635 THIRTEEN CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEALS LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD Comprising: nine carved in a honey-coloured stone with figures in landscape scenes, a yellow and grey stone with cranes in a rocky mountain and inscribed with a date for the second year of the Tongzhi period (1863), one worked in a reddish brown stone decorated with a lotus pond, and two square seals, seven of the seals with uncarved seal faces, 8.3cm max. (13) £500-800 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), eight seals acquired from Tomlinson Antique House, Singapore, on 13th October 1993, a copy of the invoice is available. 636 SIX CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY Comprising: one carved as a cat lying on a palm fan with a large dragonfly perched on its body, another as Shoulao holding a ruyi sceptre, the third modelled as two shiitake mushrooms, the others variously decorated with chilong, kui dragons and Buddhist lions, 6.5cm max. (6) £250-350 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 637 THREE CHINESE JADE FIGURES AND THREE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY AND LATER One carved as a recumbent pixiu, with a bifurcated tail and a chilong on its back, one as Li Bai with his arm resting on a wine bottle, the third as Guanyin holding a sceptre, two snuff bottles with interior painted decorations and the other agate snuff bottle with a pair of lion mask ring handles, 14cm max. (6) £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 638 THREE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS 20TH CENTURY One carved as a recumbent buffalo with her calf, another as a ram lying by her lambs holding lingzhi sprays in their mouths, the third as a reclining lion dog with a bat picked out in brown, together with a wood stand, 10.5cm max. (4) £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 149

639 643 TWO CHINESE JADE AND SILVER MOUNTED MIRRORS A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY AND A MAGNIFYING GLASS 18TH/19TH CENTURY QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The boy riding a hobby horse, with his right hand holding a lotus Two set with celadon jade handles, variously decorated with sprig, the stone of an even tone with a minor russet inclusion, with dragon designs, foliage, shou characters and bats, the magnifying a wood stand, 6.8cm. (2) glass embellished with hardstones, 23cm max. (3) £300-500 £100-200 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 644 640 THREE CHINESE ARCHERS’ RINGS AND A JADE TWO CHINESE JADE CARVINGS AND A JADE HEAD SWORD SLIDE PENDANT QING DYNASTY AND LATER 18TH CENTURY AND LATER The largest ring carved in white jade with a sinuous chilong, another One in celadon jade carved as a recumbent horse with its head in hardstone worked with lingzhi and fruit, the third in a mottled turned backward, the other in white jade as two bean pods celadon jade, a dark yellow jade sword slide decorated with archaic growing from a leafy stem; the third, a mottled celadon jade C-scrolls and rows of raised bosses, 4.9cm max. (4) pendant depicting a head with bushy brows and moustache, together with a wood stand, 4.7cm max. (4) £200-300 £300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 645 FOUR CHINESE ARCHAISTIC GREY AND RUSSET 641 HARDSTONE CARVINGS FOUR CHINESE CELADON JADE ITEMS MING DYNASTY OR EARLIER QING DYNASTY AND LATER One carved as a horned recumbent mythical beast with a bird Comprising: an archaistic bell, yong zhong, decorated with bosses perched on its back, another as a recumbent dog with a curled tail, and taotie masks, fitted in a wood stand, a tripod incense burner a flat plaque as a sinuous dragon-like creature, and a pendant of a with overlapping lotus petals, a brush washer formed as a lotus small standing bearded figure, together with a wood stand and two leaf, with the interior incised with veins, and a belt buckle, perspex stands, 8cm max. (7) 13.8cm max. (5) £200-300 £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 646 642 A CHINESE SILVER INGOT AND A SMALL OCTAGONAL A PAIR OF SMALL CHINESE BRONZE MASK APPLIQUES SILVER BOWL AND A BRONZE MIRROR QING DYNASTY SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD AND TANG DYNASTY The oval ingot with a three character mark reading ji shengyuan, The masks modelled as mythical creatures with bulging eyes, the bowl decorated in repoussé with panels containing various striated brows and a pair of tusks, framed in a modern perspex plants to each side, including peony, bamboos and pomegranates, stand, the circular mirror decorated with a crouching animal the base with two illegible punch marks, 341g and 41g, 5.8cm and encircled by bands of birds and beasts amidst fruiting grapevines, 6.5cm. (2) 113g (including the perspex frame) and 265g, 5.6cm and 8.9cm. (3) £150-250 £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. (1928-2012), the pair of masks purchased from The Antique Square, Hong Kong, on 3th February 1994, the mirror purchased from Eastern 647 Antiques Art \& Crafts, Hong Kong, on 6th June 1992, a copy of the A GROUP OF CHINESE JEWELLERY ITEMS invoice is available. QING DYNASTY Comprising: three gilt-metal and kingfisher feather decorated hairpins and six silver pendants, variously decorated with shuangxi characters, grapevines with rats, a cockerel, lingzhi, figures and floral designs, some adorned with jade and coloured hardstones, all in a glass display case, 16cm max, the frame 36cm x 31cm. £300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 150 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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648 650 654 A TIBETO-CHINESE GILT-BRONZE A BURMESE MARBLE HEAD OF BUDDHA 648 GHANTA HANDLE 17TH/18TH CENTURY A CHINESE GREY LIMESTONE 18TH CENTURY BUDDHIST STELE The face with a serene expression, subtly arched TANG DYNASTY DATED 717 AD The Buddha’s head wearing an eight-petalled eyebrows and downcast eyes, framed by his crown, surmounted by four prongs issuing elongated ears, all attached to a wood base, Carved in high relief with Buddha Shakyamuni from stylised makara heads, mounted on a 13cm. at the centre, flanked by two bodhisattvas, each square-section wood base, 270g and 18.2cm figure depicted standing in samabhanga on a overall. £200-300 double lotus base, wearing long flowing robes, backed by a nimbus, the inscription dated to the £400-600 Provenance: from the collection of the late eighth day, third month and fifth year of Kaiyuan, Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), AD 717, 23cm. Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael acquired in London on 26th June 1965, a copy Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), purchased from of the invoice is available. £2,000-3,000 Spink \& Son, London, on 24th May 1968, a copy of the invoice is available. 655 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael A CHINESE WOOD TWO-PANELLED Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 651 FOLDING SCHOLAR’S BOX 2000. THREE SOUTHEAST ASIAN BRONZE 19TH/20TH CENTURY FIGURES Cf. O Siren, Chinese Sculpture, from the Fifth to 18TH CENTURY AND LATER The interior carved with dignitaries and their the Fourteenth Century, pl.368 for a similar Stele, attendants in a fenced garden and a pavilion, see also Chinese Buddhist Sculpture from Northern Two of Buddha, seated in dhyanasana on stepped with a metal hasp, 28cm wide. Wei to Ming, Eskenazi, p.40, no.11, for a limestone bases, holding their left hands in dhyana mudra Buddhist group dated to 673. whilst extending their right hands towards the £200-300 ground in bhumisparsha mudra, with tightly curled 649 hair with ushnisha, the third, a standing monk Provenance: from the collection of the late THREE CHINESE GILT-LACQUERED dressed in a flowing cape, with his hands holding Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), BRONZE FIGURES AND A GILT-WOOD an alms bowl, attached to a wood base, 1kg, acquired prior to 2000. FIGURE 833g, 391g and 22cm max. (3) MING DYNASTY AND LATER 656 £200-300 A CHINESE RECTANGULAR SCHOLAR’S Each wearing long flowing robes, one gilt-bronze TRAY AND A BOX figure depicting an official standing on a plinth, Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael QING DYNASTY his hands clasped in front of his chest holding Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012); the figure of the a hu tablet, the other two gilt-bronze figures monk acquired on 18th April 1977, from Peng The tray framed by shallow openwork sides of deities standing upon lotus petal bases, the Seng Works of Art, Thailand, a copy of the invoice carved with raised borders and oval cartouches, gilt-wood figure of a dignitary raised on a modern is available. one side fitted with two drawers, the box with a wood base, 767g, 806g, 877g, 190g and 20.8cm hinged lid and a hasp, 36cm and 20cm. (4) max. (4) 652 A KHMER BAPHUON STYLE SANDSTONE £400-600 £400-600 CARVING OF A FEMALE TORSO 11TH CENTURY OR LATER Provenance: from the collection of the late Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), Standing in samabhanga, her naked upper body acquired prior to 2000. acquired prior to 2000. wearing a long sampot finely carved with vertical pleats with a centred fishtail sash, secured by a 657 beaded belt at her waist, all raised on a metal THREE SMALL CHINESE BAMBOO stand, 34cm. (2) BRUSHPOTS AND A WRIST REST QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIUC PERIOD £500-800 Two brushpots and the wrist rest incised with Provenance: from the collection of the late figures under pine trees, the third brushpot Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired decorated with calligraphic inscriptions, in Singapore on 27th September, 1983, a copy of 26.4cm max. (4) the invoice is available. £300-500 653 A THAI GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE Provenance: from the collection of the late OF BUDDHA Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), 16TH CENTURY OR LATER acquired prior to 2000. Wearing flowing robes, his hands placed on his lap with the right palm facing upwards and left palm downwards, with a tranquil expression and downcast eyes, his hair with tight curls and a flame topped ushnisa, with a wood stand, 1.8kg, 34.5cm. (2) £500-800 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), purchased from Peng Seng Works of Art, Thailand, on 31st August 1974, a copy of the invoice is available. 152 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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658 659 A CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE ‘FRUITS AND TWO CHINESE BEEHIVE WATERPOTS, TAIBAIZUN FLOWERS’ DISH LATE QING DYNASTY QING DYNASTY One white-glazed and incised with three archaistic dragon roundels, The shallow flaring sides supported by a slightly tapered foot, painted surmounted by a short waisted neck, the base with a six character Kangxi with a flowering and fruiting branch to the centre, enclosed by a spray of mark, the other decorated with a reddish-brown glaze, thinning to white at pomegranate, bunches of grapes and a finger citron, the reverse decorated the inverted rim, the base with a double circle, with a wood stand, 12.7cm with blossoms on a scrolling foliage, the base with a six character Xuande and 12.6cm. (3) mark, 26.5cm. £300-500 £300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 660 THREE CHINESE CELADON ITEMS AND AN INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY Comprising: two dishes moulded with lotus seed pods surrounded by scrolling flowerheads, a celadon lotus leaf shaped surprise cup with Shoulao to the centre, and a white glazed incense burner with bamboo-shaped handles, 28.6cm max. (4) £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 154 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

