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A RARE SILVER AND GOLD-INLAID BRONZE ARABIC-INSCRIBED ARCHAISTIC VASE, ZHI17th/18th centuryElegantly cast with a pear-shaped body supported on a s...

A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY18th/19th centuryFinely carved with boy holding pendent chimes in his right hand and a large leaf in his left,...

ZENG SHANQING (1932-)Meet by ChanceInk and colour on paper, framed and glazedExecuted in 1992. 68cm (26 3/4in) high x 118cm (46 1/2in) wideFootno...

A CHESTNUT-GROUND SILK DRAGON ROBELate Qing dynastyFinely worked on the front and back in couched gold thread with nine five-clawed dragons in pur...

A BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE, YENYENKangxiWith tall trumpet neck, decorated with scenes of courtiers amongst attendants and guards on pavilion t...

A SET OF THREE BRONZE KNIVESEurasian, Inner Mongolia, 9th to 6th century BCThe first knife with a long curving blade and two rows of chevrons to t...

A PAIR OF LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK 'HUNDRED BIRDS' PANELS SET INTO HONGMU SCREENS19th centuryEach panel finely embroidered with numerous varied pair...

A POTTERY MODEL OF AN OX AND CARTTang DynastyThe caparisoned ox facing forward with its head raised slightly, harnessed to a large cart with tall ...

AN ANIMAL MASK FITTING AND A MINIATURE GILT-BRONZE DEITYNepal, 19th-20th centuryThe openwork fitting modelled as a crouching mythical beast beneat...

A PAIR OF BRONZE FELINE-MASK CHARIOT END FITTINGSEurasian, possibly 4th to 3rd century B.CEach animal cast with protruding eyes and ears, its mout...

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A JADE DISC, BIProbably Neolithic periodThe circular bi disc with a round aperture at the centre, incised with scroll patterns, the stone of beige...

A JADE CARVING OF GUANYIN AND A JADE VASE AND COVERLate Qing DynastyThe green jade figure of Guanyin standing holding lingzhi sprays, fitted wood ...

A GREEN-GROUND SILK 'BOYS' ROBEEarly 20th centuryFinely woven with lively scenes of boys at play, riding horses, holding swords and playing instru...

A SAWASA WARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE DISH18th/19th centuryWith bracket lobed rim, cast in relief to the well with a band of birds amongst flowering an...

CHINESE EXPORT SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)View of the Praya Grande, MacauGouache on paper, framed and glazed.18.5cm (7 1/4in) x 26.3cm (10 3/8in)Footnot...

CHINESE EXPORT SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)Studies of Street Vendors and CraftsmenA set of twelve pith paper paintings, modern painted wood frames, glaze...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' BOWLDaoguang seal mark and of the periodDecorated to the exterior with a frieze of six undulating lotus blooms above a ba...

WU QING (19TH/20TH CENTURY)Fish in a PondInk on paper, framed and glazedDated bingshen year (1896) 127cm (50in) high x 64.5cm (25 3/8in) wide.Foot...

A FAMILLE ROSE TUREEN STAND WITH THE COAT-OF-ARMS OF CAYETANO PIGNATELLIQianlong, circa 1769Delicately enamelled to the centre with the arms of Ca...

A PAIR OF INLAID IRON BRUSHPOTSBy Komai of Kyoto, Meiji PeriodOf cylindrical form raised on six reishi form feet, worked in gold and silver inlay ...

CHINESE DOMESTIC FURNITURE1944G.Ecke, Henri Vetch, containing an introduction, table of contents, 161 plates illustrating 122 pieces, unstitched a...

A YIXING STONEWARE SLIP-DECORATED 'LANDSCAPE' TEAPOT AND COVER20th century, signed Pei Shimin (1892-1976)Of globular form supported on three short...

A HUANGHUALI PICNIC BOX, TIHE19th/20th centuryOf rectangular form, four trays stacked above one another with beaded rims below a conforming cover ...

A LARGE CELADON-GLAZED BOTTLE VASELate Qing DynastyDecorated around the body and neck with scrolling leafy lotus stems, within bands of lappets, f...

FANG ZHAOLING (1914-2006)Mountain LandscapeInk and colour on paper, framed and glazed.59cm (23 1/4in) high x 43.5cm (17 1/8in) wideFootnotes:方召麐 山...

A KESI 'DRAGON ROBE' DOUBLE PANEL19th centuryEach panel woven in couched gold threads with one forward facing and two confronting dragons in pursu...

A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE 'HUNTING' PUNCH BOWLQianlongThe exterior brilliantly enamelled with two large panels enclosing scenes of European figures hun...

A FAMILLE ROSE 'BAJIXIANG' BOWLQianlong six-character mark and of the periodFinely painted with four ribboned Buddhist emblems between ruyi-head a...

