A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE `QILIN' DEEP DISH
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE `QILIN' DEEP DISH
17th century
Painted with a fire breathing Qilin seated in a landscape beside a banana plant, four character Yu Tang Jia Qi mark ( `Fine Vessel for the Jade Hall'), 36cm diameter
Overall in good condition. Some minor black pitting to the glaze and light surface wear. Minor retraction of the glaze in the centre. 
Hammer price: £3,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BOTTLE VASE
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BOTTLE VASE
20th century
Enamelled with branches laden with peaches, two dragonflies to one side, the reverse with mounds and lingzhi, Sotheby's New York yellow paper label, 55cm high
Overall in good condition with minor wear to the gilding around the rim. Minor wear to the enamels
Hammer price: £5,500
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
A BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, the hands held in vitarka mudra, his tiara centred with an image of Amitabha Buddha, traces of gilding and red lacquer,…
Loss to the tip of of one point on the tiara. Some wear consistent with age
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A CHINESE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDAI
A CHINESE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDAI
Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century
Cast sated on a double lotus base, with right knee raised and holding prayer beads, 25.5cm high, 6 kilograms
Wear to the gilding and lacquer, but otherwise in good condition
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A SET OF TWELVE CHINESE EROTIC SUBJECT PAINTINGS (13)
A SET OF TWELVE CHINESE EROTIC SUBJECT PAINTINGS (13)
19th century
Ink and colour on paper, depicting amorous couples in interiors and gardens, images 19.6cm by 16.5cm, mounted, framed and glazed; and another Chinese erotic painting on silk depicting…
ProvenanceChristie's London, 19 June 2003, lot 326Condition reportOverall in good condition with some minor markings and creases to the paper. Some losses to the red paint on the frames
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING
A CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING
19th century
painted with two ladies seated on a veranda playing go watched by two other ladies and a child, image 40cm by 60cm, framed, brass hinges for hanging
Minor markings, but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
THREE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE PLATES (3)
THREE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE PLATES (3)
Qianlong
One painted with two woman at a table with a boy and two hens, 22cm diameter ; another painted with a peacock amongst flowers and bamboo, 23cm diameter; the third painted with flowers and…
The first two plates are in overall good condition with minor wear. The third plate has two haircracks to the rim, each approx. 4cm length, a small chip to the underside of the rim and minor wear
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
THREE LATE CHINESE MONOCHROME VASES (3)
THREE LATE CHINESE MONOCHROME VASES (3)
Comprising; a flambe baluster vase, 30.5cm high; a manganese ground double gourd vase, 16.5cm high and a black ground baluster vase, 15cm high
Flambe vase- drilled hole through the `Made in China' printed mark to the base. Otherwise in good condition.The other two vases in good condition
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £80 - £120
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE  BLACK-GROUND BOTTLE VASE
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BLACK-GROUND BOTTLE VASE
Late 19th century
moulded and enamelled to one side with an official seated at a table with three attendants, the reverse painted with figures, beneath a border of iron-red dragons amongst cloud…
Condition Report.Some wear to the gilding around the rim. Area around the shoulder where the black enamel ground has retracted, approx. 3cm by 2cm. Minor wear to the enamels.Definition of retracted;…
Hammer price: £7,500
Estimate: £600 - £800
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A CHINESE CELADON AND FLAMBE GLAZED PORCELAIN INK BOX AND COVER (2)
A CHINESE CELADON AND FLAMBE GLAZED PORCELAIN INK BOX AND COVER (2)
Blue six character Kangxi mark but later, 7cm diameter
Good condition
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £150 - £200
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A CHINESE TWO-HANDLED VASE, HU
A CHINESE TWO-HANDLED VASE, HU
Enamelled in pastel tones with a scholar and attendant seated in a fenced garden, 31cm high
Condition ReportGood condition.  The top has not been cut down.
