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Queen Anne style silver teapot hallmarked CSH (Charles Stuart Harris), London 1900. Gross weight (includes wooden handle and finial) - 16.75oz approx.

A Three-Piece George V Silver Tea-Service, by William Hutton and Sons, Sheffield, 1921, in the George III style, each piece oblong and on ball feet, comprising a teapot, with ebonised handle and finial; a cream-jug and a sugar-bowl, total gross weight 39oz 13dwt, 1,232gr (3)

A Three-Piece George V Silver Tea-Service, by Mappin and Webb, Birmingham, 1929, each piece tapering oval and on spreading foot, comprising a teapot, with wood handle and finial; a cream-jug and a sugar-bowl, the teapot 27.5cm wide over handle, total gross weight 30oz 16dwt, 957gr; Together With a pair of silver plate sugar-tongs (4)

A Pair of George III Style Cut Glass Twin Light Wall Sconces, each ornamented with a central spire with a star finial and ornamented with lustre drops, 48cm (2)No major breaks / damage. Later converted to electricity and drilled. One sconce has been unbonded from the drip tray. Finial mount on one spire glued. The stars are made from glass. Some minor flakes.Stars 6cm not including the fitting.

A Collection of Assorted Silver Plate, including a basket with overhead swing handle; a biscuit-barrel, finial lacking; A wine-cooler; an oval basket and a circular dish (qty)

A Gilt Metal Zoomorphic Three Branch Wall Light, formed as a crown swan with out swept wings, the back plate ribbon tide and with anthemia finial, 56cm high, together with a similar smaller pair of twin light sconces in the Adam taste and a further pair of gilt metal and cut glass pendants (5)

Five Various Silver of Silver-Gilt Propelling Pens or Pencils, in the manner of Sampson Mordan, variously engraved with foliage, each with stone finialOne marked for Chester, the others apparently unmarked. There is some surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The propelling mechanism seems to function properly.

SOAPSTONE 'CHI-DRAGON' SEAL 19TH-20TH CENTURY 十九至二十世紀 壽山石螭龍鈕章 of ovoid form with the finial carved in openwork and high relief with a coiling chi-dragon Dimensions:4.7cm wide Provenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection; Acquired by family members traveling in China in the late 19th to early 20th century, thence by descent.

BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, HU HAN DYNASTY 漢 青銅提梁壺帶蓋 the pear-shaped vessel rising from a flaring foot to a waisted neck and slightly everting mouth, the shoulders encircled by a wide band with a ridge cast in relief, further flanked by a pair of taotie masks suspending loose rings carrying a chained loop handle, the cover with two suspended rings, a small knob finial Dimensions:30cm high Provenance:Provenance: Nicholas S Pitcher, 2002 (according to collector's inventory).Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.29. Note: Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

BRONZE TRIPOD WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU HAN DYNASTY OR LATER 漢或以後 青銅提樑卣 the globular body on three zoomorphic-feet rising to waisted neck and straight mouth, raised ribs decorating the shoulders, with a chained loop handle, the cover moulded with archaic motifs enclosing a small loop finial Dimensions:18.3cm high; 1498g Provenance:Provenance: OAG (Oriental Art Gallery Ltd.), 1996 (according to collector's inventory).Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.20. Note: Note: Two related bronze xianglou you (one without cover), Han dynasty, are in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, collection nos. Gu Tong 故銅1921 and 1922. Similar form of wares are also seen on the market, one sold at Christie's London, 7 Nov 2017, lot 171; the other at Bonham's Los Angeles, 21 June 2022, lot 89.Also compare to two more related examples, note the related treatment of covers, one in the abovementioned museum, collection no. Zhong Tong 中銅1046, and the other sold at Christie's New York, 15 Sep 2017, lot 910.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, BIANHU HAN DYNASTY 漢 青銅扁壺 of flattened globular form raised on a spreading oval foot, the curved sides accentuated by shallow, recessed panels, flanked by a pair of suspending loose rings, the slightly domed cover with deep inner rim and a small loop finial in the centre Dimensions:28.3cm high; 2934g Provenance:Provenance: Capital Gallery, Hong Kong, 10 June 1998, with an original receipt.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.25. Note: Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

CELADON JADE DRAGON-FINIAL SQUARE SEAL QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 青玉帶沁雕麒麟鈕方章 carved with a striding unicorn qilin on a square podium as a knob, the seal carved with a three-character inscription, the stone of dark celadon colour with russet inclusion overall Dimensions:6cm wide

FAMILLE ROSE JAR AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 粉彩人物故事紋溫酒蓋壺 painted on the cylindrical body with figures in fight, the dome cover similarly decorated and surmounted with a gilded animal finial, the sides further moulded with two pairs of animal mask loop handles holding metal wires, the interior with a deep bowl enamelled with turquoise Dimensions:16cm wide Provenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Glasgow

