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WHITE JADE RETICULATED 'DRAGON BOAT' PLAQUE QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 清 白玉透雕龍舟玉牌 both sides similarly and finely pierced carved as a large barge with a dragon-headed prow and a scroll-form stern, powered by ten oarsmen intricately detailed along the sides and a boat hand holding a long pole to steer the boat, the stern with a large banner draped over the sides of the boat, the pagoda-like construction of the hull adorned with ceremonial canopies, banners and flag, the stone of even white colour Dimensions:8.4cm wide Note: Note: An unusual and larger (16.3cm wide) dragon boat, dated to the Qing dynasty, has similar decoration and design, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 Jun 2011, lot 3748.

PALE CELADON JADE AND HARDWOOD HAT STAND QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 硬木嵌青白玉雕五爪龍紋帽架 the domed jade hat rest carved in high relief with two vigorously depicted five-clawed dragons in pursuit of each other, all on a ground of swirling clouds and surmounted by a large spinach-green jade knop finial, the rest raised on a slender hardwood stand supported on a thick circular baseDimensions:the jade disc: 11.5cm diameter; 24cm high overall

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.

TWO JADE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 白玉素面 及 黑白玉雕包袱紋鼻煙壺（共兩件） one white jade snuff bottle of flattened oval form; and the other greyish white jade snuff bottle carved in low relief of a wrapped cloth sack pattern around the body, with an agate stone stopperDimensions:heights: 5cm and 6.3cm

WHITE JADE WITH RUSSET INCLUSION CARVING OF 'BEAR' SEAL HAN DYNASTY OR LATER 漢或以後 白玉帶沁熊鈕方章 carved with a bear on a square podium as a knob, the bear half seated with its right hand raised and head arched forwards, the seal carved with a two-character inscription, the stone of white colour in origin and with russet inclusion overallDimensions:3.7cm high

WHITE JADE CARVING OF A RECLINING NUDE 19TH-20TH CENTURY 十九至二十世紀 白玉雕臥女 carved with a lady with an exposed upper body and her legs crossing, laying on a large plantain leaf, the stone of translucent white colour Dimensions:8cm wide

CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY ON ELEPHANT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 清 青玉雕童子騎象擺件 carved as an elephant standing four-square with its head turned sideward with its trunk curled alongside its foreleg, wearing a saddle cloth carved in low relief, a boy crawling on its back, the stone of an even celadon toneDimensions:5.5cm wide

SPINACH-GREEN JADE TABLE SCREEN INCISED WITH AN ARHAT ON DEER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 碧玉描金雕騎鹿羅漢詩文插屏 one side carved in relief with Arhat Pindola Bharadvaja riding on a deer crossing swirling waves, the reverse incised and gilded with an Imperial poem written by Qianlong Emperor entitled 'Yu Zhi Luo Han Zan (Ode to the luohans)'Dimensions:11cm wide x 15.3cm high x 1.3cm deep

WHITE JADE WITH INCLUSIONS 'TORTOISE ON LOTUS LEAF' HAT FINIAL YUAN DYNASTY 元 白玉帶沁和龜同壽帽頂飾 in the form of a large lotus leaf, with a tortoise crawling and meandering ruyi cloud heads carved in mid-relief, the reverse with two aperturesDimensions:6cm wide

CELADON JADE WITH RUSSET SKIN CARVING OF 'HEHE ERXIAN' PENDANT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 青玉帶皮雕和合二仙吊墜 carved as the mythical immortal twins, one holding up a round wicker box and the other holding pomegranate, both figures in walking motion with smiling facesDimensions:7cm high

LARGE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'FIVE DRAGONS' WASHER QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD 清乾隆 青玉帶皮雕五龍趕珠水波雲紋大筆洗 of compressed ovoid form, rising from a flat base to wide shoulders and an inverted rim, exquisitely carved in high relief with five dragons pursuing a flaming pearl amongst dense spiralling clouds, where parts of their body disappear into, all above rockwork and crashing waves, the base further carved with a whirlpool, the stone of beige-celadon colour variegated with russet and brownDimensions:21.5cm wideProvenance:Provenance: Private French collection; formerly in the collection of French Princess Marie Bonaparte (1882-1962) (by repute)Note: Note: Two closely comparable Qing dynasty jade washers, similar in the design of dragons chasing a flaming pearl, one of pale celadon jade and the other of spinach-green with russet skin jade, are in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, museum nos. Gu yu 故玉 2963 and 8817. Two further similar examples, one with highly similar colour of the jade and the size, dated to the early Qing dynasty, was from the Metropolitan Museum of Art- The Florence and Herbert Irving Gift and sold at Sotheby's New York, 10 September 2019, lot 25; the other of spinach-green jade and slightly larger in size, was sold at Christie's New York, 13 Sep 2019, lot 937.

