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A Canton ivory fan: 19th century, the ivory guard sticks carved with floral motifs and with figures in a landscape and in buildings. The paper leaf brightly painted in watercolours on both sides with different scenes of ladies and officials on terraces and in gardens. The faces of the figures made of applied and painted ivory, H 21.5cm x W 39cm (when open) £80-120
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A Large Bronze Seated Buddha On A Separate Lotus Base £1200-1500
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19thC Maquette of Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia: Multi-piece carved indigenous woods forming the largest temple in the world in maquette form, 93cm x 69cm £1200-1800
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A Chinese jade boulder: possibly 19th/early 20th century, of a pale celadon tone with light brown streaks. Carved in the shape of two fighting dragons with flaming pearl, against a rocky background, H 6cm x W 14cm £1200-1500
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A Chinese jade brush washer: possibly 18th century, of a pale celadon tone, in the elegant, sinuous shape of a lingzhi mushroom. With further carvings of a tree to the base, a bat to the side and a lychee fruit to the interior, W 9cm £800-1200
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A Chinese agate carving: 19th century, in the shape of two monkeys climbing on a giant peach, H 5cm x W 6cm £700-1000
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Two small Chinese hardstone carvings: to include an agate pendant decorated in relief with deer, bat and lingzhi mushroom in a silver setting (H 5.5cm x W 4cm); a tourmaline carving delicately decorated with bats (L 3cm). £500-800
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A collection of four Chinese export watercolours: 19th century, to include two watercolours depicting shells, a watercolour representing a standing official, a watercolour representing a standing lady. All in frames. £150-250
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A Chinese famille rose bowl: early 20th century, delicately enamelled with flower sprays and butterflies, jiangxi Ciye Gongsi factory mark to the base, D 13cm £200-300
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A Chinese bronze figure: 18th century, carefully modelled as a Buddhist figure standing on a lotus flower, his hands raised together in prayer. Engraved floral details to the robe. With traces of gilt, H 18cm £400-600
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A Chinese bronze figure: 19th century, modelled as a standing Bodhisattva embellished with head gear and necklace. Maker's mark engraved to the back, H 34cm £600-800
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A Chinese bronze figure: 19th century, cast in the shape of the mythical being Kui Xing standing on a toad-like creature, H 16cm £500-700
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A Chinese gilt bronze figure: Depicting Guan Yin seated in Lalitasana on an Elephant, right hand held in Vitarka Mudra & left hand holding a Royal Sceptre with a lotus flower. H 26cm W 14cm L 23cm £100-200
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A Candle Holder: 18th/19th century of double gourde form. The Greek key designed neck above a ruyi border, the base of flared form with entwined chrysanthemums amongst a double carp motif H 19cm £300-500
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A Matched Pair of Wall Vases: 19th century, the ruyi shaped neck above a central frieze with warriors on horseback. H 29cm x 16.5cm £500-700
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A Persian Tile: 19th century, glazed depicting two figures with head dress standing on a fallen figure, enclosed in a wooden case. 26cmL x 17cmW £100-150
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A Chinese Wooden Brushpot: 18th/19th century, finely and deeply carved to represent a high relief garden scene with literati engaged in various activities. The details of trees and rocks rendered very carefully, "Feng Yunsheng ke" carver's signature on the side, H 16cm £300-500
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A Chinese kesi twelve-symbol 'sun' badge: early 19th century, finely woven in gold and coloured threads on black silk ground. Representing a five-clawed dragon with body coiled around a flaming pearl and leaping through ruyi-shaped clouds and Buddhist emblems, above billowing waves. Three-legged cockerel in a red disk above the dragon's head, H 35cm x W 31.5cm £1000-2000
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A Chinese kesi twelve-symbol 'moon' badge: early 19th century, finely woven in gold and coloured threads on black silk ground. Representing a five-clawed dragon with body coiled around a flaming pearl and leaping through ruyi-shaped clouds and Buddhist emblems, above billowing waves. Jade Rabbit pounding the elixir of immortality in a yellow disk above the dragon's head, H 35cm x W 31.5cm £1000-2000
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A Chinese kesi rank badge: 19th century, woven in blue, coral, green, white and brown threads with painted details. Representing a crane facing the sun alighting amidst ruyi-shaped clouds in a rocky landscape with pine trees and heavenly pavilion. All framed within an applied band of embroidered blue and cream flower motifs on a black silk ground, H 33.5cm x W 35cm £1000-2000
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A South Asian wood carving: elaborately modelled as the Hindu divinity Vishnu riding a Garuda (mythical bird with human body). With carefully carved details and fine rendition of the plumage. Possibly Indonesian, H 33cm £300-500
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19th century cased Chinese hand mirror, The box with black lacquer interior, the mirror with coastal scene with flying birds, mountain and Chinese characters, Mirror width 18cm £100-200
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A Japanese print: Meiji period, representing a boy pulling along a toy, H 37cm W 26cm £60-80
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Two Chinese blue and white bottles: the globular body decorated with similar motif of figure meditating in a landscape; bamboo canes to the long neck. Later silver mount to the mouth rim. Jiajing (1521-1567) mark to the base, but Kangxi (1661-1722) period, H 20cm £1000-1500
