The Summer Auction

ARCHAIC BRONZE VASE, HAN DYNASTY OR LATER, of square baluster form with twin taotie mask handles, 34cm highProvenance: Gorringes Sale, the estate ...

ARCHAISTIC BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, WESTREN ZHOU STYLE, the baluster sides with a band of stylised taotie masks, raised on three blade feet, 16cm wide

THREE ARCHAISTIC CHINESE FIGURE, two bronze depicting mythical beasts, and the other a silvered metal ram, 14cm and 11cm high

PAIR OF CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE MOUNTS, HAN STYLE, formed as mythical beast, 6.5cm high; together with a collection of assorted bronze and Asian m...

CHINESE SILVERED METAL EWER, IN THE ARCHAIC STYLE, the baluster sides decorated in relief with dancing figures, 27cm high

ARCHAIC STYLE SILVERED BRONZE COVERED VESSEL, the lobed sides and domed cover cast with a band of stylized taotie masks, with a mythical beast scr...

ARCHAISTIC SILVERED BRONZE VASE, WARRING STATES STYLE, of baluster form with a slender flared neck, 21.5cm high

CHINESE BRONZED METAL MYTHICAL WINGED BEAST, IN THE ARCHAIC STYLE, 23cm high

LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE WINE EWER, raised on three feet, 36cm high

ARCHAISTIC BRONZE BIRD FORM RITUAL COVERED VESSEL, in the Warring States style, 34cm high

GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI ON A STEPPED THRONE, TIBET, 16TH CENTURY OR LATER, seated in vajransana on a double-lotus petal throne, hi...

SMALL SEATED GILT-BRONZE BUDDHA, TIBET 16TH / 17TH CENTURY, seated in vajraparyanksana on a double lotus pedestal base, 10cm high

GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY, dressed in finely flowing robes, open at the chest to reveal elaborate jewellery, 31cm high

LARGE BRONZE 'PUMKIN' CENSER AND COVER, MING / EARLY QING DYNASTY, realistically cast, 28cm high

GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF BUDDHA, NEPAL, 17TH / 18TH CENTURY, 18cm high; together with a small SILVERED BRONZE STANDING BUDDHA, SRI LANKA, 18TH / 19TH...

BRONZE BALUSTER VASE, QIANLONG SEAL MARK BUT LATER, the globular sides with a cast floriform neck, the short foot with a lappet band, 31cm high

LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE URNS, LATE QING DYNASTY, the crysanthmum petal rims with twin dragon mask loop handles, the baluster sides decoarted ...

BRONZE 'DRAGON' CENSER, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY, the compressed globular sides applied with a coiled dragon and crashing waves, seal mark, 25cm...

PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE ELEPHANTS, QING DYNASTY, the caparisoned beasts standing four square, 22cm high

CHINESE CLOISONNE GARNITURE, LATE QING DYNASTY, comprising a pair vases and a covered censer, decorated auspicious items, exotic birds and foliate...

GILT-BRONZE MOUNT, formed as a mythical beast, 15cm wide

LARGE CHINESE BRONZE 'CRYSANTHEMUM' CENSER AND COVER, LATE QING DYNASTY, raised on three feet, 31cm wide

CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER, LATE QING DYNASTY, the baluster sides cast in high relief with a dragon chasin g a flaming pearl, 23cm high

MAUNG HPO HLA, PEGU, 19TH CENTURY, modelled as a chinlone player, raised on a wood stand, 16cm high

JUN WARE-STYLE GLAZED CUP AND STAND, the cup with rounded sides resting on a short foot, supported on a cupstand with a hollow bowl with rounded s...

CRACKLE-GLAZE CONICLE BOWL, SONG DYNASTY STYLE, 13.5cm diam

LARGE PURPLE-SPLASH JUNWARE BOWL, SONG DYNASTY STYLE, 20cm diam

SMALL PURPLE-SPLASH JUN BOWL, NORTHERN SONG STYLE, 5cm high

SMALL CELADON-GLAZE VASE, SONG DYNASTY STYLE, 14cm high

CELADON-GLAZED COVERED CIRCULAR BOX, LONGQUAN STYLE, 11.5cm diam

CARVED CELADON-GLAZED DISH, LONGQUAN STYLE, 18cm diam

FINE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISH, WANLI MARK, finely painted in unglazed blue with a five claw dragon chasing a flaming pearl, within a border of...

