Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese famille rose porcelain wine cup, mark of Qianlong but Republic period or later, the U-shaped body painted with a continuous scene of a man feeding a family of chickens, beneath seventeen lines of black text with two red seals, underglaze blue six-character seal mark to base, height 6.5cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain wine cup, mark of Qianlong but later, of gently flared cylindrical form, the exterior painted with two dragons amidst scrolling tendrils, between double line banding, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, diameter 8.5cm, height 4.2cm.

A Chinese Yixing stoneware teapot, 20th century, with cover of diminutive teapot form with lid and pierced filter, the lotus moulded body with loop handle, impressed circular seal mark to base, height 10.5cm.

A Chinese famille verte porcelain brushpot, Kangxi style but probably early 20th century, of cylindrical form, painted with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst vapours above crashing waves, enamelled artemisia leaf to base, height 14cm.

A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain jardinières, probably Guangxu period, of slightly flared cylindrical form, painted with a band of lotus flowers and scrolling tendrils beneath a ruyi head border, unmarked, height 11.5cm, diameter of rim 15cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain beaker vase, mark of Kangxi but probably 20th century, densely painted with dragons, chrysanthemums and floral panels amidst scrollwork, between diaper borders, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 37cm.

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 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).

A Chinese peachbloom glazed bottle vase, mark of Kangxi but possibly later Qing dynasty, the low-bellied body with cylindrical narrow neck covered in a pale pinkish red glaze suffused with a network of iron oxide crackles, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 16.5cm.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain circular medallion bowl, mark of Daoguang but later, the exterior with four polychrome circular medallions filled with lanterns and auspicious objects, flanked by iron red and gilt peach branches, centred by Buddhistic emblems, above crashing waves, the interior painted in underglaze blue with four lanterns around a central medallion, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, diameter 15cm, height 6.5cm.

A group of nine Chinese Yixing stoneware teapots, 20th century and later, including a globular teapot with articulated seed pod cover, the body incised and stained with extensive text, height 8cm, a blue lotus leaf moulded teapot, height 7cm, and a speckled pale brown bamboo-form teapot, height 9.7cm (one lacking cover).

A Chinese doucai porcelain bottle vase, mark of Qianlong but modern, the bulbous body painted with Buddhistic symbols amidst scrolling stems of lotus flowers and leaves, the waisted cylindrical neck with banded foliate decoration beneath the onion-shaped mouth with overlapping petals, underglaze blue six-character seal mark to base, height 14.5cm.

A Chinese Yixing stoneware teapot and cover, 20th century, of rectangular bell form, one side decorated in relief with four lines of characters, impressed seal mark to base and cover interior, height 12cm (minor chip to corner of cover), together with two smaller Yixing stoneware teapots, one of ribbed cylindrical form, impressed seal mark to base, height 6.5cm, the other of compressed circular form, incised with a band of characters, incised mark to base, height 6.5cm.

A Chinese polished Yixing stoneware teapot, probably 20th century, of ribbed globular form, impressed seal mark to base, height 8.7cm.

A Chinese pebble jade carving, early 20th century, one side carved in low relief with two rams chewing lingzhi branches within a cave, the stone of grey tone with russet inclusions, length 8.5cm.

A Chinese jade brush rest, early 20th century, of scroll form, the stone of celadon green tone with russet inclusion to one end, length 8.1cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain circular box and cover, 20th century, painted with a bird perched on a stem of millet leaves, underglaze blue pseudo six-character seal mark to base, diameter 13.5cm.

Three Chinese soapstone seals, 20th century, each with carved surmount, comprising dragon, phoenix and tiger, two within silk mounted boxes.

A pair of Chinese blanc-de-Chine porcelain archaistic jue vessels, late Qing dynasty or later, each moulded in relief with stylized scroll motifs, on bladed tripod legs, height 10.5cm (one with handle repair).