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A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL PICTURE, decorated with calligraphy and bamboo, the picture itself 52.5in x 13in.

A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL PICTURE, decorated with calligraphy and a mountainous landscape setting, the picture itself 50in x 13.25in.

AN 18TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE SCROLL WEIGHT, in the form of a seated deer, a frond held in it's mouth, 2.8in high.

A LARGE GOOD QUALITY 19TH/20TH CENTURY CHINESE CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF A SAGE, weighing 1.73Kg, together with a wood stand, the sage dressed in flowing robes with a sword at his side and a scroll held in his hand, the base with a two-character Qianlong mark, the ivory itself 12in high.

A CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHIC SCROLL, depicting scenes from the life of Lee Teng-Hui, approx 77in wide x 9.75in high.

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CHINESE JIAQING/DAOGUANG PERIOD PORCELAIN FIGURE OF GUANYIN, circa 1820, dressed in floral decorated robes and holding a scroll, the base unglazed, 9.7in high.

A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL PICTURE, depicting columns of calligraphy in red, the picture itself 43.5in x 15in.

A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL PAINTING, depicting two birds perched on a blossoming tree, also with calligraphy and an artist's seal, the picture itself 28in x 8.4in.

A CHINESE HANGING SCROLL PAINTING ON PAPER, depicting three fruit-form panels of boys playing in garden setting, the painting itself approx. 43in x 11.5in.

A CHINESE SCROLL PICTURE OF A MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE, the picture itself approx. 21.5in x 13in.

A pair of Chinese bronze scroll weights with carved decoration.

A Chinese carved wood figure of an Immortal standing holding a long scroll bag with crane to one side, inlaid glass eyes with straw hat on his back, on a black hardwood prunus and rock work base, 36cm

A large Chinese hardwood stand, formed of five 's' scroll supports on circular stretcher, top 28cm diam

An antique Chinese copper and brass street vendor's tea kettle With dog-of-fo finial, scroll handle and variously pierced and engraved decorative panels, standing on a carved and pierced wooden base. 42.5 cm high overall. CONDITION REPORTS: Generally in good condition, expected wear, various dints and bruises, some elements possible lacking.

A Chinese carved jade handled enamel brush washer The main body decorated with floral scroll work. 18 cm long. CONDITION REPORTS: Some chipping and fritting, tip of jade re-glued, general wear.

A pair of Chinese patinated bronze scroll weights Decorated with figures amongst woodland, one signed to the front. Each 25 cm long. (2) CONDITION REPORTS: Generally in good condition, some general wear.

TALL CHINESE BRONZE GUANYINTall and ornately detailed, Chinese bronze figure of Guanyin; standing atop rockery in long flowing robes, wearing a veil and adorned with an elaborate necklace, holding a scroll in one hand and lotus flower in the other; H: 37" (approx.); Provenance: Martin Kellner Collection, Hollywood, CA

CARVED JADE & ZITAN WOOD GUANYINChinese carved jade and Zitan wood figure; of Guanyin seated in position of "Royal Ease", holding a scroll, dressed in a long flowing robe, and adorned in beaded garlands, her hair in topknot, with seal mark to round base; H: 12 1/2"

ANTIQUE SINO-TIBETAN PAINTED THANGKAAntique Sino-Tibetan painted thangka, with sixteen Arhats, flanking Buddha at center, 18th Century; 23 1/2" x 15 1/2"; mounted with possibly 19th Century Chinese silk embroidery; silver scroll ends

LARGE INK & COLOR PAPER SCROLL: LandscapeVery large, Chinese ink and color on paper scroll; depicting a stylized landscape rendered from clouds of vibrant color to a black and white water fall and river, two sages standing at an overlook; in the manner of Zhang Daqian; with inscription and seal marks; 50 1/2" x 25"

MING-STYLE SILK SCROLL: Precious Vessels & FishbowlChinese Ming-style, ink and color on silk scroll; depicting ornate precious vessels filled with blossoming flowers, beside a fishbowl; a tea set on the ground beside the vases; inscribed Yu Shen and with collectors' seal marks 49 1/2" x 23"

CHINESE INK & COLOR SILK SCROLL: Scholar's RockChinese ink and color on silk scroll; depicting a fine scholar's rock, neatly mounted into a basin; inscribed with various signatures and poems; with collectors' seal marks

CHINESE SILK SCROLL IN THE MANNER OF SHI TAOChinese ink and color on silk scroll; depicting a single lone figure of Liu hai dressed in a simple robe; signed and in the manner of Shi Tao;

CHINESE PAPER SCROLL AFTER QI BAISHI: GuanyinChinese ink and color on paper scroll; showing Guanyin in hooded, flowing robes; rendered in the manner of Qi Baishi; with inscription and seal mark

A LARGE CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING, in Ming style, painted with court figures in a garden landscape, and bearing Chinese inscription and seal to top right hand corner. 168 x 94cm; together with a horizontal example, painted with eight individual male and female figures, in traditional costume, including musicians, dancers, warriors, etc. 67 x 427cm

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SMALL TANKARDS of baluster form, the rounded lower bodies decorated with flowers, beneath petal-form shoulders and scroll handles, the covers decorated with lotus flowers, European metal mounts, Kangxi, 4.75" (12.1cm) high Provenance: Private collection, Devon.

