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A Chinese blue and white small bowl, the steep sides with the bajixiang above stylized lotus sprays and leaf-shaped lappets encircling the foot, with Daoguang six character seal mark in underglaze blue, 7.2cm diameter 道光款青花缠枝莲佛教八宝小碗

A Chinese Song-style the circular 'yixing' inkstone, of disk form, the central depression carved in raised relief with an archaistic-style rabbit staring at the moon, encircled on the raised rim with an inscribed imperial poem with Qianlong Yuming and one seal reading de, the side inscribed with the title of the inkstone, Fang Song yu tu chao yuan yan ('An inkstone made in the Song style depicting the pure white rabbit looking at moon'), contained in a fitted circular zitan or hardwood box with the cover inset with a circular piece of agate carved with a dragon, encircled by the same poem carved into the box and picked out with gold, 20th century, the inkstone 10.5cm diameter and the hardwood box 12.4cm diameter, the inkstone 401 grams, the wood box and cover 222 grams 仿宋代璧形砚（带砚盒）

A CHINESE GREEN JADE OVAL SEAL QING DYNASTY OR LATER Surmounted by a chilong, the seal face with five characters between two dragons which read yu ci He Hui Yuan, 4cm.

A CHINESE WUCAI MONTH CUP SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD With a deep body and a flared rim, the exterior painted with a blossoming hibiscus tree in a stylised landscape, the reverse inscribed in underglaze blue with a poem reading qing xiang he su yu, jia se chu qing yan, and a seal with the single character shang, all supported on a short foot, 5cm. Provenance: from the collection of John Blakeway, d.1986. Cf. Kangxi. Yongzheng. Qianlong. Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, p.65, pl.48 for a full set of twelve month cups. A complete set is also in the collection of the British Museum, London, museum no.PDF815.

A CHINESE WHITE GLAZED ANHUA 'BEEHIVE' WATER POT, TAI BAI ZUN SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-1795 The body decorated with stylised roundels on a crackled white glaze, the mark indistinct, together with a hard wood stand, 8.8cm. (2) Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Monochrome Porcelain, volume 37, p.122, no.111 for a comparable white glazed water pot from the Kangxi period.

A RARE CHINESE FLAMBE-GLAZED 'POMEGRANATE' VASE FOUR CHARACTER YONGZHENG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1723-35 With a tapering neck and a flared rim, decorated with a vibrant purple-red glaze with pale lavender streaks and details, the base with the mark incised beneath a mottled green and brown glaze, 28.5cm.

FIVE CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS QING DYNASTY One shaped as two conjoined cylinders with a chilong to the cover, another cylindrical, with applied decoration of vine and squirrels, the remaining teapots of ovoid form, two plain and one with calligraphy and a fish knop, each with a seal mark, 22cm. (10) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.

A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING TEAPOT AND FIVE PEWTER TEAPOTS AND COVERS 20TH CENTURY Two set with jade spouts, handles and knops, four inscribed with poems, one undecorated and shaped as a ruyi-head, one square-section with a liner, one inlaid with hardstones, the square-section Yixing teapot with a seal to the interior, 22cm. (13) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.

ONE CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER AND THREE PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS QING DYNASTY Two ovoid, two bell-shaped, two set with jade spouts, handles and knops, two with wood handles, each inscribed with a poem, one with a seal to the interior, 19cm. (8) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.

A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY With a plain ovoid body, a loop handle and short spout, the base impressed with two seal marks, 17.5cm. (2)

A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER 20TH CENTURY Naturalistically moulded as a large fruit, applied with a small moth and with a toad finial, the base with a seal mark, 17cm. (2)

A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER MOULDED AS A WALNUT QING DYNASTY The body applied with smaller nuts, one forming the knop, the loop handle as a branch, all supported on five nut-shaped legs, a three character seal reading Chen Ming Yuan to the handle and a further seal mark to the base, 18cm. (2)

