An ivory archer's ring by Wen Chuan, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the ring is incised to the exterior with a five-character inscription and three lines followed by a mark. Signed 'Wen Chuan', 3.3 cm x 3 cm high
Two Chinese archer's rings, 20th century comprising a mottled green and white jade ring of rounded form housed in a turned hardwood case, and a glass one hand painted with a chilong and inscriptions, raised on a hongmu circular stand. Diameter: 4 cm, and…
A fine rock crystal archer's ring, possibly Qing Dynasty the archer's ring of cylindrical rounded form, the interior intricately carved with a dragon, in a fitted case with a patterned green silk interior and beige exterior with pavilion motif. Diameter:…
Three Chinese jade Archers' rings in hardwood box, 20th century comprising a white jade ring of rounded form, a smaller rich green ring, and a mottled green jade ring, housed in a cloche covered wooden fitted box with double gourd finial. Height 12.5 cm,…
An unusual painted enamel archer's ring, 19th/20th century, decorated with a maiden attending two young boys, one playing a flute, in a continuous lakeside scene, two-character Qianlong mark, wood stand with jade inset cover, 2.6 cm high
A cased pair of Chinese jade archer's rings, 20th century, the green jade archer's rings of typical cylindrical form with a rounded top, in original silk lined wooden presentation case, signed with characters to the sliding top. Height 7.5 cm, length 20…
A Chinese carved stone archer's ring, 20th century, the archer's ring of rounded form in green stone with striations, glows in the dark after exposure to strong light, unmarked. Diameter 3 cm
A glass and a shadow agate archer's rings Qing dynasty the glass 3.5 cm diam., the agate 4 cm wide (2). Provenance: Christies, the Eric Dale collection (label)
Three Chinese hardstone archer's rings, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) and later, comprising: an undecorated black-flecked spinach jade ring, an agate ring, and a mottled greenish-grey jade ring with low relief decoration of the taiji symbol interspersed with…
A Chinese brown and pale celadon jade archer's ring, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the jade of greenish-grey hue with areas of pale brown and grey, carved in low relief as a crouching guardian lion. Provenance: The Gwenneth Haines collection. 2.5 cm high, 3…
A Chinese white jade archer's ring, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the jade of greyish-white hue, decorated in low relief with archaistic clouds and shou symbols. Provenance: The Gwenneth Haines collection. 2 cm high, 2.7 cm diameter
A Chinese white jade archers ring, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the jade of fine white hue with one faint russet streak, very well carved to the exterior in relief with a scene of an attendant boy carrying a lingzhi fungus, within a classical style landscape…
Two archer's rings, one of Chenxiangmu, the sides inset with gilt shou characters, the interior mounted in gilt metal; the other of bamboo carved with figures, 3.4 and 3.7 cm diameter
Large Chinese white jade archers ring, of plain cylindrical form with a rounded top, inner diameter 2.3 cm, in a metal box and cover, with marks to base
Interesting Chinese gilt archers ring, of cylindrical form, with spinning exterior section nicely decorated with figures, bats and lotus within beaded borders, mark to interior, diameter 3 cm
A Chenxiangmu archer's ring the sides inset with spaced gilt shou characters and incised around the rim with four characters reading Cheng Zhai Zhen Wan, the interior mounted in gilt metal, fitted metal box 3.4 cm diameter
A Chinese white jade archers ring, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the waisted cylindrical ring of fine whiteish-ivory tone jade, 2.8 cm high, 3.3 cm diameter
Chinese glass archers ring and case, the ring of circular form, incised with Chinese characters accented with gold flecks, the case in blue glass, incised with Chinese characters and Buddhist motif, mark to base, height 5 cm
An unusual boxed set of three archer's rings, comprising one of agarwood, the exterior incised with a poem between key-fret borders, the second of whitish jade, the flat section of russet skin carved with a figure standing beside a leaping lion, the third…
An unusual simulated rockwork archer's ring, 20th century, the exterior decorated with swirls of chestnut, black and grisaille to imitate natural stonework, the interior rim inscribed in iron-red with an apocryphal four-character seal mark of Qianlong. 3…
A carved cinnabar lacquer fived-lobed box and cover, six character Qianlong mark and of the period, the flat surface of the cover is crisply carved through layers of lacquer, a raised circle with a bronze and porcelain vessel, each set with dense foliage,…
A Chinese jadeite archer's ring, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), with green splashes, 2 cm high, 3.2 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection of Sir Tristan and Lady Antico, Sydney
A celadon jade archer's ring Qing dynasty, 19th century the rectangular face showing the russet markings of the skin, the stone of pale even tone 3.5 cm wide
A celadon jade archer's ring Qing dynasty, 19th century the rectangular face showing the russet markings of the skin, the reverse carved with a figure seated beneath a pine tree, incised apocryphal four-character mark of Qianlong, fitted box 3.5 cm wide