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Lot 2207
20th century AD. A mixed jade group comprising: carved plaque with openwork flower, leaf and tendril design; ovoid bottle with floral motifs, ferrous applicator with carved jade aviform handle. 51 grams total, 37-64mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/2"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 402
Qianlong Emperor, 1735-1796 AD. A carved translucent jade bowl with small basal ring and everted rim, running swags below the rim, scrolled tendrils and foliage to the median band, a further band of decoration around the basal ring; four Cantonese characters incised on the base, denoting the Qianlong Emperor. 189 grams, 13cm (5"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.Very fine condition.
Lot 109
A magnificent Chinese silk kesi 'Peach Festival' hanging scroll, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), richly embroidered in bright colours with a lively scene depicting immortals celebrating the birthday of Xiwangmu, Queen Mother of the West, of a pantheon of Daoist immortals and deities, including He He Erxian, Liu Hai, Shoulao and the Eight Immortals, on a garden terrace with lingzhi , pine and peach trees issuing from rockwork, awaiting the arrival of Xiwangmu, who descends from the sky seated astride her phoenix with her entourage of attendants, a crane in flight above, 175 x 89cm The ‘Peach Festival’, according to legend, takes place every 3000 years at the Jade Palace in the Kunlun Mountains in the Western paradise. A traditional Daoist theme, the festival is part of the celebrations for Xiwangmu’s birthday, during which she gifts immortals with the Peaches of Eternal Life, so their immortality may continue. This scroll captures the moment the immortals wait in anticipation for Xiwangmu, who is seen making a grand entrance on the back of a phoenix. The panel’s auspicious theme made it ideal to present at birthdays. For a similar lot, see Sotheby's, London, 13 May 2015, lot 122. 清 缂丝蟠桃会图挂幅
Lot 191
A Chinese jade circular box and cover, carved with a boy and a girl lying on their stomachs, the border with key fret, the stone of greyish-white tone, 7cm diameter, a hardstone box, with a pair of mandarin ducks to the side, 9.5cm long, a hardstone jar with Li Bai holding a wine cup to the side, 8.5cm high, and a hardstone jar and cover on three stud feet, with Buddhist lion mask handles, 6cm high (6)
Lot 195
Three Chinese carvings, comprising: an hardstone recumbent horse, its head to the back, 13.5cm long, a jade cup, in the shape of an horn, carved with a buffalo's head to the bottom and a chilong to the rim, 13.3cm high, and a lapis lazuli boulder, of mountain form, worked in high relief with a literatus riding a buffalo followed by an attendant, his friend greeting him under a pine tree, amongst a rocky landscape, the reverse similarly decorated, the stone of a bright purple-blue colour suffused with milky-white inclusions, 14cm long (3)
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