BLUE AND WHITE CUP, YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD, the sides finely painted in underglaze blue with bands of stylised ruyi's, 6.5cm diam

CHINESE DOUCAI DISH, YONGZHENG PERIOD, painted with a bird in flight above a pond, painted blue seal mark 16cm diam

PAIR COPPER-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE VASES, YONGZHENG PERIOD, with ornate European rococo gilt-bronze mounts, 24cm high

FLAMBE-GLAZE BALUSTER VASE, QIANLONG PERIOD, with later European gilt-bronze mounts, 33cm high

UNUSUAL FLAMBE BALUSTER VASE, QIANLONG PERIOD, covered overall in a rich purplish-red glaze with lavender streaks, 30cm high

UNUSUAL HEXAGONAL FLAMBE BALUSTER VASE, QIANLONG PERIOD, the sides covered in rich rasberry red glaze with lavender / purple streaks, 35cm high

GOOD CELADON AND UNDER GLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED BALUSTER VASE, QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD, with French 18th century rococo ormolu mounts, the ...

'CLAIR-DE-LUNE' GLAZED BOTTLE VASE, QIANLONG SEAL MARK BUT LATER, covered all over with a rich pale blue glaze, 26cm high

FINE BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND CHILD, QING DYNASTY, modelled seated on a naturalistic base, wearing flowing robe and holding a ruyi sce...

FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN 'BEEHIVE' WATERPOT, QING DYNASTY, painted with a seated scholar, 5cm high

IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'PHOENIX' JARS AND COVERS, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY, the midnight-blue ground richly decorated with phoenix amon...

CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY, the sides [painted in shades of underglaze blue with a battlement and figues, four charac...

PAIR OF WHITE-GLAZE BARREL-FORM GARDEN SEATS, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY, 45cm high

FAMILLE ROSE 'HUI MOUNTAIN RETREAT' TEAPOT AND COVER, QIANLONG SEAL MARK BUT LATER, painted with a panel enclosing a garden scene of a scholar sea...

FINE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' FAMILLE ROSE TURQUOISE-GROUND GLAZED POTTERY TEAPOT, REPUBLIC PERIOD, the globular sides finely enamelled with a phoenix...

CANTON FAMILLE ROSE ENAMEL BALUSTER VASE, the yellow-ground decorated with panels of flowers and exotic birds, 22cm high

JUN WARE PURPLE-SPLASH BOWL AND STAND, 19TH / 20TH CENTURY, covered in a rich crackle green / blue glaze, bowl 8cm diam, stand 11.5cm diam

ARCHAISTIC JADE BI DISC, IN THE NEOLITHIC STYLE, 17.5cm diam

CARVED CHINESE JADE FIGURE OF A HUMANOID, IN THE NEOTHILIC STYLE, 30cm high

CHINESE CARVED JADE MYTHICAL BEAST AMULET, NEOLITHIC STYLE, 17cm wide

CHINESE JADE CARVING OF A 'PIG-DRAGON', in the Hongshan-style, 17cm high

CARVED JADE 'PIG DRAGON', HONGSHAN STYLE, 19cm high; together with a ARCHAISTIC CARVED JADE MYTHICAL BEAST, HAN DYNASTY STYLE, 13.5cm high (2)

CHINESE CARVED JADE 'FERTILITY' FIGURE, in the Shang Dynasty Style, 16cm high

CHINESE CARVED JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL HORNED BEAST, Shang / Western Zhou-style, 20cm high

CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADE URN, IN THE HAN STYLE, 12cm high

ARCHAISTIC GREY-JADE VASE AND COVER, QING DYNASTY OR LATER, of baluster form, carved with reeded bands, 11cm high

ARCHAISTIC CARVED JADE CYLINDER, the sides carved with opposing mythical beast masks, 14cm high; together with another CARVED JADE CYLINDER, 12cm ...

ARCHAISTIC JADE MYTHICAL BEAST, WESTERN HAN STYLE, 14cm high