Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese blue and white porcelain jar, Transitional period, mid-17th century, of shouldered ovoid body, painted with a figural scene between banana plants, height 31.5cm (extensive repairs and restoration). Provenance: the property of Michael Godfrey.

A pair of Japanese Satsuma earthenware vases, early 20th century, painted with opposing figural scenes within dark blue and gilt borders, gilt signature to bases, height 25cm.

A Japanese Imari porcelain bowl, Edo period, painted with blossoming branches, diameter 24.7cm (repaired), together with a collection of other Asian porcelain and works of art, including a Chinese blue and white baluster jar and cover, painted with prunus, height 32cm, a Japanese Kutani two-handled tray, length 51cm, and a pair of Chinese cloisonné vases (some faults).

A Chinese hardwood rectangular frame, early 20th century, with ivory inlaid decoration, framing six arched panels inset with silk appliqué figural scenes of a child and elder, height 26.8cm, length 102.7cm.

A Chinese Canton export sandalwood fan shaped frame, mid to late 19th century, carved in high relief with a processional scene and smaller figural vignettes, surrounding five apertures inset with watercolour paintings depicting figural scenes, length 82cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese famille verte export porcelain saucer dish, Kangxi period, the centre painted with a flower basket within a border of auspicious animals, precious objects, flowers and landscape vignettes, underglaze blue artemisia leaf within double ring to base, diameter 21.7cm (minor rim chips/glaze fritting).

A Chinese Ca Mau shipwreck blue and white Batavian export porcelain teabowl, circa 1730, the interior painted with a rabbit and shrubs, the exterior brown glazed, diameter 6.9cm, bearing printed paper label, together with a Vietnamese Hoi An cargo blue and white teabowl, late 15th century, of petal-moulded circular form, diameter 7.2cm.

A Chinese eggshell porcelain bowl, mark of Qianlong but mid-to-late 20th century, of lobed circular form, the exterior decorated in iron red, black, grey and gilt with Shoulao, maiden attendant and boys, iron red printed mark to base, diameter 24.2cm, with wood stand and silk mounted box.

A Chinese pale celadon jade belthook and buckle, probably 20th century, the belthook of typical serpentine form with carved dragon head terminal, length 9.6cm, the buckle of scroll form and incised with four characters, length 8.3cm.

A pair of Chinese famille rose eggshell porcelain teabowls, mark of Qianlong but probably Republic Period, each of steep-sided circular form, the exterior enamelled with flowers and scrolling tendrils, the interior with dragon roundel, blue enamelled four-character mark to base, height 5.7cm (one cracked).

A small collection of Chinese export silkwork, late Qing dynasty, including a collar, decorated with figures and flowers in landscape, a pair of child's shoes and various panels (faults).

A Chinese carved and pierced agate figure group of two dragons above waves, on a wood stand, total height 14.5cm, together with a carved brown agate recumbent horse with wood stand, total height 7cm, and a carved soapstone figure of horses below pine and cranes, height 14cm, all with silk mounted boxes.

A Chinese painted pottery cocoon jar, Han dynasty, the ovoid body with flared neck and foot, painted with iron red vertical bands and white scrolls, height 22.3cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain circular bowl, mark of Kangxi but late 19th century, painted with figures, flowers and leafy tendrils, underglaze blue four-character mark to base, diameter 22.9cm, height 9.8cm (hairline crack and rim chips).

A pair of Chinese cloisonné bottle vases, early 20th century, each ovoid body and flared narrow neck decorated with polychrome flowers, tendrils and stiff leaf border on a gilt whorl filled dark blue ground, height 23cm.

A pair of Chinese porcelain teabowls with silver covers and stands, mid-20th century, each bowl painted with dragons and fenghuang reserved against a gilt ground, the silver covers and stands of petal outline with engraved decoration, total height 10cm.

A Chinese carved amethyst quartz figure of Shoulao and crane, mid-20th century, modelled standing holding a peach and gnarled staff, height 17cm, with wood stand, boxed.

A Chinese polished bronze censer, possibly 17th century, of squat circular form, finely cast in relief with overlapping lotus leaves and stems, flanked by a pair of mask and ring handles, weight 509.2g, height 6.2cm, rim diameter 9.5cm.

A Chinese yellow glazed porcelain beaker vase, late Qing dynasty, of flared slender form, height 29.5cm, together with a turquoise glazed bottle vase, height 15.5cm.