BRONZE 'EIGHT TRIGRAMS' INCENSE BURNER MING DYNASTY 明 銅雷紋冲耳三足爐 帶八卦紋銅蓋 of wide and shallow bowl form with gently inverted mouth set on three pronounced short cabriole feet, around the body with a leiwen band, a pair of flattened s-shaped pierced panels flanked each side as handles, the bronze cover cast in openwork with eight trigrams and yinyang enclosing a button finial Dimensions:28.8cm wide across handles; 3628g Provenance:Provenance: Jan van Beers, 2010 (according to collector's inventory).Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.37. Note: Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

LACQUERED AND BRASS-MOUNTED WOODEN HAT BOX QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 黑漆銅飾圓帽箱 of cylindrical form, covered in black lacquer, with brass hinges, handles and finial Dimensions:25.5cm high Provenance:Provenance: Jeremy J. Mason Oriental Works of Art, 17 March 1986, with an original receipt. Note: Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY INCENSE BURNER, BOSHANLU EASTERN HAN DYNASTY 東漢 綠釉博山爐 of bowl form, the tall stem supported on a circular tray, the cover carved in the form of a stylized mountain range with pointed, overlapping petals, further with incised details, surmounted with an owl finial, glazed on the exterior with a deep green tone Dimensions:22cm high Provenance:Provenance: Ben Janssens Oriental Art, 9 November 2021, with an original invoice.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.181. Note: Note: Ben Janssens observes that it is extremely unusual to find an owl finial on a Han dynasty pottery stemmed incense burner. The owl features in Chinese art well before the Shang dynasty, when it becomes quite a common, mysterious motif on bronzes of the period, but it is rarely seen as decoration on pottery. The present piece was intended for use as an incense burner, and at some point inside this piece was placed a removable metal liner. A closely comparable model of a boshanlu, with a finial in the form of a recumbent bird, is in the Meiyintang Collection, see Krahl, R. Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Volume One, Azimuth Editions, London, 1994, no. 79, p. 66.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

PAIR OF GRISAILLE-DECORATED YELLOW-GROUND 'DRAGON' LIDDED VASES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 黃地墨彩穿花龍紋蓋瓶（共兩件） each baluster body rising to a wide shoulder and terminating to a straight neck, the exterior decorated with two four-clawed dragons in red and brown colour amongst chrysanthemum flowers and leaves, the scales of their sinuous bodies highlighted with gilding, all between bands of flowers in foliated cartouches against a turquoise ground, the dome cover similarly decorated with a gilt finial Dimensions:heights: 40cm and 40.5cm

PAIR OF PAINTED GREY POTTERY TRIPOD VESSELS AND COVERS, DING HAN DYNASTY 漢 彩繪灰陶雲氣紋鼎帶蓋（一對） each of the compressed globular body following the archaistic bronze form, raised on cabriole legs, pierced out-turn handles flanked the mouth, the domed cover with a short ring as finial, painted with geometric and curvilinear designs in white, purple, yellow, red pigments against a greyish black ground Dimensions:25cm wide each Provenance:Provenance: Sotheby's London, 9 June 1992, lot 86, with a copy of the catalogue.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.122. Note: Note: Some tomb pottery was decorated with pigments applied after firing to mimic the form and decoration of vessels made of more precious materials such as lacquer or bronze. The shape and decoration on the lid are comparable with one in the Popper Collection, illustrated in The Hans Popper Collection of Oriental Art, by René-Yvon Lefebvre d'Argencé, Kodansha International, 1973, pl.6. Also see a painted pottery hu, Han dynasty, with similar decoration, is illustrated in Asiatic Art In the Seattle Art Museum, by H. Trubner, W. J. Rathbun, & C. A. Kaputa, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, 1973, pl. 84.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

BLUE AND WHITE 'MERMAID' LIDDED TEAPOT QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1710 清康熙 約1710年 青花美人魚圖方壺 of quadrangular ovoid form, attached with a square section handle and straight spout, either side of the body finely painted with a mermaid among reeds with a large fish rising in a pond, the square lid adorned with flower branches and topped with finial Dimensions:19cm wide Provenance:Provenance: Private collection, London Note: Note: The decoration, originated from a European engraving of 1676 by S. Le Clerc, illustrated the story of Dirce - one of Venus's less successful rivals who, as a punishment for rivalling her in beauty, was turned into a mermaid and made to fall in love with a carp.According to David S. Howard's research, "a small number of these teapots are known and the design was clearly specially commissioned - possibly even including the shape of the teapot to accommodate a rectangular engraving." A very similar example is illustrated in his publication The Choice of the Private Trader: Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection, published by Zwemmer, London, 1994, no. 154, p. 145. Another example in the collection of Groninger Museum, the Netherlands, is illustrated in La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, by François et Nicole Hervouët, Flammarison, Paris, 1986, p. 309.The engraving by S. Le Clerc is illustrated in Metamorphoses d'Ovide en Rondeaux, by Isaac de Benserade, L'Imprimerie Royale, Paris, 1676, p.83. (see image 1)

