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Two Chinese scroll paintings, one depicting an extensive watery landscape with pagodas and mountains, and with calligraphy, the other with immortals in a rocky landscape, also with a panel of calligraphy, 20th century, 338cm. (2)

A Chinese painting of a black horse, standing beneath a willow tree, with two lines of calligraphy and four seals, inscribed Zhao Mengfu and with a date corresponding to 1313 but later, old restoration, 66cm.

Two Chinese watercolours, depicting an immortal with a lion dog, the other with a seated scholar, the latter with three lines of calligraphy, 19th century, 26cm. (2)

A Mamluk revival brass oval bowl and cover, decorated with panels of calligraphy and geometric designs, 19th century, 42cm. (2)

A small Middle Eastern pottery jar, decorated with calligraphy on a turquoise glaze, c.12th century, small chips, 6.5cm.

A Chinese polychrome conical bowl, painted with three goats in a rocky landscape, and with flowering prunus, the reverse with a panel of calligraphy, the reverse with a Daoguang seal mark but later, 13.4cm.

A pair of Chinese famille rose dishes, painted with figures in huts and ploughing with water buffalos, between panels of calligraphy, and a circular box and cover with figures in a mountain landscape, all with four character marks, 10cm max. (4)

A Chinese famille rose U-shaped cup, painted with a boy in a garden with a large chicken between rockwork and flowers, the reverse with seventeen rows of calligraphy, the base with a six character Qianlong mark but 20th century, 8.3cm.Cf. A.J. Allen, Introduction to Later Chinese Porcelain, p.164 for similar examples.

A Chinese blue and white rectangular tray, decorated with figures and small boat in a mountainous watery landscape, and with eight lines of calligraphy, a six character Jiaqing mark and perhaps of the period, 36.5cm.

An 18th century Indian miniature Ragmala illustration with sanscrit calligraphy, 21 cm x 16 cm.

Three Indian paintings, each with calligraphy, largest 19 cm x 11 cm.

Handwriting and Calligraphy. Various including, Fairbank and Wolpe. Renaissance Handwriting, 1960; Yee (C) Chinese Calligraphy, 1954; Benham (W G) Playing Cards, 1931; etc (a box)

A large 18th/19th century Islamic knife, the blade engraved with calligraphy, length of blade 33cm, with horn grip (af).

A fine quality miquelet-lock pistol, length of barrel 40cm, the lock signed with gold seal with further gold decoration, fully stocked with silver ball trigger and ball butt, also profusely decorated with silver bands and complete with silver covered ramrod, with black niello enamel, geometric designs and calligraphy.

Calligraphy.- The Litany calligraphic manuscript on vellum with one page illuminated in gold, red, blue, green and other colours and some initials, 14pp., some edges and corners creased, bound in full blue morocco, gilt decoration, some slight damp affecting corner of upper cover, slightly rubbed and marked, by F. Garrett, binder, [twentieth century].

A Chinese style bronze vessel and cover inscribed with calligraphy, 23 cm high.

A Chinese provincial softwood bed, the canopy top with carved and painted panels decorated with birds, figures and calligraphy above similarly decorated panels, flanked by carved and pierced blossoming tree sides, the bed interior fitted with five drawers and a cupboard flanked by panel ends, on shaped dragon head supports, length approx 247cm, height approx 248cm.

A Chinese provincial softwood five section draught screen, each panelled section decorated with figures, calligraphy, flowers and leaves, on block legs.

* Two ancient stone tablets with traces of incised calligraphy and polychrome decoration probably near eastern, 34.5 x 30cm, and smaller, (2). VAT charged on hammer price

A Chinese bamboo brush pot carved with flora, fauna and calligraphy, 11 cm diameter.