661 FOUR CHINESE MONOCHROME ITEMS 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY Comprising: a peachbloom glazed waterpot, a green crackle glazed waterpot with a wood stand, a white crackle glazed anhua-decorated circular box and cover, and a copper-red glazed circular box and cover, the base with a four character Xuande mark, 9.8cm max. (7) £300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 662 663 TWO CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS A CHINESE MARBLE-INSET RECTANGULAR SCHOLAR’S TRAY 20TH CENTURY QING DYNASTY One decorated with ginkgo and branches to the ovoid body, the base with an Inset with a marble panel of a mottled white and grey tone, framed by artist’s seal reading Wu Yayi Zhi, the leaf-shaped cover with two seals reading shallow hardwood latticework sides, painted with a horse and groom, with Wu and Yayi, the other lobed teapot with sprays of blossoming prunus to the two faded illegible seal marks. 34cm x 23.5cm. sides, the spout, handle and knop formed as the branches, the cover with two seal marks, 17.5cm and 14.7cm. (4) £400-600 £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 155

664 669 A CHINESE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD A CHINESE POLISHED-BRONZE INCENSE INCENSE BURNER BURNER LATE QING DYNASTY QING DYNASTY Decorated with cartouches enclosing bamboo sprays Decorated with two Buddhist lion-head handles, the base and a single cash motif set against a wan diaper ground, with a six-character Xuande mark, encircled by a pair of the foot with further bamboo designs, flanked by two dragons leaping in pursuit of a flaming pearl, 1.1kg, 20cm. elephant-head loop handles with their trunks holding loose rings, the base with a two character mark reading shi £300-500 sou, 884g, 17.5cm. 670 £200-300 A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY OR LATER 665 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE The compressed globular body surmounted by a short BURNER waisted neck and a flat everted rim, supported by three QING DYNASTY splayed legs, with a four character Xuande mark, 2.8kg, 15cm wide. The U-shaped body decorated with a wide band of flowers and foliage, the rim with high loop handles, £400-600 all raised on three cylindrical legs, 650g, 14cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, London, £600-800 acquired prior to 2000. 666 671 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER A CHINESE BRONZE CIRCULAR INCENSE QING DYNASTY OR LATER BURNER AND COVER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The compressed globular body raised from a short spreading foot and with a slightly everted rim, flanked by The cover decorated with three pierced panels of prunus, two mythical mask handles to the shoulder, the base with chrysanthemum and lotus, the base with a band of a four character shi gu zhi bao mark, 1.3kg, 17.8cm. lotus scrolls, the base with a four character mark, 858g, 13.5cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £200-300 £200-300 667 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 672 QING DYNASTY A CHINESE SILVER-WIRE INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DING The compressed globular body rising to an everted rim, QING DYNASTY flanked by a pair of loop handles issuing from the mouths of the beasts, the base with a six character Xuande mark, With a circular rounded body, inlaid in Shi Sou style, with 545g, 14.5cm. taotie masks and with further archaistic silver inlay to the tall, tapering, cylindrical legs, the rim mounted with loop £300-500 handles, 707g, 15cm. 668 £300-500 A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VESSEL AND COVER, GUI Provenance: purchased from Christie’s London, QING DYNASTY OR LATER 3rd October 1996. The sides decorated with mythical birds with coiled bodies, reserved on a leiwen ground and flanked by a pair of loop handles issuing from the beaks of phoenix, the interior cast with archaistic script, with a reticulated wood cover with jade finial, 5kg, 34cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £300-500 156 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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673 674 673 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY The shallow body with an everted rim and two raised bands, all on four bracket feet, the base with a four character mark which reads yu tang qing wan, 2.1kg, 21cm. £800-1,200 674 A CHINESE EMBOSSED COPPER AND GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, GUI 17TH CENTURY The compressed circular body decorated with a wide band of mythical creatures between key fret bands inlaid in silver, the handles cast as dragon heads, the base with a six character yun jian Hu Wen Ming zhi mark, 696g, 20cm. £800-1,200 Cf. Koller, 6th June 2018, lot 185, for a closely related incense burner. 675 675 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY The compressed circular body with two flaring loop handles above a short, waisted neck, supported by three tapering feet, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 2.8kg, 21cm. £500-800 676 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY The compressed circular body raised on a short spreading foot, cast with two loop handles below the everted rim, with a four characted Xuande mark to the base, 1.8kg, 21cm. £600-1,000 158 676 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

677 677 A CHINESE ‘SHI SOU’ SILVER INLAID BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ VASE 678 17TH/18TH CENTURY The body decorated with scaly dragons chasing flaming pearls above breaking waves, the side handles cast as animal masks, the base with a two character Shi Sou mark, 2.1kg, 30.5cm. £1,000-2,000 678 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU MING DYNASTY The globular body cast with taotie masks divided by raised flanges, beneath a narrow band with further archaistic motifs repeated on the cover, the neck mounted with a swing handle, and all raised on a flared foot, the surface with malachite colour encrustation, 1.3kg, 25cm overall. (2) £500-800 Provenance: purchased from Christie’s London, 1st September 1994. 679 A CHINESE BRONZE FLARED GU-SHAPED VASE 17TH CENTURY The wide flaring neck and foot cast with a spiral pattern, the central knop with a chilong holding a lingzhi in its jaws, 1.1kg, 27cm. £1,000-1,500 680 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE 17TH CENTURY The ovoid body rising from a slightly flaring foot to a trumpet neck, decorated with ten beast-head loop handles with loose rings, all set against borders of geometric patterns, 3.6kg, 33.3cm. £400-600 679 680 159

681 682 681 A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS BUDDHA 18TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular plinth with waisted foliate corners, with hands held in dhyana mudra, wearing elaborate jewellery and robes draped over the left shoulder, 613g, 19.5cm. £500-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. 682 A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT AND LACQUERED BRONZE SEATED BODHISATTVA 17TH CENTURY The figure wearing long flowing robes with floral borders, holding a treasure bowl in front of her chest, adorned with jewellery and a crown, fitted to a metal stand, 1.35kg, 27cm. (2) £600-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. 683 683 A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA QING DYNASTY OR LATER Depicted seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus pedestal, with hands in vitarka mudra, wearing a loose flowing sanghati with floral borders, with long earlobes, an urna on the forehead and hair in tight curls, the plate beneath engraved with a visvavajra, 9kg, 33cm. £600-800 684 A PARCEL-GILT AND SILVERED COPPER FIGURE OF BUDDHA 19TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana upon a double lotus throne, with one hand held in dhyana mudra and the other touching the ground in bhumisparsha mudra, depicted wearing diaper-ground monk’s robe, bearing a calm expression on his face, 751g, 16cm. £800-1,200 160 684 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

