Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese bamboo brushpot, early 20th century, carved in relief with flowers and leaves within keyfret borders, height 12.2cm, together with a bamboo cylindrical jar and cover, early 20th century, carved in relief with panels of figures and fenghuang, height 15.7cm.

Two Chinese Swatow polychrome decorated porcelain bowls, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, each painted in predominantly iron red and green with floral bands, diameters 16.5cm and 16.1cm (hairlines and rim chips), and a small group of Oriental ceramics, including a pair of lacquered Arita porcelain vases, height 25cm, together with a cinnabar lacquer circular plaque, decorated in relief with a dragon, diameter 25.3cm, and a carved and pierced rectangular plaque (faults).

A Chinese polished bronze censer, late Qing dynasty, of rectangular form, incised with scrolling flowers and leaves beneath a pair of upright handles, height 16cm (one handle repaired), together with a Chinese brown patinated bronze tripod and censer, 20th century, decorated with birds, flowers and foliage, height 9.9cm, and a Japanese brown patinated bronze and cloisonné vase, Meiji period, decorated in the Chinese style with lotus and scrolling tendrils, height 24.3cm.

A Chinese famille rose export porcelain bowl, Qianlong period, with 19th century European gilt metal mounts, the bowl painted with flowers, diameter 23cm (repaired), the rococo scroll moulded gilt metal rim and base flanked by a pair of foliate scroll handles, total height 19cm, together with a Chinese famille rose porcelain basin, early 20th century, painted with figures, diameter 29cm (crack to rim and star crack to base).

A Chinese Swatow blue and white porcelain circular dish, late Ming dynasty, the centre painted with a bird, peony and bamboo, diameter 28.3cm, together with a similar smaller dish, diameter 17cm (minor rim chip).

A pair of Japanese Satsuma style pottery vases, 20th century, of square section, each side moulded in relief and embellished in polychrome enamels and gilt with scenes of immortals in landscape, height 31cm.

A Japanese Imari porcelain double gourd shaped vase, Meiji period, painted with panels of birds and flowers reserved against a peony-filled ground, iron red enamelled six-character mark to base, height 35.5cm.

A large Chinese famille rose porcelain double gourd shaped vase, mark of Qianlong but 20th century, painted with opposing figural panels of boys at play, reserved against a flower-filled ground, red printed pseudo seal mark to base, height 53.5cm.

A near pair of Chinese mother-of-pearl inlaid hardwood rectangular boxes, late Qing dynasty, each cover inset with a sectional and incised mother-of-pearl panel, one depicting two figures in a landscape, the other depicting a pavilion and fenced garden, the sides inlaid with flower sprays, lengths 11.8cm and 11.9cm, together with a similarly decorated mother-of-pearl and hardwood rectangular tray, inlaid with an eagle perched on a blossoming prunus branch, length 30cm (some mother-of-pearl loss).

A Japanese carved bamboo and boxwood tonkotsu (tobacco box), Meiji period, modelled in the form of Daruma with carved facial detail and inlaid butterfly and beetle to his body, height 10cm.

A Japanese carved and stained bamboo kiseru (pipe holder), early 20th century, carved in the form of a stretching gentleman, fitted with a bamboo and brass pipe, length 20.3cm.

A Chinese blanc-de-Chine porcelain figure of Guanyin, probably Kangxi period, modelled seated wearing a long robe, height 18cm (missing right hand and chips).

A Chinese blanc-de-Chine porcelain figure of Guanyin, probably Kangxi period, modelled seated wearing a long robe, height 17.9cm (scroll chipped and other minor chips).

A South-east Asian large brown patinated cast bronze model of a Buddha's hand, probably early 20th century, height 25cm.

Two Chinese rose quartz carvings of animals, 20th century, one modelled as a recumbent tiger, length 23.5cm, the other as a recumbent water buffalo, length 23cm.

A Chinese Canton famille rose enamelled celadon ground porcelain dessert dish, mid to late 19th century, decorated with birds, butterflies and flowers, length 25.8cm.

A Chinese Canton famille rose enamelled porcelain circular teapot, mid to late 19th century, the compressed circular body painted with continuous figural scene beneath a shoulder of birds, bats, flowers and butterflies, the domed cover with similar border and landscape, beneath a gilt knop finial, height 19.5cm (minor chip to spout).

A set of eight Chinese brown patinated bronze horses of Muwang, 20th century, each with gilt splashed decoration, heights ranging from 5cm to 7cm, with carved wood stands.

A small group of Chinese blue and white porcelain, late 19th century and mostly 20th century, including a baluster vase painted with prunus, underglaze blue four-character mark to base, height 20.5cm, eight ginger jars with six covers, and a lacquer box with inset porcelain cover, together with a Chinese creamy white glazed vase (minor faults).