Monday, November 22, 2010

Ceramics

A collection of unique and rare ceramic dishes from the Ming period.


Serial No  :  AH1003
Diameter   :  40.5 cm

Serial No  :  MC1041
Diameter   :  36 cm

Serial No  :  MC1042
Diameter   :  34.5 cm






Carved Wood Antiques

Wooden shields used by indigenous people in the south-east asian region. Estimated to be approximately 200 years old. The wooden tablets are thought to be used for religious purposes or as a decorative piece.

Serial No :  SD1002
Width      :  23 cm
Height     :  163 cm 

Serial No :  SD1003
Width      :  27 cm
Height     :  161 cm

Serial No :  SD1006
Width      :  21 cm
Height     :  136 cm

Serial No :  SD1008
Width      :  31 cm
Height     :  117 cm

Serial No :  SD1009
Width      :  26 cm
Height     :  92 cm

Serial No :  SD1010
Width      :  30 cm
Height     :  117 cm

Serial No :  SD1014
Width      :  31 cm
Height     :  96 cm

Serial No :  SD1017
Width      :  39 cm
Height     :  88 cm

Cannons

Our collection comprises 1-inch bore Lantaka bronze cannons. Hand-railed mounted on vessels travelling the Malay Archipelago. Probably cast during the early 1700s and used by many maritime powers including the Dutch and Spanish. Many of these were also cast by the colonial powers as gifts to the Sultans of the Malay Archipelago.

Serial No  :  CN1001
Length      :  100 cm
Diameter   :  11 cm

Serial No  :  CN1002
Length      :  150 cm
Diameter   :  15 cm


Serial No  :  CN1003
Length      :  150 cm
Diameter   :  15 cm

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Ming Ceramics

A 3-piece collection of Ming Zhangzhou(Swatow) plates with unique one-of-a-kind motifs.

Serial No  :  MC1037
Diameter  :  26.5 cm

Serial No  :  MC1038
Diameter  :  26 cm

Serial No  :  MC1039
Diameter  :  26 cm

Friday, November 19, 2010

Jade Collection

Our ancient chinese jade collection consisting of mostly nephrite jade. Nephrite jade was imported into China over three thousand years ago and was the most prized of all Chinese possession. It was used for tools, utensils and as jewelry stones.