685 685 A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN 686 MING DYNASTY The bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana with the left hand supporting a vessel, her right hand held in vitarkamudra, dressed in long flowing robes, elaborate jewellery and a headdress, the cuffs and borders of the robes incised with floral borders, the face with a serene expression and downcast eyes, with a double lotus wood stand, 1.6kg, 21.2cm. (2) £1,000-1,500 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d. 686 A TIBETAN SHRINE WITH A POLYCHROME-PAINTED FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA 18TH CENTURY The figure seated in rajalilasana on a lotus throne, his right hand held in vitarka mudra holding a vajra, the left hand in dhyana mudra supporting a skullcup, with a khatvanga supported by his shoulder, his face with a stern expression, the silver and gilt metal frame decorated with flames, foliage and mythical beasts, 13.4cm. £2,500-3,500 687 A CHINESE BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF A DIGNITARY MING DYNASTY The bearded figure wearing flowing robes, with his hands held in front of his chest, with a wood stand, 974g, 24.5cm. (2) £1,000-1,500 688 A SOUTHEAST ASIAN LACQUERED FIGURE OF GUANYIN POSSIBLY 17TH CENTURY Seated with her right knee raised, wearing flowing robes and a cowl, her eyes downcast, 58cm. £1,000-2,000 687 688 161

689 694 A BURMESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A SRI LANKAN BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA A BUDDHA 20TH CENTURY 18TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana with his hands in bhumisparsa Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, wearing a mudra, dressed in a sanghati with the folds draped over simple robe that is wrapped around the body and draped the left shoulder, the face with wide features flanked by over the left shoulder, his face with a serene, meditative pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight curls rising to the expression and downcast eyes, framed by elongated ushnisha and topped with a siraspata, 6.5kg, 27.5cm. earlobes, and a ushnisha. 52cm. £200-300 £200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. acquired prior to 2000. 695 690 A LARGE THAI BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA A TIBETAN SILVER FIGURE OF VAJRADAKA 16TH/17TH CENTURY 18TH/19TH CENTURY Seated on a high stepped plinth in dhyanasana, he holds The wrathful figure squatting on a lotus base, holding a his left hand upon his lap in dhyana mudra and touches the ghanta and a vajra in vajrahumkara mudra in front of his ground with his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, wearing chest, wearing a garland of skulls and a skull tiara, the a samghati, his hair in tight curls rising to the ushnisha head tilted backwards with mouth agape revealing his surmounted by a flame, a wood stand, 15kg, 54cm sharp fangs,130g, 5.3cm. (55cm overall). (2) £400-600 £500-800 Provenance: purchased from Continuum, London, on Provenance: from an English private collection, London, 29th October 1999, a copy of the invoice is available. acquired prior to 2000. 691 696 A BURMESE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA AN INDIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF 17TH CENTURY MANIKKAVACAKAR 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Seated in dhyanasana on a pierced double lotus throne, the right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left hand in Standing in tribhanga upon a lotus pedestal, with his right dhyana mudra, 907g, 21cm. hand in vitarka mudra, and the left holding a manuscript, wearing beaded jewellery, the face with almond-shaped £300-500 eyes and pendulous pierced earlobes, 8kg, 38.5cm. 692 £600-800 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA Provenance: from an English private collection, London, 20TH CENTURY acquired prior to 2000. The bejewelled figure seated in lalitasana on a lotus Cf. Christie’s New York, 21st March 2012, lot 750 for a pedestal, with her right hand raised to the chest, wearing related figure. a dhoti with gently undulating folds, with a six character Yongle mark, 882g, 19.8cm. Manikkavacakar was a prominent 9th-century saint devoted to the Hindu God Siva, he is also a poet who wrote £150-250 Tiruvasakam, a book of Shaiva hymns. 693 697 A BURMESE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA A TIBETAN TABLE PRAYER WHEEL 18TH CENTURY 19TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana on a pedestal with incised lotus Modelled as a two-tiered hexagonal pagoda, the vertically petals, with his left hand in dhyana mudra, the right hand mounted prayer sits behind pierced fence panels and in bhumisparsa mudra, the face with serene expression, six scrolling dragon columns which support the twin pendulous earlobes and tight curls surmounted by a roofs and dragonhead buttresses with suspended bells, ushnisha, 5kg, 40.5cm. surmounted by a spindle, the base incised with a vishva vajra, 1.8kg, 39cm. £400-600 £300-400 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. Cf. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession no.IM.119-1911, for a similar Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheel. 162 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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698 EIGHT VARIOUS BRONZE FIGURES 17TH CENTURY AND LATER Comprising: a small figure of Guanyin, a figure of Buddha, two further bodhisattva, a Japanese bronze model of a boy, three small standing figures, and a box wood carving of Ganesh, 18.5cm max. (9) £200-300 699 A TIBETAN REPOUSSE COPPER AND WOODEN TRAVELLING BOX 18TH CENTURY AND LATER The central panel carved with a figure of Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the scene framed by a border of script, the box decorated with Buddhist emblems and further script, with a copper handle to its front and a drawer to its reverse, with a detachable lid embellished with various deities, 11.5cm x 43.2cm x 43.2cm. (3) £600-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. 700 A UNUSUAL TIBETAN SILVER GAHU 698 19TH CENTURY The cylindrical body decorated in relief with the bajixiang, within a beaded border, the sides and base copper, and mounted with a woven shoulder strap, 30cm. £500-1,000 Provenance: purchased from Christie’s London, sale no.8729. 701 A TIBETAN GILT-COPPER REPOUSSE FRAGMENT DEPICTING PADMAPANI 16TH/17TH CENTURY The bodhisattva stands on a prominent lotus platform raised on a small elephant beneath a mythical beast and amidst stylised leafy scrolls, the reticulated panel with red cold painted pigments, 34cm. £1,500-2,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. 702 AN INDIAN LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF VISHNU AND TWO SOUTHEAST ASIAN STONE HEADS 19TH CENTURY AND EARLIER The four-armed deity standing in tribhanga on a raised lotus petal plinth, carrying his attributes including a mace and a sword in his hands, adorned with beaded jewellery and a headdress, together with two stone carvings of the heads of a Buddha and a bodhisattva, 56cm, 20.5cm and 23cm. (4) 699 £200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. 700 701 702 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices 164

703 704 705 703 706 A CHINESE CARVED AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN QING DYNASTY 707 165 Standing, wearing long flowing robes and beaded necklaces, her left hand clutching a scroll, with downcast eyes and her hair arranged in a high chignon, 54.2cm. £200-300 704 A CHINESE SANDSTONE HEAD OF LOHAN TAMRA BHADRA TANG DYNASTY Carved as an old man with a preternaturally domed head, his earlobes extended and with a deeply furrowed brow, the serene face in deep meditation, his eyes and lips with traces of pigments, raised on a modern stand, 22cm. £800-1,200 Tamra Bhadra is usually designated as the sixth of the Eighteen Lohan or arhats and was said to have been appointed to Ceylon with a retinue of 900 other disciples. He was a cousin of Buddha Sakayamuni and is usually represented in meditative repose with his prayer beads. Provenance: by repute, purchased from Christie’s London. 705 A GANDHARAN STUCCO HEAD AND A SMALL GREY SCHIST FRAGMENT C. 2ND CENTURY AD The head facing forward with large earrings, the skin with pink pigments, the stone carving of a human bust, both with modern stands, 15.5cm and 8.5cm. (2) £600-800 706 AN UNUSUAL CHINESE COPPER MONK’S CAP EWER AND A PRAYER WHEEL 19TH CENTURY The body raised on a tall flared foot and with a long stylised spout, decorated with embossed silvered bands, the prayer wheel decorated with two wide bands containing lança characters. 26.5cm. (2) £500-800 707 AN INDIAN BLACK STONE STELE OF AN ASCETIC PROBABLY 8TH CENTURY Modelled as a bearded figure seated in a meditative position upon a crouching ram, wearing elaborate beaded jewellery, a yogapatta, with his right hand clutching a string of beads and his left hand holding a bottle, attached to a metal stand, 34.5cm. £300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

