Magnificient May Auction

Chinese lapis lazuli figure of a bodhisattva, carved with a benevolent face framed by a coiffure fronted by a diadem and all backed by a flaming mando

Chinese enameled and gold washed silver ashtray, the exterior of the compressed body enameled with scrolling tendrils alternating with shou medallions

Chinese reticulated small jade plaque, the rectangular slab pierced with a pair of archaistic scrolling dragon to both sides, executed from a semi-tra

Chinese archaistic calcified jade ornament, the cylinder with four reserves featuring four 'masks' motifs based on a Liangzhu culture protot...

Chinese carved jade/jadeite belt hook, sculpted with a meandering chilong clutching a large lingzhi sprig in its mouth and crawling on the slightly ar

Chinese carved jade belt hook, the elongated dragon-head enlivened by bead eyes and with a lobed nose above the mouth opened slightly to reveal its fa

Chinese celadon jade hairpin, the slightly arched and slender shaft incised with a shou medallion and terminating in a scroll-end heightened by a styl

(Lot of 2) Chinese shou-shan stone figures of luohan, each wearing monastic robes and seated in a pose of 'royal ease', the larger laughing ...

Chinese celadon jade belt hook, carved and undercut with a meandering chilong among scrolling tendrils confronting the dragon sculpted with large eyes

Chinese jade bangle bracelet, the semi-translucent matrix of a pale green hue with slight inclusions, overall: 3.25''

Chinese jade boulder, the greyish-green matrix carved and undercut with a scholar accompanied by an attendant standing on a cliff gazing towards a dis

Chinese-inspired silver repousse decorated bowl, possibly of Southeast Asian origin, the square body with rounded corners centered by large shou medal

Chinese large horn carving, the naturally contoured section carved and pierced as a lotus pond with lush leaves, flowers and pods accented by ducks, f

(Lot of 2) Chinese tortoise shell gourd-form cricket cages, each octagonal body applied with a conforming wooden rim and fitted with a circular wood l

Chinese zitan or zitan-stained small brush pot, of cylindrical shape with a slightly waisted contour and flat base, a pronounced wood grain pattern vi

Chinese small patinated bronze censer with fitted stand, of simple rectangular shape cast with a pair of squared handles and raised on a four shaped s

Chinese small patinated bronze censer emulating Ming gold-splashed vessels, of rectangular shape with a waisted neck flanked by two ear-form handles a

Himalayan/Sino-Tibetan steel, silver and brass sword, the hilt grip wrapped with silver wire below a Chinese gilt metal pommel pierced with auspicious

Pair of Chinese polychrome enameled small porcelain dishes, each interior well enameled with a grasshopper climbing up the side of a yellow wine jar d

Chinese Yixing ware teapot, of compressed lobed peach form with branch-form handles issuing undulating leaves and surmounted with a fitted lid further

Pair of Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain 'bitian' (palette dish), each of conch form with the shallow well featuring a kingfish...

Chinese rectangular ink stone, reputed to be 'chengni yan', carved with two scholars looking out of a pavilion with a stair case leading to ...

Chinese carved jade ink-stone, of flattened bean shape with a small water reservoir below a reticulated border featuring a monkey attempting to pick o

Chinese carved gray-green hardstone ewer, of flattened hu form raised on a pedestal base and carved with reserves of opposing phoenix/tao-tie masks in

Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain cup, Tongzhi mark and period, of tri-lobed shape and painted on the tapering sides with insects and flow

Chinese underglaze blue and overglaze red decorated porcelain covered jar, the tapering ovoid body enameled with red fish swimming amid cobalt blue lo

Chinese doucai porcelain meiping with cover, decorated with boldly enameled dragon and phoenix meandering amid flowering scrolling tendrils set above

Pair of Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain phoenixes, each with an elongated pink head with a pair of pale blue eyes and surmounted by a br

Chinese gilt and polychrome enameled porcelain stick-neck vase, the compressed body decorated with scholar's items in reserve set with alternati...

Pair of Chinese polychrome enameled yellow ground porcelain baluster vases, the exterior decorated overall with shou medallions, branches of ripe peac

Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain urn with cover, Republic Period, the tapering ovoid body well painted in bright enamels with a procession and au

Chinese Jun-ware style ceramic tripod censer, with an everted rim above a waisted cylindrical neck set above a compressed body accented by small dark

Pair of Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain dishes, late Qing/early Repulic period, each of stylized bat form decorated to the front with a beauty a

Chinese cloisonne enamel decorated archaistic vessel, cast as a square ding raised on four animal mask-and-paw partial gilt supports with feather-form

Chinese small celadon glazed crackled porcelain stick-neck vase, the ovoid body surmounted by a cylindrical neck bracketed by mock loose ring handles

Chinese flambe glazed stick-neck vase, Late Qing dynasty, the cylindrical body and tall cylindrical neck covered overall with a rich mottled red glaze

Pair of Chinese green glazed ceramic parrots, each of the birds enlivened with large eyes and a burnt red colored beak with its head lowered, standing

Chinese famille verte porcelain bottle vase, Qing dyansty, now mounted as a lamp, the pear shaped body decorated with four registers, each featuring f

Chinese famille verte porcelain gu-form vase, Qing/early Republic period, enameled with a pair of black birds with green wings perched upon a schola...

Chinese tea dust glazed double-gourd ceramic vase, with the upper bulb bracketed by a pair of shaped strap handles applied to the slightly compressed

Chinese reticulated ivory brush pot, Republic period, the contoured segment carved with Shoulao, court official, fisherman and beauty on a garden terr

Chinese cobalt blue and enameled porcelain vase, the tapering ovoid base featuring rolling green mountains and a waterway dotted by fishing boats, acc

Chinese robin's egg blue glazed ovoid vase, of archaistic hu-form flanked by zoomorphic handles at the tapering neck gradually flaring to the ov...

Chinese two-section patinated tripod censer, of compressed ovoid form raised on three splayed supports and cast with a wide everted dished rim, the ba

Chinese peach-bloom glazed stick-neck ovoid porcelain vase, the tapering shoulder applied with a high-relief figure of a chilong clutching a sacred je

Chinese celadon glazed tripod censer, of tapering cylindrical form molded with eight trigrams, all below a wide everted rim and raised on three short

Pair of Chinese polychromed enamel decorated porcelain baluster vases, late Qing/Republic period, each of ovoid form tapering to a flared foot and pai

Chinese famille verte decorated porcelain vase, late Qing/early Republic period, the tapering lobed body depicted with dragon reserves alternating wit

Chinese tiered wooden seal box set with carved jade plaques, with three rectangular trays inset with two plaques carved with lotus blossom bracketed b

Chinese underglaze blue painted porcelain pillow, of long rectangular shape decorated on the top with a pair of geese amid flowering peonies reserved