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A CHINESE PORCELAIN SCREEN, with flowers and calligraphy, 14ins x 9.5ins on a wooden stand.

A CHINESE REPUBLIC STYLE BLUE & WHITE FISH PANEL, decorated with fish, crayfish and reed, upper left with calligraphy, with a wooden frame, 39cm x 29cm

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN FLORAL PANELS, each decorated with cicada upon branches of trees, each with calligraphy and wooden frames, 83cm x 29cm

A CHINESE OVERLAID AMBER STYLE SNUFF BOTTLE, with overlay style decoration of fish, with incised calligraphy, 8cm

A CHINESE GREEN HARDSTONE BRUSH POT, carved with figures and trees, calligraphy, 15.5cm high.

A CHINESE CARVED JADE IMMORTAL PENDANT, one side depicting three immortals in a landscape amongst cloud, the verso with calligraphy, 7.5cm x 5cm.

THREE PERSIAN ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHIC BRASS VASES, each with calligraphy and motif decoration, 43cm , 35& 35cm

A 17TH/18TH CENTURY INDIAN DECCANI MAGIC BOWL, engraved to the exterior and interior with bands and panels of calligraphy, 19.5cm diameter.

A CHINESE CARVED JADE PENDANT - BIRDS, depicting two birds upon brances, with calligraphy to the verso, chilong to the top, 6.5c m x 4cm.

A RARE LARGE EARLY ISLAMIC POSSIBLY 13TH CENTURY SELJUK COPPER WATER FLAGON, depicting zodiac symbols amongst bands of calligraphy, body carved with peacock feather decoration, the lid with a bird, 58cm high x 26cm

AN EARLY ISLAMIC POSSIBLY PERSIAN GLAZED POTTERY BOWL, with central decoration of a deer, and rim borders of calligraphy, 25cm.

A 19TH CENTURY ISLAMIC PERSIAN BRONZE CALLIGRAPHIC VASE, the body with roundel motif decoration with bands of calligraphy, 18.5cm

AN EARLY QAJAR STEEL DAGGER, the sheath carved with scrolling foliage, the blade with traces of silver inlay and calligraphy, 45cm long

A 19TH CENTURY ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHIC COPPER DISH, with floral motif and panels of calligraphy, 24cm diameter.

A LARGE 19TH CENTURY PAINTING OF MECCA, the painted scenes depicting mecca with bands of calligraphy, re lined to a more modern backing, 90cm x 58cm.

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN KASHMIRI LACQUER CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL, the panel with a band of calligraphy enclosing the main panel depicting figures aside an imperial figure interior, 46cm x 30.5cm.

AN EARLY QAJAR LACQUER LIDDED LACQUER BOX - EROTIC SCENE, the lidded box finely decorated to the exterior with two figures in a landscape, the sides with calligraphy, the lid opening to reveal a 16th century erotic miniature painting applied to the inner lid, 9.5cm wide x 6cm.

A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING OF A DISPLAY OF FLORA, the painting on paper depicting a colourful spray of native flora, signed and sealed with calligraphy,

A 17TH CENTURY PERSIAN CALLIGRAPHIC BOWL -SIGNED - the body with carved floral motif decoration, the neck with panels of calligraphy, the underside with an impressed signature seal, 23cm

A 17TH CENTURY PERSIAN CALLIGRAPHIC BOWL - the body with carved floral motif decoration, the neck with panels of calligraphy, the underside with an impressed signature seal, 25cm

AN OTTOMAN / ISLAMIC GOLD INLAID RELIGIOUS CALLIGIRAPHY SPOON, inlaid gold floral motif and calligraphy, the verso with carved signature calligraphy, 44cm.

THREE 19TH CENTURY EGYPTIAN BRASS / WOODEN CALLIGRAPHIC TRAYS, the wooden with on laid wire floral work, 33cm , one cairoware with onlaid silver and copper calligraphy, 31cm, and one carved calligraphic tray, 33cm

A GOOD PERSIAN BRONZE TWIN HANDLE BEGGING BOWL / KASHKOOL. with bands of carved calligraphy, and formal motif decoration, 38cm wide.

