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LI JIAN (attributed to, 1748-1799).
Calligraphy, ink on paper, hanging scroll, two seals of the artist, 124 x 33cm.
Provenance: Japanese private collection.
£1,000-2,000
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CHINESE CERAMICS IN THE CARL KEMPE COLLECTION.
1965.
Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, by Gyllensvärd, Bo. 268 pages. Illustrated catalogue of 900 ceramics from the Tang through to the Ming Dynasty, 24 x 16cm. Sold together with CHINESE GOLD AND SILVER IN THE KARL KEMPE COLLECTION. 1953. Stockholm: Nordisk Rotogravyr, 255 pages, numerous monochrome illustrations. LIMITED EDITION, number 213 of 1000 copies. Catalogue of 175 works of art, 22.5 x 18.5cm. (2)
£100-200
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JADE AMULETS: HISTORICAL NOTES WITH COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS OF THE MOST CHARACTERISTIC FORMS.
1919.
London: Liberty & Co, paper wrappers, numerous pasted in colour plates, 19 x 12cm.
£80-120
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A PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM DEPICTING IMAGES OF CHINA.
1910s.
An album of 53 pasted in and 29 loose gelatin silver prints depicting photographs of Chinese street scenes, missionary groups, architectural sites and a marriage procession, boards, the album 15.5 x 17.5cm, the prints from 5 x 8cm to 11.5 x 17cm.
Provenance: Dr Edwin Robert Wheeler (1878-1965) of the Peking Union Medical College, and family; thence by descent to the present owner. Dr Wheeler was a keen amateur photographer and many of the photographs were taken by him.
£100-200
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A COLLECTION OF CHINESE ART REFERENCE BOOKS.
(qty)
£40-60
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AN EMBROIDERED DRAGON PANEL.
19th / early 20th Century.
Depicting a dragon coiled around a flaming pearl, below two smaller confronting dragons separated by a flaming pearl, 87 x 101cm.
£100-200
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TWO RANK BADGES, BUZI.
Early 20th Century.
Each depicting a bird on a rock above waves and among clouds and auspicious symbols, 26.5 x 49cm.
£300-500
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AN EMBROIDERED HAT TOGETHER WITH A PAIR OF SHOES.
Late 19th / early 20th Century.
(3)
£100-200
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λ A CARVED IVORY WRIST REST.
Late Qing Dynasty.
Incised on the convex side with flowering branches, a similar pattern deeply incised into the concave reverse, 27 x 6.5cm.
£600-800
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λ A CARVED IVORY LANDSCAPE.
Late Qing Dynasty.
Depicting two figures beneath a pine tree and jutting rocks, 8cm H.
£300-500
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λ AN IVORY CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT.
19th Century.
Carved carrying three figures, with Chinese carved ivory rockwork base, 11cm H.
£80-120
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λ A CARVED IVORY BRUSH POT.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved and pierced to depict figures relaxing in a garden above a diaper ground, raised on a stand of ruyi heads among scrolling foliage, 12cm H, 8cm diameter.
£1,000-2,000
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λ AN IVORY BRUSH POT.
Qing Dynasty.
With panels enclosing incised garden scenes, 8.5cm H, 5.5cm diameter.
£100-200
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λ A CARVED IVORY SEAL.
Early Republican era.
Of rectangular form with a carved and pierced scroll-form top, the sides incised with calligraphy and an image of an eagle, fitted box and magnifier, 5cm H.
£300-500
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λ A CARVED IVORY 'MONKEYS' TOGGLE.
Qing Dynasty.
5cm H.
£100-200
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λ A CARVED IVORY 'CHILONG' TOOL VASE.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
Of hexagonal section, the pear-shaped body rising to a waisted neck around which is coiled a chi dragon carved in relief with a spray of lingzhi fungus in the mouth, wood stand, the vase 14.5cm H.
£500-800
Literature: For a related vase from the Sassoon collection see Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, 1986, cat no 213.
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λ A RHINOCEROS HORN 'PINE TREE' LIBATION CUP.
Late Qing Dynasty, or earlier.
Of conical form, the flaring sides tapering to a rounded square base, carved around the exterior in high relief with a continuous riverscape detailed with figures engaging in various activities, the stream flowing through rocky outcrops, one end of the horn set with an openwork handle formed by the gnarled pine tree trunks twisting through the pierced crevices, 313g, 9cm, 15cm diameter.
£5,000-8,000
Sold together with a GMS certificate confirming that 'Gemmological characteristics of these items are consistent with horns produced by a member of the Rhinocerotidae family'.
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A JADE CARVING OF A BOY RIDING ON A SEATED BUFFALO.
5.5cm H.
£200-300
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A CELADON AND RUSSET CARVED JADE 'MYTHICAL DEER' PAPER WEIGHT.
The animal seated with legs tucked beneath, a ribboned book held in the mouth, 15.8cm long.
£1,000-1,200
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A JADE 'SUN AND WAVES' CARVING.
18th / 19th Century.
Carved with waves and rocks surrounding the sun, 9cm H, 14cm long.
£1,000-1, 200
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A CARVED JADE 'PEACH' PAPERWEIGHT.
