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A MIDNIGHT BLUE GROUND BROCADE-WOVEN COURT SKIRT, CHAOQUN19th centuryWoven with gilt wrapped and polychrome threads with contending dragons around...

A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY MODELS OF HORSESTang DynastyStanding four square on rectangular bases, with finely modelled faces and open mouths, weari...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'DEER' DISHJiajing six-character mark and of the periodSturdily potted with deeply rounded sides rising from a short straight foo...

A FLAMBÉ-GLAZED GARLIC HEAD VASE19th centuryThe ovoid body rising to a slender neck and a lipped rim, covered overall in a dark red glaze thinning...

A HUANGHUALI ARMCHAIR20th centuryThe chair with curved arm rests and angular scroll-form stiles over a cane seat, the upper backsplat carved in sh...

A GREEN ENAMELED 'DRAGON' DISHGuangxu six-character mark and of the periodDecorated to the well with a writhing five-clawed dragon in pursuit of t...

A PAIR OF FINE AND RARE EMBROIDERED 'WATERFALL' PANELSMeiji periodWorked in fine silk threads, using sashi-nui (long and short stitches) to depict...

A HONGMU ARMCHAIR19th/20th centuryThe yoke back crest rail supported on curved rear posts, the curved back splat carved with a floral and scroll m...

A FAMILLE VERTE 'POETIC INSCRIPTION' SAUCER DISHKangxi Rising from a short foot to a flared rim, enamelled with flower sprays against rockwork and...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'TRIBUTE BEARERS' DISHLate Ming DynastyDecorated to the interior with two tribute bearers flanking an elaborately caparisoned kyl...

A FINE REPOUSSÉ GOLD 'TIGER AND BEAR' PLAQUEEurasian, 3rd century B.CThe rectangular plaque depicting a scene of a ferocious tiger confronting an ...

TWO JADE BRUSHPOTS, BITONG19th/20th centuryOne cylindrical brushpot carved with a standing crane next to a pine tree gazing at a crane in flight, ...

A BRONZE AXE HEADInner Mongolia, 9th-7th century BCThe head issuing from a cylindrical shaft, with two apertures for attachment, the blade termina...

A LARGE BRONZE 'DRAGON' INCENSE BURNER AND COVERXuande four-character seal mark, 18th/19th centuryOf oval form, the reticulated domed cover cast w...

A LONGQUAN CELADON 'FIGURE AND ELEPHANT GROUP' AND A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE MODELS OF BOYSMing Dynasty to KangxiThe first modelled with a Bodhisat...

A GROUP OF BLANC-DE-CHINE MODELS OF THE EIGHT IMMORTALSRepublicEach standing with their respective attributes upon a rounded cloud scroll form bas...

A YIXING STONEWARE TEAPOT AND COVER20th century, signed Shen Xiaolu (1909-1967) The rounded body with a dombed cover and upwards curved spout, imp...

A BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK 'DRAGON' ROBE19th centuryWorked in couched gold thread with eight dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst lingz...

A FACETED SATSUMA VASEMeiji PeriodThe square-section vase of gently flared form rising to a waisted neck, painted in polychrome enamel with four p...

A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'LADIES AND BOYS' STANDS19th century One decorated with jovial ladies and children in an interior setting with auspicious b...

A BHUTANESE PONCHOLate 19th/early 20th centuryThe bleached cotton panel cut with a collar at one end and the other end sewn with a row of tassel f...

A MIDNIGHT-BLUE GROUND 'CRANE' GAUZE ROBE19th/20th centuryDecorated with eight roundels each enclosing a crane with spread wings amidst polychrome...

A GROUP OF KINGFISHER FEATHER JEWELLERY19th centuryComprising: two pairs of earrings, a pair of butterfly hairpins, a double grasshopper hairpin, ...

A STRAW GLAZED POTTERY MODEL OF A CAMELTang DynastyStanding four square on a rectangular base, the head raised and facing forwards, supporting a h...

A FINE KESI GREEN-GROUND SEMI-FORMAL COURT ROBE19th centuryFinely woven with eight floral roundels containing peonies surrounded by bajixiang and ...

A FAMILLE ROSE 'SCHOLAR' PLAQUE19th centuryThe rectangular panel finely painted with a scholar in a terraced garden sitting leisurely on the trunk...

A PAIR OF OPENWORK PLAQUES DEPICTING FELINESInner Mongolia/Southern Siberia, 9th-7th century BCEach of square form, cast in openwork to the centre...

A PAINTED LACQUERED WOOD 'LADY' BOX AND COVER18th/19th centuryDecorated with a central cartouche of an elegant lady in high relief with traditiona...

A PAIR OF LARGE OPENWORK BRONZE BELT PLAQUESNorthwest China, 2nd-1st century BCEach cast in openwork with two ibex standing facing away from each ...

A GEOMANCER'S COMPASS19th centuryThe circular boxwood compass finely inscribed on both sides with concentric scales and characters, a small compas...

