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A Chinese Jade Pendant, carved with conjoined mushrooms and insects, 5cm long £500 - 700
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A Chinese Jade Pendant, Qing Dynasty, as beasts climbing over a disc, 6cm long
See illustration on page 19 £200 - 300
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A Chinese Jade Model of a Peach, with leaves, 6.5cm wide £300 - 500
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A Pair of Chinese Jade Type Figures of Maidens, in flowing robes, 10cm high, with wooden stands £800 - 1000
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A Chinese Jade Belt Hook, Qing Dynasty, carved with mythical beasts, 8.5cm long, mounted on a gilt metal paper knife £500 - 700
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A Chinese Jade Belt Hook, Qing Dynasty, carved with mythical beasts,12cm long, mounted in a white metal hand mirror £500 - 700
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A Chinese Jade Bowl, in the form of a lily pad, the handle formed as a tendril, 14.5cm wide, carved and pierced hardwood stand £300 - 400
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A Chinese Jade Figure of a Horse, in Ming style, recumbent, its head turned to the rear, 7cm wide, hardwood stand £300 - 400
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A Chinese Jade Plaque, carved and pierced with a bird amongst foliage in a jardinière, 5.5cm high, hardwood stand; and A Similar Brush Washer, in the form of a lily pad, 11cm wide, matched hardwood base (2) £300 - 400
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A Chinese Jade Carving of a Fruiting Gourd, Qing Dynasty, with three fruit hanging from a branch, 6cm long £500 - 700
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A Chinese Jade Carving, of a standing figure holding a fruiting peach branch, 6cm high; A Similar Figure, holding a branch, 5.2cm; and A Carving of a Cicada, 4cm high (3) £300 - 500
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A Chinese Agate Snuff Bottle and Stopper, of flattened ovoid form, carved with two figures holding leaf parasols, the reverse with a building in landscape, 6cm high £300 - 500
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A Chinese Coral Figure of a Boy, 20th century, standing in flowing robes holding a bag, 10.5cm high £300 - 400
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A Chinese Coral Figure of Guanyin, 20th century, standing wearing flowing robes holding a vase and a scroll, 9.5cm high
See illustration on page 21 £300 - 400
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A Chinese Coral Figure of a Maiden, 20th century, standing in flowing robes holding a fan, a vase of flowers on a tree stump at her side, 10.5cm high, wooden stand
See illustration on page 21 £400 - 500
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A Chinese Coral Figure of a Maiden, standing wearing flowing robes holding a flowering branch, a bonsai tree in a planter on a tree stump at her side, 13.5cm high
See illustration on page 21 £400 - 500
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A Chinese Carved Agate Figure of a Horse, 20th century, naturalistically modelled recumbent, 6.5cm wide £500 - 700
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A Chinese Aventurine Figure of a Maiden, standing in flowing robes holding a tray of fruit, a fan in her right hand, 19.5cm high £800 - 1000
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Chinese School
Views of Penang and St Helena
Oil on copper, 15.5cm by 20.5cm, framed (a pair) £8000 - 12000
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A Chinese Gilt Bronze Belt Hook, Han Dynasty, in the form of a coiled archaic dragon, the hook as another dragon's head, inlaid with various hardstones including carnelian, turquoise, jade, lapis lazuli and chalcedony, 17.2cm long
Sold with An Analysis and Metallorphy Report by Dr Peter Northover, Oxford University, concluding the composition of this belt hook can be paralleled in the Han Dynasty, but it is decidedly uncommon. However, the samples showed good evidence of natural long term corrosion so we may accept this belt hook as ancient and authentic. £2000 - 3000
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A Chinese Gilt Bronze Belt Hook, Han Dynasty, in the form of a tiger inlaid with hardstones including carnelian and turquoise, 23.5cm long £1200 - 1800
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A Chinese Silver and Gilt Vessel, in Tang style, of globular form with flared cylindrical neck gilt with figures in ogee panels on a foliate engraved ground below a banded border, on three animal form legs, 16cm high £300 - 500
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National Treasure Collection of Rare Cultural Relics of the Shaanxi Provence, one volume, in hard case £60 - 80
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A Chinese Bronze Ding, of archaic form, with loop handles, the ovoid body cast with Taotie on three cylindrical supports, 17.5cm high £1500 - 2000
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A Bronze Figure of Siva Mahadeva, possibly Javanese, 9th-11th century, the four-armed deity standing holding a fly whisk, a rosary and a kendi, the head-dress with a skull and a crescent moon, a Brahmin cord with cobra's head over his left shoulder, on a lotus base, 79cm high
For a Javanese bronze figure of Siva Mahadeva in similar form dated to the 9th century AD see Jakarta National Museum, item no.6050 £20000 - 30000
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Two Chinese Cast Iron Cisterns, of rounded rectangular form with ring handles, cast with stylised meandering foliage on four mask feet, 120.5cm and 111cm wide £5000 - 7000
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A Japanese Tusk Okimono, 20th century, probably warthog tusk, modelled as turtles on a flowering and leafy lotus branch, signed, 16.5cm long, hardwood stand £200 - 400
