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A BLUE-GROUND 'PHOENIX' RUG.
Early 20th Century.
Woven with a phoenix standing on a large rockwork with blossoms and lingzhi sprouting from its base, a leafy tree in the background, 175 x 87cm.
£300-400
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TWO EXPORT PAINTINGS.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
One depicting an umbrella maker, the other a traditional street puppeteer and his small audience, framed and glazed, 36 x 26cm. (2)
£300-500
For a very similar image of the one-man puppet show in the collection of the British Library see Frances Wood, Chinese Illustrations, 1985, no. 29.
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TWO PITH PAINTING ALBUMS.
Late Qing Dynasty.
Each containing numerous brightly coloured sketches of tradespeople and street vendors, 15.5 x 14cm. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of Sir Lionel Henry Lamb (1900-1992). Lamb joined the China Consular Service in 1921, eventually taking charge of the British Embassy in Beijing as Chargé d'Affaires 1951-1953.
£200-300
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AN ALBUM OF OPERA MASK PAINTINGS.
Late Qing Dynasty.
Comprising 12 paintings on paper of mask designs, butterfly bound, 21 x 16cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Sir Lionel Henry Lamb (1900-1992). Lamb joined the China Consular Service in 1921, eventually taking charge of the British Embassy in Beijing as Chargé d'Affaires 1951-1953.
£800-1,200
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A SET OF TWELVE ALBUM LEAVES.
Late Qing Dynasty.
Painted with ladies, their attendants, guests, activities and pastimes, mounted, framed together and glazed together, 23.5 x 18cm or 23.5 x 20cm.
£300-500
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A PAINTING OF SHOU LAO.
20th Century.
Framed and glazed, 67 x 42.5cm.
£300-500
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A PAIR OF PITH PAPER PAINTINGS OF PRECIOUS OBJECTS.
Qing Dynasty 19th Century.
Together with two other paintings and three prints, 39 x 17cm, 24 x 17cm, 25 x 16.5cm, 21 x 16.5cm, 18 x 15cm. (7)
£100-200
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MEMOIRS AND OBSERVATIONS TYPOGRAPHICAL, PHYSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, MECHANICAL, NATURAL, CIVIL, AND ECCLESIASTICAL, MADE IN A LATE JOURNEY THROUGH THE EMPIRE OF CHINA, AND PUBLISHED IN SEVERAL LETTERS PARTICULARLY UPON THE CHINESE POTTERY AND VARNISHING, THE SILK AND OTHER MANUFACTURES, THE PEARL FISHING, THE HISTORY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS, DESCRIPTION OF THEIR CITIES AND PUBLICK WORKS, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, THEIR LANGUAGE, MANNERS AND COMMERCE, THEIR HABITS, OECONOMY, AND GOVERNMENT, THE PHILOSOPHY OF CONFUCIUS, THE STATE OF CHRISTIANITY : WITH MANY OTHER CURIOUS AND USEFUL REMARKS.
1697.
London, by Louis le Comte, [24], 527, [1] p., [5] leaves of plates, frontis. (port.), 3 plt. (2 fold.), folding table, the first English edition of his memoires originally published in French a year earlier, the engraved frontispiece portrait of Emperor Cam-hy [Kangxi] signed "M. Vander Gucht sculp.", other folding plates depicting "The throne of the emperor of China", "Outom-Chu, a tree in China", "The observatory at Pekin" (folding) and a folding table of "All the words that form the Chinese tongue", 20 x 12.5 x 4.3cm.
Provenance: Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, 13 Tufton Street, London [bookplate]
£800-1,200
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ISTORIA DELL' EDITTO DELL' IMPERATORE DELLA CINA, IN FAVORE DELLA RELIGIONE CRISTIANA. COLL'AGGIUNTA D'ALCUNE NOTIZIE INTORNO GLI HONORI, CHE I CINESI RENDONO A CONFUSIO, & À DEFONTI.
1669.
Turin, Gio. Battista Zappata, by Charles Le Gobien, 254 pages, [9, index], [1, blank], first Italian edition bound in contemporary vellum, text in Italian, 17 x 11.5 x 2.5cm.
£1,500-2,000
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STORIA DELLA FONDAZIONE DELLA CONGREGAZIONE E DEL COLLEGIO DE CINESI SOTTO IL TITOLO DELLA SACRA FAMIGLIA DI G.C. SCRITTA DALLO STESSO FONDATORE MATTEO RIPA E DE' VIAGGI DA LUI FATTI.
1832.
