Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Thai silver gilt and niello pot, mid-19th century, of compressed baluster form with short flared rim, the body finely worked with dense rosemallow flower decoration (lai dok phuttan), weight 241g, height 7.3cm, rim diameter 9cm.

A Canton enamel Thai market rectangular tray, late 19th century, decorated in polychrome with a central deity medallion, reserved against a blue ground cornered with fruit and flower sprays, within pink and turquoise banded borders, length 34.2cm (some faults).

A Chinese famille verte porcelain brushpot, Kangxi style but probably 20th century, of cylindrical form, painted with a scene of figures in and out of doors, height 15.6cm.

A rare Chinese Thai market Bencharong porcelain tea set, 19th century, comprising four teacups, a cup and cover and a saucer bowl, each piece decorated with gilt fish and crustaceans amidst green enamelled weeds on a grey wave ground, height of teacup 3.9cm, height of cup and cover 8.5cm, diameter of saucer bowl 12.4cm (some restoration).

A Chinese export silver gilt circular box and cover by Da Xing, late 19th century, probably produced for the Thai/Siamese market, the cover inset with a polished carnelian panel, the sides finely worked with dense flowers and leaves, stamped mark of Da Xing to base, total weight 703g, height 6.9cm, diameter 14.8cm. Note: Da Xing was a well-known and highly regarded silversmith working in Canton and Singapore during the second half 19th century. Given the large number and variety of silver items bearing the 'Da Xing' mark found in Thailand, it is likely that the firm had a subsidiary factory or sales outlet in Bangkok. Famous for his fine craftsmanship, Da Xing produced superior quality items for the Thai palace, as well as wealthy families in Malacca, and was one of few mainland Chinese silversmiths to produce silver for the Straits Chinese or Peranakan communities. For a similar example of this box, see 'Thai Silver and Nielloware' by Paul Bromberg, Plate 3.10, Page 83.

A Chinese enamelled biscuit porcelain peach form bowl, probably late Qing dynasty, with turquoise glazed interior, the pink and green exterior moulded in relief with stalk and leaves, height 6.5cm, length 17.5cm.

A pair of Chinese blue and white export porcelain meat dishes, Qianlong period, painted with scattered flower sprays within a trellis rim border, length 27.6cm.

A pair of Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain vases, mid to late 19th century, each shouldered tapering body painted and gilt with opposing panels of figures and birds amidst flowers, all reserved against a lotus and scrolling tendril filled gilt ground, the similarly decorated flared neck applied with gilt chilong to shoulders and Buddhistic lion handles, height 36cm (minor faults).

A Sindh gilt foliate brocade serai topi hat, late 19th/early 20th century, of cylindrical shape with flat circular top with yellow, red and black panelled front, height 15cm, diameter of top 28cm, the fitted tin case with hinged lid. Note: Sindhi topi or serai topi hats were common throughout the 19th century, initially monopolized by rulers, dignitaries and government officials, but later their wear became more commonplace.

A Chinese brown patinated bronze vase, possibly Ming dynasty or later, of hexagonal baluster form with flared octagonal neck, decorated in low relief with panels of a ram and blossoming branches, height 25cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl, Qing dynasty, of flared circular form, the interior painted with a qilin in a landscape within a foliate border, diameter 27cm (glaze fritting to rim).

A Chinese celadon glazed porcelain moonflask, mark of Qianlong but modern, each side moulded in relief with a central foliate boss within a border of the eight Buddhistic symbols, the sides with lingzhi fungus and scrolling tendrils, beneath a similarly decorated cylindrical neck, on a rectangular base, underglaze blue seal mark to base, height 35.7cm (drilled through mark to base).

A Japanese cloisonné hexagonal box and cover, late 20th century, decorated with polychrome flowers on a white ground, width 9.5cm, together with a Chinese cloisonné bowl, late 20th century, decorated with green and brown flowers, diameter 21.1cm, and a painted black lacquer egg-shaped box and cover, 20th century, decorated with a pair of ornamental pheasant, length 11cm.

A Chinese doucai export porcelain circular bowl, Qianlong period, of steep-sided circular form, the exterior painted with four flower sprays, height 8.3cm, diameter 18.1cm (restoration and hairline cracks to rim).

A pair of Chinese export porcelain two-handled vases, Qianlong period, each baluster body painted with opposing European subject scenes of two pairs of courting couples with trees beyond, flanked by a pair of gilt dragon handles, height 31.5cm (restoration).

A pair of Chinese famille rose enamelled porcelain vases, late Qing dynasty, each tapering body painted with battle scenes within iron oxide washed borders, each flared neck applied with Buddhistic lion handles and chilong, height 45.5cm (minor faults).

A small collection of Japanese Kutani porcelain teaware, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising teapot and matching two-handled sugar bowl, five saucers, two plates and lobed coffee pot, each painted with figural and landscape panels (some faults).

A Chinese carved wood architectural corbel, Qing dynasty, carved in high relief with three figures and a peony-filled jardinière, length 44.5cm.

A group of three Chinese Canton export paintings on rice paper, mid to late 19th century, each depicting a figure in court dress, 23cm x 13.7cm and 21.7cm x 8.6cm, framed and glazed.