A PAINTED ENAMEL RECTANGULAR JARDINIÈREQianlongDecorated with panels of flowering peony, camellia, lilies and fruiting peach stems, on a ruby grou...

A PAINTED ENAMEL SIX-SIDED SLENDER WINE EWER AND COVERQianlongElegantly tapered to swelling lobed shoulders surmounted by a waisted neck, with lon...

A HARDSTONE AND CORAL TREE IN A PAINTED-ENAMEL JARDINIÈRE18th/19th centuryThe tree modelled with flowering leafy branches amongst hardstone rockwo...

A PAIR OF TIELIMU SQUARE WAISTED CORNER-LEG STANDS, FANGDENG18th century Each with a mat central panel set within a square frame above a narrow wa...

A PAIR OF HONGMU BARREL-SHAPED STOOLSQing DynastyEach circular top resting on a shaped apron, extending into four curved legs bulging near the cen...

A LARGE LONG LACQUERED JUMU ALTAR TABLE19th century The thick top set with scroll ends gently curving upwards, above spandrels finely carved with ...

A PAINTED ENAMEL PINK-GROUND 'BAJIXIANG' PRICKET CANDLESTICKMid Qing DynastySupported on a slightly spreading base, the shallow drip-pan with an e...

AN ARCHAISTIC CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE, GUMid Qing DynastyModelled in the shape of an archaic bronze vessel, enamelled to the exterior on the mid-sec...

AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MIRROR FRAMESQianlongEach frame of rectangular form with a D-shaped top edge, decorated with scrolling vines i...

A RARE CARVED BOXWOOD SEAL OF GENERAL GORDON1860sCarved with the characters '戈登', 'Ge deng', a transliteration for 'Gordon', inscribed 'Gordon' on...

A SILVER-INLAID ZITAN 'CALLIGRAPHIC' JOSS-STICK HOLDER AND A HUANGHUALI BALUSTER VASE17th/18th centuryThe zitan joss-stick holder of lobed square ...

AN UNUSUAL BAMBOO RUYI SCEPTRE18th/19th centuryThe head carved to resemble an auspicious lingzhi, the bamboo shaft left plain with nodules, with a...

AN UNUSUAL ROOTWOOD CARVING OF A TIGER ON ROCKWORK18th centuryThe recumbent feline with fierce expression, the jaws open revealing menacing teeth ...

A CARVED BAMBOO 'BUDDHIST LION AND YOUNG' GROUP17th/18th centuryThe recumbent adult lion with its head turned to the front, open mouthed with anim...

A CARVED BAMBOO 'LIU QING' BRUSHPOTSigned Zhang Wenyou, Late Qing Dynasty/Republic PeriodThe cylindrical vessel finely carved in liuqing using the...

A CARVED BAMBOO WRIST REST19th centuryCarved to enhance the natural features of the bamboo, inscribed in running cursive calligraphy with a poem b...

TWO CARVED BAMBOO-ROOT FIGURES OF IMMORTALS18th centuryOne carved as a jovial bearded figure seated on rockwork, grasping three fruiting peach ste...

A SET OF FOUR BRONZE-INSET BLACK LACQUER 'CALLIGRAPHIC' PANELSMid Qing DynastyEach panel inlaid with bronze characters, narrating a section of Ban...

A VERY LARGE ROOTWOOD SCHOLAR'S ROCKQing DynastyModelled in the form of an uneven weathered rock, with angled protuberances, dramatic crevices, an...

A RARE PAINTED ENAMEL OVAL 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' TRAYQianlongFinely painted in the well with a European lady and gentleman seated on the floor beside...

A PAINTED ENAMEL 'BIBLICAL-SUBJECT' SAUCER-DISHQianlongDecorated within a central six-lobed flowerhead panel with a child, probably representing I...

A PAINTED ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' BALUSTER VASE AND COVER18th centuryThe elegantly elongated vase, decorated with shaped panels of exotic Europe...

A RARE PAINTED ENAMEL BEEHIVE-SHAPED WATERPOT, TAIBO ZUNQianlong red-enamel four-character mark and of the periodThe circular domed vessel painted...

AN UNUSUAL PAINTED ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE 'PEACH' WATERPOT18th centuryThe scholar's vessel formed as a deeply-hollowed ripe peach with generously-...

A PAIR OF PAINTED ENAMEL QUATREFOIL JARDINIÈRES WITH JADE AND HARDSTONE TREESThe jardinières 18th century, the trees 19th centuryEach vessel finel...

A RARE PAINTED ENAMEL RECTANGULAR CASKET FOR THE MIDDLE-EASTERN MARKET18th centuryMeticulously and densely enamelled with interlocking arabesques ...

A HONGMU OCTAGONAL STAND, XIANGJI19th century The tall stand with a single-panel top set within an octagonal frame, above a narrow waist and apron...

A PAIR OF HARDWOOD ARMCHAIRS19th century Each armchair with a reticulated backsplat carved with designs of ruyi and interlocking chilong, the head...

