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FIVE AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY HORSE AND RIDER GROUPS Northern Wei Each standing four-square on a rectangular plinth, two of the five horses supporting...

TWO BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASES AND A COVER 18th century The larger vase painted with a continuous scene of villas amidst a riverscape with gentle...

THOMAS BOSWALL WATSON (1815-1860) Portrait Sketch of a Tanka Woman, reportedly named Alloy Pencil on paper, inscribed on old mount 'From Chinnery'...

FOUR EARLY POTTERY VESSELS WITH COMBED DECORATION Warring States/Han Dynasty Comprising: a reddish clay jar of globular form terminating in a shor...

YOSHU CHIKANOBU (1838-1912) Meiji period Woodblock print, 10 oban triptychs, published by Fukuda Hatsujiro/Kumajiro, 1895 and 1896. 35.4cm (13 15...

CHINESE CERAMICS IN THE TOPKAPI SARAY MUSEUM, ISTANBUL, 1986 By R. Krahl, Sotheby's Publications, three volumes in a slip case, limited to 1500 co...

A CELADON AND GREY JADE 'IMMORTAL' BOULDER CARVING 19th/20th century Carved in the form of an Immortal riding on a raft among waves overhung by a ...

A GROUP OF THREE BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURES OF GUANYIN 17th century and later Comprising: a blanc-de-chine standing figure of Guanyin raised on creste...

CHINESE SCHOOL (LATE 19TH CENTURY) A French Clipper off the Coast of Hong Kong Oil on canvas, carved wood frame. 45cm x 58.5cm (17 3/4in x 23in) F...

ZHU ZHENGSHENG; ZHU YAN; FOLLOWER OF LAN YIN (1585-1664) Scholar with Boy; Birds; Landscape Ink and colour on paper, six hanging scrolls. The thre...

AN EXPORT SILVER FOOTED TRAY Stamped mark of Lao Qingyun, early 20th century Of oblong octagonal form, raised on four lobed feet, the everted rim ...

A BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL STEM CUP Kangxi Each side painted with a panel containing a single stem of blossoms and leaves, the interior with a si...

A 'COCKEREL' SATSUMA JAR, COVER AND STAND Meiji period Of rounded bulbous form, the body decorated with shaped panels variously enclosing gentleme...

A BLUE-GLAZED DISH 18th century The edge barbed, covered overall with a thick deep blue glaze thinning at the rim. 26.5cm (10 1/2in) diam. Footno...

A FAMILLE ROSE 'PEACH' BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING Qianlong six-character mark, 20th century Sturdily potted, the ovoid body rising to a long neck, d...

A SET OF FOUR EXPORT SILVER BOWLS Circa 1900 Each reticulated bowl delicately worked with exotic birds amongst a profusion of blossoming prunus br...

CHINESE EXPORT SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) Seated Figures A set of six pith paper paintings, framed and glazed. Each 18.2cm (7 1/8in) x 28.8cm (11 5/16i...

A GROUP OF SIX CHINESE MONOCHROME GLAZED VASES 18th/19th century Comprising: a crackled turquoise glazed bottle vase; a black-glazed vase; a flamb...

A PAIR OF BLANC-DE-CHINE 'KYLIN' SEALS Qing Dynasty Each modelled with a qilin atop a rectangular base, its head tilting towards one side and mout...

A HONGMU ROOT-FORM INCENSE STAND 19th century Carved and pierced in the form of a gnarled trunk of irregular form bearing pomegranates fruits and ...

TWO HARDWOOD 'PEACH TRUNK' CUPS 19th century The larger cup with foliate rim supported on openwork peach and plum blossom tree branches; the other...

A PALE JADE CARVING OF PEACHES Qing Dynasty Naturalistically modelled with two conjoined peaches below leafy branches, a bat in flight before one ...

A COLLECTION OF FIVE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES 19th/20th century Comprising: an amethyst glass 'qilong' snuff bottle, of elegant compressed baluster for...

A NEAR PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE VASES Jurentangzhi marks, Republic period Each rising from a splayed foot to a round shoulder and a waisted neck, one ...

TWO PAIRS OF INLAID IRON VASES Meiji period Comprising: a pair of tapering vases with flared necks, worked in gold and silver with shaped panels e...

A 'MOSS' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE AND TWO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century The well-hollowed pebble of semi-translucent stone with natural inclusions fo...

A MINIATURE YELLOW AGATE 'LINGZHI' WASHER 18th/19th century Well hollowed and carved to the exterior with a profusion of lingzhi sprays, the stone...

EDGAR GORER AND J.F BLACKER, 'CHINESE PORCELAIN AND HARDSTONES, VOLS, I-II, LONDON, QUARITCH, 1911 Quaritch, 1911, two volumes, original gilt deco...

LAMQUA (ACTIVE 1825-1860) Portrait of a Gentleman Oil on canvas, carved gilt wood frame. 24cm (9 1/2in) high x 20.5cm (8 1/8in) wide. Footnotes:...

