Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese gilt bronze seal, surmounted with a crouching Buddhistic lion, on a cube base, the sides with engraved floral and scroll decoration, the underside with characters, height 4.5cm.

A Chinese archaistic jade huang pendant of pierced arc form, each side carved in low relief with taotie motifs and scrolls, the stone of pale celadon tone with russet brown inclusions, length 15cm.

A pair of Chinese white jade pendants, each of circular disk form, carved and pierced with archaistic scrolls beneath an archaistic twin bird and scroll surmount, each with light russet inclusions, length 7.8cm.

A Chinese celadon glazed bottle, possibly Yuan/Ming dynasty, the pear form body with flared narrow neck, height 19cm.

A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of a bodhisattva, mark of Yongle but probably 20th century, modelled seated in dhyanasana wearing an elaborate headdress, bead jewellery and celestial scarf, holding a vajra phurba and a stupa, on a double lotus throne, incised six-character mark to front of throne base, height 26.5cm.

A Chinese single strand of twenty turned wood spherical prayer beads, probably Chen Xiang, the two larger beads and tassel drops applied with gilt shou characters and medallions, length 28cm.

A Chinese Imari export porcelain oval meat plate, Qianlong period, painted and gilt with a central flower-charged vase within a rim of Buddhistic lion, bird and floral vignettes against a ground of peonies and scrolling tendrils, length 35cm, together with a similarly decorated Imari export porcelain oval bowl, length 31.5cm.

A Chinese archaistic gilt bronze tapir-form incense burner, Ming dynasty style but probably 20th century, modelled standing four-square, each side of the body cast with archaistic scrolls, the back with hinged cover, height 18cm, length 22cm.

A Chinese Cultural Revolution porcelain model opera figure of the white haired girl, modelled wearing an orange outfit with arms outstretched and left leg raised, height 31cm.

A Chinese bamboo calligraphic brushpot, probably early 20th century, the exterior decorated with lines of extensive text within scroll borders, height 16.6cm.

A pair of Chinese flambé glazed porcelain bottle vases, late Qing dynasty, each body and narrow neck covered in a streaky glaze, height 20cm (each with reduced neck and one repaired), together with a pair of French ormolu stands, late 19th century, inscribed 'E. Enot Paris' to undersides.

A Chinese Canton export ivory cribbage board, mid-19th century, the top carved in low relief with a design of lotus and scrolling tendrils framing a row of three central panels, carved in relief with figures, trees and pavilions, flanked by twelve peg hole panels, raised on scroll legs with paw feet, the underside with peg compartment, length 25.4cm.

A Chinese Jun glazed small tripod incense burner, Yuan/Ming style but later, the compressed globular body with short cylindrical neck and everted rim, raised on three short feet, height 7.1cm.

A Chinese hand scroll, probably mid to late 20th century, painted with a scene of two fishermen in a boat within a mountainous landscape, two lines of black text and red seals, 23.5cm x 74cm, between extensive black calligraphic text and red seals, 28.5cm x 388cm.

A Chinese hand scroll, probably mid to late 20th century, painted with a monochrome coastal landscape with mountains, trees, boats and pavilions, seven lines of black text and red seals to borders, 30cm x 302cm, within borders of further black text in differing calligraphic styles and red seals, total 30cm x 632cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain circular box and cover, 20th century, painted with a figural scene, underglaze blue-four character mark to base, diameter 8.7cm, together with a Chinese provincial blue and white porcelain bowl, painted with a dragon, diameter 16.5cm.

A Chinese green crackle glazed porcelain vase, early 20th century, the baluster body below a short flared neck, height 20cm.

A Chinese white glazed porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but probably Republic period, of lobed baluster form, moulded in relief with peach, pomegranate, Buddha's hand citron and lingzhi sprays between stiff leaf, keyfret, ruyi head and lappet borders, impressed pseudo seal mark to base, height 30.8cm.

A Chinese brown 'hare's fur' glazed pottery bowl, Song dynasty style but probably later, the circular tapering body covered inside and out with a streaked cinnamon to dark brown glaze, height 7cm, diameter 12.6cm.