CELADON JADE WITH RUSSET SKIN 'GOURD' PENDANT QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19H CENTURY 清 青玉帶皮雕福祿葫蘆形吊墜 carved of a double-gourd form, decorated with a further gourd carved in high relief beneath a flying bat, the stone of celadon colour with different shades of brown inclusionsDimensions:7.5cm high

YELLOW JADE WITH RUSSET SKIN CARVING OF A LION DOG QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 清 黃玉帶皮雕祥獅擺件 carved in the round with a lion dog, its bulging eyes and bushy mane finely incised, the stone of even yellowish celadon colour with russet inclusions, with a fitted wooden baseDimensions:7cm wideProvenance:Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Adrianus Cornelis Maria Verhelst (b. 26th February 1955), The Netherlands (by repute)

TWO 'CHICKEN-BONE' JADE CARVINGS MING DYNASTY 明 雞骨白玉雕雞形及魚形擺件（共兩件） one of chicken form, carved in seated position with its feet tucked underneath, its head turned right looking backwards with an alerted expression with bulging eyes, the body naturalistically carved with feathers; the other of a fish holding a lotus flower and leaf in its mouth; both stone of creamy colour with variegated russet and brown inclusionsDimensions:widths: 6.5cm and 6cm

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.

Modern Chinese pale celadon glazed shaped rectangular dish moulded with a flowerhead, signed to reverse, 21.5cm wide, boxed, an oviform simulated  bark moulded vase and pierced cover, overlaid in simulated bark and decorated with birds amongst flowers and a carved jade style model of a cockerel or phoenix on wooden stand (damaged) (3) 

A graduated, single-row, jade bead necklace, diameter of beads ca. 7.2-9.2mms, with bird-shaped clasp stamped '18K' set with total estimated diamond weight ca. 0.10ct, total length ca. 49.5cm.

A graduated, single-row, jade bead necklace, diameter of beads ca. 5.7-9.6mms, total length ca. 85cm.

A pair of jade ear clips, with clips for non-pierced ears, diameter ca. 2cm, total weight ca. 11.1gms.

A small Chinese celadon and black jade congMing dynastyCarved from a mottled celadon stone with black streaky inclusions, with cylindrical central aperture, each face simply carved with eight rectangular sections, 4cm high.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.明 玉琮來源：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Natural inclusions and fissures to stone, approx. 8x4mm shallow chip to one corner edge.

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 Chinese inscribed jade congYuan/Ming dynastyCarved from a mottled grey/black stone, with typical cylindrical aperture and square section, each face inscribed in seal script, the edges and rim softly worn, 3.5cm high.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.元/明 玉琮來源：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Natural inclusions and fissures to stone; wear to edges; some scratches and nicks around the rims.

A Chinese pale green jade circular pendant plaqueQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryCarved and pierced with a bat amid flowering lotus scrolls, 8.5cm diameter, carved wood stand.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.清十八/十九世紀 青玉鏤雕福紋牌連木座來源：André Le Gac (1895-1960)上校於1920年代購於中國，後傳承至現藏家。Condition Report: A couple of tiny nibbles, otherwise generally good.

