Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese famille rose export porcelain teapot and cover, Qianlong period, the globular body painted with opposing figural panels against a gilt ground, height 13cm (cover repaired, chips), together with a Japanese Imari circular charger, Meiji period, diameter 30.5cm (haircrack).

A pair of Chinese silk embroidered sleeve panels, late Qing dynasty, joined as one and worked in coloured threads with bats and fruit against a blue ground within a floral border, 60cm x 30cm, framed and glazed.

A small group of Oriental porcelain, 19th century and later, including a Japanese Kutani porcelain Buddhistic lion, height 24.2cm, a Chinese blue and white baluster vase and cover, painted with dragons amidst peony, height 26.5cm, an Arita blue and white double gourd shaped vase, height 21.5cm, bowls and saucers (some faults).

Joichi Hoshi (1913-79) - a Japanese limited edition print, circa 1968, depicting the Milky Way, signed in pencil, dated '68' and edition number '2/100', 16.5cm x 12cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese hardwood altar table, possibly zitan, late Qing dynasty, the rectangular top above a curved and pierced stylized scroll apron, each support pierced with a ruyi style panel, on a scroll base, length 124cm, depth 40.5cm, height 90.5cm.

A Chinese Canton export lacquer tea caddy, mid-19th century, of rectangular form, the exterior painted in gilt with figural scenes, the hinged lid revealing a pewter lined interior, length 25.5cm.

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain meat dish, Qianlong period, painted with flower sprays, length 35.7cm, together with five blue and white export plates, Kangxi and Qianlong period, painted with floral designs, and a small group of other export porcelain (some with faults).

A collection of Chinese porcelain, late 19th century, including a blue and white circular dish, painted with a bird amidst flowers, diameter 26.2cm, four famille rose enamelled celadon ground dishes, a similar gilt metal mounted dish (repaired), and three blue and white vases (some faults), together with a Japanese Imari circular dish, diameter 31cm.

A pair of Chinese famille rose porcelain vases, late Qing dynasty, each thinly potted ovoid body painted with a figural scene opposing lines of black text and a red seal, below a flared narrow neck painted with four iron red characters, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, height 20cm (one cracked), together with a similarly decorated rouleau vase, height 25cm (extensively damaged), a cylindrical teapot, height 10.5cm (chip to rim and lacking cover), and three small dishes (some faults).

A Chinese Canton export lacquer cabinet, early 19th century, decorated all-over with gilt figural panels within floral borders, the top with hinged lid revealing a compartment above a pair of panelled doors opening to reveal four drawers, the base fitted with a frieze drawer, on carved dragon feet, the hinged lid interior applied with an oval paper label, inscribed 'Canton Yutshing', height 58.5cm, width 45.8cm, depth 27cm (minor faults).

A Japanese Fukagawa porcelain vase, Meiji period, painted and gilt with chrysanthemum on a gilt overlaid blue ground, underglaze blue mark to base, height 13cm, together with a group of Japanese pottery and horn hair ornaments (minor faults).

A Chinese Canton export lacquer folding fan, mid-19th century, the brown lacquered guards and fourteen sticks supporting a paper panel painted in gouache with a continuous figural scene, each figure with applied ivory facial detail, length 28cm, within a gilt framed and glazed display case.

A Persian manuscript leaf, probably 19th century, painted in watercolour and gouache with a hunting scene between panels of script within a border of animals, 38cm x 24cm, framed and glazed.

Continental School - a large gouache painting on canvas, early 20th century, depicting a Chinese Boxer Rebellion battle scene with allied armies fighting the Boxers on a plain with mountains beyond, 113cm x 119cm, framed and glazed.

Continental School - a large gouache painting on canvas, early 20th century, depicting a scene from the Boxer Rebellion with allied armies fighting the Chinese Boxers on the city streets, as buildings burn around them, unsigned, 108cm x 143cm, framed and glazed.

A pair of Chinese plated copper filigree and enamel vases, 20th century, of pierced baluster form, decorated with panels of flowers, height 15cm.

A pair of Chinese famille rose export porcelain plates, Qianlong period, painted with flowers, diameter 22.5cm (hairline cracks to rims and wear to enamels).

A Chinese Canton export tortoiseshell rectangular card case and cover, mid-19th century, carved and pierced in relief with figures, trees and pavilions in a village setting, length 10cm (minor faults).

A Japanese carved ivory netsuke, Meiji period, modelled as Hotei seated beside a boy and Buddhistic lion cub, incised and stained signature to base, height 3.1cm, together with a Japanese carved and stained ivory Noh mask netsuke, inset with mother-of-pearl eyes, length 3.9cm.