708 A MAMLUK ‘VENETO-SARACENIC’ SILVER INLAID BRASS BOWL 14TH/15TH CENTURY Decorated in silver with interlacing geometric patterns, the rim with a continuous scrolling design, with a plain interior, 348g, 13.9cm. £2,000-3,000 Provenance: formerly property of the Los Angeles County Museum, inventory number 21684, later from a British private collection, purchased from Christie’s, London, 15th October 2004, lot 205. 708 709 A SOUTHEAST ASIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER COLOURED METAL REPOUSSE BOWL 19TH CENTURY The deep rounded sides worked in repoussé with a row of lotus petals between two bands of scrolling foliage on a punched ground, with geometric borders to the the flared foot, the base chased with a medallion containing further foliage designs, 425g, 27.3cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £100-150 710 No lot 709 711 AN IRANIAN BRASS MAGIC BOWL 17TH/18TH CENTURY The interior engraved with magic numbers and talismanic inscriptions, the central omphalos with a floral cartouche, the exterior decorated with the twelve zodiac signs framed between two continuous bands of naskh script, 643g, 18.9cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £200-300 Provenance: purchased from Christie’s, London, on 15th October 2004, lot 167. 166 711 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

712 712 A TIBETAN CARVED GILT-WOOD MANUSCRIPT COVER 713 14TH/15TH CENTURY Decorated with three figures, probably artisans, standing upon elaborate thrones, surrounded by scrolling vines, all within a beaded border, the reverse plain, 68.5cm. £800-1,200 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. 713 A JAIN PICCHAVAI OF MAHAVIRA 19TH CENTURY The central figure of Mahavira enclosed in a shatkona and surrounded by seated tirthankaras, framed by a floral scroll border and mounted on a panel, 121.5cm x 115cm. £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family. 714 A RARE CHINESE MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID WOOD APOSTLE CROSS 17TH/18TH CENTURY Decorated to one side with blossoming flower branches, the four ends with stylised flowerheads issuing from leafy scrolls, 45.5cm. £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family. Cf. Christie’s London, 11th May 2015, lot 14, for a similar mother of pearl inlaid cross. 715 AN EAST INDIAN PATTACHITRA PAINTING 19TH CENTURY Depicting two horse riders, possibly Lakshmana and Rama, dressed in courtly attire as they encounter a dancing maiden wearing a flowing sari, the scene painted with niryas kalpa against a bright red ground, framed by bands of floral scrolls on a white and a yellow ground respectively, 41.8cm x 82cm. £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family. 714 715 167

716 720 A LARGE CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE MODELS OF BOTTLE VASE WATER BUFFALO 19TH CENTURY 19TH CENTURY The globular body supported on a straight foot, rising Each depicted in a recumbent pose, their deep blue to a cylindrical neck and flaring to an everted rim, bodies detailed with fine hairs in inlaid wire, with their decorated with a continuous scene of two birds perched mouths highlighted in pink and their nostrils picked out in on blossoming flower branches emerged from rockwork, red, the underside of each pierced with a cash motif, each reserved on a turquoise geometric ground, 43cm. with a wood stand, 11.5cm, 200g and 196g. (4) £500-800 £400-600 717 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Raymond and A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL Lady Smith. GARLIC-MOUTH VASE QING DYNASTY OR LATER 721 THREE BAITONG SCROLL WEIGHTS The globular body brightly enamelled with lotus in LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD different stages of bloom amongst seed pods, curly leaves and millet above crashing waves, the upper section Each shaped as a qin, together with two baitong and decorated with stylised lotus on scrolling tendrils, below a enamel ink wells, one with removable compartments, one ruyi-border at the mouth rim, all reserved on a turquoise inscribed fu xi shou lu, 976g overall, 17cm. (8) ground, 2.97kg, 35.5cm. £500-800 £600-1,000 722 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, A CHINESE PAINTED ENAMEL acquired prior to 2000. YELLOW-GROUND TRAY AND A COVER 18TH CENTURY 718 A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL Each decorated with various blossoms and fruits growing DOUBLE GOURD WALL VASES from dense scrolling foliage, the top of the cover painted 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with writhing archaistic chilong and the interior enamelled white, the tray with a central shou character roundel and Each decorated with two large gilt da ji characters on a a pink enamelled base, supported by three feet, 295g and turquoise ground with bats and cloud scrolls, 21.5cm. (2) 99g, 17.2cm and 11.2cm. (2) £2,000-3,000 £300-500 719 723 A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL EUROPEAN A KASHMIR GILT-BRONZE CHAMPLEVE SUBJECT EWER AND COVER ENAMELLED CUP QING DYNASTY 19TH CENTURY Painted with a continuous scene depicting a couple Decorated with flower heads and foliage on turquoise, drinking and with a child seated by a gnarled tree, with blue, white, green and pink enamel grounds, raised on a attendants discreetly carrying dinnerwares, the base short stem foot, set with a serpent-shaped handle, 491g, with a stylised floral sprig, the cover decorated with a 12.7cm. flowerhead, 19.5cm overall. (2) £150-250 £1,500-2,000 724 A SMALL CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘LOTUS’ VASE, MEIPING QING DYNASTY Decorated with stylised flowerheads surrounded by scrolling tendrils, all below ruyi-shaped cartouches enclosing further lotus blooms, 2.9kg, 16.7cm. £400-600 168 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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725 SEVEN CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL ITEMS 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY Comprising: a cup painted with stylised floral scrolls imitating cloisonné enamel, a cup with a pheasant perching on a prunus branch, a cup stand with two bats encircling a shou character to the centre, two lobed dishes with a central flowerhead surrounded by Buddhist emblems, an oval box and cover with fruits and blossoming flowers, and a small oval plaque with two boys in a landscape scene, 18.5cm. (8) £300-500 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. 726 No lot 725 727 A COLLECTION OF CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL CUPS AND DISHES 18TH/19TH CENTURY Comprising: a set of six cups and six dishes, variously decorated with archaistic vessels, scholar’s objects, fruits and flowers, mythical beasts, the reverse with bats amidst cloud designs, together with a cup and a dish enamelled with figures in landscapes, 10.3cm max. (14) £400-600 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. 727 728 A PAIR OF CHINESE SILVER FILIGREE AND ENAMEL VASES 19TH CENTURY Decorated with circular panels containing phoenix in flight, dragons and bamboo, flanked by dragon carp handles, both attached to wood stands, 16cm excluding stands. (2) £500-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. 170 728 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

729 730 729 731 AN UNUSUAL CHINESE GILT-BRONZE CUP STAND HAN DYNASTY OR LATER 732 171 With three curved arms, raised on a cylindrical ribbed stem and a wide flared base, the gilt surface with malachite encrustations, together with a fitted wood box and cover, 435g, 16.5cm. (3) £2,000-3,000 730 A COLLECTION OF THIRTEEN CHINESE BRONZE MIRRORS HAN DYNASTY AND LATER Variously decorated with mythical beasts, birds, Chinese characters, floral motifs and ‘TLV’ designs, some with malachite markings and encrustations, one mirror with a label for Christie’s, 16.8cm max. (13) £500-800 Provenance: purchased from Christie’s London, 19th January 1995, lot 43. 731 A CHINESE JADE BI DISC AND A JADE HALBERD BLADE, GE POSSIBLY WARRING STATES PERIOD The disc carved on each side with nodes, the greyish stone with russet striations, the blade incised with scrolls, the stone of a yellowish olive tone and with extensive malachite encrustations, with a fitted box and cover, 9.8cm and 18.3cm. (4) £1,000-2,000 732 A CHINESE FILIGREE SILVER AND PARCEL-GILT JAR AND COVER 20TH CENTURY Of compressed globular form, decorated with birds and blossoming prunus branches between geometric borders, embellished with inset hardstones, the cover similarly decorated with prunus flowerheads, 15.5cm. (2) £1,000-2,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Surrey, UK; sold on behalf of Parkinson’s UK.