A Chinese pale green jade 'bats' circular pendant plaqueLate Qing dynastyCarved and pierced with three bats around two central characters, wood stand, 7.5cm diameter.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.清晚期 青玉鏤雕福紋牌連木座來源：André Le Gac (1895-1960)上校於1920年代購於中國，後傳承至現藏家。

A large Chinese celadon jade reticulated 'prunus and chrysanthemum' water coupeLate Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th centuryCarved and pierced from a pale celadon stone with striated white and russet inclusions, the large vessel formed as a prunus flowerhead supported and surrounded by an intricate network of leafy and flowery gnarled stems interlinked with flowering chrysanthemums, leaving a gap for the beak of the coupe, 18cm wide.明末清初 鏤雕梅菊紋水盂Reticulated jade water coupes, cups and brush washers deeply carved and pierced were popular in the 17th century; few, however are as large and as complete as the present lot, which appears to have been carved from a large boulder and is surrounded overall by leafy stems.Cf. a related floral cup from the Qing Court Collection and dated to the Ming dynasty illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware (II), Hong Kong, 2006, no. 198. Two further examples, one carved as a peach and one as a flower, are illustrated by P.F. Schneeberger, The Baur Collection, Geneva: Chinese Jades and Other Hardstones, Geneva, 1976, nos. B41 and B42.Condition Report: 品相報告Natural inclusions and fissures to stone. Expected scattered nibbles to edges and at least one chip to the petal of a flower.

A Chinese pale and russet jade carved 'pomegranate' water potQing dynasty, Qianlong periodCarved from a very pale celadon stone with cloudy-white and russet inclusions, the vessel well-hollowed and supported by gnarled leafy branches, one side with the skin peeled back to reveal the myriad fleshy seeds, and adorned with a curious fly peeking over the rim, 8.4cm wide.清乾隆 青玉雕石榴式筆洗Condition Report: 品相報告Scattered nibbles to edges, including one to one of the lappets of the flowery stem of the pomegranate. Some natural inclusions and a couple of fissures in stone , well integrated in the design - including a dark one running by the seeds, approx. 6cm long.

A Chinese greyish-green jade vase, fangguMing dynasty, 17th centuryWith pierced 'dragon' flanges to the sides and notched flanges to front and back, carved to the mid-section with taotie, 21.5cm high, carved fitted wood stand.明十七世紀 青玉雕出戟方觚連木座

A Chinese spinach jade twin-handled bowlQing dynasty, 18th centuryStanding on a splayed foot decorated with a band of lotus petals, rising to deep flared sides and everted rim, flanked by a pair of S-shaped dragon handles each issuing a loop ring, the exterior carved with a band of stylised chilong, the stone of rich spinach tone mottled with milky streaks and black inclusions, 6.5cm high, 21.5cm across.清十八世紀 碧玉雕雙龍耳盌Condition Report: 品相報告Good condition. Tiny nibbles to the handles, natural inclusions in the stone.

A Chinese Mughal-style pale celadon jade lobed twin-handled bowlQing dynasty, 17th/18th centuryOf oval lobed form with carved foliate handles, the foot delicately carved in the form of a camellia with folded petal tips, 19.5cm wide, 7.5cm high.Provenance: R.M.W. Walker Collection.The Choice Collection of Old Chinese Porcelain and Objects of Art formed by the late R.M.W. Walker, Christie's London, 12 July 1945, lot 145.With John Sparks Ltd, 128 Mount Street, London, W1.John Sparks Ltd Insurance Valuation, dated 1953, listed as number 7.Collection of Robin Marx (1923-1975), UK, and thence by descent within the family.清十七/十八世紀 莫臥兒式青玉雕雙耳盌來源：R.M.W. Walker收藏；佳士得倫敦1945年7月21日R.M.W. Walker藏品專場拍賣會，第145號；John Sparks Ltd, 英國倫敦；John Sparks公司1953年保險評估單，第7號物品；Robin Marx (1923-1975)英國收藏，由後人傳承至今。

A large Mughal-style carved celadon jade ladleQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryThe cylindrical handle carved with lotus bud finial and stiff leaves, the large circular bowl engraved to the reverse with a lotus flower and two leaves, 33cm long, fitted box.Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., London, according to paper label on the fitted box.John Sparks Ltd Insurance Valuation, dated 1953, listed as number 43.Collection of Robin Marx (1923-1975), UK, and thence by descent within the family.十八/十九世紀 莫臥兒式玉雕勺來源： John Sparks Ltd，倫敦（標籤）；John Sparks公司1953年保險評估單，第43號物品；Robin Marx (1923-1975)英國收藏，由後人傳承至今。

