Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese famille rose porcelain vase, late 19th century, the baluster body painted in iron red with a dragon opposing a phoenix amidst peony flowers and foliage, with turquoise glazed interior and underside, unmarked, height 23.5cm (chip to rim).

A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, mark of Kangxi but late 19th century, the baluster body with low relief fluted detail, painted with two ducks beneath branches of peony and a ruyi head, keyfret and stiff leaf border, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 29.5cm (some restoration to neck rim).

A pair of Chinese carved soapstone figures of fenghuang (phoenix), early 20th century, each holding a branch of peony in their beak and raised on a rectangular base incised with a band of foliate scrollwork, incised 'CHINA' to bases, height 19cm (minor chips).

A Chinese famille rose porcelain supper set, Republic period, comprising nine dishes, each painted with a figural scene beneath gilt rims, width 26cm, with hardwood tray (minor faults).

A Chinese carved bamboo figure of Shoulau, early 20th century, finely carved in relief, standing holding a peach branch and gnarled staff, accompanied by three boy acolytes, deer and crane, on a scroll base, height 42cm.

A Chinese blanc-de-Chine porcelain figural toy whistle, Kangxi period, modelled as a Dutchman resting his left foot on the neck of a Buddhistic lion, raised on a hexagonal base with two pierced apertures, height 7cm (minor chips). Note: for a similarly modelled toy whistle, see plate 120 of P.J. Donnelly's 'Blanc de Chine', 1969.

A Chinese blanc-de-Chine porcelain figural toy whistle, Kangxi period, modelled as a Dutchman seated on the back of a dragon, height 4cm (minor faults).

Two South-east Asian painted and carved wooden masks, early 20th century, probably Balinese, with painted facial detail and applied hair, one with inset mother-of-pearl teeth, lengths 19.5cm and 20.5cm (some faults).

A Chinese famille rose export porcelain punch bowl, Qianlong period, painted in the Mandarin palette, the exterior with figural scenes against an iron red, black and gilt 'Y' diaper ground, the interior with similar figural roundel and borders, height 12.1cm, diameter 28.8cm (hairline crack and repair).

A pair of Chinese export porcelain circular dishes, Qianlong period, each painted in iron red, turquoise, blue and gilt with a central leaf shaped panel enclosing flowers and precious objects, the rim with four floral groups, beneath an iron red and gilt whorl edged border, unmarked, diameters 30.8cm and 31.5cm (few minor rim chips).

A Chinese Swatow blue and white porcelain circular dish, late Ming dynasty, probably Wanli period, the centre painted with a bird amidst flowers and bamboo, within a panelled foliate rim, diameter 36.5cm (chipped and cracked).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain vase, Kangxi period, the baluster body painted with flowers and leaves between lappet panelled borders, unmarked, height 23.3cm.

A Chinese Canton export ivory concentric puzzle ball, mid to late 19th century, the outer case finely carved and pierced with figures, pavillions and trees, surmounted with a figural finial in the form of a demon riding a fish, fitted with an oval link chain with carved fish pendant terminal, height 18.8cm, ball diameter 8.4cm (some faults).

A Chinese hardwood brushpot, late Qing dynasty, of slightly waisted cylindrical form, height 10.7cm.

A Chinese famille rose underglaze blue export porcelain octagonal plate, Qianlong period, painted with two vases, flowers and butterflies, picked out in pink, red and heightened in gilt, width 22.4cm, together with two other Chinese export porcelain plates, diameters 23.2cm (one repaired and other minor faults).

A pair of Chinese famille rose blue ground porcelain bottle vases, mark of Yongzheng but early 20th century, each painted with birds perched on rockwork and blossom, amidst flowers, blue printed four-character seal mark to bases, height 18cm.

A Japanese carved ivory okimono figure of a man tending a bonsai, Meiji period, holding a pair of shears in his right hand, incised and stained signature to base, height 9.5cm (faults), together with a carved ivory figure of a monk, raised on a wooden base, height 13.5cm.

A Chinese export silver buckle, late 19th/early 20th century, worked in relief with panels of dragons, animals and birds amidst prunus, unmarked, length 7.8cm.

A Chinese silver model of a gunboat by Wang Hing, early 20th century, modelled with three-masted sails, maker's mark to central sail, mounted on a carved and pierced wood stand, total height 9.5cm, length 10.3cm (minor faults and part of wood base missing).