Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

Two Islamic carved wood architectural panels, probably Granada, Andalusia, 10th-12th century, each of rectangular form, carved in relief with scrolling stems and foliage, traces of pigment, 49.5cm x 24cm and 52cm x 23cm, together with another similar panel, carved with arches and scrolls, length 69cm.

A group or four Islamic softwood panels, possibly Granada, Andalusia, each painted with polychrome panel designs of flowerheads, scrolls and strapwork, lengths 41.5cm, 44.5cm, 47.3cm and 47.7cm.

A group of four Islamic softwood panels, possibly Granada, Andalusia, each painted with polychrome panel designs of flowerheads, scrolls and arabesques, lengths 50cm, 50.5cm, 51cm and 63cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, Transitional style but probably late 20th century, of flared cylindrical form, painted with a scene of figures, deer, rocks and clouds within incised borders, height 39cm.

A pair of Chinese famille rose enamelled porcelain vases, mid to late 19th century, each shouldered cylindrical body and flared neck painted with opposing panels of birds amidst blossoming branches, reserved against a flower and bird-filled turquoise ground, height 34cm (some minor glaze flaking to turquoise ground).

A Japanese Imari porcelain circular bowl, Meiji period, painted and gilt with central flower basket within floral and figural panel borders, height 10cm, diameter 21.8cm, together with two Japanese Imari porcelain dishes, Meiji period, of lobed circular form, typically painted with panels of flowers, diameters 30.6cm.

A group of six Chinese Canton export watercolour paintings on rice paper, mid to late 19th century, comprising five depicting figural scenes, the other depicting boats moored in a harbour, 19cm x 31cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese silk embroidered collar panel, late Qing dynasty, worked in coloured threads with cockerels, auspicious objects and flowers on a blue ground with yellow and cream borders, diameter 48cm, mounted, framed and glazed.

A South-east Asian brown patinated copper pumpkin box and cover, 20th century, probably Cambodian, finely chased with vertical panels of flowers and scrolling foliage, beneath a leaf and stem surmount with stalk handle, height 14cm.

A Chinese watercolour painting on paper, 20th century, after Lang Shining (Giuseppe Castaglione), depicting a celadon glazed vase displaying an arrangement of flowers and plants, including lotus, peony and stalks of grain, unsigned, 112cm x 65cm, framed and glazed. Note: this painting is a direct copy of the Giuseppe Castaglione scroll painting titled 'Gathering of Auspicious Signs', painted in 1723, now in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain cylinder vase, mark of Kangxi but late 19th century, painted with blossoming prunus branches, underglaze blue four-character mark to base, height 25.5cm, together with a Japanese Imari baluster vase and cover, Meiji period, painted with panels of birds and feathers within simulated brocade borders, height 40cm (crack to rim).

A Chinese famille rose enamelled yellow ground medallion bowl, mark of Qianlong but 20th century or later, the exterior painted with four circular landscape panels, against a yellow ground filled with polychrome lotus and scrolling tendrils, red printed mark to base, height 7.1cm, diameter 12.7cm.

A Chinese famille rose enamelled yellow ground porcelain bowl, mark of Tongzhi but probably later Qing dynasty, of steep-sided quatrelobed form, the exterior painted with polychrome lotus and scrolling tendrils on a yellow ground, the interior turquoise glazed, iron red enamelled pseudo seal mark to base, height 7.7cm, width 14.3cm (hairline to rim), together with a small group of other Chinese porcelain, including a pair of blue ground lotus bowls, diameter 12.5cm.

A Chinese famille rose enamelled celadon ground porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but modern, the globular body decorated with a uniform design of polychrome lotus and scrolling tendrils, the similarly decorated neck with chilong and bat pendants, flanked by a pair of moulded Buddhistic lion mask handles between pink and blue ruyi-head collar and rim, iron red pseudo seal mark to base, height 47.5cm.

A Japanese brown patinated bronze figure of a horse by Kunio Ito, early 20th century, modelled standing four-square with head leant to the left, on a naturalistic rectangular base, incised signature to edge of base, height 24cm, length 27.5cm. Note: Kunio Ito (1890-1970) was a Japanese sculptor, renowned for his bronze horse sculptures.

A Chinese burl wood stand, late 19th century, of trunk form with bulbous protrusions, height 22cm.

A small group of five Chinese plated boxes and covers, mostly 20th century, including one of cylindrical form with enamelled butterflies and flowers, height 7.4cm, together with a plated cigarette case, decorated with dragons, length 11cm.

A Chinese silver rectangular box by Luen Wo, late 19th/early 20th century, the hinged lid decorated in relief with two birds and blossoming branches, the sides with blossoming prunus branches, 'LW' maker's mark to base, length 8.4cm, together with a similarly decorated plated oval box and cover, length 6.8cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain water dropper, 18th century, length 5.5cm, together with a group of four inside-painted snuff bottles, a cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover, diameter 7.2cm, a modern jade pendant and a soapstone seal, carved as Shoulao, height 6.8cm.