The specialists guide to Chinese antiques

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August 21, 2012 3:54 am

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A large collection of Chinese, Burmese & Thai antiquities on offer from a private seller

An exceptionally fine and rare large reclining Burmese Mandalay period Buddha.

An olive green-glazed warring states period (475 to 221 BC) “yue ware” storage jar (thermoluminescence (TL) tested)

On offer is two privately held collections of Chinese and Southeast Asian antiquities for sale. In total there are over 70 different pieces in both collections. Collection consists of Chinese Neolithic, Han, Warring States and Ming Dynasty pottery and terracotta, Burmese and Thai lacquerware, wooden and brass Buddhas and other religious artifacts, as well Chinese antique furniture.

A beautiful Chinese 3 tiered huanghuali “tihe” box

Burmese gold gilt lacquer hin-tha betel nut vessels in the form of the sacred goose.

All items were purchased in the mid 1990′ ies in either Hong Kong, Singapore and Southeast Asia along with a few from London with many hand selected by a former antiquities dealer in Southeast Asian art who has since retired.

A large Chinese neolithic period (Banshan Phase) painted pottery storage jar (c. 2600–2300 B.C)
Larger jars such as this one were typically used for storage and in burials.	A pair of finely cast bronze palanquin (sedan chair) finials or pole caps mounted on stands. Khmer, likely 12th / 13th century. Similar jars can be found in museums and private collections around the world.
Low-fired earthenware jars like this were made using a fine, wind-blown soil called loess. As these jars were made before the invention of the potter’s wheel, the body is formed using rolls of coiled clay, which were gradually built up and smoothed to create the walls of the jar. Un-glazed, these jars where typically painted with mineral based pigments such as iron oxide and manganese and burnished after firing.

Items have been well maintained and are in excellent condition other then normal wear and tears as would be expected from antiques and antiquities . Currently all items are physically located in Hong Kong and have been held privately there since time of purchase. Collections may be sold as a set or split according to buyer preference.