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Wucai 'dragon and phoenix' box and cover, the cover with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst clouds, enclosed by key fret border, sides with dragon and phoenix, six character Wanli character mark to base, length 10.5cm, width 8.2cm, height 5.1cm. Bears label: Gulbenkian Museum, Durham See illustration £5000 - 8000
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Eight blue and white ladles, the bowls with figures within landscapes, length 15.5cm approx. (8) £30 - 50
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Eight blue and white saucer dishes, the ribbed sides and shaped rims with floral panels enclosing central roundel with flower burst, gilded details, diameter 11.5cm. (8) £100 - 200
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Set of six blue and white serving dishes, centres with weeping willows within garden landscape, Xuande mark to base recesses, length 20.5cm. (6) £200 - 300
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Blue and white ovoid shaped jar, the bulbous body with central band of Buddhist lions between floral scrolls beneath ruyi and angular lappet shoulder bands and applied brown glaze rim, lappet border to base, height 14.2cm. £200 - 300
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Pair of blue and white bowls, the interiors with cormorant in flight, exteriors with butterflies amidst foliage, diameter 10.3cm; blue and white bowl, with flowers amidst foliate scrolls, diameter 9.2cm. (3) £30 - 50
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Blue and white ink stone, the unglazed centre with pair of glazed leaf shaped recesses enclosed by border band beneath projecting lip and side with leaf and flowerhead roundels linked by flower scrolls, Daoguang seal mark to base, diameter 14.7cm. See illustration £800 - 1200
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Blue and white bowl, the steeply sloping sides rising to everted rim, the exterior with plain border lines, interior with base roundel having robed figure, diameter 8.9cm. £100 - 200
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Pair of blue and white 'phoenix' saucer dishes, the centres with apocryphal four character Yongle marks enclosed two scroll borders, exteriors with two phoenix in flight with trailing tails amidst clouds and flower scrolls, thickly modelled feet with unglazed base recesses, diameter 16cm. (2) See illustration £800 - 1200
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Pair of blue and white bowls, the sides with auspicious objects between ribbon ties and scrolls beneath everted rims with line borders and applied brown glaze to the lip, on tall ringed feet, base recesses with 'pair of fish' marks with double circles, diameter 15.2cm. (2) £400 - 600
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Blue and white 'fruit' bowl, the interior with wide rim border band having pairs of lychee between leaf scrolls and lotus flowers above lychee and leaf scroll central roundel, the exterior alternating with pairs stylised dragon leaf scrolls issuing lychee and vertically positioned leaf scrolls with single lychee, applied copper everted rim, six character Chenghua within double circle mark to base recess, diameter 22.8cm. See illustration £2000 - 3000
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Blue and white ovoid shaped jar, the tapering body with two decorated bands having writhing dragon above flowers and foliage, rising to flattened shoulders with four loop handles and short neck with 'angular' rim, height 37cm approximately. £100 - 200
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Blanc-de-chine archaistic vessel, fang ding, probably Dehua, with upright angular loop handles, the vessel moulded and carved on each side with taotie and chilong bands, the corner edges with rows of projecting flanges, the flattened legs with s-shaped motifs in shallow relief, length 11cm See illustration £500 - 800
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Blanc-de-chine cylindrical shaped vase, probably Dehua, with pair of lion mask handles beneath the shoulder rising to short neck with everted rim, height 18.0cm. £200 - 300
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Blanc-de-chine flattened baluster shaped vase, probably Dehua, the shoulder and neck with applied prunus blossom and branchwork loop handles, height 11.2cm. £100 - 200
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Two blanc-de-chine moulded covered bowls, probably Dehua, with fruiting prunus and flowering tree peony, flowerhead finials, diameter 20.5cm approx. (4) £200 - 300
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Blanc-de-chine libation cup, probably Dehua, the sides moulded with fruiting branches and cloud scrolls, height 6cm. £80 - 120
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Blanc-de-chine cylindrical form censer, probably Dehua, the angular projecting rim above horizontal sides with triple band divisions, the centre with anhua key fret, on three short ruyi feet, diameter 13.5cm. Bears label: Gulbenkian Museum, Durham. See Illustration £400 - 600
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Two blanc-de-chine 'beast' seals, probably Dehua, the bearded creatures, seated on their hind legs, one with single horn, the other with a ribbed underbelly, turned their left and right respectively, on square section columns, tallest height 7.4cm. (2)£300 - 500
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Blanc-de-chine censer, probably Dehua, of flattened baluster form with pair of lion mask handles above the shoulder, length 14.5cm with hardwood cover surmounted by jadeite finial. See illustration £300 - 500
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Iron red jar, with scrolls and floral pendants, underglaze blue leaf within double circle mark to base recess, height 28.5cm; enamelled kendi, bulbous body with globular shaped spout rising to elongated neck, height 22.5cm. (2) £100 - 200
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Famille rose dish, with flower spray, diameter 15.2cm. £80 - 120
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Set of three famille tea bowls and four saucers, with phoenix amidst flower blooms, diameter 14.5cm. (7) £30 - 50
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Four famille rose bowls, largest diameter 16.5cm; ten green enamel and iron red bowls, largest diameter 12.5cm. (14) £50 - 80
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Fourteen famille rose ladles and five underglaze blue ladles, maximum length 13cm approx. (19) £30 - 50
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Small pair of famille rose vases, each with exotic bird perched upon tree blossom, height 11.5cm. (2) See illustration £200 - 300551-554. No Lots
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Whiteware 'anhua-incised' cylindrical snuff bottle, with incised writhing dragon its eyes picked out in underglaze blue, the body rising to a squat neck with short projecting rim, all covered in clear glaze, unglazed base with concentric ring grooves, 'coral' stopper, height 11cm. See illustration £300 - 500
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Blue and white cylindrical snuff bottle, of bottle form with elongated neck, the sides with continuous scene of fruit pickers within landscape setting, 'coral' stopper, height 9cm. £200 - 300
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Blue and white rectangular 'floral' snuff bottle, the faces with continuous design of flowering peony branches upon 'endless vines' rising to a cylindrical neck with ruyi border, four character seal mark to base recess, jadeite stopper, height 7.6cm. £80 - 120
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Iron red 'writhing dragon' cylindrical snuff bottle, the dragon picked out in iron red upon and partially concealed by incised wave ground above iron red scroll wave base band, cylindrical neck with flat rim, 'coral' stopper, height 9.2cm. £250 - 400
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Blue and white 'Indian lotus' cylindrical shaped snuff bottle, the body of compressed form with three bands of alternating lotus flowers linked by vertical tendrils, translucent green stopper, height 6.3cm. See illustration £300 - 500
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Iron red flattened ovoid shaped snuff bottle, both sides with central roundel having dragon grasping flaming pearl, part-gilded key fret neck band, four character Qianlong mark to base recess, simulated green jade stopper, height 7.7cm.See illustration £300 - 500
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Blue and white 'dragon' cylindrical snuff bottle, the body encompassed with serpentine form writhing dragon in pursuit of flaming pearl, base with concentric ring grooves rose quartz stopper, height 8.5cm. £250 - 400
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Blue and white cylindrical 'landscape' snuff bottle, with figures aboard boat in lakeland landscape, domed stopper, Daoguang mark to base recess, height 8.2cm. See illustration £400 - 600
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Blue and underglaze red elongated pear shaped snuff bottle, with bearded warrior and attendants, seated figure mark to base recess, coral and jade stopper, height 8cm. £150 - 250
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Iron red octagonal section 'dragon' snuff bottle, mallet shape with sloping shoulders encompassed by serpentine form writhing dragon, carved stopper, height 6.1cm. £150 - 250
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Blue and white flattened ovoid 'Buddhist lion' snuff bottle, with lions playing amongst lingzi style clouds, Buddhist lion mark to base recess, flecked hardstone stopper, height 6.9cm. £150 - 250
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White jade flattened globular shaped 'bat' snuff bottle, incised with three flying bats and single bat hanging beneath shoulder angle, 'agate' stopper, height 5.7cm. £200 - 300
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Pale celadon jade flattened ovoid shaped 'landscape' snuff bottle, the sides with goats within landscape and gnarled pine with pagoda beyond rising to sloping shoulders and short cylindrical neck, black 'lacquer' stopper, height 7cm.See illustration £800 - 1200
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Flattened spade shaped jadeite snuff bottle, with short neck and everted angular rim, giltmetal mounted 'rose quartz' stopper, height 6.6cm. See illustration £400 - 600
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Carved moss agate flattened ovoid shaped snuff bottle, the veining suggesting dense foliage beyond interior stained gnarled pine tree form, angles with carved ring mask handles, silver-metal mounted stopper, height 7.7cm. See illustration £400 - 600
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Plain flattened oblong shaped yellow-green beryl snuff bottle, with sloping shoulders rising to a short cylindrical neck, the curved lower angle resting upon an ovoidal shaped foot with carved base recess, 'rose quartz' stopper, height 6.5cm. See illustration £800 - 1200
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Interior painted oblong shaped rock crystal snuff bottle, signed probably Zhou Leyuan, with scenes of pavilions and pine trees within mountain landscape and kingfishers amongst flowering shrubs and gnarled tree stump, four character and red seal marks, jadeite stopper, height 7cm. See illustration £800 - 1200
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Variegated 'yellow' jade cylindrical shaped snuff bottle, the body with archaistic 'taotie' mask scroll forms, jadeite mounted stopper, height 6.4cm. See illustration £300 - 500
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Root amber faceted ovoid snuff bottle, tall neck above slightly tapering body, the faces enclosed by angled facets sloping towards the sides, on ovoid shaped foot, carved coral 'toad' stopper, height 6.9cm. See illustration £400 - 600
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Agate 'moon flask' shaped snuff bottle, body with raised disc sides and tall cylindrical neck, 'coral' and jade stopper, height 6.4cm. £300 - 500
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Turquoise matrix flattened pear shaped snuff bottle and stopper, height 6.9cm. £100 - 200
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Malachite flattened baluster shaped snuff bottle and stopper, bulbous body with flowers and lion mask shoulder handles beneath the slender neck, on oval foot with base recess, height 4.3cm. £200 - 300
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Rose coloured glass flattened elongated spade shaped snuff bottle, with sloping shoulders and angled sides, arched base recess, pearl mounted stopper, height 6.5cm. £80 - 120
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Smoky quartz elongated square section snuff bottle, each face with panel facets rising to tall cylindrical neck with projecting rim, on slightly spreading foot with base recess, white metal mounted 'coral' stopper, height 7.3cm. £250 - 400
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