ROCK CRYSTAL TRIPOD CENSER WITH COVER LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY 清末民初 水晶雕獅耳銜環三足蓋爐 帶木座 the censer raised on three cabriole feet, the mouth applied with a pair of dragon head handles with suspending rings, the cover carved en suite with three mask handles with rings below a crouching lion dog finial, on a reticulatedly carved bespoke stand Dimensions:15cm high Provenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Paxton House. From the collection of H.W. Robertson, Taipan for Butterfield & Swire in Shanghai then Hong Kong 1906-1912, whose son married the heiress to Paxton House in Berwickshire; thence by descent.Paxton House is situated on the banks of the River Tweed, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Designed by John and James Adam in 1758, it is perhaps the finest example of an eighteenth-century Palladian country house in Britain and contains a pre-eminent collection of Chippendale furniture. In 1811, the Edinburgh architect Robert Reid added the largest purpose-built picture gallery in a Scottish country house.

INLAID-IRON TESTUBIN (TEA KETTLE) WITH SWALLOW AND REEDS MEIJI PERIOD 明治 龍文堂造刻款 錯金銀秋雁蘆荻圖鑄鐵壺 cast in iron and of slightly tapered cylindrical form with a short spout, the body decorated in silver and gold nunomezogan with flying swallows and reeds, the upper edge and lower waistline presented with an erosion design and rocky lines, the handle adorned with a pair of swallows in silver, the bronze cover finished with a flower-bud finial and signed on the underside Ryubundo zo Dimensions:16.5cm wide; 1350g Provenance:Provenance: Private English collection, Perthshire Note: Note: Ryubundo is one of the leading studios in the Japanese Metalware industry. With many classic and significant masterpieces passing down through generations, Ryubundo kettles are produced with the highest standard of craftsmanship, and with precious materials. From the founder of the studio, Shiho Ryubun (1735-1798), every successive director of the studio Ryubundo were talented not only in metalworking, but also in painting, calligraphy, and poetry. Therefore, the aristocratic, literatic tastes are the main features of Ryubundo tetsubin. From the middle of the Edo Period (1603-1868) when tea culture was popular everywhere in Japan, the development of Ryubundo reached a boom, and this boom continued to the latter Meiji Period (1868~1912). The studio was mentioned in the ironic novel by the famous Japanese writer Natsume Soseki, I Am a Cat. The sentence writes “those people living a luxurious life would lose their sleep if they could not hear the sound made by the lid of Ryubundo iron kettles when water is boiling.”A closely comparable Ryubundo iron testubin of similar form and technique, but with butterfly decoration, was sold at Bonhams New York, 15 March 2017, lot 6300.

NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) FINE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE AND COVER, MEIJI PERIOD 明治 「京都並河」款 並河靖之（1845-1927）作坊製 銅胎掐絲琺瑯菊紋蓋瓶 intricately worked in colourful enamel and silver and gold wire with scattered chrysanthemums against a simulated pale yellow drip glaze over a jet-black ground, the cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a gilt chrysanthemum bud finial, the base signed with chiselled characters Kyoto Namikawa on a silver tablet, with bespoke wooden stand Dimensions:11.7cm high; 126g Provenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection, acquired in the UK art market in the early 1980s. Note: Note: Born in 1845 to a rural samurai family, Namikawa Yasuyuki started his cloisonné business in Kyoto in 1873 and by the 1880s was successful enough to build, and then extend and upgrade, a large compound that eventually included workshops housing more than 20 employees. Having won countless medals at national and international exhibitions, his works were sought after by the national and international collectors during his lifetime and became even more highly collectable thereafter. A comparable cloisonné enamel vase and cover, by the workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki, with a similar design of simulated drips, albeit in celadon colour, and chrysanthemums, was sold at Bonham's New York, 19 March 2013, lot 2406. Also compare to a jar and cover by the same workshop, note the similarity of the wooden base, which might have been original, sold at Christie's New York, 18 Mar 2014, lot 555.

