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A Chinese landscape painting with tall pine trees before mountains, 114cm x 54cm, two scroll paintings of plants issuing from censers 125cm x 29cm (3)

A pair of Chinese hardwood plant pedestals with marble inserts above foliate carved aprons on four scroll legs, 46cm high (2)

A Chinese hardwood plant pedestal with inset marble top above carved foliate apron and on four scroll legs, 48cm high

A Chinese hardwood low table with carved leaf and berry frieze and on scroll branch feet, 28cm high x 83cm wide x 47cm deep

Chinese 19th century finely embroidered scroll panel depicting an elephant amongst multiple flowering trees and plants, on a brick red silk ground, 158cm x 52cm and a small embroidered panel in the form of a rank badge, 20cm square. (2) CONDITION REPORT: RANK BADGE:- appears in fairly good condition, rather dusty, small area of orange thread and wing top missing. Scroll edge (woven) very worn - thready, Elephant in pretty good condition. Some areas of upper trunk missing/ un-picked/ worn away. Detatched and worn badly at bottom, detatched from bottom band. split to silk below rocks on right hand below elephant, red backing silk in moderately good condition, slight staining at top left, Some unravelling threads at three roots, the majority of the stitching is okay.

Small Chinese painting of a girl carrying a warthog 18cm x 18cm and a Chinese landscape, scroll mounted (2) CONDITION REPORT: Landscape has slight yellowing to top right and bottom right corners, with slight discolouration top right too. Water 'dot' stain to top left hand side below the clouds. The paper is rather warped and wavy and there is also a yellow stain on the bottom left hand corner. The painting of the girl is rather scraped, with transfer of some of the pigments up and down the image. Signs of mould to the inside of the glass and some transfer of discolouration to the image.

Chinese 18th century famille rose mug decorated with figures in interior scenes, scroll handle, 15.5cm. CONDITION REPORT: Body appears sound with no apparent chips, cracks or restoration. Loss of fine detail to faces and fine lines. Gilding all very worn and firing sparks to the inside bottom and a few to the exterior.

Chinese hardwood gong stand and bronze circular gong and beater, the stand carved and pierced with lion dog, peaches and foliage on twin scroll supports, 90cm.

A Chinese carved wood painted figure of Shou Lao, late 19th/early 20th century, carved holding a scroll, his gnarled staff leaning against his shoulder and with hair, whiskers and moustache, raised on carved wood base. Height 23 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The hair issuing from the lobe of his left ear beneath his bottom lip and his moustache has been cut short. There is a vacant hole in his chin. The gilding on the scroll is heavily erased. The carving appears to be all intact and with no visible signs of repair.

A Staffordshire red ware teapot and cover of Elers type, circa 1760/80, with cylindrical body, turned with undulating bands and foliate scroll capped moulded handle, impressed pseudo Chinese seal mark to base. Height 10 cm. CONDITION REPORT: Teapot lid has a very small chip to the rim but appears to be free from any further chips, cracks or flaws. The teapot spout has very tiny nibbles around the rim almost invisible to the naked eye however visible if viewed under a jeweller's loupe. At some time in its life the teapot spout has been broken off near the body and has been reattached. There are no further obvious flaws, cracks or chips visible.

A set of nine armorial plates, late 20th century, in the Chinese Celadon style, with relief moulded flower and scroll decoration and pseudo armorials, with chocolate brown rims. Diameter 24 cm.

A Chinese hardwood Kang table, with a rectangular burr wood inset top, the frieze carved with a pair of vases flanking a jar and cover on scroll carved feet, height 33cm, length 94.5, depth 43.5cm.

A Chinese Xing dark chocolate coloured stoneware mortar style jar, 19th century, the body decorated with Oxford and Cambridge blue enamels with peony flowers and an exotic butterfly, to one side a four character quotation or poem, the foot and shoulders with borders of linear and scroll motifs, the short neck with spaced sprays of spike like leaves, height 13.5cm, max width 14.5cm. Condition report: Multiple small rim chips. Abrasion to enamel.