733 738 A CHINESE HARDWOOD ARCHER’S RING AND THREE CHINESE ZITAN INCENSE STICK HOLDERS A SILVER-INLAID BOX AND COVER 17TH/18TH CENTURY QING DYNASTY Carved as knotty tree stumps, one with a three character The ring decorated with a band of alternating coloured mark which reads, Shi lin tang, 12.5cm. (3) hardstones shaped as peaches and bats, and four metal inlaid characters reading fu shou shuang quan, incised with £500-1,000 a three character mark which reads jiu si tang, with a fitted box with panels containing the Four Arts of the Chinese Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Scholars, the box and cover 5.6cm, 165g; the ring 3.4cm, 17g. (3) 739 A CHINESE BAMBOO BRUSHPOT, BITONG £1,000-2,000 LATE QING DYNASTY 734 Carved with a large panel containing figures beneath A CHINESE BAMBOO BRUSHPOT AND A wutong trees, the reverse with five panels containing BAMBOO CARVED FIGURE further figures, a phoenix and two deer, 17.5cm. QING DYNASTY OR LATER £200-300 The brushpot pierced and carved with figures beneath a pine tree, and with a three character inscription and 740 seal; the figure, an ascetic sitting on rocks, 13.5cm and A CHINESE BOXWOOD RUYI SCEPTRE 10cm. (2) 20TH CENTURY £200-300 Naturallistically carved with pierced lingzhi fungus to the shaft, terminating in a large lingzhi head, with a red silk 735 tassel, 29cm. A CHINESE BURRWOOD BRUSH WASHER 18TH/19TH CENTURY PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. The natural, irregular body with several spiky gnarls on the exterior, and with a warm even patina, 14.7cm. £150-250 £500-800 741 A CHINESE THREE-COLOUR CINNABAR Cf. Sydney L Moss Ltd., Escape from the Dusty World, Chinese LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER Paintings and Literati Works of Art, p.178, no.44, for a related 19TH CENTURY brushpot. Carved with a bowl containing a flaming pearl, leaves, 736 coins and fylfots, with colourful rays rising from the vessel, A CHINESE RECTANGULAR INK STONE with a medallion enclosing Shoulao with a crane and deer QING DYNASTY reserved on a large chun character above, the sides with large flowerheads amongst stylised leaves set against a The rectangular block, decorated with two sinuous, finely incised green and yellow diaper ground, all raised on scaly dragons amidst clouds, chasing a pearl of wisdom, a straight foot decorated with a geometric band, 19cm. (2) mounted in wooden box and cover, 17cm overall. (3) £600-1,000 £100-200 737 TWO CHINESE BAMBOO CALLIGRAPHIC WRIST RESTS LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD Each decorated with mountainous landscapes and inscribed with Christmas and New Year messages, panels of calligraphy and seals, 15cm. (2) £300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. 172 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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742 743 744 742 A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO ‘LANDSCAPE’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG QING DYNASTY Of elliptical cross-section, raised on three bracket feet, carved in relief with a mountainous landscape, depicting two groups of scholars and a fisherman, the scene framed by pavilions, pine trees and bamboo groves, the reverse inscribed with a poem by Zhi Nie, dated wu yin year, 13.5cm. £800-1,200 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. 743 A LARGE CHINESE SCHOLAR’S ROCK QING DYNASTY The dark grey Ying stone rising from a narrow base, with white and pale brown striations, several perforations of varying sizes, with a carved wood stand, 46.5cm. (2) £500-1,000 744 A CHINESE CARVED DUAN STONE LANDSCAPE PANEL 19TH/20TH CENTURY 745 Carved in high relief depicting a figure crossing a bridge and another sitting in a pavilion, amidst pine trees, willow trees and rocky mountains, all picked out in a pale beige and grey stone against a dark ground, framed, 29.5cm x 23.5cm. £250-350 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. 745 A CHINESE CARVED AND INSCRIBED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT, BITONG QING DYNASTY Decorated with two linked circular panels, containing a bird perched on a fruiting flower branch, and archaic inscriptions, 12.9cm. £400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. 746 A SMALL CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER 17TH/18TH CENTURY The cover decorated with a solitary monk carrying a large sack behind his back, encircled by borders of key fret and overlapping lotus petals, the interior and base lacquered black, 6.2cm. (2) £800-1,200 746 174 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

747 747 A CHINESE BURRWOOD CARVING OF A DEER 748 QING DYNASTY Naturallistically carved as a deer standing by a withered tree, turning its neck to the left, 23.5cm. £300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. 748 A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD SMALL TABLE SCREEN QING DYNASTY OR LATER The rectangular panel carved with figures engaged in sericulture beneath mulberry trees, the reverse with a poem inscribed kang chen chun Qianlong yu ming, raised on a stand carved with stylised kui dragons, 25cm. (2) £1,000-2,000 749 A CHINESE AMBER GRADUATED BEAD NECKLACE QING DYNASTY The sixty elliptical opaque beads with a golden honey colour, 101g, 57.5cm. £1,000-1,500 750 A CHINESE BAMBOO WRIST REST 17TH/18TH CENTURY Finely carved in relief with Tieguai Li beside a sampan, beneath a pine tree, rocks and a waterfall, 24cm. £800-1,200 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. 749 750 175

751 752 753 754 751 755 TWO CHINESE JADE ITEMS AND A ROCK CRYSTAL INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QING DYNASTY One jade item a bi worked in relief with a chilong holding lingzhi, the mythical beast picked out in a calcified section of the stone, together with a wood stand, the other jade item carved as a twin-handled cup, with chilong masks to the handles, the rock crystal incense burner decorated with a band of archaistic motifs, with four stylised phoenix medallions to the cover, carved in relief to two sides with handles formed as lingzhi, 11.3cm max. (5) £300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Raymond and Lady Smith. 752 THREE CHINESE CELADON JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY OR LATER One an archer’s ring, carved with a mythical beast, another a hat ornament, the third a plaque carved as a lock, with a hard woodstand, 7.5cm max. (4) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £300-400 753 SEVEN CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL ITEMS 18TH CENTURY AND LATER Comprising: two boxes and covers, a pair of miniature vases, a red-ground vase, a hexagonal finial, and a U-shaped cup, variously decorated with archaistic scrolls, flowerheads, fruiting floral branches and insects, 16cm max. (8) £300-500 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. 754 FOUR SMALL CHINESE JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a pale celadon carving of two recumbent animals grasping branches of lingzhi in their mouths, a white circular pendant pierced with five bats encircling an articulated shou medallion, and two carvings of boys, one in celadon and brown jade, the other in black and white, each with a wood stand, 5.7cm max. (8) £200-300 755 A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE ITEMS QING DYNASTY Comprising: two soapstone seals inscribed with calligraphy, a pale celadon jade two handled cup, two bronze lion dog scroll weights, an agate snuff bottle and a malachite gourd-shaped ewer and cover, with a wood stand, 11cm max. (9) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £300-500 176 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

756 756 THREE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RETICULATED PLAQUES 757 MING AND QING DYNASTIES 758 One carved with deer and bats amidst pine, another with two peacocks and two large butterflies, the third with a scaly dragon and three fish, variously mounted in wood, a box and as a belt buckle, together with a pair of agate chrysanthemum cups and a small jade fish-shaped snuff bottle, 11.5cm max. (7) £800-1,200 Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent. 757 FIVE SMALL CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE CARVINGS PROBABLY QING DYNASTY Comprising: a xi terminating in a dragon head, a square-section le incised with stylised human faces, and three pendants, one formed as a recumbent dragon, another as a reclining pig, the third carved as a stylised figure, the stone of each with some calcification, 7.6cm max. (5) £1,000-2,000 Provenance: from the collection of David Taylor (1876-1958) and thence by descent. David Taylor was a successful businessman of Scottish descent who was born in Northern Ireland. He resided in Belfast and owned various commercial buildings, shops and a farm. He also had a substantial portfolio of stocks and shares. These jade items were acquired by Taylor during his travels to East Asia in the early 20th century. 758 EIGHT SMALL CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CELADON AND YELLOW JADE ‘ANIMAL’ PENDANTS PROBABLY QING DYNASTY Variously carved as stylised birds, mammals, and mythical creatures, their bodies decorated in shallow relief with archaistic scrolls, all with small drilled holes for suspension, with calcification and russet and white inclusions, 5.5cm max. (8) £1,000-2,000 Provenance: from the collection of David Taylor (1876-1958) and thence by descent. David Taylor was a successful businessman of Scottish descent who was born in Northern Ireland. He resided in Belfast and owned various commercial buildings, shops and a farm. He also had a substantial portfolio of stocks and shares. These jade items were acquired by Taylor during his travels to East Asia in the early 20th century. 759 NINE CHINESE JADE PLAQUES QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD Variously carved and pierced with figures, characters, butterflies, bats, bamboo and other designs, the pieces worked in celadon, pale celadon and white jade, together with a pair of small bowenite pendants, 10.9cm max. (11) £200-300 760 THIRTEEN CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD Seven in glass and six in porcelain, variously decorated with figures, landscapes, dragons and birds, 17cm max. (13) £500-800 759 760 177

