Cape Town October Premium Auction | October 2022

Seated atop a square post, the creature looking down to his left, the face with fierce expression and snarling mouth, mounted to a later hardwood ...

Raised on a short foot, the circular censer enclosed by lotus leavesPROVENANCE Private Collection Hong Kong 2010Global Heritage 2011Stephan Welz &...

Each square tile moulded and carved with a large tree peony in full bloom enclosed by leaves within a plain border, minor cracks24cm square(2)

The ridged, spreading pedestal foot carved with a series of grooved bands, rising to the cocoon-shaped body incised with concentric bands evenly s...

Seated in royal ease, lalitasana, dressed in a flowing robe cascading towards a central lotus bloom flanked by leaves and buds, her left hand hold...

Seated on a horseshoe-back chair with each foot resting on a lion-dog, his voluminous robe decorated with bows and a sash, his right hand holding ...

Standing on a lotus issuing from a rockery, the four-armed deity with her principle hands raised in veneration, gassho-mudra, the secondary hands ...

Mandalay style, cast seated in vajrasana on a shaped base, his right hand in bhumisparshamudra, the left resting on his lap in vitarka, wearing a ...

Cast in Mandalay style, seated in vajrasana on a shaped pedestal, his right hand in bhumisparshamudra, the left resting on his lap in vitarkamudra...

The bulbous body wrapped with lotus leaves below a facetted neck, the sides applied with opposing handles each issuing a double gourd 25cm high

Painted to the centre with a village hamlet nestled between large trees on the shores of a lake, the rim painted with a diamond diaper pattern, we...

Each finely painted with terraced buildings beside a willow tree on the edge of a lake, the interior rim with honeycomb-diaper pattern and butterf...

Each moulded dish rising to a scalloped edge, the interior painted with two birds in flight above prunus blossoms issuing from a rockery, the cave...

Each saucer centered by a gnarled pine tree issuing from rocks contained within a diamond-diaper border, the bowls similarly painted, paper label,...

Each deep rounded bowl rising to a flaring rim, the well painted with a towering pagoda beneath a full moon, the exterior with a building, longevi...

Each deep rounded bowl painted with floral sprays, the well centered by a single peony, the rim painted with a diamond diaper border, the exterior...

Painted with tiger lilies in full bloom and issuing buds with butterflies in flight, the cover similarly decorated, the base and lid with an under...

Rectangular with canted corners, the center painted with pavilions on the shores of a lake, firing irregularities, age wear24,7cm widePROVENANCETh...

Rectangular with canted corners, the well painted with a terraced house beside large trees on the shores of a lake, the cavetto decorated with a d...

The deep bowl rising to a scalloped rim, the interior painted with two warriors on horseback, one wielding a sword, the other carrying a lance, th...

Delicately painted with two gnarled pine trees within a rocky landscape dotted with Lingzhi-mushrooms and tufts of bamboo, a spotted stag and cran...

The ovoid body raised on three shaped feet rising to a short everted rim, the shoulder applied with opposing lion-mask handles, painted with six a...

The baluster body painted with a pair of songbirds perched on a longevity stone amongst large tree peonies, the domed cover similarly decorated, w...

The shaped body painted with two fields each depicting a songbird on a gnarled branch, enclosed by field of meandering tendrils centered by a lotu...

The splayed foot rising to a bulbous body surmounted by a cylindrical neck, painted with white hawthorn blossoms issuing from gnarled branches on ...

The deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a slightly everted rim, the interior painted in underglaze-blue with a central basket filled...

Painted with Shou-cartouches separating a coiling dragon and phoenix in flight amongst clouds, iron-red bats and Buddhist emblems, bajixiang, the ...

The globular body under a deep garnet-glaze rising to a stout neck thinning to a crackled-white ground, the foot-rim with heavy pooling; together...

NOT SUITABLE FOR EXPORT Rising from an oval foot to a rectangular body with rounded shoulders, overlaid and carved with four ruby-red Chilong on t...