19/20th Century Chinese Watercolor on Paper Scroll. Signed. Toning and stains. Measures 90" H x 24-1/2" W. Shipping $55.00 (estimate $200-$300)

Various 18th and 19thC porcelain etc. to include a Meissen trio, hand painted with panels of figures of courting couple with gilt and pink scroll flashes, on circular foot, blue cross sword marks beneath and double strap work handle, with matching saucer and side plate, 13cm dia., a set of 3 Chinese saucers, early 19thC English pottery, pink transfer printed wares, a quantity of floral finials, plain Nymphenburg cup and saucer etc. (a quantity)

A Chinese export silver rectangular card case, single chop mark, late 19th century, chased and engraved with a figure in a pavilion with three other figures, in a cusped reserve, a flower in a reserve to the cover, on a scroll foliate ground, the reverse with similar designs, later engraved with a crest and a motto Beati Qui Durant , 10cm (4in) high Provenance: Bequest of General Clarence Ransom Edwards (American, 1859-1931) (according to a later note inside). The motto and crest for DURANT.Catalogue amendmentThe maker's mark reads You Guang and is unrecorded.

A Chinese 14ct yellow gold, lapis lazuli, opal, jade, turquoise and amethyst pendant the lapis plaque with overlaid gold landscape pictorial set with various gem stones, within a scroll pierced frame, a single Chinese character to the reverse, 52mm. diameter, on a yellow gold chain.* Condition: In very good condition, with no losses or damage. No chips or cracks to lapis. Weight overall 26.4g.  

Chinese carved celadon vase, having a trumpet neck with scroll handles, over a baluster body worked with scrolling foliage, the base with underglaze blue Yongzheng six character mark (drilled), height 28.5cm

A Chinese bronze incense burner, moulded with dragon chasing a flaming pearl with other mythical beasts between scroll borders, mask and tongue handles, four character mark Yutang Shi Sou, 28cm from handle to handle

A Chinese gouache hanging scroll, dated May 1981, attributed to Lin Qin, painted with gnarled trees in a rocky landscape, one artist's seal, inscribed, ink and colour on paper,80 x 43cm一九八一年五月 林檎款 生机图 设色纸本 立轴

A rare and large Chinese archaic bronze rectangular ritual food vessel, Fangding, late Shang/early Western Zhou dynasty, 12th-11th century B.C., from Luoyang, cast in relief with a band of bats and leiwen above protruding spikes and hooked corner flanges, the rim set with a pair of high looped handles, on four zoomorphic feet, bas-relief cast three character clan mark to the interior, olive-brown and silver-grey patina with malachite, azurite and cuprite encrustation, 25cm high, 19.5cm wide, one leg repairedLiterature:In the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties, fang ding were made for use in ancestral worship or other sacrificial ceremonies, and their ownership appears to have been strictly regulated. Li Xixing, The Shaanxi Bronzes, Xi’an, 1994, p. 35, notes that in the Western Zhou the gentry was allowed to acquire three ding, high officers five, Dukes seven and the Emperor nine. Rectangular (fang) vessels of this monumental size and decorated in such ornate fashion have been generally found in tombs belonging to royalty or high-ranking officials, suggesting a similar ownership also for the present vessel.In Rawson, J, Chinese Bronzes: Art and Ritual, London/Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts of East Anglia / Burrell Collection, Glasgow, BMP, 1987 the author states 'Among inscribed Shang and Zhou examples the most famous are the Zuo Ce Da vessels in the Freer Gallery and the National Palace Museum, Taibei. These early Western Zhou [sic. Fang] ding are almost identical with the Yin Guang fang ding and illustrate continuity in bronze-casting at the time of the Zhou conquest.The inscription on this ding describes a grant of cowries from the king to Yin, the casting of the ding, and notes that the king was attacking the Jing Fang, peoples known from oracle-bone inscriptions to have been in conflict with the Shang. The small neat characters are paralleled on a few other late Shang vessels.'A very similar fangding is in the Freer Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., accession no. S1987.305 with an inscription to the Grand Protector or Taibao, Duke Shi of Shao.A second example inlaid with black pigment from the Collection of Florence K. Sloane, 1950 is on view at the Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, Virginia, no. 1950.0001.01(50-G-1), which is known to have been excavated in 1929 near the city of Luoyang in North-Eastern China.A third fangding at the Jameel Centre at the Asmolean Museum in Oxford, Accession no. EA1956.834 was presented by Sir Herbert Ingram to the institution in 1956.A fourth vessel of this type known as the 'Cheng Wang fangding' bears a dedication inscription to the late King Cheng who ruled the Zhou from 1055 to 1021 B.C. The inscription on this vessel bears two characters matching those on the 'Fu Yi' bronze You ritual vessel sold by Sotheby's, New York, 'Archaic Bronzes and the Wu Dacheng Jijintu Scroll', 18 March 2014, Lot 9.

