Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

An Indian brass padlock and key, late 19th century, modelled in the form of a lion, length including key 16.5cm, together with a later brass padlock and key of scorpion form, total length 19.5cm.

A Indian bronze head of Parvati, modelled with eyes closed, height 11.5cm.

A Chinese famille rose enamelled pale blue ground porcelain bottle vase, late 19th century, decorated with a magpie and butterfly flying amidst peony and chrysanthemum, beneath a ruyi head band, unmarked, height 39.8cm (some wear to enamels and gilt).

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf glazed bottle vase, mark of Qianlong but modern, the compressed body and narrow neck covered in an oxblood glaze, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, height 10.3cm, together with a Chinese white crackle glazed water coupe, height 4.5cm.

A pair of Chinese blanc-de-Chine porcelain archaistic jue vessels, late Qing dynasty or later, each moulded in relief with stylized scroll motifs, on bladed tripod legs, height 10.5cm (one with handle repair).

An Indian brown patinated brass lingam cover, 18th/19th century, modelled in the form of a moustachioed head with plaited hair and necklace, height 11.5cm.

A Thai carved marble head of Buddha, 20th century, carved with tightly curled hair rising to a domed unisa, height 25cm.

A part set of Chinese Canton export mother-of-pearl gaming counters, mid-19th century, comprising eight circular and eight of rectangular form, each finely incised with figures in village scenes framing a thistle roundel, together with a set of four Canton export lacquer rectangular dishes, decorated with gilt foliage, length 11.2cm.

A Chinese gilt copper and hardstone set ruyi sceptre, the naturalistic branch inset with various hardstones, length 27cm.

A Chinese green crackle glazed double gourd shaped vase, covered in an apple green glaze with fine crackled decoration, beneath an iron oxide washed rim, unmarked, height 16.5cm.

A collection of Chinese textiles, late Qing dynasty and later, including a black silk embroidered shawl, worked in coloured threads with flowers, approx 154cm x 158cm, with tasselled edge, and a pair of blue silk embroidered robe trousers, decorated with colourful flowers and butterflies, length 90cm.

A Chinese archaistic jade cong, probably 20th century, of tubular form with four horizontally ribbed projecting corners, the stone of variegated celadon, russet and brown tone, height 4.2cm, width 8.4cm.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl, probably 20th century, the exterior decorated for the Thai market with bands of bodhisattvas and Buddhistic emblems, red enamelled mark to base, diameter 11.6cm, height 6cm, together with another famille rose bowl, mark of Tongzhi but later, painted with figures and mythical beasts, iron red pseudo seal mark to base, diameter 11.7cm, height 5.5cm.

A Chinese jade circular pendant, carved and pierced with a dragon, the stone of mottled green tone with brown/black inclusion to hind leg and tail, diameter 5.5cm, together with a celadon jade tablet pendant of rectangular form, one side carved in low relief with two boys, the other side with lines of text, length 7.5cm.

A Chinese brown patinated bronze jostick holder, probably Ming dynasty, modelled as a pair of Buddhistic lions, each standing on their hind legs, grasping a brocade ball between them, the ball surmounted with a branch, height 18cm.

A Chinese celadon glazed tripod censer and cover with recumbent Buddhistic lion finial, the compressed body with upright scroll handles, on Buddhistic lion mask shouldered scroll legs, height 26cm (one handle repaired).

A Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl, mark of Kangxi but later Qing dynasty, of circular tapering form, the exterior painted with a pair of pheasants amidst peony, underglaze blue six-character mark within double ring to base, height 16.2cm, diameter 28.8cm (glaze fritting to rims).

A Chinese brown and verdigris patinated bronze figure of a bodhisattva, 20th century, modelled seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular stepped plinth, height 17cm.

A Chinese archaistic jade ceremonial blade of curved crescent form with serrated edge, the stone of mottled green, brown and black tone, length 20cm.