A LARGE 19TH CENTURY EGYPTIAN BRASS CHARGER / TRAY, with carved bands of calligraphy and motif decoration, 58cm diameter.

A RARE BLUE & WHITE IZNIK TURKISH POTTERY TRI HANDLE MOSQUE LAMP, with panels of calligraphy surrounded with floral motif decoration, the interior with burn marks from use, 30cm high x 21.5cm diameter.

A HUGE 19TH CENTURY ISLAMIC HISPANO MORESQUE POTTERY ALHAMBRA STYLE POTTERY VASE & STAND, possibly by Joseph Theodore, the large vase with twin moulded handles with bands of calligraphy, with mythical animal panels to the central section, a central band of calligraphy below, 141cm high x 61cm wide ( on stand)

A pair of late 18th Century Persian steel calligraphy scissors, the hollow ground tapering blades below delicate pierced panels below overlapping loops, 15.5cms.                                                                                               From the estate of a European collector Part 2

Parker calligraphy set with booklet, pen, three separate nibs, two blue and two red ink cartridges, two cases of parker pens, each containing three pens, Wearever set of a gold plated pen and pencil, in original box, two Cross gold plated pens, in original box, an assortment of six steel pens, including Waterman and Parker, loose black and gold plated pen Condition Report: Ewbanks Auction house does not guarantee the working order of these pensAll pens show signs of wear

A HANGING SCROLL PAINTING OF A RIVER LANDSCAPEChina, 20th century. Ink painting with color on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll with plastic handles. Depicting a river landscape with a fisherman on a boat, the top left with calligraphy and a seal.Condition: Good condition with some creases and very few stains. Provenance: Croatian private collection. Dimensions: Size incl. Mounting 171 x 42 cm, Image size 99 x 33 cm

A HANGING SCROLL PAINTING OF A LADY PLAYING A FLUTEChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Painted in various colors on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll with wooden handles. Well executed portrait of a noble lady standing, wearing flowing robes and playing the flute; with calligraphy and sixteen seals.Condition: Good condition with some creases and minor soiling. Provenance: Croatian private collection. Dimensions: Size incl. Mounting 149 x 61.5 cm, Image size 107 x 52 cm

CAMELS' A PRINT AFTER WU ZUORENChina, 20th century. After Wu Zuoren (1908 - 1997). Print on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll with brocade handles. Depicting four camels, the top left with calligraphy and two seals.Condition: With moldy spots and creases, the mounting with a tear. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Dimensions: Size incl. Mounting 93 x 45 cm, Image size 30 x 43 cm

QUIET LIVING IN A MOUNTAIN SURROUNDED BY CLOUDS', BY LU YANSHAO (1909-1993), DATED 1981 Ink and watercolors on paper. A virtuoso and expressive landscape study with two small huts in a forest of densely clustered pine trees, with mountains towering into dark clouds in the background.Inscriptions: Signed Lu Yanshao and inscribed upper left, dated August 1981.Provenance: Zhou Shengli (1951-2018). Thence by descent within the same family to the present owner. Zhou Shengli was born in Shanghai and studied painting under Lu Yanshao (1909-1993). In the 1990s, he established the 'Baosteel Painting and Calligraphy Society' with him and his colleagues participating in many calligraphy and painting competitions and winning over twenty of the highest prizes and awards. Today, Zhou's paintings are exhibited in the prestigious Beijing Gallery, along with many of China's most important artists.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, creasing, soilingDimensions: Size 34.5 x 46.3 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a similar work by the same artist at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Modern Chinese Paintings on 5 April 2011, lot 1146, sold for HKD 250,000.陸儼少(1909-1993)《云樓幽居》，1981 紙本設色。在雲海山林環繞之間，兩座幽居小木屋，以凝重的墨色畫陡峭的山岩，以淡墨畫遠處的坡岸，大片留白，虛虛實實。 款識：云樓幽居 一九八一年八月陸儼少 來源：周生力(1951-2018) 收藏。直至現任藏家前一直保存在同一家族中。周生力出生於上海，師從陸儼少(1909-1993) 學畫。1990年代他和他的同事們參加了許多書法和繪畫比賽，並贏得了二十多個獎項，從而建立了"寶鋼書畫學會"。 如今，Zhou Shengli的繪畫作品與許多中國最重要的藝術家一起在著名的北京畫廊展出。 圖片: 周生力與陸儼少，約 1970 至1980年間。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損，摺痕，污跡 尺寸：34.5 x 46.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較：同一位藝術家相似的作品，售于香港蘇富比Modern Chinese Paintings 拍場2011年4月 5日，lot 1146, 售價HKD 250,000.

