Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese blue and white double lozenge-form porcelain brushpot, late Qing dynasty, the ribbed edges and rims framing trellis borders, enclosing slightly recessed panels filled with flowers, blossoming prunus branches and fruiting vine, on archaistic scroll bracket feet, height 13.6cm, length 16cm, width 8.9cm, with carved wood stand.

A Chinese porcelain saucer dish, mark of Daoguang but later, the interior painted with an iron red dragon and flaming pearl amidst underglaze blue vapours, framed by line borders, repeated on the exterior, painted iron red six-character mark to base, diameter 17.9cm, together with a similarly decorated blue and white saucer dish, mark of Qianlong but later, diameter 17.4cm.

A Chinese jade bi disc, probably Neolithic, the stone of reddish brown and white mottled tone, diameter 18.6cm.

A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jars and covers, Kangxi style but late 19th century, each ovoid body painted with a formal design of lotus and scrolling leafy tendrils, height 11.6cm (one cover restored, the other cover chipped), together with a Chinese blue and white porcelain pot, height 8.7cm (chip to rim), with wood stand.

A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain jars and domed covers, Kangxi style but late 19th century, each shouldered tapering body painted with flowers between ruyi-head borders, height 22.4cm (one cover restored, the other cover with small chip).

A Chinese yellow jade boulder carving, probably 20th century, carved in relief with two figures, pavilion and pine tree against a rockface, the reverse with recumbent deer resting on a rock ledge beneath a pine tree, height 9.5cm, with wood stand.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl, 19th century, with polychrome landscape and floral decoration, diameter 19.3cm, together with a Chinese blue and white crackle glazed porcelain brushwasher of squat circular form, painted with dragons, diameter 11.5cm.

A pair of Chinese rhodonite hu-shaped vases and covers, 20th century, each pear form body carved with a pair of elephant mask and loose ring handles, on an oval foot, the stone of attractive mottled pink and grey tone, height 16.5cm, with carved hardwood stands.

A Chinese 'robin's egg' enamelled bottle vase, mark of Qianlong but later, the ovoid body and narrow neck covered in a mottled turquoise and blue glaze, impressed seal mark to base, height 25.6cm.

An impressive Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain punch bowl, mid-19th century, the exterior painted with a continuous figural scene, the interior with four figural panels within gilt keyfret frames, all beneath a gilt ground rim filled with birds, flowers and butterflies, height 16.6cm, diameter 40cm.

A Chinese watercolour painting on paper, modern, depicting a landscape beneath black text and red seal, inscribed verso 'Autumn in North China October 2000 (painted in) Jinzhong', 68cm x 66cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese Guan-type crackle glazed stoneware censer, Song style but Qing dynasty, of ribbed cylindrical form on three short scroll legs, covered in a greyish-blue glaze suffused with a network of iron oxide crackles, height 8.1cm, diameter 13.2cm.

Kuniyasu (1794-1832) - a Japanese woodblock oban tateye print depicting a bijin, 35.5cm x 23cm, framed and glazed, together with a group of seven other Japanese prints, including a triptych after Shuntei depicting two ladies and a child taking a walk at night, 34cm x 70.5cm, all framed and glazed.

A pair of Chinese famille rose enamelled yellow ground porcelain bowls, mark of Guangxu but later, each of circular form with flared rim, the exterior painted with lotus, scrolling tendrils, bats and characters, iron red enamelled six-character mark to bases, height 6.7cm, diameter 16.3cm (each with hairline to rim).

A Chinese pink glazed porcelain bowl, 20th century, the exterior incised with two dragons amidst vapours, red printed mark to base, diameter 16.4cm, together with a similarly decorated bowl, diameter 12.5cm, and three smaller bowls, diameters 9.1cm, and an incised pink ground bowl, painted with opposing landscape panels, diameter 12.6cm.

A pair of Chinese famille rose double gourd shaped porcelain vases, mark of Tongzhi but possibly later, each painted with figural scenes, iron red seal mark to bases, height 12.5cm.

A Chinese miniature bronze Buddha, 20th century, modelled seated in dhyanasana, height 3.9cm, together with a Thai bronze Buddha, height 12cm.

A Balinese/Javanese hardwood Orang Malu carving, 20th century, finely carved with the weeping Buddha seated on a shaped base, height 14cm.

A Chinese famille verte porcelain jardinière, late 19th century, the body painted with opposing figural scenes against a ground of chrysanthemum and scrolling tendrils, height 19.1cm.