Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese Yixing stoneware inkstone, probably late Qing dynasty, modelled in the form of a tortoise with recessed channel encircling the interior, the cover with tortoise finial, length 20.2cm (some faults).

A Chinese Yixing stoneware water dropper, late Qing dynasty/early 20th century, modelled as boy clambering onto the back of a recumbent water buffalo, length 11.5cm.

A Chinese Yixing stoneware teapot, cover and inner strainer, 20th century, of compressed circular form, incised with lines of script, impressed seal mark to base, height 10cm, together with another Yixing stoneware teapot, the sides incised with a flower and stems opposing characters, impressed seal mark to base, height 8.5cm.

A Chinese Yixing stoneware teapot and cover, 20th century, modelled as a lotus leaf with frog finial and three frog feet, impressed seal mark to base, height 7.4cm, together with a darker brown Yixing stoneware teapot, modelled as a shell, the leaf cover with frog finial, height 11.4cm.

A Chinese Canton export lacquer tea caddy, mid-19th century, the domed hinged lid and sides gilt with figural panels with foliate borders, length 24.5cm (some faults).

A Chinese silk embroidered wall hanging, late Qing dynasty, worked in coloured threads with Shoulao accompanied by a deer and female attendant, on a black silk ground, 181cm x 103cm (some faults).

A Chinese Canton export ivory bilboquet (cup and ball) child's toy, mid-19th century, the carved and pierced column decorated with figures, trees and pavilions, with cup terminal to one end and spike to the other, total height 16.5cm.

A Sino-Tibetan bronze figure of Buddha, late 19th/20th century, modelled seated in dhyanasana on a lotus moulded base, height 16.8cm.

A Chinese enamelled vase, early 20th century, the baluster body decorated in polychrome enamel with precious objects between ruyi head borders, height 9.7cm.

A Chinese Canton export lacquer tea caddy, early to mid-19th century, of canted corner rectangular form, the hinged lid and sides painted and gilt with figural panels within borders of dragons, leaves and scrolls, flanked by a pair of drop handles, on carved paw feet, the interior fitted with two pewter canisters and covers, height 14.5cm, length 29cm.

A Chinese bronze and enamel rectangular box and cover, early 20th century, the top and sides cast in low relief with Buddhistic motif panels and picked out in blue, turquoise, green and red enamel, length 11.7cm.

A Chinese silver plated and enamelled pendant, early 20th century, of oblong form with suspension loop surmount, set with an amber effect rectangular centre within a surround of green and blue enamelled foliate scrolls, incised four-character mark to reverse, length 6.5cm.

A Chinese mottled grey jade carving of an elephant, possibly late Qing dynasty or later, the full-bodied beast with head turned to the left, height 8.9cm, length 15.5cm.

A Chinese carved agate figure of a rabbit, 20th century, modelled in a crouching pose, the stone of mottled brown tone, length 10cm (repaired back leg).

A Japanese Ando cloisonné enamel vase, Showa period, the shouldered tapering body decorated with five red-capped cranes in flight on a black ground, between white metal rim and foot rim, stamped Ando factory mark to base, height 24.5cm.

A Japanese carved hardwood hanging monkey, Meiji/Taisho period, finely carved with fur detail, modelled with left arm raised above, right arm lowered and right foot to ear, unsigned, length 24.7cm.

An Indian Bidri ware rectangular box, late 19th century, the hinged lid and sides inlaid with fruiting vines, length 7.3cm.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain snuff bottle, mark of Qianlong but probably Republic period or later, of flattened shouldered form, painted with two dancing figures opposing lines of black text and red seals, iron red enamelled four-character mark to base, height 6.5cm.

A Japanese brown patinated cast bronze figure of an elephant by Genryusai Seiya, Meiji period, modelled walking with head turned to the left, cast signature seal mark to underside, height 20.5cm, length 36cm.