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A collection of eight Chinese blue and white saucers: to include: a Kangxi (1661-1722) period saucer with central motif of flower basket to the inside and café au lait glaze to the exterior (D 13.5cm); a saucer with central motif of a cricket and radiating petals framing flower motifs, Kangxi mark to the base and of the period (D 12.5cm); an 18th century saucer with central motif of flower and scrolls and a band of chrysanthemums around the rim (D 13cm). £300-500
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A collection of two Chinese blue and white teapots and a cup: 18th/19th century, to include: a small teapot decorated with two scenes of a fisherman and a boat respectively in a riverine landscape (H 11.5cm); a miniature teapot decorated with flower and butterfly motif, Kangxi (1661-1722) mark to the base (H 7cm); a scalloped cup decorated with a hunting scene (H 5cm). £200-300
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A Chinese jade bangle: of a deep celadon tone. Finely carved as a torchon bracelet, D 7.5cm £500-800
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Two Chinese prints: early 20th century, to include: representations of battle scenes with famous figures, among which general Cao Cao of the period of the Three Kingdoms (220-280); representations of ancient and mythical rulers. Both in a frame, H 77cm x W 51cm £150-250
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Two Japanese prints: Meiji period, to include a scene from Miyako Hyakkei (Hundred Views of Kyoto) and a scene of hawk and pine tree with Mount Fuji in the background. Both in a frame. £60-80
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Two Chinese export watercolours: early 19th century, carefully depicting two stages of rice production described on the back as 'cleaning the rice' and 'taking the rice to the storage' respectively. Both in frames, H 23cm x W 23.5cm £80-120
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A Celadon Vase: Of light green even tone having two ox blood splashes either side, the flared neck above a double ringed body on a neat inset foot H 24cm £2000-3000
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Two Chinese famille rose partitioned dresser boxes with lead: 19th century, of rectangular shape. With similar decorations including medallions with birds perching on branches, bats and peonies amidst scrolls. On the lids two medallions depicting figures on a terrace and bird and flower motif respectively; with further decoration of butterflies and peonies amidst scrolls. All on a gilt ground, H 7cm x W 9.5cm x L 18.5cm £200-300
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A large Canton famille rose bowl and bottle with lid: late 18th/early 19th century, the bowl embellished with decorations of ladies on terraces to the interior and bats amidst peonies and scrolls to the everted rim (D 41cm). The bottle richly enamelled with scenes of ladies and attendants on terraces and bird and flower motifs amidst butterflies, peonies and scrolls. Bats to the top of the neck and to the lid (H 37cm). £200-300
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A Chinese embroidered silk bed spread: early 20th century, embroidered in delicate colours with an elegant bird and flower motif on black ground, H 243cm x W 223cm £200-300
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Two Japanese triptych prints: Meiji period, Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Representing a crowded kabuki theatre & crowded market scene. H 38cm x W 25cm £100-200
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A quantity of 19th centruy Chinese watercolours on rice paper depicting various scences including: Production, ceremonial, portraits, etc £100-200
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A Chinese Bronze Censer: 18th/19th century, the circular top having double square shaped handles, above a turned neck, on a tripod footed base, with an impressed characted mark, H 11 x W 12cm £200-300
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Indo-Persian School: A single-mounted montage of six gouache figural studies £150-250
| A SINGLE OWNER COLLECTION OF PENS & INKWELLS | |
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Hallmarked silver dip pens to inc German Art Nouveau: Charles Rennie Mackintosh style and two quill cutters, one by Rodgers the other by Mappin & Webb; together with a brass German pen tray/inkwell and horn paperknife £200-400
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A Chinese Bamboo Silver Square Inkwell: Late 19th/20th century embossed and filigree overlay silver inkwell, with bamboo leaves and cane decoration, hall marked to the base "Sterling", 7cm H 5.6cm w £100-200
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An Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau 3-Piece Desk Set, by Charles Louchet, Circa 1910: Comprising: - Inkwell, pen tray and rocker blotter, all decorated with trailing fruiting vine tendrils on a watery and undulating ground (3) £100-200
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Rare Early Mont Blanc Pens & Letter: To inc Twist fountain pens and a gifted pen from the Mont Blanc Museum with accompanying letter and a rare Mont Blanc travelling inkwell £3000-5000
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A Cased Mont Blanc "149" Fountain Pen with an 18k Gold Nib £300-500
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A small collection of Parker Duofold fountain pens & pencils - early part of 20th century: to include gold filled & yellow bodied examples (7) £300-500
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Eight Mont Blanc Pens & Fountain Pen £300-500
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A collection of twenty-four various fountain pens: ballpoints & pencils by Shaeffer, all contained in Shaeffer display box £300-500
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A small collection of twenty-five various Parker pens: To include "51", "61" and Slimfold examples £300-500
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Seventeen vintage pens to include Onoto: lever Fountain examples, Crescent Filler, Swan, Pelikan etc £300-500
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Fourteen fountain pens by Waterman's together with five ballpoints £300-500
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Seventeen Shaeffer fountain pens & three ballpoints £300-500
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