A LARGE CHINESE YONGZHENG PERIOD MING STYLE 'LOTUS BOUQUET' PORCELAIN DISH, of saucer shape, the interior painted with a ribbon tied bouquet within a formal band of formal scrolling flowerheads, the exterior with a similar band within key-fret and scroll borders, the base unglazed, 14.3in(36.5cm) diameter. Bought Rangoon 1928. Damaged in a fire at the Mergui Customs House in 1935.
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A LARGE CHINESE MING DYNASTY LONGQUAN CELADON STONEWARE TRIPOD CENSER, together with a fitted carved hardwood cover and stand, the hardwood cover pierced with three ruyi, the shallow sides of the censer moulded in relief beneath the glaze with the Eight Trigrams between cloud scroll borders, the rim with moulded studs, the censer supported on three animal mask feet, the interior centre and base unglazed and fired orange, 8.75in(22.3cm) high overall, the censer itself 12.1in(30.8cm) wide at widest point & 4.1in(10.5cm) high. Bought in London 1927.
A late 19th century Chinese silver filigree card case, unmarked, circa 1890, rectangular form, pull-off cover, one side decorated with dragons, the reverse decorated with flowers, foliate scroll borders, with a presentation plaque inscribed 'May Joy your every Birthday Crown' and 'Presented by Mr & Mrs M.K. A 23-1-92', in a fitted case, length 9.6cm, approx. total weight 3oz. (2)
A 19th century silver filigree card case, unmarked, rectangular form, hinged cover, foliate scroll decoration, the front and back with a shield cartouche, initialled, length 8.7cm, plus another 19th century silver filigree card case, unmarked, possibly Chinese, rectangular form, hinged cover, foliate scroll decoration, length 7.6cm, approx. weight 2.9oz. (2)
A tall Chinese blue and white waisted cylindrical jar and cover, Kangxi period, painted with shaped panels of ribbon tied objects, a lady in a garden interspersed by floral sprays, flowerhead and scroll borders, the base with ribbon tied feather mark, height 38cmProvenance: UK private collection; purchased from specialist dealers and auctions in the 1950s and 1960s.
A Chinese export famille rose snuff box and cover, mid 18th century, of shell shape with a gilt metal mounted rim and hinge, finely painted with ladies in interiors including the interior of the cover, the top of the cover with shell and scroll border, the sides painted with European subject figure panels and a pheasant amid chrysanthemums, width 7.2cm, base broken and repaired, together with an unusual Chinese sang-de-boeuf small vase bearing a Kangxi six character mark, 19th century, the unglazed foot fitting the centre of the wood stand, height 16.5cm, rim chip and hairline crack
An important collection of Chinese woodblock printed sutras, Ming dynasty, 15th century and later, some bearing the reign mark of Hongxi (1424-25) including a Heart Sutra and 'precious objects' of coins, fabric and a gilt pewter bell pendant, the largest sutra 30cmProvenance: a gift to the present vendor from the specialist Chinese works of Art dealer John Sparkes in the late 1950s/early 1960s. The photographs included with this lot show where the sutras, scroll and 'precious objects' were removed from the core of an early Ming dynasty life-size polychrome wood figure of a luohan.
Xue Weng (Chinese, mid 20th century), a scroll painting of a cockatoo amid plum and magnolia blossom, signed, inscribed and dated 35th year of the Republic of China (1947), image 91cm x 29.5cm excluding border, together with a second scroll painting of a butterfly and blossom, 59.5cm x 22.5cm (2)Provenance: Lady Cripps, who during the second world war was President of the British united Aid to China Fund and in June 1946 was appointed a GBE for her services. Later that year, she undertook an extensive tour of China where she was the guest of General Chiang Kai-shek. During her tour she was invited by Mao Zedong to visit Yenan and welcomed on her arrival by Madame Jiang. The first scroll painting was gifted to Lady Cripps on a visit to the National Central University in modern day Nanjing in 1947 according to the inscription.
A Chinese Patinated Bronze Figure Of Liu Hai And Three-Legged Toad, 18th/19th Century the large toad with open mouth, its body covered in raised node warts, supporting on its back a standing figure of Liu Hai with cheerful expression, carrying a scroll and with a double gourd hanging from his back, lacking attribute from left hand, the toa 15,5cm high

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