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Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
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*** An ornately carved two tiered open bookshelf, Anglo-Indian circa 1850 ***
*** An ivory double snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, the cylindrical sides finely carved in relief on an incised diaper ground with maidens relaxing in a garden, the reverse with a raised inscription, between flower and bamboo borders, stoppers, 6 cm high ***
*** A famille rose 'Eighteen immortals' rouleau vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century, the sides brightly enamelled with a gathering of the immortals and the neck with a scene of boys in a garden, between formal borders, 45.5 cm high ***
*** A thangka, Tibet, 18th/19th century, painted in colours, depicting Amithayus with the vessel of the elixir of life in both hands, surrounded by ninety-nine smaller figures and a white Tara in the centre of the lower row, brocade mounts, 65 cm x 45 cm ***
*** A Japanese four-panel screen, first half 20th century, painted with floral and birdlife scenes on an ecru coloured silk ground, sporadically embellished with textile borders to some flowers and leaves and embroidered details to various birds, paper backed… ***
*** A blue and white temple censer, 20th century of cylindrical form, painted with a pair of dragons among clouds confronted on an inscribed panel reading 'Tai Ping Temple' and dated to the 29th year of Guangxu (1903), a nine character inscription in a panel… ***
*** A large famille-verte vase Qing dynasty, 19th century the tall shouldered body brightly decorated with shaped panels of family groups variously occupied on pavilion terraces interspersed with vignettes of landscapes, flowers, birds, fish and other… ***
*** Chinese painting of a blossom tree a large painting of a blossoming prunus tree 91 x 183 cm ***
*** A bronze censer, Qing dynasty of squat bombe form, set below the flared mouth with double lion head handles, the base with a three-character mark in a recessed rectangular 13 cm diameter ***
*** A pair of large Indian carved wood Ladakh goats 53 cm high, 84 cm long ***
*** A monumental Japanese bronze censer, Meiji period finely cast in high relief over four interlocking sections with a writhing dragon to the base rising to a tapering stem with swallows and sparrows, the upper censer bowl decorated with flying cranes 162 cm… ***
*** A group of three brushpots, late 19th/20th century, comprising two wood brushpots one carved with a figure seated in a thatched hut in a continuous landscape, another with inscriptions, and a bamboo brushpot carved with a sage, the tallest 16 cm high ***
*** Two Chinese polychrome painted porcelain panels, Republic period (1912-1949) framed 42 x 24.5 cm and 36 x 25 cm ***
*** A Chinese white porcelain censer and a libation cup, 18th century the censer 12.5 cm diameter, the libation cup 7.5 cm high note the censer accompanied by a small card inscribed 'Porcelain incense burner from the Te-hua kilns (Fukien) 17th or 18th century… ***
*** A Chinese blue and white bowl, late Qing Dynasty 9.5 cm high, 19.2 cm diameter ***
*** A carved bamboo 'scholar's' brushpot, 19th/20th century of cylindrical form carved in high relief with a continuous scene of scholars and attendants variously occupied among willow and pine trees with towering rocky cliffs above, a two-character mark… ***
*** A small blue and white bowl, mark of Yongzheng, the exterior delicately painted with bamboo canes extending to the rim, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark, 9.3 cm diameter ***
*** A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Mahakala, the six-armed deity standing on a prone elephant-headed figure of Vinayaka above the lotus base, holding a chopper and skull cup in his primary hands and a skull rosary in his raised right arm, a cord hung… ***
*** A finely decorated inside-painted glass snuff bottle, attributed to Ding Erzhong, 'The Lan Ting Shu', dated Beijing 1898 and Wuxian 1901 finely painted with figures by a stream in a landscape of trees, rocky outcrops, a waterfall and distant mountains… ***
*** A blue and white jar late Ming dynasty of ovoid form, the exterior painted with a frieze of peony medallions interspersed with scroll motifs, between lappet borders around the base and shoulders, the base with rectangular seal mark 16.5 cm high ***
*** A pair of famille noire vases, 20th century, each of square section, decorated in famille verte enamels with flowering lotus plants, Kangxi mark, 48.5 cm high ***
*** A teadust-glazed saucer dish Qing dynasty, well potted with shallow rounded sides, covered inside and out with an even finely-flecked green