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A Chinese celadon porcelain garlic mouth vase, bearing Yongzheng mark, the ribbed cylindrical stepped spreading neck above a compressed globular body and on a tall spreading foot, underglaze blue six character Yongzheng seal mark, 36cm high

A fine Chinese pale mauve silk panel, early 20 th century, worked with black and blue leafy chrysanthemum sprays, within orange banded borders, 107 x 70cm, accompanied by a black and white photograph, 9 x 13cm, of the vendor's grandmother and sister with the last emperor of China, Pu Yi. The photograph shows back row, left to right, Pu Yi’s brother, Pu Yi, Pu Yi’s wife, a Japanese princess, and at the front, Patricia Elwood and her sister, Joan Provenance: Patricia Elwood, the original owner, wrote a paper titled ‘A Chinese Childhood or Tea with the Last Emperor’ in which she states ‘on special occasions we wore dresses and hats which mother had knitted in thick white silk and we wore these when we had tea with ex-Emperor Pu Yi and his wife. This came about because a friend of the family, Miss Ransom, who was the art teacher at the grammar school, was teaching Pu Yi to teach English and told him she knew two English children who spoke Chinese fluently. We were invited to tea and sat at low tables, drinking tea and eating very sticky sweet meats which I did not like very much. There were monkeys running all over the balcony where this photo was taken of us of Pu Yi, his wife, his brother and a Japanese princess, the royal seal coloured red was the opening shot of the film The Last Emperor. Before leaving we were shown the dogs and horses and then the Emperor presented us each with a beautiful length of hand-woven silk from the Dowager empress's palace. Mine is a deep blue with a cloud pattern in gold and the symbol for long life, and my sister's is pale mauve with chrysanthemums. At the beginning of 1928, our parents decided to return to England.’

A pair of Chinese Canton carved ivory figures of a Manchu emperor and empress, late Qing dynasty, each figure finely carved and with black stencilled details, wearing imperial robes, he with a sword, she with ruyi sceptre, incised black seal marks 25.5cm high together with complementary hardwood stands, each on four bracket feet (2)

A pair of early 20th Century Chinese bronze censer bowls / vases of squat globular from having ribbed decorated bodies. Seal marks to bases. Measures 11cm tall by 11cm wide. 

Chinese celadon glazed tea bowl, decorated in underglaze blue with bats, seal mark to base, 8.5cm diameter.

Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl, painted with figures, with seal mark to base, and a further bowl, painted in underglaze blue with dragons chasing a flaming pearl, on a cafe au lait ground, with mark to base. 5cm and 6cm height.

20th century Chinese moulded porcelain snuff bottle, decorated in relief with figural scenes, with seal mark to base, 8cm height.

Chinese porcelain footed dish, painted in polyhcrome enamels with floral patterns and auspicious symbols, underglaze blue seal mark inside the foot rim, 10cm height.

A Chinese famille rose pear shaped vase, decorated in enamels with an old man and a boy looking at flying birds, seal mark under, (cracked), 20cm high CONDITION REPORT: 329:Chip to rim issuing long crack. Slight wear to surface of enamels.

A Chinese circular brush washer enamelled butterflies to the interior and with bats to sides, seal mark under, 11cm diameter and a Chinese ivory chess piece modelled as a standing figure holding a fan, 9cm high CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions/343:Brush washer - gilt mostly worn away from rim, slight wear to enamels, scratches beneath. Chess piece - cracks within ivory, some scratches and marks in line with age and usage.

Large Chinese soapstone seal, 14cm, and small Chinese dragon decorated casket (2).

An antique Chinese square cantered bowl decorated in coloured enamels seal mark to the base.

1914 Hong Kong: a presentation painted metal seal topped with a Chinese stained and carved ivory ball of animals being chased by a dragon, the face inscribed to Annabelle Leyton from Sir Francis May upon her retirement as secretary and dated September 24th 1914, 73mm high* Sir Francis Henry May was a British Colonial Administrator and Governor of Hong Kong from 1912 until 1918. May Road and May Hall in the University are both named after him. (commemorative, commemorate, political)

A Chinese brown soapstone seal container and seven seals, 20th century, the cover carved with two confronting dragons, the sides pierced with bats and flowers, inset with seven coloured soapstone seals surmounted by fruits and flowers, 8cm. high, wood stand.

A pair of Chinese ivory figures of a mother and daughter, early 20th century, carved and painted standing in long robes, each holding flowers, the daughter also with a fan, seal marks to base, 33cm. and 31cm. high, (2). Illustrated

A large Chinese soapstone seal, late 19th/20th century, of square section, surmounted by a Buddhist lion and cubs, 33cm. high.

A Chinese blue and white bowl, Daoguang seal mark in underglaze-blue and probably of the period, the exterior painted with branches of fruiting peach, pomegranates and gourds beneath a border of classic scroll, repeated to the interior rim above a central sprig of peaches, 15.25cm. diameter. Illustrated Provenance: Count H. Brockenhuus-Schack, acquired in Shanghai in the 1930s and thence by descent.

A Chinese celadon glazed oviform jar, probably 19th/20th century, decorated in relief with dragons amongst tendrils, 23.5cm. high; also a Chinese celadon glazed discoidal vase, moulded with dragon and phoenix panels, 24cm. high, and a Chinese famille-rose octagonal planter painted with figurative panels, iron-red seal mark, 22cm. wide, (3).

Two Chinese fan paintings, late 19th/20th century, one painted with a young woman standing against rocks in a landscape, with calligraphy and red seal, 53cm. wide; the other depicting two seated figures and an attendant in a landscape, 49cm. wide, each mounted, framed and glazed, (2).

An antique Chinese dog of fo seal.

A Chinese famille rose Shishi lidded dish of stepped circular form, surmounted by a domed cover, the exterior sides and cover painted with a series of shishi amidst fire scrolls, seal mark to base, diameter 20cm.

A modern Chinese cinnabar lacquered charger decorated with Shou Xin and children bringing forth a giant peach in a garden setting, bears seal signature within an oval top left housed in a fabric covered box CONDITION REPORTS Overall condition good throughout. Appears modern. Fabric covered box with some signs of wear to the edging.

Two Chinese blue and white bowls decorated with dragons, a 19th Century Chinese blue and white tea bowl with ribbed decoration and panels of flowers and figures, two small blue and white bowls, one with seal mark to base, the other with later gilding and flower head mark to base, together with a Japanese ogee shaped blue and white bowl on circular foot

An 18th Century Chinese export ware polychrome decorated bowl, together with a carved and turned hardwood stand, an oxide red floral spray decorated plate on a carved hardwood stand and a Yi Sing miniature teapot of hexagonal form, bearing seal stamp to underside CONDITION REPORTS Export bowl has star crack to the base. Yellowing and general dirt and wear to the enamel, firing faults, etc. Approx 53 cm diameter. Stand has some cracks, surface scratches, etc. Small plate has one hairline crack and some roughness to the rim. Losses and wear to the enamel. Firing faults, etc. Hardwood stand has general wear and tear. Approx 16 cm diameter.Teapot has general wear and tear conducive with age and use. Approx 13 cm total length.

A Chinese lacquered and mother of pearl inlaid box with all over floral decoration together with a pair of 20th Century Japanese school monochrome lake landscape studies highlighted with gilding, both bearing seal signatures and a small quantity of various Japanese tea cups and saucers

A collection of five Chinese Yi Xing teapots including a double chambered example with reeded decoration, bearing seal mark to base, another double chambered example of cylindrical form, a polychrome enamel decorated example with seal mark to base, a plain example with seal mark to base and a peach relief work decorated squat examplle, un-marked CONDITION REPORTS The circular double-chambered teapot has light surface scratches, accretions, etc. Some scuffs and there is an old repair to the spout where it meets the pot. Three small chips to the outer edge of the lid. An area of loss and chips to the inside of the lid rim. Handle has been crudely glued to the pot and there is also a crack near the curve at the top of the handle. The hexagonal twin-chambered teapot also has surface scratches, accretions, etc. The polychrome enamelled teapot has surface scratches and scuffs and wear to the enamel, accretions also and a small area of loss to the glaze on the side of the handle.The teapot with twig decoration has light surface scratches, accretions.The small teapot also has very minor surface scratches, some accretions in the form of white flecks.All items have general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. See photos for more details.

A pair of Chinese porcelain vases, polychrome decorated with Pea Fowl amongst blossom, with script verso, possibly Republic period, bearing faux Qianlong seal marks to base CONDITION REPORTS Overall good condition. No signs of any visible damage. Some minor firing blemishes to the glaze. See images for example.

A set of three Chinese Xian Feng (1851-1861) cups and saucers, each with differing figural polychrome decoration and various script, bears seal mark to base, together with two tea bowls to match and a similar cup bearing Daoguang (1821-50) seal mark, a similar saucer and a similar bowl decorated with stork and deer in a landscape and two two-handled cups and covers with figural and script decoration, no marks CONDITION REPORTS First cup and bowl with some wear to the inscriptions and decoration to the top and some chipping to the rim. Base basically sound though with some wear to the gilding on the handles. See images for furrther detail. Second bowl with several chips to the rim and bowl with firing crack to the handle to one side and some wear to the script in the decoration. Bowl decorated with crane and deer with large chip and cracks to rim - see images. Cup and saucer 1 - cup with large hairline cracks to the rim vertically from top to bottom and some wear to the decoration. Saucer with large chip - remnants in two pieces - see images. Cup 2 - with chip and hairline crack to rim vertically and similar to the saucer with further hairline crack to the base - see images. Cup 3 - appears basically sound with decoration appearing in reasonable condiition with no apparent wear. Same with saucer - see images. Cup 4 - with large vertical crack to cup from top to bottom. Saucer with some wear to the decoration - see images. Two small cups - one with hairline crack approx 2 cm from rim towards the centre, Second small cup appears in good condition. See images for further detail.

A 19th Century Chinese famille-verte ginger jar and cover with two blue circle marks to base, an 18th Century bowl in famille-verte palette with flowers and leaves, bearing blue seal marks, a famille-rose dish with phoenix decoration and peach red seal mark and a famille-rose / oxide red palette tea bowl with figural decoration CONDITION REPORTS The ginger jar has some light surface scratches, scuffs and there is a small chip to the inside rim. The floral decorated bowl has surface scratches, scuffs, accretions, etc and some discolouration. The red oxide tea bowl has surface scratches, scuffs, some minor crazing to the glaze and there is a small chip to the inside of the foot. Wear to the gilt and decoration. The dish has wear to the gilt on the edge and some light surface scratches. There is a chip to the edge of the rim. All items have general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. See photos for more details.

A 19th Century Chinese Daoguang (1821-1850) blue and white porcelain charger decorated with five toed dragons amongst clouds, bearing seal mark to base CONDITION REPORTS Width - 40.5 cm. Condition - overall sound though with a star crack to the base approx 15 cm x 9 cm - visible from the face. Blemishes to the base glaze and chip to the rim of the foot approx 1.5 cm.

A Chinese bronze twin handled censer, four character seal mark to base, with chilong handles, 12cm wide, 359g.

A Chinese bronze twin handled tripod censer, nine character seal mark to base, with figure handles and feet, 14cm wide, 732g.

A large and impressive pair of Chinese famille rose Daoist immortals, seal marks to base of each, largest 55cm high. (2)

A Chinese polish bronze twin handled jardinière, seal mark to base, relief decorated with a shi shi, 24cm high.

A large Chinese blue and white Buddha, seal mark of Ye Lian Deng Zao, 27cm high.

A Chinese famille verte box and cover, Qianlong seal mark, of canted square form, 6.7cm wide, on carved and pierced hardwood fitted stand.

A small group of Chinese and Japanese carved ivory, comprising: a seated figure, seal mark to base, 14cm high; a concentric puzzle ball, 5cm diameter; an okimono of a seated man, 5.5cm high; and another okimono, 7.5cm wide. (4)

A mixed group of Chinese porcelain and works of art, 18th century and later, to include a famille rose yellow ground simulated bamboo vase, seal mark to base, 31.5cm high, (most s.d.). (15)

A Chinese famille rose porcelain panel, decorated a grasshopper amongst flowers, bamboo and prunus, with a red seal, minor chips and loss to corners, 25.5 x 38 cm, now mounted on a wooden panel, 40 x 53.5 cm See illustrationReport by GHSome minor paint loss. Small chip to bottom right hand corner

20th Century Chinese Canton Famille Rose porcelain baluster vase, probably Republican period, decorated with figures in a landscape setting, one riding a stag, beneath cranes in flight, one with rider, iron-red 'seal' mark beneath, 43.75cm high Condition: **General condition consistent with age

A carved Chinese seal with mountainous scene carved to front. Approx. 9.5cm tall.

A late 19th/ early 20th century Chinese twin elephant handled double gourd vase with tulip opening and decorated all round with dragons chasing a flaming pearl and bearing a six character seal mark to base. (Height: 24.8cm)

A 20th Century Chinese scroll watercolour depicting a mountain river landscape, bearing various red seal stamps and character writing to top left

A 20th Century Chinese monochrome scroll print depicting two figures with character text to top and large red seal stamp to bottom left hand corner

TWO CHINESE 'SYCEE' INGOTS Each of traditional form, approximately 374g and 363g, 3" x 1 3/4" and a quantity of other items to include treen seal boxes (a lot)

A Chinese gouache painting, Republic Period (1912-1949), painted with blossoming prunus, lotus and other flowers issuing from a cloisonné vase and a cloisonné censer on a stand, inscribed with a signature 'Shanghai, Wang Chengxun' with a red seal , ink and colour on silk, 65 x 40cm, framed and glazed

A Chinese wood box, onlaid in soapstone and mother-of-pearl with two pheasants perched on a blossoming magnolia tree above rocks and peony, 22.8cm long, enclosing four Peking glass jarlets of different shapes, seal marks to base

A Chinese jade pendant, of shaped rectangular form, carved with a bat above two double gourds and tendrils, the reverse with a seal mark, the stone of white tone, 6.5cm high

A collection of three Chinese jade carvings, comprising: a seal with a dragon finial on a cylindrical plinth, 6.2cm long, a jade carving of two quail holding millet in their beak, 6.3cm long, and a pendant with a mythical beast above an archaic axe, 8cm high (3)

A CHINESE DRAWING, SHRIMPS, SIGNED WO-HU, SEAL ZHONG-CHONG, 34.5 X 34.5CM EXCLUDING SILK SELVEDGE

A CHINESE HORN SEAL CARVED AS A DOG PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY The dog depicted seated on its haunches upon an oval base, the underside carved with a mark and with a label reading 'N1030', the horn with a highly polished surface, together with a model of a tianlu crouching with its wings tucked at its sides, 4.2cm and 6cm. (2) Provenance: the seal formerly from the collection of Sylvain Buzaglo, a businessman based in Amsterdam who travelled throughout Asia from the mid 1950s; and then sold at Bonhams London, 17th May 2012, lot 211. A copy of the invoice is available.

AFTER SHEN ZHOU (19TH CENTURY) LANDSCAPE A long Chinese hand scroll painting, ink and colour on paper, signed Chang Zhou Shen Zhou with a seal mark which reads Shi Tian, 26cm x 357cm.

WU QIZHONG (1944- ) CHICKENS AND CHICKS A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on paper, dated ren xu year (1982), signed Qizhong with one artist's seal, 66.5cm x 45.5cm.

THREE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE WALL VASES 19TH CENTURY Comprising: a pair decorated with butterflies amongst finger citron and various blossoming flowers, the third painted with an official greeting a boy carrying a vase of flowers as a lady fans him, with flowerheads reserved on a blue ground to the edges, each with impressed seal wax to the reverse, 15.3cm max. (3) Provenance: from a European private collection.

A MASSIVE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE POWDER BLUE-GROUND OVOID VASE 19TH CENTURY Painted with four large cartouches enclosing scenes of figures in gardens and pavilions, one with a seal mark in gilt, all reserved on a blue ground decorated in gilt with butterflies in flight amidst various floral sprays, together with a wood cover pierced with a shou medallion, with an old paper label to the side, 39cm dia. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet (1841-1915) and thence by descent. Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet (1841-1915) was the third Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and his influence on the company was so notable that he became known as the bank's 'Great Architect'. He was also one of the founding members of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Born in County Leitrim, Ireland, Jackson joined the Belfast branch of the Bank of Ireland at age nineteen before accepting a position in East Asia with Agra and Masterman's Bank five years later. In 1866, he joined HSBC, which had only been established the previous year. Jackson was quickly promoted to the position of an accountant in Shanghai, and he later spent several years working in Japan as the manager of the bank's Yokohama office. At the early age of 35, he was appointed as Chief Manager of HSBC and, under his direction, the company became the leading bank in Asia. After a successful career in Hong Kong, Jackson returned to the UK in 1891, taking charge of the company's office in London. He was knighted in 1899 and three years later he retired and received the additional title of Baronet. In 1906, a statue of Sir Thomas Jackson was unveiled in recognition of his services both to HSBC and Hong Kong. His statue still stands in Statue Square in front of the bank's Hong Kong headquarters. Jackson Road in Hong Kong was also named after him. His collection comes from Gilford Castle in County Down, Northern Ireland, which was purchased by James Wright, husband of Sir Thomas Jackson's niece Mary Menary.

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE FACETED BOTTLE VASE AND TWO PAIRS OF DISHES 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY The vase painted with scenes of a lady seated at a table, with potted flowers and precious objects to the other facets, the larger pair of dishes glazed yellow and with four character seal marks in black enamel to the bases, each of the smaller dishes decorated to the interior with floral sprays and roundels enclosing flowers against a ruby ground, with Ju Ren Tang hall marks to the bases, 29cm max. (5)

THREE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE AND GILT-DECORATED WALL VASES 19TH CENTURY One gourd-shaped and painted with a scholar and boys beneath chrysanthemum, with a wax seal to the reverse, another decorated with an Immortal and a deer, the panels surrounded by simple red flowers and foliage in underglaze blue, the third painted with figures in a mountainous dwelling beneath a small landscape panel, all reserved on a blue chicken-skin ground, together with wood mounts, 19cm max. (6) Provenance: from a European private collection.

A CHINESE POLYCHROME ENAMELLED PORCELAIN PLAQUE 20TH CENTURY Depicting Zhong Kui looking down at an iron-red bat in flight, with calligraphy and two seal marks, 32cm x 22cm.

TWO CHINESE PORCELAIN PLAQUES 20TH CENTURY One depicting a boy and an official, with calligraphy and two seal marks above, the other painted with a pair of birds perched amongst wisteria, each contained within a wood frame, 37cm x 23.5cm. (2)

A SMALL CHINESE PORCELAIN 'LANDSCAPE' PLAQUE REPUBLIC PERIOD DATED 1919 Painted with figures boating down a river on sampans, with a solitary figure standing on a cliff above a waterfall looking over the mountainous landscape, the top left with a poem and a seal mark, dated winter of the jiwei year corresponding to 1919, all contained in a wood frame, 17cm x 11cm. To be offered without reserve.