A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE GOURD-SHAPED VASE AND COVER, HUEastern Zhou DynastyThe bulbous flask-shaped body supported on a simulated rope-twist foot, r...

A VERY RARE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TAPIR-SHAPED VESSEL, XIZUNYuan/Ming DynastyFinely cast after the archaic bronze wine vessel zun in the f...

A SELECTION OF CHINESE ART BOOKSIncluding R.Lockhart Hobson, The George Eumorfopoulos Collection. Catalogue of the Chinese, Corean and Persian Pot...

AN AMBER-GLAZED CANDLESTICKTang DynastyThe vessel fitted with a cylindrical candle holder centring a circular drip pan raised on a ribbed stem ris...

A VERY RARE LARGE SANCAI AND BLUE-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A GUARDIANTang DynastyThe imposing guardian vividly modelled with an unglazed head bear...

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY MODEL OF A CAMELTang DynastyThe camel powerfully modelled in mid-striding pose with its tall...

A RARE PAIR OF MIDNIGHT-BLUE-GROUND 'PHOENIX AND LOTUS' BROCADE PANELS15th centuryCut from a length of silk brocade, both finely woven with contin...

A RARE BLACK-GROUND 'BOYS AND RAMS' BROCADE PANEL15th/16th centuryThe silk satin panel finely woven with repeating patterns of boys riding white g...

AN IMPERIAL CHESTNUT-GROUND SILK 'BATS AND SHOU SYMBOLS' BROCADE RECTANGULAR PANELWanliFinely woven in a repeating pattern with six rows of large ...

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND LARGE BLUE AND WHITE RESERVE-DECORATED 'PEONY' DISHXuande six-character mark in a line and of the periodElegantly potted...

A VERY RARE HUANGHUALI CLOTHES RACK, YIJIAMid Qing DynastyThe two slender corner posts of square section and joined to the top rail terminating wi...

ANONYMOUSDeer and Crane, circa 17th centuryInk and pigment on silk, hanging scroll, mounted and framed.153cm (60 2/8in) high x 94cm (37in) wide.Fo...

ATTRIBUTED TO WANG HUI (1632-1717)Two album leaf paintingsInk and colour on paper, each with two apocryphal seals of the artist and calligraphic i...

A RARE HUANGHUALI 'FALCON STAND', YINGJIA18th centuryThe two slender posts, fitted with bronze 'mythical beast' finials, framing two horizontal st...

A HUANGHUALI THREE-SHELF BOOKCASE, JIAGEMid Qing Dynasty Of rectangular form and standard mitre, mortise and tenon construction, the round slender...

A VERY RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DING15th centuryThe robustly cast body of globular form supported on three sho...

A VERY RARE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TAPIR-SHAPED VESSEL, XIZUNSong/Ming DynastyThe stocky, tapir-like mythical beast heavily cast standing f...

A LARGE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHAMing DynastyThe benevolent figure finely cast, the face in a meditative expression with dow...

A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DUCK-SHAPED INCENSE BURNER AND COVER16th/17th CenturyFinely modelled in the shape of a duck with its head slightly turned and b...

A VERY RARE PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE KNEELING 'FOREIGNER' CANDLESTICKSKangxiEach figure finely cast with one sturdy arm raised to ...

A RARE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TAPIR-FORM VESSEL, ZUN17th/18th century The creature standing foursquare with mouth slightly open below a cur...

A RARE AND LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE 'ELEPHANT' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, DINGQianlongModelled with deep rounded sides support...

A RARE PAIR CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'PIGEON' INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERSQianlongEach finely modelled in the form of a pigeon, the feathers delicately enam...

AN IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR 'CHUN' BOX AND COVERQianlongOf compressed globular form resting on a wide foo...

A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE 'MELON' BOX AND COVER18th centuryFinely modelled as a lobed melon and applied in high relief with gilt bro...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL CAPARISONED ELEPHANTS AND VASESMid Qing DynastyEach cast standing foursquare the heads with almond eyes s...

A VERY LARGE AND RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'WATER BUFFALO AND HERDBOY' INCENSE BURNER AND COVER18th centuryThe 'water buffalo' modelled standing with ...

TWO VERY RARE IMPERIAL-TRIBUTE PAINTED ENAMEL TURQUOISE-GROUND TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERS, DINGQianlong red enamel four-character marks and of the per...

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND IMPORTANT GOLD GEM-INSET FIGURE OF AN 'ABLE MINISTER'QianlongSuperbly modelled, seated with the right hand raised as if ...