QUANTITY OF BOOKS ON THE ART OF CALLIGRAPHY, ILLUMINATION ETC. (10)

A Nishapur slip painted calligraphic bowl, the truncated conical shape painted with a band of black calligraphy around the rim of the interior, the exterior reeded, 31cm (12.25in) diameter (R)

Various books on design, advertising, calligraphy and typography, authors to include Eric Gill, Herbert Read (Surrealism) booklets by Neville and Mary Ward, Edward Gordon Craig, Bossert (Folk Art of Primitive Peoples, Decorative Art of Egypt and Asia)

Calligraphy--Champion, Joseph The parallel, or comparative penmanship, exemplified in four, the greatest original foreign masters. London, the author, 1749. Oblong 4to, engraved portrait frontispiece, title, dedication and 19 (of 20) engraved plates, 4 pages printed text, interleaved copy, later wrappers, some staining, slight loss to plate 19; Tomkins, Thomas The beauties of writing exemplified in a variety of plain and ornamental penmanship. London: T. Varty, 1844. Oblong folio, engraved title, dedication and plates 3-28 and 33-41 only, contemporary half roan, worn, covers detached; Tomkins, Thomas The beauties of writing. London: for the author, 1777. First edition, oblong folio, engraved title, dedication and 40 plates, contemporary boards, some staining and spotting, boards worn (3)

ANONYMOUS-A TOUR IN 1880 AN 1885 HANDWRITTEN ACCOUNT OF A FORTNIGHTS HOLIDAY ON THE CONTINENT WITH SUPERB CALLIGRAPHY AND DECORATION AND CAPITALS IN GILT. 319 WRITTEN PAGES BOUND IN FULL RED LEATHER GILT

Follower of Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese 1724-1770- Portrait of a young woman; Reading the scroll; woodblock printed in colours, on a metallic background, a pair, each with inscription, 39x26cm: After Toshusai Sharaku, Japanese 20th century- "Segawa Tomisaburo, Nakamura Mnsei"; woodblock in colours: together with a collection of other 19/20th century Oriental woodblock prints, books and calligraphy by and after various hands to include various stations after Ando Hiroshige and others, (31) (unframed)

A Persian bronze ewer, chased with roundels of calligraphy, on a raised circular foot, the flared neck with medial band, and upright tapered spout, probably 18th century, height 30 cm.

A Khorassan bronze lamp stand of pierced columnar form, with circular top, decorated with bands of stylised calligraphy, on a pierced circular base supported by three winged beasts, height 54.5 cm, together with a similar bronze oil lamp of traditional form, on a raised hollow foot, height 14.3 cm, (2).

A Chinese silver medallion belt decoration with calligraphy, maker HM, OG, 62cm long

Five scrapbooks containing Victorian and later character calligraphy etc

Framed Calligraphy, The Lord is my Shepherd with hand painted decorated border

A pair of large 19th century bowfront Japanned metal tea canisters/bins with hinged mahogany lids and gilt calligraphy

CHINESE SCHOOL: A scroll painting of a sage and other figures seated beneath a rocky outcrop in the shade of a knarled pine, 50" x 20¼", on a textile ground, and two other scrolls with calligraphy (3)

A modern Chinese paper fan, the leaf painted with calligraphy and a stylised floral design, together with three modern hand painted gauze face screens with bamboo handles.

Indo-Persian diamond and sapphire circular brooch , the white metal design of an open-work calligraphy design set with melee stones, diameter 30mm.

† A Chinese celadon jade mountain, carved with trees in blossom and two figures in a grotto beside a waterfall, and gilt incised calligraphy, on a pierced and blossom carved wood stand, 19cm high

AN INDIAN HIDE SHIELD, DHAL AND ANOTHER, OF ETCHED STEEL, 19TH CENTURY, the first of convex circular form, the outer face fitted with four low domed brass bosses retained on the inside by later bolts; the second of characteristic form, fitted with four central bosses and a brass brim, and etched with a broad band of calligraphy around the border (worn), the first: 54cm; 21 1/4in diameter, (2)

* Qur`an - Vellum Qur`an leaf in kufic, North Africa or Near East, ninth century, 17 lines to the page; with 2 later laminated Qur`anic manuscripts and an illustrated reference work on Arabic calligraphy (in Arabic).