A CHINESE YIXING 'BAMBOO' TEAPOT AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD With a cylindrical ribbed body, the handle, spout and knop formed as bamboo branches, with a seal to the cover reading You Yan and another four character seal to the base, 21cm. (2)

A CHINESE YIXING CYLINDRICAL TEAPOT 17TH/18TH CENTURY With a short spout and metal mounts to the handle and the associated cover, a five character mark to the base which reads Jing Xi Hui Meng Chen and an oval seal, 17.5cm. (2)

TWO CHINESE YIXING AND PEWTER BOWLS AND ONE CUP 20TH CENTURY Each with a Yixing body coated with white enamel, the large lobed bowl incised with landscape and calligraphy to the exterior, the peach-shaped bowl with a poem and a pine tree, the cup set with a C-shaped hardstone handle and decorated with seal script and blossoms, 21.5cm. (3) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.

A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER BY FAN SHU ZENG QING DYNASTY The coin-shaped body set with an angular C-shaped jade handle, a jade spout and knop, the sides incised with a blossoming prunus branch and a poem about prunus blossom and the moon, inscribed Er Quan, the interior with a seal mark which reads Fan Shu Zeng Zhi, 10.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.

A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER BY FAN SHU ZENG QING DYNASTY Set with a jade spout, handle and knop, one side incised with blossoming prunus branch and a poem by Shao Yun, the reverse with a poem by Qiu Ting, a four character seal to the interior reading Fan Shu Zeng Zhi, 12cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.

A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY With a half moon-shaped body, set with a jade handle, spout and knop, one side incised with bamboo, the reverse with a nocturnal poem about a mountainous stream amongst pine trees, signed by Yong Mao, a four character seal to the interior, 15.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.

AFTER WU GUAN ZHONG PINES IN A MOUNTAIN A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on paper, a signature which reads Wu Guan Zhong and the date 1989, with an artist's seal, which reads Tu, mounted, 127cm x 66cm.

DING YUN PENG (19TH CENTURY) FIGURE ON HORSEBACK A Chinese scroll painting, ink on paper, signed with one artist's seal, framed and glazed, 78cm x 29cm.

AFTER NI ZAN (QING DYNASTY) GUO TIAN CI'S POEM IN RUNNING SCRIPT A panel of Chinese calligraphy, ink on paper, signed Ni Zan, dated the twelth month of tian li ren shen year, with one illegible seal, framed, 28cm x 28cm.

ATTRIBUTED TO DONG QI CHANG (QING DYNASTY) DU FU'S POEMS IN RUNNING SCRIPT A Chinese album of calligraphy, ink on silk, title-slip by You He and dated autumn of the xin mao year with one illegible seal, inscribed and signed Dong Qi Chang, with three artist's seals, and one collector's seal which reads gu ren you huan wang shi jian shang shu hua, together with a letter signed Jiang Zhao Rong and dated the 18th year of Republic Period (1929) with three seals of Jiang, mounted album of nine double leaves, 24.5cm x 24.5cm.

ZHENG BING (19TH CENTURY) MOTHER OF THE WEST A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on silk, signed Zheng Bin, dated spring of ren chen year and with one illegible seal, framed and glazed, 162.5cm x 99cm. Provenance: from the collection of Mrs Annie Hayes and thence by descent.

ANONYMOUS (QING DYNASTY) MOON PALACE A Chinese circular fan leaf painting, ink and colour on silk, with one collector's seal which reads yu lan zhi bao, mounted, 25cm.

ANONYMOUS (QING DYNASTY) LUOHANS A set of twelve Chinese leaves, ink and colour on fabric gauze, with one illegible seal and two collectors' seals, one of which reads Ti An zhen cang (Wang Zu Xi, 1858-1908), album leaves, 27cm x 18cm. (12)

ATTRIBUTED TO QIU YING (19TH CENTURY) SERICULTURE A Chinese hand scroll, ink and colour on silk, signed Shi Fu Qiu Ying zhi with one artist's seal and two illegible seals, framed and glazed, 75cm x 29.5cm. Provenance: originally from a Cornish estate.

