Lacquered bamboo and paper fan
An unusual Chinese lacquered bamboo and paper fan with hidden reversible saucy scene. This intriguing and finely constructed folding fan is mounted with lacquered bamboo guards and ribs, supporting a delicately painted paper leaf. The obverse is decorated with a graceful scene of a warrior maiden standing beside a river landscape, rendered in soft tones […]
Pair of Silver Vases
A diminutive pair of Chinese moon form silver vases, decorated overall with prunus blossom. Stamped Wang Hing.
Rare blue coverlet
A large Chinese silk cover, the ground with a repeated cloud and never-ending knot design. The central applique is a European armorial panel showing the impaled coat of arms commemorating a marriage. These are the arms of the Honourable John Herbert Bowes-Lyon, second son of the thirteenth Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn, who married the […]
Camel
An amusing standing agate carving of a standing Bactrian camel with original Hong mu stand.
Pair of Bronze Ming Figures
The Buddhist monks Kasyapa and Ananda, the personal attendants to the Buddha, both standing upon lotus bases, their hands at prayer, and wearing flowing robes. Small remnants of gold lacquer decoration.
Gilt Bronze Boy
A charming standing figure of a boy, with hands in prayer, his hair ponytailed and robes tied around his middle.
Four Silk Panels
An unusual landscape painting over four panels depicting a central large flowering magnolia tree, surrounded by peonies and lilies issuing from a rocky ground, with finches and other exotic birds amongst foliage
Large Embroidered Landscape
A well embroidered panel, depicting a large mountainous scene showing a scholars retreat with pavilions, prunus trees, above a boat upon a lake, with further gnarled pine trees nestled between the stylised rockwork.
Double Peach Jade
A small, finely carved white jade pendant in the form of a double peach, with detailed carvings on both sides including a hovering bat.
Censer
A silver inlaid bronze censer supported on three elephant head feet, the base with a Xuande six-character mark. Fitted with a finely carved Hong mu cover.