Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

An Indian Mughal style manuscript page, 19th century, painted in watercolour and gouache with an elephant accompanied by an attendant on horseback and angels flying above, the beast composed of various animals and figures, adorned with a saddle cloth and emperor atop, beneath an inscription, the reverse with further text, 32.5cm x 22cm, unframed.

Three Indian Mughal style manuscript leaves, 19th century, each painted in watercolour and gouache, depicting different figural scenes including a hawker seated with his bird, 29cm x 15.5cm, a prince seated with attendants, 28.5cm x 16.5cm, and a princess kneeling with a travelling trader and attendant, 26cm x 17cm, all with text to reverse, unframed (some faults and losses).

Two Indian Mughal style manuscript leaves, late 19th century, each painted in watercolour and gouache, one with a scene of a princess and attendant watching another female attendant dispose of a snake, within borders of script, 23cm x 12.5cm, the other with a picnic scene of a prince and three female attendants, 18.7cm x 10cm, both with text to reverse, unframed.

A pair of Indian watercolour paintings on card, 19th century, each depicting a head and shoulders bust portrait of a nobleman wearing ceremonial headdress, against a sunburst background, with gilt detail, the iron red border with white script to lower edge, the reverse and paper covers with further text, 20cm x 15.2cm.

Two Indian Mughal style manuscript leaves, 19th century, painted in watercolour and gouache, one with a prince and three female attendants, 24.5cm x 16cm, the other with a prince travelling in a horse drawn chariot with attendants on foot and on horseback, 14.5cm x 26.5cm, each with text to reverse, unframed, together with an Indian watercolour and gouache painting depicting an erotic scene of a prince and his consort in an amorous embrace, 16cm x 19.5cm, unframed.

A Nishapur pottery bowl, possibly 11th century, the centre painted in dark brown with a panel of script within orange, ochre and dark brown borders, height 6.6cm, diameter 23.5cm (repaired).

A Chinese hardwood stand, late Qing dynasty, the circular top inset with a rouge marble panel within a carved bead border, the frieze carved and pierced with flowers and scrolls, on foliate carved cabriole legs terminating in paw feet, height 67.5cm.

A Chinese hardwood wine table, late Qing dynasty, the circular top inset with a rouge marble panel within a carved gadrooned border, the frieze carved and pierced with fruiting vines, the column carved with a dragon, on Buddhistic lion mask and tongue tripod legs, height 77cm, diameter 62cm.

A Chinese hardwood circular centre table, late Qing dynasty, the circular top inset with a grey marble panel within a mother-of-pearl inlaid floral surround, the baluster column with carved tripod legs, height 75cm, diameter 83cm.

A Chinese Canton export ivory and sandalwood table screen and stand, mid to late 19th century, the rectangular sandalwood framed and glazed screen with an ivory twin dragon surmount above an inset ivory panel, finely carved and pierced with a scene of a dignitary seated in a pavilion with two attendants, watching a pleasure barge as immortals and mythical beasts approach with mountains and trees beyond, the stand inset with carved and pierced ivory vignettes above a carved and pierced lotus and tendril frieze, total height 36cm (minor faults and two ivory flange panels missing).

A Chinese hardwood circular centre table, early 20th century, the circular top inset with a grey marble panel above a carved and pierced fruiting vine frieze, raised on six simulated bamboo curvilinear supports united by stretchers, on a pierced base, height 74cm, diameter 76cm.

A Japanese blue and white porcelain saucer dish, 19th century, painted with a kylin within a meandering leafy vine border, pseudo Chinese underglaze blue six-character mark to base, diameter 24.5cm (chips and hairlines to rim), together with a Japanese blue and white porcelain spoon tray, length 12.3cm, and a Chinese blue and white porcelain side dish, painted with a fenced peony garden, diameter 16cm.

A Japanese lacquer table-top cabinet, Meiji period, fitted with a symmetrical arrangement of shelves, sliding door, cupboards and three drawers, painted and gilt with landscapes, silvered flowers and scrolling tendrils, height 67cm, width 56cm.

A group of eight Chinese Canton watercolours on rice paper, mid to late 19th century, comprising five figural studies and three ornithological studies, 16.5cm x 10.5cm, all later uniformly framed and glazed.

A pair of Japanese brown patinated bronze vases, Meiji period, of shouldered tapering form, each body cast in relief with a group of birds perched on blossoming branches, incised two-character signature to bases, height 45cm (minor faults).

An Islamic Koran manuscript leaf/page, possibly Egypt or Syria, 15th/16th century, with black script, corrections in red ink and gold and blue roundels as verse markers, within gold and red line borders, polylobed gold and blue medallion to upper right margin, 24cm x 17cm, framed and glazed.

A group of four Persian poetry manuscript leaves/pages, probably Iran, 18th century, comprising two with praise to the Prophet and Jami's eulogy to his brother, each with black script within gold and blue line borders, 21cm x 13cm, and two from the Sharafnama by Nezami with black script, 15cm x 9.5cm, framed and glazed (some staining).

A group of ten Islamic Koran manuscripts leaves/pages, probably Iran, late 17th/18th century, with black script on gold sprinkled paper with gold roundels as verse markers, red ink correction, within gold and black line borders, comprising four 11.5cm x 6cm and six 15cm x 8.6cm, framed and glazed as three pairs and a set of four.

Two Islamic Koran manuscript leaves, probably Egypt, Iran or Syria, with black script and gold and blue roundels as verse markers within red and blue line borders, 25cm x 17cm and 22cm x 14.5cm, framed and glazed.