A WHITE JADE 'BOYS' BRUSHWASHER AND A COVER18th century Finely modelled with deep rounded sides rising from a circular ring foot, the handles form...

A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION19th century The beast carved recumbent with a joyful expression defined by bulging eyes and semi-open...

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'DOUBLE BADGER' GROUP18th century The creatures finely carved facing each other, each grasping one end of a lingzhi stem i...

AN AMETHYST CARVING OF A GOAT AND TWO YOUNG, SANYANG19th century The stone finely carved in the round as three recumbent goats, sanyang, each with...

A LARGE SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF ZHANG GUOLAO17th/18th century The Immortal finely carved standing on rockwork, with a long beard and a smiling express...

A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'DA JI' DOUBLE GOURD VASEQianlongElegantly modelled with a large globular lower bulb with four stepped cartouches containi...

A VERY RARE GILT-DECORATED BLACK-LACQUERED PANEL AND CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER FRAME FOR THE IMPERIAL COURTLate 18th centuryThe black lacquer panel ...

A CINNABAR LACQUER PEACH-SHAPED 'SANDUO' BOX AND COVERQianlongFinely carved in varying levels through red, with a central cartouche of an Immortal...

A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CABINETQianlong/JiaqingThe rectangular cabinet with canted shoulders containing two drawers, with two doors opening...

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNITibet, 14th/15th centuryCrisply cast seated in dhyanasana before a vajra, his hand in bhumisparsamudra, o...

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA14/15th centuryThe deities in yab-yum with twelve-armed Chakrasamvara wearing a tiger skin around his waist a...

A RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA15th centuryThe deity finely cast seated in rajalilasana (royal ease), each hands holding the ends of ...

A VERY LARGE AND RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF ANANDAMing DynastyThe imposing arhat finely cast with a contemplative expression on his face and a rai...

A RARE GILT-BRONZE VAJRAMing Dynasty The thunderbolt-sceptre finely cast with a central bulbous grip separating two lotus pedestals supporting a c...

A VERY LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A GUARDIANMing DynastyThe imposing figure finely cast standing on a separate kidney-shaped rockwork base, weari...

A RARE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'HUNDRED' DEER JARWanliSturdily potted with tapering sides rising to gently curving shoulders surmounted by a short wa...

A VERY LARGE and RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'SAGES' JARWanliThe jar well-potted with an ovoid body surmounted by a waisted neck with a lipped rim, painte...

A RARE WUCAI 'CHRYSANTHEMUM AND ROCK' BOWLWanli six-character mark and of the periodFinely potted with rounded deep sides rising from a short stra...

A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEASTYuan/Ming DynastyFinely carved as a recumbent mythical beast facing forward, the face rend...

A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A RAM AND YOUNGMing DynastyThe larger ram deftly carved with two long horns curling towards the back, the face with almond...

A CARVED PALE GREEN JADE 'CRANE AND LINGZHI' VASE17th/18th century The vase finely carved in the form of a gnarled tree trunk flanked by a a crane...

A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET OCTAGONAL VASEMing DynastyCrisply cut in baluster form with eight sides, rising from a short spreading foot to a waisted n...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'CRANE AND DEER' YENYEN VASEKangxiThe body boldly painted with a continuous scene of a pair of cranes in flight above a spotted d...

A RARE BLANC DE-CHINE DOCUMENTARY LAMP AND BASEIncised date 22nd year of the Kangxi reign, corresponding to 1683 and of the periodThe compressed g...

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' EWERQianlong, the Persian metal cover and mounts 19th centuryElegantly potted of flattened pear-shape rising from a...

A GILT-BRONZE 'HOUND' SCROLL WEIGHTMing DynastyThe slender recumbent hound carved with its head facing forward attentively, with front paws togeth...

A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE QUATRELOBED INCENSE BURNERZhenshe yongbao mark, 18th century Heavily cast with straight sides rising to a stepped shoulder ...

A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'LONGEVITY' BOWLSDaoguang seal marks and of the periodPainted around the body with four ruyi-bordered roundels, enclosing...

ANONYMOUSLadies and Boys, 17th/18th centuryInk and colour on silk depicting ladies and children on a terrace, framed. 112cm (44in) long x 204cm (8...

A RARE IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED THRONE-CUSHION COVERQianlongFinely embroidered with a summer scene of layered rocks rising in peaks...

A RARE IMPERIAL ZITAN 'DRAGON' CABINET, KANGGUI18th century The cabinet of rectangular shape with square corners, inset on front and sides with we...