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19th century Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour depicting a water buffalo beneath a tree, marked with black Chinese characters and two iron-red seals, backed on a silk panel, approx 43 w x 167 cms h, the first red seal reads Miu. 

Mid-19th century Chinese portrait ancestral painting, portraying multi-generational figures, beautifully dressed in formal attire with rank badges, with a red wax export seal, backed onto a silk panel, approx 96 w x 190 h cms cms, anonymous. 

19th century Chinese ancestral scroll painting, portraying inter-generational figures seated before an altar with blue and white vases and red lantern, dressed in formal attire with rank badges, seated on carved thrones with footstool, anonymous, red wax seal, approx 85 x 180 cms. 

A Chinese ink stamp set comprising carved hardstone seal and porcelain dish containing ink block, in original case

A framed 20th Century Chinese painting on silk, depicting butterflies and flowers - signed and with seal stamp

A vintage Chinese pewter clad wooden lift-top box with chased dragon decoration to lid - Kut Hing and stamped seal marks - sold with an old wooden cigarette box containing a quantity of gold leaf sheets

Jade. A Chinese 18/19th century style white jade Pei, carved with a house by tree, the opposite side carved with a spurious seal, pierced for suspension, 5.5cm long, together with three Chinese 19th century style jade carvings including a white jade desk seal QTY: (4)

AN EARLY 18th CENTURY CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SAUCER DISH with central motif and bats, the reverse with bats to border, seal mark, 7 3/4" diameter, a small Blanc-de-Chine DISH with incised decoration, 4 3/4" diameter and a porcelain SNUFF BOTTLE decorated with a dragon in coral red, 3" high (3). £60-£80

A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER of hexagonal form inlaid with white metal, raised on four feet, seal mark to base, 6" across. £180-£250

AN EARLY 19th CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN POWDER BLUE BOTTLE VASE with gilt rounded overglaze decoration, seal mark to base, 6" high. £40-£60

Heavy Chinese baluster shaped bronze censer, with two loop handles on three short feet. Impressed geometric seal mark to base. 29cm diameter.(B.P. 21% + VAT)Heavily polished ,consigned from a home where there was a large quantity of shiny polished brass and copper in the kitchen.Weight - 6.8kg Diameter 29cm approx. Height - 20 cm approx.

A Chinese 20th century bowl with floral decoration and seal mark to base, dia. 13cm, in good condition

An early - mid Chinese, 3 piece white metal tea set of square form, planished with raised dragon decoration. Seal mark to base (sugar bowl has approx. 3cm split at bottom of rim) Weight 930 gm (gross)  

Small Chinese famille rose baluster form vase decorated with flowers and trees, red seal mark to base, 8.5ins highIn good condition

Chinese porcelain circular shallow dish decorated with a crouching figure, 7.25ins diameter, together with a Canton dish with floral decoration on an orange ground, square seal mark to base, 6.5ins diameter (chip to rim)Mid 20th Century , there is a repair to the rim of the red plate

20th Century Chinese bronze bowl with relief decoration and seal mark to base, 9.75ins diameter, on a hardwood stand

A Chinese circular seal on wooden standCONDITION REPORT.

Chinese Porcelain Panel with Bamboo decoration, script and seal mark, 17.5cm x 12cm, contained in a hardwood frame

A Chinese Porcelain "Bitter Melon" Bowl, Daoguang seal mark and of the period, painted in famille rose enamels with a butterfly and fruiting tendrils, six-character reign mark in underglaze blue15cm diameterThis dish-shaped fruit is most likely a bitter melon which is a symbol of fertility. For a similar bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period, see Krahl & Spee Chinese Ceramics from the Gulexuan Collection, no.117Tiny faint hairline crack to upper rim. Some typical minor scratching.

A Chinese Porcelain Plaque, Qianjiang School, late 19th/20th century, of rectangular form, painted with an extensive mountainous landscape and with calligraphy, seal marks in red36.5cm by 24.5cmSome typical minor wear and flakes to edges.