The short spreading foot rising to an elongated ovoid body terminating in a flaring mouth, the shoulders applied with a pair of opposing long-wing...

The lobed gilt-metal ornament applied with turquoise-blue kingfisher feather over three tiers, fitted with small loops for attachments, tarnishing...

Centered by a gilt-metal flower above a pair of Buddha's hand fruit, flowers and leaves, enclosed by fruiting vines applied with a peach, pomegran...

Shaped as a jardinière issuing prunus blossoms around a tall shoot of bamboo, the gilt-metal body applied with kingfisher feathers, some flowers ...

Each gilt-metal hairpin modelled as a phoenix in flight with a flower adorning the back, the eye set with a small coral bead, tarnishing, gilt and...

The gilt-metal bat applied with kingfisher feather and an oval tourmaline cabochon, the wings fashioned from spinach jade, tarnishing, gilt and fe...

Carved to resemble an open flower, each of the seven lobed petals pierced for attachments, the stone of even celadon tone, minor fissure lines5,3c...

Carved in the form of a Ruyi, the top surmounted by a boy, the base adorned with a bat, the interior carved in low relief with foliate sprays issu...

The rectangular panel with canted corners, engraved to the center with a shaped cartouche containing Islamic script surrounded by further inscript...

The rectangular plaque with canted corners, the center engraved with calligraphy within a shaped cartouche enclosed by further bands of calligraph...

The oval panel with a band of Islamic text to the border enclosing a shaped cartouche with further script, the coffee-coloured stone with striatio...

The domed cage on a removable base raised on floral feet beneath a band of "basket-weave" carving, the shaped metal handle cast with squirrels amo...

Of rectangular domed form with two carrying handles, fitted with a sliding door and three perches, losses 47cm wide

The cylindrical cage raised on carved feet, the bronze suspension loop fitted to curved struts, losses27cm diameter base

The cylindrical cage rising to a domed top applied with tiered brackets surmounted by a shaped bronze hook, the interior with two perches and two ...

The cylindrical cage rising to a shaped top fitted with tiered brackets terminating in a bronze hook, the interior fitted with a porcelain feeding...

The shaped triangular carving pierced and carved to reveal a Qilin trotting amongst clouds, the body finely carved with scales, the face turning t...

Each centered by a band of flower-heads enclosed by Ruyi-lappets between vertical struts68cm by 65cm

Each shaped panel carved to the center with a large roundel depicting a horned five-claw dragon swirling amongst lingzhi-shaped clouds in pursuit ...

The hinged rectangular lid enclosing a conforming compartment, the front fitted with a shaped lockplate, the sides each with a carrying-handle, th...

The rectangular leather-wrapped chest fitted with reinforcing metal strap-work, the front decoratedwith a shaped lockplate above two Vajra-shaped ...

Each rectangular door panel centered by a carved oval cartouche gilded and painted with figures at various pursuits, all contained within bands of...

Each painted to the center with a leaping carp in shades of blue and green, some with rim chips, two with hairline cracks, wear commensurate with ...

A JAPANESE IMARI BARBER'S BOWL, MEIJI PERIOD, 1868 - 1912

Each oval dish painted to the centre with a jardinière filled with large flower-heads and foliage, the rim and cavetto painted with further flowe...

Each painted to the rim with three iron-red reishi-shaped cartouches containing Shi-Shi playing with brocade balls, enclosed by further shaped car...

Vividly painted with gouache and watercolour on pith, depicting Mandarins in various pursuits dressed in traditional attire, framedsheet size appr...

Intricately pierced and carved, the standing figure dressed in a flowing robe and billowing sash, her fine face beneath an elaborate chignon, her ...

Carved as a seated Mekak, the right hand held to the mouth as if eating, the body finely incised to resemble fur, the base with two large himatosh...

A JAPANESE "GRAPE SELLER" OKIMONO, TAISHO PERIOD, 1912 - 1926

NOT SUITABLE FOR EXPORT Seated on a decorative drum stool, both hands concealed within the sleeves of her voluminous robe, her serene face beneath...