Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A pair of gold rings, each inset with a glazed circular miniature portrait of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and the Empress Consort Mumtaz Mahal, marked '9ct', diameter 2cm. Note: the Taj Mahal in Agra was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan to act as the tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, after her death in 1631.

A small group of Chinese famille rose decorated porcelain, late 19th century and later, comprising a circular box and cover, painted with precious vessels, diameter 8.2cm, a hexagonal teapot, painted with figures and lines of text, height 10cm (lacking cover), a fluted circular bowl and stand, painted with figures and landscape, total height 7.3cm (minor hairline to rim), and a circular bowl, painted with a figure seated at a table, height 7.6cm, diameter 15.6cm.

A Japanese mixed metal and patinated bronze circular dish, Meiji period, decorated in relief with a figural scene within a fruiting vine border, incised and gilt circular mark to base, diameter 30.5cm.

A pair of Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain dishes, Edo period, each painted with a Three Friends of Winter roundel within foliate border, underglaze blue mark of Chenghua to bases, diameter 20cm (one with hairline), together with three Japanese Imari saucers, diameters 12.4cm and 12.6cm.

A Chinese cloisonné circular plaque, 20th century, decorated with butterflies and blossoming prunus branches on a blue ground, diameter 30cm, together with a Chinese cloisonné teapot and cover, height 9cm, and a small cloisonné snuff tray, width 9cm.

Two South Indian brown patinated bronze figures of Balakrishna, each modelled as Krishna as a crawling infant carrying a butterball, heights 10.2cm, together with two bronze figures of Lakshmi, heights 12.2cm and 14.7cm, and a bronze figure of Krishna, height 18.5cm.

A group of six Chinese snuff bottles, mostly 20th century, comprising a silver and enamel mounted nut bottle, length 5.2cm, a pink and white glass bottle, decorated with goldfish, height 5.6cm, three other glass bottles and a blue and white crackle glazed porcelain rectangular bottle, height 9.1cm.

A Chinese Ming style brown patinated bronze figure of Buddha with traces of gilt, modelled seated wearing a long robe on a rectangular base with shaped apron, on bracket feet, height 34.8cm.

A Chinese famille verte yellow ground porcelain bowl, Kangxi style but probably 20th century, the exterior painted with figures, bamboo and rocks on a yellow ground, height 9.6cm, diameter 20.7cm.

A pair of Chinese archaistic brown patinated bronze hu vases, Ming dynasty, each pear-form body cast with a band of archaic scrolls between kylin mask handles, on an oval base, height 29cm.

A Chinese blanc-de-Chine figure of a Buddhistic lion, 17th century, modelled seated on a plinth base, height 30.5cm (faults).

A group of Chinese Yixing stoneware teapots and covers, 19th/20th century, including one of baluster form with naturalistic handle and finial, impressed seal mark to base, height 9cm, the other five of plain diminutive form, incised and impressed marks to bases, heights ranging from 5.5cm to 7.5cm.

A Chinese green crackle glazed porcelain vase, late Qing dynasty, the baluster body with flared narrow neck and iron oxide washed rim, height 30.5cm (converted to a table lamp).

A Chinese blue and white porcelain saucer dish, mark of Qianlong but probably 20th century or later, the centre painted with a dragon and flaming pearl, the underside similarly decorated, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, diameter 20.2cm.

A Japanese silver double-skinned bowl by Konoike Company, Meiji period, of steep-sided lobed circular form, the exterior profusely decorated with chrysanthemums and leaves, on a short circular foot, signature to base, weight 472.4g, height 8.9cm, diameter 14.2cm, with carved hardwood stand.

A Chinese amethyst quartz snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty, carved in relief with two dragons, length 5.5cm, together with another amethyst quartz snuff bottle, height 4.2cm, and a rose quartz snuff bottle and stopper, height 5.6cm.

A Chinese archaistic jade bi disc, carved in low relief with a rice grain design, the stone of pale brown and green mottled tone, diameter 8.2cm (cracked), fitted with a gilt metal bat mount.

A Chinese famille verte black ground porcelain vase, mark of Yongzheng but modern, the baluster body and flared neck painted with flowers and scrolling leafy stems, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 26.5cm.

A Chinese pale celadon jade bangle, 20th century, inside diameter 5.3cm, together with an archaistic jade carving, length 14cm, and a pair of octagonal wine cups, height 3.8cm.