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A pair of Chinese famille rose porcelain stem dishes, 19th century, each decorated with a scholar and calligraphy, height 5.5cm, width 22.3cm, depth 17.6cm. Condition report: No condition issues.

A Japanese woodblock print of a building and trees in the foreground, calligraphy and signed in pencil, red seal, framed and glazed, 30.4 x 44.5cm. Condition report: Discolouration and foxing to mount as per pics.

A Japanese woodblock print depicting a Samurai, calligraphy and red seal, 38 x 26cm.

Five Japanese woodblock prints depicting Geisha girls, 19th century, each with calligraphy, 34 x 21cm.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain vase, 19th century, with a seated male figure and calligraphy, height 12.5cm. Condition report: Tiny chip inside top rim. No repairs or cracks. Some small stains and marks.

A Chinese stone cup, with calligraphy, height 3.9cm, a Japanese cast coin, archaic jade and other items.

‡ A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH-KHUD), QAJAR, LATE 19TH CENTURY with etched hemispherical skull decorated with cartouches, calligraphy and foliage, fitted at its apex with a sharply tapering spike on a moulded base, at the front with a pair of tubular plume-holders with a staple between, the latter retaining a sliding nasal bar secured by a thumb-screw, and mail neck defence of butted iron rings (small losses) 32.5 cm; 12 ¾ in high Provenance Sotheby's, 29th July 1980, lot 260

‡ AN INDO-PERSIAN SHIELD (DHAL), MID-19TH CENTURY of shallow convex form, fitted with four domed bosses corresponding to enarmes on the inside, the outer faces each decorated with gold koftgari birds, the central portion of the outer face left plain, and the border decorated with a concentric arrangement of panels filled with gold koftgari flowers, leaves and calligraphy, plain turned edge, and an early lining 36.5 cm; 14 3/8 in diameter The inscriptions include unidentified Persian verses and 'amal-i 'abbas ("Work of 'Abbas.")

ERIC GILL (1882-1940) 'Out of thou bed when thou dost ryse...', a verse in calligraphy taken from scrolls on the walls of the state bed chamber in Hurst House discovered when pulled down in 1847, signed in pencil with monogram and dated 1935, pen, ink and colours, 19 x 17cm

A pair of large Chinese figural scroll weight seals with calligraphy decoration, Dog of Fo finials and seal marks to base, H29cm 

Chinese pottery faux bamboo brush washer/vase with calligraphy and seal mark to base, H17cm 

A pair of Chinese porcelain sancai glazed Dogs of Fo seated on a square plinth, 20th century, 40 cm to/w two Chinese scrolls of calligraphy (3)1 - damaged and broken ear, chips to base2 - damaged and broken ear, chips to base - loose pieces available for restoration, one has cracks in face, see images