Naples, Tipografia Manfredi, by Matteo Ripa, first edition, pp.[iv], iv, 504, portrait frontispiece of Ripa; [iv], 507, [1, blank]; 480, bound in contemporary green morocco, richly gilt, 3 volumes, text in Italian, 22.5 x 23.5cm. (3)
£1,000-1,500
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AN OIL PAINTING DEPICTING GIOVANNI DA MONTICORVINO (1247-1328).
Qing Dynasty. 19th Century.
Showing a group of church figures of devotees and Ecclesiastes lead by Da Monticorvino to the left and a large group of converts to the right, above them the heavens open to reveal Jesus surrounded by angels, blessing his followers, 118 x 98cm.
£2,000-3,000
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SHANGHAI OF TO-DAY: A SOUVENIR ALBUM OF FIFTY VANDYCK PRINTS OF "THE MODEL SETTLEMENT"
1928.
Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, by OM Green, 15 pages, [50] leaves of plates, 31.5 x 25.5cm.
£500-800
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THE PAGEANT OF PEKING, COMPRISING SIXTY-SIX VAN DYCK PHOTOGRAVURES OF PEKING AND ENVIRONS.
1920.
Shanghai, A.S. Watson & Co, introductory text by Putnam Weale, with 66 tipped in photogravures by Donald Mennie, LIMITED EDITION no. 453 of 1000, 39.5 x 30 x 4cm.
£600-800
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COSTUMES IN "THE KINGDOM OF THE GREAT PURE".
[circa 1895].
Yokohama, Hong Kong, Shanghai, & Singapore, Kelly & Walsh, by George Uvedale Price, [iii], [1, blank], 7 plates, wrappers, printed for private circulation, 40 x 29cm.
£1,500-2,000
This rare photobook, depicts various photographs of Imperial and civil dress. Though Price is known to have produced various photographic publications, this is the only one known to have been for private circulation.
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A COLLECTION OF CARTE-DE-VISITE AND PHOTOGRAPHS.
19th/early 20th Century.
Including works from Pun Lun, H Yera, Wai Yung and A Fong, 8.5 x 6 - 15 x 10.2cm. (15)
£150-200
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A POSTER OF CHIANG KAI-SHEK (1887-1975).
Circa 1940s.
A large official poster of the leader of the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975, modelled after a full-length photograph taken circa 1940, 76 x 54cm.
£500-800
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CECIL BEATON (1904-1980).
1944.
General Li Mo An, ink on paper, 32.5 x 24.5cm.
£500-800
Li Mo'an (1904-2001) was a Guomindang general from Changsha, Hunan province.
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A RARE WOODBLOCK PRINTED NEWSPAPER FRAGMENT FROM THE XINWEN HUABAO.
Circa 1930.
Comprising of an article detailing a student protest illustrating below with a series of woodcut illustrations, 32 x 28cm.
£200-300
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A COLLECTION OF SUTRAS.
Tibet, 20th Century.
(4)
£100-200
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ABRÉGÉ HISTORIQUE DES PRINCIPAUX TRAITS DE LA VIE DE CONFUCIUS, CÉLÈBRE PHILOSOPHE CHINOIS. ORNÉ DE 24 ESTAMPES IN 4TO. GRAVÉES PAR HELMAN, D'APRÉS DES DESSINS ORIGINAUX DE LA CHINE ENVOYÉS À PARIS PAR M. AMIOT, MISSIONAIRE À PÉKIN, ET TIRÉS DU CABINET DE MR. BERTIN, MTRE ET ANCIEN SRE D'ETAT. [bound with] FAITS MÉMORABLES DES EMPEREURS DE LA CHINE, TIRÉS DES ANNALES CHINOISES, DÉDIÉS À MADAME.
1786, 1788.
Paris, chez l'Auteur, two works bound in one volume, [iv, engraved title & dedication], [48, engraved captions], 24 plates; [ii, engraved title & dedication], [44 of 48 engraved captions], 24 plates, bound in 19th Century quarter morocco over red glazed boards, text in French, 28 x 20.5cm.
£1,200-1,500
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MÉMOIRES CONCERNANT L'HISTOIRE, LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS, LES MOEURS, LES USAGES, &C. DES CHINOIS: PAR LES MISSIONAIRES DE PEKIN, 7. TOME SEPTIEME.
1782.
Paris, Chez Nyon, by Amiot, Jean-Joseph-Marie Amiot (and others), first edition of seventh volume only, pp.xii, (iii)-x, 396, 33 plates, bound in contemporary leather, 27 x 20cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Sir Lionel Henry Lamb (1900-1992). Lamb joined the China Consular Service in 1921, eventually taking charge of the British Embassy in Beijing as Chargé d'Affaires 1951-1953.
