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A Chinese hardwood altar table, early 20th Century, the rectangular top inscribed with calligraphy flanked by curved ends, above a carved and pierced frieze on carved legs united by stretchers, width approx 155cm.

A Chinese album of watercolour portraits and calligraphy.

A Chinese Canton famille rose pen box and cover, the top painted with two figures and panels of calligraphy, the sides decorated with birds, flowers and foliage, 19th century, 19.5cm. (2)

A pair of Chinese Canton famille rose plates made for the Islamic market, painted with panels of birds and flowers around gilt calligraphy roundels, 19th century, 25cm. (2)

A Chinese bronze censer, made for the Islamic market, carved with three panels of Arabic calligraphy divided by stylized lotus, all raised on three feet, four character mark to the base, 17th century, 11cm. Provevance: By repute, the 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney, Didlington Hall.

An unusual Chinese paktong and enamel gu-shaped vase, the hexagonal body elaborately decorated with panels of figures, cranes, bats, fruit and calligraphy, set against a blue ground, the borders with key fret bands, probably Kangxi, 27.5cm.

A large Japanese wood carving of Gama-Sennin, the god stands contemplating his toad, holding a gnarled staff, the base with three lines of calligraphy, minor repairs, 60cm.Gama-Sennin is a benign Japanese sage who is always accompanied by a toad and can assume the shape of a snake, or change his skin and become young again. He possesses the secret of immortality.

A Chinese embroidered silk panel, decorated with exotic birds in trees above lion dogs, four lines of calligraphy, and mounted in a hardwood and mother of pearl frame, c. 1900, 135cm.

Two Chinese gouache paintings, one of a girl in a garden collecting cash, the other of a girl before five men, each framed opposite a page of calligraphy, 19th/20th century, 18cm / 34.5cm. (2)

Ahmed Khan (b. 1939) Calligraphy Oil and gold paint on board 32cm x 32cm

A gent's stainless steel cased copy Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Submariner" watch on stainless steel strap; a gent's Buren stainless steel wristwatch on expanding bracelet; a large early 20th century middle eastern copper vessel of compressed circular form embossed with ornamental calligraphy

A Chinese famille rose pot and cover, of cylindrical form, decorated with sages and calligraphy panels, together with a Chinese avoid vase, 10cm high (2)

A pair of Chinese famille rose ovoid vases and lids, each decorated with figures in a landscape and five vertical rows of calligraphy, c.1900

EDWARD BAWDEN. (1903-1989). Watercolour and ink, stylised figure of a jester on a black cartouche, signed in monogram, 11.5cm x 7.5cm, framed; an edition of “Edward Bawden” The Penguin Modern Painters, 1946, sixteen colour and sixteen black and white plates; a handwritten letter from Bawden’s mother discussing the issuing of the accompanying book, Bawden’s appointment as an Associate of the Royal Academy on 28th October 1947 and his receiving a CBE from the King for his war services, letter dated 19.12.47 from the artist’s parental home in Felsted, Essex. (3). The vendor’s family were close friends with the both the artist and his family. The vendor believes this work was executed early in Bawden’s career prior to 1928. As a student at the Royal College of Art Bawden studied heraldry and manuscripts and developed a strong interest in calligraphy and illumination. For his final diploma in book illustration he produced designs which were likened to playing card motifs.

Calligraphy--Tomkins, Thomas The beauties of writing. Exemplified in a variety of plain and ornamental penmanship. London: for the author, 1777. Oblong folio, engraved title and 39 plates, contemporary boards, some spotting and dust-soiling; [Ibid.] another edition. London: T. Varty, 1844. Oblong folio, engraved title and 37 plates only, contemporary half roan, a few plates lightly spotted, lacking spine, upper cover detached (2)

A PAIR OF 17TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PRICKET CANDLESTICKS decorated with calligraphy. 11 ins high.

