Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese blue and white porcelain cylindrical brush pot/vase, mark of Yongzheng but later, painted in the manner of Wang Bu with an eagle perched on a rocky outcrop above crashing waves, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, height 11.5cm.

A Chinese blue glazed porcelain bowl, mark of Kangxi but probably 20th century, of flared circular form with central moulded rib, covered inside and out in a dark blue glaze, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, diameter 12.8cm.

A Chinese brown patinated bronze bombé censer, the body cast in relief with opposing dragons, flanked by a pair of three-legged toad moulded handles, cast four-character seal mark to base, height 11.4cm, width across handles 21.7cm.

A Chinese mandarin's purple silk hat, late Qing dynasty, with black velvet trim, red tassels and gilt metal mounted blue glass spherical finial, surmounted with a shou medallion, length 26.5cm, together with a black silk folding mandarin's cap with coral finial and a mandarin's peacock feather court hat plume, length 40cm, within original silk box.

A Chinese white on coral ground hemispherical porcelain bowl, mark and period of Daoguang, the iron red exterior painted in wax-resist with bamboo, plain interior, underglaze blue seal mark to base, diameter 13.5cm.

A group of seven Chinese silk embroidered purses, late Qing dynasty and later, including a pair of black silk purses with gilt and green wire character decoration, beneath a drawer-string hung with tassels, width 9.7cm, two similar red silk purses, width 8.3cm, and a blue and yellow silk purse, each side with a hinged flap and worked in coloured threads with birds, butterflies and flowers on a yellow ground with blue borders, width 11.5cm.

A pair of Chinese cloisonné circular bowls, early 20th century, each of shallow circular form, decorated inside and out with polychrome dragons on a white ground, diameters 14cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain phoenix tail vase, mark of Kangxi but later, painted with phoenixes amidst peony and scrolling leafy tendrils, underglaze blue pseudo four-character mark to base, height 37cm.

A Chinese Yixing stoneware teapot, 19th century, of hexagonal bamboo moulded form, height 10.5cm, together with a small collection of Chinese porcelain and works of art, mostly 19th century, including a Canton famille rose cylinder brush pot, height 11cm, a blue and white sauceboat, length 19.5cm, a pair of blue and white diminutive vases, height 9.5cm, and a soapstone seal with carved water buffalo surmount, height 8.4cm (minor faults).

A Chinese famille rose porcelain saucer dish, mark of Daoguang and probably of the period, finely painted with a pavilion and walled garden surrounded by trees, rocks, lotus pond and other plants, the pavilion inhabited by a female dignitary and her attendant, as a guard patrols the garden, all beneath polychrome vapours on a gilt ground, the turquoise glazed underside framing a red enamelled seal mark to base, diameter 24.5cm (minor hairline to rim).

A Chinese blue silk pleated apron skirt, late Qing dynasty, the front and back finely worked in gilt thread with opposing panels of a dragon and a fenghuang (phoenix), flanked by vertical panels of precious objects, all within black striped borders, length 86cm.

A Chinese midnight blue silk embroidered short jacket, late Qing dynasty, finely worked in coloured threads with scattered flowers, butterflies and flower roundels, the cream borders and cuffs decorated with figures, trees and flowers, with knot fastenings, length 91cm (minor faults).

A collection of eight Chinese hardwood stands, mostly late 19th century, comprising a rectangular stand, inset with a grey marble panel, on cabriole legs, length 32.5cm (marble cracked), a square stand with panelled top, pierced apron and cabriole legs, height 10.5cm, a rectangular stand with panelled top, length 34.2cm, and five circular stands of various designs, diameters ranging from 15.8cm to 25cm (some faults).

A Chinese silk embroidered military style rank badge/mandarin square, 20th century, second rank, worked in coloured threads with a Buddhistic lion within a surround and gilt and silver thread clouds and waves, framed by a keyfret border, 32.5cm x 34cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain circular dish, late 19th century, painted with a central panel of precious vessels and flowers within a prunus border, diameter 34.3cm, together with a similar Chinese blue and white bowl, painted with blossoming prunus branches, diameter 27.5cm.

A group of Japanese Imari porcelain, Meiji period, comprising a pair of ovoid jars and domed covers, height 23cm, a fan shaped dish, length 28.2cm, a lobed dish, diameter 31.8cm, and a smaller dish, diameter 21.8cm, together with a collection of other Oriental pottery and works of art, including two Kutani vases, a pair of Chinese soapstone Buddhistic lions and a Japanese lacquer box (some faults).

A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, mark of Kangxi but late 19th century, the baluster body painted with a pair of confronting dragons, flaming pearl and vapours, underglaze blue four-character mark to base, height 20.3cm (minor rim restoration), together with a small group of other blue and white porcelain, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising two double gourd vases, heights 25.5cm and 24cm, a pair of bottle vases, height 20.7cm, and a ginger jar, height 13.2cm (faults).

A Chinese famille rose porcelain vase, late Qing dynasty, the baluster body painted with butterflies on a ground of overlapping leaves, flanked by a pair of iron red handles, height 45.5cm (hairline crack to rim).

A Chinese hongmu chair, late Qing dynasty, the shaped top rail above a panelled splat back and panelled seat, on turned legs united by stretchers, height 91.5cm, width 47.5cm.