White, Herbert C.: Peking the Beautiful

China.- White (Herbert C.) Peking the Beautiful, first edition, half-title, mounted photographic frontispiece and 70 plates, most sepia or tinted, some colour, illustrations, occasional soiling and li

first edition, mounted plates, some colour, some light offsetting onto facing text leaves, marginal stains to first couple of ff., modern cloth, folio, Shanghai, 1927.

WHITE (Herbert C.) PÉKIN THE BEAUTIFUL Shanghai, China, The Commercial Press, 1927. Première édition. Folio, planches originales brodées et illustrées de soie. En très be

THE VERY FINE AND RARE SNUFF BOTTLE IS BREATHTAKING! THE BACKGROUND IS A TRANSLUCENT PINKISH RED. A BEAUTIFUL COLOR! THE TOP LAYER IS WHITE. IT IS CARVED WITH FLUIDITY AS WELL AS MINUTE DETAIL, DEPICT

Blue & White Porcelain 1790-c, Beautiful Pieces 8"DPrivate NY Collection

A beautiful example of hand painted Chinese export goods. A beautiful white Peking glass body and hand painted orange monochromatic mountainside scenes. An extremely detailed nature scene to one side

A beautiful Chinese white Peking glass covered vase, 12.25"Hx5.1"x3"

Beautiful Chinese Blue & White Peking Glass Covered Vase. Measures - 9 1/2" high x 4 3/4" diameter.

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A beautiful kris (also keris) with an abstract anthropomorphic wooden handle. The iron blade exhibits a gently oscillating profile with serp

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A beautiful kris (also keris) with an abstract anthropomorphic wooden handle. The iron blade exhibits a gently oscillating profile with serp

19TH C BEAUTIFUL OVERSIZED CAULDON (ENGLAND) BLUE & WHITE DECORATED PORCELAIN BOWL. FROM HUDSON VALLEY ESTATE, IN VERY NICE CONDITION, MEASURES 18" ACROSS AND 7 5/8" HIGH. ON LATER WOOD DISPLAY BASEâ

Central Asia, India, Mughal Empire, ca. early to mid-19th century CE. An enticing brooch of an elegant floral form that is shaped from brass with 67 petite bezels, each holding a faceted white topaz s

Chinese Peking roomsize carpet in blue and white, c 1920/1930. Appx 16' x 9'10"

THE BEAUTIFULLY CARVED CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE FEATURES THE 20 ARHATS OR LOHANS, ORIGINALS FOLLOWERS OF THE BUDDHA. IT IS CARVED IN THREE LAYERS. THE BOTTLE IS 2.9 INCHES TALL. STANDS ARE FOR DISPLAY ONL

A portrait of the woman who beguiled the bachelor artist. Herbert (1896-1970) was bewitched by the beautiful "Betty" White at first sight. A bachelor of 51 at the time, he quickly proposed to & marrie

This is a beautiful Staffordshire figurine that depicts a Scottish couple dressed in period outfit seated under a vine. The figurine is circa 1855. The figure has many fine details including attractiv

THE BEAUTIFUL BOTTLE CARVED IN WHITE OVER AMBER GLASS. iT FEATURES BIRDS ON TREES AND A CARVED QIANLONG SEAL.PROVENANCE: PRIVATE FLORIDA COLLECTION.

Harry Winston Avenue C 3.98ctw VVS1-VVS2/E-F Diamond Solid 18K White Gold Watch W/White Leather Strap - This beautiful Avenue C watch from Harry Winston features: 26mm x 46.1mm rectangular case; 3.98c

Pr. Franco Luce Murano Leaf Wall Sconces. c.1970s. Beautiful large hand blown clear Murano glass leaves with white horizontal striping; each has a brass single socket fixture and are unsigned. Both ar

China, 19th C., Peking glass snuff bottle, rectangular in form, white ground with raised relief design of landscape and figures, in red and white color, metal stopper. Height 2 7/8 in.

E. 20th C. Chinese Peking Rug, blue and white, with precious objects 3-5 x 5-6

China, 19th C., Peking glass snuff bottle, flattened ovular form, with bright yellow ground, carved raised relief of a bird in white, yellow rounded stopper. Height 3 in.

China, 19th C., carved Peking glass snuff bottle, white ground, with carved design of grazing bulls, painted in a bright yellow, coral colored topper. Height 2 7/8 in.

China, 19th C., Peking glass snuff bottle, in a deep brown hue, with a textured surface, and bird motifs in raised relief white glass. Height 2 1/2 in.