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A Chinese bronze seal, the square matrix with characters, 2.5cm wide, 19th century; another, circular; etc (4)

A Chinese carved soapstone seal decorated with a dragon and with all over foliate incised decoration with character marks to the base, height 17cm, also a pair of Chinese carved soapstone seals, height 12cm.

A pair of Chinese porcelain square section jardinieres on stands, each painted in enamels with famous historical figures and with Chinese script, the bases with iron red seal marks, early 20th century, 23.7cm high, 20cm wide. (4)

A Chinese carved hardstone seal, rectangular form, decorated with storks, 21cm high, (NC)

A Chinese mottled green porcelain double gourd vase, painted with fleks of gilt, bears seal mark to base, H.21cm

A Chinese porcelain squat blauster vase, decorated with iron red dragon chasing pearl, bears blue seal mark to base. H. 13cm

A Chinese rectangular red glazed vase, bears seal mark to base. H. 17cm

A Chinese soapstone seal, held within a hardstone case, the lid carved with fruit. W. 6.5cm

AN UNUSUALLY SHAPED CHINESE SANG-DE-BOEUF PORCELAIN VASE, the predominantly red glaze with areas of green, the base with an impressed seal mark, 7.5in high.

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PIERCED & MOULDED FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE, of square section, the sides decorated in relief with the Eight Immortals reserved on a cloud scroll ground, the base with an impressed Qianlong seal mark, 14.1in high.

INTERNET BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ON THIS LOT BIDDERS NEED TO CONTACT AUCTION HOUSE DIRECT.A fine Chinese blue and white vase, seal mark of Qianlong, of hexagonal mallet form, painted in imitation of Ming 'heaped and piled' style, the bulbous body with cut branches of peaches alternating with flower and lingzhi stems, similar stems on the waisted neck, all facets framed at the corners with European derived Baroque scrollwork spandrels, the shoulder encompassed by a wan-diaper between barbed borders, the rim and foot with key-fret bands, height 66cm, seal mark of Qianlong in underglaze blue Notes: The 'Baroque' elements of the design recall the influence of European decorative arts in the art and architecture seen at The Summer Palace. Provenance: By family descent, recorded in the collection of a great-aunt in Cornwall in the 1930s. A very similar example was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong on 5th October 2011, where the catalogue records the example of this particular imperial pattern in museums & private collections.   Click Here to view a video of Charles Hanson talking about the provenance of the vase.

A Chinese 'dome of heaven' bottle vase, 20th century, the body filled with a broad millefiori ground reserved with two narrative scenes, one of a sage and his attendant, the other of the sage stealing upon a maiden kneeling before an offering, seal mark of Qianlong in iron red within a blue enamelled foot rim, height 39cm

A Chinese Tea-Dust Glazed Miniature Jardiniere, slight tapering form on circular base, Yongzheng seal to base, approx 15 cms

An Antique Chinese Brass Vase, with raised decoration depicting flowers, birds and tigers, character seal to base.

Four small Chinese Republic period porcelain circular dishes, each hand painted with a figural mountainous landscape, within an artist's colophon border with red seal signature, each marked to base, diameter 10cm. CONDITION REPORT: General condition is good. Rubbing to the rims. One of the bowls has a small chip to the rim and all have areas of staining and surface dirt, possibly removable. All with some small manufacturing imperfections.

A Chinese floral painted seated Buddha with two impressed seal marks to base, height 17cm, a small Japanese lacquered lidded box, a Noritake hair pin pot and cover, and a Japanese lidded jug and saucer (5). CONDITION REPORT: Some surface rubbing but overall OK.

A CHINESE BRONZE CHOPSTICK HOLDER & COVER, the base with a seal mark, 10.3in long.

A CHINESE CELADON JADE BRUSHPOT, the stone with flecked white inclusions, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 3.7in diameter at base & 4.1in high.

A LARGE GOOD QUALITY CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, weighing 3.07Kg, with double upright handles and lotus cast sides, the base with a four-character seal mark, 8.4in wide & 6.9in diameter at rim & 6in diameter at inner rim & 4.5in high to rim & 6.1in high to top of handles.

A CHINESE BLUE GLAZED MEIPING PORCELAIN VASE, the sides applied with an even glaze thinning slightly at the top rim, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 10.75in high.

A CHINESE COPPER-RED PORCELAIN MEIPING VASE, decorated with sprays of fruit and foliage within formal lappet and stiff leaf borders, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 9.1in high.

A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER, weighing 2.67Kg, together with a fitted wood stand and cover, the cover set with a celadon jade-like finial in the form of Budai, the base of the censer cast with a seal mark, 8.75in high overall on stand, the censer itself 8.25in wide including handles & 4.8in diameter at rim & 4in high to rim.

A GOOD QUALITY 19TH/20TH CENTURY FRAMED CHINESE PAINTING ON SILK OF TWO GALLOPING HORSES, with calligraphy and artist's seal, the frame 14.25in x 12.9in; together with a framed Chinese painting on silk of two tigers, the frame 14.25in x 12.9in, the two paintings in matching frames. (2)

A CHINESE MING STYLE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN BOWL, the sides decorated with sprays of extended fruit above a lappet border to the foot, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 7.3in diameter & 3.3in high.

A CHINESE BLUE & WHITE CONICAL PORCELAIN BOWL, decorated to its interior centre with a sinuous dragon, the base with a stylised seal mark, 8.5in diameter & 2.7in high.

A CHINESE DOUCAI PORCELAIN VASE, with a garlic mouth, the sides decorated with buddhistic lions and ribboned balls,the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 7.5in high.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, decorated with butterflies and loose floral sprays, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 10.1in high.

A FINE QUALITY CHINESE YELLOW GROUND CANTON ENAMEL BOWL, the interior turquoise, the sides decorated in fine detail with bats and formal scrolling foliage within formal borders, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 6.1in diameter & 2.8in high.

A CHINESE CELADON PORCELAIN BRUSHWASHER, evenly applied with a pale glaze, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 3.6in wide at widest point & 1.4in high.

A CHINESE TANG STYLE GILT BRONZE CUP, of larger than average size and octagonal section, the sides cast in relief with the Eight Immortals, the base with a seal mark, 5in long including handle & 3.7in high.

A RARE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE QIANLONG PERIOD OFFICIAL CHINESE BRONZE SEAL, with traces of gilding, dated 1749/1750, one side inscribed October in the 14th year of the Ching Emperor Qianlong, the other side with the number 2461, the top edge inscribed Li Bu Zao being a Works Ministry in the Forbidden City, 2.25in square & 3.6in long.(see Lot 252 19th May 2010 Wooley & Wallis for a very similar seal also dated 1750).

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE POLISHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, weighing 735gm, the base cast with a seal mark, 5in wide at widest point & 4.6in diameter atrim & 3.5in high to rim & 4.5in high to top of handles.

AN UNUSUAL CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN JAR, the sides decorated with a dense lozenge pattern, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 6in wide at widest point & 4.3in high.

AN UNUSUAL CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEAL, of shaped triangular section, the sides carved in relief with chilong and strings of 'cash', 5.75in long & 4.9in high.

A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN STEM BOWL, painted with foliage above bats and waves to the foot, 5.5in diameter & 4.25in high; together with a similarly decorated dish bearing a Tongzhi seal mark, 8.75in diameter. (2)

AN 18TH CENTURY CHINESE BOMBE BRONZE CENSER, weighing 330gm, the sides cast with double buddhistic lion head handles, the base with a Xuande seal mark, 5.5in wide including handles & 4.4in diameter at rim & 3.8in diameter at inner rim & 2.4in high to rim.

A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DRAGON & PHOENIX BOTTLE VASE, the bulbous body decorated with a dragon and a phoenix amidst flame and cloud scrolls, the waisted neck with bats, the neck interior and base enamelled in turquoise, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 15.2in high.

ANOTHER 18TH/19TH CENTURY CHINESE GILT DECORATED POWDER-BLUE PORCELAIN DISH, decorated with formal foliate arrangements, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 7.9in diameter.

A CHINESE DOUCAI PORCELAIN DRAGON BOTTLE VASE, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 10.1in high.

A SMALL CHINESE CAFE-AU-LAIT GLAZED PORCELAIN BOWL, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 3.7in diameter & 1.5in high.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, decorated with a scene of a group of ladies gathered around a table at which a lady is engaged in painting a scroll, the base with a seal mark, 12.2in high.

AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF CHINESE MONOCHROME PORCELAIN VASES, of unusual slender form, the sides applied with a red-pink glaze, each base with a Qianlong seal mark, 13.3in high.

A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE SILVER-METAL NAPKIN RING, the shield reserve bearing an armorial motif, 1.8in wide from corner to corner; together with a 20th Century Chinese bronze cockerel seal, 3.5in long; and a Japanese Meiji period onlaid copper kozuka 3.6in long. (3)

AN UNUSUAL CHINESE GILT-METAL MOUNTED YELLOW GROUND GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, decorated with birds and garden foliage, a gilt metal chilong peering over the rim, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 3.5in high.

A LARGE CHINESE MING STYLE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN ARROW VASE, the sides decorated with bands of formal scrolling lotus between formal borders, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 16.6in high.

A CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN SAUCER DISH, the interior centre with storks flying over a wave-borne pagoda, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 6.25in diameter.

A GOOD CHINESE COPPER-RED QIANLONG MARK & PERIOD PORCELAIN DISH, the glaze thinning to white at the rim and foot, the base with a Qianlong seal mark in underglaze-blue, 8.1in diameter.

AN UNUSUAL CHINESE DOUCAI PORCELAIN JAR & COVER, the sides with bands of archaic decoration, the rim with an extended Qianlong seal mark, 9.25in high overall.

ANOTHER FRAMED CHINESE PAINTING ON PAPER OF CARP, swimming beneath an overhanging blossoming bough, and also painted with calligraphy and an artist's seal, the frame 31in x 22.5in, the visible part of the painting itself 22.75in x 14.25in.

A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY CHINESE YELLOW GROUND CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASES, each painted with floral medallion panels reserved on a lotus embellished ground, each base with a Jiaqing seal mark, 9in high.

A GOOD QUALITY CHINESE MONOCHROME PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, applied evenly with a pale celadon-grey glaze, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 10.5in high.

A SMALL 20TH CENTURY CHINESE CELADON JADE SEAL, of square-section, unusually surmounted by a hare, 1.9in high.

A SMALL GOOD QUALITY CHINESE CELADON PORCELAIN BRUSHWASHER, the interior decorated with an underglaze formal ribboned motif, the sides moulded with studs, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 3.2in wide at widest point & 1.1in high.

A GOOD 16TH/17TH CENTURY CHINESE WANLI PERIOD PORCELAIN JAR, circa 1600, the sides of the ovoid body painted with a continuous river landscape scene, the base with a seal mark in underglaze-blue, 8.25in wide at widest point & 9.1in high.

A CHINESE CELADON RU GLAZED PORCELAIN MALLET VASE, the neck with a galleried rim, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 8.4in high.

A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, of globular form, weighing 2.04Kg, the base with a seal mark, 4.75in wide at widest point & 3.3in high to rim & 3.8in high to top of handles.

A CHINESE BLUE & WHITE MING STYLE PORCELAIN VASE, the sides of the chamfered square-section body decorated with extended sprigs of fruit within lotus and ruyi borders, the base with a drilled through seal mark, 12in high.

A LARGE GOOD QUALITY CHINESE MING STYLE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, the sides of the bulbous body decorated with a wide band of formal scrolling flowerheads between multiple formal borders, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 14.9in high.

A 19TH/20TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, weighing 545gm, the base with a seal mark, 4.4in diameter at rim & 3in high to rim; together with a patinated archaic bronze axe head, 3.7in long.(2)

A CHINESE MING STYLE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN MOON FLASK, the sides of each domed surface decorated with a formal design of scroll and leaf stemmed flowerheads, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 12.8in high.