761 766 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RETICULATED A CHINESE WHITE JADE RETICULATED ‘BUTTERFLY’ PLAQUE PENDANT QING DYNASTY QING DYNASTY Carved on each side as a butterfly with openwork Carved with a bird standing amidst scrolling foliage, antennae and scrolls, the upper wings with two articulated surmounted by flowers and leaves, 4.7cm. medallions of stylised blooms, the stone of an even tone, with a wood stand, 6cm. (2) £300-500 £200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, Derbyshire. 762 767 A CHINESE WHITE JADE PENDANT A SMALL CHINESE GREY AND CELADON QING DYNASTY OPENWORK JADE CARVING OF BUDDHIST LIONS Crisply carved as a large gnarled flowering prunus trunk, QING DYNASTY with a phoenix standing to one side, 5.5cm. Carved as two crouching Buddhist lions picked out in a £800-1,200 grey, contesting an entwined long ribbon containing a loose brocade ball cut from the interior, 4.8cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, Derbyshire. £300-500 763 TWO SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 768 CARVINGS OF PIXIU A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘LOTUS LEAF’ QING DYNASTY WASHER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The larger female beast crouching with her head raised, the smaller male, recumbent with his head turned to Naturalistically carved as a large lotus leaf curling at the sinister, the former with a wood stand, 5cm. (3) edges, the interior incised with veins, the underside with a small lotus bloom and further leaves growing from stems, £500-800 the stone of an even pale tone with russet veins, 13.5cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, Derbyshire. £400-600 764 769 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘MOUNTAIN’ RECTANGULAR PENDANT BRUSH REST QING DYNASTY QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD One side carved with a basket containing lingzhi and Carved with five monkeys clambering on five rocky fruiting branches, the reverse with four characters which pinnacles, the stone of an even pale tone, 9.8cm. read zhu xian zhu shou, 5.8cm. £300-500 £400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, Derbyshire. 765 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF A HORSE LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The reclining horse depicted with its head turned back touching its rear leg, the black stone with a pale inclusion to the animal’s back, all attached to a marble base, 9.9cm overall. £200-300 178 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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769A A GROUP OF FIFTEEN CHINESE CELADON JADE BELTHOOKS LATE QING DYNASTY Each with the shaft terminating in an animal mask, one carved with a horse’s head, the others with mythical beasts, seven drilled with holes for suspension, most with small inclusions in the stone, 9.5cm max. (15) £1,500-2,000 Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. 769A 770 774 FOUR CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ITEMS TWO CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVINGS OF LIU HAI AND QING DYNASTY OR LATER A BOY QING DYNASTY OR LATER Comprising: two belt hooks with dragon head terminals, a bi disc carved with a dragon, a tiger and shou characters, One formed as Liu Hai with a three-legged toad clambering at his side, and a bangle formed as entwined bamboo stems, carrying a string of cash, a broom and a double gourd, the other as a seated 12cm max. (4) boy holding a double gourd bottle, 4.5cm and 5.2cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED £600-800 WITHOUT RESERVE. 775 £300-400 TWO CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVINGS OF A PIXIU AND A SAMPAN 771 QING DYNASTY OR LATER A PAIR OF CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BANGLES One carved as a crouching beast with a bifurcated tail, the other modelled as a QING DYNASTY OR LATER sampan on breaking waves, with a duck, a dog and a figure steering the boat, the side with a seagull clutching a leaping fish in its beak, 9.8cm and 6.3cm. (2) Carved as oval beads, 7.5cm. (2) £400-600 PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. 776 A CHINESE MAGNIFYING GLASS AND A HAND MIRROR £200-300 LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD 772 Both with jade handles formed from belt hooks, and with metal mounts set A CHINESE WHITE JADE PLAQUE AND A SNUFF with jade and other stones, the magnifying glass with enamelled flowers and BOTTLE MOUNTED WITH JADE PLAQUES foliage, 22.5cm. (2) QING DYNASTY AND LATER £300-500 The plaque carved with twin fish and the characters you yu ji qing, the snuff bottle with silvered mounts, and the 777 plaques pierced with shou characters, 7.5cm. (2) A CHINESE YELLOW JADE BANGLE QING DYNASTY OR LATER PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. Carved with two kui dragons on a geometric ground, 7cm. £200-300 £800-1,200 773 778 TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANTS A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CUP AND A JADE FIGURE QING DYNASTY OR LATER OF LIU HAI QING DYNASTY One carved with a writhing kui dragon and a phoenix stretching its wings, the creatures entwined and The cup with a single openwork handle (originally with two handles) together contesting a sacred pearl, the other a jade huan with two with a wood stand, Liu Hai also in a pale celadon jade, standing holding a chilong clambering over the exterior, 5.8cm and 4.9cm. (2) string with cash, glued to a wood stand, a paper label for John Sparks Ltd, 9.5cm. (3) £300-500 £400-600 180 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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779 784 A CHINESE BLACK AND WHITE JADE CARVING A CHINESE YELLOW JADE BACTRIAN CAMEL OF A LION DOG QING DYNASTY OR LATER QING DYNASTY The recumbent camel with its head facing upwards, with The beast depicted lying down with its head turned to the its legs tucked below the body, and tail curled to the left, right, it clutches a brocade ball with its two front paws, the yellowish green jade with minor dark speckles and grasping swirling ribbons between its fangs, detailed with inclusions, 10.3cm. bulging eyes and a bony spine, its body finely incised with simple scrolls, 5.2cm. £1,000-1,500 £300-500 785 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent, mostly OF TWO GEESE AND A RECTANGULAR JADE acquired between 1970 and 1990. PENDANT 780 LATE QING DYNASTY A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A LONG MA The former holding lingzhi sprays in their beaks, the other QING DYNASTY OR LATER with a floral spray and a two character mark, 6cm and 5.1cm. (2) The recumbent scaly horse supported by crashing waves, carrying bao gua upon his back, 9cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £400-600 £200-300 781 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF 786 TWO CATFISH A CHINESE HARDSTONE CARVING OF A QIANLONG 1736-95 RECUMBENT BACTRIAN CAMEL LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD Carved and pierced with a fish entangled in a spray of lingzhi, the mottled pale celadon stone with black and Sitting with his head turning to sinister, with its feet russet inclusions, with a wood stand, 6.3cm. (2) tucked neatly beneath the body, the stone of greyish green, 5cm. £600-1,000 £200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, Oxfordshire. Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent. 782 A CHINESE CELADON JADE RECUMBENT 787 BUFFALO A CHINESE BROWN AND CELADON QING DYNASTY OR LATER HARDSTONE ‘DRAGON CARP’ PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER Naturalistically carved to depict the animal resting with its legs tucked under the body, the head turned to the right, Carved as a leaping winged dragon with its head turned with curved horns, the tail sweeping over its haunches, towards a boy, all amidst breaking waves, the stone the stone of a pale tone with patches of russet, the of an even beige tone with areas of celadon and milky wood stand with a paper label for Sotheby’s Australia, inclusions, 15cm. 15.8cm. (2) £400-600 £1,000-2,000 783 A CHINESE WHITE JADE FIGURE OF XIEZHI QING DYNASTY OR LATER The beast depicted in a recumbent pose, gazing at the bat perched on its back, its head with a single horn and mouth agape, with a bifurcated tail, the stone of an even milky white tone, 6.5cm. £500-1,000 182 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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788 A SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BRUSH WASHER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The plain circular body with an inverted rim, the base with a three character mark, 6.5cm. £800-1,200 789 A MASSIVE CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD The body carved with taotie masks between stiff leaves, the neck mounted with ring handles, all raised on a flared foot with key scroll borders, with a wood stand, 31cm. (2) £600-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. 790 A CHINESE BLACK AND CELADON JADE CARVING OF XUANWU PROBABLY MING DYNASTY The mythical turtle with a single horn, bifurcated tail, and a snake curled on its back, the mottled dark stone of grey and celadon inclusions, 16.3cm. £600-800 Provenance: formerly in an English private collection, Sussex, acquired in the 1990s. Xuanwu, the Guardian of the North, is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. The combination of tortoise and serpent were spiritual creatures symbolising protection and longevity. 788 184 789 790 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

791 792 791 793 A LARGE CHINESE MOTTLED CELADON JADE BRUSH WASHER 185 MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY Raised on four bracket feet, the shallow, rounded sides rising to an inverted rim carved with four elephant mask handles with loose rings, the stone with a pale green colour with russet veins, some darker areas and cloudy white inclusions, 27.8cm. £5,000-6,000 792 A CHINESE YELLOW JADE ‘BAJIXIANG’ BOWL AND COVER QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as a lotus flowerhead, the petals enclosing the Eight Auspicious Buddhist Emblems and two Amitabha Buddhas, with bats in flight amidst ruyi-shaped clouds to the cover, the finial shaped as a lotus seed pod encircled by petals, all raised on a short foot, the pale stone with russet inclusions, 14cm dia. (2) £5,000-8,000 793 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC GREENISH-YELLOW JADE BI DISC QING DYNASTY Carved to one side with a chilong clambering around the central aperture facing a smaller chilong, the reverse with archaistic scrolling motifs, the stone of a honey brown tone with russet and celadon inclusions, with a wood stand, 12.7cm. (2) £1,000-1,500 Provenance: formerly in a private collection, Somerset, and thence by descent.

