| *** | Japanese Meiji period ivory figure group depicting a man standing in front of a paneled screen holding a bowl surprising a group of industrious mice. Signed to the base. 13 x 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese famille rose snuff bottle, with figure pattern. Four character mark. Height 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Peachbloom glaze bell shape vase. Ming Chenghua mark. Old crazing. and some wear to glaze. Height 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Finely carved ivory circular box and cover all pierced with flowering and fruiting vine, birds and animals, 9.5 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Monochrome scroll artwork with three chickens and palm tree by Qi bi Shi, 99 x 32.5 cm (artwork only) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qinglong porcelain small bowl decorated with flowers on a light green ground. Stipple glaze. Floral decoration to reverse. Qinglong mark. Diameter 15.5 cm. Provenance: E.A. Stanton estate | *** |  |
| *** | Pair Cantonese export bottle vase & covers famille rose painted, court scenes within scattered floral & emblem ground, 39 cm height (faults) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Yixing stoneware teapot, decorated with bamboo handle, decorated on one side with panels of calligraphy. Makers mark to base. Chip to inside lid. Length 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A superb Chinese Kangxi blue and white underglaze red bowl depicting a court scene with floral border. Diameter 34 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Ming Dynasty celadon dish with an incised underglaze floral motif. Wear and signs of use. Diameter 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Massive and quite rare antique Chinese porcelain meat platter decorated in Canton famille rose enamels with the rose medallion design; alternating panels of birds, butterflies, flowers with mountain river scenes, heavily gilded around a central medallion,… | *** |  |
| *** | Famille rose moon flask with applied dragon handles. Jia Qing mark to base. Height 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Bronze censer and cover spherical body with relief dragons on patterned ground, simple mythical beast handles and legs with cover finial of a child full figure holding oversize ball 30 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese sterling silver 8 piece cocktail set by Arthur & Boyd Yokohama c1910, comprising, shaker, circular tray and 6 small beakers, all decorated in relief with irises, approx 1010 grams | *** |  |
| *** | Carved and painted ivory cos lettuce, with cricket atop (some faults) 17 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Two signed wood netsuke, carved with immortal and oxen and goat | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Cantonese exportware charger, traditional garden scene decoration in famille vert palette, 42 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Chinese padouk wood jardiniere tables, square shape with pierced friezes on square legs with scroll feet joined with plain stretchers | *** |  |
| *** | Cantonese export ware basin, traditional decorations in famille rose palette, 49 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Cantonese export ware punch bowl, traditional decorations in famille rose palette, 34 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Carved ivory figure of reclining noble with wine flask as pillow, 18 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Early 19th century top quality Chinese export plate. Decorated with mandarin figures observing a sword fight in a courtyard. Underside is undecorated. Minimal signs of wear. Diameter 19.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Framed silk embroidered late 19th to early 20th century Chinese official Mandarin court rank badge no. 2. From the front of a surcoat, sixth official ranking ( the lesser egret represents a civil official). Embroidered with five bats, below waves crashing… | *** |  |
| *** | A large decorative 19th century Chinese porcelain vase. Painted in a continuous band with a magistrate arriving at a fortified castle in a landscape setting. Height 42 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A superb white jade snuff bottle. With raised carving of a dragon in yellow. The sides with low relief carved masks. The reverse of the bottle with an engraved Fung Hung character mark. Matching white jade stopper. 7 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr A.G.C… | *** |  |
| *** | Large and impressive Japanese Meiji period okimono ivory figure of a Buddhist priest modelled standing holding mala beads in one hand and in the other hand a small figure of an immortal. Raised from an oval disc base. 30 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese 19th century export gilt and lacquered writing box decorated to the top, front and sides with boats on a river and figures in terraced houses on a black ground. The interior with a central panel painted in gilt with figures in a garden setting.… | *** |  |
| *** | Six Japanese Ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century court official robe all silk embroidered (faults) | *** |  |
| *** | Pair carved & signed ivory temple dragons 10.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Mao period vase decorated with a worker holding aloft a red flag within a black pendulum ruyi border. Dated inscription 1968 (the cultural revolution period of Mao's rule) | *** |  |
