Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

An Indian watercolour painting of a Mughal emperor, late 19th/early 20th century, probably Shah Jahan, 19cm x 13cm, together with four other Indian Mughal style watercolour paintings/manuscript leaves, all framed and glazed.

A pair of Chinese famille rose decorated cylinder vases, 20th century, each painted with figural scenes, red printed pseudo seal marks to bases, height 27.8cm, together with a Chinese brass tripod censer and cover, height 24.5cm, and a Chinese dark amber-effect figure of Guanyin, height 14cm, with wood stand.

A Chinese opera doll, early 20th century, with carved and painted wood head, wearing a court hat and robe, length 39cm (some faults).

A Japanese pottery chawan (teabowl), 20th century, the pink coloured glaze with white slip and blue floral decoration, impressed mark to base, height 7.5cm, and another Japanese grey crackle glazed pottery chawan, 20th century, incised mark to base, height 7.5cm, each with pine box and cover, together with a small group of Japanese studio pottery, mid to late 20th century, including a conical bowl, diameter 14.5cm, an ovoid vase, height 16.5cm, and a square section vase, height 21cm.

A Chinese watercolour painting on paper fan panel, early 20th century, painted with two figures in a boat beside pine tree and waterfall, lines of black text and five red seals to left corner, length 50cm, framed and glazed, together with a set of three other Chinese watercolours depicting insects, branches and rocks, 28cm x 22cm, framed and glazed.

A group of Chinese paintings, 20th century, including flower studies in silk albums and four hanging scrolls.

A Chinese ebonized softwood framed four-fold screen, early 20th century, each inset with a watercolour painting on silk depicting boys at play, height 84.5cm, total length 147cm, together with a Chinese watercolour on silk depicting figures in landscape beneath three lines of black text and red seal, 101.5cm x 31cm, framed.

A set of twelve Japanese Kutani eggshell porcelain teacups and saucers, early 20th century, each painted and gilt with figural panels, birds and flowers, iron red painted mark to bases, cup height 6cm, together with two original pine boxes.

A small collection of Chinese reference books and auction catalogues, including 'Magic Blanc de Chine' by Maria Penkala, 1980, 'La Maladie de Porcelaine...' by Eva Strober, 2001 by Edition Leipzig, and 'The Frederick M. Mayer Collection of Chinese Art' Christie's auction catalogue, 1974.

A Chinese lavender jade carving of an elephant, early 20th century, finely carved standing four-square with curled trunk, the tail with pale green inclusion to tip, height 5.4cm, length 7.8cm, with wood stand.

A Chinese hardwood rectangular occasional table, late 19th century, the panelled top above a carved and pierced scroll apron, on turned legs united by stretchers, height 71.5cm, width 49.5cm, depth 36cm, together with two smaller Chinese hardwood interfitting occasional tables with carved and pierced prunus aprons, heights 52.5cm and 42.5cm, widths 39.5cm and 33.5cm.

A collection of sixteen Chinese soapstone carvings, early 20th century, including three figures, heights 22cm, 19cm and 14cm, spill vases, carved and pierced with dragons, monkeys and prunus, and two seals (some faults).

A collection of eighteen Chinese soapstone carvings, early 20th century, including a figure of Guanyin, spill vases and two teapots with bird finials, lengths 16cm and 19cm (some faults).

A Japanese cloisonné vase, Meiji period, of shouldered tapering form, decorated with birds and wisteria above other flowers, height 30.5cm (dent and enamel loss to reverse), together with two Japanese Satsuma vases, heights 12cm and 12.5cm (one with repaired neck).