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A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING OF A MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE, with script to top left, seal mark to top right, overall size 203cm x 80cm.

A pair of Chinese porcelain vases each painted with exotic birds amongst foliage, rockwork and calligraphy, red seal marks, 23cm high both cracked.

A Chinese mid 20th century carved hardstone scholar's seal, 6 x 6 x 4.5cm.

A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CLOISONNE VASELate Qing DynastyOf ovoid form, decorated with bands of phoenix and scrolling decoration, seal mark to base.46cm high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A CHINESE CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL BRONZE OF GUANYINEarly 19th centuryModelled seated on a naturalistic rocky outcrop, four character seal mark to base, on a red gilt lacquer rectangular base.The bronze 36cm high, 54cm high overall.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TWO CHINESE BRONZE CENSERSThe first of compressed baluster form and with lion mask handles, six character xuande mark but later, 16.5cm across the handles, 8.2cm high, 852 grams; the second of compressed form and with twin loop handles and standing on elongated scroll legs, with cast archaistic seal mark, 16.5cm diameter.(2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MIRRORED BOTTLE VASESRepublic PeriodEach painted with two cloud shaped panels, showing fashionable ladies, against a a millefiori gold ground, with ruyi head band at the rim and with iron red Qianlong seal marks. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Chinese ovoid jar and cover, painted in tones of underglaze blue with fishermen, knop finial, 19cm high, 19th century, wax export seal

A quantity of brass and metal ware, including: trivets, tongs, a Chinese gilt bronze two-handled vessel with six character seal mark to base, 15 cm wide, a lamp base, a large copper jug and a Chinese vase with elephant handles Condition Report: The censer is no longer part of this lot.

A Chinese porcelain bottle-shaped “dragon” vase with all-over lavender-blue glaze, decorated in relief with qiliong coiled around the base of the cylindrical neck, Yongcheng seal mark in underglaze blue to base; 8” high; with a hardwood stand. (minute chip to neck-rim, small chip to snout of qilong).

A Chinese porcelain “millefleur” vase of globular form, painted all over with flowers in famille rose enamels & gilt, qianlong seal mark in iron-red to base but of later date; 4” high x 4.75” diam.

A Chinese porcelain slender ovoid vase of blue ground with all-over sgraffito scroll decoration, & scattered roundels painted in famille rose enamels, the turquoise base with iron-red qianlong seal mark; 10.25” high, on carved hardwood stand. (neck broken through & re-stuck, hairline crack to body).

A Chinese porcelain shallow bowl of squat round form & pale celadon glaze, a dragon in relief to one side of the rim, a bat to the other, 7½” dia.; Yongzheng seal mark to base, but of later date.

A Chinese porcelain ox-blood glazed Yan Yan vase, Jingdezhen seal mark to base, 14½” high; & a pale celadon glazed crackleware vase with tall narrow cylindrical neck, 16” high each on hardwood stand.

A Chinese glazed biscuit lion-dog seal, a Chinese blue and white tureen, width 18cm, two Shiwan figures and two teabowls, four saucers and a soapstone carving 20cm

Chinese School, Bust of Figure above Mountains, woodblock print, characters and seal mark to right (64cm x 38cm)

A collection of 20thc. Chinese vases including a famille rose baluster shaped vase on stand, another baluster vase with Tropical Bird and Flowers, on stand, both with red seal mark to base and a blue and white gourd vase (24cm) (3)

Large 20th century Chinese Republic of China Bottle Neck Vase decorated in enamels with flowers and calligraphy, red seal mark to base, 57cms high

An antique Chinese porcelain blue and white vase with all over prunus decoration - a/f to collar - four character seal mark to base

A pair of antique Chinese porcelain lidded vases, each decorated with blue and white hand painted design depicting a large blossom and tree with perching birds - the lids with temple lion finials, one finial detached but present - four character seal mark to base

A mid Century salt glazed stoneware studio pottery vase with decorative lug handles modeled as hares and a chain link frieze below with green and blue coloured glaze highlighting and compressed seal mark to base - drilled through base and converted to lamp, now standing on old Chinese carved hardwood base - various condition

Unusual Chinese Seal In the Form of a Head. Very Well Detail, Character Marks to Base for Seal. Very Unusual. 3 Inches High.