WHITE-GLAZED JAR AND COVER TANG DYNASTY 唐 白釉蓋罐 finely potted with an ovoid body on a flat foot, rising to short waisted neck and everted rim, the domed cover surmounted with a bud-shaped finial, covered overall in an ivory-coloured glaze, leaving the base unglazed revealing the buff body Dimensions:22.6cm high Provenance:Provenance: Nicholas S Pitcher, 2 February 2018, with an original receipt.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.166. Note: Note: Comparable white-glazed jars with covers, Tang dynasty, with nuances of size and form, sold at Bonham's New York, 21 July 2020, lot 129; Christie's New York, 24 September 2021, lot 822, and 17 March 2017, lot 1135.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

Y DEHUA 'LION-MASK' HANDLED CENSER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 清 德化白瓷獸耳爐 of compressed globular form set with two lion masks as handles, covered overall with a thick creamy white glaze, with pierced wooden cover attached with coral finial Dimensions:14.5cm across handles Provenance:Provenance: Robert McPherson Antiques, 2016, with an associated label on base inscribed '24812'.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.163. Note: Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

PARCEL-GILT SILVER REPOUSSÉ CIRULAR BOX AND COVER BHUTAN, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 不丹 十八至十九世紀 銀局部鎏金鏨刻龍紋圓蓋盒 the hinged box decorated with Buddhist animals alternating with auspicious emblems in quatrefoil cartouches reserved on a floral ground, the cover similarly worked, with a dragon on a densely foliated ground with lotus flower heads encircling a high petalled finial crowned with a green-coloured stone, the base incised with a wheel of vajra, flanked with a floral catch Dimensions:18.6cm diameter; 614g Provenance:Provenance: Sotheby's, 2004 (according to collector's inventory).Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.33. Note: Note: Compare to a slightly larger Bhutanese silver repoussé and turquoise-inlaid box and cover, 19th century or earlier, sold at Bonham's London, 7 Nov 2016, lot 565.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

CELADON JADE TEA BOWL WITH COVER REPUBLIC PERIOD 民國 青玉茶盞帶蓋 carved with rounded sides rising to an upturned rim, the cover with a ring-shaped finial, the stone of even light celadon colour with cloudy inclusion Dimensions:9.5cm high Provenance:Provenance: Clayton, 1979 (according to collector's inventory).Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: J.1. Note: Note: A highly comparable celadon jade bowl and cover, Qing dynasty 18th century, offered at Christie's London, 10 Dec 1990, lot 219, pg. 152.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

MINO WARE WATER JAR, MIZUSASHI EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY 江戶 美濃焼水指 rustically potted in irregular cylindrical form with waisted neck and lipped inverted narrow mouth, set with a pair of lug handles, circular disk-cover with loop finial, Dimensions:19.7cm high Provenance:Provenance: Robert McPherson Antiques, 2016, with an associated label under the cover inscribed '24703'. Previously in the Ulrich Vollmer Collection of Japanese Pottery.Published and Exhibited: Momoyama-Keramik Und Ihr Einfluss Auf Die Gegenwart (Various authors, Gurdrun-Esters for the Keramion Foundation, Frechen, Germany, 2011. ISBN 978-3-94005-6-8). Illustrated on p.67, pl.147.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.160. Note: Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

POTTERY BOWL AND COVER SILLA PERIOD 新羅 陶弦紋碗帶蓋 the bowl potted on a short flaring stem, with a domed cover surmounted by a knob-finial, both decorated with evenly spaced ribs Dimensions:17.7cm high Provenance:Provenance: Sotheby's, 1977 (according to collector's inventory).Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.74. Note: Note: A comparable mounted bowl with cover, Unified Silla Period, is in the National Museum of Korea, accession no. Jeung 118. Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

TWO POTTERY JARS WITH PIERCED FOOT SILLA DYNASTY 新羅 陶臺附長頸壺及蓋罐（共兩件） comprising: a jar with globular body potted on a flaring lipped foot rising to waisted neck and short everted dish-shaped mouth, the body carved with ribs; and a jar with cover, the compressed globular body rested on a flared foot with six rectangular pierced decoration, near to the short straight mouth incised with a band of geometric patterns, with a high footed cover surmounted with a finial Dimensions:heights: 16.5cm and 16cm Provenance:Provenance: The jar with cover from Bluett & Sons Ltd., 25 May 1967, with an original receipt.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory numbers: The jar with dish-shaped mouth, Cer.0; The jar with cover, Cer.24. Note: Note: A highly comparable example of a pierced foot mounted jar with long neck, Silla Kingdom, is in the National Museum of Korea, accession no. Sinsu 13876; A related stoneware jar with natural glaze in places but without the dish-like mouth, Unified Silla Dynasty, is in the British Museum, museum no. 1992,0615.26; Also compare to a footed jar with an incised wave design, Silla Kingdom, is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. 1997.34.11.The band of half circle with a dot on the shoulder, almost obscured by the cover of the jar, are a primitive form of decoration, perhaps placing the piece at the beginning of the unified Silla. Compare this decoration with the cover of an urn, Unified Silla Period, previously in the Charles Bain Hoyt (1889-1949) collection, is now in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, accession no. 50.959a-b; Another comparable example of a jar with cover, Unified Silla Period, is in the National Museum of Korea, accession no. Jeung 145.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