A JICHIMU SQUARE-CORNER DISPLAY CABINET, DUOBAOGE19th/early 20th centuryWell carved with reticulated lattice interlocking designs framing open she...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PURPLE-GROUND 'QUAIL' INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERSMid Qing DynastyModelled with the heads turned to the left and right, t...

TWO PAIRS OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'QUAIL' INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERSMid Qing DynastyEach pair facing each other with the heads turned left and right, ...

A TALL HONGMU AND BURLWOOD INCENSE-BURNER STAND AND A LARGE HARDWOOD GREENSTONE-TOPPED INCENSE-BURNER STAND, JI19th centuryThe taller stand with a...

TWO PAIRS OF JUMU YOKEBACK ARMCHAIRS, GUANMAOYIQing DynastyEach chair with elegantly curved toprail set into a curved backsplat and continuous bac...

A JUMU SQUARE TABLE WITH STONE TOP18th/19th century The finely-proportioned table set with a separate central square stone panel, all above yokeba...

A PAIR OF JICHIMU HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHARIS, QUANYIMid Qing DynastyThe pair with wood seats and backsplats decorated with ruyi designs above flying...

A PAIR OF BLACK-LACQUERED ELMWOOD DEMI-LUNE TABLESLate Qing DynastyEach table with a constricted waist and shaped apron, supported by three curlin...

LAMQUA STUDIOMid 19th centuryGouache on paper, eight flower, insect, and bird paintings, naturalistically depicting various insects and butterflie...

ANGLO CHINESE SCHOOL19th centuryGouache on paper, a set of twelve botanical paintings, each delicately painted with a different flower, inscribed ...

ANONYMOUS19th centuryInk and colour on paper, a set of twelve small paintings, each depicting a unique and well-detailed 'scholar's rock' with its...

A SILK YELLOW-GROUND EMBROIDERED 'SHOU' PANEL19th centuryThe yellow-ground silk satin rectangular panel finely embroidered with fourteen horizont...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BLACK-GROUND MAGPIESJiaqingThe birds naturalistically modelled with gilt-bronze beaks and large eyes, their heads turne...

A LARGE EMBROIDERY WITH APPLIQUÉ DECORATIONLate Qing DynastyExquisitely embroidered depicting a hunting competition, a figure on horseback letting...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'DOVE' INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERSQianlongEach standing with the heads turned to the side, the white bodies with black c...

A LARGE CARVED BAMBOO 'PINE TRUNK' LIBATION CUP17th centuryThe large vessel modelled as a pine trunk section, carved in relief with gnarled pine b...

A BAMBOO 'PRUNUS' LIBATION CUP17th/18th centuryModelled as a trunk section, carved in openwork relief with gnarled blossoming prunus branches.12.2...

THREE FAN PAINTINGSQing DynastyInk on paper, one fan depicting a mountain landscape, inscribed and signed by the artist and statesman Zhang Zhiwan...

CHINESE SCHOOLQing DynastyInk and pigment on paper, eight landscape paintings, each depicting a mountainous landscape beside water, variously with...

A LARGE ARCHAISTIC GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID VASEQing DynastyThe body flanked with stylised dragon-head loop handles, crisply cast in relief to each ...

A BRONZE 'DRAGONS AND CARP' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERQing DynastyOf compressed globular form, the body finely chased with a pair of five-clawed dragon...

A PAIR OF REVERSE-GLASS PAINTINGS OF IMMORTALS19th centuryEach depicting various Daoist Immortals in the clouds, each within a silvered border, gi...

LAMQUA STUDIOCirca 1860Gouache on paper, sixteen figural paintings of tradesmen, colourfully painted with a different tradesman at his specific oc...

CHINESE SCHOOL19th centuryInk on paper, a set of eighteen 'beauties' paintings, each skilfully painted in detail with a beauty engaged in a leisur...

ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL19th centuryPigment on paper, depicting a high-ranking Mandarin seated before a 'dragon' screen, beside an elegant lady wearin...

AN ANCESTOR PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICIAL AND LADY19th centuryInk and pigment on paper, depicting an official in blue robe with square badge and mandari...

ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOLEarly 19th centuryInk and watercolour on Whatman paper, a set of four depicting elegant court figures, one court figure wearin...

A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT PAINTING19th century Gouache on paper, depicting a gentlemen seated on a rock beside a lady spinning silk, with an attendan...

ANGLO CHINESE SCHOOL19th centuryGouache on paper, five various paintings, comprising one finely painted with a Court lady leaning against a table ...

ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL19th centuryGouache on paper, nine paintings of craftsmen, each skilfully painted with a figure engaged in a specialised craft...

CHINESE SCHOOLCirca mid-19th centuryWatercolour on paper, a set of six 'landscape' paintings variously painted with idyllic scenes with pagodas i...

Two sets of paintingsQing DynastyThe first set comprising two paintings, each depicting in ink with some pigment a wintry landscape of mountains, ...