Spring Catalogue Sale - Day One

A Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot], the nodal section decorated in high relief with spreading pine branches capped with crowns of needles, {Qianlong,

A 17th Century Carved Rhinoceros Horn Cup], carved in high relief with dignitaries by a temple set against cliffs, with a plunging waterfall, pine tre

A Chinese White Metal Mounted Tortoiseshell and Ivory Travelling Chopstick Set], comprising knife, pair of ivory chopsticks and spatula, {27.5cm}; ano

A Set of Five Chinese Export Pith Paintings, 19th Century], depicting a young couple with attendants in various interior settings with richly patterne

A Set of Twelve Chinese Export Paintings on Pith Paper], circa 1850, depicting various scenes from court and daily life, including washing and feeding

A Set of Twelve Chinese Export Paintings on Pith Paper], circa 1850, each depicting twelve or more moths, butterflies, beetles, crickets and praying m

A Provincial SE Asian Red and Black Lacquer Circular Box and Cover]; and three lacquered papier mache bowls (5)

A Carved Green Aventurine Stone Model of a Pekinese], with expectant expression in crouched pose with upheld plumed tail, {22.5cm high}, upon a carved

A Japanese One Piece Carved Ivory Group of Two Fishermen], one seated smoking as his companion tensions a net drying in branches of a tall tree, {47.5

A Japanese Shibayama-type Netsuke, Meiji Period], carved as a box with colourful floral mon and a finely carved cord {3.9cm} {See illustration} ...

A Japanese One Piece Carved Ivory Figure of a Street Entertainer], wearing hexagon diapered robes and smiling while beating a drum beside a prunus roo

A Japanese Carved Ivory Figure Group], as a young woman and three children in kimonos standing and kneeling while holding offerings of fruit, a casket

A Japanese One Piece Carved Ivory Figure of a Goddess], standing full length in foliate decorated robes with bird trimmed chignon, holding a censer in

A Chinese One Piece Carved Ivory Figure of Wudi], standing full length in armour and helmet holding an eight storey pagoda, early 20th century, {19cm}

A Chinese Coloured Ivory Double Snuff Bottle Group], carved as a maiden and her attendant standing side by side before a flowering shrub, both heads d

A Japanese Ivory Carving of a Bijin, Meiji Period], very finely carved, standing with a branch of chrysanthemum, beside her two standing vases, one wi

A Japanese Ivory Okimono Carving of a Toy Maker], seated with Daruma doll, two smaller Darumas on the cabinet beside him, {7cm}, {signed red lacquer t

A Japanese Carved Ivory Small Okimono], as Okufu attempting to tie the wrists of a captive oni, {signed, circa 1900, 4cm}, {slight damage}; and [A Car

A Japanese Carved Ivory Okimono], as a samurai kneeling on the back of a captive oni as a monkey in armour wielding a mallet, and small oni look on, u

A Chinese Coloured Ivory Snuff Bottle], carved as a maiden seated, a basket of fruit upon a rock bench, head detaching, {7.2cm} (small chip to rear of

A 19th Century Sectional Ivory Walking Stick], the handle carved as the head of an elephant backed by the head of a tiger, {89cm} £250-300

ONYX BASES (3) An Indian Carved Ivory High Relief Plaque], rectangular, intricately worked with three Buddhistic figures in a cart drawn by two oxen,

A Chinese Carved Ivory Model of a Nine Storey Pagoda], with hexagonal panelled finial, each tier with arched windows and bells pendant from the juttin

A Chinese Ivory Pierced Ball], of fourteen spheres, the exterior with dragons in low relief, {9cm} £200-300

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Two Handled Censer, 18th/19th Century], of deep form with champleve dragon handles, the waisted sides filled with lo...

A Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases, Feng Hu], of square sectioned baluster form with taotie mask and loose ring handles, each side centre...

A Pair of Chinese Champleve Enamel Boxes and Covers], of square cushion form, the solid gilt ground filled with sunken lotus flowers, {7.5cm}, {large

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamelled Kylin Censer, Qing Dynasty], standing mid-stride with upturned snout, a hinged cover concealed in his curly mane ...

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vessel and Cover, Gui], the bombe body filled with geometric banding between flanged taotie mask and tongue handles,...

A Chinese Cloisonné Model of a Deer], its malachite green hide scattered with white flowerheads, gilt head turned to one side, {14. 2cm} (repai...

A Graduated Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Tripod Censers, Ding], with bombe sides filled with lotus flowers under a pair of V-form upright handles,...

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vase], of baluster form with a waisted tubular neck set with a pair of gilt handles with C scroll motifs, {13cm} wit...

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Large Rectangular Landscape Plaque], depicting an extensive view over rocky lakeland landscape, five line poem, the ...

A Chinese Cloisonné Small Square Vase, Qing Dynasty], the slightly tapering body decorated on each facet with birds amongst auspicious flowers ...

A Chinese Cloisonné Dish, 18th to 19th Century], of shallow form with low serpentine sides, the turquoise ground filled inside and out with for...

A Chinese Carved Hardwood Occasional Table], the lobed circular top inset with marble, over a carved frieze raised on four carved legs with claw and b

A Cased Collection of Thirteen Amber Fossils], encasing winged insects, beetles, and plant remnants], {various sizes from 2.2cm to 7. 5cm} (largest bl

A Chinese Amber Brush Holder Vase], modelled with a pair of cranes at the foot of a hollow pine trunk with prunus, bamboo and additional lingzhi fungu

A Chinese Amber Carving of a Pair of Rams], in fraternal repose beneath a yin-yang and lingzhi fungus, of pale orange tone, {8.5} with openwork wood s

A Chinese Amber Water Coupe], finely carved in the form of a veined lotus leaf with further leaves on the exterior, a pair of cicadas on the rim and l

A Chinese Amber Vase and Cover], of flattened ovoid form, with ring handles and small dragon finial, the sides with birds and monkeys in the branches

A Chinese Amber Snuff Bottle], possibly Peking workshops, with a pair of loop handles, predominantly clear and of brown tone, {6.3cm} {See illustratio

A Chinese Amber Snuff Bottle], of flattened pear form, the opaque mass carved in low relief with a continuous frieze of European flowers including but

A Chinese Amber Snuff Bottle], similar to the previous lot, though with bolder treatment, {7.8cm} (chipped neck) {See illustration} £200-400

A Chinese Amber Snuff Bottle], of flattened triangular form, carved in high relief with a figure tending a horse beneath a pine tree in which hides a

A Well-carved Chinese Amber Snuff Bottle, 18th/19th Century], conceived as five monkeys and a single bat hovering and scrambling through the fruiting

A Chinese Amber Snuff Bottle], possibly Peking workshops, of pale yellow colour, clear on one side and milky opaque on the other, {6.3cm} {See illustr

A Peking Carved Yellow Glass Water Pot], of near spherical form, the smoky egg-yolk yellow exterior carved with a low relief of two flowering branches

A Small Chinese Amber Water Coupe], boldly carved with a pair of magpies in the branches of a prunus tree cupping a shallow vessel within, {9.5cm}, wi

"The Temptation" A European Amber Carving of Eve and the Serpent beneath the Tree of Life, {7.5cm} £100-200