£800-1,200
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MÉMOIRES CONCERNANT L'HISTOIRE, LES SCIENCES, LES ARTS, LES MOEURS, LES USAGES, &C. DES CHINOIS: PAR LES MISSIONAIRES DE PEKIN, 8. TOME HUITIEME.
1782.
Paris, Chez Nyon, by Amiot, Jean-Joseph-Marie Amiot (and others), first edition of eighth volume only, pp.viii, 375, [1], 30 plates, 27 x 20cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Sir Lionel Henry Lamb (1900-1992). Lamb joined the China Consular Service in 1921, eventually taking charge of the British Embassy in Beijing as Chargé d'Affaires 1951-1953.
£800-1,200
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DICTIONARY OF ARCHAIC CHINESE CHARACTERS [yin xu wen zi lei bian, XIV juan; yin xu shu qi kao shi, I jian].
1923.
By Luo Zhenyu, five volumes, 29 x 18cm. (5)
£500-800
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[Fen men ji zhu Du Gongbu shi]
By Du Fu, 10 volumes in a case, 20 x 14 x 10.5cm.
£200-300
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ANTHOLOGY OF CLASSICAL PROSE [Xu gu wen ci lei zuan]
1927-1936.
Shanghai: Zhonghua shu ju, by Li Shuchang, 14 volumes in a case, 21 x 13.5 x 13. (14)
£200-300
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[TANGRAM DESIGNS].
[circa 1920].
17 x 11cm.
£80-120
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XINCHAO XIQING GUJIAN [newly transcribed Imperial Catalogue of Bronzes]
1892.
Tokyo, by Kenzaburo Azuma, 120 pages with fine lithographic illustrations of 328 Chinese bronzes, proceeding a 13 page essay titled gu qiyong kao, in Japanese, rebound in buckram, 28 x 20cm.
Provenance: from the library of Basil William Robinson (1912-2005).
£200-300
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A CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY.
1892.
London, Bernard Quaritch, by Herbert A Giles, xlvi, 1415 pages, 32 x 27cm.
Provenance: from the library of Basil William Robinson (1912-2005)
£200-300
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COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND OTHER FAR EASTERN ART ASSEMBLED BY YAMANAKA & COMPANY INC. NOW IN PROCESS OF LIQUIDATION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. [bound with] THE ARTS OF THE T'ANG DYNASTY. A LOAN EXHIBITION ORGANIZED BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM FROM COLLECTIONS IN AMERICA, THE ORIENT, AND EUROPE, 1957. [and] MOSTRA D'ARTE CINESE- EXHIBITION OF CHINESE ART. SETTIMO CENTENARIO DI MARCO POLO.
1943-1957.
New York, Yamanaka, first editions, three catalogues bound in one volume, pp.133, [1]; [ii], xxxviii, 273, [1, blank], [10, advertisements]; [232], bound in buckram, 28 x 21.5cm. (3)
£500-800
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NOUVEAU SYLLABAIRE ET ALPHABET CHINOIS PHONETIQUE.
1856-7.
By Grimblot Nancy and Vve Raybois, pp. 6, [1, blank], 25 (lithographed Chinese text), [ii], printed French and English text with lithographed Arabic, Hebrew, Manchu, and Sanskrit characters, a proposal for the transcription of Biblican Hebrew names into Chinese. 21.5 x 13.5cm.
Provenance: British and Foreign Bible Society [shelfmark and blindstamp on initial blank]
£400-500
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THE GAME OF SPARROW AS PLAYED IN CHINA. WITH THE HISTORY OF MAA JONG APPENDIXED.
1925.
Hong Kong, Wing Fat & Co., by Tam Wing Kwong, pp.71, [1, blank], numerous illustrations to text, text with printed Chinese characters, second revised edition, cloth-backed printed boards, stapled 17 x 14cm.
£200-300
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A COLLECTION OF ROGER KEVERNE CATALOGUES.
(32)
£100-200
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A COLLECTION OF ESKENAZI AND MARCHANT CATALOGUES.
(18)
£100-200
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A COLLECTION OF SPINK & SON LTD CATALOGUES.
(21)
£100-200
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A COLLECTION OF ASIAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS AND AUCTION CATALOGUES.
Including Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonhams catalogues and catalogues from Gerard Hawthorn, J.J. Lally and others. (471)
£200-300
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ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT EXHIBITS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF CHINESE ART IN LONDON.