A Chinese ivory carving in the form of an open book, engraved with calligraphy and a religious figure subject, height 21.8 cm, together with a wooden display stand, (2).

A 19th century japanned toleware tea canister and cover of cylindrical form decorated with Chinese calligraphy, h. 45 cm

A pair of Chinese famille rose Canton hexagonal cache pots and stands, late 19th/early 20th century, each decorated with figure panels of sages, warriors and immortals, interspersed by calligraphy scrolls and vases, within Greek key and peony rims, 14cm high, 17cm wide, stand 18cm wide (4)

Group of four pieces of 19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain, metal mounted egg cup, bulbous teapot, decorated with figures and calligraphy, Canton famille rose teacup and teapot (4)

A pair of Chinese famille rose plaques, painted with birds amidst flower branches and lotus, each with three lines of calligraphy, 33cm x 15.5cm. (2)

A pair of Chinese rectangular plaques, each painted with a sage attended by a small boy in a garden and with calligraphy, 20th century, 22cm. (2)

A pair of Chinese famille rose ovoid vases and covers, painted with figures and calligraphy, and a blue and white dish painted with birds amidst lotus, 20th century, one cover matched, 35.4cm max. (5)

Two inkstones, one moulded with dragons with a three character mark sumi jitsu sai (true Buddhist ink) to the reverse, the other carved with a chilong with calligraphy to both sides and the base, both with wear, 23.5cm. (2)

A massive Middle Eastern brass charger, decorated with a complex geometric design, disguising six panels of calligraphy, raised on a folding wood stand, c.1900, a crack to the dish, 76.8cm. (2)

Four Chinese scroll paintings, each with the Eight Horses of Mu Wang in rocky landscapes, inscribed with calligraphy, damages, 161cm. (4)

Five Chinese celadon jade carvings, one of a sage and his attendant, another of two finger citron, one a flat pebble carved with two figures and calligraphy, one a stylized bird inset with coral and lapis, the fifth a peach- shaped libation vessel, 19th and 20th century, the libation vessel chipped, 11cm. (5)

A Chinese famille verte cylindrical brushpot, painted with two children playing in a garden, attended by their mothers, the reverse with calligraphy, Kangxi 1662-1722, cracked around the base and glued, 13.5cm.

A Chinese vase, decorated with eight cranes amidst and beneath a fruiting peach tree, the reverse with two lines of calligraphy, unmarked, modern, 41.5cm.

A Chinese famille rose vase, painted with seven maidens beneath a tree and with calligraphy to the reverse, c.1900, 50cm.

A Chinese blue and underglaze red hexagonal jardinière, painted with alternate panels of birds on rock work, flowers and calligraphy, 18th century, 27cm.

A Chinese polychrome bowl, painted with three goats standing beside rockwork, prunus and flowers, the reverse with calligraphy, a six character Daoguang mark but later, 13.3cm.

A Chinese bamboo brushpot, carved with two peaches, a pomegranate and a finger citron, the reverse with four rows of calligraphy, 11.2cm.

A Chinese bamboo brushpot, carved with figures seated beneath pine and banana trees in a rocky landscape, the reverse with calligraphy, 15.5cm.

A Middle Eastern brass divination bowl, engraved to the interior and exterior with panels of calligraphy, 19th century or earlier, holes and dents, 18.5cm.

A Middle Eastern bronze cup, the handle to the side and a band of calligraphy round the neck, possibly including a date, 18th century, 9.7cm.

A Chinese quatre-lobed bowl, decorated with rows of gilt calligraphy on a blue ground, 19th century, 9.5cm.

A Chinese landscape bowl, finely enamelled with tiny figures, pagodas, trees, a pine forest and a waterfall in an extensive mountainous landscape, the interior painted in iron red with a gnarled pine tree, prunus and finger citron, within a ruyi border, the reverse with calligraphy, the base with an iron red six character Jiaqing mark and probably of the period, a 7cm crack and a small chip, 15cm.