A mixed lot to include a Mexican silver and abalone shell box, a group of intaglio engraved glass seal plaques, and a Chinese mother of pearl engraved gaming counter, pair candlesticks, boxed Eddie Stobart, and Corgi buses diecast model vehicles and other itemsLocation:

An Edwardian silver mustard, Chester 1904; silver coloured metal spoons; tapering beaker with Arabic script; a Ganesh Yantra luck talisman others; Chinese seal stamp animal etc

A Chinese Robin's egg glazed Yixing vase of cylindrical form with twin mask handle decoration now as a lamp, bears seal mark to base, possibly for Qianlong potter Ge Mingxiang, 38cm high exluding lamp fitting

Small Chinese porcelain octagonal three section teapot with lid and lift out liner, decorated in enamels with reserve panels and floral sprays. Red square seal mark to base. 14cm high approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

4 various items of Chinese porcelain including a blue and white bowl with seal mark to base, diameter 12cm; a teacup; an ink well decorated with a dragon, 6 character mark to base; and a jug (a.f.).  The dragon bowl and tea cup are in good condition; the jug and bowl are both in poor condition.

An 18th century Chinese polychrome decorated floral plate, d. 23cm and a later Chinese bowl decorated with flowers, seal mark to base, d. 14.5cm.  Plate has a few minor rim frits, mainly on the back; bowl has single minor chip to rim, otherwise both in good condition.

A selection of Chinese dishes & a famille verte vase (some a.f.)(Bat dish with seal mark is good condition but other pieces all a.f. except vase which seems ok)

Three Chinese famille verte plates, diameter 21cm (all with chips) 2 other Chinese plates, 1 with seal mark to base & one with a 6 character mark to base.(as catalogued - plate with antiques has a small hairline crack to rim near fan)

A Chinese brass belt buckle decorated with a dragon, with slip catch and two miniature Chinese brass tripod censors with seal marks to base.   Good condition.

A Chinese yellow glaze shallow bowl with seal mark to base, on a hardwood carved stand, diameter 15.5cm.  Bowl in good condition.  Bowl has a repair crack but is generally ok

A pair of Chinese yellow glaze rice bowls, on hardwood stands, with seal mark to bases, diameter 12.5cm height on stand height 14cm.Both in Good condition

A cylindrical Chinese blue and white vase decorated with prunus blossom ht. 31cm (small glaze chip to rim); a pair of Chinese blue and white ginger jars ht. 11cm (no lids); a 20th century baluster satsuma vase decorated with figures in landscapes and cranes, orange seal mark to base ht.32cm .  Condition: As catalogued, otherwise in good condition.

A Chinese pink glazed bowl (a.f.) and a Chinese mother of pearl name stamp with English and Chinese characters.  Seal also chipped with some loss from one end.

A Chinese Republic teapot of spherical form decorated in polychrome with vases, etc., 18 character inscription to the reverse, height 15 cm. In good condition, worn seal mark to base. 

A 19th century Chinese Straits small phoenix bowl, Tonghzi seal mark, diameter 11 cm.  Two minor chips noted, otherwise in good condition.

A Chinese Dragon & Phoenix vase in moulded porcelain, Qianlong seal mark, circa 1900, height 19 cm

A Chinese vase with green scrolling decoration, with decorative 'cloth' draped around and tied in relief, with seal mark to base, height 16cm with carved hardwood stand.   In good condition.