glaze thinning to brown around the lipped rim, 15 cm diameter. Provenance: Gora Singh Mann collection, Wollongong,… ***
*** A famille rose rectangular dish Qing dynasty/ Republic period, of shallow form standing on bracket feet, the interior painted with a boy dancing whilst others play musical instruments in a garden setting within a turquoise-ground floral border, the base… ***
*** A turquoise-ground famille-rose bowl, 19th/20th century with steeply rounded shallow sides and broad everted rim, decorated with bats and lotus scrolls around a central wan flowerhead, the decoration repeated around the sides and rim and with further… ***
*** A portrait of Hazrat Pir Multali Sahib, Mughal, late 18th/early 19th century gouache and gold on paper, identifying inscription in nasta'liq script to the top of the mount, black lined brown outer borders the painting 19.5 x 13 cm, the sheet 28 x 19 cm… ***
*** A collection of six Chinese blue and white vases, 18th century and later variously decorated with figures and flowers and foliate motifs; one soft paste porcelain vase the tallest 12.5 cm high ***
*** A pair of blue and white saucer dishes Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, each painted with a maiden playing a qin in a garden setting within radiating ruyi sprays around the petal-moulded sides, inscribed with apocryphal six-character marks of Chenghua, 16.6… ***
*** A blue and white deep dish Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, the centre painted with a fisherman in a lakeside scene, encircled around the flared fluted sides with fish among water weeds, scalloped rim, wood stand, 21.8 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection… ***
*** A Chinese blue and white bowl, late Qing Dynasty 9.5 cm high, 19.2 cm diameter ***
*** A small robin's egg-glazed vase Qing dynasty, the pear-shaped body supported on a straight foot and surmounted by a tall narrow neck, covered overall with streaked turquoise and blue glazes falling short of the footrim, 13.5 cm high ***
*** A painted black lacquer cabinet, 20th century of upright rectangular form, the pair of doors opening to reveal a single shelf above a pair of drawers, the exterior painted with shaped panels of precious objects, vases and jardinieres of flowering plants… ***
*** A small bronze censer Qing dynasty, 19th century, of rectangular form, the steeply flared sides supported on corner bracket feet and set on two sides with a lion head handle, the base with an archaistic three-character mark within a recessed rectangular,… ***
*** A Japanese cloisonne vase, Meiji period, decorated with birds in flight and perched on a branch of a blossoming tree between formal borders around the base, neck and galleried mouth rim, wood stand, 18.3 cm high ***
*** Japanese wood block prints, oban triptych, mounted and framed, each sheet approx 35.5 cm x 24 cm, overall 66.5 cm x 101 cm ***
*** A cedar cased carved ivory model of a Cantonese flower boat, Chinese 19th century ***
*** A pair of Chinese black painted open bookcases ***
*** A Chinese Immortals Ritual style painting, late Qing Dynasty, water colour on paper, painted with a scene of figures in a rocky landscape by a stream with immortal figures observing from the clouds above, within a silk mount, image 130 x 74 cm, frame 180… ***
*** A pair of marble top carved hardwood stretcher-based side tables, Chinese, 19th century, both with a shaped square rouge marble top, above an open work skirt and raised on legs with carved knees and claw feet, 46 cm high, 40 x 40 cm ***
*** A Longquan celadon dish Yuan/Ming dynasty of shallow saucer shape, the interior decorated with a peony spray in a central medallion within undulating scrolls carved around the cavetto, covered overall with an attractive pale sea-green glaze apart from a… ***
*** Vase late Qing dynasty a blue and white vase, 19th/20th century of baluster form, boldly painted on the exterior with floral scrolls below a band of petals around the short neck with lipped rim 32.5 cm high ***
*** A profusely carved walnut desk, Indian Kashmiri region, mid 20th with articulated top and cantilevered inner panels 88 cm high, 102 cm wide, 71 cm deep ***
*** A blue and white inscribed brushpot mark of Kangxi, 20th century, of cylindrical form, decorated on the exterior with a long inscription in underglaze blue and with a copper red rectangular seal, the countersunk base with an apocryphal six-character mark… ***
*** A collection of Chinese textiles, comprising a set of four embroidered red silk chair covers and an embroidered brown silk dragon robe, together with two small silk embroideries, the chair covers 130 cm long, the robe 75 cm long ***
*** An underglaze blue and white pot, possibly late Qing dynasty decorated with a continuous frieze of figures and scholars in a landscape within cloud scroll and diaper borders 21 cm diameter ***
*** A carved russet and celadon jade brush rest in the form of a rocky outcrop 4 cm high, 11 cm wide ***
*** A large Chinese celadon dish, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) the fluted serpentine edge dish centred by a central decoration of underglaze trellis, clouds and leaves 30.5 cm diameter ***
*** A large blue and white jar and cover, late 19th century decorated with a continuous scene of boys playing at various games and pursuits in a landscape setting 29 cm high ***
*** A Transitional-style Wucai baluster vase, painted with a dignitary and boys in a garden setting, 17.5 cm high. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen ***
*** A blue and white dish Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, the centre with a dense peony flower medallion within radiating floral sprig vignettes on a blue cracked-ice ground, cash mark, wood stand, 22 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne… ***
*** A carved russet and pale celadon jade ruyi sceptre of typical form with, the head carved with two bats, tasselled cord 26.5 cm long ***
*** Four Chinese hanging scrolls attributed to Zou Yigui (1686-1772) Fruitful Watercolour, pigment on silk (hanging scroll) (4) ***
*** A celadon jade bird-form waterpot the figure standing facing forward, the wings and tail plumes with archaistic detailing, the hollowed body with a circular aperture in its back, the pale stone with some opaque mottling and faint russet striations 10 cm… ***
*** An Anglo-Indian carved animal wine coaster in the form of elephants, mid 19th century 14 cm high ***
*** Two blue and white ginger jars, late 19th/20th century, one painted with Shou Lao and dignitaries, the other with boys playing, both with wood covers and stands, 19.5 cm high ***
*** An Anglo-Indian carved animal wine coaster in the form of a buffalo, mid 19th century 15.5 cm high ***
*** A recessed leg side table, 20th century the flush panel rectangular top within a mitred frame, extending into down-swept ends with carved ruyi terminals and inset panels of scrolling foliage, the galleried apron with a central disc joined to ruyi scrolls… ***
*** A Japanese Furuyaishi style rock mountain, 20th century, the upright stone form with ridges resembling a craggy mountain, the surface with natural pale inclusions, on a conforming stand, 22.5 cm high, 52 cm wide, 23 cm deep ***
*** A pair of black and gold lacquer coromandel-style cabinets, with rockwork, auspicious flora and birds upon a gilded ground, with traditional brass plate hardware, 64 cm high, 58.5 cm wide, 55 cm deep ***
*** A Duan 'Dragon' ink stone, of rectangular form, decorated in low relief with a dragon among clouds, fitted wood box, 25.5 cm long ***
*** A Mughal miniature painting, Regional Mughal/Northern India, late 19th century, couple in a garden pavilion at night/Raga Deepak, gouache, gold and pigment on wasli paper, inscribed verso 'Deepak raag pancham?', depicting a couple in a moonlit garden… ***
*** A famille rose vase, zhadou, mark of Daoguang, the exterior enamelled with a frieze of stylised lotus sprays linked by pink bats, below a turquoise cloud collar border, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark, 9 cm high ***
*** A pair of Chinese painted porcelain panels, circa 1930's, birds and flowers, the panel 73 x 21 cm, the frame 89 x 34 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved hardwood mother of pearl and 'dreamstone' marble inlaid armchair, early 20th century, the back with flowering prunus flanking a circular central 'dreamstone' marble plaque within a frame of shou characters, the marble inset seat on corner… ***
*** A pair of large Japanese black lacquer circular Hokkai Bako, 19th century, the horizontally ribbed roiro-nuri lacquer sides decorated overall with gold makie flowering scrolls, the gilt metal mounts chased with asa-no-ha (diaper patterns), wood boxes, 43… ***
*** A pair of Japanese Fukugawa vases mounted as lamps, late 19th century 59 cm high including the light armature ***
*** Three Lonquan celadon vessels Yuan/Ming dynasty comprising a tripod censer, a slender pierced vase and a squat long necked vase 11.7 cm and 13 cm high ***
*** A Japanese gold thread scrolling cloud embroidered kabuki robe ***
*** A pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel crane censers 53 cm high ***
*** A carved jadeite figure of Guanyin, 19th century finely pierced and carved with a crane and basket of flowers, black lacquer base 17.5 cm high ***
*** A Chinese carved jade yen-yen vase and a leaf form dish 19th century the vase 19 cm high ***
*** A jade carving of two cats, late Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912) 4.5 cm ***
*** Two Chinese blue and white vases, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) each decorated with panels of flowers and foliage within diaper borders the tallest 18 cm high ***
*** A large Chinese two-handled polychrome decorated censer and cover, late 19th century 41 cm high ***
*** A Japanese shibayama inlaid plate, Meiji Period the central gilded metal panel finely inlaid and relief moulded with a scene of birds and flowers under a prunus tree within an ornate filigree silver border 25 cm diameter ***
*** An unusual blue and white rectangular flask Qing dynasty, Shunzhi period c.1650, the straight sides painted with a vase of flowers and precious objects, alternating with panels of a bird on a branch, below the narrow tapering mouth, 19.5 cm high, Compare… ***
*** A pair of large oval dishes Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, each decorated in underglaze blue and coloured enamels with a central lakeside scene, encircled around the broad flared rim with alternating floral panels, 39 cm wide,. Provenance: Venduehuis, 5… ***
*** A Chinese carved ivory box decorated with pomegranate, finger citron, peaches and bats, 19th century 7 cm diameter ***
*** A large heavily potted celadon glazed earthenware bowl, Korean, 20th century 13 cm high, 40 cm diameter ***
*** A gilt bronze vajra the central boss inscribed with an apocryphal six-character mark of Yongle 17 cm long ***
*** A gilt bronze figure of Manjusri, seated on a lotus base, holding a sword in the right hand, 16 cm high ***
*** A fine nest of four multi-coloured lacquer occasional tables, Chinese export, circa 1920 largest table 61 cm high, 56 cm wide, 41 cm deep ***
*** A white jade carving of a scholar's rock, 19th/20th century, of irregular upright form with naturalistic hollows and protrusions, fitted wood stand, 12.5 cm high ***
*** A large Japanese pine tansu 168.5 cm high, 186 cm wide, 53 cm deep ***
*** A bronze figure of guanyin, late 19th/20th century, seated in dhyanasana with the right hand raised in vitarkamudra and the left holding a cintamani pearl, wearing loosely draped robes, beaded necklaces and a pierced diadem, 37 cm high ***
*** An unusual iron 'Mountain' brushrest Qing dynasty, 19th century, in the form of a range of mountain peaks of different heights, fitted wood stand, 21.5 cm long ***
*** A white jade miniature scholar's rock Qing dynasty, the irregular upright rock form carved with naturalistic hollows and protrusions, fitted wood stand, 11 cm high ***
*** A bronze censer, 19th/20th century, of squat bombe form supported on tripod feet and set on the rim with two upright loop handles, the base with an eight-character seal mark within a recessed rectangular, 15 cm diameter ***
*** An elaborately carved hardwood cabinet, of rectangular form, the front with two central doors and two side doors, each carved with openwork panels centred with a maiden and small boy above cranes beneath pine trees, the sides with panels of phoenix within… ***
*** A jade 'Mountain' brushrest, in the form of a range of mountain peaks, the pale whitish stone with russet striations, wood stand, 14.3 cm long ***
*** A reticulated hardwood four panel screen, each panel containing a pierced hexagonal diaper panel within the outer frame and enclosing a frieze of foliate scroll panels above and relief carved panels of twin fish and bat pendants below, each panel 215 x 61… ***
*** A heavily cast Chinese bronze covered censer, 19th/20th century, the sides set with a pair of dragon handles and decorated with a frieze of mythical animals on a ground of waves, the pierced domed cover with dragons and sea creatures in relief on an… ***
*** A lacquered hardwood recessed-leg table, Qiaotouan, 19th/20th century, the rectangular panelled top with raised ends, joined by pierced foliate scroll spandrels to the rectangular legs framing an inset openwork panel carved with a foliate scroll medallion… ***
*** A pair of wood 'Buddhist lion' wall decorations each carved in high and pierced relief with a pair of Buddhist lions and a cub encircling a ribboned brocade ball pendent from a lotus spray, painted in red with gilt detailing 43 cm x 30 cm ***
*** An ivory okimono, by Gyakuho, Meiji period, of a sage on horseback, the elongated figure wearing a long patterned robe, polychrome detailing, signed Gyakuho 22.5 cm high ***
*** A profusely carved walnut red velvet upholstered settee and a pair of carver chairs, Indian Kashmiri region, mid 20th ***
*** A celadon jade scholar's rock carving Qing dynasty, 19th century, of irregular upright form, carved with naturalistic hollows and protrusions, the stone of pale even tone, wood stand, 9.5 cm ***