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A LARGE CHINESE CARVED AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
A LARGE CHINESE CARVED AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Qing dynasty
Standing in long flowing robes and holding a golden tablet in her left hand, traces of gilding, 87cm high
Some losses and wear
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A TALL CHINESE FLAMBE-GLAZED PEAR-SHAPE BOTTLE VASE
A TALL CHINESE FLAMBE-GLAZED PEAR-SHAPE BOTTLE VASE
Covered in a deep red glazed with lavender streaks, 45cm high
Some small chips and nibbles around the footrim, but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A LARGE CHINESE PAINTING
A LARGE CHINESE PAINTING
19th/20th century
Opaque pigments om cloth, painted with a panoramic scene of young ladies fishing from a terrace and boating in a lotus pond, signed, painting 49cm by 150cm, mounted, framed and…
Overall in good condition
Estimate: £300 - £500
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
KINOSHITA ITSUUN ( 1799-1866) A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
KINOSHITA ITSUUN ( 1799-1866) A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
Mountainous landscape, ink on silk, 123cm by 42cm, mounted on brocade
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. B6C9RRFV   Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have…
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND DISH AND A MUG (2)
A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND DISH AND A MUG (2)
Qianlong
The dish of shaped oval form and painted with a pavilion on an island, the cylindrical mug painted with flowers in a fenced garden, dish 33.5cm wide, mug 11.5cm high
Dish- some small nicks and glaze fritting around the rim.Mug- some crazing to the glaze
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A LARGE CHINESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
A LARGE CHINESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Late 19th/20th century
The goddess seated in dhyanasana, the right hand raised in abhaya mudra and the left held in dhyana mudra, apochryphal six character Yongle mark to reverse, 44cm high
Some wear to the gilding in places, but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A CHINESE CELADON-GLAZE TWO-HANDLED VASE (2)
A CHINESE CELADON-GLAZE TWO-HANDLED VASE (2)
Blue Qianlong seal mark but probably later
The compressed body and waisted neck decorated with repeated rows of combed design, flanked by a pair of openwork leaf scroll handles, covered in a pale sea…
Overall in good condition
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A LARGE CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT ON PAPER
A LARGE CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT ON PAPER
Late 19th century
Painted with a seated official and two wives, two diminutive attendants in the foreground, 143cm by 82cm, framed and glazed
Some creasing to the paper where it has been rolled. Some staining and markings to the paper
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
SIX CHINESE EXPORT PAINTINGS (6)
SIX CHINESE EXPORT PAINTINGS (6)
19th century
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, painted with various genre scenes including tea production, 29cm by 26cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Overall in good condition with minor markings to the paper in places
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
FOUR CHINESE EXPORT TEA PRODUCTION PAINTINGS (4)
FOUR CHINESE EXPORT TEA PRODUCTION PAINTINGS (4)
Late 18th/19th century
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, depicting rolling tea, a monk serving tea to a mandarin, transporting tea by raft and sampans, images 39cm by 30cm. mounted framed and…
Overall in good condition with very minor markings to the paper
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
FOUR CHINESE EXPORT PAINTINGS (5)
FOUR CHINESE EXPORT PAINTINGS (5)
19th century
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, including gathering mulberry leaves, pounding tea and two other figurative scenes, images 25cm by 34.5cm, mounted, framed and glazed. Inscription in…
The painting with gathering of mulberry leaves has some wrinkles to the paper. Otherwise in overall good condition with very minor markings to the paper
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A JAPANESE SILVER-MOUNTED GINBARI ENAMEL BOTTLE VASE
A JAPANESE SILVER-MOUNTED GINBARI ENAMEL BOTTLE VASE
20th century
Worked with scattered sprays of flowers and pomegranates against a pale lemon ground, stamped marks, 18.5cm high
Good condition
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A PAIR OF CHINESE LACQUER RECTANGULAR PANELS (2)
A PAIR OF CHINESE LACQUER RECTANGULAR PANELS (2)
First half 19th century
Inlaid in soapstone. mother-of-pearl, wood and stained bone with birds amongst flowering chrysanthemum and prunus branches,each panel 125cm high by 37cm wide
ProvenanceChristie's, London, 11September, 1997, lot 103Condition reportMinor losses to the inlay. Hinges lacking to one edge of each panel. Key hole and lock to one panel. Some small losses to the…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £250 - £350
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT

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