A Qajar Style Stone-Paste Vase, a compressed globular body moulded with a frieze of running deer, ibex, leopard and hare under a cylindrical neck moulded with stylised Kufic calligraphy all against a lustrous iron brown ground, 19cm See illustration

A 19th century Chinese porcelain saucer dish, decorated in relief with enamel flowers on a black ground, surrounding central reserve containing calligraphy, within similar side panel, and three further panels containing fruits, bearing four character mark to reverse and six character signature, diameter 24cm

A pair of Chinese blue and white high shouldered vases, of tapering form, painted with landscapes and calligraphy, 20th century (both damaged), 58cm high

AN INDO-PERSIAN DHAL, 19TH CENTURY of convex form, the outer face etched with foliage and a band of pseudo calligraphy around the border, fitted with four bosses for the attachment of enarmes, and plain moulded brim (worn) 47cm; 18 1/2in diameter

19th Century Famille Rose bottle shaped vase and cover decorated with figures and panels of calligraphy, 32cm high

Two panels of Chinese printed calligraphy, "share certificates", in strip frames

After Ch'iu Ying *fk,152901549( 14in. x 314in. (35.5 x 797.5cm) A handscroll of the Ch'ing-ming Festival - a panoramic presentation of provincial life with numerous figures, animals and shipping along the banks of a river leading into a walled city; gouache on silk backed onto paper and woven silk end piece; the central panorama flanked by two calligraphy panels, and a drawing in ink of a dragon; total scroll length 532in. (1351cm) contained in glass case on carved hardwood feet with bronze dragon supports. Provenance: The Lionel Jacobson Collection, The Sir Bernard Eckstein Collection, Oldlands Hall, Fairwarp, Sussex. Exhibited: The Gulbenkian Oriental Museum of Oriental Art, Durham City. See illustrations

A large Chinese bronze tripod censer, one side cast with five panels of calligraphy, probably 19th century, 19.5cm.

A Chinese painting on paper of a flowering prunus above rockwork and daffodils, extensive calligraphy and two red seal marks, three further Chinese paintings on paper, 20th century, 153cm max. (4)

A Chinese scroll painting on paper, depicting the Wa Wa at play on a veranda in a rocky landscape under a pine tree, calligraphy and two red seals, and twenty three further Chinese scroll paintings, variously of birds, animals, landscapes and calligraphy, 19th/20th century, 120cm. (24)

A Chinese scroll painting, painted with small figures in an extensive mountain landscape and with calligraphy and seal marks, 265cm.

A Chinese interior glass painted snuff bottle, depicting Liu Hai, accompanied by his three legged toad and holding a string of gold coins, six rows of calligraphy to the reverse, c.1900, 6.6cm.

A Chinese interior painted snuff bottle, depicting four small houses in a mountainous landscape, the reverse with six rows of calligraphy signed Gan xuan wei, 6.9cm.

A Japanese bamboo cylindrical brushpot, finely carved with a seated figure, the reverse with four columns of calligraphy, a small crane flies around the rim, 19th century, minor damages, 13.9cm.

A Chinese hardwood rectangular tray, inlaid in mother of pearl, with figures, buildings, flowers and two lines of calligraphy, 19th century, some losses, 55cm.

A pale celadon jade plaque or ink box lid, carved with a blossoming branch and ruyi fungus issuing from rocks, the reverse with calligraphy, probably 19th century, 6.4cm.

Four Chinese soapstone seals, two carved with mythical beasts, three with calligraphy to the sides, 7cm. (4)

Erotic interest: five Indian miniature paintings, each of a couple making love, four between bands of calligraphy, all with beech veneered mounts, 24cm. (5)

A large Middle Eastern brass bowl, engraved with calligraphy and geometric patterns within panels, c.1900, 23cm.

A large Cairoware charger, depicting a procession with two camels, one carrying a figure, the other a palaquin, surrounded by a multitude of small figures and buildings, the border with panels of calligraphy, c.1900, 57.5cm.

A large Chinese vase, painted in iron red with lion dogs, the reverse with calligraphy, 20th century, 60.5cm.

A Chinese famille rose moonflask, decorated with a landscape and with seven rows of calligraphy to the reverse, six character Qianlong mark but modern, 27cm.

A Chinese famille rose pillow or model of a drum, one face decorated with sixteen small boats and pagodas beyond castle walls, the reverse with a mountain retreat, and calligraphy, 19th century, 16.5cm, with a wood stand. (2)

Two Chinese rectangular panels, painted with figures and calligraphy, 19th/20th century, 38cm. (2)

Two Chinese famille rose rectangular plaques, painted with birds perched on flowering branches and with two columns of calligraphy, 1st half 20th century, 19cm. (2)

A Chinese rectangular plaque, painted with five figures examining a scroll beneath a pine, one figure points to a row of calligraphy up above, 19th/20th century, 31cm.

A pair of Chinese famille rose vases, painted with eight cranes amidst large peaches, blossom and bamboo, four rows of calligraphy to the reverse and seal marks, 20th century, 43cm. (2)

Four Chinese famille rose panels, painted with four Immortals and calligraphy, 28cm x 9cm, mounted in a single frame.

