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A Chinese blue and white ‘foreign ambassadors’ bowl, Kangxi/Yongzheng period, painted to the interior with a four claw dragon, with chain link and ‘wan’ border, the exterior with a procession of foreign ambassadors holding precious objects before a city wall, shell seal mark, 21.5cm diameterTypical minor imperfections to the glaze, one minute glaze chip to the edge of the rim otherwise in good condition with no restoration, cracks or chips.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 21.5cm diameter

A Chinese archaistic blue and white vase, hu, Qianlong seal script mark but 19th century, finely painted to two registers with lotus flowers, scrolling tendrils and leaves below lappets to the shoulder and waves to the lower register, applied with a pair of elephant head ring handles, seal script mark to base ‘Da Qing Qianlong Nianzhi’ 25cm highTypical minor imperfections to the glaze, various minor scratches to the glaze. On the interior there is a small shaped glaze crack which does not appear on the exterior of the vase, otherwise in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 25cm high

A Chinese blue and white 'dragon' brushwasher, Qianlong seal mark but Republic period, finely painted with a confronting dragon breathing fire from its mouth, within a ruyi head border.Provenance: purchased from P. C. Lu and Sons Ltd, Hong Kong, October 29, 1986, with original receipt. 13 cm diameter, wood stand and caseGood condition, including stand.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 13 cm diameter, wood stand and case

A Chinese underglaze blue and copper red vase, Xuande mark, 19th century, the brown glazed neck applied with a pair of elephant head handles above a ruyi head raised collar, the body painted to shaped reserves with landscapes and rabbits on a wan keywork ground between blue, floral, celadon and brown bands, seal script mark ‘Da Ming Xuande Nianzhi’, 38.5cm highThe vase has been broken into several sections and restored immediately below the collar and above the four lower bands. The whole of the celadon ground band has been repainted and there is some repainting and restoration along the cracks on the body. One of the elephant head handles is missing the end of its trunk. Typical minor glaze imperfections.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 38.5cm high

A Chinese famille rose 'warriors' bottle vase, early 20th century, painted with a procession of soldiers, some on horseback, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark to base, 45 cm highGood condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 45 cm high

Two Chinese grey and black seal script inscribed jade beads, possibly Han dynasty, each of octagonal section and each face inscribed with four seal script characters, largest bead 2.5 cmSome abrasion to the edges of the beads. Natural inclusions and veining to the stone otherwise In good condition with no, cracks or restoration. Later wire links.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. largest bead 2.5 cm

A Chinese inscribed white jade plaque, 19th century, carved in low relief and pierced with a bat in flight above a rock rising from wind-tossed waves, the reverse with a four-character seal inscribed ‘shoushan fuhai’ (mountain of longevity, ocean of fortune), all below clouds at the top, the stone with occasional tiny black speckles,Provenance- from the collection of the vendor’s late father who collected Chinese works of art in Hong Kong from 1950 to the 1970s. He lived in Shanghai from 1947-48 and became a successful businessman living and working in Hong Kong from 1949 until his death in 1994. 6.3 cm high, excluding wood standThe stone with natural inclusions. In good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 6.3 cm high, excluding wood stand

A large Chinese polished bronze tripod censer, 19th century, private four character seal mark, 29.5 cm diameter, Disc shaped rosewood standOld repair above one foot, approx. 3cm oval; otherwise good; stand good.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 29.5 cm diameter, Disc shaped rosewood stand

A Chinese painted and inscribed gilt paper fan leaf, 19th century, painted with a lady standing in a bamboo grove, inscribed and with three seal marks, the reverse with a calligraphic poem, in an early 20th century Chinese rosewood frame with lobed stand, Total width 56 cm, minor damagePaintwork and paper rubbed along lower front border; reverse side similarly rubbed affecting calligraphy. Frame and stand good.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. Total width 56 cm, minor damage

An Early Chinese Hand-Carved Pig and Tiger Stone Seal.7 and 6cm.