A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, the pierced cover with three lion finials, above the rounded body with elephant-scroll handles and feet, the base with a seal mark, late Ming-Qing, 8.25" (21cm) wide

A CHINESE CYLINDRICAL CLOISONNÉ SCROLL POT, each side with a calligraphic panel surrounded by dragons on a blue ground, late Qing-early Republic, 10.75" (27.3cm) high

A CHINESE JICHIMU STAND of asymmetric scroll form with two tiers, Qing, 19th century, 15" (38cm) long Provenance: The collection of Brian McElney OBE; acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980's.

A SET OF FIVE CHINESE CARVED AND FRET WOOD PANELS, each showing a central vase of flowers surrounded by further objects on a pierced scroll ground, late Qing, each panel circa 37.5" (96cm) x 12.75" (32.5cm) (5) Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

A PAIR OF CHINESE GILTWOOD PANELS, the central area showing narrative scenes with figures on horseback and attendants, within foliate and scroll borders, late Qing-early Republic, 18.75" (47.5cm) x 33" (83.8cm) (2) Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

A CHINESE WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC BI-FORM PENDANT, the symmetrical dragon scroll top above the lower disc, pierced with 'chang yi zisun' characters surrounded by further archaic dragons, Qing, 18th/19th century, 4.5" (11.5cm) high Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by the vendor's grandfather in Hong Kong in the 1970's/80's.

A FINE GEORGE III CHINESE-MARKET GOLD, ENAMEL, PEARL AND DIAMOND-SET POCKET WATCH by William Anthony, London, no. 2072, the white enamel convex dial with Roman numeral hour chapter, the seconds chapter with Arabic numerals at the quarters, with a seed pearl border; the back of the case set with a large central rose-cut diamond surrounded by sixteen further small diamonds, within seed pearl and gold scroll borders on a guilloche blue-enamel ground, enclosed by subsidiary enamelled borders of red and blue, within an outer border of seed pearls, the suspension loop also set with seed pearls; the ornate movement finely engraved with foliate scrolls, the convex movement cover signed 'Willm. Anthony, London, No. 2072' and engraved with a horse and arrows, the outer edge of the movement case and the concave inner surface of the back cover with gold hallmarks, the watch 2.5" (6.4cm) dia., 3.5" (9cm) high including the suspension loop. Provenance: Acquired by the vendor from a private collection in France. William Anthony (1765-1844) worked in Red Lion Street, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, London, and specialised in watches for the Chinese market. For a very similar watch sold in these salerooms, see 'Treasures from the Summer Palace', Duke's, May 19th 2011, lot 86. Given the fact that the present lot was acquired in France, it is highly likely that it was taken from the Summer Palace by French troops, who along with the British were largely responsible for the lamentable sacking and looting of the Yuanmingyuan in 1860.

A CHINESE HARDWOOD SCROLL-FORM STAND, probably Hongmu,of symmetrical form with a central raised area flanked by lower ends, late Qing-early Republic, 30.5" (77.5cm) long

A CHINESE HARDWOOD CORNER-LEG HIGH SIDE TABLE, probably hongmu, the top inset with a panel of lighter timber, above an open frieze and dragon-scroll ends, with straight legs, 41.75" (106cm) high x 46.75" (118.8cm) long x 15" (38cm) deep, late Qing-Republic

A RARE CHINESE HUANGHUALI SMALL SCROLL TABLE, carved from a single plank, of plain form with inswept curl ends, the richly-grained timber with fine 'layered' figuring and occasional gnarls, one edge with a lighter band, late Ming - early Qing, 22 ¼" (56.5cm) Provenance: Bought from Sydney Moss Ltd., London, 1990 for £3,500.

JAPANESE ARTIST, circa 14th/15th century A portrait of Suguwara no Michizane seated beneath a plum tree with an accompanying inscription, ink and colour on paper, 21.5" (54.6cm) x 14" (35.5cm), within a patterned silk border, mounted as a hanging scroll and framed Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH. Sugawara no Michizane (845-903) was a scholar, poet and statesman of the Heian period. He is most celebrated for his Chinese style poetry and is revered as a god of learning in Shinto culture.

