Fine Chinese Art

A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE LARGE PAIR OF PORTRAITS OF A NOBLEMAN AND A NOBLE LADY19th centuryInk and colours on silk, framed and glazed.Both figures s...

AN EMBROIDERED SILK 'PARADISE FLYCATCHER' RANK BADGE19th centuryMade for a civil official of the Ninth Rank, embroidered in multi-coloured threads...

A BLUE-GROUND COUCHED 'NINE-DRAGONS' GOLD ROBE, JIFUCirca 1870The robe finely worked in couched gold threads with nine writhing five-clawed dragon...

A CORAL-RED-GROUND GAUZE SILK WOMAN'S ROBE, CHANGYIDaoguangThe coral-red silk gauze finely embroidered in Peking knot with a central panel of two ...

A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A BOY HOLDING A LOTUS-LEAF STEMSong/Ming DynastyDeftly carved as a joyous boy with two small buns of hair,...

A YELLOW AND BROWN JADE CARVING OF A LUDUANMing Dynasty or later The beast carved recumbent with head turned sharply back, with beady eyes gazing ...

A PALE GREEN AND BROWN JADE 'BUDDHIST LION AND CUB' GROUPEarly 18th centuryThe small pebble crisply carved as a recumbent beast with large bulbous...

A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST17th centuryThe beast carved recumbent with its head sharply turned back, with bulbous eye...

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'ELEPHANT AND BOYS' GROUP18th centuryThe large animal crisply carved standing foursquare with head turned slightly to its ...

A RARE WHITE JADE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVERQianlongThe compressed globular body supported on a raised straight foot ring, the domed cover delicately ...

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A RECUMBENT HORSE18th/19th centuryCarved in an early style from a small pebble as a recumbent horse with head l...

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'DUCK AND LOTUS' CARVINGQing Dynasty The pebble finely carved as a Mandarin duck with its head sharply turned back claspin...

A WHITE JADE 'POMEGRANATES' SNUFF BOTTLE19th centuryNaturalistically carved in an elongated form with several pomegranates, two of them bursting o...

A FINE 'CHICKEN-BONE' JADE CREAMY-WHITE 'DOUBLE GOURD' GROUP18th centuryCleverly and intricately carved from a pebble, one exterior side using the...

A RARE FAMILLE ROSE PINK-GROUND SGRAFFIATO 'MEDALLION' BOWLDaoguang seal mark and of the periodExquisitely potted with deep rounded sides rising t...

A RARE FAMILLE ROSE PINK-GROUND SGRAFFIATO 'MEDALLION' BOWLDaoguang seal mark and of the periodExquisitely potted with deep rounded sides rising t...

A GREY AND BROWN JADE 'CHILONG' CUP17th century The cup with deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, with three sinewy chilong carve...

A VERY RARE 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE 'DRAGONS AND PHOENIX' SCROLL-WEIGHTMing DynastyDeftly carved around all surfaces of the irregular triangular pebbl...

A PALE-GREEN JADE 'FIVE BATS' SCROLL-WEIGHT18th century The flattened irregular oval disc crisply carved as five auspicious bats (wufu), one side ...

A VERY FINE WHITE AND GREY JADE BIRD GROUP18th century The pebble meticulously carved as two two birds nestled beside each other, their beaks clas...

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE TIGER SCROLL-WEIGHTTang Dynasty or earlierThe large pebble finely carved as a tightly coiled tiger wit...

A MAGNIFICENT AND LARGE GREEN JADE MYTHICAL BEASTQing DynastyThe imposing animal carved recumbent with large bulbous eyes beneath bushy brows, a w...

A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' DISHYongzhengCentrally enamelled in bold shades of pink green yellow blue and gold with two swimming ducks ...

A SET OF FOUR FAMILLE ROSE 'FLOWER AND BIRD' PLAQUESSigned Jin Pinqing (active 1862-1908), and cyclically dated to the Gengchen year, correspondin...

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A RARE LARGE PAINTING OF THE SUMMER PALACELate Qing DynastyGouache on silk, depicting a bird's eye view of the Yihe Yuan or Summer Palace, the per...

CHEN YIFEI (1946-2005)The young cellist, circa 1986Oil on canvas, framed. 153cm (60 1/4in) x 154cm (60 5/8in).Footnotes:This work is registered in...

A HONGMU CORNER-LEG TABLE, TIAOZHUO17th/18th century The table with a rectangular top set within a wide frame above waisted plain aprons, all rais...

ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL19th centuryOil on canvas. Depicting a domestic interior, a brightly-robed lady adjusting her elaborate formal hair ware seate...

