Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain vase, Kangxi period, of swollen cylindrical form, painted with flowers and scrolling foliage, underglaze blue leaf mark to base, height 25cm (section of neck missing), together with a pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases, 19th century, of ovoid form with flared neck, painted with flowers and scrolling leafy tendrils, height 20.8cm (one missing upper section of neck, the other with some rim loss).

A Japanese Hirado white glazed porcelain incense burner, Meiji period, finely modelled with a tiger climbing rocks confronting a writhing dragon below, height 14.8cm (lacking cover and other chips/losses).

A Chinese faux bois porcelain vase, 19th/20th century, of shouldered ovoid form with flared neck, painted with a green dragon on an iron red simulated wood grain ground, unmarked, height 33.9cm.

A small group of Chinese famille rose export porcelain, Qianlong period, each piece painted with a figural scene, comprising five coffee cups, heights ranging from 5.8cm to 6.4cm (one cracked), and a pair of two-handled chocolate cups, height 9.5cm (faults).

A Chinese archaistic celadon glazed stoneware cong vase, Qing dynasty, of typical square section with circular rim, each corner moulded in relief with horizontal bands, unmarked, height 33.5cm.

A Chinese jade carving, probably late Qing dynasty, modelled as two ducks, each grasping a lotus leaf stem in its beak, the stone of green tone with carboniferous inclusions, length 10.2cm.

A Chinese famille verte porcelain circular dish, mark of Kangxi but probably 20th century, the interior painted with a dragon grasping a flaming pearl amidst waves and vapours, underglaze blue six-character mark within double ring to base, diameter 28.8cm.

A Chinese blanc-de-Chine porcelain figure of Guanyin, probably 18th century, modelled standing wearing a long robe, on a lotus encrusted circular base, height 36.5cm (minor faults), together with another blanc-de-Chine figure of Guanyin standing on a wave base, height 27cm (some restoration).

A Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vase, mark of Kangxi but probably late 19th century, the flared neck painted with ruyi-head pendants and upright lappet panels, the globular body with a band of lappets and ruyi-heads above dragons and vapours, underglaze blue four-character mark to base, height 17.5cm, with a carved and pierced wood stand.

A Japanese brown patinated cast bronze okimono figure group of a macaque monkey and crab by Genryusai Seiya, Meiji period, naturalistically modelled in a seated pose with left hand resting on a crab, cast signature seal to underside, height 19.7cm, length 40.5cm, with carved hardwood stand.

Two Chinese brown patinated bronze water droppers, late Qing dynasty, one modelled as a recumbent deer, height 8.5cm, the other modelled as a recumbent ox, height 5.2cm, length 9.5cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain plate, mid to late 19th, painted with precious vessels and objects within a fish and floral rim, diameter 20.1cm, together with a similar plate, painted with a landscape, diameter 20cm, and two larger Chinese blue and white plates, late 19th century, one painted with a landscape, diameter 24cm (hairline to rim), the other with boys within a butterfly and eternal knot rim, diameter 23.5cm (small hairline to rim).

A collection of thirteen Chinese wood stands, late 19th century and later, including three circular stands with carved and pierced aprons, diameters 17cm, 15cm and 11.5cm, together with a Chinese carved hardwood brushwasher of leaf form with carved and pierced supports, length 14.2cm.

A Chinese two-tone agate brushwasher, probably late Qing dynasty, the grey stone body carved in relief with russet blossoming prunus, length 7.8cm, height 3.2cm (minor chips), together with a Chinese two-tone agate pebble snuff bottle and stopper, the grey stone body carved in relief with iron red/russet bat, branch and flowers, length 7.2cm.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain pillow, 20th century, modelled as a boy resting on his knees and elbows with head turned to his right, painted and gilt with a ruby ground waistcoat filled with flowers, scrolling foliage and gilt shou medallions, height 15.4cm, length 26cm, with wood stand.

A Thai gilt bronze figure of Buddha, late 19th/early 20th century, modelled seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, the tiered base cast with rows of seated bodhisattvas, height 18.2cm.

A Thai gilt bronze figure of Buddha, 20th century, modelled seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, height 20.5cm.

A Qajar gold damascened steel hinged bangle, late 19th/early 20th century, one side decorated with two lines of Islamic script, the other with foliate medallions and borders, length 6cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar, late Qing dynasty, of ovoid form, painted with flowers and foliage, height 15cm, with carved and pierced wood cover.