WHITE-GLAZED LIDDED JAR JOSEON DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY 朝鮮王朝 白磁蓋罐 共箱 elegantly potted on a counter-sunk foot with steep sides, broad rounded shoulders, short-waisted neck and lipped rim, top of the cover with subtle steps and surmounted by a bud-form finial, covered overall in creamy white glaze with a tinge of greyish green, with a wooden tomobako Dimensions:10cm high Provenance:Provenance: Han Collection, 5 September 2020, with an original receipt.Exhibited: 'The Aesthetic of the Korean Scholar: Purity and Virtue', Han Collection, London, 1 September - 30 October 2020, with a copy of the catalogue. Note: Note: Four comparable larger white porcelain jars with three covers, Joseon Dynasty, are in the collection of the National Museum of Korea, accession no. Sinsu 2106. An even larger example, 31.1cm high, note the ripple details on top of the cover, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. 2021.125a, b. According to the catalogue of the museum, the elegance of this jar and its lid exemplifies the aesthetic of undecorated white porcelain that was popular in the 15th–16th century Joseon. In its balanced proportions and subtle design features on the lid with a bud-shaped knob, this porcelain reflects the refined sensibilities associated with the new ruling ideology of Neo-Confucianism of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910).Also see a comparable white porcelain jar and cover, Joseon dynasty, 18.1cm high, previously in the collection of Robert W. and Mee-Din Moore, sold at Bonham's New York, 22 September 2021, lot 1168.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

CELADON-GLAZED BOWL WITH COVER VIETNAM, LE OR TRAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY 越南 黎或陳朝 青釉刻纏枝紋荷葉蓋碗 the wide rounded body supported on a short ring foot rising to a gently everted mouth, carved around the body with scrolling tendrils between three bands on mouth and lotus petals above foot, the lotus-leaf form cover with undulating rim similarly decorated and surmounted with a vine finial, covered overall with a greyish green glaze Dimensions:18cm wide Provenance:Provenance: OAG (Oriental Art Gallery Ltd.), 1993 (according to collector's inventory).Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.124. Note: Note: The glaze colour of Vietnamese celadons is never the pure bluish green compared to the Chinese kinuta type celadons, whereas the yellowish or olive tinge is more common. In terms of form, while copying Chinese models, the Vietnamese potters made their own innovations and injected new elements into their products and, like the present lot, more richly decorated with incised and carved decoration. The lotus leaf form cover with foliated and rolled up edges can also be found in Chinese originals. Observes J. Stevenson & J. Guy in Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, Chicago: Art Media Resources, 1997, pp. 129-139.Several comparable covered bowls in similar form, with various carved decorations, are illustrated in ibid. pl. 122-125. Also compare to a covered ewer, Le or Tran dynasty, 13th-14th century, note the similarity of carved decoration, lotus leaf form cover and the finial, is in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession no. 2001.4.67a,b.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

WHITE-GLAZED JAR AND COVER THAI, SAWANKHALOK, 15TH CENTURY 泰國十五世紀 宋加洛窯 米白釉蓋罐 sturdily potted with deep rounded sides on a short straight foot rising to gently inverted mouth, the cover with a lotus bud form finial, covered overall with an opaque matt greyish white glaze with a bluish tinge Dimensions:23.5cm high Provenance:Provenance: Sotheby's, 22 December 1975, lot 96, via Bluett & Sons Ltd., with an original receipt issued by the gallery.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.69. Note: Note: A related and smaller Sawankhalok jar with cover, 15th century, with four lug handles on shoulders, is in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, accession no. 174.2002.a-b.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價

FRENCH GILDED CLOCK AND GARNITURES WITH ENAMEL PANELS DEPICTING CHERUBS, BIRDS AND FLORAL SPRAYS, GARNITURES UNDER GLASS DOMES USED CONDITION WITH EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE, MISSING FINIAL, ETC, NOT TESTED

