Peking Glass Bowl
A good 18th century burgundy Peking glass bowl. With good wear.
Xiapei (Officials wives waist coat)
A dark blue/black ground Xiapei beautifully embroidered with phoenix and dragons surrounded by a dozen exotic auspicious birds and Buddhist symbols.
Yellow Robe
A regular yellow satin informal robe, with woven patterns of Buddhists knots, goldfish, finger citron and peaches.
A group of Eight paintings
1. Ink, gilt and gouache on paper, a perspective painting of Europeans with an elephant in an interior scene with domed columns before a Chinese building China, 18th Century. 26.5 x 19cm Provenance: Private English Collection 2. Ink and gouache on paper, a perspective painting depicting Europeans below an archway before Western style buildings and […]
Brush Pot
A substantial, naturally formed brush pot from a knurled tree root. Rich patina and great weight. Zitan wood
18th Century Silk
A finely embroidered silk panel worked with pomegranates, grapes, turnips, rosehips and linghi amongst sprays of chrysanthemum, with further red bats and Buddhists symbols.
Peking Glass Beads
An attractive string of large Peking glass mandarin beads in a pink hue. The main axis beads also glass simulating jadeite. NB this group possibly made up from a 19th Century mandarin’s set.
Bronze Group
A bronze group of Guanyin, seated on a recumbent elephant. The animal’s head turned to the left, the goddess with an inlaid silver urna and necklace. Inlaid Xuande silver mark (stand later)
Bamboo Incense Stick
A pierced bamboo cylindrical incense holder, carved in deep relief with figures in a boat amongst rock work, pine and lotus, all between bands of key fret design.
Jade Group
A jade group of three rams, the dark rich brown skin covering the carving, all the animals with drawn up hooves.