A Chinese wire inlaid bronze sword, Warring States style, the blade with chi-dragon and scroll wire-work decoration, 42.5cm handle repaired

A rare Chinese archaic white and yellow jade ornament, probably Eastern Zhou dynasty, of domed elliptical form, the centre incised with elongated scrolls and the border carved in relief with C and S-scrolls and 'feathered' scrolls, the underside with raised stud, the white stone altered to yellow in places with large brown and russet striations, 11.5cm together with an archaic white and grey mottled jade 'bird' ornament or finial, possibly Shang dynasty, 9cm (2)Literature:see the book published for 'An Exhibition Organised by The Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1st May-22nd June 1975, Victoria & Albert Museum, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages' for Eastern Zhou dynasty ornaments with similar relief carved scrolls filled with 'feathers'. Plate 91 illustrates a jade yuan ring in the Art Institute of Chicago, Sonnenschein Collection, and plate 147 an ear ornament from the collection of Dr & Mrs Cheng Te-K'un with similar C and S-scroll decoration and dated to the Eastern Zhou dynasty.

A Chinese hand scroll painting on silk of five of the horses of Mu Wang, each horse being held by a groom and with an inscription describing their attributes, inscription and owner's seal marks to one end, image 28 x 263cmProvenance: the estate of the late Jean-Claude Lepileur (1926-2016)

Two Chinese scroll paintings of peacocks, late Qing dynasty, the first of a peacock and peahen amid peonies, inscribed, image 129 x 65cm, the second of a peacock on a pine branch, inscribed, image 79 x 44cm, with additional inscription above, together with a printed scroll after Qi BaishiFrom the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.

Two 19th century Chinese scroll paintings of eagles, the first perched upon a rock watching smaller birds swoop amid peach branches, image 164.5 x 55cm, the second of an eagle attacking a mammal in a river landscape, image 166.5 x 55cm, together with a printed scroll of a horseFrom the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.

A Chinese silk scroll painting, Qing dynasty, painted with buildings and figures in a river landscape scene, inscribed, image 44.5 x 42cm, some wear upper left

Two Chinese soapstone figures, 19th century, the first of a recumbent mythical beast, the second a seated a figure of Guanyin holding a scroll, 7.5cm and 7.4cm

A rare Chinese archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Fangzun, Shang dynasty, Anyang, 13th-11th century B.C., cast in high relief to each side, the central register with a large taotie mask filled with leiwen, the hooked corner flanges with projecting rams masks with large scrolling horns, the lower register with kui dragons amid leiwen, the neck with scroll-filled lappets, olive-brown patina with malachite, cuprite and occasional azurite encrustation, 33.5cm high, losses and repairsCompare a larger and more elaborate ritual bronze Fangzun sold by Christie's, New York, 'Important Chinese Art from the Fujita Museum', 15 March 2017, New York, Lot 523.