794 799 A SMALL CHINESE CARNELIAN CARVING A CHINESE HARDSTONE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD Depicting a monkey in the white stone, climbing on a massive sack picked out in red, 6.8cm. The compressed circular body with animal mask and loose ring handles, raised on three tall feet, the cover £300-500 surmounted by two Buddhist lion dogs, together with a wood stand, 20cm. (3) 795 A CHINESE PAINTED SOAPSTONE FIGURE £600-800 OF MAGU QING DYNASTY Provenance: an English private collection acquired in the Far East in the 1940s. Standing, wearing long flowing robes, holding a vase containing lingzhi fungus, accompanied by a deer, with 800 a straw hat tied at her back, 9.8cm. A SMALL CHINESE JADEITE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER £150-250 LATE QING DYNASTY Provenance: from an English private collection, London. The flattened body carved with stylised phoenix between bands of stiff leaves and lappets, the cover with a lion dog 796 finial, the handles with loose rings, the cover and wood A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING stand glued, 13cm excluding the stand. OF GUANYIN QING DYNASTY OR LATER £300-500 Depicted seated in dhyanasana upon a beaded double Provenance: sold on behalf of an English deceased estate, lotus throne, with her hands held in dhyana mudra, her High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. long plaits flowing over her shoulders, wearing a crown upon her head, 7.2cm. 801 A CHINESE LONGXI INKSTONE £2,000-3,000 QING DYNASTY 797 Formed as an irregular oval with a dished surface, the A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF AN reverse inscribed long xi shi Xiu Shi zuo, 11.5cm. ELEPHANT LATE QING DYNASTY £200-300 Standing four-square with its trunk outstretched towards Provenance: from an English private collection, London. one side, wearing a saddle carpet incised with a watery landscape scene depicting a blossoming prunus tree and 802 figures boating over gentle waves under a full moon, A SMALL CHINESE CELADON JADE VASE AND ornamented with beaded tassels, 18cm. A JADE WATERPOT QING DYNASTY OR LATER £500-1,000 The vase carved as elongated lotus leaves, the waterpot Provenance: from the collection of Lieutenant Colonel as a pomegranate growing from a fruiting leafy branch, W D Francis OBE, who served in Central Asia, including in both with wood stands (the former glued to the stand), the Kurram Militia, during the early 20th century. He was 8cm. (3) awarded an OBE in 1946. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED 798 WITHOUT RESERVE. A CHINESE JADEITE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER £250-350 LATE QING DYNASTY The body carved with a bird perching on leafy flowering branches, flanked by animal mask handles suspending loose rings, the cover with a lion dog finial, the pale green stone with grey and russet inclusions, with a reticulated wood stand, 24.7cm overall. (3) £300-500 Provenance: from an English private Collection, Kent. 186 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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803 808 A CHINESE JADEITE AND BEAD NECKLACE TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY With a pendant carved as a monkey climbing above a finger citron and pomegranate, the necklace comprising One with a flattened rectangular body with a high polish, jadeite rings, jadeite beads, glass beads and metal beads, the other, a hollow pebble with russet inclusions, one of 28cm. which is disguised as a carved ribbon tied-ruyi sceptre 7.2cm. (2) £1,500-2,000 £600-800 Provenance: an English private collection acquired in the Far East in the 1940s. Provenance: from an English private collection, Derbyshire. 804 809 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE HEXAGONAL A CHINESE WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC BI DISC LIBATION CUP QING DYNASTY OR LATER QING DYNASTY OR LATER One side carved in relief with a chilong holding a lingzhi With two chilong clambering over the rim, the handle with spray, the reverse with stylised scrolls, 5.4cm. an archaistic mask to the thumb rest, 7.5cm. £200-300 £300-500 810 805 THREE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE OPENWORK 19TH/20TH CENTURY CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY Two in glass with red and brown mottled bodies, the third ceramic decorated with a blue crystalline glaze, 6.8cm. (3) Each side carved with two bats amidst lingzhi and meandering tendrils, the semi-translucent stone of an £200-300 even tone, 5.8cm. (2) Provenance: from an English private collection, Hertfordshire. £200-300 811 806 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE OPENWORK A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘LINGZHI’ ‘CHILONG’ PENDANT WASHER LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as four interlocking sinuous chilong forming the Carved in the form of two large heads of a lingzhi fungi, quadrilobed pendant, the stone of a pale tone, with some supported by gnarled branches of smaller fungi, 18.5cm. grey inclusions, 6cm. £500-800 £600-800 807 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A HORSE 18TH/19TH CENTURY The recumbent horse depicted with its head turned back towards its raised hind leg, finely incised with hair on its mane and tail, the underside with its rear right leg picked out in a russet section of the stone, 5cm. £400-600 188 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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812 A CHINESE BLUE OVERLAY GLASS DOUBLE-GOURD SHAPED SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY Decorated with a gourd vine on a dove grey ground, 7cm. £400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, Derbyshire. 813 TWO CHINESE DATED INTERIOR PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES 20TH CENTURY The smaller painted with lotus and a kingfisher and dated wu shen,1968, the larger bottle painted with crickets and dated ding hai, 1947, 8cm max. (2) £800-1,200 Provenance: from an English private collection, Derbyshire, purchased Sotheby’s, 4th October 1989, lot 1480 for the lotus bottle. 814 A CHINESE YELLOW GLASS ‘ANBAXIAN’ BOWL 812 18TH/19TH CENTURY The rounded sides raised upon a slightly spreading foot and flaring towards the rim, carved in relief with beribboned Daoist Emblems, the opaque glass of a bright egg-yolk yellow colour, 15.5cm. £300-500 Cf. Chinese Jewellery and Glass, Spink \& Son Ltd., London, 1989, no.162 for a comparable example. 815 A CHINESE MOULDED GLASS ‘CHILONG’ BOWL 20TH CENTURY Decorated with an archaistic C-scroll band, and a single chilong emerging from the body to form three handles, 9cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £100-200 816 A CHINESE BEIJING AMBER GLASS BOTTLE VASE 19TH/20TH CENTURY The ovoid body surmounted by a tall gently flaring neck, the translucent glass of a warm dark orange colour, incised to the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 37.8cm. £150-250 Provenance: from a deceased estate, Hampshire. 813 814 815 816 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices 190

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817 FOUR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES AND A PAIR OF TEA BOWLS 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY Each dish painted with a boy and a beauty holding osmanthus in a rocky garden, the medallions surrounded by panels of peaches reserved on diaper, the three larger dishes with marks reading yu, the smallest dish with a four character mark reading qi zhen ru yu, the moulded tea bowls painted with butterflies in flight amongst peony and lingzhi, with four character marks to the bases reading Da Qing nian zhi, 13cm max. (6) £400-600 818 A COLLECTION OF CHINESE MONOCHROME ITEMS LATE QING DYNASTY Comprising: two waterpots, a celadon brush washer, six vases, a Dehua porcelain incense burner, together with three wood stands, 14cm max. (13) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £500-1,000 819 A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ITEMS KANGXI 1662-1722 Comprising: a pair of small moulded dragon dishes with Chenghua marks, another pair of dragon dishes, two saucers painted with maidens, and four dishes decorated with flowers and foliage, together with two 19th century plates decorated with fish, 28cm max. (12) £800-1,200 820 SIX CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS KANGXI AND LATER Comprising: three ovoid jars, a bottle vase, a miniature beaker vase, a stem cup and three pierced wood covers, variously decorated with a landscape scene, figures and floral designs, in underglaze blue and with later enamel decoration, 18.5cm. (9) £400-600 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. 192 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

