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A set of three Chinese 800 silver bowls, planished body with floral undulating rim, stamped HR 800, 11.5cm diameter; 9.65ozt; silver coloured metal jug and bowls set, marked X403 Rd79127 (5)

* China. A collection of over 160 celluloid film negatives, c. 1900-25, the images showing scenes in Shanghai, Peking, Kalgan, Nank’ou, Tsingtao, Manchuria, Kaiyna, Koyang, etc., negatives 9.5 x 12 cm, plus numerous duplicates, many contained in four negative wallets, plus some loose ‘miscellaneous’ negatives in envelopes, wallets with pencil partial index captions (and some later indexing on separate sheets), together with a small related group of mostly small format gelatin silver print photographs, many with brief annotations to versosQTY: (approx. 200)NOTE:The photographs were taken between 1900 and 1925 by Niels Poulsen when he worked for various firms, including Liddell's, while engaged mainly in the wool trade which took him all over North China. Niels Poulson was born in 1880 in Shanghai, China, of Danish parents. His father Carl Poulson originally arrived in China in 1871 working for the Great Northern Telegraph Company and was invited by the Chinese statesman Li Hongzhang (1823-1901) – for a portrait of Li see lot 54 – to open a school of telegraphy in Tientsin (Tianjin) where the family settled and where Niels grew up. After leaving school Niels spent some time in Manchuria, but was in Tientsin during the time of the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901). Subsequently, he spent most of his time in North China until 1926 where he moved to Shanghai. Niels was well-known in the country north of the Yangtse river. He had been regarded as the best gentleman rider in North China, having won numerous horse racing trophies. It is understood that Niels aided Li by undertaking confidential missions in Chinese disguise. The National Army Museum in Chelsea holds a collection of six photographs relating to the service of Niels Poulsen, recruitment manager of the Chinese Labour Corps in Shantung (now Shandong) Province c. 1914-1923; and to the service of Lt. Rev. Frank Harmon as a missionary and interpreter in Manchuria, Peking and France, c. 1900-1918.

A cased set of Chinese silver teaspoons with multi-coloured jade finials, marked 'MADE IN HK 90%SILVER KH Q'.

A novelty Chinese silver model of a boat, gross wt. 21.6 g.

A mixed lot of silver comprising a set of four hallmarked silver Newcastle teaspoons, five Chinese silver teaspoons, a novelty trowel book mark marked 'Silver', two hallmarked silver napkin rings, together with two propelling pencils, six silver handled knifes (one is handle only)and a silver plated silversmiths shop display piece.

A group of eight Chinese snuff bottlesQing dynasty and later, 18th to 20th centuryComprising: a gilt and rouge-de-fer snuff bottle with appliquéd squirrels and grapevine to the shoulder and neck, 18th century, 4.3cm high; a famille rose moulded snuff bottle also in the shape of a squirrel and grapes, 19th century, 7cm long; a conjoined silver and enamel double-gourd bottle, stoppers, 19th century, 4.8cm high with stoppers; a red on turquoise glass overlay 'birds' snuff bottle, 19th century, associated stopper, 6cm high without stopper; two inside painted glass snuff bottles, 20th century, associated stoppers, each 6.7cm high without stopper; an enamelled bottle in the shape of Shoulao, 20th century, associated stopper, 7cm high without stopper; and a moulded enamelled and gilt bottle with apocryphal Qianlong mark, associated stopper, 4.5cm high without stopper (8).清至二十世紀 鼻烟壺一組八件Condition Report: 品相報告: nibbling to edges and small rim flake to mouth of squirrel and grape appliqué bottle; strong rubbing to enamel of moulded squirrel bottle; small loss to carved design of overlay bottle; rubbing to enamel of Shoulao, and of the moulded snuff bottle with apocryphal mark.

A Chinese jade bangle, a turquoise, coral and silver necklace, and various hardstone carvingsLate Qing dynasty and laterComprising: a flat green and brown jade bangle with shallow-relief archaistic designs, 8.5cm diameter; a necklace of turquoise, coral and silver beads; a grey jade 'horse' seal, 4cm high; a greenish/brown jade recumbent ram, 4.7cm long; two archaistic jade pendants, 7.7cm and 6.2cm long; a nut carving suspended from a silver musical stone, 3cm wide; a gilt metal necklace and a separate pendant with a spiral design; and two small carnelian agate spherical beads (12).清晚期及以後 硬石雕及首飾一組Condition Report: 品相報告A few small nibbles to the extremities of the jade bangle and of the jade carvings. All with expected natural inclusions and a few fissures in the stone. The silver pendant suspending the carved nut slightly tarnished, and possibly missing some further pendants which would have hung from the metal rings. The silver in the turquoise necklace slightly tarnished, and some losses to the coral beads. Some rough casting to the spiral necklace and some possible losses to the tip.

A Chinese pale green jadeite pendant and pair of jadeite earringsRepublic periodThe pendant with silver mount, carved as a bitter melon, 8cm long; the earrings set with white metal and carved with a central shou character, 2.2cm diameter (3).民國 青玉雕吊墜及翡翠耳環一對Condition Report: one stone has become detached.  Minor nibbles to edges of earrings, generally good.

A pair of Chinese silver-damascened stirrupsQing dynasty, 17th/18th centuryCast with two dragon heads to the top and inlaid with silver to the sides, 17cm high (2).清十七/十八世紀 鐵錯銀馬鐙一對Condition Report: Light surface corrosion throughout.

A Chinese silver necklace and a silver snuff boxQing dynasty, 19th centuryWith a larger pendant in the form of a flower basket with toiletry tools and miniature weaponry, issued from a smaller pendent depicting bat flanked with a pair of bells, 8.5cm long, the repoussé snuff box of oval shape with a hinged cover decorated with panels depicting dragons, phoenix, and a turtle.清十九世紀 銀花籃式項鏈及銀鼻煙盒Condition Report: 品相報告Both objects in good condition with general surface wear and oxidisation 

A Chinese export silver lobed bowl, Luen Wo, ShanghaiQing dynasty, Circa 1900The compressed globular form with lipped rim and standing on a circular foot rim, each of the six lobes respectively chased with bamboo, orchids, chrysanthemum, prunus and gourds, the base marked 'SHANGHAI', 'LUENWO' , 協昌, 22cm wide.約一九零零 外銷花鳥紋銀碗 ，「SHANGHAI」, 「LUENWO」,「協昌」款Condition Report: 品相報告Expected old wear including some scratching to interior and scattered staining/ spots of discolouration. White polish residue to crevices. Weight: 985g. Marks slightly worn from polishing.

A Chinese silver tankard with dragon handle, by Huang Qiu JiQing dynasty, 19th century, 'Qiu Ji' impressed markThe tapering cylindrical vessel decorated with magpies and log-tailed birds in a thick bamboo grove dotted with flowering chrysanthemums, the centre with an empty shield for monogramming, the base with an impressed two-character artisan mark QIU JI 求記 (a Canton workshop), 11cm high. 清 十九世紀 花鳥紋銀杯 「求記」款Condition Report: 品相報告A few scattered dark spots around the base and shield for monogram, and some light shallow denting to the base.

A pair of Chinese silver filigree covered jars and a similar covered jarMid-20th centuryThe pair set with turquoise and coral beads depicting flower heads, with two bands of enamel decorated flower heads to base and cover, each set with a pale green hardstone bangle, gilt interiors, 12.5cm high, the third set with coral and turquoise beads to the cover and decorated with panels of enamelled birds and foliage, gilt interior, 15.5cm high (3)二十世紀中期 銀掐絲鑲寶蓋罐三件

A Chinese coral and turquoise-inset silver filigree and enamel caddie and coverRepublic periodOf hexafoil form, each facet decorated with bird perched on flowering branches of alternatively plum and peony trees, the cover enamelled en-suite, all with scattered inset turquoise and coral cabochons, the base stamped 'silver', 17cm high.清 銀掐絲嵌寶花鳥紋蓋盒Condition Report: 品相報告Some scattered small traces of white residue and some light scratching,  otherwise generally good.

A collection of thirty-eight Eskenazi catalogues Comprising: Ancient Chinese bronze vessels, gilt bronzes and early ceramics, Jun 1973;Chinese ceramics from the Cottle collection, Nov 1973;Early Chinese Ceramics and works of art, Jun 1974;Ancient Chinese bronzes from the Stoclet and Wessen collections, Jun 1975;Chinese jade from a private collection, Jun 1976;Ancient Chinese bronze vessels, gilt bronzes and sculptures; two private collections, one formerly part of the Minkenhof collection, Jun 1977;Ancient Chinese sculpture, Jun 1978;Ancient Chinese bronzes and gilt bronzes from the Wessen and other collections, Jun 1980;Ancient Chinese bronzes, gilt bronzes, inlaid bronzes, silver, jades, ceramics - Twenty five years, Jun 1985;Ancient Chinese sculpture from the Alsdorf collection and others, Jun 1990;Inlaid bronze and related material from pre-Tang China, Jun 1991;Chinese lacquer from the Jean-Pierre Dubosc collection and others, Dec 1992;Early Chinese art from tombs and temples, Jun 1993;Early Chinese art: 8th century BC - 9th century AD, Jun 1995;Ceramic sculpture from Han and Tang China. (Soft cover), Mar 1997;Animals and animal designs in Chinese Art, Mar 1998; Chinese works of art and furniture, Nov 1998;Ancient Chinese bronzes and ceramics, Mar 1999;Ancient Chinese bronzes from an English private collection, Nov 1999; 1960 - 2000,Masterpieces from Ancient China, Mar 2000;Chinese ceramic vessels 500 – 1000 AD, Nov 2001;Two rare Chinese porcelain fish jars of the 14th and 16th centuries, Nov 2002;Chinese works of art from the Stoclet Collection, Mar 2003;Song Ceramics from the Hans Popper Collection, Nov 2005;A selection of early Chinese bronzes, Mar 2006;Chinese Porcelain from 15th - 18th century, Nov 2006;Song: Chinese Ceramics 10th - 13th century, Mar 2007;Chinese Sculpture and Works of Art, Mar 2008;Chinese Ceramics and Stone Sculpture, Oct 2008;Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition: Twelve Chinese Masterworks, Nov 2010;Early Chinese Metalwork in Gold and Silver; Works of Art of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Mar 2011;Chinese huanghuali furniture from a private collection, Nov 2011;Junyao, Nov 2013;Principal wares of the Song period from a private collection, May 2015;Transfigured Echoes: Recent Paintings by Liu Dan, Oct 2015;Gogottes, May 2018;Soong Part 5, May 2018. (38)古董商埃斯卡納齊圖錄一組38冊

