Fine Chinese Art

A spinach-green jade 'twin fish' brush washerLate Qing DynastyThe flattened circular vessel with shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly lipped...

A spinach-green jade tripod incense burner and coverQianlong Superbly carved, the compressed globular body carved on each side with a taotie mask ...

An archaistic jadeite incense burner and cover, fangdingQing DynastyOf tapering rectangular section, carved on each main side with a taotie mask, ...

A soapstone brushpot, bitong17th/18th century Sturdily carved imitating a gnarled tree-trunk issuing a branch of pine, and two sprays of auspiciou...

A mottled pale green jade sceptre, ruyiLate Qing Dynasty/Republic PeriodElegantly carved as a slender curved shaft leading up to a lobed terminal,...

A large and rare white jade 'nine phoenix' hairpinQing DynastyThe hairpin carved on one side in openwork with alternating phoenixes amongst floral...

A jade inlaid silver-alloy jar and coverThe jade, mid Qing Dynasty; the vase and cover, late Qing Dynasty/Republic PeriodThe jar of rounded square...

A rare turquoise-matrix screenMid Qing DynastyThe light green stone expertly carved on one side with a mountainous landscape, with various trees a...

A pair of Imperial ruby-red melon-shaped glass jars and coversQianlong four-character marks and of the periodThe translucent glass of deep-red hue...

A large lacquered-wood figure of the Buddha of Medicine18th/19th century Carved standing, the hands in bhumisparsa mudra, wearing long flowing rob...

A rare large lacquered-wood figure of an Ascetic Luohan18th century The ascetic figure with a tonsured head and serene and meditative expression s...

An imperial painting of a Vajraheruka 'twenty-one' deity mandalaTibeto-Chinese, Qianlong Period, circa 1750-1763 Distemper on cloth, inscribed on ...

A very rare gilt-bronze figure of Buddha ShakyamuniTibet, 15th centuryFinely cast with eyes downcast in meditative expression flanked by a pair of...

A large gilt copper-alloy repoussé figure of Buddha ShakyamuniTibet, 17th century Well modelled seated in dhyanasana, his hand in bhumisparsamudra...

A gilt-bronze figure of AkshobhyaTibet, 15th centurySeated in vajrasana on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparshamudra, his left resting on ...

A gilt-bronze inscribed figure of a Buddhist preceptorTibet, circa 16th century Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal, his left hand raised de...

A very large gilt copper-alloy repoussé figure of a Kagyu Lama17th centuryThe naturalistic contours of his face conveying a jovial alertness, betw...

A large gilt-lacquered bronze figure of Buddha ShakyamuniMid Ming DynastyFinely cast with eyes downcast in meditative expression seated in dhyanas...

A large gilt-lacquered bronze figure of MahasthamapraptaMing DynastyWell cast seated in dhyanasana, the left hand in vitakamudra and the right in ...

A gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus18th centuryHeavily cast, the deity portrayed seated cross-legged on a double-lotus pedestal, the hands in dhyanam...

An unusual gilt-bronze figure of a foreigner17th centuryThe figure standing straight, holding an elephant tusk in his hands, wearing a pointed hat...

A large copper-alloy repoussé figure of BuddhaQianlong seven-character mark and of the periodFinely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus pe...

A gilt-bronze silver and copper-inlaid figure of MarpaTibet, 18th century or laterThe plump figure finely cast seated on a pedestal with turquoise...

An unusual bronze 'Mahakala' incense-burner and coverQing DynastyThe vessel with a globular body decorated with blossoming lotus amid curling tend...

A gilt-bronze Stupa18th centurySolidly cast with a waisted square plinth elaborately incised with circular patterns, the domed body raised on a fo...

A pair of parcel gilt-bronze duck-shaped incense burners and coversMing DynastyEach finely cast in the shape of a duck with the head slightly rais...

A massive documentary archaistic ritual bronze incense burner, FangDingQianlong, dated by inscription to the 41st year of the reign Qianlong corre...

An archaistic gold-splashed bronze beaker vase, gu17th/18th centuryRising from a splayed foot to a globular waist and flared neck, the central sec...

Three bronze incense burners and one wine ewerSong/Qing DynastyComprising a tripod incense burner, ding, of rounded form rising on three legs and ...

Three archaistic bronze beaker vases, guMing/early Qing DynastyComprising: a vase of square section decorated with taotie masks against leiwen gro...