AN EXPORT SILVER 'DRAGON' BOWL AND A SWING-HANDLED BOWL AND COVER The dragon bowl by Wang Hing, Hong Kong; the handled bowl by Zee Wo, Shanghai, c...

THREE SMALL BRONZE BUDDHIST FIGURES 18th/19th century The standing figure dressed in a long robe with his left hand raised and right hand in vitar...

A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF BUDAI 17th/18th century The bare-chested grinning figure modelled seated with the left arm resting against a large sack...

THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTED TEXTS Circa 1573-1620; 19th century Comprising one volume yitongzhi, comprising parts 59 and 60; one volume of Dongzhoulie...

THREE SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century Comprising: a silhouette agate snuff bottle of flattened rounded form, incised to one side with ...

A FAMILLE VERTE 'SAGES' VASE 19th century The tapering cylindrical body decorated with a continuous scene of sages sitting around a table among ro...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL FIGURE AND ELEPHANT GROUPS 20th century Each with a separately modelled figure seated upon a recumbent elephant, decora...

A CARVED JASPER 'TIGER' SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century Carved through amber yellow stone to an olive green bottle depicting a tiger crouched below a ba...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BIRDS 19th Century Each bird standing with the head slightly raised and standing on a domed lobed base decorated with p...

A BRONZE 'HE XIANGU' BRUSHREST 17th/18th century Cast in openwork with the Immortal holding a lotus branch in her right hand dressed in a long flo...

A CHENXIANGMU 'BATS' THUMB RING Qing Dynasty Intricately carved around the exterior with a band of auspicious bats carrying various attributes suc...

AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELLED 'THREE FRIENDS' CELADON GLAZED VASE 19th century The ribbed vase with a rounded body and waisted neck, pa...

A MIRROR-BLACK-GLAZED VASE Kangxi The body of baluster shape rising from a spreading foot to a short cylindrical neck, the exterior covered with a...

TWO BLANC-DE-CHINE MODELS OF GUANYIN 20th century The first standing on a cloud scroll base, the hands clasped together; the second seated in dhya...

CHINESE SCHOOL (circa 1820) The Bocca Tigris Oil on canvas, framed. 57cm (22 1/2in) high x 78cm (30 3/4in) wide. Footnotes: 中國畫派 一八二零年 虎門 布面油畫 裝框 ...

FIVE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES Qing Dynasty Comprising: a ruby red glass bottle; a pale pink and white bottle; a translucent pink snuff bottle; a bubble...

THREE AMBER SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century Comprising: an amber 'Immortals' snuff bottle, carved in the round in shallow relief to depict figures with...

THREE VARIOUS JADE CARVINGS 19th/20th century Comprising: a yellow jade cong with two carved and pierced qi dragons clambering along the sides; a ...

A PALACE PAINTING AND AN EMBROIDERY OF AN OX 19th century and Republic The painting ink and colour on silk, both framed and glazed. The painting...

SIXTEEN WOODBLOCK PRINTED BOOKS ON CONFUCIANISM, RELIGION AND PHILSOPHY Qing Dynasty/Republic period Comprising: one volume of Qindingshujingchuan...

TWO INTERIOR-DECORATED PAINTED POTTERY BOWLS AND A GREY STONEWARE BEAKER CUP Neolithic Comprising: a pottery bowl with an everted rim, the rounded...

A JADEITE 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE AND A PALE GREEN AND BLACK JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th/20th century The jadeite bottle carved to depict two dragons cl...

A BRONZE INCENSE BURNER Xuande six-character mark, Qing Dynasty The rounded body with a slightly everted rim, with a raised band encircling the bo...

A GROUP OF NINE YELLOW GLASS BOWLS AND VASES 19th/20th century Comprising: a pair of yellow glass bowls adorned with leafy and floral prays; a lar...

A PAIR OF GILT-WOOD CARVINGS 19th century Finely carved in openwork, one depicting a court scene with a gathering of officials and warriors in a p...

A PAIR OF 'ARCHITECTURE AND PROPERTY' HANDSCROLLS Meiji period One illustrating methods in architectural paintings with a scene depicting sujikai ...

A MOULDED 'EIGHTEEN LUOHANS' SNUFF BOTTLE AND A MOULDED 'LIONS' SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century; one with Jiaqing four-character mark and of the period ...

A SHIBAYAMA STYLE INLAID GOLD LACQUER TRAY Meiji period Of rectangular form, decorated with a scene depicting a gentleman with a hawk, an archer a...

A COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES AND SCHOLAR'S DESK ITEMS Qing Dynasty and later Comprising: a bamboo libation cup carved as a lotus leaf with attend...

A GROUP OF ELEVEN TEXTILE PANELS 19th century Comprising: a pair of panels decorated with qilin and Buddhist lions amidst bats and clouds in Pekin...

AN EMBELLISHED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE TOGETHER WITH A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND SOAPSTONE INSET 'MUSICIANS' TURQUOISE MOSAIC SNUFF BOTTLE China/Japan, 19th/...