Pair of Vintage Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases, Meiji Period

by Gail Osona

Pair of Vintage Miniature Chinese Cloisonne Vases
Pair of Vintage Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases, Meiji Period, ovoid form, decorated with a dragon against a dark blue ground Height 5 in. Provenance: Collection of Susan Akers, 7 Pleasant Street, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts

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Vintage Japanese Porcelain Umbrella Stand

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Vintage Japanese Porcelain Umbrella Stand, decorated front and back with a pheasant amongst foliage, and flowers on the reverse Height 24 in. Diameter 9 in.

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Antique Chinese Glazed Earthenware Hand Modeled Figure of Hotei

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Antique Chinese Glazed Earthenware Hand Modeled Figure of Hotei, the standing smiling deity with his sack of wealth on his shoulder, interior inscription Height 14 in. Width 8 in. Depth 9 in.

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Chinese Cloisonne and Brass Mantel Clock

by Gail Osona

Chinese Cloisonne and Brass Mantel Clock, Roman numeral dial, side panels with woman wearing floral tunic, original label on reverse “Made in the People’s Republic of China”, battery operated movement Height 11.5 in. Width 8.5 in. Depth 4.5 in.

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Chinese Carved Amber Guanyin, 19th – 20th Century

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Chinese Carved Amber Guanyin, 19th – 20th century, depicted holding lingzhi sacred fungus and fly whisk; incised decoration of brocade robe retains traces of gilding Height 7.5 in.

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Pair of Antique Chinese Red Lacquered Elmwood Armchairs

by Gail Osona

Pair of Antique Chinese Red Lacquered Elmwood Armchairs, with shaped square open backrest with S-profile splat carved in sunk relief with seal motif; S-curved armrests flank paneled seat, raised on box stretchered round square legs with paired side stretchers and foot rail front stretcher, below bow-shaped apron and tapered proscenium uprights. Height 40 in. Width 23 in. Depth 18 ½ in.

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Chinese Export Canton Reticulated Fruit Basket and Oval Underplate, late 18th Century

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Chinese Export Plate Armorial Soup Plate, Late 18th Century
Chinese Export Canton Reticulated Fruit Basket and Oval Underplate, late 18th Century, underglaze blue diaper and spearhead borders, center with Brown family crest of lion rampant holding a gold fleur-de-lis above script initials JAF, flanked by fruiting fronds. Underplate is mended. 9.5 in. x 9.75 in.

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Large Set of Antique Rose Medallion China

by Gail Osona

Large Set of Antique Rose Medallion China
Large Set of Antique Rose Medallion China, approximately 76 pieces comprising: 23 Dinner Plates- Diameter 9.5 in. 4 Plates- Diameter 9.5 in. 13 Salad Plates- Diameter 8 in. 11 Soup Bowls- Diameter 8.5 in. 2 Large Soup Bowls- Diameter 10 in. 13 Covered Bouillons with Liner 10 Tea Cups and Saucers

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Collection of Three Decorative Boxes 19th Century

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Collection of Three Small Decorative Boxes
Collection of Three Decorative Boxes, 19th Century, an English Turnbridge box with tumbling block design, and two Chinese lacquer boxes  1.5 in. x 4.5 in. x 3 in. 2.5 in x 5 in. x 3 in. 2.5 in. x 4.5 in. x 3.5 in.

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Chinese Export Painted Canvas Covered Camphorwood Trunk, 19th Century

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Chinese Export Painted Canvas Covered Camphorwood Trunk 19th Century
Chinese Export Painted Canvas Covered Camphorwood Trunk, 19th Century, with original paper label on interior “Made in Canton China Kwan-Tung Yut Wo”, foliate decorations with pomegranate and Chinese pheasants  

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Antique Chinese Teakwood and Hardstone Inlaid Low Table, 19th Century

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Antique Chinese Teakwood and Hardstone Inlaid Low Table, 19th Century, depicting Emperor and Empress standing under trees with attendants shading them with hand-held fans Height 12 in. Width 38 in. Depth 18 in.

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Asian Scrimshawed Opium Scale, 19th Century

by Gail Osona

Asian Scrimshawed Opium Scale 19th Century
Asian Scrimshawed Opium Scale, 19th Century, brass fittings including a counter balance weight, housed in a fitted and carved hinged wood case, signed on gauge and box Length 14.5 in. Width 5 in.

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Fine Imari “Dragon and Phoenix” Porcelain Bowl, 2nd Half of the 19th Century

by Gail Osona

Fine Imari “Dragon and Phoenix” Porcelain Bowl, 2nd Half of the 19th Century, gold embellished decoration of lozenge diapering, stylized blossoms and other motifs encircling an interior tondo of dragon and Phoenix, all in rich polychrome enamels and under-glaze blue Height 5.25 in. Diameter 13.75 in.

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Rare Three-Piece Canton Covered Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

by Gail Osona

Rare Three-Piece Canton Covered Vegetable Dish, 19th Century, with applied looped handles, cover with lotus finial, Canton River landscape decoration with diapered and rain and cloud borders Height 5.5 in. Length 10.5 in. Width 8.5 in. Provenance: The Gail and Rich Mellin Canton Collection

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Cloisonne Enamel Incense Burner, 19th Century

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Cloisonne Enamel Incense Burner, 19th Century, Foo dog finial and Foo lion’s head applications; note enamel losses in photographs Height 6.5 in. Width 5 in.