A Chinese famille rose fencai brush pot, Qianlong seal mark but 19th century, of quatrelobed form on four shaped feet, painted with a sage and a boy in a landscape, the reverse with a river landscape scene, within underglaze blue and iron red flower and foliate borders, the underside with iron red ‘Qianlong Nianzhi’ mark on a turquoise ground, 8.1 cm high, wear to gilding

A Chinese blue and white seal paste box, brushwasher and a pair of snuff bottles, late 19th/early 20th century

A Chinese bronze temple censor or incense burner of plain form with three footed base bearing seal mark

A CHINESE LANDSCAPE HANGING SCROLL Ink on silk, mounted on hanging scroll Depicting an extensive mountainous river landscape with boats and pagodas, inscribed and with one seal upper left, The scroll end with paper label for Miss Mabury, San Francisco, presumably for Miss Carlotta Mabury, benefactor to the San Francisco Art Museums in the 1930s, also with further partial label 104 x 46.5cm excluding scroll backing Condition: signs of age to the work, some horizontal creasing, mainly to the central section, and one large crease along the tip margin, the upper section fo the work with scuff marks and scratches. The scroll backing in poor condition where it meets the wooden baton and in need of repair.

A CHINESE PORCELAIN TEABOWL Painted with a house in a landscape, four character seal mark to base 6.5cm tall; diameter 8cm Condition: Losses to glaze - pitting and firing marks to the interior and base 

A small Chinese Yixing teapot and cover, seal mark to base, 7cm high; together with a Chinese blue and white shallow bowl, Yongzheng six character seal mark to base, 19cm diameter, (repaired); and three others. (5)  

A Chinese cloisonne enamel parasol handle, with seal monogram to end, 25.5cm long.

A Chinese bronze twin handled tripod censer, 'Cloud Mountain Elegant Object' seal mark to base, 18.5cm wide, 1938g.

A Chinese Tongzhi (1862-1874) fluted hexagonal dish on spreading foot painted in coloured enamels with four birds under a key fret border, four character seal mark and of the period 13.5cm wideNo damage or restoration, some slight gilt wear.

A framed Chinese porcelain plaque, 20th Century, depicting a group of immortals, red seal mark and inscriptions, 25cm by 40cmNot examined out of frame, no visible damage or repair to the front

A Chinese porcelain libation cup, Qianlong seal mark in gilt but probably later, moulded as a tree stump with applied peaches and fruit bats, 11.25cm, together with a pair of jade coloured fluorite carved vase decorated with bamboo shoots, one raised on hardwood plinth, 28cm (2)

A pair of Chinese square formed baluster vases, with moulded mask handles, painted with figures and with poem inscriptions, Tongzhi seal mark but not of the period, 26.5cmBoth free from damage and repair

