Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese polished bronze tripod censer, mark of Xuande but early 20th century, of circular bombé form with a pair of upright loop handles, cast stylized four-character mark to base, width across handles 16.9cm, height 11.7cm.

A Chinese celadon glazed porcelain circular bowl, mark of Tongzhi but probably later, the exterior carved in relief with a ruyi head border beneath an incised keyfret rim, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 7.5cm, diameter 16.5cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain box and cover, mark of Guangxu but later, of cylindrical form, the domed cover with pierced central aperture, all painted with lotus and scrolling tendrils, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 13.2cm.

A Japanese Komai damascened iron rectangular panel, Meiji period, finely inlaid with a landscape scene of two figures and a mule approaching a village with Mount Fuji beyond, 32cm x 39cm, within a rosewood frame.

A Chinese blue glazed porcelain bottle vase, mark of Qianlong but probably later, the globular body with cylindrical narrow neck, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, height 12.7cm.

A set of twelve Hirado blue and white porcelain saucer dishes, Meiji period, decorated with two carp, one painted in underglaze blue, the other moulded in low relief, the underside with three underglaze blue flower and vine sprays, blue seal mark to base, diameters 22.2cm.

A set of eleven Japanese Arita Imari porcelain octagonal dishes, Meiji period, each painted with four floral vignettes against an underglaze blue keyfret ground, underglaze blue pseudo Chinese six-character mark of Chenghua to bases, widths 17.1cm (one with chip to rim), together with a set of five Fukagawa blue and white porcelain side dishes, each painted with a scene of Mount Fuji within a flying crane border, length 15.4cm.

An impressive Chinese famille rose porcelain figure of a smiling Buddha, 20th century, modelled in a seated pose, holding a sack and gilt bead necklace, wearing a colourfully enamelled robe, the front decorated with auspicious fruit clusters, flowerheads and gilt cash on a turquoise ground, the back with precious objects, shou medallions, cranes and bats amidst vapours on a yellow ground, open at the front to reveal his bare chest and bulging belly, impressed seal marks to base, height 60.5cm (overpainting/restoration to firing cracks and other minor faults).

A Chinese doucai porcelain rectangular plaque, probably 20th century, outlined in underglaze blue with a design of lotus and scrolling tendrils, picked out in polychrome enamels, within a blue and green keyfret border, 57cm x 20.5cm, framed.

A Chinese export porcelain plate and matching soup plate, late Qianlong/Jiaqing period, each painted with a half-length portrait of a standing maiden grooming the beard of a seated gentleman, within a trellis rim divided by four bird and grass vignettes, diameters 26.2cm and 23.2cm.

A group of three Indian paintings on mica, late 19th century, comprising a figural scene, 9.7cm x 13.8cm, and two architectural studies, 11.3cm x 16cm, unframed (minor faults).

A Japanese Fukagawa porcelain double gourd vase, Meiji period, painted and gilt with scattered mon on a green and gilt ground, underglaze blue factory mark to base, height 11cm, together with a pair of Japanese Satsuma bottle vases, height 13.5cm (drilled holes to bases), an Imari porcelain teabowl and a pair of Buddhistic lions.

A Chinese pale celadon jade circular pendant, carved and pierced with a crane flying amidst lotus and scrolling tendrils, diameter 6cm.

An Indian Mughal brass ewer, 18th/19th century, the vertically ribbed tear shaped body with domed hinged lid and scroll handle, opposing a faceted scroll spout, on an engraved circular foot, height 28.5cm, together with an Islamic tinned copper ewer with domed hinged lid above a brass mounted scroll spout and brass handle, the globular body with engraved foliate motifs, height 27cm (some faults).

An early Chinese carved stone mandala, possibly Tang dynasty, carved and pierced with a central aperture framed by scroll border and flame surround, diameter 19.6cm (part missing and repaired).

A Chinese carved soapstone brushwasher, late Qing dynasty, modelled as two lotus leaves and pods, length 20.2cm, a Chinese hardstone cylinder vase, a wood stand and a pipe with jade mouthpiece.

A Japanese silk embroidered scroll hanging, Meiji period, worked in coloured threads with an eagle perched on a maple branch, on a black ground, 127cm x 51cm, within a patterned silk surround (some faults).

A collection of Chinese silkwork embroideries, mostly late Qing dynasty, comprising an altar panel, worked in coloured and metallic thread with the eight immortals on an orange ground above a tasselled border, 57.5cm x 336cm, two further red ground altar panels, one decorated with a scene of dignitaries, attendants and horse and elephant-drawn chariots, 44.5cm x 216cm, the other with birds, butterflies and peony, 50cm x 203cm, a black silk robe, decorated with gilt thread dragons, and another black silk robe, decorated in coloured thread with dragons and phoenixes.

A Japanese porcelain seven-piece supper set, early 20th century, comprising a circular dish surrounded by six shaped dishes, all painted with birds and flowers, fitted within a black lacquer circular box and cover, the top painted and gilt with a coastal landscape, diameter 31.5cm.