Serial No : JD1098
Width      : 11.5 cm
Length     : 25.5 cm


Serial No : JD1094
Width      : 8 cm
Length     : 60 cm

Serial No : JD1001
Width      : 9 cm
Length     : 6 cm

Serial No : JD1084
Width      : 10 cm
Length     : 10 cm

Serial No : JD1063
Width      : 7.5 cm
Length     : 5 cm

Serial No : JD1081
Width      : 6.5 cm
Length     : 4 cm

Serial No : JD1082
Width      : 3 cm
Length     : 5.5 cm

Serial No : JD1060
Length     : 8.5 cm

Serial No : JD1057
Diameter :  5.5 cm

Serial No : JD1054
Diameter : 5.5 cm


Serial No : JD1095
Width      : 5 cm
Length     : 28 cm



Serial No : JD1067
Width      : 10 cm
Length     : 4.5 cm

Serial No : JD1079
Diameter :  7.5 cm

Serial No : JD1002
Width      : 4.2 cm
Length     : 1.7 cm

Serial No : JD1003
Width      : 6.5 cm
Length     : 6.5 cm

Serial No : JD1004
Width      : 4.28 cm
Length     : 7.05 cm

Serial No : JD1005
Width      : 6.4 cm
Length     : 9.2 cm

Serial No : JD1006
Width      : 4.09 cm
Length     : 6 cm

Serial No : JD1007
Width      : 3.65 cm
Length     : 8.55 cm

Serial No : JD1008
Width      : 2.91 cm
Length     : 5.8 cm

Serial No : JD1009
Width      : 3.7 cm
Length     : 6.36 cm


Serial No : JD1010
Width      : 4.87 cm
Length     : 6.5 cm

Serial No : JD1011
Width      : 2.6 cm
Length     : 6.98 cm

Serial No : JD1012
Width      : 2.76 cm
Length     : 5.8 cm

Serial No : JD1013
Width      : 2.1 cm
Length     : 5.22 cm

Serial No : JD1014
Width      : 5.54 cm
Length     : 5.54 cm

Serial No : JD1015
Width      : 4.68 cm
Length     : 5.7 cm

Serial No : JD1016
Width      : 4.17 cm
Length     : 5.5 cm

Serial No : JD1017
Width      : 6.46 cm
Length     : 8.63 cm

Serial No : JD1018
Width      : 2.23 cm
Length     : 6.3 cm

Serial No : JD1019
Width      : 7.71 cm
Length     : 9.27 cm

Serial No : JD1020
Width      : 10.56 cm
Length     : 13.87 cm

Serial No : JD1021
Width      : 10.39 cm
Length     : 14.38 cm

Serial No : JD1022
Width      : 6.05 cm
Length     : 13.99 cm

Serial No : JD1023
Width      : 6.5 cm
Length     : 10.2 cm

Serial No : JD1024
Width      : 3.46 cm
Length     : 7.85 cm

Serial No : JD1025
Width      : 3.4 cm
Length     : 6.54 cm

Serial No : JD1026
Width      : 3.02 cm
Length     : 4.98 cm

Serial No : JD1027
Width      : 3.66 cm
Length     : 6.43 cm

Serial No : JD1028
Width      : 3.34 cm
Length     : 6.71 cm

Serial No : JD1029
Width      : 2.39 cm
Length     : 5.66 cm

Serial No : JD1030
Width      : 3.02 cm
Length     : 4.59 cm

Serial No : JD1031
Width      : 3.87 cm
Length     : 9.34 cm

Serial No : JD1032
Width      : 7.31 cm
Length     : 12.09 cm

Serial No : JD1033
Width      : 3.69 cm
Length     : 4.24 cm

Serial No : JD1034
Width      : 8.19 cm
Length     : 12.29 cm

Serial No : JD1036
Diameter  : 3.38 cm

Serial No : JD1037
Width      : 11.07 cm
Length     : 14.44 cm

Serial No : JD1038
Width      : 5.37 cm
Length     : 6.31 cm

Serial No : JD1039
Width      : 6.48 cm
Length     : 13.21 cm

Serial No : JD1040
Width      : 4.49 cm
Length     : 7.45 cm
Serial No : JD1041
Width      : 3.56 cm
Length     : 7.45 cm

Serial No : JD1042
Width      : 2.4 cm
Length     : 6.39 cm

Serial No : JD1043
Width      : 4.14 cm
Length     : 5.55 cm

Serial No : JD1044
Width      : 5.83 cm
Length     : 5.9 cm

Serial No : JD1045
Width      : 4.16 cm
Length     : 5.95 cm

Serial No : JD1046
Width      : 6.8 cm
Length     : 6.19 cm

Serial No : JD1047
Width      : 4.72 cm
Length     : 6.44 cm

Serial No : JD1048
Width      : 4.17 cm
Length     : 6.72 cm

Serial No : JD1049
Width      : 9.23 cm
Length     : 8.53 cm

Serial No : JD1050
Width      : 9.05 cm
Length     : 12.82 cm

Serial No : JD1051
Width      : 0.9 cm
Length     : 14.75 cm

Serial No : JD1052
Diameter  : 6.87 cm

Serial No : JD1053
Diameter  : 6.025 cm

Serial No : JD1055
Width      : 4.93 cm
Length     : 6.27 cm

Serial No : JD1056
Width      : 5.1 cm
Length     : 7.66 cm

Serial No : JD1058
Width      : 6.09 cm
Length     : 7.06 cm

Serial No : JD1059
Width      : 2.19 cm
Length     : 5.15 cm

Serial No : JD1061
Width      : 2.37 cm
Length     : 6.46 cm

Serial No : JD1062
Width      : 4.5 cm
Length     : 6.4 cm

Serial No : JD1064
Width      : 11.51 cm
Diameter  : 1.18 cm

Serial No : JD1065
Width      : 4.46 cm
Length     : 8.26 cm

Serial No : JD1066
Width      : 2.43 cm
Length     : 8.8 cm

Serial No : JD1068
Width      : 2.16 cm
Length     : 7.42 cm


Serial No : JD1070
Width      : 1.86 cm
Length     : 5.12 cm

Serial No : JD1071
Width      : 3.2 cm
Length     : 5.35 cm

Serial No : JD1072
Width      : 2.06 cm
Length     : 4.63 cm

Serial No : JD1073
Width      : 4.49 cm
Length     : 6.09 cm

Serial No : JD1075
Diameter  : 2.01 cm

Serial No : JD1076
Width      : 2.37 cm
Length     : 6.62 cm

Serial No : JD1078
Diameter  : 6.85 cm

Serial No : JD1080
Width      : 4.2 cm
Length     : 3.78 cm

Serial No : JD1083
Width      : 3.79 cm
Length     : 8.61 cm

Serial No : JD1077
Diameter  : 6.07 cm