A small group of silver items, including a Chinese spirit measure decorated with a dragon by Wang Hing, height 4cm, a Victorian silver ovoid pepper, London 1881, and a cigar cutter, together with a Dunhill lighter and a diminutive carriage timepiece.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 19th century Chinese figure, hand carved in the form of immortal Shouxing. The figure having inlaid silver to body. Converted into lamp base. 

A selection of Chinese carved wooden stands 1 with silver inlay

UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Silver 50 pence, 2009. Royal Mint. Proof. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. With its low circulation mintage of only 210,000 coins, it immediately became one of the most popular 50p coins issued.Fourth crowned head of HM Elizabeth II facing right; FIFTY PENCE below; ELIZABETH · II D · G REG · F · D. Design by Ian Rank-Broadley. / The Chinese Pagoda at Kew entwined with a leafy climber vine, anniversary dates 1759 and 2009 on either side. Design by Christopher Le Brun. Edge plain.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO, certification number 6028986-032. NGC Census in this grade: 10, equal-finest graded.Total NGC Census: 107Reference: S-H19 (was 4621)Mintage: 7,575.Diameter: 27.3 mm.Thickness: 1.78 mm.Weight: 8 g.Composition: 925.0/1000 Silver.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.

UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Silver 50 pence, 2019. Royal Mint. Proof. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the 50 pence denomination and part of the set 50 Years of the 50p Coin Set - British Culture, a 5-coin set featuring 50 pence designs with British themes.Fifth crowned head of HM Elizabeth II facing right; JC below; ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 50 PENCE · 2019 ·. Design by Jody Clark. / The Chinese Pagoda at Kew entwined with a leafy climber vine, anniversary dates 1759 and 2009 on either side. Design by Christopher Le Brun. Edge plain.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO, certification number 6030594-034. NGC Census in this grade: 24, equal-finest graded.Total NGC Census: 44Mintage: 1,969.Diameter: 27.3 mm.Thickness: 1.78 mm.Weight: 8 g.Composition: 925.0/1000 Silver.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.

CHINESE EXPORT SILVER BELT LATE QING TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, WANG HING & COMPANY, HONG KONG & CANTON 清末民初 宏興「WH」款 外銷銀編織腰帶 of woven design, with a shaped 'bamboo' buckle, marked at the end of the belt with 'WH'Dimensions:80cm long; 247gProvenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection, ElginNote: With thanks to Adrien von Ferscht, a Chinese export silver specialist, for the information provided on the mark.

CHINESE EXPORT SILVER 'LOTUS LEAF' BOWL LATE QING TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, WING FAT, CANTON & HONG KONG, CA. 1875-1930 清末民初 「兆昌」、「WF」、「90」錘印款、「SILVER」款 外銷銀池塘清趣紋荷葉形碗 the vessel formed as a lotus leaf raising to an undulating and uneven flared rim, the exterior detailed with vines, further decorated with crabs, salamanders, insects, snails, and butterflies, raised on three feet formed by lotus bud and seed stems borne on leaves, impressed '兆昌' (Zhao Chang), 'WF' and '90' adjacent to the central medallion with 'SILVER' on the baseDimensions:15.8cm wide; 259g

