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A GREEN-GROUND 'BUTTERFLIES AND FLOWERS' GAUZE ROBE 19th century Finely embroidered with scattered floral sprays and butterflies in polychrome th...

A SANCAI GLAZED MODEL OF A RECUMBENT RAM Tang Dynasty Modelled with the head upright and facing forwards, the legs neatly tucked beneath the body,...

A HUANGHUALI PICNIC BOX, TIHE 19th/20th century Of rectangular form, four trays stacked above one another with beaded rims below a conforming co...

A CARVED PALE CELADON JADE PARFUMIER Qing Dynasty Of cylindrical form, pierced and carved with chilong dragons amidst a dense ground of the Thre...

A LARGE POTTERY MODEL OF A WARRIOR Tang Dynasty Standing with the arms outstretched, wearing elaborate armoured robes, with beast mask shoulder co...

A FINE BLUE GROUND KANG CUSHION COVER 19th century Intricately woven with meandering lotus and exotic blooms borne on undulating, leafy stems amid...

A TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD FIBULA Eurasian, Western Mongolia, 13th-11th century BC The fibula with a stylised ram's head terminal perpendicularly con...

A METAL OPENWORK BELT PLAQUE Northwest China, 3rd-1st century BC In the form of two conjoined open-mouthed wolves, lying head to tail, the reverse...

SHEN GUANGFU; HE CHENGJUN (1882-1961) Ruyi Sceptre Ink on paper, mounted as a hongmu wood table screen With dedication by He Chengjun (1882-1961...

A FAMILLE VERTE FIGURAL CHARGER Kangxi Decorated with a scene depicting an official seated within a pavilion, flanked by armed attendants, another...

A MIRROR-BLACK-GLAZED VASE Kangxi The body of baluster shape rising from a spreading foot to a short cylindrical neck, the exterior covered with a...

A GOLD COILED SNAKE Probably Eurasian, 6th to 5th century B.C The snake coiled into a spiral, sharpening gradually from its head to tail with its ...

A KO-SOMETSUKE POLYCHROME DISH Chongzhen With bracket lobed rim, decorated with a scholar and attendant carrying a wrapped qin and crossing a br...

A LARGE NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY JAR Yangshao culture, c. 2500-2000BC Of rounded form with tapering lower body, set with a pair of loop handles, ...

TWO FAMILLE ROSE 'BUDDHIST EMBLEM' ALTAR ORNAMENTS WITH LATER ORMOLU MOUNTS The porcelain Daoguang The circular emblems finely modelled in openwor...

A JADE INSET CLOISONNÉ BOX COVER, TWO RINGS AND A CORAL SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century Comprising: a cloisonné cover set with a jade plaque, resting on...

AN OPENWORK BRONZE 'ANIMALS' BELT BUCKLE Eurasian, 4th century B.C The rectangular plaque cast with confronting stylised felines and rams, modelle...

A SILVERED BRONZE FITTING Northwest China, 8th-6th century BC The tubular cap surmounted by a recumbent hound, above a faceted rounded shaft, open...

ATTRIBUTED TO BIAN JINGZHAO (1355-1428) Two Lions Ink and colour on silk, unmounted. 191.5cm (75 3/8in) high x 95cm (37 3/8in) wide Footnotes:...

A QINGBAI WATERDROPPER AND COVER AND COSMETICS BOX AND COVER Song Dynasty The waterdropper decorated to the upper body with large floral blooms bo...

A BRONZE 'SNAKE' BELT HOOK Northern China, 4th to 2nd century BC Cast in relief with a mythological creature entwined with a snake, finely incised...

AN ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE CUP Late Qing Dynasty The body carved with rows of bosses and shou medallions on two sides, flanked by a pair of chi...

A PAIR OF LARGE OPENWORK BRONZE BELT PLAQUES Northwest China, 2nd-1st century BC Each cast in openwork with two ibex standing facing away from eac...

TWO LACQUER FUBAKO (LETTER CASES), A MEDAL BOX AND A KOGO (INCENSE CONTAINER) Meiji period The kabusebuta of the larger letter box decorated in ...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' BOWL AND A PAIR OF DUTCH-DECORATED BOWLS The blue and white bowl: Kangxi; the pair of bowls: 18th century The blue and wh...

A PAINTED POTTERY MODEL OF A GROOM Tang Dynasty Modelled wearing a tall hat and belted tunic, the hands clasped together before him, the face with...

A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BEGTSE CHEN 19th century Standing in pratyalidhasana on a lotus petal base, trampling a prone human and horse, the right...

A GROUP OF JADE CARVINGS 19th century Comprising of a naturalistically modelled apple with almond-shaped leaves; a pear with spikey leaves; a cyli...

AN OCTAGONAL LACQUER TRAY, A DISPLAY STAND AND A GILT WOOD FIGURE Meiji period The tray decorated to the interior with six gold lacquer shells, th...