TWO GLASS PRAYERS BEADS WITH ISLAMIC INSCRIPTIONSMiddle East region, 20th century. Of oval and flattened shape, with Islamic inscriptions from the Coran in tholoth calligraphy, which reads 'surat al baqara, ayat al kursy' to one side. Glass imitating an agate stone of a nice, warm-brownish tone.Condition: Good condition with expected wear and few small chips along the margin. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 25.3 g (both) Dimensions: 3.1 cm x 2.2 cm x 0.4 cm (each)

Coupe de Nishapur ou SamarcandeIran oriental, Xe siècleCoupe tronconique reposant sur piédouche, en céramique à engobe beige, peint en manganèse et rouge. Les parois internes sont couvertes d'inscriptions en coufique fleuri et de frises d'entrelacs. (Restaurations.)H. 10.5 cm - D. 29 cmA Samanid pottery bowl, Nishapur or Samarcand, 10th centurythe earthenware body decorated in white slip with dark brown and siena, stylised Kufic calligraphy and foliate designs under a transparent glaze.

Old Chinatown San Francisco paintings of Chinese immigrants painting calligraphy characters on a wall. Both pieces are signed and titled. 1.) Overall: 14 x 8 1/2 in. Sight: 12 1/2 x 7 in. 2.) Overall: 19 x 9 in. Sight: 14 x 4 1/2 in. Please note that all sales are final. No refunds will be given under any circumstances.

A box of geographic magazines from 1950's/60's, Readers Digest condensed novels and books including calligraphy, etc.

Six 20th century Chinese watercolour scrolls, variously decorated with figures in landscapes, blossoms, calligraphy, one with a tiger etc (6)

Ten 20th century Chinese watercolour scrolls, decorated with figures, landscapes, blossoms and calligraphy.

Five 20th century Chinese watercolour scrolls, decorated with landscapes, blossoms and calligraphy (5)

Nine 20th century Chinese watercolour scrolls, variously decorated with figures, landscapes, blossoms and calligraphy (9)

Chinese school - A Prowling Tiger - with seal mark and calligraphy, watercolour, unframed, 30 by 40cms (12 by 15.75ins).

A Chinese Paktong inkstone box with central oval portrait of Chairman Mao within calligraphy recording the founding of the People's Republic of China, the box dated 1949.10.1, 10cms (4ins) wide.

A 19th century Japanese carved ivory netsuke in the form of a boy holding a calligraphy brush, 3.5cms (1.25ins) high.

A gilt framed Chinese printed calligraphy sheet, possibly a large bank note, 17 by 28cms (6.75 by 11ins).

Three Chinese Republic style porcelain panels depicting bamboo and calligraphy, framed, the largest panel 12 by 17cms (4.74 by 6.75ins) (3).Condition ReportLook to be in good condition with no damage or repair but not examined out of the frames.

