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20th Century Chinese school, watercolour study of a river scene, signed bottom left with a seal mark, 11.5cm x 14cm

A small Chinese Yixing terracotta teapot, seal mark to base and a larger similar

A Chinese porcelain Gu vase, Qianlong seal mark, but probably Republic, painted with birds, pendants and lotus on a soft yellow ground, seal mark in red37.5cm highRubbing to the gilt on the rim with two small faults. Fading to the colour on the exterior in some areas.

A Chinese yellow ground porcelain moon flask, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, with dragons to the shoulder, the front and reverse panels decorated with precious objects and a phoenix amongst peonies, Qianlong seal mark in blue but later44.5cm highGood overall

A pair of Chinese porcelain pedestal vases, Qianlong seal marks but Republic, the duck-egg blue ground with detailed floral scrolls, seal mark in blue26.5cm highFading to gilt in some areas. Minor chipping in one area on the widest part of the vase - see images. Wear to the widest part of the exterior with some fading to colour in this area. Some pitting from the glazing process.

A Chinese famille rose saucer dish, Republic Period, painted with a vase and Buddhist emblems, with a spurious six-character mark of the Guangxu Emperor, but later,24cm diameter;and a porcelain millefiori bowl, seal mark of Qianlong but later20cm diameterDish is good overall. The bowl has an 8cm long wall crack and several similar others, also mis-fire blister inside

A Chinese large blue and white porcelain 'arrow' vase, of shouldered form, painted with bands of lotus, waves and ruyi heads, blue seal mark of Qianlong, but modern52cm highOverall good condition

A Chinese cylindrical jade bar brooch with gold caps and pin, marked with Chinese seal either end, length 5cm.

A Chinese porcelain figure of a seated Buddha, with five children, bears oval seal mark, 24cm high.

A Soapstone Seal, Chinese God, 12cm high

A collection of Chinese carved soapstone and stone ornaments. Including hardstone figures of goldfish, dogs of fo seal chops, cricket boxes, a soapstone landscape scene on wood stand, etc, largest approximately H23cm

A mixed lot of collectors' items including decorative Chinese style erotic head seal, eleven assorted mother of pearl spoons, three bottle stops, cigar cutter and a Balinese carving.

Two Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vases, the first decorated with birds and peacock in landscape scene, the second decorated with a landscape scene, each with red seal mark to the underside, height 26cm, and two modern green hardstone carvings including an example with four carp chasing a ball (4).

A Chinese porcelain Famille Verte footed bowl decorated with four claw dragons chasing the Pearl of Wisdom, bears painted stylised seal mark to the underside, diameter 18cm.Additional InformationMinor chips to the rim, extensive restoration, remains of a hairline crack to the rim.

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase with blue seal to the underside, height 16cm, together with a Chinese porcelain miniature double gourd vase, painted with floral sprays, height 6cm.Additional InformationBottle with restoration to neck and shoulders, double gourd vase with tight hairline crack to rim. 

Five miniature Chinese porcelain bowls including a octagonal example painted in enamels with figures, diameter 6.5cm, a circular example decorated with fisherman and scroll, bears seal mark to the underside, diameter 6cm, a clobbered example, together with two blue glazed models of cockerels and similar footed vessel (8).Additional InformationBlue glaze vase with fine crazing. Small cockerel with some small chips to the base. small bowl with puce dragon restored. Small tea bowl with figures with a hair line crack and a small nick to rim. Smallest tea bowl with a hair line crack and small rim nick. 

LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE CENSER, the pierced cover with a dragon in relief, the body cast in relief with dragons amongst clouds and with chilong handles, on three feet with mythical mask designs, incised seal mark to base, 18cm high

Washbasin cabinet; China, Shanxi province, 19th century.Lacquered and gilded wood.With copper basin on the back.With seal of the Ministry of Antiquities.Measurements: 181 x 73 x 55 cmChinese washbasin unit from the Chinese province of Shanxi, dating from the 19th century, made of carved, lacquered and gilded wood. The four front legs have animal-shaped finials, and in the lower part there are two dragons flying around the 'yen' symbol, below which are two Fenghuang or phoenixes. Along the body of the piece are three hand-carved panels of varying sizes, all of which depict figurative scenes of figures in Ming-period costume.

Small side cabinet. China, Qing dynasty, 19th century.Rosewood.With export sealing wax seal.Measurements: 26 x 76 x 25 cm.Small low piece of furniture with a rectangular plan, defined by the marked horizontality typical of Chinese furniture. It is raised on spiral-shaped, grecate legs, and its front has three drawers with metal handles. Its waist is decorated with two openwork motifs in the form of synthesised dragons, a symbol of the changing power of nature, the Tao, as well as the concept of yang (masculine). It is, in turn, related to the weather as the bringer of rain and water. It is also often used as a national symbol of China, and was in fact on the national flag until the end of the Qing dynasty.

A large Chinese famille rose ruby ground vase, seal mark, 42cm

A group of assorted Chinese items to include jade bi disc, a Canton enamel dish, a bronze mirror, a soapstone seal, etc.

A Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Figure of the Standing Guan Yin, 20th Century, with raised seal mark to base, 20ins (50.8cm) high

Four Chinese Yixing Teapots and Covers, including double teapot, each section of hexagonal outline, 4.25ins (10.8cm) high, and dark example with spider finial, 3ins (7.6cm) high, all with seal marks

A Chinese brass tripod censer, flanked by zoomorphic handles, zhuanshu seal mark to the underside, width 17cm

Two Chinese famille rose wall plates, with six character seal mark to base. 21.5 cm diameter.

A Group of Decorative Ceramics and Other Items, including: Chinese blue and white tea bowl, Spode coffee can and saucer, pattern number 967, Dresden porcelain basket, hardstone desk seal and a set of seven porcelain figures of puttiTeabowl - with numerous chips and hairlines. Spode coffee can and saucer - saucer with hairline cracks and scratches, coffee can in generally good order. Chinese watercolour on silk - with heavy deterioration to the silk throughout.

AN IMPORTANT IMPERIAL SILVER 'TANG MIRROR' BONBONNIERE WITH GOLD KIKUMONJapan, 1915, early Taisho period (1912-1926)The bonbonnière silver box in the shape of an eight lobed tang mirror, rising from an openworked foot, the lid centered by a gold kikumon flanked by two majestic ho-o birds (phoenixes) worked in masterful high relief and standing on swirling clouds and issuing bands. With a seal mark Gyokuya kinzo (respectfully made for the Imperial house).This bonbonnière was specifically made for the 1915 Tokyo Banquet, after the enthronement of Emperor Taisho. The eight-lobed mirror form with facing phoenixes, connotes an ancient tie to nobility. This harks back to the Tang dynasty (618–907) of China, which was a formative influence on the Japanese nation.LENGTH 6.4 cmWEIGHT 115.4 gCondition: Very good condition, minor surface wear.Provenance: From the Collection of Gustaf Wallenberg, thence by descent in the same family. Gustaf Wallenberg (1863-1939) was a Swedish businessman, diplomat, and active politician. His father André Oscar Wallenberg was the founder of Stockholm Enskilda Bank (today SEB, and grandfather of Raoul Wallenberg). After a career in the Swedish Navy, he turned to the business world and was active in improving the transoceanic shipping industry, which came in handy in 1908 when he successfully negotiated with the Qing court in Beijing about a friendship, trade, and navigation treaty. The collection was acquired between 1906 and 1918 when Wallenberg was the Swedish Envoyé in Tokyo. From 1907 Wallenberg was accredited for Beijing and came to spend time in both countries as the Swedish Ambassador. Wallenberg lived in China during a tumultuous period, when a lot of precious items entered the market and the golden era of collecting Chinese works of art started in Europe.For further information on Japanese imperial silver bonbonnières see Arts of Asia Journal, Susan Tosk and David Cole, Japanese Imperial Silver Bonboninières: Elegance in the Palm of Your Hand – The Nancy and Robin Markbreiter Collection, spring 2022, no. 9. Another bonbonniere from the same series as the present lot is illustrated in fig. 9. The full article can be read here: https://artsofasia.com/2022/02/24/japanese-imperial-silver-bonbonnieres-elegance-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-the-nancy-and-robin-markbreiter-collection/ Auction comparison:Compare to a closely related imperial silver bonbonnière sold at Hindman, Japanese and Korean Works of Art, 25 March 2022, Chicago, lot 13 (sold for 2,813 USD).

KINKOZAN: A RARE SATSUMA CERAMIC HU-FORM VASE WITH MAPLE AND SPARROWSBy the Kinkozan company, signed and sealed Kinkozan zoJapan, Kyoto, Meiji period (1868-1912)The vase of Chinese Hu-shape rising from a short straight foot to a long neck with straight rim, comprising four sides that are finely painted in polychrome enamels and with gilt depicting an autumnal scene with four sparrows in flight amid branches of maple, all above a cream craquelure glaze. The rim in gilt with a band of key-fret. The recessed base with the gilt signature KINKOZAN zo and with an impressed seal KINKOZAN zo.HEIGHT 18.8 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor wear, mostly to the gilt, and manufacturing flaws.Provenance: British trade.The design is quite unusual for the Kinkozan company and is much more reminiscent of the work of Yabvu Meizan (1853-1935)Auction comparison:For a closely related satsuma vase with maple design, by Yabu Meizan, see Bonhams, Fine Japanese and Korean Art, 24 September 2020, New York, lot 896 (sold for 3,187 USD).

TWO CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS, 19TH CENTURY. To include a 'one hundred boys' decorated bowl with six-character seal mark of Tongzhi to base. Together with a dragon cup decorated in iron-red and polychrome enamels with four-character Guangxu mark to base. 9.7cm and 12.5cm diam. (2)Boys bowl with two verticle hairlines from rim measuring approx. 2 - 3cm lengths. The dragon cup / bowl without cover, no signs of damage. Both with no repairs.

A CHINESE PAINTED SILK FAN, SIGNED ZHANG DAQIAN, (CHANG DAI-CHIEN, 1899-1983). Ink and light colour on silk of narcissus and calligraphy with two red seal marks, mounted in a circular wood fan. Fan 26.3cm diam.Overall good general condition with minor staining in areas to silk. No major damage.

TWO CHINESE WATERCOLOURS ON PAPER, 19/20TH CENTURY. Landscape scenes each signed with red seal marks. Mounted with silk border. Artworks 38cm x 32cm and 40.5 and 34cm. (2)Provenance: From a local estate. Property of Navy Commander Henry W Jennings R.N. who was stationed in Sasebo Japan between 1946-48. Retired in 1960's and thence by descent.

A CHINESE FRAMED SILK PAINTING, 19TH CENTURY. Mounted on paper, painted with two figures of men seated before a fire and table of objects, on terracing before rockwork and trees, with red seal mark and calligraphic inscription top left, with cyclical date Guiwei corresponding to 1883, framed and glazed, 40.6cm x 19cm exc. mount and frame With several tears and losses to silk at top left, effecting the seal and inscription, further small tears, losses and a fold to the left side of picture, to the far right and bottom edge of the picture. Overall some brown discolouration to silk and slight fading to scene.

A CHINESE FRAMED SILK PAINTING, 19TH CENTURY. Mounted on paper, painted with three seated figures of scholars and an attendant looking to the moon, in mountainous rockwork landscape with bamboo, with red seal and calligraphic inscription to top left, framed and glazed, 54cm x 35.4cm exc. frame Small scattered tears to silk, some overall slight discolouration to silk and minor fading to paint. Some creasing to mount.

A CHINESE INK PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF LI KERAN (1907-1989), SWIMMING WITH BUFFALOES. Ink and colour on paper, scroll mounted, with red seal mark, signed, 45cm x 145cm overallNo visual damage to art work. Scroll with defects and tear to top section.

A CHINESE INK PAINTING IN SCROLL, DATED 1889. Ink on paper in scroll of bamboo with calligraphy and three red seal marks. Signed and dated 1889. In protective wooden box. 118cm x 26cm Acquired in Japan between 1986-89.One scroll end detached, can be glued.

A LARGE CHINESE SGRAFFITO BLUE GROUND PORCELAIN CHARGER, 19/20TH CENTURY. With central roundel and cartouche panels decorated with famille rose floral sprays. Six-character seal mark of Qianlong to base. 40.7cm Two small slight chips to rim with minor fritting. No cracks. No signs of repair.

THREE CHINESE CARVED CELADON JADE ITEMS. Comprising a celadon jade seal in the form of a goose holding a lotus branch; A pale celadon jade figure on a recumbent ram; Together with a small animal form jade pendant. 4-5cm lengths. (3)Overall good general condition.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, 20TH CENTURY. Squat globular body leading into a tall cylindrical neck decorated with bats, peaches and Shou medallions. Six-character seal mark of Qianlong to base but later. 23cm tall Overall good condition with no signs of damage or repair.

A punch bowl in Chinese export style, the interior painted with a huntsman on horse within a gilt and iron-red spearhead border, the exterior with Famille Rose floral garlands, sprigs and diaper border, pseudo seal mark, later wood stand, 36cms diameter.

A Chinese blue and white dragon dish, Qing, decorated with a central dragon chasing a flaming pearl within cloud scroll, the border with two further dragons, all on a blue ground, Qianlong seal mark in underglaze-blue, 25.2cms diameter.

A Chinese blue and white baluster vase, 18th/19th Century, decorated with panels of antiques and inscription, and a figure in a romantic landscape, seal mark in underglaze-blue, 22.5cms.

An early 20th Century Chinese carved green soapstone seal in the form of an Asian elephant, the sides engraved with mountain landscape and inscription, the seal with three carved characters, 8cms; and Chinese horn snuff bottle engraved with figures and bamboo, 8.5cms. (2)

Three early 20th Century Chinese watercolours, each depicting a pagoda in mountainous landscape, inscribed and signed, seal marks, each 19cms x 21cms, framed and glazed. (3)

Cylindrical in shape and with a gilded rim, it is finely decorated in grisaille, iron red and gold with a continuous scene depicting the Eighteen Luohans; on the base it bears the six-character iron red seal mark of the Daoguang Emperor. Provenance: -Private collection, Italy. Catalogue notes: In Chinese Buddhism, the Eighteen Luohans (or Ahrats) are depicted as the original followers of Gautama Buddha, who have undertaken the Noble Eightfold Path and reached the Four Stages of Awakening.  In Chinese art, they are depicted as eighteen, unlike other cultures such as Japan, where sixteen are depicted. This difference is probably due to the depictions of the monk Guanxiu from 891 A.D., considered the earliest Chinese depictions of the Luohans. See the snuff bottle with the identical decoration of the Eighteen Luohans in grisaille, iron red and gold, also marked and from the Daoguang period sold by Sotheby's, auction number HK0463, Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection Part VI; 27 May 2013, Hong Kong; lot. 235.

  * Only room or telephone bids are accepted for this lot. Beautifully shaped with a narrow neck in the centre and a broad shoulder that gradually narrows to the foot, it is finely painted on the body and neck with lotus flowers in famille rose shades, which stand out against the lime green background.  The large central flower is supported by tendrils of waving leaves held by bats with outstretched wings, beneath which appear the Two Golden Fishes and the Infinite Knot. Shou characters, peaches and Buddha's hands enrich the scene; a band of ruyi and classical greek encircles the shoulders and a band of petals tightens around the base. The inside of the vase is covered with a light turquoise glaze from below the gilded, iron-red rim; in the centre of the base, also turquoise, is the six-character seal mark in iron-red of the Jiaqing Emperor. Provenance: -Monique Mardellis, London - according to the label.                      -Private collection, Spain. Catalogue Notes: Haitangping is the Chinese term for this particular silhouette, meaning 'begonia-shaped'.  See the Jiaqing mark and period vase of the same form and similar decoration, but painted in gold on a coral red ground, see Christie's, live auction 2861; The Imperial Sale; 01 June 2011, Hong Kong; lot. 3654. The decoration on a lime green ground with famille rose enamels is typical of the Jiaqing period, in direct continuity with the imperial style prevalent during the previous Qianlong reign. This rare vase is rich of auspicious symbols such as Shou characters, peaches and Buddha's Hands, emblems of health, happiness and long life. The Two Golden Fishes and the Infinite Knot are two of the eight bajixiang, the eight auspicious symbols of Buddhism. For a Jiaqing mark and period piece, famille rose on a lime green ground, decorated with lotus flowers amidst auspicious characters and auspicious symbols, see the vase from the Qing Court Collection at the Palace Museum in Beijing illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 195, pl. 172. See also the vase, also from the Qing Court Collection, at the Palace Museum in Beijing illustrated in the same book on p. 196, pl. 173.  See also the two famille rose vases on a lime green ground in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, object number ??004090N0000000 and object number ??004091N0000000. See also the lime green and pink family wall vases with auspicious symbols also in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, object number ??000615N0000000, image code C1B000615N0000000PAB; object number ??000616N0000000 and object number ??000617N0000000. See also the vase sold by Christie's, live auction 3220; The Yiqingge Collection of Chinese Ceramics; 29 May 2013, Hong Kong; lot. 2026. For a marked example from the Qianlong period, in the Famille Rose style on a lime green ground, see the vase in the Palace Museum, Beijing illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 141, pl.123. * Only room or telephone bids are accepted for this lot.

A large Chinese export porcelain Canton famille rose punch bowl, worn four character seal mark to base, 19th century, painted with a continuous scene of an extensive lake landscape with pagodas and temples, a bridge and a masted European ship, below a border of foliage, flowers, bats and Shou symbols on an iron red and gilt seed ground, the interior painted in rouge-de-fer and gilt with butterflies, fruit and flowers, 15 ¾in. (40cm.) diameter, gilt wear., There is a large chip to the footrim from manufacture which is beneath the glaze. Gilt wear to rim and some rubs to decoration to interior. A few minor losses to exterior enamel. There is also a strange flaw to the rim, which appears to be a manufacturing fault - a partially detached flake from the porcelain which has some small chips along the edge - please see the close-up photos of this fault.

A provincial Ming style Chinese blue and white ginger jar, painted with a fisherman in a lake landscape, 6¼in. (15.9cm.) high, later hardwood cover; together with a Ming style blue and white ovoid jar, painted with a flowering chrysanthemum, wax seal to shoulder, 5in. (12.75cm.) high, with a matched Chester silver cover; and a provincial Chinese cylindrical vase, painted with flowers and dots below a keywork border, wax seal to base, 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high, with hardwood cover, all with hardwood bases. (3) Ginger jar has a few glaze scratches. No other faults (but both jars lack original covers). Hardwood fittings sun faded.

A Chinese porcelain celadon ground blue and white jar and cover, probably Guangxu period (1875-1908), of flattened globular form, painted with three figures carrying auspicious objects in a fenced garden, the cover with pointed knop, painted with three bats, wax seal and old labels to base and beneath cover, 9½in. (24.1cm.) high, later hardwood stand. Chip, plus two smaller chips beside it, to underside of rim. Star glaze crack to inside (not visible to exterior) and some glaze scratches to exterior, no other faults.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar, 20th century, oainted with a parade of children in a fenced garden, some bearing a model dragon and others with drums, the cover similarly decorated, four character seal mark to base, 9¼in. (23.5cm.) high, with hardwood stand. Good condition, with no faults.

A Chinese porcelain famille rose hat stand, early 20th century, of reticulated, hexagonal form, painted with a bird perched on a flowering rose branch, three sides with calligraphy, a wax seal and printed seal mark to base, 11in. (28cm.) high, chip to rim and small hairline. Chip to top corner of one side of the vase, just below the rim. Small hairline crack above one pierced hole. Wear to gilding.

A Chinese scroll painting, 20th century, watercolour on paper, signed with calligraphy and oval red seal, depicting a serene mountain lake landscape, with boats sailing around a rock arch, misty cliffs towering above, 38 x 12½in. (96.5 x 31.75cm.), overall 54 x 15 1/8in. (137 x 38.5cm.). Some foxing visible in places to the pale unpainted areas. Small white paint spot to the lower left margin and small brown mark towards upper right corner at top of mountain. Several horizontal creases to the paper - one at the top and another near the lower margin, and two at centre left.

A Chinese porcelain doucai phoenix bowl, four character seal mark, probably 19th century, with rounded sides supported on a straight, circular foot with double concentric lines and gilt line above, the exterior enamelled with two phoenix flying over flowering peonies, the interior with a central circular reserve with a figure in a fenced garden, the rim with four precious objects on a diaper band, 2 3/8in. (6cm.) high, 5 3/8in. (13.75cm.) diameter, two tiny rim chips. Two tiny chips to the rim. Also a burst glaze bubble to rim. No other faults.

A finely enamelled Chinese famille rose porcelain sleeve vase or brush pot, blue enamelled Qianlong four character seal mark but Republic period (1912-1949), enamelled with a scholar holding a scroll, seated on rocks, his head inclined upwards towards the branches of a gnarled, leafless tree, a calligraphy poem and red seal mark above, 5½in. (14cm.) high. In very good condition, with no damage and no losses or wear to the decoration.

A Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer double gourd snuff bottle, the base with incised Qianlong seal mark, probably 19th century, carved with pomegranates and flowers between bands of floral scrollwork, with beehive stopper, 6.5cm. high. Some gilt wear to edge of rim and foot. Tiny chip to petal of one flower on lower body. Otherwise good, with no other losses or cracks/splits to the lacquer.

Chinese School (20th century), Still life of spring cherry blossom a pair, watercolour on laid paper, signed and inscribed with artist's seal 15¼ x 11¾in. (38.75 x 29.8cm.). (2)

Molly Parker known as Lan Mo-Li (Jersey 20th century), Wren among the Cherry Blossom. * Chinese ink and watercolour on paper, signed lower right in Chinese characters and red seal, framed. * 12 x 2½in. (30.4 x 6.4cm.). * time stained and acidic mount.

A Chinese bronze double seal of two deer, H. 13cm.

A set of six 20th century Chinese paintings on paper, depicting artists and musicians, mixed media each with one seal of the artist. Each 63 x 31 cm (6).

ORIENTAL METALWARE, a Chinese twin handled bronze tripod base temple censer, square seal mark base, 15cm diameter

A PAIR OF CHINESE KANGXI PERIOD INVERTED BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS with 19th century colourful all-over polychrome decoration depicting foliated flower sprays - with red seal marks beneath35cm high