1662-1722 AD). From a city in Zhejiang Province. Glaze over high quality porcelain. Two foo dogs on each side of jar and one on the lid. Circa early 1900s. Perfect condition,…
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- Item Number: C-5281
- Provenance/Origin: China, Zhejiang Province. Early 1900's.
- Composition: Celadon. Porcelain.
- Dimensions: 16" tall x 12" wide with lid
- Weight: 10 pounds
- Price: $750.00 USD
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Detail: Fu style used as a ritual food vessel. A large basin filled with detail. Foo dogs / lions form the feet. Monkeys, rams and other animals line the rim at the top. Ancient text in and on the bottom of the basin. This…
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- Item Number: V-7061
- Provenance/Origin: China, Guangzhou residence
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 13.5" wide x 6" tall
- Weight: 8.5 pounds
- Price: $410.00
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Detail: I have seen these in many different styles, shapes and materials. This one is top quality and cute as a button. Most likely from the mid-1900s. From an estate state near downtown Beijing.
SORRY, this item has been sold. Ask about other Censers with similar characteristics.
- Item Number: V-5521
- Provenance/Origin: China, estate sale, circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Silver / Nickel composition
- Dimensions: 6" tall x 4.5" wide
- Weight: 2.1 pounds
- Price: $145.00 USD
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Detail: These remind me of a Zun wine vessel used in religious ceremonies during the Song Dynasty. Gorgeous engravings . . . even on the bottom of each. Foo dogs and phoenix motif. Age unknown. From a private residence near Beijing.
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- Item Number: V-9655
- Provenance/Origin: China
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 10" tall x 5" wide
- Weight: 3.25 pounds each, 6.5 both
- Price: $475.00 USD
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This is a huge, 78-pound stunning piece that is either a Chinese unicorn with styling from the Ming Dynasty or a Sin-you that is symbolic of justice and truth. Sin-you’s are mythological creatures from East Asia. Hand carved from nephrite and was in a private home…
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- Item Number: S-7981
- Provenance/Origin: Private home near Changchun
- Composition: Jade
- Dimensions: 20" long x 16" tall x 5.5" wide
- Weight: 78 pounds
- Price: $2,600.00 USD