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Chinese Export Camphorwood Compendium, 19th Century

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Chinese Export Camphorwood Compendium, 19th Century, rectangular red painted coffret with mitered sloping top centered by an ebonized bas relief of a villa and opening to disclose a mirror above a lidded compartmentalized lift-out tray which when removed facilitates access to a fold-out writing surface and storage for writing materials. The back and divided side panels applied with ebonized bas relief plaques, brass bail carrying handles; small losses and wear to painted surface commensurate with age and use. Height 5 in. Width 13.5 in. Depth […]

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Chinese Carved Exotic Hardwood Altar Table

by Gail Osona

Chinese Carved Exotic Hardwood Altar Table, the narrow rectangular top with upturned ends over cloud-bracketed frieze raised on a pair of recessed supports framing bas relief panels carved with enleafed scroll motifs, the outer sides with Buddhist trident symbol flanked by Kylin. Height 35 in. Length 106 in. Width 19 in.

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Pair of Chinese Elmwood Yoke Back Scholar Chairs, Qing Dynasty 18th/19th Century

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Pair of Chinese Elmwood Yoke Back Scholar Chairs, Qing Dynasty 18th/19th Century, each with carved protruding crestrail on paneled S-shaped splat and bracketed stiles above paneled seat flanked by serpentine armrests on carved supports; rounded straight legs joined by double arched apron with central carved motif and continuous to foot rest stretcher; round side and rear stretchers. 46 ½ in. x 23 ¾ in. Depth 18 in.

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Gold and Silver Embroidered Dragon Kimono Robe, circa 1920s

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Gold and Silver Embroidered Dragon Kimono Robe, circa 1920s, worked in polychrome silk, gold and silver-wrapped thread with a coiling three-clawed dragon in a variety of stitches: the head and body of the celestial creature raised off the blue satin ground to create a 3-D effect. Overall length 52 in. Width across sleeves 50 in.

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Pair of Chinese Export Watercolors on Pith Paper “Emperor and Empress Portraits”, 19th Century

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Fine Pair of Chinese Export Watercolors on Pith Paper “Full Portraits of Emperor and Empress”, 19th Century, clothed in formal robes, the Empress holding a staff and seated in an elaborate carved throne, matted and framed. 9 in. x 5 ¼ in. Framed 15 ½ in. x 10 ½ in.

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Japanese Imari Porcelain Charger, late 19th Century

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Japanese Imari Porcelain Charger, late 19th Century, bright polychrome and decoration depicting birds amid flowers and a dragon amid cloud bands on a tripartite “broken” field reserved from a cobalt ground, strewn with peonies; verso with stylized motifs in underglaze blue. Impressed 4-character mark. Diameter 18 in. From the Starbuck East Brick, Nantucket, MA

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Japanese Imari Porcelain Charger, “Seven Gods of Luck”, late 19th Century

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Japanese Imari Porcelain Charger, late 19th Century, decorated in polychrome and gilt with detailed depictions of the “Seven Gods of Luck” (Shichi-fuku-jin) on a “fractured” field pot of polygonal reserves within a diapered border. Diameter 18 ¾ in. From the Starbuck East Brick, Nantucket, MA

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Pair of Japanese Imari Porcelain Plates

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Pair of JapaneseImari Porcelain Plates, circa 1875-1908, blue underglaze, iron-red enamel colors and gilt decoration features three Shou medallions alternate with Lingzhi motifs, symbolic of wishes from the giver for the blessings of longevity upon the recipient. Diameter 9 ½ in. Provenance: Starbuck East Brick, Nantucket, MA

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Chinese Gilt Decorated Shrine Table, circa 1870

by Gail Osona

Chinese Gilt Decorated Shrine Table, circa 1870, three removable shaped and carved panels dovetailed to a rectangular cabinet with 3 carved scroll-front drawers, trestle grid lower shelf stretcher. Height 45.5 in. Width 34 in. Depth 20 in.

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Two Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock Prints “Railroad at Shinagawa” and “Japanese Theatre”

by Gail Osona

Two Hiroshige (1797-1958) Japanese Woodblock Prints “Railroad at Shinagawa” and “Japanese Theatre”, the first depicts the “Railroad at Shinagawa” signed Hiroshige Hitsu, III; the artistic calm in an early night train by Tokyo Bay at Shinagawa; the 2nd depicts people under parasols shopping at market before the Japanese theatre Image 13 in. x 8 ½ in. Sheet 14 in. x 9 ½ in. Overall 23 in. x 16 in.

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Chinese Exotic Hardwood Armchair

by Gail Osona

Chinese Exotic Hardwood Armchair
Chinese Exotic Hardwood Armchair, 19th century, a horseshoe crest rail forms armrests ending in scrolled hand-grips is raised on horn-shaped supports flanking a wide rectangular panel seat on square legs with incurved feet. Height 31 in. Width 27 ¾ in. Depth 22 ½ in.

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Chinese Exotic Hardwood Armchair

by Gail Osona

Chinese Exotic Hardwood Armchair
Chinese Exotic Hardwood Armchair, late 19th century, a horseshoe crest rail forms armrests ending in scrolled hand-grips above a tablet splat carved in relief with an ideogram and rests on curved supports flanking a wide rectangular panel seat on square legs with incurved feet. Height 27 in. Width 30 ½ in. Depth 23 in.

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19th Century Hand Painted Chinese Scroll

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19th Century Hand Painted Chinese Scroll, depicting a Buddha Northern Lord with his Imperial Guards. Art 57 in. x 22 ½ in. Overall 82 in. x 26 ½ in.

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“The Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji by Hokusai” Folio

by Gail Osona

"The Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji by Hokusai" Folio
“The Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji by Hokusai” Folio, a vintage re-print complete with 36 views of Mt. Fuji along with 10 additional occupational scenes. 8 ½ in. x 13 ½ in. each

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Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass, circa 1830

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Fine Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass, circa 1830, finely detailed interior and garden view, two women awaiting a tea servant and young child with two attendants crossing on a pathway bridge. 18 in. x 26 in.

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