A large Chinese archaic bronze ritual food vessel, Gui, early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century B.C., cast in relief to the upper band with bovine masks, raised roundels and quatrefoil motifs, applied with a pair of zoomorphic handles, the band around the foot with kui dragons on a leiwen ground, gun metal grey patina with heavy malachite and cuprite encrustation, 14cm high, 26cm wide, old repairsLiterature:A very similar ritual bronze gui was sold by Nagel Auctions, 'Asian Art', 8th May 2009 which was formerly in the Earl Morse collection, exhibited Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, 'The Morse Collection of Ancient Chinese Art', 1982, publ. in the catalogue p. 28, no. 13.Also similar in form is the Zhong Zhi Fu Gui sold by Sotheby's, New York, 'Archaic Bronzes and the Wu Dacheng Jijintu Scroll', 18 March 2014 which bears an inscription dating the vessel to the early Western Zhou Dynasty (11th-10th Century B.C.)Compare the Cheng Wang gui in the British Museum, accession no. 1977,0404.1 which has a similar band of alternating roundels and quatrefoils below the rim and around the foot and is firmly dated to the reign of Cheng Wang (1115BC-1077BC)

A Chinese porcelain "Imari" cylindrical tankard decorated with floral sprays, with silvery metal mount and replacement silvery metal and stained wood scroll handle, 6.25ins (157mm) high (18th Century)

A Chinese rosewood sideboard with flush panelled top and scroll ends, the front carved with dragons and cloud motifs, three frieze drawers, cupboard under enclosed by a pair of folding doors, flanked by shaped upright and with fretted and carved apron, 74ins (188cm) wide x 20ins (51cm) deep x 35.5ins (90.5cm) high

20th Century Chinese scroll painting of a panda

Military Orders and Medals, Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry, The rare China 1900 ‘Conspicuous Gallantry’ Medal Group of three, awarded to Able Seaman William Parsonage, H.M.S. Aurora, for rescuing a wounded officer under fire, being wounded himself in so doing, comprising: Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, V.R., 2nd issue, scroll suspension (William Parsonage, Able Seaman, R.N. China 1900), officially engraved naming; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (W. Parsonage, A.B., H.M.S. Aurora); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (185123 William Parsonage, P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Queen), 258 medals issued with Relief of Pekin clasp to this ship, medal presented by the King on 8 March 1902, the first with old repair to suspension claw, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly fine (3) Sold with copied record of service and other research. One of only 50 2nd Type Queen Victoria Conspicuous Gallantry Medals issued and only 8 Conspicuous Gallantry Medals were awarded for services in China 1900. Conspicuous Gallantry Medal London Gazette 14th May 1901: ‘In connection with recent operations in China.’ ‘I desire to bring specially to Their Lordships’ favourable notice the conduct of the following Officers and men: ‘William Parsonage, A.B. H.M.S. Aurora, on the same occasion assisted to carry Lieutenant G.B. Powell, wounded to the rear, over ground swept by rifle fire, and was wounded in so doing’ Signed E.H. Seymour, Vice Admiral Parsonage’s service record notes ‘Awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for services with the Naval Brigade in China 1900 and on reaching the rating of P.O. 1 Cl. an annuity of £10 per annum to accompany the award.’ Parsonage was mentioned in the report of the Naval Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, on the affairs at Tientsin between 10th and 26th June 1900, in the following terms: ‘I desire to bring specially to Their Lordships’ favourable notice the conduct of the following officers and men:- William Parsonage, A.B., of H.M.S. ‘Aurora’, on the same occasion assisted to carry Lieutenant G. B. Powell, wounded, to the rear, over open ground swept by rifle fire, and was wounded in so doing.’ (Signed) E. H. Seymour, Vice Admiral. In the same report Vice Admiral Seymour describes the action of 19 June at Langfang when Parsonage was wounded whilst rescuing Lieutenant Powell: ‘Two Chinese field guns were placed near the railway embankment opposite the British Concession and opened fire. Commander Beatty, with three companies of seamen, crossed the river and manoeuvred to within 200 or 300 yards in the hope of capturing them in a rush; some Russians moved out at the same time to co-operate. While our men were waiting for the Russians to come up, a large force of Chinese appeared to the right behind a mud wall and poured in a heavy fire, wounding Commander Beatty, Lieutenants Powell (‘Aurora’) and Stirling (‘Barfleur’), Mr. Donaldson, midshipman (‘Barfleur’) (the latter died on 3rd July of his wounds), and 11 men. The force then retired.’ William Parsonage was born in Plymouth, Devon, on 25 February 1879, and joined the Royal Navy on 8 August 1895 as a Boy 2nd Class aboard H.M.S. Impregnable, his occupation being given as ‘Hawker’. He joined H.M.S. Aurora as an Ordinary Seaman on 16 February 1899, being advanced to Able Seaman the following December, and was paid off from the ship on 28 July 1900. He was advanced to Leading Seaman in January 1902, to Petty Officer 2nd Class in April 1903 and was discharged to the Royal Fleet Reserve in June 1905. However, in order to obtain 1st Class Petty Officer Status, and thereby claim the annuity to go with his C.G.M. award, he re-joined the Navy in September 1905 and became P.O. 1st Class in July 1909. He received his L.S. & G.C. award in May 1912 and saw service with the Grand Fleet during the Great War, thereby gaining entitlement to a 1914-15 Star trio. He joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Devonport in May 1919 and was finally discharged on 16 June 1922.