A LARGE SILK EMBROIDERED PANEL-INSET HONGMU SCREEN19th centuryThe large rectangular panel finely embroidered in multicoloured silk with a festive ...

A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID HONGMU SIDE-CABINET19th centuryOf rectangular and panelled form, the front comprising of three cupboards, each fitted wit...

A CARVED BAMBOO GUQIN-SHAPED WRISTRESTQing DynastyFinely carved in the form of a guqin or seven-stringed zither, incised on the top surface with a...

A CARVED COCONUT SHELL LOBED CUPXuanshi mark, 17th/18th century Exquisitely carved and hollowed, the deep rounded sides forming three lobes, each ...

A BOXWOOD 'CHILONG' GROUP18th centuryAttractively and delicately carved from a section of irregular oval shape, one end with a jagged section of p...

A SMALL CHENXIANGMU PLAQUE18th/19th centuryOf rectangular shape, the dark and fragrant wood carved on one side in relief with three Immortals unde...

A BLACK LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BOX AND COVERJun Zan mark, 17th centuryThe box and cover meticulously decorated with a scene of a schol...

A RARE COPPER RED PALE BLUE-GLAZED OPENWORK 'CRANES AND CLOUDS' BRUSHPOTKorea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th century The vessel well-potted, of cylindrical...

A JADE 'CHILONG SNUFF BOTTLE TOGETHER WITH A WHITE JADE 'SANYANG KAITAI' SNUFF BOTTLE AND AN INSCRIBED 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th c...

A FINE WHITE AND BLACK JADE 'DOUBLE' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th century Expertly carved in the form of two conjoined white and black jade bottles, each...

A CARVED AGATE 'SAGES' SNUFF BOTTLE19th century Of flattened globular form surmounted by a short cylindrical neck, carved on one side with two sea...

TWO VERY FINE CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES19th century The first, of flattened ovoid form deftly carved with a continuous scene of a bat and a pair ...

A FINE BANDED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th century Smoothly carved and hollowed, of rounded square-shaped body surmounted by a cylindrical neck, th...

A FINE AND RARE CARVED AGATE 'MONKEY' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th centuryExquisitely carved, of rounded square form rising from a short oval foot, utili...

A 'MOSS' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE19th century The well-hollowed pebble of semi-translucent stone with natural inclusions forming aquatic plant-like deco...

TWO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES19th century One of rounded square form, well hollowed, the translucent stone with orange patches formed as a bird perched ...

A CARVED AGATE 'PEKINGESE' SNUFF BOTTLE19th century Of rounded square form rising from a short oval foot to a cylindrical neck, one side utilising...

A CARNELIAN AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE AND AN AQUAMARINE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE19th centuryThe agate bottle of slightly flattened globular shape surmounted by...

A CARVED AMBER 'FLORAL' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th centuryOf elegant flattened baluster shape rising from a flat base, finely carved in low relief with...

A VERY RARE CARVED AND INSCRIBED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLEWang Baishi (1830-1850)Of flattened baluster shape rising from a flat base, the orange-honey to...

A RARE DOUBLE-OVERALY GLASS 'EIGHT HORSES OF MUWANG' SNUFF BOTTLEYangzhou Seal school, 1850-1940Expertly formed of flattened globular shape surmou...

A BLUE OVERLAY MILKY-WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLECylically dated to the tenth month of the Gengchen Year, corresponding to 1856 and of the period Fine...

A RED GLASS OVERLAY 'CARP' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th centuryOf elegant pear shape rising from a short oval foot ring to a cylindrical neck, finely car...

A WHITE OVERLAY PINK GLASS 'LOTUS' SNUFF BOTTLE1750-1820, possibly Imperial Glass WorkshopsOf flattened oviform shape, exquisitely moulded with th...

A FINE AND RARE CARVED FIVE COLOUR OVERLAY GLASS 'LIU HAI' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th century Of ovoid form standing on a short oval foot ring, with fi...

A RED OVERLAY GLASS 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th century Of elegant elongated baluster shape, finely carved with a single overlay red layer on ...

A RED-OVERLAY GLASS 'FLORAL' SNUFF BOTTLEYangzhou Seal school, 19th centuryElegantly formed of flattened pear shape rising from a short oval foot ...

A ROCK-CRYSTAL INSIDE-PAINTED 'THREE KINGDOMS' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLEYe Zhongsan (1875-1945) and cyclically dated to the Dingwei year corresponding to...

AN INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK-CRYSTAL 'HORSE' SNUFF BOTTLEYe Zhongsan (1875-1945), cyclically dated to the Dingyou year, corresponding to 1897 and of the...

THREE INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLESThe first decorated with a scholar reading by candlelight beside an attendant in a hut beneath a pine tree...