*** | A collection of six vintage evening bags, comprising of three black evening bags with micro beaded and cloisonne clasps, an intricately beaded evening bag with a cameo set clasp and beaded handle, two tapestry evening bags with micro beaded handles and… | *** | |
*** | A pair of brass mounted white cloisonne table lamps, with attached carved wooden bases, 51 cm high | *** | |
*** | An antique Chinese stone shallow trough and ink stone, with twin carved lion dogs, 18 cm high, 24wide, 34 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A collection of Chinese style blue and white ginger jars and boxes, comprising six pieces, the largest vase 27 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Japanese sake cup by Aoki Mokubei (1767 - 1833) 5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A collection of rock, geology and fossilised wood specimens, including hardstone arrowheads, the largest 11 cm long | *** | |
*** | A pair of Chinese black ground cloisonne vases each of baluster form decorated with chrysanthemums 20 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Chinese jade and coloured stone tree ornament, on a gnarled gilded tree and supported on a large green striated stone, 19 cm high | *** | |
*** | Two Chinese blanc de chine figures, late 18th/19th century the largest 10 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Chinese silver comport and an Indian silvered walking stick handle, wing on & Co, Hong Kong, early 20th century, the reticulated comport decorated with prunus blossoms, marked wing on to foot rim, and a walking stick handle, probably silver plate,… | *** | |
*** | A Chinese carved boxwood ruyi sceptre, 19th century finely pierced and carved with dragons, phoenix and deer 32 cm high | *** | |
*** | Three Japanese gold-lacquer hair ornaments, 19th century and later comprising two hair sticks and a comb the largest hair stick 15 cm | *** | |
*** | A Chinese sang De boeuf and apple green glazed jar and cover, late Qing Dynasty 16.5 cm high Provenance: decorative Arts, Christies, 12 November 1988, lot 387 | *** | |
*** | A pair of Chinese Hongmu mother-of-pearl inlaid brush pots, 20th century 23 cm high, 9.8 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A small Chinese peach bloom bottle vase, Kangxi mark, Republic period 14 cm high | *** | |
*** | An antique Chinese elm scholar's table, 9th/20th century, the top with much patina, of pegged construction and raised on cylindrical legs united by a shaped skirt, 84.5 cm high, 86 cm wide, 89 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A long Oriental elm bench, 56.5 cm high, 181 cm wide, 28.5 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Three famille rose wares Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, comprising a plate painted with flowers; a Mandarin palette tankard with strap handles; and a bowl with floral sprigs, 23 cm diameter, 11 cm high and 14.5 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection of… | *** | |
*** | A collection of four Annamese blue and white porcelain, 18th century and later comprising two bowls, a ginger jar and a small covered dish the largest bowl 15 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A Chinese gilded red lacquer cabinet with substantial brass lock-plates 126 cm high, 94 cm wide, 46.5 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A Chinese hanging scroll with one red seal Lychee and Cicada watercolour ink on paper | *** | |
*** | An inside-painted glass snuff bottle by Yun Chuan, 'One Bottle Studio' 2nd half 20th century decorated with a continuous scene from the 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' depicting Kuang Chung-yen, father-in-law of the hermit Ju-Gur Liang, riding his donkey… | *** | |
*** | A carved and reticulated tortoiseshell snuff bottle, Republic period finely carved with a panel of swirling dragons amid clouds, horn stopper | *** | |
*** | Two silver mounted bamboo walking sticks, late 19th century, the longest 87 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Japanese black lacquer box painted with gold cherry blossoms, early 20th century, 7 cm high, 12 cm wide, 10.5 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A Japanese carved red lacquer box, 20th century, 6 cm high, 14 cm wide, 10.5 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Three carved bamboo wares, comprising a brushpot carved with sages relaxing among pine trees, signed; a cylindrical box and cover carved with figural panels and phoenix; and a bowl in the form of a pine trunk, the brushpot 17 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Chinese style glazed earthenware statue of an elephant, 58 cm high | *** | |
*** | Hidden Treasures postage stamps of China, the Major James Starr collection; and Robert Kleiner, Chinese snuff Bottles, comprising a two volume boxed set of Sotheby's London auction catalogues, the postage stamps of China, 11, 12 and 13 September 1991;… | *** | |
*** | A Chinese camphorwood sideboard, 20th century, with heavy brass lock-plates and handles, 74 cm high, 133 cm wide, 53 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Two