A Chinese Moon flask shaped vase decorated with polychrome panels of traditional scenes, surrounded by different coloured dragons in blue orange and red, flying through the clouds, 2 dragon 'handles' in relief in reds and golds, seal mark to base surrounded by polychrome decoration, height 36.5cm.  The vase is in good condition, with some minor loss to handle on one side.

A Chinese watercolour on gilt card of a bird sat on a flowering branch, with seal and character mark to lower right, framed and glazed, 33x23cm.   In good condition. frame in poor condition.

A CHINESE PORCELAIN EROTIC SUBJECTChina, 20th centuryThe base impressed with a seal mark.H: 20,3 cm

A FAMILLE ROSE ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ PORCELAIN PLAQUE BY HU TAIMAO 胡泰茂China, 20th centuryPainted in the famille rose palette with the eight Daoist immortals below a pine tree in an outdoor landscape, bears a calligraphy completed by a red seal to the upper left. That inscriptions signs this piece Hu Taimao (胡泰茂) and also dates it cyclically to a jǐ chou year (己丑) corresponding to 1949. Wooden frame.Dimensions (the sole plaque as visible within the frame): 33 x 37 cm粉彩“八仙盘”中国，20世纪[INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESECondition Report: Condition report: - UV / black light checked;- framed (we did not remove the frame, so we can not guarantee what may be to the back);- imperfection in the glaze / enamels in the tree to the upper right part.

A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE PALETTE ‘EIGHT HORSES OF WANG MU’ PORCELAIN LANTERN VASE, THE DESIGN AFTER GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE (1688-1766) ALSO KNOWN AS LANG SHINING 郎世宁 China, 20th century The front part finely painted with eight horses in various positions amidst a landscape and below a pine tree, the back part inscribed with a poetry completed by three apocryphal red seals of Lang Shining. The below all covered in turquoise enamel but for the central square within which is an apocryphal cobalt blue six character seal / zhuanshu mark of the Emperor Qianlong. H: 33 cm Notes: 1. The story of The Eight Horses of King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty originates from a historical romance, The “Mu Tianzi Zhuan”(lit. “An Account of Emperor Mu”), which describes the journeys of the fifth emperor of the Zhou dynasty (1023-983 BC) during which he met Xi Wangmu, i.e. the Queen Mother of the West. 2. The depiction of the horses is inspired from The “Tu Cheng Bai Jun” (lit. “The One Hundred Horses Scroll”, preserved in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.粉彩“穆王八骏图”大花瓶中国，20世纪[INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESECondition Report: Condition report:- UV / black light checked.

A LARGE FOLIATE RIM FAMILLE ROSE PALETTE ‘EIGHT TREASURES OF BUDDHISM’ PORCELAIN OFFERING CUP China, Qing Dynasty, Daoguang mark and possibly of the period Both the bowl and its spread foot of foliate shape, the outer part of the bowl finely adorned in vivid enamels with “The Eight Treasures of Buddhism”, the inner part with a floral spray. The below inscribed in iron red with a six-character seal / zhuanshu mark of the Emperor Daoguang within a double square. H: 8,6 cm - L 21,5 cm – w: 16 cm  Note: The "Eight Treasures" (babao 八宝), also known as the "Eight Precious Things" and the "Eight Auspicious Treasures", may consist of eight ordinary symbols, the eight precious organs of the Buddha's body, the eight auspicious signs, or the various emblems of the eight Taoist Immortals.  The most commonly seen members of the Eight Treasures include the coin, ruyi sceptre, coral, chime stone, lozenge, rhinoceros horn, silver ingot and the flaming pearl. In Buddhism, the Eight Treasures (Eight Auspicious Symbols) include the lotus (purity/enlightenment), Wheel of the Dharma (knowledge), treasure vase (wealth), conch shell (Buddha's thoughts), victory banner (Buddha's teachings conquer all), endless knot (harmony), parasol (protection) and fish pair (happiness in marriage).大粉彩“八宝”叶缘瓷供杯中国，清代，道光款识及可能时期[INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESECondition Report: Condition report:- UV / black light checked;- two losses of enamels to the rim;- faded enamels to some parts;- a stain to the foot maybe but does not look like a minor restoration;- faded gilt to rim;- UV / black light checked.