A Chinese white and brown jade two-tone carving of Liu Hai Qing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryThe two tones of the stone cleverly incorporated in the design by carving the Immortal from the white, even stone, standing on his brown three-legged toad, 4cm high.Provenance: Collection of Robin Marx (1923-1975), UK, and thence by descent within the family.清十八/十九世紀 玉雕劉海像來源：Robin Marx (1923-1975)英國收藏，由後人傳承至今。

A Chinese grey jade 'dragon' cup standMing dynastyOf rectangular form with canted corners, carved in relief with two writhing dragons around central recess which sits above a lotus flower, the stone of mottled grey form with green inclusions and black veins, 10.3x16cm.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.明 灰玉雕龍紋盃托來源：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Approx. 6mm wide shallow surface flake to top right corner edge of rim. Natural inclusions and some dark fissures to stone. A few nibbles to edges.

A Chinese mottled creamy and mushroom jade archaistic cupMing dynasty The tapering shape thinly carved and incised to the exterior with c-scrolls, archaistic stylised animals and an upright lappet band at the foot, on fitted huanghuali lotus stand, 17th/18th century, 6.5cm high.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.明 仿古玉雕盃連木座來源：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Natural inclusions and fissures to stone, a couple of tiny nibbles to edges.

BULGARIFarbstein-Diamant-Bettelarmband. Herkunft: Italien. Material: 750/- Gelbgold, Punze. Gesamtgewicht: ca. 93,5 g. Maße: Länge ca. 20,0 cm. Diamanten: 51 Brillanten zus. ca. 0,53 ct., G/VS. Edelsteine: Unterschiedliche Farbsteinplatten aus Onyx, rosa Koralle, Perlmutt, Lapislazuli, grüner und rosafarbener Jade. Beschreibung: 18 originale Bulgari-Anhänger, unterschiedliche Modelle, alle mit Karabiner zum Ein- und Aushängen. Ein Anhänger mit Koralle. Anbei Box, Rechnung in Kopie und zwei Zertifikate für Charms "Sole" und "Parentesi". Bulgari Schmuck Armband Gelbgold Diamant ItalienErläuterungen zum Katalog

TIFFANY & COPolka Dots. Jade-Ohrclips. Herkunft: USA, New York. Datierung: 1980. Material: 750/- Gelbgold, Punze. Gesamtgewicht: ca. 19,4 g. Maße: 2,2 x 1,7 cm. Edelsteine: Schwarze Jade-Elemente. Beschreibung: Juwelierpunze T&Co. C. Angela Cummings. Tiffany & Co Schmuck Polka Dots Moderner Schmuck Ohrclips Gelbgold Jade USA, New YorkErläuterungen zum Katalog

A pair of carved jade type drop ear-rings

A quantity of costume and Oriental jewellery including white metal bangle, yellow metal earrings, jade pendants, carved Oriental decorative items in a wooden box, and a vintage Huntley and Palmer biscuit tin and bank notes

An 18ct yellow gold fine link chain, length 42cm, suspending a heart shaped carved jade yellow metal mounted pendant, weight of chain 3.7g, combined approx. 9.05g.

A CARVED AND PIERCED WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' PLAQUEMing DynastyOf rectangular form, carved with a coiled dragon framed by four clouds against a pierced ground.6cm (2 3/8in) high x 7cm (2 3/4in) wideFootnotes: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

AN ARCHAISTIC JADE 'CHI DRAGON' BLADE, GUI, AND A JADE DISC, BIThe gui carved with two chi dragons, one holding a lingzhi fungus below a rounded edge, pierced at the opposite end, the bi carved with three chi dragons in high relief, the reverse with a pattern of raised bosses.The blade: 22cm (8 5/8in) long (2).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 CELADON JADE CUPEarly 20th centuryWith deeply rounded sides raised on a short foot, the body incised with two chi dragons, framed by key-scroll bands, the side set with a single loop handle below a mythical beast head, jutting out below the lipped rim, fitted wood stand.7.5cm (2 7/8in) high (2).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 PALE CELADON JADE VASE AND COVER20th centuryThe compressed rounded body supported on a banded foot, incised on each side with a pair of kui dragons against a key-scroll ground, the shoulders set with flower-form handles the domed cover with a bud finial.21.5cm (8 1/2in) high (2).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

THREE HARDSTONE VASES AND COVERS20th CenturyComprising: a hu vase and cover, set with elephant head handles, incised on one side with a dragon and a phoenix on the reverse; a pear shaped vase with two chi dragons clambering up the sides forming the handles; and a spinach jade hu vase decorated with taotie masks between notched flanges, the cover set with a chi dragon.The tallest: 20.5cm (8 1/8in) high (7).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 PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF LIU HAI18th/19th centuryThe Immortal wearing an ample robe revealing the bare chest and belly, with a three legged toad hanging on his left side and to the right holding a chain of coins running to his back.8cm (3 1/8in) high (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PALE GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT BOY17th/18th centuryThe kneeling boy leaning on his arms, holding a fly whisk behind his back and a ball in between his arms just below the smiling face, the hair combed in two top knots, the stone of an even pale colour. 6.7cm (2 5/8in) longFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A VERY PALE GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A BOY18th/19th centuryDeftly carved as boy standing with his left foot forward, clad in long flowing robes and clasping a sprig of lotus extending over his right shoulder, the face with jovial expression and tufts of hair on either side of his head, the stone of even whitish-green tone, wood stand. 7.5cm (3in) high (2).Footnotes:Provenance: an English private collectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF LIU HAIQing DynastyThe boy carved standing in flowing robes, his right foot resting on the head of the three legged toad, a branch of pomegranate fruits held over his left shoulder, carved wood stand.6cm (2 3/8in) high (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A MUTTON FAT JADE FIGURE OF A FEMALE IMMORTAL AND ATTENDANT18th/19th centuryThe Immortal holding a peach in her hands, with her attendant to her side holding a prunus branch just below the Immortal's flowing ribbons, both wearing draping robes, rosewood stand, fitted box.14.8cm (5 7/8in) high (3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A CARVED AND PIERCED PALE GREEN JADE 'SHOU CHARACTER' PLAQUEMing DynastyOf rectangular form, carved and pierced with a series of floral branches supporting five variations of the shou character.6.5cm (2 1/2in) high x 7cm (2 3/4in) wideFootnotes: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 WHITE JADE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' VASE19th centuryThe baluster vase of flattened form flanked by a pair of peony heads issuing from a long stem in the beak of a phoenix flanking the vase, the other side with a scaly dragon, all on top of craggy rockwork, the stone of even white tone, hongmu stand. 10.3cm (4in) high (2).Footnotes:Provenance: an English private collectionM. Isaacs & Son, Manchester, M2 3FX, 22 November 1972This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PALE CELADON JADE 'MOUNTAIN' BOULDER CARVING20th centuryDeeply carved in the round to depict a scholar sitting before a stream beneath an overhanging pine tree and among jutting rocks, the reverse with a pathway partially visible between rocks running down to a jetty where a boat is moored opposite a pine tree.11cm (4 1/4in) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A GROUP OF THREE VARIOUS JADE CARVINGS20th centuryComprising: a white jade 'lotus buds and frog' group; a pale green and russet jade dragons belt hook; and a pale green and grey jade archaistic fitting with recumbent animal and taotie mask details, fitted box. The belt hook: 9cm (3 1/2in) long (4).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A GROUP OF FOUR VARIOUS JADE CARVINGSMing Dynasty and 19th centuryComprising: a pale green jade cup with twin horned dragon loop handles and rows of small bosses to the body, fitted box; a pale green jade gourd-shape snuff bottle with green jade stopper, hardwood stand; a pale green jade of Liu Hai with a three-legged toad on his back, hardwood stand; and a grey and russet jade figure of horse.The bowl: 12.2cm (4 7/8in) wide (6).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A JADE 'OX' CARVING AND TWO AGATE 'ANIMAL' CARVINGSMing and Qing DynastyComprising: an agate carving of a recumbent ox; a yellow and russet jade carving of a horned mythical beast; and an agate 'feline, bird and bat' group with white and amber russet inclusions, skilfully carved. The ox: 7.5cm (3in) wide (3).Footnotes:Provenance: A European private collectionThis 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 PALE GREEN JADE BELT HOOK MOUNTED AS MAGNIFYING GLASS19th centuryThe jade buckle carved and pierced with a dragon head hook facing a crawling chilong clasping a spray of lingzhi, with circular stud on the reverse, mounted as handle to a magnifying glass with partially gilt silver fitting, HK mark.15.9cm (6 1/4in) high; the belt hook 8.8cm (3 1/2in) longFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A SILVER FILIGREE, ENAMEL AND JADE HAND MIRRORLate Qing DynastyWith pale green jade dragon head belt hook handle and inset reticulated jade butterfly and peony plaque, the mirror reverse decorated with auspicious characters alternating with inset hardstone cabochons, on a filigree ground with enamel floral and foliate decoration, the handle reverse with enamel bats and clouds decoration. 