Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A pair of Japanese Kutani porcelain egg shaped vases, Meiji period, each with lobed aperture, painted and gilt with panels of figures, birds, butterflies and flowers, height 11.5cm.

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain meat dish, Qianlong period, painted with pavilions, pagoda, trees, sailing boats and two figures crossing a bridge in a coastal landscape, length 32.8cm, together with a similar blue and white export porcelain meat dish, painted with peony, chrysanthemum and bamboo, length 27.9cm.

A Chinese pale celadon jade box and cover, Qianlong period, of peach outline, the top finely carved in low relief with an insect flying above a fruiting branch, the stone of pale celadon tone with faint russet markings to the front of the cover, height 3.6cm, length 7.1cm, applied John Sparks paper circular label to base. Provenance: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862-1937), and thence by descent. Sir William was the current vendor's great grandfather. Note: Sir William Younger was a Scottish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for a total of eleven years between 1895 and 1910. His residences were Auchen Castle in Moffat, Scotland, and 45 Prince's Gardens, London. It is believed it was during his time in London that his interest in Asian art began and he purchased this piece at John Sparks, 128 Mount St, Mayfair premises.

A Chinese spinach jade spill vase, Qing dynasty, carved and pierced as a pine trunk with fenghuang perched in its branches and a lingzhi fungus to the other side, height 11.8cm. Provenance: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862-1937), and thence by descent. Sir William was the current vendor's great grandfather. Note: Sir William Younger was a Scottish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for a total of eleven years between 1895 and 1910. His residences were Auchen Castle in Moffat, Scotland, and 45 Prince's Gardens, London. It is believed it was during his time in London that his interest in Asian art began, becoming a regular visitor to well-established and respected dealers in Chinese works of art, including John Sparks and Bluetts.

A Chinese spinach jade figure group of a Buddhistic lion and cub, Qing dynasty, with finely carved and pierced detail, the spinach green stone with russet inclusions, length 7.7cm, the hardwood stand with silver wire inlaid decoration. Provenance: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862-1937), and thence by descent. Sir William was the current vendor's great grandfather. Note: Sir William Younger was a Scottish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for a total of eleven years between 1895 and 1910. His residences were Auchen Castle in Moffat, Scotland, and 45 Prince's Gardens, London. It is believed it was during his time in London that his interest in Asian art began, becoming a regular visitor to well-established and respected dealers in Chinese works of art, including John Sparks and Bluetts.

A Chinese pale celadon jade box and cover, Qing dynasty, of barbed outline, the top finely incised with a flaming wheel, length 7.6cm. Provenance: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862-1937), and thence by descent. Sir William was the current vendor's great grandfather. Note: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle was a Scottish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for a total of eleven years between 1895 and 1910. His residences were Auchen Castle in Moffat, Scotland and 45 Prince's Gardens, London. It is believed it was during his time in London that his interest in Asian art began and it is thought he probably purchased this piece at John Sparks.

A Chinese amethyst quartz brushwasher, Qing dynasty, carved in the form of a peach enveloped in its own leafy branches, the rim carved and pierced with peaches and four bats, the interior with twin fish motif, length 14.5cm (repaired), the carved and pierced hardwood stand with openwork blossoming prunus branches, lingzhi fungus and bamboo, on a keyfret base, total height 12.8cm. Provenance: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862-1937), and thence by descent. Sir William was the current vendor's great grandfather. Note: Sir William Younger was a Scottish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for a total of eleven years between 1895 and 1910. His residences were Auchen Castle in Moffat, Scotland and 45 Prince's Gardens, London. It is believed it was during his time in London that his interest in Asian art began, becoming a regular visitor to well-established and respected dealers in Chinese works of art, including John Sparks and Bluetts.

A Chinese carved pale celadon jade figure group of a deer and faun, Qianlong period, finely modelled with the recumbent deer holding a pierced blossoming prunus branch in its mouth, the recumbent faun at its side with lingzhi fungus in its mouth, the stone of pale celadon tone with russet inclusions across the back, length 10.7cm, height 7.5cm, the hardwood stand carved and pierced with lotus, rocks and bamboo above a silver wire inlaid base with scroll feet, total height 10.7cm. Provenance: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862-1937), and thence by descent. Sir William was the current vendor's great grandfather. Note: Sir William Younger was a Scottish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for a total of eleven years between 1895 and 1910. His residences were Auchen Castle in Moffat, Scotland, and 45 Prince's Gardens, London. It is believed it was during his time in London that his interest in Asian art began and it is thought he probably purchased this piece at John Sparks.

