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A set of eight 19th century Samson of Paris porcelain cabinet cups & saucers in a Chinese export famille rose armorial wares style, the cups decorated with lion and unicorn armorial within raised rocaille curves and sprigs, fuchsia pink crosshatch border above purple feathers and highlighted with gilt rims, the matching saucers with floral spray to the centre, pseudo-Chinese seal mark to undersides (factory mark for use on imitations of Chinese export porcelain), saucers, 4 3/8in. (11cm.) diameter, cups, 2in. (5.2cm.) high. (16)

A framed and glazed etching, Chinese building facade, signed and numbered by the artist with red seal mark. 59x42cm

A pair of Chinese porcelain garden seats,20th century, of barrel shape, each painted in enamels with lotus flowers on a pink ground with applied 'bosses' and pierced cash motifs, with red Qianlong seal mark to base,50cm high (2)Condition report: No obvious major faults. Spurious Qianlong seal marks to base, and one with 'Made in Macau' sticker. 

A Chinese carved & painted Yixing ovoid vase in the manner of Ren Ganting (1899-1969), of yellow ground with band of ruyi-heads in relief, the body decorated with magnolia & bamboo, inscribed with calligraphy, & on three zoomorphic supports, seal mark to base, 8” high.

A Chinese porcelain wine cup, decorated in famille rose enamels with figures between panels of calligraphy, with gilt highlights, raised on short foot Daoguang seal mark in iron-red to base; 2¾” high.

A Chinese doucai 'dragon' jar and cover, Qianlong seal mark, late 19th/early 20th century, the ovoid body painted with two scaly dragons chasing 'flaming pearls' amidst ruyi shaped clouds and scrolling flames, all between a lappeted border encircling the foot and a 'bajixiang' border above a row of ruyi heads at the shoulder, rising to a short neck, the flat topped cover painted with a flaming pearl and ruyi shaped clouds, the base inscribed with an underglaze-blue reign mark, 20cm high, neck broken and gluedCONDITION: The neck is broken in several sections and messily re-glued. Occasional minor scratches to the glaze otherwise in good condition.cf. a similar design doucai 'dragon' jar without cover sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art sale, 5 October 2011, lot 2111.

A pair of large Chinese turquoise ground famille rose moon flasks, Tongzhi seal mark and of the period (1862-74), each painted to circular reserves with dignitaries and attendants hunting a stag in a landscape, the reverse with pheasants and magpies amid peonies, rockwork and magnolia, within lotus flower scrolling leaf and shou motifs to the turquoise ground, chi-dragon gilt handles to the shoulder, 51cm high, Provenance - A. T. Arber-CookeCONDITION: Both with some minor wear to the gilding. One of the moon flasks has been broken at the neck with some now slightly discoloured restoration around the area on the interior and exterior. The yellow discoloured restoration on the interior of the neck is also peeling off in places, the other vase is in good condition with no restoration chips or cracks.Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

A Chinese bamboo 'bamboo sprig' wrist rest, 18th century, carved in high relief with bamboo and incised with a calligraphic inscription and the artisan's seal mark, with golden to caramel brown patina, 17.2cm highProvenance - Dr J W H Grice (1891-1976) collection.CONDITION: There a few tiny losses to the tips of carved leaves top left and toward the bottom. The underside has remnants of a black ink inscription with some darker patina and a worn central rib, otherwise in good condition.ProvenanceDr John William Hawksley Grice (1891-1976) is regarded as a very important collector of carving in Britain; at the time he was collecting, he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring Qing dynasty carvings. He wrote about 'Chinese Bamboo Carving' in Country Life in 1954, one of the first articles in English on the subject, and at the time he was collecting he appears to have been unique among his peers for admiring late carving. Dr Grice and his wife Kathleen moved to China in 1922 and he worked as a doctor in Tianjin for 30 years. He built his ivory and bamboo collection in China in the decades he spent there before leaving in 1952. He gave a sizeable proportion of his carved bamboo collection to London's Victoria and Albert Museum and donated other ivories and bamboo to the British Museum.