A Chinese silk embroidered panel depicting a butterfly amongst flowering foliage, 24 by 64cms (9.5 by 25.25ins); together with another similar depicting a landscape scene; a Chinese fan shaped watercolour painting depicting a young girl in a boat with calligraphy; and a Chinese print of a chicken in a flowering tree, all framed & glazed (4).

A Chinese half vase wall plaque decorated with a figure in a river landscape with calligraphy, on a turquoise ground, 23cms (9ins) high.Condition Reportright hand handle has been re-glued

An Indian brass fluted globular lota, cast in relief with stylised birds, cobra swing handle, ball feet, 15cm high, 19th/early 20th century; an Indian shrine figure, cast as Shiva standing upon Apasmara, 14cm high; a Middle Eastern brass flared dish, engraved with calligraphy and stylised motifs, 23.5cm diam; etc (7)

A Chinese calligraphy banner, woodblock printed with scripts of verse, seal marks to margins, 55cm x 127cm

A Chinese green hardstone carving, of an eagle, the rocky base inscribed and picked out in gilt with calligraphy, 46cm high

A Middle Eastern brass circular charger, chased in the Islamic taste with calligraphy and stylised foliage, 40cm diam, early 20th century; others, similar; a Cairo ware circular charger, typically damascened in silver and copper, 29.5cm diam; an Indian fluted circular charger, the slightly domed field repousse chased with a stylised bird, 23cm diam; others (8)

A Middle Eastern copper bowl, in the Mamluk manner, chased in the Islamic taste with a band of Arabic calligraphy and stylised motifs, 18cm diam, 19th century; another (2)

A pair of Middle Eastern Islamic calligraphy scissors, profusely damascened in the Persian manner with gilt scrolling foliage, 27cm long, 18th century

A pair of Middle Eastern Islamic steel and brass calligraphy scissors, the blades with traces of decoration in the Persian taste, 24.5cm long, 18th century; another pair, similar, [2]

A set of four Japanese softwood shop signs, each inscribed in calligraphy, 78cm x 19.5cm, Meiji period

A set of Japanese Uta-garuta playing cards, composed of the Hyakunin Isshu of the Hundred Poets, each painted in watercolour and calligraphy, the cabinet 22cm high overall

A set of nine Tibetan prayer tablets, each panel inscribed in calligraphy on a gilt ground, each 15cm x 61cm wide, mounted for display on wall-hanging scroll

19th Century Turkish or Ottoman Yataghan, 60cm curved fullered blade decorated with a panel of calligraphy on one side, decorated bronze hilt mounts with riveted two piece Walrus ivory grip set with stones contained in its leather wrapped and brass mounted scabbard.Condition report: Blade showing signs of rust and scratches all over, The grip having some cracking in places.Scabbard - :Leather/ hide damaged and coming away in places. The metal mounts being loose from the main body, with dents, scratches and being tarnished in places. Please check the extra inages provided/ call department for more information. Painted reference number present.Due to ongoing Covid restrictions, bidders are able to view lots in this online-only sale on the specified viewing days, by prior appointment only. There is no viewing on the day of sale. Please therefore read the following:As this is a sale of second-hand and antique items, bidders should expect items to exhibit general wear and tear commensurate with age and use unless otherwise stated. Please carefully examine the images as they form part of the overall condition. Clevedon Salerooms are happy to provide further detailed information on request, if received by email or telephone at least 24 hours prior to the sale. The mention of a specific flaw or fault does not automatically mean that no other faults exist. Reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are a general assessment, not a forensic survey.

BOXED NOTEPAD SET AND CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY SET

A 20th century Japanese folding screen, Byobu, the four-panels painted with ink and colour on silk, depicting an idyllic landscape with streams, mountains and two seated figures on a bridge, calligraphy inscription and red seal mark, made in the traditional 17th century style with fabric covered reverse mounted in a black lacquered wooden frame, 90 cm high x 155 cm wide  Purchased by the vendor from Altfield Gallery in the 1980's Barn stored condition, some worn, foxed and damaged areas, some frame damage - please see images provided