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A Chinese rectangular porcelain panel, 20th century, painted with a man and boy in a fenced garden beside calligraphy, mounted in a pierced and carved wood frame and stand, the panel 34cm. x 23cm.

A Chinese painting on plaster, probably 19th century, in Six Dynasties style, painted with a standing Buddha beside rows of calligraphy, (a.f), 69cm. by 34.5cm., framed.

An old Chinese blue and white Water Caupe with seated figure and extensive calligraphy

An old Oak giltwood and gilt metal small China Cabinet having fret section to the middled and domed giltwood temple with gilt wood figure and calligraphy to base

Two Indo Persian watercolours, a couple on a terrace and a standing maiden. Both with calligraphy inscriptions. Largest 27 x 18cm

Two Chinese hardwood and leather covered percussion drums, the smaller with calligraphy around the side and decorated with a dragon to one side and a bird to the other, larger diameter 31cm, smaller diameter 26cm.

Two Japanese saki bottles, pre 1940, each decorated with calligraphy, tallest height 35cm.

A Chinese Republic period porcelain vase of hexagonal form, painted with birds and flowers and decorated with three sections of calligraphy and red seal marks, red seal mark to base, height 25.5cm

A small Chinese porcelain famille rose ewer decorated with a man and a seated lady and rows of calligraphy, late 19th/early 20th century, height 11cm. Condition report: Some gilding has worn on the rims of spout and neck, some blacks have also faded slightly.

An early 20th century bamboo calligraphy brush with ivory mounts, this formed part of Trevor Corser's collection and possibly belonged to Bernard Leach, length 22cm.

A Japanese woodblock print by Kono Bairei (1844-1895) of a bird on a branch, calligraphy and red seal mark.

An unusual Persian brass salver with three feet, diameter 38.5cm, together with three Islamic metal trays, one with Arabic calligraphy and three Turkish brass coffee pots.

A Chinese silk embroidered panel with figures, trees and pagodas, together with two floral decorated silk pictures and a Republic period silk picture of birds perched on a tree with calligraphy and red seal mark. Condition Report: There is some minor fading and staining to all pieces and some mould from damp to edges. Please use zoom tool for close inspection.

A Tibetan copper scroll holder, decorated with floral symbols, calligraphy and hardstones, length 39cm.

Two Japanese paintings on fabric, showing figures in landscapes, 17.5 x 25.5cm, together with a Japanese watercolour of a lady, calligraphy and seal marks, 37.5 x 25cm. Condition Report: Some discolouration to paper edges (white area). Very minor foxing.

Five assorted books on Japanese ceramics and calligraphy. One inscribed in pen by Bernard Leach to the cover.

A Chinese silk and embroidered picture of a lady with calligraphy and red seal mark, 32 x 24.5cm, together with a Japanese watercolour signed Hokoushi, 32.5 x 24.5cm.

A Chinese Republic period porcelain vase decorated with birds perched on a flowering tree with calligraphy to the body and red four character seal mark to base, height 25cm.

A Chinese porcelain Republic period baluster vase, decorated with a female figure in a landscape with calligraphy, blue seal mark to the base, height 32cm.

A rare and important John Galliano 'Incroyables' coat, Saint Martin's degree show collection, July 1984, un-labelled, of dark-grey herring-bone weave cotton, the over-sized frock-coat with one curved and one notched lapel, the wide sleeves with cuffs in striped moiré, the two large poacher pockets are open at the top but also with diagonal side vents for access, decorative handkerchief-like printed cotton faced panels hang above them, long centre-back vent edged in contrasting cottons, the trailing hem and tails can be buttoned-back in a variety of styles, chest approx 117cm, 46in Galliano's degree show, 'Les Incroyables & Les Merveilleuses', was something of a 'fashion moment', which launched his career. The clothes were inspired by post French revolutionary dress, which Galliano had researched at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He said of this collection: 'I was looking like this down-and-out French tramp. Living it, breathing it. Drawing by candlelight. Producing parchment paper stained with tea. Drawing with a calligraphy pen and sepia ink. I could just imagine these fantastic creatures marching, running across the wet shiny cobblestones of Paris....My show was very styled up when everyone else was being very minimalist - very Armani. The idea of these wonderful terrors tearing down aristocratic curtains and turning them into waistcoats and coats, inspired by the French Romantics'. The show took place at Jubilee Hall in Covent Garden. Each of the students showed half a dozen or so pieces each, and Galliano was selected by the lecturers as the grand finale. Joan Burnstein of leading London retailer Browns was watching in the audience. She recalled: 'The atmosphere was so exciting. Some (of the 24 or so student collections) were pretty bad. Then, all of a sudden, these wonderful pieces came out.' Galliano's rebels strode out with white eye-shadow, frizzed and disheveled hair, held in place by knitted cotton headbands with revolutionary cockades and matching waist sashes. The frilly oversized shirts were worn under patterned waistcoats with pennies used as buttons, combined with giant frock coats, riding boots or flat leather shoes with large tongues and bows. Mrs Burnstein approached Galliano after the show, offering to buy the whole collection and giving over to him the Brown's front windows. Occasionally waistcoats from this collection appear on the market (which were more easily combined into an everyday 1980s wardrobe) but very few of these swashbuckling coats seem to have been made and only two others are known to have survived - one of which was purchased at Browns by the singer Diana Ross. CONDITION REPORT: Good condition. Small green stain to rear of one lapel (minor), would benefit from dry-cleaning as slightly musty from storage. One Islamic coin button, the others mock wood. Lacking 2 buttons at hem. Printed cotton/striped moiré are fresh and good.