19th / 20th Century
Carved in the shape of a peach with four leaves, 9.5cm long.
£800-1,200
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A CARVED JADE 'FRUIT' PAPERWEIGHT.
19th / 20th Century.
Carved with a chilong and leaves, 9cm long.
£800-1200
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A JADE CARVING OF SHOULAO AND A CHILD.
20th Century.
15.5cm H.
£400-600
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A CARVED JADE DISH.
19th / 20th Century.
Incised with concentric circles of lappets, 18cm diameter.
£300-500
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TWO SPINACH JADE TEA BOWLS AND COVERS.
Early 20th Century.
Rising from a short waisted foot, with flaring rim, the domed cover surmounted by a circular finial echoing the foot, wood stands, 9cm H, 12cm diameter. (2)
Provenance: London private collection prior to 1960.
£200-300
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A CARVED JADE CIRCULAR 'DRAGON' PLAQUE.
Late 19th / early 20th Century.
Incised on each side with scrolling clouds, and a dragon on a free-moving central circular section, 25cm diameter.
£100-200
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A JADEITE NECKLACE.
Composed of twenty-four beads, 46cm long.
£100-200
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A JADEITE COURT NECKLACE.
Approximately 110cm long.
£600-800
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λ A COLLECTION OF CHINESE JEWELERY ITEMS.
(7)
£200-300
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TWO GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES.
Qing Dynasty, or later.
8cm H. (2)
£100-200
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A FAMILLE VERTE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' SNUFF BOTTLE.
Qing Dynasty.
8cm H.
£400-600
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A JADE 'MELON' SNUFF BOTTLE.
19th / 20th Century.
Naturalistically carved with a leafy stem and attendant butterfly, 6.5cm H.
£80-120
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FOUR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES.
Qing Dynasty, or later.
6.5cm H. (4)
£100-200
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ELEVEN BLUE AND WHITE MINIATURE VASES.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
4-10cm H. (11)
£300-500
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A KINGFISHER FEATHER HEADDRESS.
Early 20th Century.
30cm long.
£400-600
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A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELLED 'DRAGONS' BEAD NECKLACE.
Republican era.
Comprising of thirty-six porcelain beads, each enamelled with a chi dragon in bright green, pink, blue and yellow enamels, the necklace 62cm long.
£150-200
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A YIXING ZISHA WASHER, TOGETHER WITH AN INK STICK AND INKSTONE.
(3)
£200-300
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A COLLECTION OF FOUR WATER DROPPERS TOGETHER WITH A BLUE AND WHITE INK STONE AND COVER.
(5)
£200-300
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FOUR MOTHER OF PEARL BOXES.
Qing Dynasty.
Each filled with gaming counters, 3.2 x 7.5 x 5.5cm. (4)
£800-1,200
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λ A CANTON CARVED IVORY BRISÉ FAN.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved and pierced with an outdoor scene across the sticks, 18.5cm H.
£300-500
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λ A CARVED IVORY FAN WITH PAINTED LEAF.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved with figures in a landscape setting, painted with a large group of figures relaxing on a palace veranda, the guard sticks deeply carved with further figures, 28cm H.
£300-500
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λ A CARVED IVORY FAN WITH EMBROIDERED 'DRAGON' LEAF.
Qing Dynasty.
Embroidered to depict a dragon emerging from swirling clouds, 23cm H.
£150-200
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λ A CARVED IVORY FAN WITH PAINTED LEAF.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved with figures in a landscape setting, painted with a large group of figures relaxing on a palace veranda, the guard sticks deeply carved with further figures, 26cm H.
£150-200
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λ A CANTON CARVED IVORY BRISÉ FAN.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved and pierced with floral decoration, 20.5cm H.
£150-200
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λ A CANTON IVORY AND FEATHERS FAN.
Qing Dynasty.
The carved and pierced ivory sticks set with white feathers, 27cm H.
£150-200
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λ A CANTON CARVED IVORY AND PAINTED FEATHERS FAN.
Qing Dynasty.
The carved and pierced ivory sticks set with white feathers, painted with a scene of figures in a garden surrounded by flowers, butterflies and insects, 30cm H.
£150-200
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λ A CARVED IVORY BRISÉ FAN.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved to depict a continuous garden scene across the sticks, 19cm long.
£200-300
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λ A SET OF FOUR 'DREAMSTONE' INLAID HONGMU PANELS.
Qing Dynasty.
Each with a circular and square marble plaque with black and gray veining evocative of ethereal landscapes shrouded in swirling mists and clouds, 89 x 35cm. (4)
£100-200
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A FOUR PANEL COROMANDEL SCREEN.
19th Century.
Decorated on one side with a palace scene of figures and attendants, the reverse with a large number of birds on rocks among flowers, each panel 189 x 53cm.
£500-800
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A BLACK LACQUERED EIGHT-PANEL TABLE SCREEN, EACH SCREEN INLAID WITH PEWTER, COPPER AND MOTHER OF PEARL.
Qing Dynasty.
Each panel inlaid to depict a narrative scene of figures in a landscape, 47cm H.
£250-300
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