ANONYMOUS (REPUBLIC PERIOD) DIAMOND SUTRA IN RUNNING SCRIPT A Chinese handscroll of calligraphy, ink on paper, title-slip by Zong Hai and dated the tenth month of gui chou year with one illegible seal. Four collectors' seals of Jin Shao Tang family (a wealthy family during the Republic period), 117cm x 26cm. Provenance: brought back from China by Sir Thomas Octavius Callender who was the Managing Director of British Insulated Callender's Cables. The company had a large contract in Shanghai in the early 1900s.

OU SHAO YAN (REPUBLIC PERIOD) KINGFISHER A Chinese painting, ink and colour on paper, signed Shao Yan with an artist's seal which reads Ou Zi, framed and glazed, 37cm x 27cm.

A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD 'DRAGON' INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY The body of compressed circular form cast with two pairs of confronting dragons contesting the sacred pearl of wisdom, with a waisted neck and two loop handles with a foliate design rising from the rim with key fret band, all raised on three tall legs cast with stylised leaves, a three character mark in seal script to the base reading song yue lü, 17.5cm, 2.5kg. Provenance: from the collection of Professor J Norman Collie, FRS (1859-1942) and thence by descent.

TWO CHINESE JADE SEALS AND A PENDANT (PLEASE NOTE ONE OF THE SEALS IS HARDSTONE AND NOT JADE )QING DYNASTY One seal with a chilong surmount, the other trapezoidal, each carved with characters to the faces which read zheng qi yi bu mo qi li, ming qi dao bu ji qigong and chuang jing jiao zi, the white jade pendant carved with characters and stylised mythical beasts, 8.5cm. (3)

TWO CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD OFFERING DISHES QING DYNASTY Each cast with a geometric band and applied with elephant head handles and feet, the bases with four character Xuande seal marks, 27.5cm and 26.8cm, 1.5kg and 1.1kg. (2) Provenance: formerly in an English private collection, Kent.

A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY With a compressed circular body raised on three short legs, with a four character seal mark to the base, 14cm, 1.2kg.

A CHINESE AMBER SEAL QING DYNASTY OR LATER The square-section body beneath a tapering cube carved with dragons and with a bi disc surmount, the seal face uncut, 6.5cm.

A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEAL QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved from a honey-coloured stone in the form of a boulder, with seven sages in a mountainous landscape, a ten character inscription to the side, the seal face with twelve characters, 8cm. Cf. Classics of the Forbidden City, Imperial Seals of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, pp.214, 215 and 217, nos.172, 173 and 175 for similar examples in the collection of the Palace Museum.

A CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL SEAL QING DYNASTY The rectangular-section body with a faceted top, the base with a four character mark reading ze ren zhong da, 7.4cm.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'FU LU SHOU' SAUCER JIAQING/DAOGUANG Painted with Fu Xing, Lu Xing and their attendants and with a small boy receiving a peach from Shoulao, the base with a four character seal mark which reads Jiang Zheng Long zhi, 13cm.

A CHINESE PORCELAIN 'TIGER' PLAQUE DATED 1990 Decorated with a tiger on a rocky outcrop by a pine tree and two lines of calligraphy to the top left, signed Xu Tian Mei and with his seal, 41.5cm x 25.5cm.

A CHINESE EGGSHELL PORCELAIN 'SNOW SCENE' VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER Depicting tiny figures in a snowy mountain landscape, the base with a six character mark which reads Zhong Guo Jing De Zhen Zhi, and a seal long gong yao ting, 36.5cm.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'LOTUS' DISH SIX CHARACTER YONGZHENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1723-35 Painted with a lotus spray and a seal mark, 19.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Charles William Martin (1850-1896), Quorn Place, Leicestershire.

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISH QING DYNASTY Painted to the centre with a dragon amongst fire wisps chasing a sacred pearl of wisdom within two double bands, the exterior with two dragons mirroring the design, the base with a six character Daoguang seal mark, 16.2cm.

