Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain sauceboat and stand, late 19th century, painted and gilt with shou medallions within flower, bird and butterfly borders, length 20.8cm.

A Japanese Totai-Shippo cloisonné pottery box and cover by Kinkozan, Meiji period, of drum form with polychrome decoration on a turquoise ground, iron red signature to base, height 7cm, together with a small group of other cloisonné pottery, late 19th century, comprising a bottle vase, height 24cm, circular jar and cover, teacup and saucer, teabowl and ovoid tea caddy with wood cover (some faults). Provenance: from the private collection of David Armitage, former conservator to the Department of Eastern Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, between 1970 and 1999.

A small group of South-east Asian metalwork, comprising a Chinese small bronze meiping, height 8.4cm, a bronze figure of a recumbent stag, height 5.9cm, an archaistic bronze figure of a bear with verdigris patination, height 6cm, a Japanese bronze okimono netsuke of two carp, length 4.7cm, a Japanese bronze okimono netsuke in the form of a child seated on Daikoku's mallet, signed, length 4cm, and two Chinese polished brass censers.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vase, mark of Kangxi but late 19th century, the pear shaped body painted with tasselled precious object pendants suspended from a ruyi-head and scrolling tendril band, the slightly flared narrow neck with shou medallion, chevron and barbed banded decoration, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 30.5cm (repaired section of rim).

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf glazed porcelain beehive water coupe, mark of Kangxi but later Qing dynasty, of hemispherical form, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 9.1cm (minor rim chip). Provenance: from the private collection of David Armitage, former conservator to the Department of Eastern Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, between 1970 and 1999.

A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain cylinder vases, mark of Kangxi but probably 20th century, each painted with Buddhistic lion cubs and brocade balls amidst vapours, underglaze blue four-character mark to bases, height 29cm.

A Chinese green crackle glazed porcelain vase, late Qing dynasty, of baluster form with moulded lion mask handles and cylindrical neck, unmarked, height 22.5cm (hairline to rim).

Two Japanese Kobe carved and painted wood automaton toys, early 20th century, one modelled as a musician playing a biwa with articulated head and arm, height 8.2cm, the other modelled as Daruma with articulated eyes and tongue, height 4.9cm.

A Japanese Kutani porcelain figure of a Buddhistic lion, Meiji period, the aubergine and green glazed beast resting its front paws on a brocade ball, iron red signature to base, height 21.8cm.

A Japanese Aka-Raku chawan (teabowl), 20th century, of rounded circular form, covered in a salmon glaze, impressed seal mark to underside, height 7.3cm, diameter 12.4cm, together with a small group of Japanese studio pottery, comprising two vases, three small jarlets and a circular dish.

A Chinese famille rose export style porcelain plate, the centre painted with a figural scene of lady, gentleman on horseback and attendant boy in a landscape, within a gilt decorated iron red ground rim, diameter 22cm.

A Chinese Canton famille rose medallion porcelain tea-for-two set, late 19th century, comprising trefoil shaped tray, two cups, two saucers, side plate, teapot (lacking cover) and milk jug, each piece typically painted with panels of figures, birds and flowers (some faults).

A Sino-Tibetan polished bronze figure of Buddha, late 19th century, modelled seated in dhyanasana on a lotus moulded throne, height 26.6cm.

A Chinese famille verte porcelain bottle vase, mark of Kangxi but modern, the globular body painted with Buddhistic lions and brocade balls, the narrow neck painted in iron red with lotus and scrolling tendrils, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 31cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but 20th century or later, of hexagonal hu form, painted with bands of lotus and scrolling tendrils within keyfret, wave and lappet borders, underglaze blue seal mark to base, height 42cm.

A Chinese carved hardwood and metal bell stand, late Qing dynasty and later, the carved and pierced lotus surmount above a pair of metal supports, on a shaped oval base carved in relief with lotus, hung with a brass bowl, height 47cm (alterations and later additions).

A Chinese Canton export porcelain teapot, 19th century, painted and gilt with butterflies, height 14.5cm (restoration to cover), together with a Chinese underglaze blue and famille rose export porcelain saucer dish, Qianlong period, painted with a maiden and red-capped crane, diameter 19.7cm (restoration), and a Japanese Imari porcelain bowl, diameter 25.3cm (cracked).

A Chinese famille rose export porcelain soup tureen and cover with recumbent lion finial, Qianlong period, the cover painted and gilt with birds, flowers and rocks within underglaze blue trellis borders, the sides with birds, trees and fenced flower gardens, flanked by mask handles, height 20.2cm, length 34.5cm (chip to rim of cover).

A Chinese green quartz vase and cover, early 20th century, carved in high relief with peony, leaves and stems, height 21.3cm (some faults), with ebonized wood stand, together with a pair of green soapstone bookends, each carved with Guanyin, height 17.5cm.