Chinese School, 19th century, two scroll paintings of luohans

Chinese School, 18th/19th century, scroll painting of two ducks

Chinese School2 watercoloursStudies of peonies and a printed scroll of a horse

A 19thC Chinese Cantonese porcelain vase of square section, painted in rich colours and with gilding, the front depicting an emperor standing on a balcony in his mountain palace, bearing a two-character mark in gold within the design, numerous other figures, a deity looking down from the clouds above, the scene continued onto the sides having a pair of moulded mask ring handles, the reverse showing numeros figures and two buffalo amidst cloud scroll, Height 16.5”. SEE ILLUSTRATION

Two 18th century Chinese export rectangular tea caddies. Painted in underglaze blue with lotus scrolls, one with a key fret border and the other a scroll line border. With associated wooden tops, 13.5cm (4). Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Very minor corner chips. No restoration.

A Chinese carved rock crystal figure of Guanyin. Dressed in a flowing robe and holding a scroll, 20cm. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Very minor edge chips only.

A pair of Chinese carved opaque celadon jade candle stands of archaistic form. Each modelled as a seated mythical beast with a lotus petal formed drip tray, 13.25cm (4). Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. One beast with a slight chip to the scroll on his breast.

A late 19th century Chinese archaistic bronze vase of baluster form. With twin scroll handles formed as mythical beasts and with champleve enamel inlay depicting peacocks over a relief key fret ground. Honorific seal mark, 30cm. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Solder repair to the foot.

Three Boxed Chinese Scrolls and another Scroll

A CHINESE SCROLL, printed with horsemen of the Eurasian Steppe (five horsemen and two figures on foot), surrounded by various red character seals, in a stained wood and gilt glazed frame, 30cm x 111cm

A Chinese blue and white porcelain plate, the centre field decorated with scholars writing upon a scroll within a floral decorated border bearing Kangxi six character mark within a double ring to base, 29.5 cm

Copper chocolate pot and Guernsey cream jug with boxed Staywarm Art Deco egg cups and Chinese calligraphy scroll

A Chinese white mottled jade scroll weight / pendant in the form of a recumbent mythological dog. Believed ming dynasty with pierced hole beneath the face. Some paperwork for item purchased Siam Gallery Co, Bangkok, Thailand. Measures 6.5cms long. Condition good, natural inclusions, hairlines and minor surface degradation.

A Chinese jade plaque or scroll weight of rectangular form being carved with 2 fighting dragons, believed qing dynasty. Ex estate collection of Mr & Mrs WM H Thomas, California USA. Measures 13cms long

Five Chinese Painted Hanging Scrolls, one scroll a copy of Wen Zhengming painting with an Ex-Christie's lot number, together with four other examples, some damages, some with seal stamps (5)CONDITION REPORT: Largest painting is 52cm wide & 119cm tall

Chinese School, 18th/19th century, a Taoist, watercolour scroll, the painting 115 x 79cm, the scroll with celadon jade ends. Condition Report: Split down through figure to the waist. Heavy creasing and tearing to end. Water damage and foxing and bad discolouration throughout.

A Chinese poetry scroll, signed, the text 185cm wide. Condition Report: Signs of water damage to the outer paper roll and a small tear to the paper before the text starts. In our opinion this is NOT a print.

A SET OF THREE CHINESE BRONZE 'STAR GOD' DEITIES 'LU', 'FU' AND 'SHOU', 'Fu' - the symbol of good fortune depicted in scholar's dress holding a scroll and a child, 'Lu' - the star of prosperity, rank, and influence and 'Shou', the symbol of longevity recognized by his high domed forehead and the peach of immortality, each raised on a dragon base, tallest H 54.5 cm¦

An antique Qing dynasty Chinese export Silver dragon bowl by Wang Hing & Co of Hong Kong circa 1890. Of exceptional quality, the circular body raised on a spreading foot, and with applied dragon decoration, with further pierced dragon and scroll decoration to the rim. Diameter 21cm / 8.25". Silver weight 1073g / 34.5 troy oz.

~A CHINESE IVORY CASKET, PROBABLY CANTON, MID 19TH CENTURYrectangular, with stiff leaf borders, the cover deeply carved with a group of four figures with goats flanked by trees and pavilions, three further animals and birds above, the sides carved in relief with further figures amid garden pavilions, the front additionally with a scroll foliate shield and gilt-copper escutcheon, on ball feet, the satin-lined interior with a shallow tray with gilt-copper handles13.5cm long

Chinese School (20th century), scroll, Waxwings, Magpies, Blossom Trees and Foliage, inscribed with script, red seal marks, hand-coloured woodblock print, 87cm x 42cm, laid on canvas, hardwood batons; another, Ornamental Geese, inscribed with script, red seal marks, hand-coloured woodblock print, 87cm x 42cm, laid on canvas, hardwood batons (2) Condition Report: The prints in good condition. Some creases and fraying to the scrolls. Wear to hand batons. Overall good.

A Chinese Blanc de Chine figure, of Shou Lao, holding the peach of immortality, scroll base, 29cm high

A pair of Chinese scroll watercolours

A selection of Dutch Delft , 18th and 19th century, comprising: a pair of waisted sleeve vases with everted rims painted with flowers in shaped panels, 8in. high; a transitional Chinese style bottle vase, painted with birds and flowers, ground rim, three various baluster vases with flower and bird panels in moulded scroll frame panels, 23cm - 34cm highPlease note: The provenance for this lot should read ‘Property from the estate of Philippa Bradstock of Longbottom House, Biddesden 

A Chinese blue and white bowl, of rounded form with flared rim and raised on a short foot ring, decorated in the Yuan style with a dragon to the interior within a classic scroll border, to the outside with a trail of meandering lotus flowers and foliage above a band of lotus panels, 20.3cm dia.Provenance: Canadian private collection, acquired from a private Japanese collector in Kyoto, 1997.Footnote: By repute this bowl was excavated from the North West Java sea.

A large Chinese Canton famille rose punch bowl, 19th Century, of circular form with turned-out rim, decorated with panels of figures in palace interiors, alternating with panels of birds, insects and flowering plants, all against a dense foliate scroll and gilt ground, 41.5cm dia.