821 A SET OF NINE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GRADUATED CUPS ONE CUP WITH A SIX CHARACTER XIANFENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1851-61 Decorated with figures from the Wu Shuang Pu, with a wood stand 10.5cm max. (10) £200-300 822 TWO PAIRS OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SAUCERS REPUBLIC PERIOD One pair decorated with prunus and daffodils, each with an inscription which reads luo fu xian zi and with a four character mark which reads, Xu Ren chu pin to the base, the other pair painted with peaches on leafy branches, each with a six character Guangxu mark to the base, 9.3cm and 10.3cm. (4) £300-500 823 FIVE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN ITEMS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Comprising: a surprise cup painted with ladies to the exterior, the interior containing an articulated figure of Shoulao holding a peach, a cup decorated with meandering grapevines with a four character Jiaqing mark to the base, together with three small cups painted with figures, 7cm max. (5) £200-300 824 A COLLECTION OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWLS, SAUCERS AND COVERS LATE QING DYNASTY Decorated with figures from the Wu Shuang Pu, and calligraphy, comprising nine bowls, eight saucers and fourteen covers, 15cm max. (31) £500-800 193

825 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE AND POWDER-BLUE GROUND ‘CARPS’ BALUSTER VASE 19TH CENTURY Painted in yellow, pink and light blue with swimming carp reserved on a rich dark blue ground, divided by gilt aquatic plants and shell decorations, 40.5cm. £300-500 826 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PINK-GROUND VASES 19TH CENTURY Each decorated with various shaped cartouches enclosing blossoming flower branches, insects, bats, dragon boats and precious objects, set against a pink-ground filled with dense lotus scrolls, below similarly decorated waisted necks, divided by borders with iron-red flowerheads, 36.8cm. (2) £200-300 827 825 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GU-SHAPED VASE AND A BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE LATE QING DYNASTY The gu-shaped vase painted with panels with ladies engaged in leisurely pursuits, surrounded by birds amongst leafy floral branches, the blue and white vase painted with xuangxi characters set against dense floral scrolls, each with a paper label for Christie’s, 34cm and 36.5cm. (2) £200-300 Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003, the former purchased from Christie’s London, on 5th February 1998, lot 269; the latter purchased from Christie’s London, on 22nd January 1998, lot 438. 828 A CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED ROULEAU VASE AND A BLUE AND WHITE ‘BAMBOO’ JAR LATE QING DYNASTY The yellow ground vase decorated with an egret amongst large lotus blooms and leaves, the jar painted with branches of bamboo, chrysanthemum and prunus against a blue ground, together with a reticulated wood cover and two wood stands, 35cm and 19.3cm. (5) £300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d. 826 194 827 828 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

829 830 831 829 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DEER AND CRANE’ VASE, HU QING DYNASTY OR LATER Painted with a scene depicting a crane and two deer by a pine tree and craggy rocks, the reverse decorated with a butterfly in flight, the neck flanked by two loop handles moulded as elephant heads, the base with a four character Chenghua mark, 37.2cm. £400-600 Provenance: from a private collection, Cambridgeshire. 830 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘FLOWERS’ BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING QING DYNASTY Brightly painted with large blooms of peonies, chrysanthemums, magnolias, lotus and prunus, the interior glazed turquoise, 41.5cm. £200-300 831 A CHINESE IRON-RED DECORATED ‘LOTUS’ VASE 19TH CENTURY 832 Painted to the body with interspersed bats, gilt-decorated shou characters, chimes, endless knots, and fruits amidst meandering lotus scrolls, beneath a ruyi border, with a pair of turquoise-glazed bat-shaped handles to the neck, 43.9cm. £800-1,200 832 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MEIPING 20TH CENTURY Decorated with colourful flowers and leafy tendrils on a pink sgraffiato ground of scrolling foliage, the neck, shoulder and foot with formal lappets, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 34.5cm. £300-500 833 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE LATE QING DYNASTY The cylindrical body decorated with stylised kui dragons, on a cell diaper ground between bands of stiff leaves, the base with a four character Kangxi mark, 25cm. £200-300 833 195

834 839 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘HUNDRED BOYS’ THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS DISH AND A PAIR OF BOWLS AND COVERS LATE QING DYNASTY/20TH CENTURY 19TH CENTURY Comprising: a yellow-ground famille rose bowl and cover Decorated with a procession of boys engaging in various decorated with roundels containing the characters wan leisure pursuits, including the dragon dance, playing shou wu jiang, a Guangxu mark to the base, a famille rose musical instruments, carrying firecrackers and banners, the fluted teapot painted with scholars and attendants, and bowls and covers similarly painted with the hundred boys a blue and white waterpot with two scaly dragons, the approaching an altar, the bowls with Tongzhi marks to the base with a Yongzheng mark, together with a wood stand, bases and covers, with wood stands, 29cm. (7) 13cm max. (6) £300-500 PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d. £150-250 835 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE CUP AND 840 AN IRON-RED AND GREEN ENAMELLED JAR AN UNUSUAL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 17TH/18TH CENTURY ‘ANIMALS’ VASE LATE QING DYNASTY The twin handled cup decorated with alternate scenes of dragons emerging from the crashing waves and stylised Painted with zodiac and other animals, the base with a flames, the ovoid jar painted with four cartouches Xuande mark, together with a small bronze tripod incense containing large lotus blossoms, set against a geometric burner with a four character Xuande mark, 453g the ground, all under a border of lotus scrolls, with a wood incense burner, 23cm the vase. (2) cover, 13.6cm and 13cm. (3) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED £400-600 WITHOUT RESERVE. Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly £150-250 acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. 841 836 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOONFLASK, TWO CHINESE OVOID JARS AND COVERS BAOYUEPING LATE QING DYNASTY LATE QING DYNASTY One a famille verte jar painted with a continuous scene of Each side painted with a pale-blue ground roundel warriors and dignitaries in a fenced garden with trees and enclosing two dragons amidst floral branches, reserved rockwork; the other a famille rose jar decorated with boys against a yellow-ground decorated with fruiting lotus at play under a tree, each with a similarly decorated cover, scrolls, all between pink-ground borders and with applied with a wood stand, 30.4cm and 22.5cm. (5) chilong handles, 26cm. £300-500 £150-250 837 842 A CHINESE SQUARE-SECTION BRUSHPOT AND A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BAXIAN’ A SQUARE-SECTION BOWL BRUSHPOT LATE QING DYNASTY / REPUBLIC PERIOD MODERN The brushpot painted with panels of figures and birds, The cylindrical body painted with a continuous scene of within blue borders, the base with a six character Guangxu the Eight Immortals celebrating Shoulao’s birthday, all with mark, the bowl with a central division painted with a their various attributes, Shoulao depicted riding a crane landscape, a bird and calligraphy, 13cm max. (2) above the tempestuous sea, all between double circle borders, the base with a recessed glazed circle within an £300-500 unglazed band, 19.8cm wide. 838 £300-500 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BRUSHPOT, BITONG PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY Painted with a continuous scene depicting dignitaries playing weiqi, standing scholars and their attendants in a fenced rocky garden, all between a geometric border and lappets, the base with a small recessed glazed circle within an unglazed band, 15cm. £600-1,000 196 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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843 THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID VASES LATE QING DYNASTY Variously decorated with figures with mythical beasts, figures in landscapes and interiors, with three wood covers, 31cm max. (6) £500-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s. 844 THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID VASES AND COVERS QING DYNASTY Two decorated with prunus blossoms on a cracked-ice ground, the covers similarly decorated, the third vase painted with two scaly dragons chasing sacred pearls amidst stylised flames, above a band of crashing waves and rocks, with a wood cover, 25.8cm max. (6) £300-500 845 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FIGURAL’ BALUSTER VASE 843 QING DYNASTY OR LATER The tapering body painted with a continuous scene of warriors and figures carrying banners below a layer of swirling mist, with a border of ruyi-head shaped panels enclosing flowerheads and tendrils, the short waisted neck decorated with blossoming flower branches, 44.3cm. £400-600 Provenance: from a private collection, Cambridgeshire. 846 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ARCHAISTIC VASES QING DYNASTY Each with a square-section body painted with mountainous landscapes, and with bands of cell diaper, 42cm. (2) £400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s. 847 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY The globular body painted with two four-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst flames and swirling clouds, the base with a four character Kangxi mark, 34.9cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. 844 £200-300 845 846 847 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices 198