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A Chinese quartz carving: 19th century, of a streaked purple tone. In the shape of a compressed bottle with lid. Decorated with high relief motifs of lotus flowers and ducks, H 22cm £400-600
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A Tibetan hardstone and silver offering cup with silver saucer: 19th century, applied silver decoration to the rim and applied silver decoration with semi-precious stones to the foot of the cup. With silver lining, H 6cm £150-250
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A Middle Eastern silver kohl pot: early 20th century, embellished with filigree decoration. With applicator stick chained to the lid and attached to a loop for suspension, H 10cm £150-250
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A pair of Chinese ivory carvings: early 20th century, in the shape of standing female warriors wearing armour and carrying sword, spear, bow and arrows. With carved and ink-filled details. On a wooden stand, H 29cm £400-600
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Middle Eastern silver inkwell and pen case: 19th century, with hinged lids. Decorated with engraved floral details. With impressed tughra on the pen case, L 27cm £200-300
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A Chinese sang de boeuf shallow bowl: 18th century, deep red enamel to the exterior and the interior thinning to a white rim. Yellow colour later (possibly glue) applied to the base. Qianlong (1735-1796) mark to the base and of the period. On a later wooden stand, D 18cm £200-300
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A Chinese malachite carving: late 19th century, in the archaistic shape of a tripod censer with taotie decoration and two dragon-head handles. The domed lid topped by two lion dogs and surrounded by three rams, H 13cm £200-300
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A Chinese hardstone bowl: 19th century, of a deep spinach green tone. Thinly carved. Plain with slightly everted rim. On a wooden stand, D 15cm £300-500
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A Pair of Chinese Bowls:18th century, brown glazed Café au Lait bowls, the interior with hand painted floral & bird decoration, H 5 cm x W 9 cm £80-120
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A Large 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vase: A rare and fine piece of unusually large dimensions and particularly accurate and elegant decoration. The body and neck richly enamelled with a dynamic, flowing motif of four-clawed dragons with sinuous, lightly floating bodies amidst smoothly moving clouds. The shoulders embellished with medallions containing Buddhist symbols. A delicate wave motif around the base. A key-fret band around the mouth rim and a stiff leaves band around the neck. Two moulded elephant heads applied to the neck. All emerging on a deep blue ground, H 92cm £1500-2000
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Indo-Persian School (19th century): A gouache on silk depicting Arab warriors hunting a tiger in a landscape, H 39 x W 29.5cm £80-120
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Two Japanese ivory carvings: meiji period, representing two standing Taoist Immortals. With realistic facial details and carefully engraved decorations on the robes. With artist's mark to the base. Each on a wooden base, H 32cm, £300-500
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A large Chinese famille verte plate: 18th/19th century, vividly decorated in translucent enamels with a scene of officials with attendants and soldiers in a landscape. Encircled by a motif of Endless Knot and flowers around the rim, D 30cm £200-300
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A Japanese Sumida Gawa Jar: Early 20th century, decorated with applied figures of a boy, a girl and a fish. The rim covered in a drip tone-changing glaze from brown to green, blue & mottled blue. Ban-ni signature to the side. H 15cm x D 18cm £150-250
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A Chinese Cabinet: 19th century, hardwood, the panelled doors and drawers inlaid with mother-of-pearl and ivory with further motifs of utensils on a shaped apron with brass mounts and fittings, H 115cm x W 136cm x D 51cm £800-1200
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Indo-Persian School (19th century): Scholars reading, gouache on paper with Arabic script, H 23 x W 14cm, in decorative inlaid frame with geometric design £80-120
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Three small Indian paintings on bone: late 19th/early 20th century, colours and gilt representing erotic scenes. £100-200
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Early 20th Century Chinese Bronze Dragon: A four clawed dragon in standing position with a coiled tail, H 98cm £300-500
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Two small Japanese bronze boxes with lid: Meiji period, identically modelled, the lid in the shape of Daruma with fly whisk, H 11cm £80-120
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A small Chinese famille rose jar with lid: 18th/19th century, of bulbous shape and decorated with two medallions containing similar scenes of a lady reading on a terrace amidst a motif of chrysanthemums and scrolls on a deep blue ground. Similar motif of flowers and scrolls on a deep blue ground to the domed lid, H 14cm £60-80
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A set of three Chinese black lacquered round nesting boxes: mid-20th century, the lids decorated in mother-of-pearl and colour with figures to include a lady sweeping a garden, a boy skipping in a garden, a lady sitting in a garden, outer box: D 13cm £60-80
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A Chinese bronze figure and a Chinese copper figure: 19th century, the bronze piece in the shape of a sinuous dragon; H 14cm. The copper piece in the shape of a sea dragon; H 25.5cm £80-120
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A small Chinese cylindrical ivory box: early 20th century, finely engraved and ink filled with the scene of a figure walking on a bridge in a mountainous landscape and poetical inscription. 'Shou' character encircled by bats to the lid. Artist's mark to the base, H 4.5cm £70-100
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A Chinese iron-red snuff bottle with stopper: 19th century, the elongated cylindrical body decorated in iron-red with a fierce-looking figure brandishing a sword and a bat. With amber stopper, H 9cm £120-180
