Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Japanese carved and pierced ivory okimono figure group of a father and son, Meiji period, the elder holding an axe, height 7.7cm, together with another okimono figure of a seated man with fish, height 3.8cm, a staghorn netsuke in the form of a noh dancer, height 4.5cm, a Japanese ivory netsuke pendant, Meiji period, of tablet form, incised with a boy and vase, signed, length 3.8cm (repaired), and a Canton 'puzzleball' and stand.

A Chinese rock crystal carving of a mythical beast, 20th century, modelled in a recumbent pose, length 12cm (repaired feet and chip to tail).

A South Asian archaistic carved stone figure of a recumbent beast, length 8.5cm.

A Chinese Canton carved sandalwood oval photograph frame, late Qing dynasty, the surround carved and pierced with four figural panels against a ground of birds and flowers, height 35cm, width 30cm, within a later mahogany oval frame.

A Japanese Shibayama inlaid okimono figure of Buddha, Meiji period, modelled seated on a rocky outcrop, wearing an inlaid hardstone necklace, incised two-character signature to base, height 10.2cm (repair to base).

A group of three Japanese carved sectional ivory okimono figures of male workers, Meiji period, each modelled standing, one with broom, another with basket of fruit, incised signature to bases, heights 13.5cm (minor faults and losses).

A Japanese carved ivory okimono figure, Meiji period, modelled as a man carrying an overladen fruit basket with a hat slung over his shoulder, incised and stained signature to base, height 12.4cm, together with a Japanese carved sectional ivory okimono group of a mother and daughter, Meiji period, modelled standing side-by-side, inset red lacquer signature plaque to base, height 16.7cm, and a sectional okimono figure of a man holding a tortoise, incised signature to base, height 16.3cm (some minor faults and losses).

A Japanese carved sectional ivory okimono figure group of a father and son tending bonsai, Meiji period, modelled with the elder standing and the boy seated, on a circular base, height 14cm (minor faults).

A small group of Oriental ivory, late 19th century, comprising a Japanese recumbent winged goddess playing a pipe, length 13cm, a Japanese marine ivory carving, modelled with a boy standing on a pine branch above an elder gentleman standing below, height 31cm, with carved wood stand, a Japanese small street vendor, a Japanese tortoise (broken leg) and a Canton export ivory clamp, carved and pierced in relief with figures in a village scene (missing screw fittings).

A Japanese Shibayama inlaid ivory tusk vase and cover with integral carved wood stand, Meiji period, the tusk finely inlaid in mother-of-pearl and other hardstones, one side with a flower basket on a stand, the other side with two sparrows flying above blossoming branches, inlaid mother-of-pearl signature plaque to side, the cover with seated monkey surmount, the underside with incised and stained signatures, total height 39cm (minor losses and faults, and cover not fitting due to natural shrinkage).

A pair of Chinese brass vases, 20th century, each decorated in relief with dragons, height 25cm, together with four spelter models of carp, lengths 29.5cm.

A Japanese marine ivory okimono figure of a hawker, Meiji period, carved and pierced standing on a rock, holding a hawk in his right hand, height 22.5cm (minor faults).

A Japanese marine ivory okimono carving, Meiji period, carved and pierced in the form of a monkey trainer, modelled standing with the monkey resting on his left shoulder and holding a drum in his left hand, incised two-character signature to base, height 23.5cm (minor faults).

A Japanese marine ivory okimono carving, Meiji period, carved and pierced in the form of a mother and child holding fruiting vines, incised two-character signature to base, height 21.5cm.

A Japanese carved ivory figural seal, Meiji period, modelled in the form of a seated goat with head raised, on a rectangular base, the underside carved in low relief with two red stained seals, height 7.2cm (one horn damaged).

A Chinese grey crackle glazed vase, mark of Yongzheng but modern, the globular body with flared narrow neck, height 18cm, together with a collection of other Chinese porcelain, including a tea dust glazed vase, height 22.5cm, a blue and white baluster vase and cover, height 26cm, and a crackle glazed baluster vase, painted with vessels and red script, height 25.5cm (repaired rim).

A group of ten Chinese miniature vases, 20th century and later, including a pair of celadon crackle glazed bottle vases, height 9.5cm, a pair of famille rose enamelled turquoise ground vases, height 7.3cm, and five blue, red and white decorated vases.

A pair of Chinese blue and white Batavian ware export porcelain saucers, Qianlong period, each painted with a figure crossing a bridge within a lakeside landscape, the underside with café-au-lait glazed ground, diameter 13cm, a pair of similar small blue and white Batavian ware dishes, painted with flowers, diameter 9.5cm and a group of six other blue and white Batavian ware export porcelain saucers, diameters 11.1cm and 12.1cm (minor faults).

A Chinese blue and white porcelain plate, late Qing dynasty, painted with a coastal landscape within a dragon and flaming pearl rim, diameter 21.5cm, together with two sets of six graduated circular dishes, Kangxi style but late Qing dynasty, painted with segmented panels of figures and flowers, diameter 11.1cm and 13.2cm (some faults).