SPINACH GREEN JADE WITH AGATE INSET OPIUM PIPE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 碧玉鴉片煙管嵌瑪瑙煙嘴及銅鎏金飾 the cylindrical shaft in plain form with metal mount, inset both ends with agate mouthpiece, the stone of luscious rich green tone with variegated dark streaks Dimensions:49.5cm wideProvenance:Provenance: Kimmerghame, Duns, the Estate of the Late Major General Sir John Swinton K.C.V.O., O.B.E., D.L. (1925-2018)Major General Sir John Swinton began his military career in 1944 with the Scots Guards, rising in rank to Major General in 1976. He was also Brigadier of the Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland (Royal Company of Archers) in 1977, and retired from Army life in 1979. With his strong military background, he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for Berwickshire in 1980 and Lord Lieutenant from 1989 to 2000. A high point of his tenure was escorting the Stone of Scone back to Scotland in 1996.The Swinton family history and ownership of land in Berwickshire can be traced to the early part of the 12th century, when Ernulf de Swinton received one of the first private charters recorded in Scotland which confirmed his property from David I of Scotland (1084-1153). This is one of two original charters of David I kept in the cartulary of Durham; both are to Ernulf and also refer to Ernulf’s father (Udard), grandfather (Liulf) and great-grandfather (Eadulf) as holding the land before him. This would make Eadulf the first landowner of Scotland whose ownership could be proved, and means that the Swinton family would by this hypothesis be one of only three (the two others being the Arden and Berkeley families) that could trace its unbroken land ownership and lineage to before the Norman Conquest, making it one of the oldest landed families in Britain.Kimmerghame itself was the site of an earlier house, the home of Sir Andrew Home in the 1730s. The lands and estate of Kimmerghame came into the ownership of the family of Swinton in 1776 when Archibald Swinton of Manderston married Henrietta Campbell of Blythswood in Glasgow. This older house was demolished and rebuilt in the early 1850s, the architect being the celebrated David Bryce, who employed some materials from the older house. Bryce’s Scots Baronial house was substantially damaged by fire in 1938 and only partially rebuilt. The family still retains Kimmerghame and its contents.Captain Archibald Swinton (1731-1804) went to India in the service of the East India Company as a surgeon. He reached Madras in 1752 and took part in the campaigns being waged between the French and English Companies for supremacy in the south. He also took part in an in expedition 1756-57 to Negrais in Burma. He reached eastern India for the first time in 1759 when he arrived at Ganjam in Orissa and from there went on to Calcutta. He also transferred from being a surgeon to an ensignship in the Company’s Bengal army.When Archibald Swinton left the Company’s service at the end of 1765, he took with him a letter from the Emperor to King George III asking for help to reseat him on the throne of his ancestors, since Clive would not do so unilaterally; Swinton took a munshi with him in case the answer should be written in Persian. So ‘Captain Swinton, bringing with him the Munshy (sic) (and including in his baggage the large Indian jars, the Indian pictures, Chinese pictures painted on glass, numberless ivory, silver and crystal handled arms, jewels, Persian books, etc. etc.), sailed from India …’ The important group of Indian paintings and other works of art are now in the care of the National Museum of Scotland having been accepted by the nation in lieu of inheritance tax.The Swinton family have had strong connections with the Army and the legal profession. Part of their impressive collection was sold at this saleroom in Five Centuries: Furniture, Paintings and Works of Art sale on 23 Feb 2022, and subsequently Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art on 13 May 2022, lot 150-159Note: Note: To create a jade baton of this length requires a substantial jade boulder. The simplicity of the pipe showcases the attractive natural colour of the stone. Compare to a Chinese jade silver-mounted opium pipe, dated to the 20th century, sold at Christie's Amsterdam, 3-4 April 2012, lot 365.

China, a collection of nineteen Chinese Panda 30g .999 silver 10 Yuan coins, dates to include 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005 - 2020 inclusive, together with a 1993 5 Yuan 1/2 coin. (20)

PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT SILVER VASES LATE QING TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, CUM WO, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONG KONG, CIRCA 1860-1920 清末民初 「瑞」、「CW」錘印款 外銷銀梅花紋角形瓶（一對） each of libation cup form, the exterior decorated with prunus in relief, set on a slightly domed podium and inset to a carved wooden base, wall of the foot hallmarked 'CW', together impressed with a Chinese character 'Rui' markDimensions:vases: 14cm high each; 117g & 119g

GROUP OF FIVE CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGES QING DYANSTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 各色刺繡文官補子（共五件） all worked in gold and silver thread couching, two depicting quails, two cranes, and one silver pheasant, framedDimensions:largest: 34.3cm x 36.7cmProvenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh. An extensive collection of Japanese ceramics, mostly Satsuma wares, Chinese ceramics and works of art, including works on paper and textiles from the same provenance, was sold in these salerooms on 4 November 2022, lot 16, 18, 227, 239, 262, 282-283, subsequently on 15 March 2023, lot 215-240.

WHITE AND SPINACH GREEN JADE PLAQUES INSET CLOCK RETAILED BY YAMANAKA THE WHITE JADE PLAQUE 18TH-19TH CENTURY, THE CLOCK RETAILED BY YAMANAKA, CIRCA 1920S 「山中商會」一九二零年代出品 清代白玉透雕底座 帶鎏金銀及雕紅瑪瑙飾 嵌碧玉座臺鐘 comprising a base transformed from a high quality Chinese 'mutton fat' white jade pendant reticulately carved with happy marriage and bat motifs, supporting an art deco spinach green jade desk clock, mounted with high quality 8-day Swiss movement by Lugrin, further decorated with a red carnelian dog looking at the clock and silver gilt mounts, stamped on the feet 'STERLING 04636-2' and 'YAMANAKA (Yamanaka Shokai)'Dimensions:base: 13cm wide; clock: 9.25cm wideProvenance:Provenance: Private English collection, DevonNote: Note: Yamanaka Shokai, were Japan's leading antiques and jewellery dealers in the early 20th century, with shops in Paris, New York, and London. They sourced exceptional quality antique jade from China in the early 20th century, often integrating pieces into boxes, desk pieces, etc., all of the finest quality, and supplied exhibits for the Japan-Britain Exhibition in 1910. Two Chinese style silvered metal mounted jade clocks, one of a vase and the other of portico mantel clock form, both retailed by Yamanaka New York and sold at Sotheby's New York, 24 October 2012, lot 187 and 188. Another silver gilt-mounted pale celadon jade cup and stand, with Chinese jade dated to the 19th century and retailed by Yamanaka, was sold at Christie's London, 12 May 2017, lot 447.