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A collection of illustrated Japanese books: Edo period, four volumes illustrated by Utagawa Kunikazu (active 1849-1867) and a volume illustrated by Yanagawa Shigenobu (1782-1832). £120-180
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A pair of Chinese silk lotus shoes: 18th century, finely embroidered with delicate floral decoration, W 13cm £200-300
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A large Chinese famille rose plate: 18th/19th century, delicately enamelled with a graceful birds and flowers motif. Encircled by a longevity motif of alternating bats and peaches around the rim, D 30cm £120-180
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A Framed Chinese Plaque: Early 20th century, inlaid with soapstone depicting a figural garden scene & utensils, the whole framed in a Chinese hardwood frame Height without frame 38cm x 52cm £800-1200
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A Chinese export lacquered gaming box: 19th century, the box, lid and internal compartments richly decorated in gilt and red colour on black ground with a variety of scenes depicting figures entertaining themselves on terraces. Each of the five internal compartments containing gaming counters in mother-of-pearl, ivory and shell, H 11cm x W 31cm x L 28cm £150-250
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A pair of Chinese famille rose vases: 19th century, the tubular shaped bodies decorated with flowers, butterflies and a mirroring motif of two birds perching on flowering branches. All on a white ground with a light celadon tinge. The garlic-head mouth rim enamelled with medallions of delicate floral motifs, H 47cm £400-600
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Three Chinese export watercolours: 19th century, meticulously and vividly depicting scenes of ladies in interiors and garden settings engaged in various activities to include playing musical instruments and playing table games. All framed, H 21cm x W 33cm £120-180
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A Large Chinese Lacquered Case: 19th century, a blue lined interior on a wooden lacquered stand, H 57cm x W x D 64cm £100-200
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A Chinese Table: Early 20th century, rosewood, the square shaped recessed top above a central tier on square shaped legs, H 51cm x W 43cm £60-80
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A small Japanese cloisonné vase: Meiji/Taisho period, with flower decoration including irises and plum blossoms on a black ground, H 13cm £100-150
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A Chinese inside-painted glass snuff bottle with stopper: late 19th century, meticulously decorated with a continuous scene of a busy market street in a riverine setting, following the motif from the Song dynasty scroll painting 'Along the River during the Qingming Festival', H 7.5cm £50-80
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Two Chinese bone carvings: late 19th/early 20th century, representing two detailed and fine flower compositions of chrysanthemum and peony respectively. Applied on wood panels and in carved wooden frames, H 54cm x W 37cm £300-500
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Two 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Tankards: Together with an 18th century famille rose teapot £100-200
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A Chinese Table: 20th century, Huanghuali, the rectangular top above a double serpentine shaped apron on cabriole legs, H 39cm x L151cm x D 89cm £200-400
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A large South-East Asian bronze figure: 19th century, in the shape of a Buddha seated on a lotus throne with hands in bhumisparsa mudra and detachable flame-like usnisa. With traces of gilt, H 80cm £700-1000
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A Sino-Tibetan bronze figurine: 19th century, in the shape of a meditating Buddha Shakyamuni with hands in dhyana mudra. Seated on a lotus throne, each petal decorated with a Buddha figure, H 26cm £300-500
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A South-East Asian wooden figure: representing a Khmer style standing Buddha with hands in double abhaya mudra. With traces of black and red colour and gilt. Possibly Cambodian 15th century, H 168cm £1000-1500
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A Chinese bronze censer: 19th century, of a plain, slightly bulbous shape with two elephant-head handles, H 25cm x W 27cm £250-350
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A Middle Eastern copper casket with lid: mid 20th century, decorated with a Zoroastrian motif of Achaemenid inspiration. With loop handle. The lid with floral decoration. Possibly Iranian, H 11cm £150-200
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A Chinese cloisonné cylindrical censer with lid: 18th century, finely decorated with lotus flower motifs. With two rectangular handles. The lid with embossed dragon decoration. Supported by three elephant-head feet. Engraved decoration and Qianlong (1735-1796) mark to the base, H 37cm £10000-15000
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A large Chinese bronze censer: late 19th century, of octagonal shape, the eight sides decorated with medallions alternatively containing a dragon and a phoenix emerging from waves in relief. With two ruyi shaped handles and supported on four lion dogs feet, H 24cm x W 33cm £200-300
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A Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup: late 18th/19th century, with carved and engraved decoration of leafy and flowering branches. With petalled rim and handle with leaf motif, H 7cm £3000-5000
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A 19th century Chinese export ivory puzzleball chess set £300-500
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A Chinese soapstone carving: 18th century, modelled as a seated luohan. Smoothly and skilfully carved throughout, with fine details of the tonsured head and of the decoration of the robe, H 10cm £1200-1800
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A Chinese soapstone carving: 19th century, modelled as a kneeling Guanyin, holding a Buddhist rosary. Well carved details of the jewels and the decoration of the robe, H 10cm £700-1000
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A Chinese Silver beaker & napkin ring: 19th century, both finely detailing Chinese exterior scenes with figures, buildings & blossoming trees, with initialed cartouches. £100-200
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