| *** | A carved ivory figure of a seated scholar with book and teacup on wooden stand. Height 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan gilt bronze statue. of an 18-arm Bodhisattva. Floral mark to base. Possibly late 19th/early 20th century height 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An old Kangxi period famille verte teapot, decorated with panels of birds and flowering plants. Replacement metal spout and chain, some frits and chips to the enamel. Height 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qing. Meiping-style vase, decorated with bamboo, birds and flowers within geometric bands. Red Xianfeng mark to base. Height 38 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A nicely decorated small vase, with famille rose decoration of key fret medallions on an iron orange ground. Four character Yongzheng (1723-1735) mark. Height 12.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A very rare Chinese porcelain brush washer in the shape of a resting Shishi, all in an emerald spotted glaze on brown ground. Qianlong (1736-1795) reign mark underneath. Slight chipping. Length 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Qianlong Guanware vase relief decoration of dragon and flowers on pearl ground, white celadon glaze, seal mark to base, 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese two stage Tansu chest with four drawers and small cupboard, all with iron handles and fittings | *** |  |
| *** | Large Imari footed bowl interior painted with panels of florals in the traditional manner, continuous landscape to the exterior 35 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Cantonese vase, hexagonal panel body hand painted with warrior, sage, exotic florals & butterfly, calligraphy. Traditional famille rose & verte palette 29.5 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese baluster form vase decorated with fire claw dragons amongst clouds Ming mark to base. Height 29 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese Meiji period Tansu, ebonised zelkova in two sections. Provenance: Jeff Hobbs collection, 100 cm height, 87 cm width | *** |  |
| *** | Pair Chinese porcelain white ducks standing with wings slightly raised on naturalistic bases, circa mid 20th century, 32 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Early 20th century very finely carved ivory dish on pedestal foot eight fluted panels all carved with village scene, 21.5 cm diameter (slight faults) | *** |  |
| *** | Pair carved ivory figures, of scribe and attendant, 24 cm, 23 cm heights | *** |  |
| *** | Fine quality unmarked Indian silver 3 piece tea set, elliptical shape, ornately engraved with traditional scrolling foliate design centred by a blank shield, approx 1411 grams, (sugar bowl lid finial is a replacement) | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese elm altar table traditional rectangular shape with scroll ends and carved frieze 203 x 42 | *** |  |
| *** | Pair 18th century Chinese food bowls painted in underglaze iron red with fish, exterior painted in underglaze blue with stylized waves 21 cm dia (both with faults) | *** |  |
| *** | Framed silk embroidered Qing Dynasty official Mandarin court rank badge no. 1. From the front of a surcoat, second official ranking. Golden pheasant for a civil official, embroidered with eight Buddhist symbols in the clouds - lotus fungus umbrella banner… | *** |  |
| *** | Massive Japanese Imari pattern baluster vase. Decorated in the tradition colours of underglaze blue with overglaze iron red and gilding. Four panels, two containing mythical animals and two with floral bouquets. Meiji period (1868-1912). Some expected… | *** |  |
| *** | Old Chinese snuff bottle with monkey and grape decoration. With wooden stand. Height 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Tibetan brass and copper phurba, with integral dorje and chopping knife, the final with three mask mounts surmounted by a horse head, 30 cm length, Provenance: Geoffrey Key Collection, London | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Ching Dynasty scholars painting table, the frieze with interlacing rings. Raised on square section legs terminating in stepped feet. Some minor losses, 187 cm length, 71 cm width, 87 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Qing Dynasty summer robe, with a finely embroidered forth rank badge with a goose and clouds to the front and back, minor loose thread damage to the front badge, 114 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Carved ivory figure group, fisherman with catch and attendants 18 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of seventeen 19th century miniature Chinese vases | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of seven miniature Chinese blue and white vases and wine cup | *** |  |
| *** | A good Chinese blue and white porcelain vase. Meiping shape. Decorated with a scrolling floral design. Undercut foot. Cheng-Hua mark and possibly of the period. Provenance: Private Collection Christchurch. From the collection of Ferne Every. Every lived… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Japanese ivory netsuke one as an elderly man seated with a wheatsheaf strapped to his back holding a double gourd and cup. The other as a man with two geese. | *** |  |