* BRUCE TIPPETT (BRITISH 1933 - 2017), LANDSCAPE WITH REEDS charcoal on paper, signed and dated 14.03.58 42cm x 53cm Mounted, framed and under glass. Artist labels verso. Note: Bruce Tippett was a British born artist who was championed by Philip Granville (Lord's Gallery, London) and the legendary Betty Parsons (Betty Parsons Gallery, New York) and others. Jane England writes in her 1992 catalogue : "[In 1957], he […] saw Japanese brush paintings for the first time at the British Museum [which now houses nine Bruce Tippett drawings]. He recalls now that 'Something awoke in me and I entered another realm'. The works of the Japanese calligraphers inspired him by their mixture of spontaneity and contemplation. Like the Zen masters, Tippett achieved spontaneity by constantly paring down the image and concentrating on its essential spirit, with no sign of the struggle involved. When Tippett first saw a work by Hartung at Gimpel Fils in May 1958, he was struck by the similarities of their respective calligraphic styles. These similarities had different origins. In Tippett's case the energetic strokes and lines came from his early drawings of reeds and stakes in marsh landscapes and the studies he had made of building structures, whereas Hartung's expressive calligraphy came from his early experiments with automatism." Alan Bowness pointed out in his "Portrait of the Artist" (1958) that "having made the first steps on his own Tippett realized that the calligraphic paintings of Hartung pointed in the direction he wished to go […] but by the end of 1957 Tippett had reached something that was recognizably an original manner, and the drawings done then and at the beginning of this year have a remarkable ease and assurance." After Peggy Guggenheim closed her Art of This Century gallery in 1947, Parsons was one of only a very few gallery owners to promote avant-garde American art at a time when the commercial demand for it was minuscule. The Betty Parsons Gallery was also, for a considerable time, the only gallery in the US which promoted and supported Abstract Expressionism. Parsons played a major and significant role in establishing New York as the centre of the art world and Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, William Congdon, Clyfford Still, Theodorus Stamos, Ellsworth Kelly, Hedda Sterne, Forrest Bess, Michael Loew, Lyman Kipp, Judith Godwin, Tony Smith, Robert Rauschenberg, Barnett Newman and many other artists owed much to Betty Parsons. Bruce Tippett first visited New York in 1965 when Dorothy Miller bought one of his paintings for MOMA. He met Parsons at the Venice Biennale in 1966 and immediately afterwards she visited his studio in Rome and bought several paintings and drawings for her gallery. Bruce Tippett exhibited regularly at The Betty Parsons Gallery from 1967 and had his last solo show there in 1981, the year before Betty died. Bruce Tippett continued to exhibit in the US and the UK and even more frequently in Italy and France. He died in France in 2017, where he had lived and worked since 2005. His work is held in some of the most important collections in the US and Europe including The Louvre (Paris), The British Museum (London), Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna (Rome) and MOMA (New York), yet in his country of birth, his work remains relatively unknown.

A cylindrical Chinese jade archers ring with calligraphy and two seal marks

An 18th Century good quality needlework tree and calligraphy sampler, 17" x 11" (as found)

Various volumes on calligraphy, design and fashion etc (three boxes)

A Persian brass and silver bowl18th/19th centuryElegantly decorated with Arabic calligraphy and leafy scrolls.D 34 cm CONDITION REPORT: H25cm x D35cm x open size 20cm

A Victorian silver-mounted desk set to include capstan inkwell, pumice brush, stamp roller and a nickel-mounted feather quill calligraphy pen, a silver stilo pen and one other, silver items marked Sheffield 1911, makers' marks rubbed.

A Safavid copper basin, of tapering form, decorated with panels of animals, scrolling leaves, flowers and Islamic calligraphy, the underside of the rim with owner's marks, Persia, 17th century, 18.7cm high, 40cm diameter.

An early 16th century Mamluk copper dish, with a lobed rim and inner bands of scrolling leaves and elliptical designs on a geometric diaper ground, the centre decorated with a blazon encircled by naskh calligraphy, the underside with ownership inscriptions, Egypt, c.1500, originally tinned, 42.3cm diameter. For a similar dish see Sotheby's, London, Arts of the Islamic World, 25th October 2017, lot 142.

A PAIR OF FRAMED JAPANESE SIGNED CALLIGRAPHY PAINTINGS

AFTER SHEN ZHOU (1427-1509) AND OTHERS Two pheasants amongst plants, with calligraphy and seals, woodblock print, 38" x 14"

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'IMMORTAL' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD 1821 -1850 Raised on an oval foot, the compressed rectangular body rising to rounded shoulders, painted with Lü Dongbin within a courtyard before a terraced pavilion, the reverse painted with calligraphy and two deities above lingzhi-shaped clouds, each side applied with an iron-red rectangular fillet, agate stopper, the base with an iron-red four-character Daoguang mark, scratches, wear to enamel, spoon lacking6cm high

1923 London Underground MAP of the Electric Railways of London "What to see and how to travel". Designed by MacDonald Gill with his distinctive style of calligraphy and map border, this is the issue dated 1/6/23 and the version thereof which shows the British Empire Exhibition stations with red dots. Generally a very good copy, light foxing spots on the spine and rear cover. [1]

A jade pendant decorated with calligraphy and a figural mask

Chinese porcelain vase, 21cms with mountain scene and calligraphy, having a red character mark, c. 1900 and a Japanese square sided vase

Large Chinese porcelain birds calligraphy vase, 58cm tall (firing fault to rim)

Chinese porcelain calligraphy water pot standing on three feet

Two Chinese bone and stone bead calligraphy brushes, L. 32cm.