A Chinese Porcelain Teapot and Cover, Republic Period, late 19th/20th century, of square form with fruit knop, painted with winter landscapes and with calligraphy, bears Cheng Men seal marks in red, 18cm longTypical minor wear to decoration, free from damage and repair

A Matched Pair of Chinese Porcelain Embroidered Silk Panels, late Qing Dynasty, worked in coloured threads with a cockerel amongst foliage and rockwork and an eagle over flower chrysanthemums, inscribed in black and seal marks in red104cm by 24cmSome fading, discolouration and foxing, no notable holes of tears

A Pair of Chinese Embroidered Silk Panels, worked in coloured threads with birds amongst flowering bamboo and chrysanthemums, inscribed in black and with seal marks in red150cm by 35cmSome fading and discolouration, wrinkles to the backing material and minimal surface marks, one glazed, one not

A Dutch-Decorated Chinese Porcelain Bowl, 1st half 18th century, the interior painted with a flowerspray within a border of parrots perched on flowering branches and butterflies, the exterior painted and gilt with panels of birds perched on branches in panels over an underglaze blue foliate band, 14cm diameter; and A Similar Bowl, the interior painted with a basket of flowers within a border of birds perched on scrolls, the exterior with birds perched on branches in panels over underglaze blue foliage, seal mark, 14.5cm diameter (2)First Bowl: For a tea service with similar decoration see Espir (Helen) European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain 1700-1830, pg.67First bowl, two long hairline cracks to the rim, one issuing from a triangular shard to the inner rim, another rim chip, glaze pitting and some enamel wear mainly to the interior, second bowl, with rim and foot rim fritting, slight enamel wear mainly to the interior

An Arita Porcelain Dish, circa 1800, painted in underglaze blue the Three Friends within a wax-resist abstract border, 22cm diameter; A Similar Square Dish, painted in underglaze blue with a Chinese lakeside house within a panelled border, bears four-character Xuande mark, 14.5cm wide; An Arita Circular Box and Domed Cover, enamelled with panels of pine and flowering branches, seal mark in red, 11cm high; Two Imari Tea Bowls and Saucers; Two Imari Porcelain Tea Bowls, early 18th century, typically decorated with foliage; and A Similar Condiment Jug, 9cm high (10)

THREE CHINESE JADE PENDANTS. To include two rectangular pendants carved in shallow relief with plants and deer with seal marks to back. Together with an animal from medallion pendant. Approx. 5cm - 6cm lengths. (3)Overall good condition with no signs of damage or repair.

A CHINESE PORCELAIN BOWL, GUANGXU PERIOD. The quarter lobed bowl in lime green ground with famille rose enamel decoration. The base with six-character seal mark of Guangxu and of the period (1875-1908). Approx. 19.5cm length.One 6cm hairline running vertical from the rim. One chip to inside of foot rim. No signs of repair. General surface wear expected with age and use.

TWO CHINESE PAINTINGS ON SILK, 18/19TH CENTURY. Scenes of ladies in buildings and boat in a coastal landscape. Each with red seal stamps mounted on silk and card, numbered 8 and 9 in Chinese. Artwork 36cm x 31cm. (2) Both artworks in good overall condition.

A CHINESE INK ON PAPER OF BAMBOO LANDSCAPE. With calligraphy and red seal. Mounted on silk and card. Artwork 57cm x 32cmIn good general condition.

A CHINESE GLASS BRUSH POT. Green colour raised decoration of scholar figures and pine trees with incised inscription and seal mark to edge. 15.5cm height.Overall good general condition. Surface wear to note only.

A GROUP OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN ITEMS, 19/20TH CENTURY. To include a Millefluer bowl and cover with six-character marks of Guangxu, a rose medallion dish decorated with figures, three millefluer saucers and two cups each with six-character seal marks of Qianlong in red to bases. Dish 25cm diam. (7)One chip to rim of bowl with another small filled in chip, the cover in good condition. The dish with four small chips to rim and a three faint hairlines running 2-3cm from rim. Three saucers in good overall condition. Two cups in good overall condition.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOWL, 18TH CENTURY. Decorated to the exterior with flowering prunus, peony, chrysanthemum and lotus. The interior with flowering peach. Six-character seal mark of Jiaqing to base in underglaze blue. With Guest & Grey sticker. 14cm diam.Overall good condition with no signs of damage or repair. General surface wear only from use and age.