A VERY RARE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE WINE EWER AND COVERJiajing incised six-character mark and of the periodThe oviform tall slender body enamelled on one side with a blue-bodied flying crested mythical phoenix with yellow-tipped wing feathers, the other side with a similar yellow phoenix with blue wing tips, all on a dark turquoise ground enriched with densely scrolling simple flower heads on a gilt meander, the dome cover with eight brick-red lappets radiating from the bud finial. 17cm (6 3/4in) wide. (2).Footnotes:明嘉靖 掐絲琺瑯鳳紋執壺帶蓋「大明嘉靖年製」刻款Provenance: a Swiss private collection, and thence by descent來源：瑞士私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今Jiajing mark and period cloisonné ewers and covers are extremely rare. See a cloisonné-enamel bowl, however, decorated with a similar pair of phoenix and scrolling lotus, with similar Jiajing incised six-character mark and period, illustrated by H.Brinker and A.Lutz, Chinesisches Cloisonné: Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry, Zurich, 1984, no.70. See also a cloisonné-enamel ewer and cover, 16th century, but decorated with lions, illustrated in Ibid., no.98.Compare with a related cloisonné-enamel and gilt-bronze 'Buddhist lions' ewer, 16th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 12 May 2022, lot 100.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PAIR OF LARGE GREY JADE TWO-HANDLED BALUSTER VASES AND COVERSQianlong four-character marks, 20th century Each flattened baluster body carved in crisp shallow relief on both sides with a large stylised taotie dividing two confronted crested mythical birds with long trailing tails, the shoulders each with two large loose-ring handles suspended from monster-mask loops, the incised reign marks in a raised-relief horizontal band on the shoulder beneath descending cicada lappets, the high-domed covers with similar birds and taotie decoration in a band below a finial carved as a standing lion and cub. 38.5cm (15 1/4in) high. (4).Footnotes:二十世紀 墨玉仿古饕餮瑞鳥紋活環獅鈕瓶帶蓋一對 「乾隆年製」篆書刻款Provenance: Gump's, San FranciscoRalph M. Chait Galleries, New YorkA European private collection來源：舊金山古董商Gump'sRalph M. Chait Galleries，紐約歐洲私人收藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FAMILLE VERTE BAMBOO-MOULDED TEAPOT AND COVERKangxiThe cylindrical body vertically moulded in twelve lobes resembling bamboo, the curling handle and spout also simulating lengths of bamboo, all enamelled in turquoise, aubergine, yellow, and pale green with alternating panels of shrubs and flying birds, the flat cover with a mock bamboo finial. 15cm (6in) wide. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 素三彩花鳥竹節壺Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 17 September 2010A European private collection来源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，纽约，2010年9月17日歐洲私人收藏See a similar famille verte bamboo-mounded teapot and cover, Kangxi period, in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc.no.C.1096&A-1910. Compare with two similar famille verte 'bamboo form' teapots, Kangxi, which were sold at Christie's Paris, 12 July 2022, lot 669.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TWO FAMILLE VERTE TEAPOTS AND COVERSKangxiOne of hexagonal form with high arched handle enamelled on each face on a pale yellow ground with vases and vessels of flowers on stands, the slightly domed cover with a diamond-shaped finial, 16cm (6 1/4in) high; the other with eight lobes each enamelled on a yellow ground with upright green and aubergine leafy shrubs, the domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a lotus-bud finial, 15cm (6in) wide. (4).Footnotes:清康熙 素三彩花卉圖壺帶蓋 及素三彩博古圖六方提梁壺帶蓋 一組兩件Provenance: Augustus the Strong (1670-1733), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (engraved on the base with Dresden Japanese Palace inventory number reading N:44 I) (lobed teapot)A.C.J. Wall Collection, London (lobed teapot)Antique West Ltd., London, June 1998 (lobed teapot)Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 November 2018 (hexagonal teapot)A European private collection來源：奧古斯特二世(1670-1733)，薩克森選帝侯和波蘭國王(底部刻德累斯頓編號V:44 I)（素三彩花卉圖壺）A.C.J. Wall舊藏，倫敦（素三彩花卉圖壺）倫敦古董商Antique West Ltd.，1998年6月（素三彩花卉圖壺）Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2018年11月5日（六方提梁壺）歐洲私人收藏Compare with a related famille verte teapot and cover, Kangxi, in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (acc.no.1955-50-166a). Compare the one of hexagonal form with a similar famille verte teapot and cover, Kangxi, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 20 March 2018, lot 431.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Silver bookmark in the form of a thistle with green stone finial, Birmingham 1917, ALLd.

A HIRADO-WARE BLUE-AND-WHITE MIZUSASHI (FRESH-WATER JAR) AND COVEREdo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryOf cylindrical form, finely painted in underglaze blue with a continuous design of a bird of prey beneath the canopy of a spreading pine standing on a rock before a rushing stream, the cover moulded with a solitary butterfly and surmounted by a finial in the form of a sprig of chrysanthemum, the stalk forming the handle; unsigned. 16cm (6¼in) high. (2).Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A SILVER YATATE (PORTABLE BRUSH AND INK CONTAINER)Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryThe handle elaborately applied in low relief with stylised floral heads and foliage against a carved ground of trailing karakusa ('Chinese grasses'), the bowl ribbed and surmounted with a pierced cover in the form of a chrysanthemum opening to reveal a glass compass finial, carved on the interior with radiating panels enclosing the characters for the Junishi (12 animals of the East Asian zodiac); unsigned. 18.2cm (7 1/8in) long. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

SHOSHIN (TERUMASA)A Silvered-Metal Yatate (Portable Brush and Ink Container) Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/early 20th centuryThe handle chiselled with a long kanbun (Chinese-character) inscription, the bowl with a hinged cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a stalk of reishi fungus, stamped on the base Meiji nensei and signed along one side of the bowl with chiselled signature Shoshin (Terumasa) tsukuru with a kao. 19.7cm (7 5/8in) long.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A SILVER YATATE (PORTABLE BRUSH AND INK CONTAINER)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe bowl and brush holder engraved with chrysanthemum heads interwoven among trailing karakusa ('Chinese grasses'), with an en-suite matching sagemono opening to reveal a glass compass finial, carved on the interior with the characters for the Junishi (12 animals of the East Asian zodiac), unsigned; with a fitted wood storage box inscribed on a paper label Yatate kikukarakusa goen Meiji yonjugonen roku sumitsubo kinka sanmai iri (Yatate with Chrysanthemums and arabesques five yen, June 1912, inkpot with three gold coins). 19.2cm (7½in) long. (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A STAG-ANTLER YATATE (PORTABLE BRUSH AND INK CONTAINER)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryCarved in the form of overlapping lotus buds and leaves, one large leaf at the top curling over and supporting the matching lotus bowl with a hinged cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a frog crawling over the surface; unsigned. 18cm (7 1/16in) long.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TWO METAL YATATE (PORTABLE BRUSH AND INK CONTAINERS)Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe first with a cylindrical ink bowl fitted with an covered compass finial (case and dial now lacking) and carved on the surface with the characters for the Junishi (12 animals of the East Asian zodiac), the handle signed on the reverse with chiselled characters Kiryudo, 20.5cm (8 1/16in) long; the second with a pierced handle carved with a long kanbun (Chinese-character) inscription, the round squat ink bowl carved in relief with wisps of cloud and surmounted by a finial in the form of a seated frog, carved beneath the bowl Tensho nensei, 20.5cm (8 1/16in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Cast concrete enclosed birdbath with finial to top along with a Yorkstone classical birdbath as a cherub. 24 inches tall. See photos. S2

A George III mahogany cased bracket clock with a stepped top, gilt metal pineapple finial and brass ring handles, over scale fret panels; the bell strike fusee movement with a repeater, faced by a convex, painted Roman dial  18"h

A VERY RARE IMPERIAL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, DINGQianlong four-character mark and of the periodThe compressed globular body decorated in vibrant yellow, red, white, green and blue enamels with scrolling lotus and bats, all supported on three short cabriole feet, the gilt rim surmounted by a pair of U-shaped handles, the gilt, reticulated, domed cover elaborately cast with floral scrolls, surmounted by a large spherical finial with further lotus scrolls. 10cm (4in) high. (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋香爐帶蓋「乾隆年製」楷書刻款Provenance: Adrian M.Joseph (d.2010), 1986來源：Adrian M.Joseph（2010年去世），1986年It is extremely rare for incense burners to retain their original covers. Compare with a related cloisonné enamel incense burner but without a cover, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels, Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty, vol.2, Beijing, 2011, p.256, no.205. See also a related gilt-bronze cover, 18th century, on a cloisonné enamel incense burner, Ming dynasty, illustrated by B.Quette, Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, New York, London and Paris, 2011, p.232, no.17.Compare with a related cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner and a cover, Qianlong five-character mark and of the period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 12 November 2015, lot 218.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

James Bown, Matlock - late C18th oak eight day longcase clock, signed and engraved 13" brass dial with date aperture in crossbanded case with swan neck pediment and acorn finial, Corinthian columns and quarter fluted pilasters on ogee feet, pendulum and weights, W51cm D25cm H225cm

Pair of 18ct yellow gold diamond set earrings, stamped 750, 1.4g, and a yellow metal tie pin with diamond finial, 1.2g

A wrought iron weather vane, with Shetland Pony finial, height 43ins 

A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase and cover, late 19th century. Decorated with a river scene, four character Kangxi mark, height 31cm, diameter 19cm.A chip to the lid and a rudimentary repaired chip to the lip of the vase, with further nibbles along the rim. A hairline crack along the body of the vase. Loss of glaze to the blue finial on the lid. Please view extra images.

An early Chinese bronze finial, with character marks. 19 x 9.5cm.

Two Chinese porcelain covers, Kangxi period. Famille verte cover diameter , diameter cm, blue and white diameter 15.5cm, inner diameter 12.3cm, height 7.5cm; blue and white ginger jar cover height 3.4cm, diameter 12.5cm, inner diameter 11cm. (2)There are slight nibbles to the underside of the famille verte cover. Rubbing and loss of glaze decoration to round motif beneath finial. Blue and white with miniscule nibbles to the base of the cover.

SITZENDORF PORCELAIN TWIN HANDLED VASE, decorated with perched birds, among flowers, complete with finial topped lid, the twn handles styled as branches, marked to base34cm highRestoration to the lid, gilding and paint rubbing off some parts, no other visable damage to the lot, images of damage have been added to the website.

GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, with two train eight day movement, the white enamel dial set with Roman numerals, figural scenes painted to the spandrels and luntette, the pillared hood with swan neck pediment and orb finial209cm highFace very worn. Veneer lifting in several places.  Damage to brass support brackets. Lower hand not working and has replacement screw. Has had  some repairs to case. Small amount of historic woodworm. Further images now online.

EDWARDIAN MAHOGANNY CABINET, with finial and scroll top, on cabriole legs152cm high

An Elizabeth II silver novelty bookmark, the finial as a bird, 12cm long, Birmingham 1994

A SET OF SIX SILVERED OR CHROMED METAL TWIN BRANCH WALL LIGHTS IN 18TH CENTURY STYLE 20TH CENTURY Each with a pineapple finial, the scroll arms with a shield and bearing date 1864 35cm high, 38cm wide, 23cm protuberance

A FRENCH GILT BRASS AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL MANTEL CLOCK GARNITURE RETAILED BY J. BAILLY, LYON, CIRCA 1880 The circular eight-day bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum incorporating Brocot type regulation to suspension, the backplate stamped CHLES MT and with serial number 34570 to upper left over inverted JAPY FRERES & CIE, G'DE MED. D'HONNEUR beneath further numbers 5 2 to centre, the dial with black and cream rosette champleve enamelled centre within relief-cast Roman cartouche numeral chapter ring inscribed J. BAILLY, LYON to inner edge, with blued steel hands set behind hinged cast gilt brass bevel-glazed bezel, the case with leafy finial to the ogee-shaped caddy upstand decorated in cream and black champleve enamel with foliate designs over cavetto moulded collar and repeating leaf-cast top moulding incorporating projecting rounded corners supporting lobed spire finials, the front with lappet leaf bordered panel enclosing the dial within symmetrical stylised foliate scroll decorated cream and black champleve enamel infill flanked by free-standing slender leaf cast baluster columns to the angles, the sides with conforming enamelled panels set within matching borders, the rear with frosted glazed hinged circular movement cover and conforming columns to angles, on lobed stepped ogee moulded skirt base with disc feet; the candelabra side pieces each with central shouldered enamelled baluster upright issuing pair of champleve fronted branches applied with conforming decorated sconces and drip pans, on concave cream and black enamelled foot over lobed moulded square platform with disc feet, (3). The clock 36cm (14.25ins) high, 21cm (8.25ins) wide, 16.5cm (6.5ins) deep; the candelabra 29cm (11.5ins) high, 19.5cm (7.75ins) wide, 8cm (3.125ins) deep.

A FRENCH GILT BRASS AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK GARNITURE RETAILED BY BAILEY, BANKS AND BIDDLE, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1880 The circular eight-day two train gong striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum incorporating Brocot type regulation to suspension, the backplate with JAPY FRERES & CIE. G'DE MED. D'HONNEUR roundel to centre, stamped G243 to upper left and 5 8 to lower margin, the rectangular porcelain dial plate with asymmetric blue and gilt floral Plumbago sprays onto a cream ground incorporating vertically aligned circular Arabic cartouche numerals, the centre inscribed BAILEY, BANKS & BIDDLE and with gilt hands, the case with turned gilt finial to the ogee-shaped porcelain dome superstructure decorated with conforming floral sprays over projecting rounded angles applied with smaller conforming porcelain domes over slender free-standing double baluster turned corner columns, the sides with rectangular panels matching the dial and the rear with circular hinged gilt movement cover, on skirt base inset with a porcelain panel to the front and also with elaborate moulded projecting angles fitted with turned feet; the urn-shaped side pieces with domed covers, brass collars and stepped ovoid porcelain bodies decorated with conforming gilt Plumbago blooms applied with elaborate baluster-turned scroll-shaped side handles, on panel inset skirt bases incorporating projecting rounded angles, (3). The clock 42cm (16.5ins) high, 24cm (9.5ins) wide, 19.5cm (7.75ins) deep; the side pieces 37.5cm (14.75ins) high, 14.5cm (5,75ins) wide, 11cm (4.25ins) deep. Bailey Banks and Biddle were a leading firm of retail jewellers who were founded as Bailey and Kitchen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1832. The business was known as Bailey and Company from 1841 and became Bailey Banks and Biddle in 1878. During the late 19th century they operated from 1218 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and continued trading under the ownership of various parent organisations up until 2019. Condition Report: No damage or restoration noted to the ceramic panels (not examined out of mounts) except two of the corner minarets are cracked. Movement: striking correctly and with half hour pass strike. Movement not in beat and not running, will need a service. Has a key and pendulum.Small nibbles about the winding holes, retailer's name rubbed.Please see additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer