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A carved red lacquer three case inro, 19th Century, one side carved with a pair of scholars in an interior, the other with an elder in a seascape landscape, signed to side, 7 by 6cm, carved ball ojime, seated buddha netsuke

RAYMOND BUSHELL. Collectors' Netsuke. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar and The Wonderful World of Netsuke. (3)

Six books on Japanese Netsuke. Including Sydney L. Moss Ltd, Eccentrics in Netsuke and one other book. (7)

MARY LOUISE O'BRIEN. Netsuke A Guide for Collectors. RAYMOND BUSHELL. The Netsuke Handbook of Ueda Reikichi. MIRIAM KINSEY. Contemporary Netsuke. Each with a slipcase. (3)

GEORGE LAZARNICK. 'The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs 1976. 29 x 22cm.

A Japanese bone netsuke. Carved as a seated gentleman painting a vase, signed, height 4cm.

F.M. JONAS. Netsuke. Charles E. Tuttle Company. RICHARD BARKER & LAWRENCE SMITH. Netsuke. The Miniature Sculpture of Japan. (2)

Fifteen works on Japanese arts and culture. 'The Beauty of Edo and Meiji. Aesthetic of Doctor Baelz,' exhibition catalogue, pictorial thin card wraps, colour illustrations throughout, errata slip inserted, Linden Museum, Stuttgart, 2009; 'Ceramic Art of Japan,' exhibition catalogue, colour illustrations throughout, Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1972; JOE EARL. 'An Introduction to Netsuke,' colour illustrations, Her Majesty's Staitionary Office, London, 1982; With twelve other works including exhibition catalogues etc. (15)

A Japanese painted wood netsuke, Meiji period. Height 5.5cm, width 4cm, depth 2.5cm and two similar figures. (3)One arm lost on one of the figures. Chip to the base of a jacket on one of the other figures.

A Japanese carved wood netsuke, Meiji period, signed. The elderly figure carrying a small staff and bag, 5 x 2.5cm.

HENRI L. JOLY. Legend in Japanese Art. With over 700 illustrations of tsubas, netsuke and inro, cardboard slipcase.

A Japanese carved fruitwood inro, inlaid with mother of pearl and with glass eyes, 8.5cm. Together with a prawn Netsuke, 3cm and Ojima

A GROUP OF LALIQUE AND OTHER GLASSWARE AND COLLECTABLES, including a modern boxed Lalique heart shaped frosted clear glass pendant moulded with cherubs, etched mark, on metal chain, width 7cm, a William IV silver Old English pattern teaspoon, a modern silver easel back quartz bedside timepiece, two modern bone netsuke, a cased set of miniature bone dominoes, length of case 7cm, two Goebel frosted glass horse paperweights, etc (11) (Condition Report: most pieces appear to be in good condition)

A JAPANESE WOODEN NETSUKE depicting a Shojo Sea Spirit sat drinking from a jar of sake, signed to base. 3.5cm highGood condition

Three Japanese Tsuba 8 x 7.5cm approximately, together with a wooden netsuke.

A carved ebony netsuke of a kappa, approx. 3 x 2.5cms. 

A Collection of Fifteen Various Paperweights, including Caithness, a 19th century puzzle jug, carved hardwood netsuke in the form of a rat, Garfield novelty phone, two cased silver mounted manicure sets etc.Netsuke in good condition and free from splits, other items in the lot not reported

A Japanese carved boxwood netsuke of two rats locked in battle having good naturalistic textured fur and features with black bead eyes, 1 3/8in. (3.7cm.) at widest.* Condition: unmarked, excellent condition.

Five books on Japanese Art comprising Bushell (Raymond), The Art of Netsuke Carving by Masatoshi, pub. Kodansha Int. Ltd., 1981, 1st Ed., with slip case; Hurtig (Bernard), Masterpieces of Netsuke Carving, pub. Weatherhill 1975, 1st ed. 2nd printing, with slip case; Bushell (Raymond), Netsuke Familiar & Unfamilar, pub. Weatherhill 1975, 1st ed.; Bushell (Raymond), The Inro Handbook, pub. Weatherhill 1979, 1st ed.; and Michiner (James A.), Japanese Prints from the Early Masters to the Modern, pub. Charles E. Tuttle Co. Ltd., 1975, eighth printing. (5)

Two Japanese carved boxwood netsukes 18th / 19th century, comprising a finely carved boxwood netsuke of a snail on an upturned wooden pail, signed 4.2cm. high; and a netsuke in the So School style, carved as a woodcarver hollowing out the interior of a length of bamboo, the himotoshi passing through a hole behind two leafy sprigs, signed, 4.4cm. (2)* Condition: Both in good condition with no faults.

A Japanese lacquered wood netsuke of a noh actor probably 19th / early 20th century, unsigned, in the character of the old man Okina, wearing formal attire and holding a fan, his robe lacquered with floral diaper designs in gold and deep brown, the back with two symmetrical himotoshi, 4cm. high.* Condition: Good condition. Minor wear to lacquer to edges from handling. No other faults.

JAPANESE NETSUKE, signed fruitwood netsuke of Otter; also animal crested carved soapstone seal

A Carved Oriental Wooden Inro of Globular Form, Decorated in Relief with Spiders, Butterflies and Other Insects, Signed Seal Mark and Shell Netsuke

A carved wooden Netsuke on standCONDITION REPORTsignature as per images

A Meiji period Japanese Inro decorated with a scene of Lónggui and having bone Netsuke of a dwelling within an apple. In very good condition, no chips damage or repairs visible.

Four Japanese Netsuke Including One Jade

THIRTEEN REFERENCE BOOKS ON ORIENTAL ART, MOSTLY CHINESE AND JAPANESE TO INCLUDE: 'The Great Japan Exhibition: Art of the Edo Period 1600-1868'; 'The Way of the Samurai' by Richard Storry; 'The Samurai' by S. R. Turnbull; 'The Netsuke of Japan', by Egerton Ryerson; Two copies of 'Japan: A History in Art', by Bradley Smith; '250 Years of Japanese Art' by Roni Neuer and Susugu Yoshida; 'Chinese Watercolours', by Cathay Books; 'Later Chinese Porcelain', by Soame Jenyns; 'Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics', by Anthony du Boulay; 'Portrait of a Chinese Paradise' John Byron; 'Oriental Erotic Art' by Philip Rawson; and 'The Japanese Sword' by Kanzan Sato (13)

Japanese hand carved box wood netsuke sculpture of a frog sat upon a box. Fitted with black bead eyes and signed by the artist. [4.7cm in length]

Japanese hand carved box wood netsuke sculpture of a monkey figure fitted in a gown and holding a staff. Fitted with black bead eyes and signed by the artist. [6cm in length]

Japanese hand carved box wood netsuke sculpture of a Hippo resting with a snake upon its back. Both fitted with black bead eyes and signed by the artist. [4.5cm in length]

Japanese hand carved box wood netsuke sculpture of two mice cuddled together. Both fitted with black bead eyes and signed. [3.5cm in length]

Japanese hand carved box wood netsuke sculpture of a nude mermaid sat upon a shell. Signed by the artist. [4.5cm in length]

Japanese hand carved box wood netsuke sculpture of a mouse. signed and has black bead eyes. [5cm in length]

A CARVED WOOD DRAGON NETSUKE, signed. 2ins long.

A CARVED WOOD TURTLE AND RATS NETSUKE. 1.5ins.

A JAPANESE CARVED WOOD OCTOPUS NETSUKE. Signed, 1.75ins.

A JAPANESE CARVED WOOD RABBIT NETSUKE. Signed, 2ins.

Three carved wood Japanese Netsuke, two mice above a turtle shell, a child with rat on his back and kittens in basket all signed, and another.  Appears to be in good condition, with no obvious signs of damage, repair or restoration.

