Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese famille rose porcelain footed dish, late Qing dynasty, of shaped outline, the interior painted with a figural scene within floral border, the underside with bats and peaches, the foot with waves, length 22.7cm.

A Chinese famille rose gilt ground porcelain bowl, mark of Qianlong but later, of steep-sided tapering form with inverted rounded corners, the exterior painted with a continuous mythical scene of maidens, fruit, immortal and mythical animals on board gnarled branch rafts, sailing on choppy waters, all beneath polychrome vapours on a gilt ground, turquoise glazed interior and foot, painted four-character mark to base, height 8.9cm, with turned hardwood circular stand.

A Chinese porcelain bowl, mark of Xianfeng but probably later, of circular fluted form, the exterior painted with a walled fortification and boats in a coastal landscape opposing lines of black text and red seals, iron red enamelled seal mark to base, height 7.1cm, diameter 15.5cm, together with a pair of Chinese porcelain saucers, each enamelled with figures and pavilion in a coastal landscape, iron red enamelled seal mark to bases, diameters 13.1cm.

A Chinese 'robin's egg' enamelled Yixing stoneware teapot and cover of swollen square section with loop handle and curved spout, the exterior covered in a mottled turquoise and blue glaze, impressed seal mark to base, height 20cm.

A Chinese famille verte relief moulded porcelain vase, probably Republic period, the body moulded in relief and painted with eight immortals, bats, cranes and four characters above crashing waves, the neck painted with precious vessels, height 65cm.

A Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain circular dish, early 20th century, painted with birds and wisteria, diameter 36.8cm, together with a Kutani circular dish, Meiji period, painted and gilt with cranes, sparrows, pine and peony, diameter 36.5cm (rim repaired), and three Japanese blue and white printed circular dishes, diameters 30.9cm and 31.7cm.

A Chinese carved hardwood figure group, late Qing dynasty, modelled as a seated immortal accompanied by a tiger, height 23.5cm, with carved wood stand, together with two other Chinese carved hardwood figures and a white glazed model of a Buddhistic lion, height 27.3cm (some faults).

A Chinese hardwood rectangular stand, 20th century, the panelled top raised on scroll legs united by stretchers, length 42.5cm. Provenance: the property of a West Sussex private collector.

A Chinese hardwood quartetto nest of occasional tables, late Qing dynasty, each rectangular panelled top with carved prunus border above carved and pierced prunus apron, on similarly decorated legs united by stretchers, width 49.8cm, height 71.2cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, mark of Yongzheng but 20th century or later, of baluster form with flared narrow neck, painted with a family of deer grazing beneath a pine tree, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, height 68.6cm.

A Chinese laque burgauté tea box, Qing dynasty, of canted corner form, the hinged lid and sides inlaid in mother-of-pearl with flowers and birds on a black ground, fitted with a brass key escutcheon and a pair of drop handles, length 38cm, height 28.3cm (some faults).

A Chinese archaistic bronze jardinière with verdigris patination, the shaped rim above cast lappet and taotie bands, on tripod legs, height 37.5cm.

A Multan tin glazed red earthenware cylindrical jar and cover, late 19th century, painted with yellow flowers and green foliage on a brown glazed ground, the shoulder with panels of cream Islamic script, height 26.5cm (repaired), together with an Islamic blue and white tin glazed earthenware vase, painted with arched panels of foliage and script, height 29.5cm, and a Qajar pottery rectangular plaque, decorated with a figure of horseback, length 21cm (faults).

A Multan tin glazed earthenware bottle, 19th century, the globular body and narrow neck painted in turquoise and blue with flowers and foliage, height 28.6cm, together with two Multan tin glazed earthenware vases, 19th century, painted in turquoise and blue with flowers, heights 31.5cm and 25cm (some faults).

A pair of Multan tin glazed earthenware vases, 19th century, each of slender tapering form with flared neck and frill rim, on a circular foot, painted with blue and white carnations and foliage on a turquoise ground, height 62cm (faults).

A Chinese blue and white porcelain circular plaque, late Qing dynasty, painted with a pair of confronted dragons and flaming pearl amidst vapours, diameter 24.7cm.

An Islamic tin glazed earthenware urn, 19th century, probably Moroccan, the body with flared rim and moulded ring handles, on a circular domed pedestal foot, painted in green, blue and yellow with foliate panels and banding, height 30.5cm (repaired rim and footrim).

A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain cylinder vases, mark of Kangxi but late 19th century, each painted with figures, underglaze blue four-character mark to bases, height 30.5cm and 30.7cm (one with chip to rim, the other cracked).

A Japanese Satsuma earthenware jar by Kinkozan, Meiji period, of ovoid form, finely painted and gilt with bands of figures, cranes flying above waves and precious vessels between simulated brocade and floral borders, impressed Kinkozan seal mark to base, height 9cm (hairline crack to rim and lacking cover).