small south East Asian decorative carvings, comprising a green hardstone figure of Buddha and a seated figure of Ganesh, 13 cm and 10 cm high | *** | |
*** | A pair of blue and white ginger jars, Chinese, 20th century, 24 cm high | *** | |
*** | A kitchen tansu, Japanese, 150 cm high, 118 cm wide, 45 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A profusely carved side table, Indian Kashmiri region, mid 20th century 37 cm high, 62 cm wide, 42 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A Chinese blue and white covered jar together with a heavily potted bird decorated dish, 20th century, the dish 28 cm diameter, the jar 22 cm high | *** | |
*** | Two Chinese ink stones, one carved with cranes and lotus, wood stand, the other with crabs and lotus, box, 23 and 24 cm long. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, 21 and 22 November 2011 lots 622 and 621 | *** | |
*** | A Japanese Imari charger 46 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A Chinese sang De boeuf ginger jar and cover, late Qing Dynasty 22 cm high | *** | |
*** | A pair of Chinese porcelain tea bowls decorated with flowers and phoenix within diaper borders 9 cm diameter (each) | *** | |
*** | A black ground cloisonne enamel opium set, 20th century, the wood interior divided into various compartments, two containing six shallow dishes, three with removable covers, 34 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A Chinese lacquered elm low table, with four frieze drawers raised on square supports, 32.5 cm high, 130 cm wide, 34 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A Chinese famille rose square sectioned bowl, first half 20th century, decorated with auspicious motifs, green glazed interior, 6 cm high, 16 cm wide, 12 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A pair of Japanese Imari hexagonal porcelain vases, 25 cm high | *** | |
*** | A pair of Chinese red lacquered elm yoke back chairs | *** | |
*** | Two large Japanese brass ships lanterns 48 cm high, 24 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | An Anglo Indian sadeli mosaic inlaid document box, with a velvet lined interior, 7.5 cm high, 26 cm wide, 16.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A jadeite snuff bottle, 19th/20th century the suffused apple green body carved with a prancing horse | *** | |
*** | A carved cameo agate snuff bottle 19th/20th century carved using the dark brown and grey inclusions in the stone to depict a scene of a scholar and student, rose quartz stopper | *** | |
*** | A varied group of ten enamel and metal mounted snuff bottles | *** | |
*** | A pair of blue and white saucers Qing dynasty, 18th century, each painted with lakeside scenes within gilt borders, fitted box, 13 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A collection of ten enamelled porcelain snuff bottles, Republic Period and later | *** | |
*** | Seven Chinese porcelain snuff bottles comprising five blue and white porcelain bottles, a blue on green bottle and a polychrome decorated bottle | *** | |
*** | A pair of Chinese embroidered robe panels, framed, overall 70 cm x 41 cm | *** | |
*** | A hard wood scroll end table, 20th century, carved with open work vines and berries to the apron and incurved legs, 40 cm high, 92 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A collection of fifteen international Chinese and S.E Asian auction catalogues, of ceramics, works of Art and snuff bottles | *** | |
*** | A collection of fourteen Sotheby's international Chinese and S.E Asian auction catalogues, of ceramics, works of Art, snuff bottles and paintings | *** | |
*** | A blue-glazed bowl mark of Wanli, covered overall with a deep blue glaze thinning to a pale tone around the rim, the base inscribed with a six-character mark, 21.7 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A Chinese famille rose brush pot, painted with maidens and boys, Qianlong seal mark, 14 cm high | *** | |
*** | Two Indian bronze deity figures, one depicting Krishna, the other of Ganesh, each standing on a platform base, 20.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | Three adjustable piano stools, bentwood and other, early 20th century, one with a pressed design to the seat with stud trim, another with a hardwood seat above turned legs terminating in brass claw and clear glass feet, variable heights, 38 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | An art glass axe form bud vase by the Iwatsu Glass Company, Japanese, circa 1970, from their 'Hineri' line, with swirling pink and blue interior, paper trade label to base, 23 cm high | *** | |
*** | A group of four ivory netsuke, 19th century comprising a a hen with a chick, a seated boar, a recumbent water buffalo and two frogs the water buffalo 6 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A Chinese carved rock crystal figure and two resin figures, Republic period (1912-1949) the largest 14 cm high | *** | |
*** | A pair of Chinese Han style green glazed ceremonial miniature tomb ornaments 19 cm high, 14 cm wide, 6.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Chinese red lacquer cabinet with substantial brass lock plates and handles 110 cm high, 62 wide, 177 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A Japanese bronze figure of a seated farmer, circa 1880, the provincial figure seated next to a rice bushel, 5.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | A pair Chinese cloisonne vases each of baluster form enamelled with a profusion of flower heads and scrolling foliage 16.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Chinese export ware porcelain drum jar and cover, with scrolling blue agapanthus, 26 cm high | *** | |
*** | A celadon jade snuff bottle carved in low relief with a continuous scene of distant mountains and a sampan gliding down a river past a pavilion | *** | |
*** | A Chinese blue and white jar, mounted as a lamp with parchment shade, the base 16 cm high, 40 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A varied group of seven Chinese porcelain and glass snuff bottles in various shapes including baluster and double gourd with floral decoration | *** | |
*** | An unusual speckled glass snuff bottle, possibly circa 1820 a compressed pear form with a carved mask to each shoulder, the pale pinkish opaque cased glass is suffused with random splashes of red, yellow, bluish purple and green | *** | |
*** | A jade and silver mounted magnifier, Chinese, 20th century, the magnifying glass with a cast silver butterfly mount having green glass cabochon decorations and filigree work, the ferrule attached to a celadon jade handle, 14 cm long | *** | |
*** | A carved stone head of Buddha, the Buddha with a serene visage, downcast eyes and pendulous lobes, 33 cm high | *** | |
*** | Cizhou-type painted jardiniere a Cizhou-style painted jardiniere, with deep slightly flared sides painted in brown over the pale cream ground, with a bird among peonies, 34.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | A famille-rose vase, 20th century the slender ovoid body surmounted by a trumpet neck set with two pierced handles, the sides and neck painted with figural scenes in panels reserved on a floral ground above a band of upright lappets around the base, 58 cm… | *** | |
*** | Two ivory netsuke, 19th century comprising a snake on a lily pad with a boxwood ojime and a carving of a figure with a horse and gourd; together with an ivory incense box with a Bakelite base the largest 6 cm long | *** | |
*** | Three Chinese impressed pottery vases, the largest 44 cm high | *** | |
*** | A celadon crackle glaze vase, 20th century 10 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Chinese fish bowl on stand 43 cm high, 39 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A Japanese gold brocade obi, early 20th century, displaying forest scenes with rolling clouds at the horizon in bronze, gold and green thread, backed with cream silk, 31 x 420 cm | *** | |
*** | A celadon crackle glaze dish 12.5 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Two Japanese woodblock print triptychs, 19th century one depicting the family tree of the Tokugawa clan each panel, 36 x 23 cm, overall 36 x 70 cm the other depicting the diety aryaacalanatha each panel, 37 x 25 cm, overall 37 x 70 cm | *** | |
*** | A collection of eighteen Sotheby's international, Chinese and painting catalogues | *** | |
*** | A pale celadon carved jade plaque of shaped square form with a central pierced aperture, carved to both sides with bats in flight 5 cm high, 5 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Japanese school river watercolour signed lower right 51.5 x 75.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Chinese scroll signed Sai Li, late 19th century depicting an elder and boy beneath a tree signed and inscribed upper right 94 cm high, 44 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain vessels, 19th century and later comprising a set of six covered dishes decorated with flowers and scrolling foliage, a covered ginger jar, a plate and three bowls the ginger jar 18 cm high, the plate 23 cm… | *** | |
*** | A collection of three Indian brass pepper grinders, the tallest 29 cm high | *** | |
*** | An inside-painted glass snuff bottle decorated to both sides with a figure in a landscape scene, signed and inscribed to both sides | *** | |
*** | A carved ox horn snuff bottle in the shape of a horse carrying a cask the recumbent horse bearing a round cask on its back topped with a matching round stopper | *** | |
*** | A clear emerald green glass snuff bottle 1750, 1850 of a spherical form with sparse evenly scattered small air bubbles, gilded metal stopper | *** | |
*** | A pair of Japanese banded lacquer cylindrical hibachi, 20th century, with original gilded copper inserts, 24 cm high, 21 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A Chinese porcelain lamp 68 cm high including shade | *** | |
*** | A vintage'Real Sola Pith' helmet by J. Leaver, India, the fabric covered helmet with hat box | *** | |
*** | A hardstone inlaid white marble dish, the centre decorated with floral scrolls within pierced vignettes and border of carved elephants, fitted box, 30 cm diameter | *** | |