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A Japanese ivory figure of a scholar, early 20th century, holding a calligraphy brush and a scroll, carved two character signature to a red lacquer plaque, 11.8cm, wood stand

South Korean late 19th / early 20th century School 'Travellers on a Road' Watercolour, signed and inscribed with calligraphy, in a glazed gilt wood frame, 38 x 30cm

A pair of Chinese porcelain Republic wall panels, each rectangular panel decorated with an individual scene, one depicting pomegranate sprigs within a yuhuchunping vase besides a Jue vessel and scholarly objects, the other decorated with two roosters besides a craquelure vase surrounded by blossoms, each with calligraphy and date marks, 43.5cm H x 17cm W, each within stained hardwood mounts

A selection of Chinese porcelain comprising; an 18th century Kangxi blue and white octagonal tea caddy with later cover, 9cm high, a Republic gaiwan and saucer, decorated with calligraphy and a landscape scene, with six character mark to underside, 9cm high, a famille rose chupu and cover, 12cm high, with stand, a pedestal cup and cover, decorated with herons with sun set beyond, 10cm high and a 19th century square section powder blue brush pot, bitong, decorated in gilt depicting birds amongst trees, 13cm high (5)

A Chinese porcelain Republic style vase, of rectangular form, centrally decorated with a seated lady looking on within an interior, the reverse decorated with a vast landscape, each facet with calligraphy, with flared rim, 30cm high

A pair of 20th century Chinese famille rose hand painted vases with calligraphy on reverse

19th century percussion pistol, the barrel inscribed with Eastern calligraphy, indistinctly signed Manton, 19" long

Early 20th century Chinese carving in white hard stone depicting three figures at ease beneath a tree, calligraphy verso, 14.5cm.

19th century Chinese bamboo brush pot carved with calligraphy, signed and sealed, 15.5cm. CONDITION REPORT: Good patina, good condition. Slightly dark surface, slightly dirty, good condition otherwise, few small surface knocks.

Chinese early 20th century box of rectangular section with copper base, the lid with an inset porcelain panel depicting figures in a boat with a weeping willow, calligraphy and seal mark, 11.5cm x 7.5cm. CONDITION REPORT: The lot appears in mainly good original condition, the porcelain panel is loose inside the lid. There appears to be a small chip on the right hand edge c4mm x 2mm. there are some slight scratches to be surface. Edge rims and base are in generally good condition, there is wear to the base and some tiny pitted areas. There are small scratches to the sides. The interior enamel appears in good condition.

Circle of Yu Youren (1879-1964) Chinese calligraphy painting, with inscription by the artist

Persian calligraphy, watercolour, 23 x 27cm, 19th C Chinese painting on rice paper, cock and hen pheasants below a fruit tree, 18 x 31.5cm, and a Chinese study of kittens, signed and red ink stamp, 29.5 x 33cm (3)

A rectangular jadeite pendant carved with calligraphy to one side and figures to the other, 6.7x4.2cm

A Chinese lidded ink pot with floral decoration to the lid and Chinese calligraphy within and another similar example, largest 14 x 10cm

A Chinese scroll painting of a horse with calligraphy, seal marks and silk surround, 128x37cm

Watermans L2, a 1950s burgundy resin fountain pen, with broad calligraphy nib and lever filler mechanism, in a Waterman's box CONDITION: would suggest mechanism will need attention, otherwise in good condition commensurate with age and use.

A selection of calligraphy pens, nibs and inks etc

A Chinese bronze censor with incised stylised calligraphy and motifs with lion dog bosses to side raised on three style feet with impressed character marks to the base, 15 x 10cm

BOXED CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY DRAGON, INK STONE WELL SLAB

An 18/19th century scholars calligraphy tool box / brush holder, 31cm long

Baurenfeind (Michael). Vollkommene Wieder-Herstellung der bisher sehr in Verfall gekommenen grundlich-u. zierlichen Schreib-Kunst... gezeiget wird von Christoph Weigel, Nuremberg, [1716], etched title, [iv], 39 pages of text printed in gothic script, folding table and 59 copper engraved plates of calligraphy and penmanship, minor spotting and light soiling to margins (generally in good condition), contemporary ownership signature in brown ink to front endpaper of Sibylla Mangannsson (?), contemporary vellum-backed boards, with all-over floral patterning in gold and red, rubbed and soiled and a little wear to extremities, oblong folio (24 x 35 cm) Berlin Katalog Ornamentstichsammlung 4871. A second part was issued 20 years later in 1736, containing 66 engraved plates. (1)

A Chinese dinner service 1960s-70s. White glazed and with blue calligraphy Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung. Forty seven pieces.

