DESCRIPTION: Two round lidded Chinese fruit trays, each with bracket feet and interior compartments for fruit or sweets. The lid of the slightly smaller tray is decorated with flowering foliage and a shuangxi character meaning "double happiness," a symbol of both happiness and longevity. The five black lacquered compartments of the inner tray are removable. The lid of the larger tray is decorated with a central shuangxi character which is surrounded by stylized flowers and xi characters (meani... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: An appealing Chinese toggle (guajian), carved from Huanghuali wood (a hardwood similar to Rosewood) in the form of a Buddhist lion seated on a plinth with one paw placed on top of a ball. With raised tail, textured fur on his back, and brass studs decorating the eyes and each limb, this foo dog would have been used as a counterweight for a tobacco pouch or other object suspended from a belt. Displaying a luscious patina from use and handling, this little grinning lion is a real ch... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A large, handsome Chinese burl wood mushroom toggle (guajian), a symbol of fertility, shaped as a button and carved to resemble a large mushroom cap with ten inverted smaller mushrooms in a cluster. The smaller mushrooms encircle the larger mushroom cap with graceful stems emanating from the center on the reverse side, one stem missing. This toggle has a beautiful patina worn smooth with use and is in overall fine condition, 18th Century. For a similar example see: Schuyler Camma... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: An engraved Chinese pewter incense seal (or clock) with five separate components (see photos), all of which are intact and in good condition. The cover has four shaped edges engraved with Chinese characters and crowned by a delicately pierced brass lid with a “double happiness” symbol. The three tiered body has the original brass template inside the top compartment, used as a template for cutting the incense design. On the outside surfaces are hand engraved designs of flowers, gar... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A very fine and deeply carved Chinese export ivory card case, 19th C. The unusually thick, domed and pierced lid is expertly carved with a three dimensional profusion of flowers surrounding a center cartouche featuring a Chinese garden scene. On close inspection, you marvel at the delicately carved ivory leaves and tiny flower petals, all placed above a carved diaper-patterned ground.

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DESCRIPTION: A Chinese pewter incense seal (or clock), a rare, complete set with all trays and the original small tools. This clock seal has five separate components (see photos), all of which are intact and in good condition. The cover is pierced with the “double happiness” symbol, and inside the base tier are stored the original small tools used to prepare the incense for burning: a pewter shovel to scoop the loose incense, a tamper for packing it, and a scorer for cutting the incense while u... Click for details