| *** | Signed carved ivory toy seller, he stands with box and figure on a Samurai warrior, 18 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Carved ivory dragon boat, the boat with nine immortals on stained green bone base, carved wooden stand, 31 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Mutton fat jade libation cup on stand 10.5 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Ornate Japanese red lacquered screen the top rail formed as a dragon, the centre inlaid in ivory and shibayama figure and peacock in a landscape, the base decorated with bids on heavy scrolling feet | *** |  |
| *** | A very large Chinese blue and white charger, decorated with various landscapes in a floral border, diameter 53 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare large Chinese porcelain exportware bowl decorated with merchant sailing ships. Diameter 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair Indian hardwood temple sconces carved figures of musicians with remains of polychrome decoration, 52 cm heights | *** |  |
| *** | Ge Yao crackle glaze dish, six spur marks to base. Diameter 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An ivory lidded cricket cage, the base lacquer, Dao Guang mark to base in later fitted box. Height 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain bottle vase covered in an ox blood glaze, the underside with white crackle glaze. Height 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A framed Chinese watercolour, depicting a table of fruit. Calligraphy and seal to right, 43 x 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Imari urn, lobe moulded ovoid body painted in bands of diaper patterns and bird and dragons all scattered with chrysanthemums in traditional palette, four character marks to base 27.5 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Pair signed ivory figures, sleeping immortals, left and right, 7.5 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of late 19th century Chinese cloisonne vases, ovoid shape decorated with birds, blossoms and leaves on a black ground, 19 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Antique carved amethyst snuff bottle with root amber bottle (slight faults) | *** |  |
| *** | Southern Song/Jin Jun bowl with green/blue glaze with purple 'splash.' diameter 17 cm. Height 7.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Whalebone carving of a whale 18.5 cm length, modern ivory style rectangular box, scrimshaw decorated lid with a whaling scene and a small Japanese carved ivory figure of a sage | *** |  |
| *** | Carved pink coral figure of seated fisherman with catch, 6.5 cm height (faults) | *** |  |
| *** | Signed Japanese bronze censer and cover compressed circular body with relief florals and insects on dragon supports, talon feet, plinth base, the cover finial of monkey eating fruit, all with some gold highlights and pattern grounds, applied two character… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Chinese carved ivory figures of children on hardwood stands, 23 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Large carved jade pagoda table centre in two parts, with bird head handles, outset rings, on dragon feet, 60 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese 14ct hinged snap bangle, ornately pierced with florals and calligraphy | *** |  |
| *** | 20th century china happy Hotei, finely enamel painted robe in traditional pose, 35 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | 18ct and jade bracelet, four bright green jade circle links with five Chinese character circle links | *** |  |
| *** | Ta keichi Kawai (1908-89) square platter, 31.5 cm. Provenance: Wellington, Centre Gallery, Takeichi Kawai & John Chappell exhibition, 1964. Illustrated: Elliott & Skinner, Conetendown p.80 Takeichi Kawai & John Chappell exhibition catalogue 1964 (black… | *** |  |
| *** | Ta keichi Kawai (1908-89) large shallow bowl, chrysanthemum pattern, 39.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Wellington, Centre Gallery, Takeichi Kawai & John Chappell exhibition, 1964 possibly cat no. 45. Takeic hi Ka wai (1 908-89) Takeichi Kawai visited New… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair Chinese carved hardwood immortal figures riding exotic birds with foliate back drops, 56 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Large heavy brass urn decorative shallow relief of mythical beasts, 54 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Qing Dynasty period Swatow plate painted with underglaze iron red with scene of deer and forest 25 cm dia | *** |  |
| *** | Antique Chinese red wool Tunic gold thread embroidered with temple dragons, florals and exotic birds | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Chinese export black lacquer sewing box painted gilt decorations with original carved bone fittings | *** |  |
| *** | Carved hardstone reclining water buffalo with child on its back, 21 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Eight export dinner plates scallop moulded circular, painted with dragon in famille verte | *** |  |
| *** | Pair carved ivory figures standing Emperor & Empress, 31 cm & 28.5 cm heights | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese carved & gilded Inkstone decorated with dragons, central inscription & Qianlong mark to side, 19 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Takeichi Kawai ovoid vase with side lugs to neck, hand painted pattern in cobalt blue and red glazes with cream body, 22 cm high Provenance: presented to Nan berkley on Kawai’s visit to New zealand in 1965, vendor purchased from her in the 1980s | *** |  |
