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A Chinese Tong Wu scroll, 1894-1953, inscribed with a red seal mark

VAT* OR (Omega Symbol)-Lots marked with an asterisk (*) are sunbject to VAT on the hammer price. Lots marked with an (Omega symbol)have been temporarily imported from outside the EU and are subject to VAT at 5% on the hammer price and 20% on the buyers premium. In online catalogues, the Sales Tax % column indicates the rate of VAT on the hammer price. This is in addition to the buyer's premium. QI BAISHI (1864-1957) CHINESE NAPA CABBAGE. Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll. Inscription: Painted by Old Baishi in winter in his twenty-eighth year living in Beijing. Seal: Qi Da. 92.5 cm × 32.5 cm.

PAN YING (b.1962) YUNNAN LADY/ THE THINKER. Ink and colour on paper. Seal of the artist. 66 cm x 43.5 cm The artist portrays a demurely elegant lady dressed in traditional Yunnan costume leaning on the fence, with her chin resting on a clenched fist, gazing down and inward, thinking deeply, as if reflecting on her life experience, triggering the viewer's imagination and curiosity. An ethnic Manchu, Pan Ying graduated from the Art Institute of the People's Liberation Army in 1983, specializing in traditional Chinese painting. She is now on the staff of the Fine Arts Department of the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing. In her most mature works Pan paints with the traditional gongbi technique strips and ribbons of white material arranged in endless monochrome combinations that spiral and intersect on the surface of the painting. Using a traditionally high artistic idiom, therefore, Pan Ying provides a description of practices generally classified as belonging to 'handicrafts' and thus regarded as 'low'. Still the representation of what for centuries was classified as menial is replayed with elegant minimalist effects, reminiscent of drawing and etching, that bestow the coiling movement of the thread with an abstract formal beauty. Pan Ying has participated in many exhibitions both nationally and internationally, including: 'Century-Woman' in Beijing (1998); 'Die Hälfte des Himmels' (Half of the Sky) at the Frauenmuseum in Bonn (1998); and 'On This Side of the Sky: UNESCO Salutes Women' in Art in Paris (2003). Provenance: Directly from the artist herself in the 1990s. Provenance: Directly from the artist himself in the 1990's

DENG HUIBO (b. 1938) BLUE AND GREEN MOUNTAIN. Ink and colour on paper,signed with the artist's seal, 44 cm x 53.5 cm The artist uses bold and loose wet brush strokes to depict towering "blue-and-green" mountains peaks, with slopes at the back receding far into the distance. Some small white houses stand on the shore of the mountain lake, and surrounding the ancient Chinese buildings are pine trees and blossoms. The painting suggests the silence and grandeur of nature. Provenance: Received directly from the artist in the 1990s.

A 20th century Chinese painted porcelain wall plaque, decorated with figural study of a deity in red robes, bears inscription and seal upper right. H.62cm W.38cm

A Chinese green jade seal, relief carved with a stylised panther finial. W.4cm

A Chinese carved ivory figural study of a deity seated upon a throne chair, in formal dress holding a rui sceptre, bears seal mark to base, raised on hardwood stand. H.17cm

A Chinese hard paste porcelain baluster vase, transfer decorated with stylised carp on a foliate ground, bears triple seal mark to base. H.43cm

A CHINESE QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD YELLOW-GROUND CANTON ENAMEL DISH, decorated to its centre with a Shou medallion, the rims with auspicious characters, all reserved on a yellow ground embellished with meandering leaf-stemmed foliage, the base with a Qianlong seal mark and possibly of the period, 6.6in diameter; together with a 19th Century Canton enamel pink-ground dish, its base with a seal mark, 7.25in wide. (2)

A LARGE LATE 19TH CHINESE GE-TYPE CRACKLEGLAZE PORCELAIN VASE, together with a carved hardwood stand, the vase with moulded buddhistic lion head handles, the base with a Chenghua seal mark, 17.25in high. (2)

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE JUANE CONICAL PORCELAIN BOWLS, the flaring sides of each bowl decorated with a continuous scene of birds, trees, rockwork and garden foliage, each base with a Qianlong seal mark, 5in diameter.

A CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN SAUCER DISH, painted with phoenix amidst scroll and leaf-stemmed foliage, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 7.7in diameter.

A CHINESE PHOENIX CELADON CUP, together with a hardwood stand, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 4.1in high. (2)

A 20TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, painted with two diminutive sages conversing in a continuous river landscape setting, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 11.5in high.

A LARGE CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND PORCELAIN VASE, the base with a Yongzheng seal mark, 17.8in high.