CHINESE SCHOOL, APOCRYPHAL SIGNATURE OF WANG SHUGU 王蘭谷 (CHINA, 1649 - circa 1733)Phoenix in a landscape, Xiwangmu 西王母 palace in the cloudy skyInk and colours on paperMounted as a scroll / kakemonoSigned to the lower right: "王蘭谷作"Bears a seal of the artist also to the lower rightDimensions (the sole painting): 150,5 x 82,5 cmCondition Report: Condition report:- stains;- dirt;- folds;- tears.

A NOH THEATER MASK OF KO-OMOTE 小面Japan, Taisho to Showa periodA lacquered wooden mask, the inner part with a square a seal mark and a red kanji inscription reading "Ko omote".H: 21 cm - w: 13,7 cmNote: The mask Ko-Omote is one of the first masks of Noh Theater. It represents a young girl with round cheeks in a calm and meditative posture. It is an ideal representation of the youth.[INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESECondition Report: Condition report:- wears and frictions on the face;- also see next to the holes for hanging.

Chinese bronze splash censor with square seal mark to base.

A Chinese pewter cylindrical tea canister: decorated with swallows and peony on a stippled ground, seal mark, 13cm.

A Chinese bronze tripod censer: of squat circular form with loop handles to the rim, with rubbed seal mark to the base, 13cm. diameter, 780gms.

A Chinese jade censer and cover, a jade seal and an inside painted glass egg: the censer carved with lion dog masks and hung with loose rings, late 20th century, 10cm high [minor loss and damage] wood stand; the seal carved with a lion dog, 5.5cm; the hanging egg ornament painted with a mountainous lake landscape, 7cm with carved wood frame and integral stand.

A Chinese blue and white bowl: with flared pewter-mounted rim, the interior painted with a large medallion of cranes flying amongst cloud scrolls and surrounded by floral roundels, the exterior with similar roundels, four-character seal mark, 30cm.

A mixed lot of Chinese porcelain: including a double gourd vase painted with sponged russet splashes, 14cm wood stand; a blue and white teapot and cover painted with Buddhist lion dogs, metal wire handle, 12cm high; and a similar famille rose teapot and cover painted with swallows flying over a lotus pond, the reverse with butterflies, iron-red seal mark, late Qing, 11cm high wood stand.

A Chinese famille rose dragon vase: of flattened baluster form with elephant head handles, each panelled side relief moulded with an iron-red and gilt dragon amongst blue and pink cloud scrolls on a turquoise ground painted with clouds and bats, impressed Qianlong seal mark but late Qing, 19.5cm [crack to neck] and wood stand.

A fine Chinese yellow-ground famille rose bowl: the exterior enamelled with numerous blooms including peony, lotus, dianthus and stippled lilies amongst scrolling foliage, the interior with five bats in iron-red, underglaze blue Daoguang seal mark and of the period, 15cm [hair crack].*PLEASE NOTE - There will be no internet bidding on this lot and all requests for telephone or absentee bidding must be received by 16.30pm GMT on Monday 17th January 2022 together with a deposit of £1,000 paid by debit card or bank transfer. (If unsuccessful you will be refunded (without interest) within seven working days) Literature - Gunhild Avitabile 'From The Dragon's Treasure/Chinese porcelain from the 19th and 20th centuries in the Weishaupt Collection' page 47, plate 50.* Provenance The above lot was acquired either by Edward George Pellew Mayers [1840-1911] during military service in China and Japan between 1870 and 1880 or his son Edward Courtenay Pellew Mayers [1878-1933] who visited China in 1911. Thence by direct family descent.

