Asian Antiques & Decorative Arts (Section 1, Foyer)

ID - 463586 - A pair of Chinese cinnabar vases with lacquer on brass and blue enamelled interiors, on wooden stands

Each:

ID - 463587 - A lacquered brass Chinese archaistic vase with figural ears and taotie faces, accompanied by a weathered photo of an unknown individual with the vase

ID - 463588 - A rare early 20th century brass and canton enamelled tobacco pipe, with Chinese polychrome enamelling in the Persian taste

Some wear and chips

ID - 463589 - A beautiful Ando (Japan) shippo-yaki and cloisonne enamel dish, with original box and pamphlets

Box and dish approx.:

ID - 463590 - A stunning antique Japanese cloiosonne vase with sky blue ground and a blossoming rose and a bird perched upon it, with green enamel interior and foot

Excellent condition, some firing bubbles and minor flaws

ID - 463591 - A beautiful Burmese silver three piece cruet set, with a salt and pepper shaker and condiment pot, each with three feet and repousse scrolling

All unmarked, vendor reports tested as silver, total weight approx. 91.33

ID - 463592 - A beautifully enamelled Chinese porcelain bowl, with various symbols including bats, lotuses, and auspicious symbols, with gilt highlights and scalloped rim, six character Qianlong zhuanshu mark to base

ID - 463593 - A beautiful antique Chinese carved export coral gilt silver dress clip with a pale pink carved dragon in claw setting, etched back to setting and impressed two character silver marks and 'CHINA' stamp

In good antique condition; crack running along base of carving, some yellowing/discolouration

ID - 463594 - A beautiful antique Japanese meiji era cloisonne lidded jarlet, with green enamelled interior

Excellent condition; patinated rim but no damage detected

ID - 463595 - A small Chinese porcelain doucai porcelain 'Chicken Cup' with rounded base, four character mark to bottom of bowl

ID - 463596 - Six Chinese snuff bottles, including a charming blue peking glass bottle with a goldfish, a polished white stone bottle in the shape of a gourd, no stopper, and four cinnabar style resin snuff bottles in various styles

Largest:

ID - 463597 - A Chinese reverse & inside painted glass revolving orb with an assortment of beauties, on a timber base

ID - 463598 - A collection of finely carved Chinese 'Heidao' beads, attr. late Qing period (19th-early 20th century), with small figures and foliage, approx. 24pcs

All appear in very good condition; some small breaks may be present, each approx.

ID - 463599 - A beautiful four piece set of matched of Chinese porcelain, including a pair of flared gu form vases, and a pair of altar candlesticks, all decorated in iron red on white with gilt highlights and a teal inner ground, both with six character archaic Qianlong marks to underside

Tallest (candlesticks):

ID - 463600 - Six vintage Burmese silver napkin rings, each with repousse work and a motif including elephants, roosters, dancing figures, chinthe, and peacocks

All unmarked, vendor reports tested as silver, total weight approx. 91.32g, each approx.

ID - 463601 - A beautiful pale white chalcedony agate carving of a pair of gourds, connected by a vine, with a monkey climbing them

ID - 463602 - A beautiful rich green jade carved piece, with a central image of a bat flying around a lingzhi, with borders of the same motif

ID - 463603 - A lovely Asian lacquerware miniature folding screen, inlaid with mother of pearl plants in pots including bamboo and chrysanthemum, flanked by a dragon and a phoenix, with lacquered birds to the reverse

Folded dimensions (panel each):

ID - 463604 - A Chinese porcelain cylindrical vase, decorated with pink, blue, and yellow borders and a scene of auspicious objects including a censer, vase, bats, scrolls, and more, with six character zhuanshu Qianlong mark to base

ID - 463605 - An antique Chinese opium scale set, with brass weight, bowl, and polished bone measuring rod

As found, in antique condition; wear and patina

ID - 463606 - A striking Chinese zisha blue clay teapot, with applied calligraphic mantras or poetry, a dragon handle, impressed mark to underside and lid

ID - 463607 - A beautifully enamelled period Chinese porcelain teapot with phoenix and dragon motif, with late 20th century Jingdezhen mark to base, with woven handles

Dimensions, including handles and spout:

ID - 463608 - A Chinese archaistic style bronze censer in tripod form

ID - 463609 - Three pieces; a porcelain hexagonal vase stand with reticulated sides and blue and yellow enamels, a large rectangular form stone vase, in shades of yellow and white, and a blue and white jar lid, possibly 19th century, with auspicious objects and a meander border

Largest (vase):

ID - 463610 - A finely modelled pair of Chinese Shiwan ware earthenware ducks, one with glazed base, one nesting

Both in excellent condition; no defects detected, larger:

ID - 463611 - A charming coiled Japanese ceramic dragon, with impressed single character mark to base

ID - 463612 - A beautiful Chinese porcelain dragon and phoenix vase, with an applied dragon climbing around the long sloped neck with surface decorated with a phoenix and lotus scrolling on a teal ground, with four character Yongzheng mark to base

