Height: 16.2 cm (6.4 in)
Width: 8.1 cm (3.1 in)

This Chinese porcelain elongated bottle-shape vase in monochrome is decorated in a Sang de Boeuf glaze with a chicken bone rim and drip glaze to the top part of the neck giving a striated appearance. The vase dates to the late 19th/early 20th century. The glaze ends neatly above the foot with no grinding. This piece is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restoration.

Height: 13.5 cm (5.3 in)
Width: 11.6 cm (4.5 in)
Weight: 800 gm (1.8 lb)

This Chinese bronze censer in the form of a peach is complete with its original lid. Produced in the 19th century, this piece has very detailed modelling and is exquisite in form. The peach-shaped lobes are separated by stippled leaves with the perforated lid taking the shape of floral bracts. The condition of this censer is excellent with no damage or repairs.

Height: 16.2 cm (6.4 in)
Width: 8.1 cm (3.1 in)

This Chinese scholars vase has an appealing baluster shape with a Sang de Boeuf crushed strawberry glaze. The vase dates to the 19th century and has been very accurately potted. The glaze ends neatly above the foot with no grinding. The strawberry glaze fades to a creamy bone colour below the rim. There is fine crazing over most of the surface. Porcelain at the foot has a pasty feel...

Height: 12.2 cm (4.9 in)
Width: 9 cm (3.6 in)

This Chinese lidded vase is decorated with a polychrome branch and flower pattern over an incised monochrome body. The body of the vase is glazed yellow / green with a sgraffito incised scrolled pattern. The cover is carved in wood and has cracks which have been restored. The vase is in wonderful condition with just two very small longitudinal lines (1 cm) in the foot rim. There are no chips or restoration.

Height: 11.2 cm (4.6 in)
Width: 26 cm (10.3 in)

This is a Chinese late 18th/early 19th century porcelain punch bowl decorated in polychrome floral and scroll patterns. The exterior of the bowl has a border in magenta scrolls, the main part of the body is decorated with flower head and leaf patterns together with floral sprays. The interior has swags of flowers and red scale decoration around the top rim, the centre of the bowl has a sprig of flowers...

Height: 6 cm (2.4 in)
Width: 15.5 cm (6.2 in)
Weight: 490 gms (1.1 lb)

This exquisite Chinese bronze censer has been very delicately modelled to possibly represent a pumpkin, the accompanying vine and flowers create three vine-like legs. There is a fine crisp Xuande Period mark on the base, though this piece is 18th century. There are two small areas of repair seen only from the interior. It is not obvious, but it looks like one small flower is missing...

Height: 35 cm (14 in)
Width: 19 cm (7 in)

This 19th century vase is painted in the rose mandarin pattern with wonderfully handpainted cartouches of people in domestic scenes surrounded by floral borders. Other artwork shows bordered depictions of birds, butterflies and flowers. Gilded foo dogs have been applied as handles and there is a pair of gilded salamanders applied to the front and back. There is a small depression on the foot-rim caused during the firing...