"Samurai-Arms-Armour-Costume" by Mitso Kure 2007; "The Samurai, a Military History" by Turnbull, 1977; "Samurai Warriors" by Turnbull, 1987; Christies Catalogue of the Bushell Netsuke Collection, October 1987, Part I (ex public library); and Hessink's (Nijmegen) auction catalogue of Historic Arms and Armour, January 2007. Average VGC. (5) £30-50

An amber coloured Netsuke

A carved netsuke, three soapstone seats, brass box and treen animals

An erotic bone netsuke. 5.25 cm long.

A erotic bone netsuke. 4 cm high.

An erotic netsuke. 4.5 cm high.

A rabbit form netsuke. 3.5 cm high.

Eight netsuke, modelled as ox, warthogs, ram, tiger, rabbit, horses etc

Eight netsuke, modelled as monkeys and tigers

Eight netsuke, modelled as frogs, insects and a tortoise

Eight netsuke, modelled as skulls, dragons and mythical beasts

Eight netsuke, modelled as a rabbit, rat, elephant, rhino, dog, owl, penguin and horse

A signed carved fruitwood netsuke of a family of rats, L. 5cm.

A carved fruitwood netsuke of a dragon with inset mother of pearl signature and glass eyes, L. 5, H. 4cm.

Asian Art - The Baur Collection, Geneva 9 volumes Ayers, J. Chinese Ceramics. Geneva, 1968-1969-1972-1974, 4 volumes, number 22 (volume 1) and number 44 (volumes 2-4) of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrappers, slipcases;Ayers, J. Japanese Ceramics. Geneva, 1984, number 44 of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrapper, slipcase; Schneeberger, Pierre F. Chinese Jades. Geneva, 1946, number 45 of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrapper, slipcase; Schneeberger, Pierre F. Japanese Lacquer (Selected Pieces). Geneva, 1984, number 44 of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrapper, slipcase;Robinson, B.W. Japanese Sword-Fittings. Geneva, 1980, number 44 of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrapper;Coullery, Marie-Thérèse and Martin S. Newstead. Netsuke (Selected Pieces). Geneva, 1977, number 44 of 50 copies bound in leather, dustwrapper, slipcase; all with plates;with the original publishing prospectus for the Chinese Ceramics and Netsuke volumesNote: Note: A fine set of very important reference works on Asian art, the volumes written by leading experts in their respective areas.1,000 copies were published of the limited edition of Chinese Ceramics, volume 2 of Chinese Ceramics being priced at £12 10s. In addition, according to the prospectus included in the lot, "Further limited edition of 50 copies printed on special paper and bound in leather, £20". The prospectus for the Netsuke volume states "Volume 6 of the series is the first to deal with Japanese art. It illustrates and describes 1,200 selected netsuke of the Baur Collection covering all manufacturing centers. The collection is particularly rich in netsuke created by artists who lived in the second part of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century in Osaka and Tokyo. In addition to the illustrations and descriptions of these 1,200 pieces, the catalogue contains also 8 colour plates showing the work of 8 selected artists, an alphabetical list of 897 signatures illustrated on separated plates. A glossary and an index complete the book".Sets of the edition limited to 1,000 copies rarely appear on the market; sets of the special edition bound in leather are exceptionally rare.

A late Meji period hand-carved Japanese netsuke,  of hardwood depicting a hare, glass eyes. 4.5 cm long. (1)

SALEROOM NOTICE - Please note, this is formed of pressed amber A late Meji period hand-carved Japanese netsuke, of Amber depicting a cat. 3.5 cm long. (1)

A late Meji period hand-carved Japanese netsuke, of hardwood depicting a temple dog. 5 cm long. (1) 

A carved wooden Netsuke decorated with rats

A carved bone Netsuke decorated with faces

A Chinese bronze 'cobra' seal and a Japanese carved wood netsuke with signed mother of pearl tablet to underside. Seal 4cm tall

Japanese Meiji period boxwood Netsuke figure of two frogs, H4.5cm and a fish Netsuke