A LARGE CHINESE BLUE & CRACKLEGLAZE PORCELAIN VASE, circa 1900, the sides painted with a scene of pheasants, rockwork and peony, the base with an incised seal mark, 18.1in high.

A PAIR OF MING CHINESE BRONZE & CHAMPLEVÉ MODELS OF A HORSE AND RIDER, each with turned heads, the robes and horse fittings inlaid in enamel, each base with a seal mark, 10.4in high. £400-600

A LARGE LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE CENSER, COVER & STAND, very heavy in weight, the pierced cover with a kylin, leafage and rats, the censer also with rats and with prunus blossom and double elephant-head handles, the pierced base with rats and leafage and centred by a Shou symbol, the base of the censer with a seal mark, 15.75in high overall & 17.25in wide including handles.

A PAIR OF 20TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MINIATURE HAT VASES, painted with insects and foliage, a Qianlong seal mark to each base, 2.7in high; together with a small pair of yellow-glazed Oriental vases, 4.6in high. (4)

A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE POWDER-BLUE PORCELAIN BOX & COVER, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 4.1in diameter.

A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE EROTIC FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, with a stained ivory stopper, the base with an iron-red seal mark, 3.4in high overall.

A SMALL 19TH CENTURY CHINESE POWDER-BLUE PORCELAIN BOX & COVER, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 2.7in diameter.

A SMALL PAIR OF 20TH CENTURY CHINESE FLAMBÉ GLAZED PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASES, each with an indistinct seal mark to its base, 4in high.

AN 18TH/19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PROVINCIAL PORCELAIN JAR, painted with a river landscape scene, 6.25in high; together with an early 20th Century famille rose jar & cover, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 7.4in high overall. (3)

A GOOD QUALITY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE, the square-section body painted with river landscape scenes, the base with a Qianlong seal, 8.5in high.

A 19TH/20TH CENTURY CHINESE CELADON PORCELAIN VASE, the sides with incised underglaze decoration of two dragons above waves disputing a flaming pearl, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 8.8in high.

A GOOD QUALITY CHINESE PORCELAIN BRUSHWASHER, the rounded sides painted with a dragon & a phoenix disputing a flaming pearl, the base with a Jiaqing seal mark, 5.75in diameter.

A CHINESE GILT DECORATED RED-GROUND PORCELAIN VASE, the shoulders moulded with buddhistic lion & ring handles, the whole decorated with archaic borders and motifs, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 13.75in high.

A CHINESE REPUBLIC-STYLE PORCELAIN VASE, the sides painted with a mountainous landscape scene and columns of calligraphy, the base with a seal mark, 12.8in high.

A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND DISHES, each painted with a floral spray reserved on an incised sgraffiato ground, each base with a pseudo seal mark, 7.5in diameter.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SAUCER DISH, painted to the interior with vegetables, seal marks and columns of calligraphy, the underside rim enamelled in yellow, the base with a four-character Yongzheng mark in blue enamel, 8.2in diameter.

A 19TH/20TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE CYLINDRICAL VASE, the steep sides decorated in a retrospective style with columns of relief cast characters, the base with an indistinct seal mark, 9.25in high.

A CHINESE JADE PENDANT, carved in low relief to one side with a boy, and to the reverse side with a seal mark, 2.6in x 1.7in.

A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOWL, with a flanged rim, the interior painted to its centre with a lady and boys in a fenced garden terrace scene, the base with a Qianlong seal mark, 16.25in diameter.

A GOOD MIRROR PAIR OF CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-GROUND PORCELAIN VASES, early 20th Century, each painted with detailed quatrefoil panels of Immortals and boy attendants, each coral ground embellished in gilding with scroll-stemmed lotus and Shou characters, each neck with double stylised dragon handles, each base with a seal mark, 8.8in high.

AN UNUSUAL EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE YIXING POTTERY VASE, the pear-form body incised with a landscape scene and with calligraphy, the base with an impressed seal mark, 7.7in high.

A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE PORCELAIN BOWLS, together with two wood bases, each bowl painted overall with plum blossom reserved in white against a green enamel ground, each base with an archaic Chinese-style seal mark, the bowls 5.5in diameter & 2.75in high. (4)

A 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN PLATE, the centre with a group of revolutionary workers, the base with a seal mark, 10.3in diameter.

A 20TH CENTURY CHINESE CARVED JADE SNUFF BOTTLE & CORAL GLASS STOPPER, the sides carved with a sage beneath a pine tree & with a seal mark, 3.1in high.

Various replica items including Chinese coins, Zodiac ball seal, bronze walking stick knop and snuff box depicting Charles James Fox (5)

A CLOBBERED CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE EWER AND COVER painted with figures in a landscape with plantain and other plants and rocks, 22cm h, Transitional The shape is based on a model provided by the Dutch who had begun to order porcelain in Western forms from c1634. The Chinese potter has copied the model faithfully but added the superfluous pinched lip. Such examples are rare, as they would usually have been rejected by the Dutch merchants. An identical example with very similar blue decoration including the distinctively Dutch tulip motifs in the top register, is discussed and illustrated Jorg (C J A), Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam the Ming and Qing Dynasties, 1997, No 290, p254. ++Handle broken off in one piece and restuck to the body many years ago. Cover broken and riveted with small V shaped chip on rim. On the base a red enamel seal mark dating from the later clobbering

A CHINESE RED SOAPSTONE SEAL carved with a dog of Fo seated on a plain square block, 5.7cm h, 19th c ++Slight scratches and wear

A STAFFORDSHIRE REDWARE COFFEE POT AND COVER with crisp sprigged ornament including a mask, Ho-Ho birds and trees, 22cm h, impressed mock Chinese seal, c1760-70 ++Some old stabilised cracks and small restorations, the cover original

A Chinese carved soapstone seal, set in a green soapstone box, character marks to the base.

BRONZE CENSER. A Chinese miniature bronze censer with seal mark. Diameter 7cm.

CHINESE BRONZES. A Chinese bronze vessel with ring handles & one other Chinese vessel with seal mark. Height of vase 23cm, width of vessel 12cm.

An 18th Century Chinese porcelain famille rose brush washer, of lobed form, the sides finely painted in bright enamel colours, with peony blossom, flowering prunus and insects, the rim with Greek key design and gilt lip, raised on four trefoil shaped gilt feet, the underside with raised blue four character Yongzheng seal mark, on hardwood stand, old repair, 27 x 17.5 x 9cm h.

A Chinese yellow metal pendant, bearing symbols, stamped 14k, 6.4g, 3.8cm; a yellow metal semi-precious set tie-pin; and a 19th century carved agate seal fob pendant (3)

A pair of Chinese porcelain vases polychrome enamelled with flowers on a gilt ground, bears Chien Lung seal mark in red - Height 21.5 cm - each on a hardwood stand Condition report: Wear to gilded rim, black frit spots to body of one small area of frit to inner rim

A pair of 20th century Chinese Famille Vert vases, four painted character marks, 25cm high, a yellow ground ovoid vase decorated with mythical dragon, red seal four character mark 14cm high and a Chinese vase decorated with cranes amidst prunus with script, six blue painted character mark 22cm high Condition report: Staining to rim and neck to yellow ground vase

A Chinese 20th century porcelain saucer dish decorated in colour enamels with a phoenix and inscription, four character seal mark to base together with a Millefleurs decorated plate - Diameter 21 cm Condition report: Slight glaze loss

A pair of 20th century Chinese porcelain blue and white vases decorated with waves and moulded Crustacea, impressed quality seal mark to base - Height 17 cm together with a fine porcelain sleeve vase decorated with a bird, base unglazed - Height 23 cm Condition report: Good condition

A Chinese white metal figure of a shi shi lion in the form of a seal, the base with key pattern border and central motif, 6cm high, filled, 4.61toz.

An unusual circular 19th Century Chinese porcelain Scholars Seal Box hand decorated in enamels in the Famille Rose palette, the cover unusually decorated with a high ranking official riding a qilin and also with attendants, one with a fan, the body exterior decorated with gilt shou characters between panels of flowers, foliage and butterflies, old paper label to underside of base, probably Tongxhi period, (1861-1875), 9cm diameter CONDITION REPORT: All seems good for age

BUTTON HOOK A late 19th Century Boot Pull, the bone handle intricately carved in Chinese style with a strange seal like beast above leafy tendrils with a bird and a monkey looking on, the silver collar below assayed Sheffield 1892, 29cm

A Chinese carved red hardstone seal mounted with a boy riding an elephant H14cm

A Chinese carved soapstone seal, having carved temple dog finial and incised floral designs. H.14.5cm

A Chinese 19th century blue and white Yen Yen shaped vase, decorated with two confronting dragons amongst a flower bed, bears four character seal mark to base. H.36.5cm

Chinese soapstone seal in fitted soapstone case, with carved pull off cover

20th Century Chinese ginger jar decorated in relief with a Crane amongst foliage on a yellow ground, the base with four character seal mark, 24cm high ** General condition consistent with age