Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese famille rose enamelled porcelain vase, late Qing dynasty, of baluster form, moulded in relief with birds, fruit and flowers on a turquoise ground, impressed mark to base, height 29.5cm.

A Chinese silver gilt and kingfisher feather brooch, late Qing dynasty, in the form of a moth, stamped maker's mark 'KT' over 'YO' and 'SC' to reverse, width 4cm (minor loss).

A pair of Japanese brown patinated bronze elephant head bookends, late Meiji period, each modelled looking to the front supported by its trunk and ears, stamped signature seal marks to reverse, height 13.5cm (one trunk damaged).

A Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vase, mark of Qianlong but 20th century, painted with figures and landscape, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 28cm.

A near pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain bowls, late Ming dynasty, one with mark of Chenghua but probably Wanli period, each of steep sided circular form, the exterior painted with four foliate roundels divided by lotus tendril sprays, the interior with central foliate roundel beneath a continuous landscape band, underglaze blue six-character mark within double ring to base of one, double ring to base of other, heights 9.7cm and 9.4cm, diameter 22cm (minor glaze chips/fritting to rim).

A Chinese yellow enamelled porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but probably 20th century, of baluster form, moulded in relief with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst clouds and vapours, moulded pseudo seal mark to base, height 37.5cm.

A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases and covers, 20th century, each baluster body and domed cover painted with blossoming prunus branches, height 37.5cm.

A Chinese Canton porcelain cider jug and cover, mid-19th century, the barrel shaped body and domed cover profusely painted and gilt with butterflies, beneath a gilt Buddhistic lion finial, height 24cm (minor spout restoration).

A Chinese Canton porcelain brush pot, mid-19th century, the cylindrical body profusely painted and gilt with butterflies, height 14cm (minor hairline to body), together with a similarly decorated pedestal dish, diameter 24.5cm, and an oval tureen cover, length 28.5cm.

A Chinese underglaze blue and red porcelain bowl, mark of Xuande but Kangxi period, painted in underglaze blue and copper red, the exterior with four fish swimming amongst lotus flowerheads, the interior with a central circular panel of a leaping fish, beneath a band filled with fish, crab, crayfish and shells, underglaze blue apocryphal six-character mark within double ring to base, height 9.8cm, diameter 20.2cm.

A Chinese Canton export ivory cylindrical counter box, mid-19th century, typically carved in relief with figures and trees, the screw cover revealing six incised mother-of-pearl counters, diameter 3.6cm, together with eight other Canton cylindrical counter boxes (two missing covers), an ivory clam shell okimono, length 7.5cm, and four Canton needle cases.

A collection of Chinese Canton export ivory items, mid-19th century, including two tangram puzzle boxes with sliding covers, each containing seven pierced puzzle pieces, width 5cm and 5.5cm, and two other puzzle boxes (some faults).

Two Chinese Canton export ivory tangram puzzle boxes, mid-19th century, each of square outline, one sliding cover carved and pierced with figures beneath a tree, the other with a fenghuang (phoenix), each containing seven pierced puzzle pieces, widths 5.5cm and 5.6cm (minor faults).

A collection of Chinese Canton mother-of-pearl gaming counters, 19th century, comprising ninety circular with banded borders, diameter 2.8cm, thirty-six circular of various sizes, thirteen rectangular and twenty variously shaped counters with incised decoration (minor faults).

A Chinese white glazed porcelain vase, probably 20th century, the ovoid body beneath a waisted narrow neck, flanked by a pair of moulded dragon and loose ring handles, unmarked, height 36cm.

A pair of Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain vases, mid to late 19th century, each shouldered tapering body typically painted with panels of figures, flowers, birds and butterflies, height 25.2cm.

A Chinese underglaze red porcelain bowl, probably 20th century, of lobed cinquefoil form, each lobe painted with a crane roundel, underglaze blue seal mark to base, height 7.8cm, width 18.9cm (two minor rim chips).

A Chinese Ming style underglaze blue and red porcelain jar, probably 20th century, of stout ovoid form, painted in 15th century style with a broad band of red lotus flowerheads and blue scrolling leafy tendrils between ruyi and lappet borders, height 23.5cm.

A Chinese famille rose enamelled yellow ground porcelain ewer, late Qing dynasty, of hexagonal baluster form, each side painted with a leaf shaped panel filled with dragon and phoenix amidst vapours on a pale blue ground, reserved against a yellow ground filled with flowers and scrolling tendrils, height 26.3cm (minor faults).