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A Japanese Ivory Figure Group, Meiji period, as three fighting figures, one holding a musical instrument, another on the floor, various objects beside them, signed, 9cm high, together with a lacquered wood stand £1200 - 1800
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A Japanese Ivory Okimono, Meiji period, as three puppies play fighting, with glass eyes, signed, 12.5cm long, on a carved and pierced wooden base £1500 - 2000
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A Japanese Ivory Okimono, Meiji period, as a group of tumbling monkeys holding fruiting branches, signed, 7.5cm high, with hardwood plinth £1500 - 2000
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A Japanese Ivory Okimono, Meiji period, as a bear and cub walking in single file, 15cm long, with a wooden plinth £800 - 1200
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A Japanese Ivory Netsuki, Meiji period, as a boy sitting beside a large bag and a gourd, 2.5cm high; and Another, as a fruit, 4cm high (2) £200 - 300
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A Japanese Ivory Okimono, Meiji period, carved as rats climbing over a carp next to a lobster and flowering branches, 15cm long; and A Similar Model of a Corn Cob, with a beetle and grasshopper, 15cm long (2) £300 - 400
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A Pair of Japanese Ivory Sectional Vases, Meiji period, carved with boys playing in a garden within scroll borders, 12cm high £600 - 700
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A Japanese Ivory and Wood Okimono, Meiji period, as a millstone cutter, the seated figure holding a hammer over a millstone, a wooden example with further utensils to the side, signed to red lacquer plaque, 7cm high, wooden stand £400 - 600
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A Japanese Ivory Okimono, Meiji period, as a sage with tied-up hair and flowing beard, standing wearing flowing robes holding a peach, signed to red lacquer panel, 21.5cm high £400 - 600
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A Japanese Marine Ivory Okimono, Meiji period, as figures emanating from a magician's bowl held by the magician and assistant, signed to red lacquer panel, 20.5cm high; and A Similar Group, of figures amongst trees and rockwork, 23cm high (2) £400 - 600
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A Japanese Shibayama Box and Cover, Meiji period, in the form of a biwa inlaid with a lady and dragon on a variegated ground, 17.5cm long £1000 - 1500
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A Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Circular Bowl and Cover, Meiji period, with ball knop, decorated with cranes amongst bamboo and peony within foliate borders, 31cm diameter £300 - 400
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A Japanese Lacquer Four-Case Inro, Meiji period, gilt with a pagoda in a mountainous landscape, 7.5cm; and A Similar Four-Case Inro, decorated with trees and buildings, 7.5cm (2) £300 - 500
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A Japanese Bronze Vase, Meiji period, of baluster form with flared neck, cast with two birds watching a bee on a flowering branch, impressed seal mark, 25cm high £200 - 300
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A Japanese Bronze Figure of a Warrior, Meiji period, in the manner of Gyoko, the standing figure wearing armour holding a staff, a sword in his belt, on a hardwood base, signed, 35.5cm high £700 - 1000
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A Japanese Bronze Figure Group, Meiji period, as two laughing figures, one on the back of a carp, the other riding on a bag, a tortoise and further fish on a wave moulded base, 21cm long £300 - 400
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Japanese School (20th century)
Oni attacking fleeing figures
Watercolour and bodycolour on silk, 164cm by 50cm, framed and glazed (a set of four) £500 - 700
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A 9ct Gold Centre Seconds Wristwatch, signed Rolex, retailed by Bonner & Sons Colchester, Shock-Resisting, 1959, lever movement numbered N94656, silvered dial with applied dagger and Arabic numerals, case back numbered 14948, Rolex strap and gilt metal buckle, 32mm wide, with Rolex Box £800 - 1200
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A 14ct Gold Automatic Centre Seconds Wristwatch, signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, ref: 1500, circa 1955, lever movement numbered F87309 34110, silvered dial with applied dagger markers, screw down winding crown, screw back with convention hallmark 14k0.585 for 14ct gold and numbered 1500, 33mm wide £1200 - 1500
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An 18ct Gold Wristwatch, signed L.U.Chopard & Cie, Genève, ref: 1002, circa 1968, (calibre RZ7000) 21-jewel lever movement, silvered dial with applied baton markers, case back numbered 9973 1002 and convention hallmark 18k0.750 for 18ct gold, Chopard strap and gilt buckle, 33mm wide, with Chopard guarantee certificate £500 - 700
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A 9ct Gold Centre Seconds Wristwatch, signed Rolex, Oyster, Precision, ref: 6426/6427, 1959, (calibre 1210) 17-jewel lever movement numbered N25340, silvered dial with applied dagger markers, screw down winding crown, screw back numbered 487069 and convention hallmark 9k0.375 for 9ct gold and a Glasgow import mark, maker's mark RWC Ltd, 34mm wide £500 - 700
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An 18ct Gold Automatic Calendar Centre Seconds Wristwatch, signed Omega, model: Seamaster Calendar, circa 1957, (calibre 503) lever movement numbered 15776790, silvered dial with applied dagger markers, date aperture, snap-on back numbered 276030 2849SC and a convention hallmark 18k0.750 for 18ct gold, Omega buckle, 34mm wide, with later Omega boxes £500 - 700
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