A SILVERED BRONZE FITTINGNorthwest China, 8th-6th century BCThe tubular cap surmounted by a recumbent hound, above a faceted rounded shaft, open a...

JOMI EISUKE LINEAGEA Pair of Inlaid Bronze Vases Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Each vase decorated in high relief gold, silv...

A MUGHAL STYLE JADE WASHER19th centuryModelled as a four petal-lobed open flowerhead, the base carved as a further flowerhead surrounded by a band...

A PAIR OF SLIP-DECORATED CELADON GLAZED GARDEN STOOLS19th centuryOf rounded hexagonal form with reticulated panels and moulded bands of bosses, de...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' KENDIMing DynastyDecorated overall with meandering lotus scrolls, the shoulder and lower part of the neck painted with fl...

A GILT BRONZE 'ELEPHANT' INCENSE BURNERXuande six-character mark, 18th/19th centuryRising from a gently splayed foot to a bombé-shaped body, finel...

A LARGE BRONZE INCENSE BURNERXuande six-character mark, 18th/19th centurySupported on tripod feet with loop handles, the base with a reign mark wi...

SU WANZHONG (18th/19th century)Zhong Kui Marrying off his SisterInk and colour on silk, hand scrollDated guimao year (1843). 32.5cm (12 3/4in) hig...

A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED COURT PURSES WITH HANGERS AND BELT CLASPS19th centuryEach draw string purse embroidered with shou characters amongst floral ...

A GILT-DECORATED BLUE-ENAMELLED CHARGER19th centuryFinely decorated in sky blue enamel and gilt on a white glazed ground with a dense profusion of...

HUANG WENZHI (1879-1939)CalligraphyInk on paper, hanging scrollWith a dedication to Sir George Sinclair Moss (1882-1959), British diplomat, dated ...

A FAMILLE ROSE FIGURATIVE VASE AND A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE DISHQianlong four-character marks, Republic periodThe vase of baluster form with a figurat...

A HUANGHUALI SEAL CHEST, GUANPIXIANG18th centuryThe cabinet constructed with straight plain sides resting on a slightly larger base of correspondi...

AN IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLYongzheng six-character mark and of the periodThe exterior wall finely painted with alternatin...

A RELATED PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE HOOKAH BASESKangxiThe lobed bodies decorated with bands of leafy flowering stems, below ruyi collars, rising to f...

AN OCTAGONAL LACQUER TRAY, A DISPLAY STAND AND A GILT WOOD FIGUREMeiji periodThe tray decorated to the interior with six gold lacquer shells, the ...

SHEN GUANGFU; HE CHENGJUN (1882-1961)Ruyi SceptreInk on paper, mounted as a hongmu wood table screenWith dedication by He Chengjun (1882-1961) to ...

A ZITAN 'LOTUS AND CRAB' WRIST REST19th/20th centuryOf curved rectangular form, deftly carved with a crab resting atop a large lotus leaf, amongst...

A YAOZHOU CIRCULAR 'MANDARIN DUCK' BOX AND COVERSong DynastyThe cylindrical box resting on a spreading foot, its cover decorated with a pair of Ma...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'PIGEON' INCENSE BURNERS18th centuryThe birds naturalistically modelled with their wings gently open and heads tilting ...

THREE MONOCHROME CERAMICS19th centuryThe flambé meiping vase covered in streaked red with patches of lavender; the bottle vase in an even clair-de...

JU MING (1938-2023)FishTwo glazed pottery models, one signed in Chinese and dated '84'; the other signed in Chinese and marked '4-4'.The longest 6...

A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYINQing DynastyThe Guanyin standing on a lotus-leaf stand, dressed in a long flowing robe, holding a scroll in her ri...

TWO CIRCULAR STONEWARE BOXES, A WHITE-GLAZED VASE AND A MISHIMA BOWL16th/17th century The cover of the larger box moulded with floral sprays withi...

A BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER 'LADIES AND BOYS' JAR18th centuryDecorated with a continuous scene of ladies and boys in a terraced garden with rockwor...

A GOLD 'DRAGON' SWORD ATTACHMENTEurasian, 5th century BCDepicting a stylised horned dragon with enlarged eyes, curling moustache, writhing body an...

A YIXING STONEWARE TEAPOT AND COVERJiaqing/DaoguangThe rounded body with vertically ribbed sides below a lipped rim, the cover with a ribbed bud f...

LI PEI; XU JIANTING; CHEN GUOLI; CHEN GUANGKUIInk and colour on paper, mounted on carved bamboo; ink and colour on silk. The largest 52cm (20 1/2...

A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SPILL VASEMing DynastyOf cylindrical form, decorated to each side with three scrolling polychrome lotus blooms and foliage on a...

A GRISAILLE CIRCULAR 'BIRD' WASHERHongxian four-character mark, RepublicThe washer of flared form rising to an inverted rim, decorated in polychro...