A Chinese brown patinated bronze censer, mark of Yongzheng but probably later Qing dynasty, of square tapering form with short feet, cast stylized four-character seal mark to base, height 8.4cm, width 11.8cm, with wood stand.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain circular saucer dish, Kangxi period, the centre and underside painted with flowers and scrolling leafy tendrils, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, diameter 15.3cm (minor rim chip/fritting), together with a similar circular bowl/cover, Kangxi period, painted with alternating figural and precious object panels, diameter 15.1cm (rim chips).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese porcelain seal, probably late 20th century, modelled as a Buddhistic lion seated on a cube base, decorated with bats and vapours on a yellow ground, the underside moulded with Qianlong seal mark, height 18cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese scroll painting, late Qing dynasty, depicting a scholar seated beneath a prunus branch, four lines of black text and red seal to right margin, 98cm x 42.5cm, within a silk surround.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese Imari porcelain vase, late 19th century, of globular form, painted with flowers, underglaze blue double ring to base, height 8.9cm, together with a Chinese famille rose bowl, early 20th century, painted with a figural scene, iron red printed seal mark to base, diameter 12.2cm (hairline to rim).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but Republic period, the shouldered body decorated with a scene of Shoulao standing beside female and boy attendants beneath a pine tree, within iron red printed borders, iron red seal mark to base, height 47.7cm (repaired chip to rim).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A group of Chinese porcelain, 18th century and later, including two pairs of famille rose saucers, iron red seal marks to bases, diameters 10.2cm and 10.7cm, a blue and white bowl, painted with prunus, diameter 11.5cm, and an Imari export porcelain saucer dish, painted and gilt with flowers, diameter 23.2cm (some faults).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese famille rose ruby back porcelain plate, mark of Qianlong, Qing dynasty, painted with two pheasants perched on rocks with peony and prunus, within a salmon and iron red cell diaper border, divided by precious objects filled vignettes, the ruby enamelled underside with turquoise centre, blue enamelled seal mark to base, diameter 21.3cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A small group of Chinese porcelain, including a famille rose octagonal bowl, painted with butterflies and flowers, iron red seal mark to base, height 5.8cm (chipped and cracked), a famille rose export teabowl, Qianlong period, painted with two horses, diameter 8.9cm, and a famille rose yellow ground bowl, diameter 11.2cm, with white metal stand (faults).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese famille rose lime green ground porcelain bowl, mark of Qianlong but 20th century or later, the exterior decorated with a fruiting and blossoming gourd branch and two iron red bats, underglaze blue seal mark to base, height 5cm, diameter 11.1cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese famille rose enamelled turquoise ground porcelain vase, mark of Jiaqing but later, of pear form with flared neck, painted with flowers on a turquoise sgraffito ground, iron red seal mark to base, height 28.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese famille rose ruby back porcelain plate, mark of Qianlong, Qing dynasty, the centre painted with a seated mother and children beside a table, stand and rocks, all within cell diaper and gilt lotus and tendril borders, the ruby enamelled underside with turquoise centre and iron red enamelled seal mark to base, diameter 21.1cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain stacking four-tier food box and cover, early 20th century, of cylindrical form, painted with blossoming branches and butterflies, iron red printed seal marks to bases, height 13.3cm (cover repaired and lacking finial).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese iron red decorated porcelain vase, mark and period of Daoguang, the ovoid body painted with a uniform design of iron red lotus flowerheads and scrolling tendrils, underglaze blue seal mark to base, height 25.5cm (hairline crack, reduced neck and lacking handles), together with a famille rose porcelain vase, Republic period, painted with opposing figural panels reserved against a ground of dense flowers, blue enamelled four-character mark of Qianlong to base, height 22.9cm (extensive repair and losses).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain circular dish, Kangxi period, the centre painted with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl above a carp leaping from waves, within a blue rim, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, diameter 24.4cm (minor chip to rim).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain saucer dish, 18th century, painted with a dragon amidst clouds, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, diameter 15.7cm, together with a blue and white porcelain ovoid ginger jar, painted with precious objects, height 12cm, with wood cover, and a blue and white circular bowl, painted with figures, diameter 11.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese yellow enamelled biscuit porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but 20th century or later, of hu form, incised with bands of flowers, tendrils and ruyi head borders between a pair of moulded mask and ring handles, black enamelled seal mark to base, height 15.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A Chinese porcelain vase, Qianlong seal mark, late 19th century, decorated with dragons chasing the flaming pearl, height 22cm, diameter 11cm.There are a couple of faults on the top rim. Could be firing faults or it could have actually had a knock. Extra close up images available on our website www.davidlay.co.uk

A large Chinese reticulated square tapering vase, 19th century, seal mark, with raised flaring neck, each pierced panel painted in the famille verte palette and decorated with figures on a balcony, height 54cm, width 16.5cm.large piece missing from the top and also a repair on the top. Two shoulders have glaze chips.

A Chinese bronze and cloisonne enamel censer, late Republic period, with twin stylised dragon mask handles, the band of enamel with palmettes, on four feet, seal mark, height 10cm, width 23cm, 14.7cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain figure of an Emperor, 20th century, with a bisque porcelain face and wearing a dragon decorated robe, seal marks, height 30cm, width 9cm.

A Chinese porcelain meiping, 20th century, Kangxi seal mark, the body decorated with three copper red fish, height 22.5cm, width 12cm. Good condition. Without restoration. Some minor glaze pitting. Extra images on our website www.davidlay.co.ukweight 673gm

A Chinese porcelain tea caddy, 20th century, seal mark, height 25cm, width 19cm, depth 11cm.No condition issues.

