Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art (206)

A Rare Pair of Large Chinese Blue and White Thai Market Covered Bowls. Each with rice grain decoration and various blue and white borders. Chinese probably E19thC. Height 7" (17.7 cm). Condition, one bowl has two cracks sealed, the other has one crack sealed. One cover has a crack sealed and a small chip filled

An Yixing Figure of Budai. The jovial figure modelled seated at ease wearing loose robes, the right hand grasping a sack, the face with a wide cheerful expression. Chinese 17/18thC. Diameter 7 1/2" (19.0 cm) Condition; ends of fingers on left hand, tip of right big toe, chips to collar 1.0cm and 0.5cm, edge of robe 1.2 cm restored

A Thai Brass Kettle with an Overhead Handle. Well decorated in relief with birds and squirrels among and below a dense floral pattern. Thai L19thC. Height to top of handle: 9 1/4" (23.5 cm) Condition: very good, traces of polish

A Blue and White Rose Water Sprinkler. The upper half decorated in a bright blue with precious objects. Separated from the Cafe au Lait lower half by a band of crazed slip. Kangxi C1700. Height: 8 1/4″ (20.9 cm). Condition: two frits and a bruise in the foot. Neck leans slightly

A Very Fine and Large Blue and White Prunus Double Gourd Vase. Finely decorated with flowering Prunus on a cracked ice ground. Chinese L19thC. Height: 17 1/4" (43.8 cm). Condition: excellent, perfect. No chips, cracks or restoration. Two firing blemishes on foot.

Chinese Bronze Censer. Well cast and standing on three low feet. With Xuande six character mark. Original patina. 18thC. Height 7.7 cm, Diameter 12.3 cm. Condition: excellent, one handle leans slightly inwards.

Chinese Bronze Censer decorated with The Eight Auspicious Symbols. 18thC Height 14.7cm. Condition; one handle leaning slightly inwards otherwise good. Original patina.

Korean Blue and White small jar decorated with precious objects. Choson 19thC. Height:4 3/4" (12.0 cm). Condition: Filled chip to rim 1.7 cm and an associated crack 3.6 cm to the interior.

A Pair of Famille Rose Chargers. Decorated in bright enamels with flowering peony and chrysanthemum sprays tied with ribbon within a rose diaper and peony border. Qianlong C1740/50. Diameter: 12 3/8″ ( 31.5 cm ). Condition: one charger with small chip 0.2 cm to rear of rim. The other with 0.75 cm frit to rim.

Chinese Famille Verte Charger decorated with a butterfly flying above flowering peony issuing from rockwork. Within a border of butterflies among scattered flowers. Kangxi C1700. Diameter 13 1/2" (35.1cm). Condition; fritted, some wear with flaking to butterfly wing. Shallow chip 1.4cm to underside of rim and some flaking to foot.

A Famille Verte Gu Vase. The flaring neck and base decorated with precious objects between borders of scrolling lotus in iron red. Kangxi 17/18thC. Height: 7 3/4″ (19.6 cm). Condition: Good, a firing flaw at the corner on the luting join and a chip in the rim glazed. Slightly warped, minor frits

A Pair of Famille Rose Plates. Decorated using bright enamels with twin boys among flowering lotus. Qianlong C1735/45. Diameter: 8 13/16″ (22.4 cm). Condition: one plate with a shallow flake to the underside 0.4cm, other plate has a hairline crack 3.6cm from rim

Pair of Rare Famille Rose plates attractively decorated with Twin Boys. C1735/45. Dia.8 3/4" (22.3cm). Condition: first plate with some flaking to enamels and 0.35cm shallow flake to underside of rim. Second plate with 3.2 cm hairline crack to rim and 0.5cm bruise to underside of rim.

Chinese Silver Vase , with four panels of a stork on pine, and other birds, insects and flowers. Marked Zee Wo on foot. L19thC Height of vase 17.2 cm, Weight 212 gms. Condition; excellent.

Chinese Canton Enamel Small Plate decorated with a stylised Lotus scroll. The reverse with fruit and flowers. Gilt rim and foot. 18thC. Dia. 7 1/4" (18.5cm). Condition: usual stress lines, small chip 0.5cm to rim, slight wear to gilding.

A Fine Quality Chinese Imari Jar. Decorated with a continuous Lotus scroll. C1720/30. Height: excluding wood cover, 6 7/8" (17.6 cm). Condition: excellent, no frits, chips, cracks or restoration. Wood cover not included.

A Satsuma Tokkuri. Of double gourd form very well decorated with flowering Morning Glory. The base with a three character Satsuma mark in green enamel. Japan Meiji. Height: 7" ( 17.7 cm). Condition: excellent

A Chinese Famille Rose Teapot and Cover. Decorated in bright enamels with two cockerels below flowering peony, the cover with peony sprays. Yongzheng C1722/36. Height: 4 3/8″ (11.2 cm). Condition: frits to knop and base of knop restored

Burmese Shan Bronze Buddha 18thC. Height 19.9cm (7 3/4"). Condition; good.

A Silver Wire Hayashi Kodenji Style Cloisonne Vase. With panels of dragons and of phoenix on a mica flecked ground. Japanese Meiji. Height: 7 1/16″ (18.0 cm). Condition: excellent.

Fine Japanese Arita Bottle Vase decorated with 'banded hedge' scattered among flowering plum and bamboo. C1700/20 Height 9.0" (22.3cm). Condition; excellent with glaze frit to foot.

Chinese Blue and White Bowl and Cover for the Vietnamese Market. Decorated with butterflies among Peony, Lotus, Prunus and Carnation, the rim of bowl with bats and clouds. Foot and rims bound in metal. 19thC. Diameter 16.9cm. Condition: good, some fritting on edge of bowl under the metal rim.

A Black Lacquer Stem Cup with a silvered metal liner and base. Chinese 17/18thC. Height; 8.3 cm. Diameter; 9.0 cm. Condition; there is a small flake and bruise to the base of the bowl

A Bronze Vase with lobed rim and base. The central tree trunk section with applied branches and flowering magnolia. A good dark patina. Chinese 17/18thC. Height: 7″ (17.7 cm). Condition: light wear, slight depression to rim.

Chinese Bronze Jue. 18thC. Height 14.4cm. Condition: excellent.

Pair of Famille Rose Soup Plates, the centre decorated in bright enamels with two figures in a landscape within a leaf shaped panel. The border with flowers, storks and landscapes. C1730/45. Diameter 22.7 cm. Condition: excellent, the first with two small shallow chips to underside of rim, the second with a 0.4 cm shallow chip to underside.

Chinese Imari Ecuelle and Cover. Decorated in typical palette with panels of floral sprays. Qianlong C1740/50. Height 10.6cm. Diameter across handles 14.5cm. Condition: excellent, no cracks, chips or restoration. Manufacturing firing faults to handles.

A large Chinese Ming style two colour lacquer tray. Carved with a central scene of figures greeting a procession of riders on horseback. 19thC. Diameter: 15" ( 38.1 cm ). Condition: one horse with chips to two legs, chip to carrying pole of brazier and corner of one roof. Two corners with chips.

A Chinese Silk Double Gourd Purse. Finely embroidered in gold and silver thread with confronting Dragons pursuing a Flaming Pearl. Chinese L Qing. Length of purse; 6″ (15.2 cm. Condition; excellent, some very slight discolouration to metal thread.

A Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Armorial Plates. Each decorated with a central Coat of Arms within a bamboo and floral border. The arms are probably continental. Qianlong C1750/60. Diameter: 22.5 cm. Condition: gilding to shield retouched, three small shallow chips filled to underside of one plate

A Set of Five Japanese Hirado Bowls. Each decorated with a single blossom. The shaped indented rim echoed in the decoration. Hirado 19thC. Diameter; 18.0 cm. Condition: four dishes excellent, one dish has a 1.5 cm fine hairline from a small firing fault in the rim

A Miniature Tsakli of Vajrabhairava. Painted on cotton. Buriatia 19thC. Size; 12.5 x 9.5 cm. Condition; very light wear. Tsakli are miniature paintings which are used in various Buddhist rituals. Provenance; this Tsakli was included in the exhibition 'Art of Buriatia, Buddhist Icons from Southern Siberia' held at Spink in December 1996, No 32. Buriatia lies predominately to the east of Lake Baikal in Southern Siberia and above Mongolia. The traditional religion was Shaman...

Japanese Hirado Figure of a Hawk, perched on a rocky mound. L19thc Height 28.5cm. Condition; excellent.

An Attractive Archaic Bronze Tripod Censer and Cover. The body cast with Taotie masks on a key fret ground. The pierced cover with a well cast Dog of Fo. His left paw resting on a ribboned brocade ball. Chinese 19thC. Height; 7 3/4" (19.6 cm). Condition; both handles have been reattached with solder

An Early Famille Rose Plate, the centre finely decorated with flowering Prunus the rim with further plants. C1720/30. Diameter 24.5 cm. Condition: perfect.

A Parcel Gilt Bronze Vase. With two flanges and a straight neck. The body incised with a Lingzhi 16/17thC. Height: 7 1/2" (19.0 cm). Condition: casting flaw to the front

A Baluchi Shield. The small hide covered shield embellished with numerous decorated brass mounts. The reverse with four iron rings. Baluchistan 19thC. Diameter: 11.1/4" (28.7 cm). Condition: very good, some degradation to the hide

A Chinese Wucai Dish for the Japanese Market. Decorated with three floral sprays. Chongzhen 1628-1644. Diameter: 5 7/8" (14.9 cm). Condition: some fritting and kiln grit in green enamel

A Chinese Famille Rose Bowl. Decorated with peonies growing in a jardiniere and with various precious objects. Yongzheng-Qianlong C1735/45. Diameter: 19.4 cm.Condition: excellent,no chips, cracks or restoration.

Seated Laotian Figure of Buddha. Laos 17th/18thC. Height 18.5 cm. Condition: excellent, original patina. End of usnisa missing.

A Famille Rose Plate. Decorated in bright enamels with a cockerel below peony. Qianlong C1740. Diameter: 8 7/8″ (22.6 cm). Condition: three tiny shallow flakes to underside of rim

A Chinese Export Armorial Lobed Dish. Decorated to the centre with a coat of arms within a bamboo and flowers border. These arms are probably Swedish or possibly Dutch. Qianlong C1750. Diameter; 8″ (20.4 cm). Condition: excellent just some wear to the gilt rim

A Japanese Arita Polychrome Bowl, The chrysanthemum moulded bowl decorated in strong enamels with floral sprays including carnation extending over the rim to the interior. Arita E18thC. Diameter: 7 3/4″ (19.8 cm ). Condition: excellent perfect. Compressed slightly oval shape.

A Small Bronze Figure of a Attendant. Possibly a Daoist Priest standing and holding an offering. Traces of gilt lacquer. L Ming 16/17thC. Height; 6 1/4″ (15.6 cm). Condition; good patina

A Japanese Imari Tureen and Cover Decorated with flowering peony The inside with a large peony flower 18thC Diameter: 6 7/8″ (17.4 cm) Condition: excellent, small firing fault to interior of lid

A Large and Fine Thai Market Benjarong Bowl. Finely decorated with four Celestial Buddha images between Celestial Angels on a black ground with pink flames. A floral circular medallion on a green ground to th interior. The rim and foot bound with a metal band. Chinese 18/19thC. Diameter: 7" (17.8 cm) Condition: Hairline crack from rim 7.5 cm. Two chips in foot filled with lacquer.

Chinese Blanc De Chine Libation Cup of rhinoceros horn form. With applied decoration on one side, of a tiger below a dragon and prunus, the other side with a deer below a stork and pine. Of a warm colour. Kangxi L17thC. Length 9.6cm. Height 5.5cm. Condition: excellent, no chips, cracks or restoration.

A Turkish Ottoman Market Silver Rosewater Sprinkler. The pear shape body with screwthread spout and foot. the base of the spout with floral fronds. the base impressed 1900. L19thC. