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A Chinese Mandarin pattern cup and saucer, Qianlong, circa 1780, an 18th Century tea bowl painted en grisaille with eight immortals at a feast, red seal mark under and a cup, circa 1800 Condition Report: 429:Mandaring cup and saucer - cup has small rim chip, saucer has three small rim chips. Some rubbing to enamels.Teabowl - hairline crack from rim approx. 5cm long.Saucer dish with enamelled decoration and four character mark, 19.5cm diameter - Good condition.Floral cup is English (Barr Worcester) has hairline crack

A Chinese blue ground Tibetan style ewer ( Pemba Hu ) with a globular body,raised on a circular foot Surmounted by a elaborately formed knopped neck decorated in polychrome enamels with gilt dragon and Buddhist emblems with seal mark to the base 21 cm (condition the ewer is with no restoration or damage, the lid is broken in several places .)

A Chinese terracotta hexagonal teapot with pierced sides with conforming lid seal mark to the base and two other unmarked terracotta teapots

A Chinese porcelain 18th century lotus plate, the moulded plated with extensive floral decoration, 23cm wide (restored) and a Chinese porcelain marble glazed plate, signed, Qianlong seal mark verso, 20cm diameter CONDITION REPORT: Lotus- Rim restored throughout. Surface scratches and enamel wear. Small section to high point of rim missing (see images). Pitted. Marble plate- Underglaze chip to rim. Pitting visible. No obvious cracks or restoration. See further images for clarification.

A Chinese blue and white Yen Yen vase, Qianlong seal mark, externally decorated with formal scrolling lotus between ruyi borders, 41cm high CONDITION REPORT: No obvious cracks or restoration. Pitting visible. Some glaze grazes to the rim and foot rim. Unglazed foot rim. Dirtied interior. Some light surface scratching to the exterior. Spurious Qianlong mark. See further images.

A Chinese coral ground bowl, four character seal mark, 15.2cm diameter.

CHINESE SIMULATED IVORY CENSER, along with soapstone figures and a seal set, etc

A Chinese bronze seated tiger with seal mark and calligraphy, height 4"

A Chinese Yixing rectangular teapot, calligraphy to front and reverse, the underside with impressed seal mark

A fine Chinese soapstone seal, Qianlong (1736-1795), with original Spink receipt, the square section seal carved from buff soapstone with reddish brown inclusions, surmounted by a kylin, the base inscribed 'The seal of your subject Ching Jung', the front with finely incised calligraphy, 'I wish I could bequeath to posterity some exquisite works of art and to my descendants the memory of a noble life by Shou Shih', 7.4cm. high.* Provenance: Spink and Son, 1948, purchase price £10.0.0, accompanied by the original receipt dated 21 July 1948.** Condition: Good condition. Minor chips to corners and edges, small chip to tail of kylin. Good patina.  

A good Chinese Canton carved ivory card case, 19th century, finely carved throughout with figures, a boat, a seated noblewoman in a wheeled chair and pagodas amidst trees, flowering shrubs and flowers, the lower corners carved with pairs of peaches, pull-off cover, containing a folded piece of pink laid paper with stamped Mandarin seal, the paper inscribed 'Mandarin of Chung Chou', 4½ x 3in. (11.5 x 7.6cm.).* Condition: - Case: Very good condition, with no faults. - Paper: Tiny hole and folded in three.

An antique Chinese watercolour on silk of a bird, probably 19th century, the white feathered bird perched upon a peony branch, signed with four red seal marks and inscribed with black calligraphy, lined black border, 25½ x 16 3/8in. (64.75 x 41.5cm.), in a modern giltwood frame with bevelled mount.* Condition: Colours bright. Some sooty dirty marks and small scuffs visible to silk and it has been rolled at some time - it is a little cockled and there are some small vertical crease marks and some light horizontal crease marks to the centre areas from that rolling. A line of spot spill marks visible at a diagonal across the upper third of the painting - there are signs that an attempt has been made to restore these at some time, leaving feint, slightly darker-than-background marks around the spot marks.  Two small patches of damage to the surface of the silk at lower centre right margin and a few dirty marks to silk at lower right corner. 

A Chinese porcelain wucai fish bowl, seal mark of Qianlong but later, probably 20th century, of tapered cup form, decorated in polychrome enamels in the typical palette with a floral spray and butterflies, below a ruyi border and double concentric circles to rim and foot, 5¼in. (13.3cm.) high.* Condition: Some glaze scratching to rim and some small scratches to glaze to exterior. No chips, cracks or other damage. No restoration. Very good overall.  

An 18th century Chinese carved soapstone seal, the square section seal carved with a cloud deity, seated with incised clouds beneath, single character mark incised to base, 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high.* Condition: Two small chips to corners of base and a few other fleabite nibbles to edges of base. No other chips or damage elsewhere. Good patina.  

A finely carved Chinese cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle, Qianlong mark and probably period (1736-95), the flattened ovoid body carved with auspicious objects on a diaper ground, within floral and foliate borders, conforming rosette stopper with spoon, signed with seal mark to base, 7.2cm. high.

A Chinese Canton carved ivory counter box, 19th century, circular with turn-off cover, carved with figures in a garden with mountains distant, the sides with houses amidst trees, containing a single mother of pearl counter, 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) diameter; together with other Canton carved ivory games including a tangram qiqiaoban puzzle similar carved decoration, 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) square; a three sphere puzzle ball seal; two dice shakers, a dice and a set of draughts / backgammon stones, red and natural stained. (22)* Condition: - Counter box: Four tiny frits to edge of cover. Otherwise good.- Tangram: Contains seven pieces. Very good condition with no faults.- Puzzle ball: Two small chips to edge of base. Otherwise good.- Shakers: Red example has light wear to colour. No other faults.- Draughts: Red set has some light wear to colour. Otherwise good.

A matched pair of Chinese porcelain blue and white saucer dishes, one with Jiaqing seal mark (1796-1820) and possibly of the period, the other with Daoguang seal mark (1821-50) and probably of the period, both painted with flowers amidst scrolling foliage, below a foliate and lotus flower border, 6in. (15.25cm.) diameter. (2)* Condition: - Jiaqing mark: Very good condition, with no faults.- Daoguang mark: Old 1.5in. hairline from rim, which has discoloured to brown. Four tiny firing cracks to foot. No other faults.

A Chinese bronze dragon, probably originally a handle, with silver metal inlaid scale decoration, 6¼in. (15.8cm.) long; together with a 19th century Chinese porcelain famille verte snuff bottle, decorated with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl above a tumultuous sea, the neck with lemon yellow lingi pendant and Greek key borders, with iron red painted seal mark, 3in. (7.5cm.) high, chips to shoulder. (2)* Condition: - Bronze dragon: Two screw thread holes to front of body, so probably original a handle from a large vase or jardiniere. Has a good patina overall and has not been polished - there are two patches of wear to the patination & silver inlay to the sides of the dragon's upper body. Two small paint splash marks to tail and a little verdigris between scales on back. No damage to bronze. - Snuff bottle: two large flakes from glaze to shoulder of bottle and two other large flakes which have old touched in painting to the shoulder. Lacks stopper. No other faults - enamelled decoration in good condition.

An archaic style Chinese jade carving of a duck, possibly Song Dynasty (960-1279), wax seal to underside bearing two character mark, in grey-green and dark brown mottled jade, the duck modelled with wings folded and head turned and resting upon its back, 2½in. (6.3cm.) long.

19th/20th Century Chinese silk painting of man standing beneath moon, artist's seal l.r., framed and glazed, 124.5cm by 38.5cm. Together with another depicting mountainous landscape with river, framed and glazed, 43cm by 27cm (2)

A pair of Chinese bronze dogs of fo, a hardstone seal with dog of fo finial, another mounted bronze Oriental dog of fo; together with a pair of modern turquoise dogs (6)

A CHINESE YIXING STONEWARE KETTLE AND COVER WITH BRASS HANDLE, 13CM H, IMPRESSED SEAL, A P;AIR OF 19TH C TURQUOISE GLASS VASES ENAMELLED WITH LILY OF THE VALLEY, ETC

A Chinese famille rose porcelain teapot, enamelled with flower decoration, seal mark to base, and two other Chinese porcelain teapots

A Chinese porcelain cricket cage, decorated with mountainous lake scene, six character seal mark, and a Chinese porcelain censerCondition: both handles broken on censer, wear to decoration 5'' high, cricket cage is generally in good condition 6 1/2'' long.

A Chinese crackle-glazed blue and white pottery plate depicting two dogs, within a impressed border 26cm diameter. and a crackle-glazed beaker vase with applied dragons 25.5cm high, both with seal marks

A CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG QING DYNASTY The cylindrical reticulated body carved with an Immortal seated beneath a pine tree, holding a baton, the reverse with four lines of shou characters in seal script, 12.8cm. Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Nicholas Pitcher, London, 8th September 2008.

A CHINESE BRONZE HU AND COVER 16TH/17TH CENTURY Cast in two parts, the upper section detachable, the pear-shaped body with two dragon mask handles, decorated with archaistic scrolling patterns, with bands of lappets to the rims and four lines of seal script to the underside, 38cm, 7kg. (2) Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Nicholas Pitcher, London, on 22nd August 2008.

A CHINESE LAQUE BURGAUTE FOUR TIER HEXAGONAL BOX 17TH/18TH CENTURY The foliate body decorated with black lacquer and finely inlaid with mother of pearl with figures in a garden by a pavilion and a weeping willow to the cover enclosed within a diaper border, the sides with quatrefoil panels containing figures, birds and other animals against a cash-ground, the foot with a band of lappets, a seal mark inlaid to the underside, 23cm. (5) Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection, previously in an American private collection, Pittsburgh, purchased from Freeman's Philadelphia, 16th September 2008, lot 221.

A CHINESE YIXING WINE POT AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY/20TH CENTURY Formed as a gnarled tree trunk, the sides with two characters and a seal, a sixteen character inscription to the base, 17cm. (2) Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Dreweatt Neate on 20th June 2007, lot 357.

A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEAL LATE QING DYNASTY The rectangular body with a lion dog surmount and a four character signature, the face with six seal script characters, 8.5cm. Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Nicholas Pitcher, London on 11th September 2008.

A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND STAND QING DYNASTY With a compressed circular body and a slightly flared rim with two handles, all supported on three tapered legs, a four character Xuande seal mark to the underside, together with a bronze tripod stand cast as a stylised lotus leaf, 20.5cm, 4.3kg. (2)

A CHINESE BRONZE YIXING-STYLE TEAPOT AND COVER 20TH CENTURY Moulded as a six-lobed pumpkin, with a leaf forming the spout, the handle and knop shaped as a stem with leaves and tendrils, a four character seal mark to the side, 12cm, 388g. (2)

THREE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH/20TH CENTURY One in pale celadon jade, two in glass, interior decorated, one painted with goldfish, signed and with a seal, another with a mountainous village landscape with a poem and signed Shi Mao Ru, 7.5cm. (3)

TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BALUSTER VASES 19TH CENTURY Each decorated with panels containing floral sprays and butterflies on a ground of stylised flowerheads and foliage, with decorative bands to the rims, shoulders and feet, one with a Xuantong seal mark to the base, 34.8cm. (2)

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FLARED VASE 19TH CENTURY The lobed quatrefoil body decorated with shaped panels containing landscapes, figures and flowers, encircled by stylised sprays of red flowers reserved on a white ground, the base with an impressed six character Qianlong seal mark, 26.5cm.

A CHINESE QIAN JIANG POLYCHROME PORCELAIN PLAQUE EARLY 20TH CENTURY Painted with a scholar and his aide in a garden, with three lines of calligraphy and a seal mark to the top left, mounted on a wood stand as a table screen, 26.9cm x 21.1cm. (2)

A CHINESE APPLE GREEN JADEITE PENDANT LATE QING DYNASTY/20TH CENTURY Shaped as a chime, carved in shallow relief with three boys at play to one side and with a four character seal mark to the reverse, 5.3cm.

A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEAL REPUBLIC PERIOD Carved as a boulder with two scholars under a tree by the water's edge, inscribed with four characters, the face with three characters, the stone of a warm orange colour, 5.3cm.

TWO CHINESE FAN PAINTINGS 17TH AND LATE 18TH CENTURY One by Fan Jun a graduate from Kiangsu, depicting narcissus and prunus with a short poem and two seals, the other by Chou Huan, with peach blossoms, inscribed Shao Ku Chou Huang and with a seal, each framed and glazed, 36cm x 65cm. (2) Provenance: a Spanish private collection, Madrid, purchased from Sydney L Moss Ltd.

A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'ZHONG KUI' ROULEAU VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with the hero riding a mythical beast swinging his sword at two demons and with three lines of calligraphy and a seal to the reverse, with a floral band to the shoulder and bamboo sprays to the neck, 27.5cm.

A Chinese relief carved amber erotic head design desk seal, height 7cm

A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND STAND LATE QING DYNASTY The ovoid body with a band of confronting dragons chasing sacred jewels to the neck and with two C-shaped handles, the base with a four character Xuande seal mark, all supported on four legs, together with a bronze stand with four ruyi-head legs, 21.2cm, 4.8kg. (2) Ł500-1000 十七世紀 銅灑金螭龍耳鳳尾尊來源：私人收藏，1970-1980年代。

A CHINESE CORAL-RED AND GILT TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY The compressed circular body painted with three dragons and Buddhist symbols, with a band of ruyi-heads to the shoulder, two loop handles rising from the rim decorated with key fret and floral sprays, the base with a dragon roundel containing a six character Qianlong seal mark, together with a wood cover with a jade lingzhi knop and a wood stand, 14.5cm. Provenance: an English private collection, Hampshire, acquired in the early 20th century. Ł1000-2000 清康熙 素三彩侍女立象

A CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZED 'CARP AND DRAGON' BITONG REPUBLIC PERIOD Carved with a scaly dragon amidst clouds above a carp emerging from rolling waves, with a four character seal mark to the base, 14cm. Provenance: a private collection mostly acquired in the 1970s and 1980s. Ł200-300 清康熙 青花松鹿圖碟

TWO CHINESE RED GLAZED BOWLS 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY The larger with a copper-red glaze to the exterior and a six character Qianlong seal mark to the base, the smaller with a ruby-coloured glaze to the exterior and with a six character Tongzhi mark to the base, 19.7cm and 15.5cm. (2) Ł400-600 明 龍泉青釉爐來源：英國巴斯私人收藏，1920年代。

A FINE AND RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL WUCAI 'ODE TO THE RED CLIFF' WINE CUP SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722 With a deep conical body and a gently flaring rim, painted on one side with the poet Su Shi with two friends and an attendant in a flat-bottomed boat floating on calm waters towards a tall overhanging cliff-face, the reverse inscribed with a poem by Su Shi (1037-1101) from the Chibi fu ('Ode to the Red Cliff'), and a seal to the reverse, with a circular paper label for John Sparks to the interior, 5.2cm. The poem reads: 'I raised my wine cup and toasted my guests, joining them in chanting the Ode to the bright moon and the song of Sylphs'. The seal reads: 'Elegance'. Provenance: John Sparks Ltd, and then an English private collection, Dorset, purchased from Sydney L Moss in 1963 for Ł60. Ł30000-50000 清 宜興紫砂壺《孟臣》

A CHINESE INSCRIBED YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY The cylindrical body inscribed to one side with a poem by Chen Man Sheng, with a seal reading Yang Peng Nian to the underside of a simple handle, 10.5cm. (2) Ł800-1200 清中期 宜興紫砂貼花獅鈕壺《邵文元》309

A CHINESE BAITONG TEA POT, COVER AND LINER LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The cylindrical body incised to one side with Li Bai and two assistants on a terrace, the reverse with a poem, with a double handle and with three seal marks to the base, 15cm, 700g. (3) Ł200-300 清晚期 黑漆描金春宮圖插屏

A CHINESE GOLD-GROUND PORCELAIN DISH 20TH CENTURY With a band of diaper pattern to the rim and a poem with a double seal to the centre, the base with a six character Qianlong seal mark, 13cm. Provenance: the Anthony Du Boulay Collection. Ł500-1000 民國 金釉御題詩碟《大清乾隆年製》篆書款來源：Du Boulay私人收藏。

A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEAL QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD With a ram surmount with four lines of calligraphy to the side, the face with six characters, 7.8cm. Ł800-1200

GAO SHI KUI (20TH CENTURY) PEONIES A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on paper, inscribed and signed with three artist's seals and one illegible seal. Together with another butterflies and flower painting by Wang Xue Tao, ink and colour on paper, inscribed and signed with one artist's seal, 88cm x 48.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Lin Wen Zhi (d.1994) acquired in the 1950s and thence by descent. Lin was the oldest son of a wealthy and influential family, he studied at the University of Shanghai during the 1920s, he was sent from Shanghai to Singapore to help in his uncle's business. After the Second World War, he went on to start his own businesses, then he re-established the family tea business in his late 70s. 王雪濤及高士魁 兩件 花卉 設色紙本 立軸來源：林文治收藏（逝于1994）之後由其女兒收藏至今。林文治是民國時期大戶人家長子，1920年代畢業於上海大學，畢業之後移居新加坡幫助其叔叔的生意，之後重新創立家族茶葉生意。

XU CAO (1899-1961) PORTRAIT OF ZHONG KUI A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on paper, inscribed and signed fu zi tian lai Yan Sun Xu Cao with an artist's seal which reads Xu Cao, 57cm x 31.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Lin Wen Zhi (d.1994) acquired in the 1950s and thence by descent. Lin was the oldest son of a wealthy and influential family, he studied at the University of Shanghai during the 1920s, he was sent from Shanghai to Singapore to help in his uncle's business. After the Second World War, he went on to start his own businesses, then he re-established the family tea business in his late 70s. 徐操（1899-1961） 鐘馗送福 設色紙本 立軸款識：福自天來，燕孫徐操。鈐印：徐操來源：林文治收藏（逝于1994）之後由其女兒收藏至今。林文治是民國時期大戶人家長子，1920年代畢業於上海大學，畢業之後移居新加坡幫助其叔叔的生意，之後重新創立家族茶葉生意。

AFTER LENG MEI (19TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF MAGU IN THE SONG DYNASTY STYLE A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on silk, inscribed and dated the geng chen year, signed Leng Mei, with one artist's seal, 97.5cm x 47.5cm. Provenance: formerly a private European collection acquired between the 1950s and 1980s. 冷枚（傳） 麻姑圖 設色絹本 立軸款識：時在庚辰秋日仿宋人法，臺門畫史冷枚。鈐印：冷枚。來源：歐洲私人舊藏，購於1950-80年代。

AFTER LENG MEI (19TH CENTURY) LADY GONG SUN'S SWORD DANCE A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on silk, signed Dong Ming Leng Mei zhi, and one illegible seal, 63cm x 30cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, acquired c.1999 with a label which reads Christie's 24 June 1999, lot 328. Lady Gong Sun's inventive sword dances in the Kaiyuan reign (713-741) of the Tang dynasty inspired the cursive calligraphy of Zhang Xu (c.675-741) and poetry of Du Fu (712-770). Wu Dao Zi (680-750), the great master of figure painting, was similarly inspired by the sword dance of General Pei. A burning candle shows that this is a night scene. 冷枚（傳） 公孫大娘舞劍圖 设色绢本 立軸款識：東溟冷枚製。鈐印：一印漫漶不辨。來源：英國私人收藏，購於1999年，附佳士得1999年6月24日·編號328標籤。

LUO PIN (19TH CENTURY) A LUOHAN A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on paper, signed wo long mian ju shi Luo Pin hui, with two artist's seals and one collector's seal, 136cm x 57cm. Provenance: formerly a private European collection acquired between the 1950s and 1980s. 羅聘（傳） 羅漢持淨瓶 設色絹本 立軸款識：臥龍眠居士羅聘繪。鈐印：羅聘，二印漫漶不辨。來源：歐洲私人舊藏，購於1950-80年代。

XU BEI HONG (1895-1953) BAMBOO A Chinese scroll paining, ink on paper, inscribed, dated and signed by Xu Bei Hong, with two artist's seals, and one collector's seal which reads xin zhong cang zhi, 80cm x 32.5cm. Provenance: an English private collection. The inscription to the left says it was given to Mei Nu dao zhang, (Xie Mei Nu 1913-1991 was a famous seal carver and calligrapher) as a gift, and then given to Li Shou Zeng (1889-1962, a collector) for his generous donation to the China Academy of Art in 1932. 徐悲鴻（1895-1953） 墨竹圖 水墨紙本 立軸款識：新篁類長留，梅奴道長惠存。悲鴻。李壽增先生所藏伊汀洲書，寶天下巨蹟，今捐美術學院先生寶怡終之。卅二年夏日重慶南岸，涼風埡遣真。悲鴻。鈐印：徐、東海王孫、來源：英國私人收藏，藏家父親獲贈于1960-1080年代。據羅光磊（謝梅奴學生）2009年2月1日在長沙晚報上面刊登的一篇《謝梅奴與徐悲鴻的白梅圖》記載，梅奴先生回憶當時徐悲鴻為了保護伊秉綬（1754-1815）的四條隸書屏，請梅奴先生幫忙聯繫到了當時的此隸書藏家李壽增。李先生知曉徐悲鴻是為國家保護文物而不是私人想買深為感動，願將四條屏贈予中央美術學院。徐悲鴻獲悉后為表達謝意特地送了一幅當時在重慶的舊作《墨竹圖》並提款說明收藏伊秉綬隸書屏的經過以志紀念，後又贈送了文章提到的白梅圖，此件拍品便是當時徐悲鴻所贈的竹圖。謝梅奴（1913-1991）師從書法篆刻家唐醉石及藝術大師齊白石，自幼酷爱书法篆刻傾心研究數十年，蜚聲海外。三十年代就與徐悲鴻交往甚密并為其刻章。李壽增（1902-1968），李氏四兄弟開設四怡堂藥店，壽增曾任經理。其弟李景陶曾任上海儲備銀行長沙分行行長，因而李氏兄弟有名譽長沙金融界。李壽增解放前為孤兒院、公醫院，救濟原董事長等。長沙和平解放後，他積極參與重建工作并以開明紳商選為長沙市人民代表會議代表等。

GUO MO RUO (1892-1978) CALLIGRAPHY IN RUNNING SCRIPT A hanging scroll of Chinese calligraphy, ink on paper, inscribed and signed Guo Mo Ruo with one artist's seal, together with another painting of swallows, 63.5cm x 31.5cm. (2) Provenance: from a private collection, the calligraphy was a gift to the current owner's father, Li Bo Yan (1913-1983), by the artist, in appreciation for his help and support given to him during the Chinese Civil War. Li Bo Yan was born in Beijing, after his graduation from Yan Jing University, he became the Vice Principle at the School of Classical Theatrical Art, and was friends of great Beijing Opera stars like Mei Lan Fang. From 1937 to 1943, he joined the Chinese Government Foreign Service as a diplomat, first as chancellor in Poland and then as attaché in Turkey. After moving to the United Kingdom in 1968, he joined Leeds University Chinese Studies Department with Owen Lattimore as Head of Department. 郭沫若（1892-1978）等兩件 書法 水墨紙本 立軸款識：諸葛武侯畢竟是傑出人物，即其集眾思，廣書益，一語已足，永垂不朽，近人有詆毀之者，多見其不自量也。伯言先生雅正。郭沫若。鈐印：郭沫若。來源：私人收藏，郭沫若送給現藏家父親李伯言（1892-1978）作為助其逃離國民黨的感謝。李伯言生於北京，從燕京大學畢業之後就擔任京劇學院副教授，并于很多當時的名角交往甚密，如梅蘭芳，孟小冬等。從1937年至1943年，李伯言加入了中國政府外交部，曾擔任波蘭及土耳其的外交官及使臣。1968年移居英國之後，他成為了利茲大學中文系的系主任。

ANONYMOUS (YUAN DYNASTY OR LATER) SPARROWS A panel of Chinese painting, ink on silk, with one collector's seal which reads wei mei tu shu, another panel of a landscape painting, ink and colour on paper, the third panel of a scholar admiring a waterfall, inscribed and signed with one artist's seal, 27cm x 36cm. (3) Provenance: an English private collection acquired in London in the 1970s. 佚名（元或更晚）等三件 雲雀圖 水墨絹本 扇面來源：英國私人收藏，購於1970年代。

WANG ZHEN HAI (LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD) FLOWER AND VASE A Chinese painting, ink and colour on silk, signed Shanghai Wang Zhen Hai hui, with one artist's seal which reads Zhen Hai, framed and glazed, 83cm x 45cm. 王鎮海（晚清/民國） 博古圖 設色絹本 鏡框銘文：上海王鎮海繪。鈐印：鎮海。

WU DA CHENG (1835-1902) SQUIRREL ON A PINE TREE A Chinese circular fan leaf painting, ink on silk, inscribed with one artist's seal and one illegible seal, together with a palm-shaped fan painting of butterflies, ink and colour on silk, inscribed and signed by Cai Wei Dao Ren with one illegible seal, 25cm. (2) Provenance: an English private collection acquired in London in the 1970s. 吳大澂（1835-1902）等兩件 水墨及設色絹本 扇面款識：（詳文略，不錄）。鈐印：吳大澂、兩印漫漶不辨。來源：英國私人收藏，購於1970年代。