Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese pale celadon jade belthook, Qing dynasty, of serpentine form with dragon head terminal, length 8.2cm, later fitted with silver mounts to be worn as a brooch (minor chip).

A pair of Chinese laque burgauté wine cups, Kangxi period, each delicately inlaid in mother-of-pearl with fisherman and pavilion in a coastal landscape and with white metal lined interior and foot, height 3.2cm, diameter 5.4cm (some faults).

A Chinese soapstone brushwasher, Qing dynasty, of oval form, the top carved and pierced with lotus, the sides with a bat and branch of lingzhi fungus, raised on flowerhead feet, the stone of mottled green, red and cinnamon tone, length 6.3cm, height 3.1cm, with carved and pierced wood stand.

A Japanese lacquer three-case inro, Meiji period, of flattened oblong form, each side finely worked with gilt flowers, leaves and grasses on a black ground, gilt three-character signature to base, length 7.5cm (minor chips/nicks).

A Chinese famille verte porcelain tea caddy, Kangxi period, of hexagonal form, painted with alternating vertical panels of ladies, precious objects and flowers, height 17cm.

Two Chinese blanc-de-Chine porcelain figures of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, each modelled standing wearing a long flowing robe, heights 29.5 and 30cm (both repaired).

A Chinese Canton export enamel tea caddy and cover, Qianlong period, of shaped rectangular form, painted with flowers and fruit within pink and pale blue borders, height 10.5cm, together with a similar Canton export enamel box, Qianlong period, the hinged lid and sides painted with flowers and scrolling tendrils on a yellow ground, length 8.5cm (minor faults). Provenance: the property of a West Sussex private collector.

A Chinese Yixing stoneware teapot and cover, late Qing dynasty, of naturalistic branch form, decorated in relief with prunus branches, impressed marks to base and cover interior, height 9.5cm, length 19.5cm (minor chips).

A Chinese famille rose export porcelain tankard, Qianlong period, the cylindrical body painted with a figural scene within underglaze blue scroll borders, reserved against a floral and iron red cell diaper ground, applied with a dragon handle, height 12.2cm. Provenance: the property of a West Sussex private collector.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain teapot and cover, late Qing dynasty, of hexagonal form, painted with grasshoppers and flowers, fitted with a pair of brass overhead swing handles, unmarked, height including handle 19.4cm.

A Chinese robin's egg blue glazed porcelain bottle vase, mark of Xianfeng but possibly later, the globular body and narrow neck covered in a turquoise and purple speckled glaze, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 21cm. Provenance: property of a West Sussex private collector.

A Chinese celadon glazed porcelain bowl, mark of Qianlong but probably 20th century, of steep-sided circular form, the exterior incised with a design of medallions united by scrolling leafy tendrils, underglaze blue seal mark to base, height 6.2cm, diameter 15.1cm.

A Chinese underglaze blue and red decorated porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but later Qing dynasty, of baluster form, painted with five dragons, flaming pearl and vapours above a band of waves, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 12cm (minor rim chips).

A Chinese blue and white porcelain saucer dish, mark and period of Daoguang, the centre painted with a five-clawed dragon, flaming pearl and vapours, the underside with a pair of dragons, underglaze blue seal mark to base, diameter 17.3cm (repaired section of rim).

A Chinese polished bronze bombé censer, mark of Xuande but 19th century, the low-bellied circular body flanked by a pair of loop handles, cast six-character mark to base, weight 875.6g, height 6.5cm, rim diameter 12.2cm, width across handles 17.4cm.

A set of twelve Chinese famille rose export porcelain octagonal soup plates, Qianlong period, each painted with a seated maiden, attendant and boy with landscape beyond, within a pink trellis rim divided by flower vignettes, widths 22.6cm (hairlines and chips to majority).

A set of three Chinese famille rose export porcelain plates, Yongzheng period, each painted with a red-capped crane in a fenced peony garden within a gilt barbed border and rim of various birds, diameter 22.7cm (all with hairlines and one chipped).

A set of three Chinese famille rose export porcelain plates, late Qianlong period, each painted with flower sprays within a barbed rim, diameter 22.8cm, together with five other export porcelain plates, diameters 22cm to 23cm (faults).

A Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl, late 19th century, of steep-sided circular form, the exterior painted with a pair of dragons, flaming pearl and vapours, the interior with dragon roundel, underglaze blue four-character mark to base, diameter 17.9cm, height 7.2cm, together with a smaller similarly decorated bowl, mark of Kangxi but late 19th century, of steep-sided circular form with flared rim, height 6.6cm.