A LARGE CHINESE POWDER BLUE-GROUND DISH 19TH CENTURY Painted in gilt to the centre with a basket of flowers and fruit, bands of ruyi-heads, stylised flowerheads and cash to the rim, the base with a six character Kangxi seal mark, 47cm.

19th century AD. A paper scroll on silk backing painted with two cranes standing on mossy rocks; large pine tree to one side with flowering peony below; Chinese characters to one side with seal mark; wooden weight bar to the base. 672 grams, scroll 77 x 200cm; image 128 x 63cm (Scroll 30 1/4 - 79; image 50 1/2 - 24 3/4"). Property of an American gentleman; acquired 1970s-1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A gilt-bronze seal with Qilin unicorn to the top, horn curving from nose to back of head, moth open; swirls to the top of each leg; sitting on a square base engraved to the underside with Chinese characters. 81 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Ex Zhuang collection; acquired from the late 1990s. Fine condition.

A small Chinese baluster vase, decorated with a lady in a garden landscape, bears seal mark to base, H.17cm

A large Chinese famille verte dish and cover, the central panel decorated with a phoenix and bird in a tree, the body decorated with flowers on a yellow ground, bears seal mark to base, H.18cm Diameter 26cm

A Chinese blue ground triple gourd vase, seal mark height 28cm

A small Chinese plain bronze censer, lion mask cast handles, bears six character Xuande seal mark to underside, 5.25” across handles.

A large Chinese turquoise glazed high shouldered Su Wu baluster vase, after Wang Bingrong, with a landscape and shepherd pattern in relief, together with calligraphy script to the shoulder, on a plain circular footrim, impressed seal mark to the base, 46.5cm high

Six Chinese tea bowls each decorated with a cartouche of a girl in traditional robes,a weeping willow and with black painted characters beside, red printed seal mark to the base, together with six stands (12) S/D

A Chinese celadon jade pendant, finely carved in shallow relief with a three rats below a ying and yang symbol encircled by a carving of swirling light, the reverse with four character seal mark surmounted by twin zoomorphic scrolls and with scroll apron, length 5.5cm

A Chinese celadon jade pendant or plaque, finely carved in shallow relief with a fruiting branch of peach blossom, the reverse with four character seal mark surmounted by twin zoomorphic scrolls, length 6.5cm

A small Chinese vase of compressed form with a squat flared neck, the whole glazed in a dark celadon with a faint border of leaves to the base, applied nine character seal mark, height 12cm

A Chinese porcelain blue and white brush washer, 20th century, decorated with pine trees, seal mark to underside, 12cm diameter and a Chinese blue and white tea bowl, decorated with a landscape, 7cm high (2) CONDITION REPORT: Brush washer- Grubby interior. No obvious chips, cracks or restoration. Tea bowl- Grubby Stained interior. No obvious chips, cracks or restoration.

20th Century Chinese famille rose pair of moon flasks both sides decorated with reserves of figures & opposing with Ho Ho birds amongst foliage upon a foliate scroll dark blue ground, red underglaze seal marks to the base, height 9.75in, hardwood stands

Chinese pewter rectangular box, the lid and sides inscribed with character writing, one side incised with ducks amongst foliage, the other with a still life, seal mark to the base, width 4.5in.

Collection of Chinese soapstone including five figures, a large square desk seal and a pair of green serpentine Guanyin figures.

20th Century Chinese large bowl finely decorated with quail amongst foliage, the sides with four similar reserves and on a purple cracked ice and diaper ground, character seal mark to the base, diameter 16in.

Chinese blue and white octagonal tea bowl and saucer dish, together with another tea bowl and a circular box enclosing wax seal (4)

Chinese 'Chicken Blood' soapstone seal, the matrix with archaic script, length 3.75in, within fitted box

Chinese soapstone seal carved with a finial with a seated figure, a miniature soapstone oil burner together with five various Chinese ink cakes