Victorian Irish silver table fork, hallmarked Dublin 1861, two posy vases, a Chinese export napkin ring and more, weighable silver approximately 175g/5.6 ozt

A late 19th Century Chinese silver rectangular box, makers Wang Hing & Co., Hong Kong, the hinged cover and sides embossed with dragons amidst clouds, 21cm long, 270gms, 8.6ozs.

A Chinese silver matched four-piece tea service, three items by Wang Hing & Co, Hong Kong, the milk jug maker KMS, each piece decorated with scaly dragons in relief and with simulated bamboo handles, 1630gms, 52.4ozs.

A Victorian silver three-piece tea service of Chinese influence, makers John Tapley & Co, London 1851, (two items clearly marked, the other rubbed), engraved crest of an armour wearing Dexter Arm holding a crucifix and three gathered arrows. The unusual lidded jug with a finial of a lion dog/Chi ly kylin/ Qilin to top, comprising a teapot, hot water jug and a milk/ cream jug, both jugs with gilded interiors.1120gms 36ozs approximately. (Ivory Exemption Number: Teapot-KXU354GS- Hotwater Jug-CC62DR8Y)* John S. Tapley entered his first mark on 7th December 1833. Trading with his sons William Tapley and George Tapley as John Tapley & Co, manufacturing silversmiths, he appears to have moved to 4 Horse Shoe Court, Ludgate Hill, in 1835 alongside the newly rebuilt premises of Rundell, Bridge & Co the Royal Goldsmiths of 32 Ludgate Hill.

(China, Tung Hing [and others?]), 'Photographic Views of Foochow and Vicinity', a large oblong folio album (330 x 480mm), containing 44 mounted collodion print and albumen silver print photographs circa 1870-1893, (each approx. size 216 x 297mm), of Foochow and environs [present day Fuzhou, Fujian province, SE China], images mounted recto and verso on card leaves within a printed red border, all neatly captioned in ink beneath on the mount in English, original black morocco-backed black cloth boards, (spine rubbed, covers worn, some card leaves with chips/marginal part losses, retailed by the "Foochow Printing Press, established 1864", with their small printed label on upper pastedown, gilt title to front cover "Photographic Views of Foochow & Vicinity.", the images circa 1870-1893, some attributed to Tung Hing, including Mandarin Grave at Foochow (captioned "The Grave itself"); Woo-She-Shan (captioned "A piece of the City wall."); On the Road to Kushan, Foo Chow (captioned "On the Road to the Monastery."); The Fish Pond, Kushan (captioned "The Fish pond"), etc. Some of the photographs in the album extremely similar to known images by Tung Hing, such as view of exterior staircase and stone wall covered in Chinese inscriptions, in area surrounded by trees, and view of Yuen Foo monastery. The photographers Lai Afong and John Thomson photographed other very similar views in and around Foochow during the period. The list of the photograph captions as follows: 1. General view of Foochow; 2. Foochow City; 3. The White Pagoda; 4. Foochow [over rooftops, River Min visible]; 5. Foochow [through trees over rooftops, River Min with boats visible]; 6. Foochow [similar last]; 7. Foochow [large residential houses]; 8. The Bridge over the River [boats in foreground, mountains in background]; 9. The Bridge over the River; 10. River scene near Foochow; 11. Fire near Foochow City; 12. Entrance to a Chinese club house; 13. A piece of the City wall [Woo-She-Shan]; 14. The Entrance to a mandarin's grave; 15. The Grave itself; 16. An interior at the Temple of Meditation near Foochow; 17. An interior at the Temple of Meditation near Foochow [slightly differing image]; 18. An interior at the Temple of Meditation near Foochow [slightly differing image]; 19. The Buddha "Yii Lye" at the Temple of Meditation; 20. The mountain and Monastery of Kushan; 21. On the Road to the Monastery; 22. The entrance to the Monastery; 23. The Fish pond; 24. A Temple; 25. Some Steps at the Monastery; 26. The entrance to the Yuen Fu Monastery; 27. The Monastery itself; 28. Scenery near Foochow [river scene with mountainous background]; 29. Scenery near Foochow; 30. Scenery near Foochow; 31. Scenery near Foochow; 32. The water temple [Jinshan Temple, River Min]; 33. Stone pillars and water pots near the North Gate of the City, arranged in the order of the Constellation Ursa Major'; 34. The hills where the tea grows near Foochow; 35. On the road to Pakling; 36. Our House-boat sailing; 37. Our House-boat Pulling; 38. Pole junk, loading; 39. Pole junk loaded and ready for Sea; 40. River scene. Bamboo Creek; 41. Dragon Boat; 42. Telegraph House, Sharp Peak; 43. Heroic Group at Sharp Peak; 44. Snow scene Foochow January 16th 1893 (The Foochow Club).A rare late 19th Century album of 44 photographs of Foochow (Fuzhou) and vicinity.Provenance: This album has been in the possession of members of the same family since its creation in the late nineteenth century. It is offered for sale by the executor of the great grand-daughter of Lucy Kate Pemberton of Calcutta, the wife of the first owner. Pemberton was Lucy’s maiden name and she came of a notable Anglo—Indian family. Lucy married first William Lloyd Howell, an indigo planter in Indian in 1870. Their second child, Nina Lucy Constance was born in Calcutta in October 1872, some four months after her father’s death. Lucy subsequently married a merchant engaged in the tea trade by the name of Philips. The family moved from India to Foochow in 1878 where they remained until 1905. In 1882 Nina was sent to England to continue her education at St John’s School, Preston near Brighton, a school at which she was very happy. Photographic evidence indicates that she returned to Foochow when her education was completed before returning to England and marrying Frederick John Rentzsch, a gentlemen of independent means. They lived at Southwich, near Shoreham, Sussex. A son, Frederick Valentine Cobley, was born in 1903. Val, as he was known, subsequently changed his surname name to Reach in 1940. The late owner was Val’s only child. Val predeceased his mother Nina in 1950 so the album passed from Lucy Philips to her daughter Nina and on her death in the mid 1950s to the later owner, Nina’s grand-daughter. Reference to the ‘junk’ house boat, the scenery around Foochow and the European community at Foochow, the subject of some of the photographs, are referred to in a brief memoir written by Nina for the late owner, circa 1946.

Two Chinese blue and white tea caddiesQing Dynasty, 18th centuryEach of flattened form, similarly moulded with a shou character in the central medallion further decorated with scrolling foliage in the four corners to the front and back, side panels adorned with conjoined coins between scrolls, each with silver mount to the mouth stamped with London hallmarks dated 1989, the smaller one measures 15cm high, the larger one 17cm high. (2).清十八世紀 鑲銀模印青花壽字紋茶葉罐兩件Condition Report: 品項報告The smaller one with frittings to the edges, and a small chipped area to a corner of the shoulder, an area of restiuration to the edge of a side of the body. The larger one with some minor firing faults, generally in good condition.

A set of three Chinese blue and white tea caddiesQing dynasty, 18th centuryEach of flattened form, with similarly moulded panels within key fret borders depicting an immortal riding a deer beneath pine tree to the front and back, flowers and stylised rock to each side, featuring a pair of auspicious motif to the top panel beside the mouth, all with silver mount to the mouth stamped with London hallmarks dated 1989, 15.5cm high (3).清十八世紀 鑲銀模印仙人騎鹿紋茶葉罐一組三件Condition Report: 品相報告The one painted with a brush to the top has chips along the foot rim the largest of 1.5cm long, a small chipped area to the edge of the shoulder, some expected nibbling to the extremities commensurate with age.The one with floral motifs to the top panel, with minor expected firing flaws and surface wear, in good condition. The last one with crazing to one side of the panel which developed from a firing flaw visible to the interior, expected surface wear and minor firing flaws, in good condition.

Three Chinese blue and white tea caddiesQing dynasty, 18th centuryThe smallest of rectangular form painted to each side with panels of floral scrolage within sea wave borders, 13.5cm high, the larger rectangular caddy raised on a short foot decorated with prunus branches within raised key fret borders to each side, 16cm high, the flattened caddy with moulded patterns depicting dragons among clouds to each side, 16cm high, all with silver mount to the mouth stamped with London hallmarks dated 1989. (3).清十八世紀 青花茶葉罐三件Condition Report: 品項報告The smallest one with fritting to the extremities, otherwise good condition;The prunus caddy with tiny nibbles to the foot rim, otherwise good condition; The flattened caddy with minor firing flaws, and minor flake to the glaze just below the silver mount, otherwise good condition.All three caddies have expected surface wear commensurate with age.

A Chinese silk embroidered Buddhist monk's robe, jiashaQing dynasty, mid-19th centuryDecorated with panels auspicious characters in couched thread and cloud motifs inside a silver leafed paper border on a red ground, all within an elaborate lotus flower border, with a jade fastening ring to the reverse suspending a woven tassel, 111cm x 244cm.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.清十九世紀中期 刺繡袈裟來源：André Le Gac (1895-1960)上校於1920年代購於中國，後傳承至現藏家。

A pair of Chinese mother-of-pearl-inlaid tea bowls and covers and a saucerQing dynasty, 17th/18th centurySilver-mounted to bases and interiors, the bowls with simple designs of ladies in a garden, 12.3cm diam. each, the saucer also with silver rim, finely inlaid with a scholar and his attendants setting up a table under a pine tree, 12.2cm diam. (3).清 十七/十八 世紀 黑漆嵌螺鈿蓋碗一對及碗托一件Condition Report: 品相報告：All with expected surface wear and tiny losses to inlay. The bowls and covers with general denting and light bruising to metal lining. One cover and one bowl with more significant areas of cracking, the bowl with also a small lacquer loss to rim. The other bowl and cover also with a few fine cracks. The saucer with tiny dents and cracks to metal rim and a few fine cracks to well and base. 

A pair of Chinese silver-lined red lacquer cupsQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryEach cup similarly decorated with scholars and immortals among rocky landscape on a red ground, 6.7cm diameter, 4cm high. (2)Provenance: collection of the late documentary maker John Armstrong (1928-2004).清十九世紀 描金紅漆繪士大夫山水圖紋盃一對來源：紀錄片導演 John Armstrong (1928-2004) 收藏。Condition Report: 品項報告Expected corrosion and indentation to the metal parts, a crack to the lacquered surface of the cup painted with a horse rider from the rim of 3cm long; the other cup has cracks from the rim, the longest being 2cm long. General surface wear to the lacquered surface.

A Chinese export silver three piece tea set by Wang HingLate Qing dynasty/Republic period, early 20th centuryComprising: teapot, 22cm long, sugar bowl and cover, 16cm wide, and milk jug, 13cm long, each repoussé-decorated with panels depicting figures, flowers, and a dragon, the teapot and sugar bowl with dragon's head finial (3).二十世紀早期 外銷銀器三件Ivory Exemption Code: SJTLWNDKCondition Report: 890 grams total weight

A Chinese silver-inlaid bronze archaistic incense vaseSong/Ming dynastyModelled after the archaic ritual wine vessel, zhi, and inlaid in silver with geometric designs to the slender neck, the flat top with twin rectangular apertures flanked with an inlaid inscription reading '師善堂 永保用', which could be translated as 'Shishan Tang, to be forever used', wood stand,14.2cm high.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.宋/明 仿古銅錯銀仿壺來源：André Le Gac (1895-1960)上校於1920年代購於中國，後傳承至現藏家。Condition Report: 品相報告A few scattered tiny nicks/dents to edge of foot. Some expected wear including wear and small losses to silver inlay, expected wear to surface and patina consistent with age.

A group of four Chinese hair ornamentsLate Qing dynasty-Republic period, early-mid 20th centuryComprising a pair of silver-gilt filigree 'orchid' hairpins, 14.cm long, a Chinese opera kingfisher feather, glass paste, and faux-pearls 'phoenix' hair ornament en-tremblant, 23cm long, and a kingfisher feather and red paste 'goose and flowers' hairpin, 14.5cm long (4).晚清民國、二十世紀中早期 髮飾一組四件Condition Report: 品相報告Some light denting to the pins of the orchid hairpins.Phoenix: small losses of feathers, some denting to the lower end of the phoenix's neck.Goose: a few areas of small losses to feathers, the largest 6mm long.

A group of Chinese kingfisher feather-decorated silver filigree jewelleryLate Qing dynasty, 19th centuryComprising a pair of 'dragon and phoenix' hairpins en-tremblant, suspending strands of faux pearls terminating in jadeite, tourmaline, and red and blue glass beads, 11cm wide; a smaller 'phoenix' hairpin, also with faux pearls, 5.5cm wide; a further hairpin en-tremblant, with a three-legged toad, 12cm high; an ogival brooch, 5.7cm wide; and several parts from larger jewellery pieces (15).清晚期十九世紀 銀飾點翠首飾一組十五件

A Chinese jadeite-inset silver-gilt filigree braceletLate Qing dynasty/Republic periodDelicately worked with a meander of leafy chrysanthemums encircling four oval apple-green jadeite cabochons, 6cm wide (internal diameter).Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.清晚期/民國 銀鎏金嵌翡翠手鐲來源：André Le Gac (1895-1960)上校於1920年代購於中國，後傳承至現藏家。Condition Report: 品相報告Some expected old wear to the gilt and some light denting. A few small losses to the floral décor. The inset stones with some natural inclusions and cracking. JADEITE UNTESTED.

A group of Chinese kingfisher feather jewellery and a silver nail guard-shaped broochLate Qing dynastyComprising: a silver-gilt hair comb decorated with Buddhist emblems en-tremblant, 7cm wide; a headband with butterflies and flowers, set with faux pearls, 11cm wide; a hairpin with a butterfly en-tremblant, set with faux pearls and tourmaline, 5.5cm wide; two pins from a set, terminating respectively in a hand and a halberd, the tallest 10cm high; a small pin with a bat and pendant beads, 4cm wide; a further hairpin finial decorated with a butterfly, 11cm wide; an ogival brooch, 4cm wide; a gilt silver filigree brooch in the shape of a nail guard, set with turquoise and coral cabochons and decorated with enamel, box, 8.6cm long; and two 'floral' elements from larger pieces (11).清晚期 點翠首飾一組及銀護甲式別針

A Chinese embroidered silk purple-ground 'nine dragon' robe, jifuLate Qing dynasty/Republic period, early 20th centuryThe purple silk embroidered in silver and gold-wrapped thread with nine dragons among clouds above a tall lishui band at the hem, 140cm long.晚清/民國 紫地金線繡龍紋吉服Condition Report: 品相報告Extensive wear to the silver and gold thread; some general creasing and fraying to edges; wear to lining; scattered areas of pulled threads; some light discolouration/fading and a few areas of loose stitching.

Two Chinese embellished conch shellsRepublic periodThe first left plain but mounted in silver to the mount with a makara head, 9.5cm high; the second carved and pierced with a dragon coming in and out of an abode emerging from tumultuous waves, 17.5cm long (2).民國 鑲銀海螺兩件Condition Report: 品相報告A few nibbles to edges, otherwise generally good.

TWO SILVER COMMEMORATIVE SPOONS silver-handled cake and bread knives, and a Chinese white metal footed cup

A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER 'DRAGON' TAZZAEarly 20th Century, marked TC, TUCK CHANGThe circular raised bowl engraved with a five-clawed dragon among clouds against a stipple ground, with a repousse border of two pairs of confronting dragons, supported on a stem formed as an ao fish rising from a knopped spreading foot, with borders of dragons, bamboo and acanthus.17cm (6 3/4in) high, 20cm (8in) diam.Footnotes:Provenance: a London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s and thence by descent.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE FAMILLE ROSE DUTCH ARMORIAL 'VOC' TEAPOT, COVER AND STANDDated by inscription to 1728The pear-shaped teapot finely enamelled on either side with the arms of the Dutch Republic flanked by crowned lions and the 'VOC' monogram beneath, decorated in red, pink, green, yellow and black enamels, applied with a C-shaped handle and straight spout, beneath the mouth rim with the inscription 'CRESCUNT.1728.CONCORDIA', the domed cover similarly decorated with two 'VOC' monograms, surmounted by a lotus-bud finial, the flat stand with rising sides and foliate rim, similarly decorated with the arms of the States General of the Dutch Republic above the VOC monogram, surrounded by the inscription 'CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT 1728'. The teapot: 14.5cm (5 3/4in) long; the stand: 13.5cm (5 1/3in) wide (3).Footnotes:The Property of a LadyProvenance: a Western private collection, and thence by descentThe arms and motto on the present lot belong to the Dutch Republic. The letters 'VOC' are the cypher of the 'Verenigde Oost Indische Compagnie', the Dutch East India Company. The design has been accurately copied from one side of a silver coin, issued by the Company in 1728 for use in the Far East. Even the ribbed milling of the coin is imitated in the rim of the saucer and the mouth rim of the teapot and cover. The tea service to which this cup and saucer belonged was arguably commissioned by the Company to commemorate the successful launch of its new coinage and may possibly have been used by its employees at the Company's different official bases throughout the Far East. Other pieces from this service include cups and saucers in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (acc.no.645 and a-1907), in the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands, and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; a plate in the Mottahedeh collection (Howard and Ayers, 1978, vol.I, pl. 191); a plate, teapot, cup and saucer at the Musees Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, Belgium (Jorg, 1989, no.36); a teapot without lid in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Lunsingh Scheurleer, 1974, no.267), and a teapot in the Africana Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa (Woodward, 1974, pl.Al). (Op. Cit. The British Museum, Franks.979)See also a related cup and saucer of this design which was sold at Christie's, New York, 24 January 2012, lot 105, from the Peter H.B.Frellinghuysen Jr. Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

AN ENAMELLED CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TEA CADDY AND COVERCirca 1920, mark of Luen Wo, ShanghaiOf globular six-lobed form, each bearing a quatrefoil stippled ground panel, applied alternately with three sets of floral sprays of peony, chrysanthemum and iris worked in raised silver wire infilled with naturalistically coloured enamels.12cm (4 3/4in) wide (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TEA SERVICELast quarter of 19th Century, marked WH, Wang Hing of Canton and Hong KongComprising: a teapot, a milk jug and sugar bowl, each of hexagonal form with handles and spouts modelled in simulation of bamboo, each side decorated variously with dragons, bamboo, prunus and figural scenes, ivory insulators to the teapot handle, together with a pair of sugar tongs and a spoon.The teapot: 14cm (5 1/2in) high (5).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER MASONIC CEREMONIAL TROWELDated 1907, by Luen WoThe elongated triangular blade inscribed Presented to Rt. Wor. Bro. W.H. Anderson P.M. P.G.D District Grand Master Northern China, Newchwang May 14th 1907 and on the reverse On the occasion of his laying the Foundation Stone of the new Lodge Building for the Northern St of China Lodge, followed by a list of officers.28cm (11in) longFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

FOUR BOXES OF EMBROIDERED TABLE LINEN AND MISCELLANEOUS SUNDRIES, to include a collection of lace doilies and table linen, vintage traditional costume dolls from Europe, a Victorian style ragdoll, three vintage handbags, eight umbrellas, a folding stylised Victorian black parasol, a Chinese paper parasol, a Victorian Gentleman's umbrella with a silver collar London hallmark, etc. (s.d) (4 boxes)

A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER CARD CASE OF WAVY RECTANGULAR OUTLINE AND A CHINESE WHITE METAL FILIGREE CARD CASE, the Victorin example with foliate engraved decoration throughout and ' Eva' to circular cartouche, hinged top, maker's mark rubbed, Chester 1894, 1.84ozt, 57.1 grams, the filigree example with pull off cover, 40 grams (2) (Condition Report: the Victorian card case has dented corners and slightly pushed in to centre, the filigree example is pushed in to the centre, some losses to the raised centre sections)

A Chinese hardwood and silver wire inlay framed bell and a similar hardwood and silver wire inlay figure of Budai, and a bronze figure of Buddha (3)

Pair of Hallmarked Slver Georgian Spoons + a Pair of Chinese Silver Examples

Sealed Collection of Four Chinese Silver Coins

Antique Silver Mesh Chainmail Purse w/chinese marks to inside - also marked '85'

Set of Six Chinese Silver Spoons

Set of Seven Chinese Silver Spoons