ID - 463613 - A pair of Asian export sterling silver tongs, possibly toast or ice tongs, with cast bamboo pattern and open dragon motif with monogrammed panel, marked 'ACHENG' and '[S]TERLING', total weight approx. 60.54g

ID - 463614 - A mid 20th century Chinese famille rose mandarin porcelain charger, with gilt butterfly and meander border and a central scene of a scholar and harem

Marked to base, minor wear

ID - 463615 - A rare and unusual Kinkozan (Japan) art deco egyptian or aztec revival ceramic vase, early 20th century, with 'Kinkozan' mark in censer shaped cartouche with 'Made in Japan' below

Two minor marks to surface, possibly surface hairline cracks, otherwise excellent

ID - 463616 - A red ground gilt Chinese porcelain gilt dragon bowl, six character mark to underside

ID - 463617 - A Chinese porcelain teapot, with yellow sgraffito ground, and profuse decoration including landscape scenes to either side, four character mark to teal ground base

ID - 463618 - A Chinese blue glazed bowl, with incised and heightened white fish decoration of lotuses, lilies, and fish, in Ming style with Xuande six character mark to base

ID - 463619 - A pair of thin Chinese porcelain blue ground bowls, one with raised detail of birds and vines, the other with figures in landscapes

Each with six character underglaze blue mark to base, approx.

ID - 463620 - A Chinese porcelain enamelled stand, decorated with heroes from 'Wu Shuang Pu (Table of Peerless Heroes)', accompanied by a six character zhuanshu Daoguang mark to underside

ID - 463621 - A large Satsuma (Japan) ceramic moriage vase with twin 'ears' or lugs, in pale blue, orange, red and cream

Unmarked to base

ID - 463622 - A vintage Chinese Jingdezhen mun shou enamelled ceramic tea set in woven cane basket, including a lidded teapot with plastic handles and two cups, all marked to base

As found, one cup cracked and previously repaired

Box dimensions:

ID - 463623 - An Asian timber dresser with four small and three large drawers, finished with brass studded detail

Some scuffing and wear; 100cm (H) x 65cm (W) x 45cm (D)

ID - 463624 - A trio of Japanese style replica swords with timber stand including: a katana, a wakizashi and a tanto

Each has an ornate tsuka depicting different scenes and dragon design tsubas, each has a black timber saya with dragon patterned fuchi (saya collar), sageo (hanging cord) and dragon design kojiri (end cap)

In their sayas each measures:
Katana - 101.5cm
Wakizashi - 89.5cm
Tanto - 63cm

ID - 463625 - An Asian timber display cabinet, with three small drawers and separate upper and lower cabinets

Some surface wear and scuffing, 129cm (H) x 72cm (W) x 38cm (D)

ID - 463626 - A set of four vintage Chinese black lacquered wall panels with carved painted shell scenes

Dimensions each:

ID - 463627 - A beautiful Asian apothecary chest, rendered in dark timber with metal fittings and o-ring drawers for medicinal herbs and special trinkets, with flared top and opium legs

Slight scuffing and surface wear, 99cm (H) x 77.5cm (W) x 28cm (D)

ID - 463628 - A large Asian black lacquered timber vase, with hand painted scrolling and meander detail, possibly antique, with repairs to foot rim

ID - 463629 - An exquisite antique late Qing dynasty Chinese silk embroidery panel of blue flowers on a gold ground, c.1850, framed in a perspex and timber box frame, topped by a brass-tone dragon hanger

As found; signs of discolouration consistent with age, minor loose threads, minor scuffs to frame

Embroidered panel: 34.5cm x 28cm
Frame dimensions:

ID - 463630 - A beautiful marriage bed piece carved from timber with original red paint, includes cranes and floral details

ID - 463631 - An exquisite antique late Qing dynasty Chinese silk embroidery panel, of peach and cream flowers on a light blue ground, in Tibetan style, c.1850, framed in a perspex and timber box frame, topped by a brass-tone dragon hanger

As found; signs of discolouration consistent with age, minor loose threads, minor scuffs to frame

Embroidered panel: 26cm x 30cm
Frame Dimensions:

ID - 463632 - A collection of Chinese vintage collectibles, including a carved cork diorama, a framed silk embroidery panel, a paper-cut by Mr. Yin Jiacai (b. 1942, Nanjing Studio of Folk Arts and Crafts) in box, two slide catalogues and a table cloth

Frame dimensions:

ID - 463633 - A collection of Chinese pieces, including a pair of cloisonn�� vases, a set of three ceramic sake cups marked to base, and a mini white & blue ceramic vase marked to base

Tallest:

ID - 463634 - A large and unusual Chinese champlev�� enamel and brass ornament, with tripodal lion feet and three lugs to sides, with a lacquered underside and interior, possibly a lamp or a hookah base

ID - 463635 - A beautiful antique Chinese rosewood low coffee table, with meander spacers and central character flanked by bats and curved ends

Some scuffing and wear