A TINNED BRONZE 'FELINE' HARNESS ORNAMENT Northwest China, 4th century BC The feline cast in openwork with raised ears and elliptical eyes, the co...

TWO FRAMED PAINTED PORCELAIN 'LANDSCAPE' PLAQUES Early 20th Century Each painted with an expansive watery landscape scene populated by figures, an...

A KO-SOMETSUKE MALLET FORM VASE Tianqi The cylindrical body decorated with aquatic plants, below a band of petal motifs to the shoulder, the cylin...

A DOUCAI 'DEER' DISH Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period Decorated at the centre with deer grazing beneath a pine tree within a fenced ...

A BLUE AND WHITE FIGURATIVE JAR Kangxi Painted with two rectangular panels, one with the poet Li Bai drinking wine accompanied by attendants in a ...

A RARE ENAMELLED BLANC-DE-CHINE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' EWER AND COVER Xuande four-character mark, 17th/18th century Of cylindrical form with a ribbe...

A PAIR OF OPENWORK PLAQUES DEPICTING FELINES Inner Mongolia/Southern Siberia, 9th-7th century BC Each of square form, cast in openwork to the cent...

A GILT-BRONZE 'DRAGON' TUNING KEY, QIN ZHEN YAO Western Han Dynasty Cast at the top with a coiled dragon in openwork on each side of a slender s...

A GREEN-GROUND SILK 'BOYS' ROBE Early 20th century Finely woven with lively scenes of boys at play, riding horses, holding swords and playing inst...

A BRONZE 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK Northern China, 5th to 3rd century BC Depicting a pair of dragon-like mythical creatures with undulating S-shaped bodi...

A PAINTED ENAMEL AND GILT COPPER 'DRAGONS' VASE Qianlong four-character mark, 18th/19th century The body of rectangular form with canted corners, ...

AN IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period The exterior wall finely painted with alternat...

A LARGE POTTERY MODEL OF A BACTRIAN CAMEL Tang Dynasty Modelled standing four square with the head raised and turned to the right, wearing a saddl...

A PAINTED ENAMEL SQUARE BOX AND COVER 18th century With canted corners, delicately painted with densely interwoven flowering lotus, peony and blos...

A GREENISH YELLOW-GLAZED RELIEF-DECORATED 'BAMBOO' BRUSHPOT, BITONG 17th century The cylindrical vessel waisted with gently inward-curving wall...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASES AND A FLOWER POT 19th century The vases of bulbous form, decorated with various kinds of flowers such as plum blo...

A POTTERY MODEL OF A HORSE Tang Dynasty Modelled with the right foreleg raised, the neck arched and head lowered and turned to the left, the mane ...

A POTTERY MODEL OF A CAMEL AND RIDER Tang Dynasty The camel finely modelled, standing four square, the long slender neck arched slightly backwards...

A FAMILLE ROSE FIGURATIVE VASE AND A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE DISH Qianlong four-character marks, Republic period The vase of baluster form with a figur...

A STRAW GLAZED POTTERY MODEL OF A CAMEL Tang Dynasty Standing four square on a rectangular base, the head raised and facing forwards, supporting a...

A YELLOW-GROUND PAINTED ENAMEL 'BIRTHDAY' DISH Qianlong seal mark and of the period Decorated with a shou medallion to the interior centre encir...

A BRONZE 'LUDUAN' INCENSE BURNER AND COVER 18th century The beast standing four-square upon a serpent form base, facing forwards and wearing a tas...

A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY MODELS OF HORSES AND A MODEL OF A GROOM Tang and Ming Dynasty The horses standing four square on rectangular bases, wear...

A PAIR OF BRONZE FELINE-MASK CHARIOT END FITTINGS Eurasian, possibly 4th to 3rd century B.C Each animal cast with protruding eyes and ears, its mo...

HUANG WENZHI (1879-1939) Calligraphy Ink on paper, hanging scroll With a dedication to Sir George Sinclair Moss (1882-1959), British diplomat, dat...

A GROUP OF KINGFISHER FEATHER JEWELLERY 19th century Comprising: two pairs of earrings, a pair of butterfly hairpins, a double grasshopper hairpin...

A TWO-TIER BOX AND A TEBAKO (ACCESSORY BOX) Meiji period The two-tier box decorated to the cover and four sides with prunus blossom trees and pau...

A CORAL CARVING OF A LADY 19th century The figure dressed in a long flowing robe adorned with a billowing celestial scarf, decorated with scrollin...

A PALE CELADON JADE PURSE-FORM PARFUMIER 19th/20th century The reticulated purse carved with panels of lotus sprays and foliage, the lobed cover w...

A BRONZE RAM'S HEAD AXLE CAP Eurasian, Western Mongolia, possibly circa 4th to 3rd century BC The tubular body extending to an elongated neck and ...

A GOLD REPOUSSÉ 'TIGER' EARRING Bactrian, 1st Millennium BC The centre decorated in relief with a curved tiger bending its legs and looking toward...