24cm (9 1/2in) longFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' TEAPOT AND COVERLate Ming DynastyCarved and well-hollowed from a single monumental piece of jade, the rectangular body supported on a high square foot below angular shoulders, the body set with raised rectangular panels with curved edges, one panel carved to depict four Immortals beneath a pine tree and beside a deer, the reverse panel with the other four Immortals beside a crane with peach tree branches overhead, the rectilinear ear-shaped handle opposite an S-shaped spout, each emerging between two confronting kui dragons incised to the raised panel, the handle with a chi dragon naturalistically carved grasping the handle with head lowered to face the rim, the bifurcated tail nestled over a flange at the base of the handle, the spout entirely encircled in a clockwise direction by a wide-eyed dragon chasing a flaming pearl and stepping off a bed of clouds, all dynamically carved and pierced in high relief, the foot and rim with a key-scroll band repeated at the base of the cover, its four concave facetted sides narrowing to a finial carved as Shoulao seated between a deer and crane atop a rockwork throne, supported on a tightly fitting rectangular stand with pierced aprons carved to depict confronting kui dragons among scrolling patterns.28cm (11in) long (3).Footnotes:Provenance: a London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s and thence by descent.The depiction of the Eight Immortals has a precedent in the Imperial late Ming jade pear-shaped ewer in the Palace Museum collection illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware, I, 1999, p.298, cat. no. 315 where four Immortals are similarly incised to each side. The style of both incised carvings draws on carving in cinnabar lacquer of the period where the treatment of the figures is closely related. See for example, the octagonal lobed lacquer box from the Qing Court collection bearing the Daoist Immortals illustrated in Lacquer Wares of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2006, pp.252-253, no.200.The form of the present piece relates very closely to four square-form jade teapots in the Imperial collection, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing, 2011, pp.90-93, nos.74-77. Of these no.75 is the most similar in shape, whilst no.76 incorporates the Shoulao figure complete with crane and deer forming the finial, a feature also present on the pear-shaped ewer mentioned above.The present piece deviates from the published Imperial pieces by being significantly larger and by its more dramatic treatment of the dragons to the spout and handle. For a ewer with a related handle with a naturalistically carved chi dragon sprawling over the handle, see a ewer (yi) published in Geoffrey Wills, Jade of The East, no.105, p.121.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A GROUP OF FOUR WHITE AND GREY JADE CARVINGS17th and 19th centuryComprising: a magnifying glass with a large white jade 'dragon' belt buckle used as handle; a grey jade 'pine-trunk' vessel, wood stand; a mottled jade dragon-handled cup, wood stand; and a white jade bi disc in the shape of a mythical beast, wood stand. The belt buckle: 14cm (5 1/2in) long (7).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 JADES AND AN AGATE CARVING19th centuryComprising: a white jade carving of a recumbent horse lying with the head turned back towards a raised hind leg; a small jade 'twins' carving, formed with the pair aligned in a mutually inverted fashion skilfully modelled to give the impression of being four boys and an agate carving of a bell of flattened form with a tassel carved a white inclusion in the stone, strung with coral and pearl beads.6cm (2 3/8in) long (3).Footnotes:Provenance: From a London private collection, acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

SIX JADE CARVINGS19th centuryComprising: a white jade sword slide carved in relief with archaistic scrolls and a taotie mask at one end; two archaistic bi discs respectively strung with two jade and a coral bead; a miniature jade blade; a white jade tiger head button; and a white jade seated Buddha button, the latter three boxed.The longest: 7cm (2 3/4in) long (7).Footnotes:Provenance: From a London private collection, acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com