FOUR CHINESE / JAPANESE ITEMS. To include two stone carvings of a ram and two monkeys with peach. Together with a Chinese square form seal decorated with figures and inscription and a Japanese porcelain coaster with floral decoration, signed to base. Monkey group 18cm lengthRam with slight nicks to edges of head and body. Line of overpaint to top of porcelain seal.

A Chinese famille verte dish, decorated two figures in a landscape, seal mark to base, 8" dia, and a pair of celadon glazed dishes with bird, fruit, flower and insect decoration, seal marks to base, 10" dia (damages)

A Chinese dish, decorated with a dragon, flaming pearl and phoenix, on a yellow ground, seal mark to base, 6 1/2" dia, a pair of famille noire floral decorated plates, 7" dia (restorations) and a smaller dish with orange flower decoration, seal mark to base, 6 1/4" diaCondition:Orange glazed dish has a chip and small frits to outer rim.Yellow dish has some crazing and minor losses to decoration.Both Famille Noire plates are restored, cracked and have chips to outer rim.   

A pair of Chinese sprinkler vases with dragon, flaming pearl and cloud decoration, four-character mark to base, 4" high, a similar pair with floral decoration and seal mark to base, 3 1/2" high, and another similar, 5" high Condtion no visible damages or repairs

A Chinese blue and white bulbous sprinkler vase with acanthus leaf, flora and fruit decoration with seal mark to base, 13 1/4"  Condition small chip to foot rim, small glaze faults, no visible damages or repairs 

A Chinese blue and white 'lotus' bowl: the exterior painted with flowering lotus amongst scrolling foliage, apocryphal seal mark, late Qing/early 20th century, 20cm.

A Chinese blue and white peony saucer dish: the interior painted with a medallion of scrolling peony within a double line border, the exterior similarly decorated, apocryphal six-character Qianlong seal mark, 20cm.

A Chinese inscribed famille rose vase: of hexagonal form with waisted neck and everted rim, inscribed with four panels of poetic text divided by two panels of flowering lotus and branches of prunus blossom on a pink ground decorated with scrolling lotus, bats and Shou characters, apocryphal iron-red six-character Jiaqing seal mark, 30cm.

A large Chinese famille rose baluster vase: finely enamelled with four birds perched on a gnarled blossoming prunus tree on a pale turquoise ground, the tree trunk with four apocryphal six-character Kangxi seal marks, the base with underglaze blue double circles, Republic/20th century, 62cm and wood stand.* Provenance Herbert Sutton [1880-1946] and thence by family descent.Herbert Sutton was born at Thame, Oxfordshire and educated in France, Germany and Grantham, England. At eighteen years of age he joined his father who was in business in Hong Kong. After two years he joined a firm of silk traders at Canton and became it's head during twenty five years of service. For three successive years he was chairman of the Municipal Council of the British Concession at Canton and had to shoulder considerable responsibility during the 1914-18 war. One of his tasks was to close a German bank when China entered the war on the side of the allies. He retired to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in the late 1920s and served as a member of the Town Council for sixteen years.

A Chinese famille rose baluster vase: enamelled with a presentation scene depicting the Immortal Shou Lao with officials and attendants in a formal garden, a diaper border above divided with panels of peaches, iron-red apocryphal Qianlong seal mark, Republic/20th century, 44cm [rim with cracks and section lacking] and wood stand.* Provenance Herbert Sutton [1887-1952] and thence by family descent. See lot 1394 for full provenance].

A Chinese Yixing 'boat' teapot and a similar small handleless teapot/jug and cover: the first in the form of a canal boat with tiller handle, seal mark, 16cm [cover lacking]; the second of circular form with short spout, 10cm [tiny chips to inner flange].* Notes the second with paper label for the 'Williams Teapot Collection'.