THREE LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE CONTAINERS), A CIGAR CASE, A SAKAZUKI (SAKE CUP) AND A TRAY18th/19th centuryThe rectangular box on a nashiji ground de...

CHINESE EXPORT SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)Studies of Tea ProductionA set of ten pith paper paintings, modern painted wood frames, glazed.Each 18.5cm x 3...

A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BOTTLE VASECast Qianlong four-character mark, 19th centuryDecorated overall with scrolling lotus and flower-heads against a blu...

A JIZHOU 'LEAF' BOWLSong DynastyThe deep bowl with tapering sides rising to a gently rounded rim, decorated to the interior with the imprint of a ...

A FAMILLE VERTE 'LIONS' ROULEAU VASE19th centuryDecorated overall with playful Buddhist lions amongst scrolling, leafy peony stems, below a band o...

A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED COURT PURSES WITH HANGERS AND BELT CLASPS19th centuryEach embroidered in polychrome threads with alternating shou and floral...

A PAIR OF PALE CELADON JADE DRAGON-HANDLED CUPS18th/19th centuryEach vessel supported on a channelled foot, the exterior decorated with four rows ...

A WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE AND COVER20th centuryThe ovoid body decorated in relief with two dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, set with...

A SOAPSTONE 'CHILONG' SEALFinely carved with writhing chilong dragons perched on a smooth and oval-section base, signed Feng Zi and the base incis...

THREE GOLD REPOUSSÉ APPLIQUÉSScythian, 5th century BCOne appliqué decorated with a stylised spiralling antler in relief, its legs folded and muscl...

A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE TEAPOT AND COVER18th/19th centuryDecorated with panels of exotic birds perched on rockwork amongst blossoming trees, the ha...

A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE RETICULATED 'LUOHAN' VASESKangxi six-character marks, 19th centuryEach moulded in relief with eighteen luohan engaging in ...

A BRONZE INCENSE BURNERXuande four-character mark, early Qing DynastyRising from a straight foot to a compressed globular body and a lipped rim, t...

A VERY LARGE ENAMELLED YIXING STONEWARE 'FLORAL' TEAPOT AND COVER19th/20th century, signed Fan BairuThe rounded sides set with a short curving spo...

FENG JI (18TH/19TH CENTURY)Figures Ink and colour on paper, framed and glazedDated jiwei year (1799). 95.5cm (37 5/8)x 26.7cm (10 1/2in).Footnotes...

A JADE CARVING OF A GOOSEQing DynastyFinely carved with its knees tucked beneath and incised wings folded back, its beak clasping a leafy fruiting...

A PALE CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' BOX AND COVERQing DynastyOf circular form, set on three shallow rounded feet, carved in openwork to each side with a...

A BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED 'BIRDS' ROBELate Qing/Republic periodFinely embroidered in polychrome threads with a peacock displaying its feathers at ...

A GOLD AND JADEITE NECKLACE AND A JADEITE BROOCH20th centuryThe necklace set with eleven circular jadeite beads, nine of which are connected to be...

A PAIR OF CELADON GLAZED DISHES AND A BLUE GLAZED DISHYongzheng and Qianlong seal marks, late Qing DynastyThe pair of dishes decorated in a pale c...

A PAINTED ENAMEL 'DRAGON' DISHQianlongDecorated to the well with a writhing forward-facing five-clawed dragon in pursuit of the flaming pearl, amo...

A FIVE-TIER GILT AND BLACK LACQUER JUBAKOEdo/Meiji periodThe box and cover decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and nashiji on a black backgrou...

A LARGE SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY GUARDIAN FIGURETang DynastyStanding on a pierced rockwork plinth, wearing elaborate armoured robes, the left hand re...

A LARGE PAIR OF CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASES AND COVERS19th centuryPainted and gilt with panels depicting gatherings of ladies and officials on terra...

A BRONZE RAM'S HEAD AXLE CAPEurasian, Western Mongolia, possibly circa 4th to 3rd century BCThe tubular body extending to an elongated neck and mo...

A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE 'SOUTH SEA BUBBLE' PLATEKangxi/YongzhengDecorated with a leafy band around the rim and a dancing com...

A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI SIDE TABLESLate Qing DynastyEach rectangular top set within a wide frame above a pierced waist and slender rectangular legs j...

A HUANGHUALI WRITING TABLE19th centuryThe surface with inset central panel, raised on four straight beaded legs, the three drawers to the front wi...

A PAINTED ENAMEL AND GILT COPPER 'DRAGONS' VASEQianlong four-character mark, 18th/19th centuryThe body of rectangular form with canted corners, de...

A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLEEPING SHOJOEdo period, 19th centuryLying asleep on her right side, her head resting on her hand and long hair trailing down...

TWO LACQUER FUBAKO (LETTER CASES), A MEDAL BOX AND A KOGO (INCENSE CONTAINER)Meiji periodThe kabusebuta of the larger letter box decorated in gold...