Two very rare early tourist ware Palestine Christian subject olive wood carvings. Both created from whole cut sections of trunk- one showing John the Baptist, the other the Holy Grail with key and cross. Both with Hebrew calligraphy, c. 1900. Some loss of exterior bark to the larger carving.

A Chinese boxwood figure of Shoulao on carved hardwood stand; a wood carving of a boy with vase; a pair of Chinese boxwood figures of immortals on hardwood stands; Chinese bamboo brush pot with calligraphy inscription; and a small cinnabar lacquer circular box (6)

Chinese inkstone carved with grapevine; another carved with pine and stork; a 19th century Chinese stained carved wood box with hinged cover; a 19th century Chinese hardwood box and cover with lobed sides and calligraphy; a 19th century Chinese hardwood storage box with sliding cover; a set of nine boxed Chinese ink blocks of various coloured and designs, 19th century; and a rectangular Chinese tea brick, circa 1920 (7)

A Chinese white metal bowl with applied decoration; a small paktong serving tray; calligraphic metal brush box; a Chinese paktong water pipe, the sides engraved with maidens and calligraphy; another enamel, the sides carved with animals and foliage; a small Chinese bronze ewer with cover, dragon handle and gilt panels in the Tang style (6)

A Japanese ivory okimono, a tutor and pupil seated at a low table, the former holding a brush and teaching the pupil calligraphy, beside the latter a teapot and cha-wan, signed Tamayuki(?) Late Meiji. Width 6cm. Condition report: The tutor left leg has been glued to his body (may have been made in two parts). Also, the left leg has two very fine cracks, one disguised in pattern on trousers.

A 19th century Chinese blue and white bowl, the exterior decorated with birds amongst flowering trees, with rows of calligraphy, four character mark to the base, diameter 10.5cm, height 7cm.

Three Japanese paintings on silk, each with calligraphy and a red seal mark, each 18.5 x 25cm.

A Japanese Satsuma pottery tea service, 19th century, comprising of teapot, with dragon handle and spout, milk jug, sugar bowl and six cups and saucers, all with calligraphy panels to base, teapot height 17cm.

A Japanese bone abacus, fitted to one side with a glass panel painted with four figures around a cooking pot, lines of red calligraphy to one side which state that this item was made on 13th February 1953, 5.7 x 10.5cm.

A vintage pressed metal Japanese / Chinese cigarette box having a Chinese calligraphy note dated to 1896 within. Please refer to images. 

Japanese ivory okimono carved and modelled as a fruit seller with a boy in his bag, upon an oval base, inset red lacquer seal calligraphy mark to base, Meiji period, 5.25" high

Japanese ivory okimono carved and modelled character group of three servants carrying a sedan type carriage with a dignitary sat inside with a child attendant at his feet, inset red lacquer calligraphy seal mark to base, Meiji period, 5" high x 6.5" long

A bamboo, Chinese bitong of cylindrical form, decorated with panels of Scholars beside calligraphy inscriptions, 12cm high Condition Report Please note that the damage includes areas of cracking, patination loss, deterioration and wear.

A 17th Century album of calligraphy and decorative details ' 'The Penman's Parady both Pleasant and Profitable' by John Seddon, circa 1695, in worn condition

CHINESE CERAMIC VASE, Republic style, decorated scholars and calligraphy, 33cm H, plus a stand.

