Single-Owner Collections

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain circular dish, mark and period of Kangxi, the centre and rim painted with fish, crabs, weeds and leaves, underglaze blue six character mark and double ring to base, diameter 26.8cm (minor chip to underside of rim).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain circular dish, Kangxi period, the centre painted with a flower basket within a floral rim, underglaze blue censer mark and double ring to base, diameter 26cm (chip to underside of rim).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain circular dish, Kangxi period, the centre painted with a pair of pheasants perched on rocks amidst chrysanthemums and peonies, the rim filled with floral panels, underglaze blue mark and double ring to base, diameter 38.8cm.

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain circular dish, Kangxi period, painted with a central flower and rock roundel within a repeated border of lotus flowerheads and scrolling tendrils, underglaze blue Mandarin mark of honour and double ring to base, diameter 38.7cm (minor rim chips and fritting).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain circular basin, Kangxi period, the well painted with a scene of two maidens and a child standing upon a terrace, within a panelled rim filled alternately with two seated maidens and blossoming branches, diameter 28cm (hairline crack, chips and fritting to rim).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain circular saucer dish, mark of Chenghua but Kangxi period, the interior painted with a Buddhistic lion with brocade ball in a landscape setting, the underside with five precious emblems, underglaze blue six character mark and double ring to base, diameter 26.8cm (minor rim chips/fritting).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain circular saucer dish, Kangxi period, the interior with a pair of confronted dragons, flaming pearl and vapours on a blue cloud ground, the underside with four precious emblems, underglaze blue mark to base, diameter 27.6cm.

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain circular dish, mark of Chenghua but Kangxi period, the centre painted with a dragon above a fish emerging from crashing waves, the rim filled with clouds, the underside with five precious emblems, underglaze blue six character mark and double ring to base, diameter 26.5cm (minor rim chips).

A rare Chinese blue and white export porcelain miniature basket, late Kangxi period, the pierced oval body painted with a band of bamboo beneath an arched overhead handle, height 6.7cm.

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain bottle vase, Kangxi period, painted with a bird flying towards a grasshopper resting on a branch with flowers below, underglaze blue double ring to base, height 18cm.

A near set of three Chinese blue and white export porcelain vases, Kangxi period, each moulded ovoid body painted with vertical arched panels of Long Elizas and flowerpots, on a turned circular foot, heights 11.8cm to 12.2cm (crack to neck of one and lacking covers).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain vase and cover, Kangxi period, the ovoid body moulded with six arched panels filled with four Long Elizas and two plant pots, within floral borders, underglaze blue artemisia leaf mark to base, height 16.8cm (chip to rim of cover and cover stuck down).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain vase and cover, Kangxi period, the ovoid body painted with three panels of leafy branches, all filled with crosshatched decoration, on circular foot, height 17cm (chip to rim of cover).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain vase, Kangxi period, of slender hexagonal baluster form, each facet painted with alternate Long Eliza and plant pot panels, underglaze blue mark of jade to base, height 15cm (hairline to neck), together with a similarly decorated blue and white porcelain vase, Kangxi period, with globular body and narrow neck, applied with a later silver rim, height 13cm.

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain vase, Kangxi period, of teardrop form, painted with insect, flowers and rock, height 11.5cm (reduced rim), together with a similar baluster vase, Kangxi period, painted with flowers, height 10.7cm (chips to rim and firing crack to neck).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain vase, Kangxi period, of bamboo tube form with flared rim, painted with birds perched amidst bamboo, height 13.8cm.

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain double gourd vase, Kangxi period, the lower bulb painted with flowers and scrolling tendrils, the upper with opposing precious emblems, underglaze blue four character mark to base, height 13cm.

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain tea caddy, Kangxi period, of ovoid form, painted with two maidens, child and table opposing a banana plant and rocks, underglaze blue artemisia leaf mark to base, height 11.2cm (hairline crack to neck), together with a similar baluster vase, Kangxi period, painted with two maidens, banana plant, pine and rocks, height 8.5cm (small hairline to rim).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain salad bowl, early 19th century, painted inside and out with panels of riverside landscapes including figures crossing bridges, boats, pagodas and pavilions, width 25cm (minor rim chips and glaze fritting).