Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese famille rose porcelain vase, mid to late 20th century, the swollen cylindrical body painted with a group of three farmers playing musical instruments and dancing with tractor and mountains beyond, opposing four black painted characters and red seal, beneath a flared narrow neck, iron red painted mark to base, height 23.5cm.

A Chinese green glazed porcelain brushwasher/water coupe, mark of Kangxi but 20th century, of apple form, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 6.9cm.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain circular dish, late 20th century, painted with a figural scene of a seated gentleman, lady and two girls accompanied by a boy standing beside his bicycle, black painted three-character mark and red seal, iron red painted mark to base, diameter 23.8cm.

A Japanese carved ivory okimono figure of a fisherman, Meiji period, modelled standing on a rocky outcrop with anchor resting on his shoulder, inset red lacquer signature plaque with incised two-character signature to base, height 17cm.

A large Chinese wucai porcelain jar and cover, Transitional period, mid-17th century, the stout shouldered body painted with two figures on horseback accompanied by six musicians within a rocky landscape, the short neck and domed cover with flowers and leaves, height 56.5cm (restoration).

A Chinese Guan-type celadon crackle glazed ewer, Song style but later, the bluish grey glaze covered in a dark grey crackle, height 12.6cm.

A Chinese bamboo brush washer, probably 20th century, carved in the form of a lingzhi fungus, length 9.5cm.

A watercolour painting depicting the 'Exterior of the Hindoo Pagoda or Temple at Madura', late 19th/early 20th century, unsigned, 25cm x 65cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese famille verte porcelain vase, Kangxi style but late Qing dynasty, the swollen cylindrical body painted with a figural scene divided by fence, rocks and banana plant, the short flared neck with pine tree branch and vapours, underglaze blue double ring to base, height 43.5cm (repaired neck).

A Chinese famille rose porcelain saucer dish, mark of Qianlong but late Qing dynasty, the interior finely enamelled with a pair of peacocks perched upon rocks, beneath a blossoming prunus branch and surrounded by chrysanthemums and peonies, the prunus branch continuing on to the underside with two magpies and two butterflies, iron red enamelled six-character mark to base, diameter 16.9cm.

A pair of Chinese armorial porcelain plates, 19th century, each centre enamelled and gilt with a coat of arms and motto 'Fight' within a blue line border and iron oxide washed rim, diameter 24.2cm (one restored).

A Chinese famille rose porcelain figure of Shoulau, early 20th century, modelled seated wearing a colourful peach decorated robe and holding a staff and peach, impressed oval seal mark to base, height 25cm, together with a red and gilt painted carved wood stand, height 17.8cm, and a matched mandala back.

A Chinese pottery figure of a gentleman, late 19th/early 20th century, modelled in a seated pose wearing a flambé glazed tunic, with unglazed head, hands and lower legs, height 14cm (chips to feet).

A Chinese flambé glazed porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but probably 20th century, the shouldered body and flared narrow neck covered in a purple and blue streaky glaze, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, height 37.4cm (hairline crack to footrim).

An impressive Japanese Kutani porcelain koro and cover, Meiji period, modelled as a caparisoned elephant, standing four square, decorated with colourful trappings and draped in a saddle cloth, finely painted and gilt with foliate panels and moulded with a pair of opposing shishi mask, surmounted with a galleried stand and pierced square cover with flaming pearl finial, total height 49cm (restoration).

A Japanese blue and white porcelain charger, early 20th century, painted with birds and flowers, diameter 40cm, together with another Japanese blue and white charger, printed with cranes, pines and Mount Fuji, diameter 46cm.

A Japanese 'famille rose' porcelain charger, early 20th century, painted with birds and flowers, diameter 39.5cm, together with a Chinese porcelain charger, diameter 45.5cm.

A Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain vase, mid to late 19th century, the shouldered body and flared neck painted with birds, flowers and figural panels and moulded with four gilt lion mask and ring handles to shoulder, height 35cm (chips to rim, drilled to base and converted to a table lamp), together with a pair of similar vases of cylindrical form with narrow necks, height 30.5cm (faults).

A Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain vase, mid-19th century, of squat ovoid form with narrow flared neck, applied with a pair of Buddhistic lion cub handles above four chilong to shoulder, typically painted with figural scene panels reserved against a ground of flowers, butterflies and precious objects, height 61cm (faults).