A Chinese Famille Rose vase painted with 'The Eight Immortals' and calligraphy bearing seal mark to base, 17cm high

Mick Arnup (1923-2008): A Stoneware Pedestal Bowl, calligraphy text DONALD DAVID 1909-1985 and HEBE ROSA 1907-1995 SILVESTER, tenmoku brushwork on a speckled oatmeal ground, painted Arnup mark and 95, 42cm diameter, 13.5cm high; A Stoneware Planter, unmarked, 22cm; Philip (Phil) Rogers (Welsh, b.1951): A Stoneware Vase, impressed seal, 17cm (3) Wenford Bridge Pottery, Cornwall with Michael Cardew. 1972- Holtby Pottery, Holtby, York, North Yorkshire. *Artists' Resale Rights/Droit de Suite may apply to this lot, please refer to our Terms of Business

A Bidri ware brass bowl decorated with panels of noble figures divided by animals, calligraphy and foliage, 15cm diameter

A Chinese pottery scroll-shaped vase painted with figures in a garden and rows of calligraphy (rim and foot rim chips), 27cm high, a crackleware two-handled censor, 16cm wide and a blue and white vase decorated with wild flowers, 25cm high (3)

A Chinese brass circular tray-top table decorated with calligraphy, animals, fruit and foliage, 68cm diameter on a hexagonal folding stand

Persian School (19th century) Landscape with a tiger hunt and various other animals below a panel of calligraphy Watercolour, 19cm by 11.5cm

A Set of Nine Arita Porcelain Plates, 19th century, of lobed circular form, painted in underglaze blue with fishermen in a boat on a river within brocade borders with panels of calligraphy, seal marks, 21.5cm diameter See illustrationSome minor surface wear and glaze flakes. 100217

A SMALL RUSSIAN CIRCULAR SALT with calligraphy, supported on three ball feet. 7.5cms diameters, stamped No. 1869 84.

A SMALL RUSSIAN CIRCULAR SILVER GILT SALT, engraved with calligraphy, on a pedestal base. 7cms diameter, stamped KC 1884 84 AC.

A RUSSIAN ENGRAVED AND PIERCED BOX SETTLE with lift up lid, the lid with calligraphy. 7cms wide, 8.5cms high. Stamped HW A.C.1874 84 87.

AN ORIENTAL BRONZE VASE engraved with calligraphy. 15cms high.

19/20th Century Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with Calligraphy to verso. Unsigned. Drilled to base, rubbing otherwise good condition. Measures 16-5/8" H, 8" W. Shipping $125.00 (estimate $100-$150)

A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL, decorated with calligraphy in black reserved on a red ground, the picture itself approx. 55in x 13.75in.

A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING OF A HAWK PERCHED ON A PINE TREE, with calligraphy and artist's seals, approx. 63.75in x 19in.

AN UNUSUAL 20TH CENTURY FRAMED CHINESE WEAVED SILK PICTURE, decorated with calligraphy and with boys playing with spinning tops on a garden seat, the frame 23.8in x 13in.

A CHINESE MING STYLE SCROLL PAINTING ON PAPER, depicting a mountainous river landscape setting and with calligraphy and artist's seals, the painting itself 42.5in x 15.5in.

A LARGE GOOD QUALITY HARDWOOD FRAMED FAMILLE VERTE CIRCULAR PORCELAIN PLAQUE, decorated with calligraphy, lotus and rockwork within a ribboned emblem border, the frame 23in wide x 23.3in high, the visible area of the plaque itself 18.8in diameter.

A SMALL CHINESE REPUBLIC STYLE PORCELAIN BOWL, decorated with calligraphy and with insects in a landscape setting, the base with a six-character mark in blue enamel, 3.8in diameter & 1.9in high.

A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN JARS, each painted with legendary figures and columns of calligraphy, 10.25in high.

A CHINESE INTERIOR SNUFF BOTTLE & APPLE-GREEN STOPPER, decorated with calligraphy and a European personage, 3.75in high.

A CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD PORCELAIN & WOOD TABLE SCREEN, the porcelain decorated with calligraphy and with Guandi bearing a sword, 13.2 in wide at widest point & 22.5in high, the visible area of the porcelain 14.1in x 9.6in.

A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL PAINTING, decorated with calligraphy and with an exotic bird perched on a fruit bearing tree, the painting itself 51.5in x 25.5in.

A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, painted with columns of calligraphy and with legendary figures, 7.9in high.