A Chinese yellow-ground famille rose 'peony' bowl: finely enamelled with three peony flowers surrounded by buds, tendrils and foliage, underglaze blue Daoguang seal mark and of the period, 11.5cm [hair crack].*PLEASE NOTE - There will be no internet bidding on this lot and all requests for telephone or absentee bidding must be received by 16.30pm GMT on Monday 17th January 2022 together with a deposit of £1,000 paid by debit card or bank transfer.(If unsuccessful you will be refunded (without interest) within seven working days)* Provenance The above lot was acquired either by Edward George Pellew Mayers [1840-1911] during military service in China and Japan between 1870 and 1880 or his son Edward Courtenay Pellew Mayers [1878-1933] who visited China in 1911. Thence by direct family descent.

A large Chinese Imperial yellow-ground 'dragon' charger: with Chuxiugong mark, incised and painted in green, white and aubergine with two five-clawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls and flames within a central medallion, the sides with prunus, peony, chrysanthemum and lotus, the rim with six further dragons, the underside with four dragons and five cranes in flight, underglaze blue four-character seal mark 'Chu Xiu Gong Zhi' [Produced for the Palace of Assembled Elegance], Guangxu period, 47.5 cm diameter [crack to rim with associated filled chip].*PLEASE NOTE - There will be no internet bidding on this lot and all requests for telephone or absentee bidding must be received by 16.30pm GMT on Monday 17th January 2022 together with a deposit of £1,000 paid by debit card or bank transfer. (If unsuccessful you will be refunded (without interest) within seven working days)* Notes Bears part of a paper label 'Ashmolean Museum/On loan from Mr.F.C.Harrison/78'. Francis Capel Harrison [1863-1938] was Conservative MP for Kennington in 1922/3 and a renowned private collector of Chinese works of art who retained a long connection with the Ashmolean Museum, the British Museum and the London dealer Bluett and Sons. It appears that this dish (with another) was included in Bluett's 1925 Exhibition 'A Collection of Old Chinese Monochrome Porcelain' no.57 and was sold to John Sparks on 10th June 1925 for £40. According to the exhibition catalogue it was taken from the Imperial Palace, Peking in 1899/1900.*Notes The Chuxiugong Palace is located to the North East of the Six Western Palaces in the Forbidden City, Beijing and together with the Six Eastern Palaces accommodated the concubines and the Emperor's wives, including the Empress Dowager Cixi [1835-1908]. In the 1880s Empress Cixi carried out a refurbishment of the Palace, including objects of imposing size, many modelled after Kangxi originals.*Notes Literature Gunhild Avitabile 'Vom Schatz der Drachen-From the Dragon's Treasure' pages 108 and 109 for a discussion of 'Chuxiu gong zhi' dishes. Roy Davids & Dominic Jellinek 'Provenance' page 223 for details of the F.C.Harrison provenance.

A group of three Chinese famille verte bowls and a teabowl: one with lotus medallion to the interior, the exterior with lotus shaped panels of auspicious objects and peony issuing from rockwork, square seal mark within double circles, Kangxi, 20cm [hair crack]; the second painted with mythical beasts on a seeded butterfly and floral green ground, lozenge mark within double circles, Kangxi, 19cm [damaged and riveted]; the third painted with palmette shaped floral panels on a cafe-au-lait ground, lotus mark within double circles, Kangxi, 16cm [significant damage]; the hexagonal teabowl painted with panels of flowering shrubs, Kangxi, 6.5cm high [some damage] 4.* Provenance Leighon House, Manaton, Devon.

A Chinese Dehua blanc de Chine censer: of compressed bombe form with Buddhistic lion dog handles, impressed seal mark 'Chun-ku chieh chien/following ancient tradition', 15cm wide wood stand.

A Chinese seal paste box and cover and one other: the first painted with a fisherman in a winter landscape, with seal and inscription, 7cm wood stand; the second celadon glazed, the cover decorated with a peony spray, seal mark, 8cm wood stand [2].