A fine gold-splashed bronze tripod incense burner, lidingXuande six-character mark, 18th/19th centuryOf compressed globular form subtly divided to...

A large bronze 'chilong' incense burner and coverQingtong xuan zhi mark, Kangxi/YongzhengHeavily cast, of compressed oval form supported on three ...

A bronze tripod incense burner, lidingQian Qing Gong and Xuande four-character mark, Qing DynastyOf compressed globular three lobed form, supporte...

A rare bronze basinQianlong seal mark and of the periodThe deep dish heavily cast with gently curving sides rising from an inward-tapering foot t...

A ruby-inlaid gold box and coverPossibly Thai, 19th centuryThe box and cover of globular form rising from a tall spreading foot, decorated around ...

A gold and hornbill bracelet, necklace, brooch, earrings and locketHoaching marks, dated by inscription to 1 November 1870The bracelet, necklace, ...

A large Chinese export silver 'dragon' trophyWH Xiechang 90 mark, late 19th century, dated by inscription to the 20th year of the Guangxu reign co...

A cloisonné enamel 'bajixiang' box and coverLate Ming DynastyThe slightly domed cover enamelled in the centre with a medallion enclosing a Sanskri...

A cloisonné enamel cup standLate Ming DynastyThe circular dish with a central raised plinth to hold a small cup foot, encircled with flower-petal ...

A cloisonné enamel baluster vase, Hu17th century Well cast with a globular body supported on a spreading foot rising to a waisted neck, set with a...

A cloisonné enamel 'lotus' vase, hu17th century Brightly decorated around the pear-shaped body with bands of large Indian-lotus heads borne on scr...

An imperial cloisonné and champlevé enamel 'phoenix' ice chestQianlong/JiaqingOf square section with straight sides tapering to the base, divided ...

A pair of cloisonné enamel yellow-ground bottle vasesDe Cheng studio marks, late Qing DynastyEach finely enamelled with various brightly coloured ...

A very large cloisonné enamel 'phoenix' dish19th centuryThe interior decorated with a phoenix perching on a prunus branch issuing from jagged rock...

A cloisonné enamel 'dragon' incense stick-holderLate Qing DynastyThe gilt-copper and cloisonné enamel incense burner composed of eight detachable ...

A yellow-ground painted enamel bowl, cover and stand18th centuryThe bowl, cover and stand exquisitely painted to the sides with elaborate floral s...

An Imperial-Tribute painted enamel famille rose lime-green ground trayQianlong red-enamelled four-character mark and of the periodThe quatrelobed ...

A painted enamel gilt-decorated blue-ground enamelled 'lotus' bowlQianlong four-character seal mark and of the periodExquisitely decorated in gilt...

A white jade 'fisherman and pavilion' snuff bottle18th/19th centuryWell hollowed, the ovoid bottle finely carved in low relief with a continuous s...

A white jade 'cicada' snuff bottle18th/19th centuryWell-hollowed, naturalistically carved in the form of a cicada with protruding eyes, the body d...

Three very pale green jade snuff bottles18th/19th centuryAll well hollowed, the first carved in high relief with two fish swimming in a lotus pond...

Three white and pale green jade snuff bottles18th/19th centuryAll well hollowed, the first of ovoid form, carved in relief on either side with a p...

Three pale green jade snuff bottles18th/19th centuryComprising a bottle carved in low relief with a stag beside lingzhi fungus below a gnarled pin...

Three white and pale green jade rectangular snuff bottles18th/19th centuryAll well hollowed, the first with canted corners, of white tone with ver...

An inside-painted glass snuff bottleDing Erzhong (1865-1935), cyclically dated to the winter of Jihai, corresponding to 1899 and of the periodFine...

A rare cinnabar-red overlay white glass double-gourd shaped 'Liuhai' snuff bottleYangzhou School, mid Qing DynastyThe double-gourd finely carved a...

Three overlay glass snuff bottles18th/19th centuryThe first finely carved in relief in amber tones with a cockerel, hen and three chicks amongst g...

Two glass 'chilong' snuff bottles18th/19th centuryThe first of sapphire-blue overlay translucent glass, carved on each side with a sinouous chi-dr...

A red overlay glass snuff bottlePossibly Yangzhou, seal Shengchun, 19th centuryExquisitely carved with two cranes in flights by the moon incised w...

Six glass snuff bottles18th/19th centuryComprising two clear ruby glass bottles, one with a pear-shaped body and blue stopper, 7cm (2 6/8in) high,...