A Chinese famille verte porcelain dish, 19th century, red seal mark, diameter 14.5cm.There is a small hairline crack to the rim visible on both sides. Some pitting to the glaze. Some loss to painted enamel. See extra images on our website.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain cup and cover, 19th century, with figures and calligraphy, height 9.5cm, diameter 10.5cm and a Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl, 19th century, decorated with fish, dragons and other animals, height 6cm, diameter 12.5cm, each with red seal marks. (2)Each damaged and repaired.

A Chinese Canton porcelain vase, 19th century, converted to a lamp base, drilled, height 28cm and a Chinese dragon decorated porcelain bowl, 20th century, Kangxi seal mark, height 5.5cm, diameter 12.5cm. (2)

A Chinese famille verte porcelain dog of fo seal, Republic Period, with impressed Qianlong seal mark, the rectangular base decorated with stylised bats and waves, height 18cm, width 8.5cm, depth 10cm. No condition issues. Very good condition. Extra photos now on our website www.davidlay.co.uk

A large Chinese famille rose porcelain plaque, early 20th century, signed, calligraphy and red seal mark, decorated with two birds perched on flowering branches, in later carved wood frame, 56 x 32cm.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain plaque, early 20th century, signed, calligraphy and red seal marks, decorated with two birds, bamboo and flowering branches, in later carved wood frame, 55 x 31cm.

A Chinese famille verte reticulated bottle vase, 19th century, the neck carved in relief with clouds, the body pierced and applied with eight lohan in high relief, impressed seal mark, height 25cm.no condition issues. Extra images uploaded.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain brush pot, 20th century, red seal mark, height 28cm, diameter 12cm.

A Chinese porcelain famille rose porcelain fluted dish, 19th century, decorated with insects and floral sprays, red seal mark, diameter 13.7cm.

A Chinese polished bronze censer, seal mark, with a pair of loop handles and bulbous body, on three tapering bun feet, height 9cm, width 21cm.Probably polished. Weight 2133 grams. Extra images on our website www.davidlay.co.uk

Chinese School Bird Amongst Peonies and Birds Amongst Flowers A pair of gouache and watercolour on silk Each with red seal mark and calligraphy Framed and glazed Picture size 24.5 x 30cm Overall size 40 x 45.5cm

A Chinese famille rose potpourri - A Republic period potpourri vase, decorated with female figures in a garden pavillion with a female attendant, with poetic calligraphy and red seal marks, the tapering ovoid body with pierced rim and cover, brightly enamelled in pink and tones of green with complex black enamel borders, the rim and cover with iron red and black enamel detail, four character seal mark within double square to base, height 18.5cm, diameter 11cm.

19th century Chinese jardinieres - A pair of hexagonal jardinieres on stands, each painted with two firebirds in a garden setting with prunus, peonies and poppies, a band of black decoration to both upper and lower edges, further black decoration to both rim of jardiniere and stand, calligraphy inscription and three red seal marks, red seal mark to base of stands, overall height 17.6cm, diameter 21cm.

A pair of 19th century Chinese vases on stands - Famille jaune vases, the ground with floral and with two vignettes, one hand painted with dining dignitaries seated in a garden pavilion being approached by armed warriors, the sky with lightning bolts, the whole surrounded by mythical creatures, the other decorated with four figures and a boy in a country landscape before a waterfall, flowering cherry trees and a pavilion in the background, red seal marks to the bottom of each vignette, the bottom rim with blue Greek key border, surmounted by a further floral border consisting of twenty four painted tablets, two moulded bat handles, the neck with chrysanthemum and further floral decoration, the top of the neck with a ruji border and a further double hexagonal border, four character Qianlong mark in kaishu script in blue enamel to base, height 35cm, diameter 21.5cm, each stood on a circular Chinese hardwood stand, with four squared legs and lions paw feet, the border carved with bats, cloud scrolls and masques, stand height 45.5cm, diameter 33cm.

Chinese gourd shaped vase - A yellow ground vase hand painted with pagodas, figures in boats, trees and rocky outcrops, red seal mark to base, height 32.8cm, together with a blue and white vase with flared neck, decorated with birds, flowers and bamboo leaves, blue character marks to base, height 18.5cm.