A Chinese famille rose vase, painted with a cockerel and his family, strutting through a garden with five birds amongst flowering chrysanthemum, the reverse with calligraphy, the base with a four character Hongxian seal mark, 23.5cm.

A Chinese famille rose pear-shaped vase, decorated with a peacocks perched on rockwork beneath a pine tree, the reverse with calligraphy, the base with a six character Qianlong mark but 20th century, 24cm.

Railway interest - late C19th / early C20th cast iron locomotive boiler door taken from an abandoned locomotive on the Hejaz railway in western Saudi Arabia, the scene of conflict involving T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia), with Arabic calligraphy, 6.5 by 10.2ins. (overall). This lot is accompanied by a photograph of the vendor holding the door while standing in front of the locomotive from which it came.

Late C19th / early C20th French brass cased carriage clock with engraved Chinese or Japanese calligraphy to reverse, 4.75ins. high (to hilt of handle).

A gold plated Montblanc Meisterstuck No.82, a set of calligraphy pens and a geometry set.

Chubb, Ralph Nicolas The heavenly cupid or the true paradise of loves. Fair Oak, Hants: published by author, 1932-33, folio, one of 7 copies, illustrated by the author, title and frontispiece hand coloured, original half green morocco gilt with corduroy boards by G. Frewin, some slight rubbing to head and tail of backstrip Note: Reid A10b. This is one of seven copies of Chubb's scarcest self-published works on the beauty of male youth. Thought to be Chubb's "most harmonious marriage of writing and drawing... with lilting calligraphy and simple luminous figures leaning into or arching over the texts. " (Smith, 2004) This volume is made up of several parts, including "The book of loves" (pp.133-76), "Midway thro' life" (pp. 93-132), and the remaining philosophical prose section (pp. 1-92 and 177-88).l Chubb insisted on corduroy, the stuff of country trousers, for the binding. It was not a success and was not repeated.

A carved coco de mer decorated with calligraphy, length, 35cm, a jambiya with horn hilt, a kukri with embroidered scabbard, a pair of steel and brass Indo Persian scissors, two bidri type model birds, an Asian brass vessel, and a glass horn flask with steel mount, (8).

An Islamic Tinned Copper Basin, with calligraphy beneath the rim, bordering incised decoration comprised of a repeating band of floral cartouches and beaded rings. 9 ins (23 cms) diameter.

A Chinese School Early 19th Century Large Scroll Painting, depicting various figures within a story and with extensive calligraphy, opaque colour on buff paper, with inscription and eleven seals, 700.7x74cm: together with three further 20th century calligraphy scrolls by different hands, (4)

Joseph Nash 1808-1878- "The Dragoman of the Austrian Consul at Alexandria", after Sir David Wilkie, publ London 1843; hand-coloured lithograph, 38x26cm: Charles Hullmandel 1789-1850- "Cedars of lebanon"; lithograph, 31x43.5cm: Late 20th Century School- Abstract composition with calligraphy; mixed technique on paper, bears inscription attached to the revers of the frame 'The Poem by Labeed Ebno Rabeeaa', a12.4X36.5cm: together with a hand-coloured 19th century engraving of Tripoli and an over painted photograph of figures in a boat in a gilt oak frame, (5)

Japanese watercolour, figure inside a building with calligraphy in top left corner, signed, h: 9 x w: 11 in.

An Indo Persian celadon jade leaf shaped pendant, incised with calligraphy, height, 4.5cm.

Moshe Castel 28 3/4in. x 23 3/4in. (73 x 60.5cm) "Scroll"-basalt calligraphy on blue ground-mixed media Signed; signed and dated 1965 on the reverse.

Moshe Castel 11 1/2in. x 7 3/4in. (29 x 19.8cm) Calligraphy Tablet-cast bronze plaque Signed and editioned 15/75 On ebonised wood panel (35 x 26.5cm). See illustration

A late nineteenth century russian silver icon, with painted faces of the Virgin and child, with engraved roses, a scrolling foliage border with calligraphy, the painted panel with old mauve silk backing. 4.5in (11.5cm) x 5.25in (13.5cm). Makers mark A. R., Moscow 1888-99. * Alexander von Solodoff, Russian Gold and Silver lists an A. R. mark (No. 234) as a masterman of Peter Carl Faberge.

An oriental bronze vase, having scroll leaf handles and incised calligraphy decoration to the sides, 33.5cm high; and a bronze boat shaped censer, 30cm long, (2)