A famille verte planter or jardiniere, decorated with Manchu/Chinese figures at leisure, one lady practising her calligraphy, 30cm diameter, post Qing Dynasty Condition Report Some wear/degradation to glaze and enamel but no easily apparent indication of major damage

ARTE ISLAMICA . Nishapur earthenware dish with pseudo calligraphy slip painted decoration. Iran, Nishapur, Samanid dynasty,10th century . Restored.. Cm 20,00 x 8,00.

Arte Islamica. A large fritware turquoise glazed bowl painted with figures and calligraphy in reserve against black background around the inner upper rim Iran, possibly Kashan, early 13th century . Restored.. Cm 26,00 x 10,50.

Folio album containing 14 Victorian illuminated sheets in medieval style, with calligraphy, illustrated borders and capitals in watercolour and gilt (some appear completely original, others on pre-printed outlines), with a watercolour, print and two photos (1) Condition Report / Extra Information The watercolour, print and plates are in the album. Album dimensions are approx. 33x38cm. Album is cloth on boards, worn at extremities. Much of the contents is loosely inserted, with several blank leaves at the end.

A pair of Chinese cloisonne two-handled baluster vases made for the Persian market, decorated with flowers and foliage divided by a calligraphy medallion, signed on each base, 14cm high and another cloisonne vase, 13.5cm high (3)

A Chinese small baluster vase painted with birds, 10cm high, bamboo brushwasher with eight lines of calligraphy, 15.5cm high, porcelain moulded snuff bottle and hardstone snuff bottle, 6cm high (4)

A Japanese ivory seal engraved with four panels of figures, 4cm high, another with panels of flowers and calligraphy, 4cm high (2)

A Japanese ivory seal engraved with a heron, flowers and calligraphy, 3cm high, two cylindrical with figures and calligraphy, 3cm high and another with a woodland scene and calligraphy, 4cm high (4)

A Chinese hand painted and gilt calligraphy ink block, 22 x 13cm.

A framed Chinese embroidered silk and 2 calligraphy watercolours, 46 x 78cm & 36 x 97cm

A large, good quality Chinese Canton style baluster vase, early 20th century, printed seal mark to base, flared and waisted neck with floral and foliate scroll decoration over a turquoise ground, the body finely enamelled with Oriental pheasants perched upon a blossoming prunus branch above flowering peonies issuing from rockwork, lappet petal border to base, painted calligraphy to reverse, 16½in. (41.8cm.) high, on carved hardwood stand. (2) * Condition: Star glaze crack to reverse just beneath left side of calligraphy. Does not show to interior. Decoration in very good condition. No other chips, cracks or repairs. Stand separate into two sections due to aging glue - could easily be repaired.

A Chinese porcelain puce decorated tray, 20th century, of rounded square form, decorated with houses on a rocky lake shore, calligraphy above, gilt rim, 10¾in. (27.25cm.) diameter; together with a small Japanese Satsuma trinket bowl; and a Japanese celadon glazed leaf shaped dish. (3)

A pair of Chinese carved pale celadon jade and silver shoe or collar clips, early 20th century, the jade with pierced calligraphy within a border of dished beads, with silver hinged clips, 2.7cm. diameter. (2)

A Chinese porcelain rectangular vase with raised panels to all sides, the front and back enamelled in colours with river landscapes, the sides enamelled in red with calligraphy, all within borders enamelled with scrolling flowers on a yellow ground and with gilt rims, 7ins (178mm) high (apocryphal Qianlong red seal mark to base - 20th Century)

A CHINESE BRONZE CIRCULAR BRUSH POT, the sides with a scene of Shou Lou, animals and calligraphy. 6ins high.

