A chinese hand warmer made of the chinese alloy paktong ( an alloy of copper, nickel & zinc). Of octagonal form, it has a single, hinged overhead handle and a reticulated lid.
Dating from the C19th., it measures 5 1/2inches (14 cms) long.
The handle is slightly off-centre and the is slight bend in the inner rim. It is in good condition.
A pair of chinese porcelain bowls painted in famille rose enamels in the Qianjiang style. Each has calligraphy in black enamel to the reverse. There are makers marks in red enamel to the base.
Dating from the late C19th./ early C20th. they measure 4 5/8inches (11.8 cms) across.
There is some very minor wear to the gilding. They are in good condition.
A finely modelled figure of a chinese beauty with her elbows resting on a rock, a fan in her left hand and a book by her elbow. I originally assumed that this was a Shiwan figure, but it is modelled in porcelain.
Probably dating from the Republic period, it stands 6 3/4inches (17.2 cms) high.
A chinese porcelain jardinaire decorated in famille rose enamels on a turquoise ground. The dense decoration suggests it may have been made for the straits market (nonya) (For similar decoration, see Ho Wing Meng's Straits Chinese Porcelain).
Dating from the late C19th., it measures 5 3/8inches (13.6 cms) across.
There chips and frits to the rim and round the base. It is in otherwise good condition.
A pair of chinese cloisonne candlesticks decorated with opposing pattern of a dragon coiled around the stem. The exposed metal appears to be copper and the base is enamelled blue.
Dating from the early C20th, they stand 8 1/2inches (21.7 cms) high.
A pair of chinese porcelain parrots each painted in green, yellow and black enamels and standing astride an integral rockwork base.
Dating from the Kangxi period (1663-1723), they stand 7 1/4inches (18.4 cms) high.
Each has a small chip to the beak covered with red lacquer, an identical small bare area to the top of the head (Part of firing process?) and some surface scratches. They are in otherwise good condition.