Wilson of Whitby (c1770) A George III spinet in a wing shaped mahogany case finely figured, crossbanded and with sycamore string. The nameboard with a boxwood tablet inscribed Wilson Whitby Fecit in fine calligraphy, the 5 octave (FF-f3 without the lowest F#), on the original moulded trestle stand.

19/20th Century Chinese Famille Rose Enamel Porcelain Plaque. Stamped signed with calligraphy. Depict two female courtesans in outdoor scene. Measures 14-3/4" H x 9-3/4" W. Condition: Good condition Estimate: $100.00 - $250.00 Domestic Shipping: $95.00

A Victorian novelty treen desktop letter opener, the realistic bull dog head with applied glass eyes, 13¼in. (33.6cm.) long, together with a similar treen bull dog calligraphy pen, the shaft pulling apart to reveal the writing implement. (2) *Condition: overall in very good condition, the dip pen with small split to shaft. 

A late 20th century Chinese glass reverse painted snuff bottle with Lapis Lazuli stopper and gilt metal band, decorated with a greyhound in a landscape setting, Chinese calligraphy verse to the other side, 4" long

The Accomplish’d Housewife. The Accomplish'd Housewife; or, the Gentlewoman’s Companion: Containing I. Reflections on the Education of the Fair Sex; with Characters for their Imitation. II. The Penman’s Advice to the Ladies; or the Art of Writing made easy, and entertaining. III. Instructions for addressing Persons of Distinction, in Writing or Discourse. IV. An easy Introduction to the Study of Practical Arithmetic. V. Directions for copying Prints or Drawings, and Painting either in Oil or Water Colours, or with Crayons. VI. Directions for Marketting, with respect to Butcher’s Meat, Poulterer’s Ware, and Fish. VII. A Bill of Fare for every Month in the Year. VIII. Receipts in Cookery, Pastry, &c. IX. Instructions for Carving and placing Dishes on the Table. X. All Sorts of Pickles, Made Wines, &c. XI. Remarks on the Nature and Qualities of the most common Aliments. XII. Recipes in Physick and Surgery. XIII. Remarks on the Causes and Symptoms of most Diseases. XIV. The Florist’s Kalendar. XV. Familiar Letters on several Occasions in common Life; with Instructions to young Orphan Ladies how to judge of Proposals of Marriage made to them without the Consent of their Friends or Guardians. XVI. A Dictionary serving for the Translation of ordinary English Words into more scholastic ones. Concluding with some serious instructions for the Conduct of the Fair Sex, with regard to their Duty towards God, and towards their Neighbours, 1st edition, London: J. Newbery, 1745, [16], 431, [13]pp., two engraved plates by L. Bickham showing calligraphy in round hand & Italian hand, six woodcut illustrations of table setting to text, few light spots to title, front free endpaper inscribed 'Rebekah Phillips Her Book June ye 18 1742', contemporary sheep, joints partially cracked, front joint consolidated, corners repaired, head and foot of spine worn, 12mo in 6s (Qty: 1)Axford, p. 4; Bitting, p. 513; ESTC T122783; Maclean, p. 2; Oxford p. 75; Roscoe A1; cf. Cagle 530 (second edition, 1748). Uncommon. An interesting early publication from the press of John Newbery.

Gold Jewellery, including an 18ct Gold Islamic pendant with calligraphy and a 18ct yellow gold bracelet engraved Jihad (spiritual struggle), bracelet with base metal clasp, approx 5 gms. (2)

AN OTTOMAN GILT BRASS MOUNTED PRESENTATION SABRE, KILIJ, AND SCABBARD, DATED 1843 one side of the blade damescened with calligraphy and traces of gold at the forte, bud shaped quillons and carved ivory grips, the decoration to the chased brass mounts of the velvet covered scabbard incorporating crescents and rosettes, panels of flowers and strapwork, engraved on a reserve Donné a R W Long Wellesley par son ami Rodolphe d'Ornano le 20 Fever 1843, blade 72.5cm lProvenance: Presented by Le Comte Rodolphe d'Ornano (1817-1865) to William Richard Arthur Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley (1813-1863); thence by descent to the present vendor. The son of Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, 1st comte d'Ornano (1784-1863), Le Comte Rodolphe d'Ornano was a diplomat who, through his mother, was a second cousin of Napoleon. The recipient succeeded his father Viscount Wellesley (nephew of the Iron Duke) in 1857, becoming the 5th Earl of Mornington. He died in Paris in July 1863, leaving everything to his cousin Earl Cowley (son of the Iron Duke's younger brother, Henry) who was ambassador in Paris at the time. ++Poor condition but basically complete and unrestored as will be evident from images

A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL, EARLY 20TH C of a beast and birds, tree peony and lotus mounted on a scroll with calligraphy and two seals, silk 147 x 58cmProvenance: Gaze Cooper Collection; thence by descent to the present vendors.++Heavily stained and discoloured/faded. The scroll with tears and numerous creases, original yellow silk ties

Japanese Meiji period boxwood okimono in the form of a standing fisherman, inset calligraphy signature to base, 17 cm high

19th Century ottoman silvered brass travelling Islamic scribes Qvalamdan tivit (pencase/inkwell) decorated with calligraphy, 23cm.

LONG CHINESE PRINT & CALLIGRAPHY ON SCROLL5.6m LONG

A nomads table with carved hexagonal wooden base and brass top, Diameter 66cm, together with an additional brass top with chase engraved Islamic calligraphy, Diameter 58cm

A 19th Century Wrought Iron 'Qalamdan' or Pen-box embellished with gilt inlay and having pierced open-work calligraphy to the lid, 8" (20 cm) in length.

A Japanese stoneware saki bottle, decorated with calligraphy on a brown ground, height 25cm.

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN PANEL, painted with figures and calligraphy. 35cms x 26cms.

A LATE 19TH /EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING IN ORIGINAL FITTED BOX, the scroll with carved ivory roundel's, the box with calligraphy.

A CHINESE STICK STAND, decorated with calligraphy. 51cms high.

A VICTORIAN ISLAMIC WALKING STICK, with silver handle with calligraphy. 86cms long.

A marble calligraphic panel, probably North Africa, 19th century, carved with a star-shaped medallion in low relief, containing three lines of Islamic calligraphy, 36cm. by 30.5cm.

Indian School (20th Century), Landscape gouache on silk painting, Tiger hunt,Signed lower right in calligraphy,33cm x 46.5cm, Framed and glazed and another similar example Tiger Hunt (2)

Two Ming/Q'ing dynasty calligraphy brush pots

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE painted with a mountainous landscape and calligraphy, 24cm high and a blanc de chine figure of Guanyin, 24cm high Condition Report: Available upon request

A Japanese bronze vase with yellow metal bird and floral decoration and calligraphy, mark to base, height 7 1/2"

Set of five Chinese Famille Rose cylindrical containers and covers, each decorated with figures and calligraphy, 4cm - 11.5cm high Condition: Largest jar has losses to collar not visible when lid is placed upon it plus losses to edge gilding of cover, second largest has losses to edge gilding of cover, the third has minor losses to edge gilding of cover, the fourth ditto plus reattached section to side of cover and the fifth has no gilding to top edge of cover - **General condition consistent with age

A PAIR OF FRAMED JAPANESE SIGNED CALLIGRAPHY PAINTINGS

Persian brass qalamdan cast decoration with calligraphy, length 24cm.

Collection of pens including Parker calligraphy.

Chinese Calligraphy Poem Painting w/ Woman on silk. Gouache on silk. Calligraphy upper left. Sight size: 9.25 x 7.5 in. Overall Size: 14.5 x 12.5 in.

Signed, Japanese Lacquered Calligraphy Poem Bowl. With a calligraphy poem and a coastal scene surrounding the exterior. Bearing two red artist seals, one near the coastal scene and one seal on the bottom of the bowl.Diameter: 6.5 in.

Pair of early 20th century Chinese celadon bowls with bird and flower decoration and calligraphy, and a matching dish, Qianlong mark to the base.CONDITION REPORT:Bowl 1: Has three vertical hairline cracks from the rim. General scuffs to the inside. 17.5cm diameter.Bowl 2: Small nicks to the rim. General scuffs and scratches to the inside.Plate: overall in good condition, 26cm diameter. 

A calligraphy set.