Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese hanging scroll painting, late Qing dynasty, depicting two figures and a pavilion in a mountainous landscape, four lines of black text and red seal to upper left corner, 107cm x 44.5cm.

A group of seven Chinese opera dolls, late Qing dynasty, each with original silk embroidered costume, heights ranging from 26cm to 31cm, together with a similar pair of baby dolls with original costume and shoes, heights 23cm, a Chinese Door of Hope Mission doll with carved pear wood head, early 20th century, with cotton and hessian costume, height 30.5cm, a composition headed doll with original silk costume, height 26cm, and three other dolls.

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf glazed porcelain vase, Qing dynasty, the shouldered tapering body and flared neck covered in a speckled oxblood glaze, height 56cm (restoration to rim).

A Japanese hanging scroll painting, Meiji period, depicting three red-capped cranes, black painted signature and two red seals to lower left corner, 108.5cm x 39cm.

An impressive Japanese brown patinated bronze and mixed metal inlaid vase, Meiji period, of shouldered ovoid form with flared neck, the body decorated in high relief with a sparrow perched upon a peony stem with silver flowerheads and gold splashed detail, stamped four-character seal mark to base, height 34cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vase, probably 20th century, the compressed body painted with a seated sage and Buddhistic lion beneath a narrow neck, height 21cm.

A Chinese hardwood cased opium scale, mid-19th century, the fish shaped case with metal mounts, the swivel cover revealing a calibrated bone balance arm, brass pan and weight to interior, length 34.5cm, together with a Buddhist bamboo and palm leaf manuscript book, length 29.8cm.

A Chinese gilt bronze figure of a squirrel, modelled in a recumbent pose, length 4.1cm.

A pair of Chinese famille rose export porcelain plates, Yongzheng/Qianlong period, each centre painted with a pavilion and fenced garden containing tables laden with precious vessels, red-capped crane, flowers, rocks and lingzhi, within a rim of precious objects and flowers, diameter 22.8cm (hairlines and minor rim chips).

A Persian Safavid blue and white pottery tulip vase, 17th century, of baluster form with slightly flared central neck, surrounded by six small subsidiary spouts, the body painted in underglaze blue with black outline depicting a Chinese river landscape with boats, rocks, birds and trees between a ruyi head collar and lappet and scroll bands, black painted pseudo Chinese seal mark to base, height 26.5cm (faults).

A Safavid tinned-copper circular dish, probably 18th century, the central well and wide rim engraved with concentric bands of roundels, each filled with a figure and animal, within foliate borders and band of script, diameter 39.1cm.

A Persian silvered brass pot, possibly 19th century, the squat globular body and flared neck engraved with pendant roundels, each filled with deer and foliage beneath bands of script and foliate decoration, height 7.5cm.

A Persian tinned-copper circular bowl, probably late 19th century, the exterior engraved with a band of script above foliate pendant panels, diameter 17.8cm.

A Persian tinned-copper circular bowl, probably 19th century, the exterior engraved with foliate decoration, diameter 18.5cm.

A Qajar tinned-copper circular bowl, 19th century, the exterior engraved with a rim of script above a profusely engraved band of foliate medallions, filled with figures, animals, twin fish and mask, against a ground of scrolling foliage, diameter 21.5cm.

A Persian cream glazed pottery bowl of conical form, incised and outlined in brown with a figure on horseback with green spotted decoration, diameter 20.4cm (repaired).

A Persian cream glazed pottery bowl, decorated with brown and green geometric decoration, width across handles 19cm.

A pair of Indian painted and carved wood figures of a lady and gentleman, late 19th century, each modelled standing on a rectangular base, heights 29cm and 30.5cm.

A Kashan lustre pottery bowl, possibly 14th/15th century, of circular conical form, the interior painted with a blue cross and brown foliate scrolls, the exterior with a band of script on a blue glazed ground, height 5.5cm, diameter 15.4cm (repaired).