A Chinese bamboo rest or stand and a bamboo 'cicada' charm or rest, 18th/19th century, the first rest carved in relief with two figures on or by a river, two character mark, with removeable central panel 9.5cm, collection label no.35, the cicada incised in seal script, 13.5cmProvenance - Dr J W H Grice (1891-1976) collection

A pair of Chinese coconut 'landscape' cups and a similar peach-shaped cup, 18th/19th century, the pair each carved in high relief with figures in river landscape scenes, copper lined, 7.5cm diameter, the smallest finely carved in high relief with birds, butterflies, rocks and shrubs, two character seal mark to the base, white metal lining, 4.7cm wide,Provenance - Dr J W H Grice (1891-1976) collection

A Chinese Carved Hardstone Seal with foo dog finial, 7.5cm high. Small chip to base

A CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE GROUND BOWL, moulded in relief to the exterior with flowers, scrolls and other motifs, impressed seal mark to the underside, diameter 15.5cm (Condition:- four chips to the rim)

An antique Chinese or similar export Kangxi styled iron red vase 36cm tall having chip to rim and lamp hole to base bearing partial seal mark to base Hole to base also chip to rim, otherwise good condition

A Chinese tapering square section porcelain vase, decorated in 'four flowers' pattern on pale blue ground, two of the sides painted with an oval red seal, the underside with red painted four character mark, 12.5" high.

A Chinese Soapstone Seal, late Qing Dynasty, carved as a dignitary on a rectangular block, 18cm high

Carved agate Chinese seal A/F

Art glass heavy glass vase, decorated with etched reeds and birds by a lake scene, Chinese/Japanese seal mark with further script markings, 6.5" high

* Shen Ben ??. [Two Dragons Fighting] ???????, 18th century, black ink and black and grey wash on silk, signed and with red seal to right margin at centre, some surface marks and discolouration, mounted on patterned silk scroll, with three 19th century handwritten labels in brown ink to reverse giving the title and artist's name, and the number 86, 131 x 61 cm (51.5 x 24 ins)Qty: (1)NOTESProvenance: A.W. Bahr Collection. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), collector of Chinese art and antiquities, and Secretary of the North China branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. A.W. Bahr is the author of Old Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art in China, being descriptions and illustrations of articles selected from an exhibition held in Shanghai, November 1908, published in 1911. A Survey of Chinese Paintings in the Bahr Collection by Osvald Siren was published by the Chiswick Press in 1938.

A Chinese apple green glazed shallow dish, Qing, 19th century, the exterior with two five clawed, scaley dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds, six character Qianlong seal mark, 18.5cm, an apple green glazed club vase, 21cm, a dark green glazed pottery vase, with deep incised spear head panels, moulded mark to underside, 18.5cm, a caramel glazed lotus bowl, with incised decoration, four character Qianlong mark, 18cm dia, a blue glazed twin handle vase on integral hexagonal base, 20cm, and a Japanese turquoise glazed korot, 20cmQty: 6Condition report: The Qianlong marked apple green dish has a poorly repaired break on the rim, the interior of the break shows a hairline crack, there are a further four rim to almost foot rim hairline cracks, three of which are visible on the exterior. The glaze has many stress fractures when closely inspected. The green monochrome has repaired breaks. The caramel lotus bowl extensively broken and glued. A small glaze chip to dark green glazed vase. Rim nibbles to the blue glaze vase. Korot with damaged knop.

A Chinese late Qing - early 20th century shallow porcelain censer, with a shaped and raised barbed rim, raised on three stylised elephant head supports, with a copper blue ground glaze throughout, an apocryphal impressed seal mark for Qianlong to the underside. 19.5cm diam.Condition report: No apparent major defects.

A Chinese reverse decorated coral ground bowl, late 19th century,10cm dia, a pair of iron red bowls, painted with lotus flowers, Shou symbols and bats, 8.5cm dia, an iron red bowl cover with painted Daoguang seal mark, a wine cup in the form of a lotus blossom, Batavian tea bowl and a saucer, a finely painted 18th century tea bowl, a hardstone cup carved with Shou symbols, a Republic porcelain bowl and a unmatched coverQty: 11Condition report: Coral bowl with rim chip. Both iron red bowls badly broken & glued. Iron red cover in good order. Hardstone cup broken in three pieces and glued. Lotus cup with rim chip and missing a foot. Unmatched cover with hairline crack. 18th century tea bowl with tiny rim and footrim chips and a rim to footrimmhairline crack. Batavian bowl with tiny tim nick, the saucer broken in two and glued.

A CHINESE EXPORT BOWL AND COVER FOR THE PERSIAN MARKET painted with mythical beasts on a black ground surrounded by scrolling foliage ,12cm diameter and a celadon ground bowl and cover painted with flower heads and foliage, blue seal mark, 15.5cm diameter (2) Condition Report: export bowl cover restored.

A Chinese biscuit porcelain double-gourd vase, in the white, moulded with ferocious dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst scrolling clouds, 22.5cm high, impressed seal mark

A Chinese flared circular bowl, brightly painted in polychrome with flowers within shaped reserves, on a ground of trellis, within lappet borders, turquoise interior, scroll handles to sides, 19cm diam, Qianlong seal mark

A Chinese oval meat plate, decorated in underglaze tones of dark and pale blue with dragons amongst scrolling clouds, prunus border, 29cm wide, seal mark, early 20th century

A tinplate Pullman coach, GTP553., Redline Taxi, GTP531., Army Staff Car, GTP586, Chinese clockwork performing seal, dominoes and OO gauge locomotive, etc. (a quantity)

A collection of miscellaneous items. Including four engraved mother of pearl Chinese gaming chips, a soapstone engraved Chinese dragon box, two Victorian horn shaving cups, two sets of Connemara marble shirt studs, one in the form of shamrocks and a Middle Eastern seal with a deer.

A large Chinese baluster vase in the famille rose manner, with peacocks and characters to the body, with seal mark to base height 61 cm; a modern satsuma vase.  A Chinese vase in good condition. Satsuma vase has the neck restored.

A large Chinese stoneware figure of a man, impressed seal mark to the underside interior, height 53cm (1 hand missing).  Hand missing as catalogued but otherwise in good condition.

A Chinese famille rose ginger jar, seal mark to base; a blue & white ginger jar; a small cloisonné bowl; 3 Chinese small figures.  All items in good condition.

A Chinese famille verte hand painted bowl finely decorated with figures and animals, bears seal mark to base for 'Daoguang' diameter 18.5cm In good condition, the interior with matt finish

A Chinese famille rose square hand painted brush pot decorated with alternating panels of figures and character text, printed seal mark to base, height 12.5cm In good condition, some wear to gilt line decoration, small firing crack in foot rim

A Chinese blue and white crackle glaze sleeve vase with flared rim (chip and hairline to rim), seal m ark to base, height 29cmOverall good condition with rim damage as catalogued

A watercolour depicting Chinese philosophers. Seal mark & signature, 60 x 41cm. Framed.

A Chinese bronze brush rest, modelled as kylin, 13cm long, four carved Hediao nuts, a Chinese compass and various sundries CONDITION REPORT: One nut has two splits.Boat shaped nut has some small chips to carved detail.Standing wood figure has some small chips and wear.Desk seal is worn.Enamel pendant has serious losses to enamel script.The item with clear handle is incomplete.

A vintage 20th century Chinese red clay Yixing Zisha tea pot of small form having a tray with four small bowls. Makers seal mark to the base of the tea pot. 15cm diameter

A painted Chinese porcelain pumpkin, baring the Ch'ien Lung Qianlong seal mark in gilt. (Height approximately 8cm, Diameter approximately 10cm). Good condition.

A Chinese watercolour on silk depicting a Bird above Blooming Peonies, red seal bottom left (29cm x 36cm)

A Chinese carved hardstone seal.

A monogrammed hand seal with mother-of-pearl handle. Nine various Chinese mother-of-pearl gaming counters (10)

Chinese School (20th century) Still Life, Flowers, Blossom and Exotic Birds signed and inscribed with verse, red seal mark, watercolour and gouache on paper, 130cm x 65cm

A Chinese government bond 'Five Percent Reorganisation Gold Loan of 1913 for £25,000,000 Sterling', various seal marks and signatures, the bond approx 45 x 33cm, framed and glazed.Additional InformationFold line to the centre, slight crimpling to the top and a crease mark to the upper right, but overall OK. 

Antique Chinese Finely Decorated Famile Rose Coloured Enamelled Bowl, Depicting Figures In Landscape with Temples and Men on Horseback, Under glazed Blue Character Seal Mark to Base. Condition Report - Few scuff marks to inside of bowl and 1 large hairline crack.

Two Chinese Pewter Metal Tea Canisters, hexagonal shaped with decorated interior panels. Seal character marks to the base. 6.5'' and 7.5'' high.

Pair of Chinese Republic Vases, decorated to the body with birds perched on branches of blossom and with Chinese poems to the sides; red seal mark to the bases; 7 inches (17.5cms) high, plus a further, smaller vase with a landscape, 4 inches (10cms) high (3)

Chinese Blanc - De - Chine Figure of Person Playing the Flute, Antique Porcelain Figure, Very Fine Work and Superb Detail, Has 2 Seal Marks to Reverse.

A large pair of Chinese hexagonal Zodiac vases, 56cm high, seal marks

A Chinese blue and white vase, Qianlong seal mark and probably periodOf baluster form with everted rim, finely painted with a scene of scholars in a landscape amid trees and rocks, studying a scroll inscribed with a taijitu.35cm highCondition report: Hairline to rim edge with associated tiny chip. Otherwise good overall condition with only negligible signs of age.

A Chinese Doucai Taoist Bagua plate, Daoguang seal mark and probably periodOf plain circular shape, the rim decorated with a band of green waves, the middle with the eight trigrams surrounding a central taijitu.20.5cm dia.Condition report: Some misfiring of the enamel in places.  Please refer to images.

A Chinese blue and white gourd vase, Qianlong seal mark but laterOf swollen globular form and decorated with auspicious objects and flowers amid clouds, the narrow rim with a ruyi border, with carved hardwood stand.31cm high (34cm on stand)Condition report: No discernible defects.

CHINESE BLUE GLAZED DRAGON BOWL 15.5CM DIA WITH SEAL MARK& BLOSSOM BOWL A/F

A Chinese Yixing teapot, the blue ground with bands of calligraphy, impressed seal mark, height 9cm, together with a brass mounted Canton style bowl and two Oriental carved wood figures (4).

A Chinese figural desk seal and a Chinese Export pepper pot, the seal, circa 1880-1900, representing a bearded figure wearing a HAN FU costume and bat wing headdress, both stamped with two zhuanshu seal characters for Shou representing Longevity, the pepper pot, circa 1900-1930, with screw off cover, raised on three feet and decorated with dragons, hallmarked to the base for Hung Chong, both white metal, first length 8.6cm, second 8.5cm. £120-£150 --- Hung Chong was working in Canton and Shanghai circa 1860-1930 and is recorded as employing Chinese Export silversmiths within the period of the second quarter of the 19th century to the first quarter of the 20th century.

Pair of large Chinese porcelain baluster form vases relief decorated with gilded figures of Immortals on a crackled ground, 24ins high, seal marks to base (repairs to one neck)Some damages to both as shown in photos

A Chinese polychrome famille rose petal lobed bowl, Tongzhi seal mark and period, diameter 18cm

Unusual Chinese silver and gold dish, 18th/19th Century, the silver dish with a shallow hammered design with gold effect speckling, seal marks to the back, 33cm wide

A Chinese jade seal with hare finial and one other

A Chinese stoneware vase of cylindrical form, enamel decorated with flowers and foliage having blue seal mark verso, height 33.5cmCondition report: One flower with wear and loss of decoration.Otherwise in very good condition.

A small Japanese Meiji period shallow bowl, the centre decorated with an erotic scene, dia. 7cm, together with a Chinese porcelain shallow bowl, enamel decorated in the shades of orange, green and yellow, with Chinese symbols, having blue seal mark verso, dia. 10cm, a large Japanese Satsuma type plate enamel decorated with warrior, one other modern Chinese plate and a figure of a Buddha (5)

A Chinese stoneware inkwell of lozenge shape, enamel decorated with three figures with further Chinese script, the exterior enamel decorated with flowers having red seal mark verso, width 15.5cmCondition report: Appears to be intact but is very dirty.