Two Chinese Yixing teapots and covers: the first of hexagonal form with metal spout and handle mount, the sides decorated with panels depicting a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl, Qing Dynasty, 15cm [minor chips to cover]; the second of compressed globular form with dragon spout and chilong finial, seal mark, 20cm.* Notes the second with paper label for the 'Williams Teapot Collection'.

A Chinese Dehua blanc de Chine libation cup and two Yixing teapots and covers: the cup of rhinocerous horn form with relief decoration of a deer, a fish and a lion-dog, 18th century, 10cm wide; a Chinese Yixing tree trunk and squirrel teapot and cover, seal and potter's marks, 16cm wide; and a Chinese Yixing dragon teapot and cover, a loose dragon's head emerging from the cover, potter's mark to cover, 16cm wide [3].

A Chinese famille rose nine-piece hors d'oeuvre's set: comprising eight sections around a central shaped square bowl enamelled with figures in garden landscapes, each outer section painted in iron-red with two bats, iron-red Tongzhi seal marks and of the period, 52cm wide.

A mixed group of Chinese porcelain: comprising a deep dish with incised peony decoration under a dark celadon glaze, 25.5cm diameter, a food container and cover decorated with female figures within a garden, four small blue and white dragon bowls, apocryphal Jiaqing seal marks, together with a small famille rose saucer dish, [chipped].

A Chinese porcelain vase: of garlic shaped form enamelled in a famille verte palette with crickets and other insects amongst leafy gourds and flowers, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark, 20.5cm high.

A mixed lot of Chinese and Japanese ceramics: including a famille rose figural cup and cover, apocryphal iron-red Tongzhi seal mark, 12.5cm; a pair of similar spill vases, 11.5 cm [hair cracks]; a Chinese Imari coffee cup, Qing dynasty; a turquoise ground vase, 15cm; a group of Japanese Satsuma wares etc.

Giuseppe Eskenazi 'A Dealer's Hand/The Chinese Art World Through The Eyes....' 1vol; Hung Mien Chen 'The Art of Seal Cutting' 1vol.:

A Chinese jade panel in the shape of a butterfly: mounted on a wood stand, a jade twin handled cup, 11cm wide, a spinach jade bowl 10cm diameter, together with four hardstone figures and animals, and a hardstone seal (8).

A Chinese interior painted glass snuff bottle and stopper: one side painted in black with a portrait of the official Shen Baoxhen [1820-1879], the reverse with an inscription 'Master Hanyu, a unique and a wise man in the troubled time in the country. A gift from Yong Shou', with red seal, 8cm.

A Chinese Bronze Gu Vase of Archaic Form, Seal Mark to Base, 15cms High

A Chinese Blue and White Vase of Gourd Form Decorated with Dragon and Koi Fish in Stormy Sea with Clouded and Scrolled Sky, Seal Mark to Base

A Pair of Chinese Republic Lidded Vases decorated in the Famille Rose Palette with Battle Scene, 34cms High, Red Seal Mark to Base, Some Condition Issues to include Restoration to Lid Etc

A Chinese Republic Porcelain Bowl Decorated with Temple Lions Amongst Scrolled and Clouded Sky, Red Seal Mark to Base, 14cm diameter

A Chinese Porcelain Cylindrical Pot and Cover Decorated in the Famille Verte Palette with view of Lady in Interior from Exterior, Seated with Teapot and Vase of Flowers with Character Verse, Red Seal Mark to Base, 11.5cm high

A pair of Chinese jadeite seal paste boxes and covers, 19th-century, 5cm

SIX CHINESE SCROLLS Depicting birds, flowers, fruit, landscape, insects and crabs Each with artists seal and inscription Dragonfly scroll: 35cm x 24cm; within backing 52cm x 37cm Condition: Condition Report Foxing present on all - lillies scroll has a few tears - viewing is advised for this lot This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

A pair of modern Chinese vases of bulbous form, foliate blue and white pattern, blue seal marks to base, measures 33cm high, and two koi table ornaments (4)