A PAIR OF CHINESE CYLINDRICAL PORCELAIN SPILL VASES painted with figures and calligraphy. Square red mark. 8ins high.

A 19TH CENTURY BRASS MOSQUE LAMP with engraving and calligraphy, hanging chains missing. 12ins diameter.

Antique Indian Katar split bladed dagger, gilt calligraphy to the blade, cloth scabbard, 18 1/2 long

An Oriental collector's Oriental lot to include four decorative silk wall hangings to include some painted with scenic views, calligraphy and paper cut-out examples, a small Yixing style teapot, two silk embroidery pictures of dragons and an ornamental figurine of a young woman (9).

A 19th century Chinese gilt framed watercolour on silk. Interior scene with a man, boy and dog. Red seal mark and calligraphy, 19cm x 23cm. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Good condition.

Selection of wooden clogs, wooden candlesticks, telescope, calligraphy set etc

A Persian tinned copper domed top lid with calligraphy and botehs engraved decoration, diameter 23cm

A pair of silk mounted Chinese hand painted calligraphy scrolls with gold leaf highlights, W. 51cm.

A CHINESE STONE SEAL, of amber tone, decorated in low relief with calligraphy and with sages in a mountainous landscape, 3.4in high & 1.25in square at base.

A CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN SLEEVE VASE, decorated with two figures in a terrace garden setting and with an oval arrangement of calligraphy, the base unglazed, 11.25in high.

A CHINESE YIXING POTTERY TRIPOD CENSER, the sides incised with calligraphy and a foliate spray, the base with a seal mark, 5.5in diameter & 3in high.

A CHINESE CELADON GREEN JADE-LIKE PENDANT, decorated to one side with swimming carp, the reverse side with calligraphy, 2.1in x 1.3in.

A GOOD QUALITY EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD EGGSHELL PORCELAIN BOWL, together with a fitted box, the sides of the bowl painted in enamels with calligraphy and a golden pheasant perched on an extended blossoming bough within blue enamel borders, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 4.7in diameter & 2.25in high.

A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE POLISHED BRONZE GU VASES, each cast to its centre with the Eight Trigrams between formal borders and calligraphy to the neck and foot, each base with a Xuande mark, 10.4in high.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW GROUND PORCELAIN WALL VASE, decorated with panels of calligraphy reserved on a ground of formal scrolling foliage, the base with an extended Qianlong seal mark, 7.6in high.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE LEAF-FORM MOULDED PORCELAIN WALL VASE, painted and moulded with fruit and foliage and with columns of calligraphy, 6.8in high & 4.25in wide at widest points.

A LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN JAR & COVER, the sides decorated with calligraphy and with a scene of a deer and a stork in a garden setting overhung by pine, 15.8in high overall.

A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL PICTURE, decorated with calligraphy and bamboo, the picture itself 52.5in x 13in.

A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL PICTURE, decorated with calligraphy and a mountainous landscape setting, the picture itself 50in x 13.25in.

A CHINESE WOOD FRAMED SNOW SCENE PORCELAIN PLAQUE, decorated with calligraphy and a riverside landscape, the frame 11.2in x 6.6in.

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE-LIKE RECTANGULAR PENDANT, one side decorated in low relief with a boy playing with a dog, the reverse side with calligraphy, 1.9in x 1.3in.

A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL PICTURE, depicting columns of calligraphy in red, the picture itself 43.5in x 15in.

A PAIR OF 20TH CENTURY FRAMED CHINESE PAINTINGS ON SILK, one depicting a bird perched on a sloping tree trunk, the other with insects above blossoms, each with calligraphy and an artist's seal, each frame 20.3in wide x 14.5in high.

A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL PAINTING, depicting two birds perched on a blossoming tree, also with calligraphy and an artist's seal, the picture itself 28in x 8.4in.

A CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE TANG STYLE MIRROR, decorated with calligraphy encircling panels of mythical animals, 6.75in diameter.