A Chinese famille rose enamelled porcelain figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, finely modelled seated with her right leg raised, her left hand holding an iron red and gilt vase, wearing loose flowing robes and a bead necklace, height 24.5cm (one finger to right hand chipped). Provenance: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862-1937), and thence by descent. Sir William was the current vendor's great grandfather. Note: Sir William Younger was a Scottish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for a total of eleven years between 1895 and 1910. His residences were Auchen Castle in Moffat, Scotland, and 45 Prince's Gardens, London. It is believed it was during his time in London that his interest in Asian art began, becoming a regular visitor to well-established and respected dealers in Chinese works of art, including John Sparks and Bluetts.

A Chinese famille rose enamelled export porcelain figure group of Hehe Erxian, Qianlong period, the twin spirits of mirth and harmony modelled seated side-by-side on a pink and blue marbled rocky base with three-legged toad below, height 20cm (minor faults). Provenance: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862-1937), and thence by descent. Sir William was the current vendor's great grandfather. Note: Sir William Younger was a Scottish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for a total of eleven years between 1895 and 1910. His residences were Auchen Castle in Moffat, Scotland, and 45 Prince's Gardens, London. It is believed it was during his time in London that his interest in Asian art began, becoming a regular visitor to well-established and respected dealers in Chinese works of art, including John Sparks and Bluetts.

A Chinese Wucai style porcelain bowl, Transitional style but late Qing dynasty, of steep-sided circular form with slightly flared rim, the exterior painted with a continuous scene of figures in a fenced garden with banana plant and rocks, underglaze blue double ring to base, height 14.2cm, diameter 26.7cm. Provenance: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862-1937), and thence by descent. Sir William was the current vendor's great grandfather. Note: Sir William Younger was a Scottish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for a total of eleven years between 1895 and 1910. His residences were Auchen Castle in Moffat, Scotland, and 45 Prince's Gardens, London. It is believed it was during his time in London that his interest in Asian art began, becoming a regular visitor to well-established and respected dealers in Chinese works of art, including John Sparks and Bluetts.

A Japanese Imari porcelain jar and cover, 18th century, painted and gilt with flowers beneath a prunus flowerhead and scroll finial, fitted with later European ormolu rim and rococo scroll handle mounts, height 12.5cm, width across handles 19.5cm (small chip to rim of cover). Provenance: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862-1937), and thence by descent. Sir William was the current vendor's great grandfather. Note: Sir William Younger was a Scottish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for a total of eleven years between 1895 and 1910. His residences were Auchen Castle in Moffat, Scotland, and 45 Prince's Gardens, London. It is believed it was during his time in London that his interest in Asian art began, becoming a regular visitor to well-established and respected dealers in Chinese works of art, including John Sparks and Bluetts.

A pair of Chinese cloisonne and gilt copper diminutive jars and covers, mark and period of Qianlong, each globular body decorated with opposing blue ground circular panels of polychrome, lotus and scrolling tendrils, reserved against a similarly decorated turquoise ground, the short gilt neck with incised keyfret band, the cover similarly decorated, incised six-character mark above six further characters to base, height 6.3cm (minor faults). Provenance: Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862-1937), and thence by descent. Sir William was the current vendor's great grandfather. Note: Sir William Younger was a Scottish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for a total of eleven years between 1895 and 1910. His residences were Auchen Castle in Moffat, Scotland, and 45 Prince's Gardens, London. It is believed it was during his time in London that his interest in Asian art began, becoming a regular visitor to well-established and respected dealers in Chinese works of art, including John Sparks and Bluetts.

A Chinese Han style inlaid cast bronze figural brushwasher with verdigris patina, the recumbent beast with single horn, archaistic scroll decoration and rectangular aperture to its back, length 11.7cm, height 7.4cm.

A Japanese brown patinated bronze ikebana bowl, Meiji period, of circular form with keyfret band on four crashing wave feet, cast four-character mark to base, diameter 14cm, together with another Japanese ikebana bowl of square outline, cast with crashing waves, width 13.5cm.

A small group of Chinese export porcelain, Qianlong period, comprising three table salts, lengths 8.2cm, a circular dish, diameter 16cm, and a larger circular saucer dish, diameter 28.7cm, each piece painted with a circular puce landscape vignette within scattered flower and green bellflower borders (large saucer dish repaired and glaze fritting to rims of salts).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain meat dish, Qianlong period, painted with two cranes flying above two figures in a boat and another on the shoreside, length 41.3cm.

A Japanese cloisonné two-piece belt buckle, Meiji period, decorated with four birds flying above pavilions and trees in a coastal landscape, length 7.7cm.

A Chinese celadon jade censer, mid to late 20th century, the compressed circular body flanked by a pair of carved and pierced dragon mask and loose ring handles, the domed cover with dragon finial, raised on Buddhistic lion mask shouldered paw feet, height 15cm, with wood stand, together with a Chinese green hardstone vase and cover, mid to late 20th century, the hexagonal tapering body surrounded by a carved and pierced pine tree inhabited by cranes, height 24cm (minor losses), on a carved wood stand.