Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese carved and stained ivory figure group, early 20th century, modelled as Shoulao seated on a deer, accompanied by an attendant boy, incised and stained pseudo seal mark to base, height 23cm, with wood stand.

A Chinese ivory tusk carving of Shoulao, early 20th century, modelled holding a peach branch and gnarled staff, with incised decoration, height 31cm (minor faults), with wood stand.

A Chinese celadon jade archer's ring, 20th century, of typical cylindrical form with carved scroll decoration, length 3cm, together with a Chinese spinach green paperknife, length 20.5cm.

A Japanese carved ivory okimono figure, Meiji/Taisho period, modelled as a fisherman and child, height 25.5cm, with wood stand.

A Chinese carved ivory figure group, late Qing dynasty, of an elder holding a ruyi sceptre and bucket, accompanied by a boy, incised and iron red stained seal mark to back of base, height 16cm, with wood stand.

A Chinese silk embroidered panel, late Qing dynasty, worked in coloured threads with butterflies and flowers, 26cm x 31cm, together with a Chinese silk embroidered sleeve panel, worked in coloured and gilt threads with figures and flower gardens, 56cm x 13cm, and five other Chinese silk embroideries.

A Chinese dark brown Yixing stoneware teapot, strainer and cover, 20th century, of compressed circular form, impressed seal mark to base and cover interior, height 7.5cm.

A Chinese Yixing stoneware teapot and cover of square form, one side incised with a landscape, the reverse with lines of text, impressed seal marks to base and cover interior, height 11cm.

A Japanese carved ivory okimono netsuke, Meiji period, modelled as two figures, each holding a peach, signed, height 5.8cm, together with two small Japanese ivory figures of farmers, height 9.5cm.

A Chinese famille verte porcelain vase, probably 20th century, of hexagonal double gourd form, each bulb painted with an ornamental pheasant or fenghuang (phoenix) and other birds amidst peonies, rocks and other flowers, height 40cm.

A Chinese Guan-type crackle glazed porcelain bottle vase, the stout shouldered body and flared narrow neck covered in a grey glaze, suffused with a network of dark grey and iron oxide crackles, height 36cm.

A Multan tin glazed earthenware vase, late 19th century, the tapering body and flared neck painted with blue and white flowers against a turquoise ground, height 54cm (chips, firing cracks and some glaze loss).

A pair of large Chinese famille rose crackle glazed porcelain vases, late 19th/early 20th century, each swollen cylindrical body and flared neck painted with battle scenes within iron oxide borders, the shoulder and neck applied with iron oxide chilong and Buddhistic lion handles, height 59.5cm (both with repaired rims/necks), with wood stands.

A Tibetan hanging fabric thangka, probably 20th century, depicting Shakyamuni within an arched panel with further bodhisattvas, 49cm x 36cm, the reverse with iron red script.

A pair of Japanese Satsuma earthenware stick stands, Meiji period, of pierced cylindrical form, painted and gilt with butterflies and flowers, height 61.5cm (some restoration), with wood stands.

A Tibetan bodhi seed bead necklace, consisting of one hundred and eight beads, length 184cm, and a Tibetan bone bead necklace, length 52cm.

A South Indian bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja dancing upon Apasmara Purusha, 19th/20th century, within a flame surround, on an oval domed lotus base, height 22cm.

A pair of Chinese famille rose enamelled yellow ground porcelain saucer dishes, mark of Tongzhi but probably later, each interior painted with thirteen magpies amidst blossoming prunus branches on a yellow ground, iron red enamelled four-character mark to bases, diameter 10.5cm.

A collection of Chinese works of art, 19th and 20th century, including a Canton export ivory cup and ball child's toy with carved and turned decoration, length 12cm, a soapstone brushwasher of lotus leaf and pod form, length 20.2cm, a hardwood cased opium scale, the fish shaped case with swivel cover and fitted interior, length 34.5cm, a pair of carved wood figures and a bamboo pipe with jade mouthpiece.