CHINESE ARTIST, Qing Dynasty Two ladies seated on a balcony surrounded by rocks with a tree above, sealed lower left 'Chen Linjing', ink and colour on paper, 48.5" (123.1cm) x 17.5" (44.3cm), mounted as a hanging scroll

HU JIASHENG, late Qing-Republic, Landscape depicting the Jiangnan region (Yangtze River Delta), signed Jiasheng with one seal and one poem of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll 44" (111.8cm) x 12.5" (31.7cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

BY OR AFTER CHA CHUBAI (1650-1727) Returning home from a Spring outing in the evening, signed Cha Chubai with two seals and one inscription of the artist, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, 40.5" (103cm) x 13" (33cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

AFTER LIU SONGNIAN (1150-1225) Mountains with trees, houses and figures depicting a recluse's life, signed Liu Songnian with one seal of the artist, and an inscription by the official calligrapher Wang Chong (1471-1533), ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, and two collector's seals, 63" (160cm) x 21.25" (54cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

AFTER WANG JIAN (1598-1677) landscape with boats, cottages and figures describing scenes of the autumn season, signed Wang Jian from Taicang, with two seals of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 43.5" (110.5cm) x 16.25" (41.2cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

BY OR AFTER QIU YING (ca. 1495-1552) Landscape with palaces and figures among trees and clouds indicating an immortal paradise, signed Qiu Ying with two seals of the artist, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, 34" (86.5cm) x 15.5" (39.2cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

MAI QING (19th century) Mountains, river and huts among trees illustrating the literati leisure activities such as visiting and boating with friends, signed Mai Qing with one seal of the artist, and a dedication to Mr Lianzhang, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 70" (178cm) x 29.25" (74.3cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

XINXIU SHANGCHAN (late Qing-Republic) A monk holding a stick sitting under rocks, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, marked one seal of the artist on the top right and four collector's seals on the lower left, 28.5" (72.4cm) x 12.5" (31.8cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

ZHAN SHENSHENG (20th century) Two men and a woman gathered together illustrating the story of the three knight-errants during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), painted in Shanghai and signed Hushan jushi from Xinan, with two seals of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 30.5" (77.4cm) x 14" (35.5cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

KE JUN (19th century) Two ladies in a pavilion near a lotus pond with ducks, signed Ke Jun with one seal of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 13.5" (34.2cm) x 23.25" (59cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

LIANG TISHENG (20th century) Women picking mulberry leaves painted in the manner of Qiu Ying (ca. 1494-1552), signed Tisheng with two seals of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, one inscription transcribed a poem by Wen Zhengmin (1470-1559) and the other dedicated to Mr Feilong, 45.5" (115.5cm) x 21.25" (54cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

AFTER LI TANG (ca.1055-1130) A scholar amid a field holding a basket of flowers and a hoe under a pine tree, signed Li Tang with one seal of the artist, hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, 33.5" (85.1cm) x 15.75" (40cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

HUANG TAO (b.1936) A banana tree in the rain, signed Huang Tao, dated 1996, with two seals of the artist, and an inscription by Chengshen, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 41.5" (105.3cm) x 12.5" (31.7cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

LIU XIZHEN (19th century) Bamboo trees executed as a finger painting, signed Liu Xizhen with two seals of the artist, hanging scroll, ink on silk, 58.5" (148.5cm) x 14.75" (37.5cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

WANG CHENGBIN (20th century) Bamboo trees and rocks, painted in Dalian city and signed Chengbin with one seal of the artist, with a dedication to Mr Bigao, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 53" (134.6cm) x 13" (33cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

WU DEYI (1864-1928) Landscape with two scholars and a hut among mountains, signed Deyi, dated 1898, with two seals of the artist, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 26.5" (67.2cm) x 12.5" (31.8cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

TAO YUN (1911-2004) Cottages among mountains and trees, signed Tao Yun, dated 1934, with one seal and poem of the artist, and a dedication to Jiaofan with an inscription, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 37" (94cm) x 17" (43.2cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

HE ZHONGYUAN (late 19th- early 20th century) Spring landscape with buildings and figures, signed He Zhongyuan with two seals of the artist, and a dedication to Mr Shufeng, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 35.5" (90cm) x 15" (38.1cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

LOU MO (1896-1945) A scholar sitting inside a hut surrounded by trees and rocks painted in autumn in Shaoxing, signed Lou Mo with two seals of the artist, and two collector's seals, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 57.5" (146cm) x 16" (40.6cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

BY OR AFTER WEN QIQIU (1862-1941) A scholar contemplating inside the house among trees and mountains, signed Wen Qiqiu, dated 1909, with two seals of the artist, and one seal of collector on the lower left, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 38.25" (97.2cm) x 11.75" (30cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

AFTER WANG HUI (1632-1717) Landscape with a scholar's studio, signed Wang Hui, dated 1692, with one seal of the artist, and one collector's seal, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 37.25" (94.6cm) x 16" (40.8cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

AFTER Xiao Yuncong (1596-1673) Winter landscape with frosty woods, signed Xiao Yuncong, with two seals and one inscription of the artist, Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 43.25" (110cm) X 18" (45.8cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

AFTER DONG BANGDA (1699-1769) Landscape with fishing boats near a river bank and willow trees, signed Dong Bangda with two seals and a poem of the artist, and one collector's seal, hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, 26" (66cm) x 15" (38cm). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.