1936.
Nanking, Chinese Organising Committee, volumes I, II and IV only, original silk cloth binding, numerous black and white illustrations, the first edition, and most extensive bilingual version of the landmark exhibition organised by the Chinese Nationalist government with significant input from Sir Percival David. The exhibition of 3000 pieces included 800 works from the Chinese Imperial collection, exhibited in London for the first time, 30 x 22cm. (3)
£200-300
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A COLLECTION OF SOTHEBY'S AND CHRISTIE'S CHINESE ART AUCTION CATALOGUES.
1960s-1980s.
(167)
£200-300
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A WHITE JADE 'ZIGAN' RECTANGULAR PLAQUE.
Carved to one side with a figure of a warrior in full armour, the reverse with four lines of calligraphy, with angular archaistic scrolls to the top and bottom, 5.7cm
£2,000-3,000
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A WHITE JADE 'FLOWER' PLAQUE.
Carved with a lily and a persimmon fruit to one side and zhu shi ri yi seal mark to the reverse, the top and bottom carved with scrolling clouds, 6cm.
£1,000-1,500
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A WHITE JADE 'MONKEY AND PEACHES' PAPERWEIGHT.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
Carved as a large fruit issuing from a stem with a smaller fruit, blossoms and leaves, a small simian clinging to the side, the stone with minor russet inclusions, 5 x 4.5cm.
Provenance: an English private collection.
£500-800
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A PALE CELADON JADE WRIST REST.
Qing Dynasty.
In a form of a scroll, carved with two Immortals in a raft over rolling waves near tall rock formations, fruiting trees, stylised clouds and a bat in flight, the stone with minor russet inclusions, 11.5cm.
£1,500-2,000
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AN APPLE GREEN JADEITE 'CHILONG' VASE AND COVER.
Early 20th Century.
The flattened pear-shaped body carved with archaistic angular scrolls, a chilong with a bifurcated tail wrapped around the neck, all raised on a flared foot, 14.5cm H. (2)
£800-1,200
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TWO APPLE-GREEN JADEITE VASES AND COVERS.
19th/20th Century.
The first one pear-shaped, carved with stylised lotus flower head in shallow relief, with two leaf-shaped handles and a domed cover, the second rectangular-section with lion head handles, 8.5cm H, 12.5cm H. (4)
Provenance: Christie's [label]
£100-200
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A PALE CELADON JADE 'AQUATIC BEASTS' VASE AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
The lower part of the flattened pear-shaped body carved with archaistic lappets and ruyi heads, the middle part with a band of mythical beasts, tortoises and ducks against a diaper ground, with two scroll handles and key fret bands around the rims, together with a wood stand, 20.5cm H. (3)
Provenance: by repute an English private collection since the 1890s and thence by descent.
£4,000-6,000
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A GREY JADE CARVING OF A WARRIOR ON A HORSE.
19th/20th Century.
Seated atop his steed, wearing a suit of armour holding the bridle with his left hand, the right clutching a long halberd, both the horse and the rider looking to the side, the stone with minor russet and black inclusions, 12.5cm H.
£400-600
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A PALE CELADON JADE 'MANDARIN DUCK' WASHER.
19th/20th Century.
Carved as a bird with legs tucked underneath the body and a lotus flower stem in its beak, the body well hollowed, together with a wood stand, 12cm long. (2)
£400-600
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A JADEITE 'PEACH' BRUSH WASHER.
Qing Dynasty.
Formed as a large fruit issuing from a meaty stem with several leaves, with a bat clinging to one side, 10cm.
£1,000-2,000
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AN APPLE-GREEN JADEITE AND DIAMOND BROOCH.
Late 19th/early 20th Century.
The long triangular jade plaque carved with stylised foliage, with diamond-encrusted platinum mount, the reverse 18 carat white gold, together with an original fitted Harrods box, 8cm. (2)
Provenance: Harrods [fitted box].
£2,000-3,000
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THREE CARNELIAN AGATE VASES.
Early 20th Century.
Two carved as deep blossoms caged in reticulated network of stems and leaves, the third a double vase with a bird perched to the side, 10-11.5cm H. (3)
£300-500
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AN AGATE 'DRAGON AND CLOUDS' CARVING.
20th Century.
Craved in pink, white and blue agate with one cluster of clouds inside another, each with a circle of dragons picked out in blue stone, together with a wood stand, 7.5cm H. (2)
Provenance: an English private collection.
£100-200
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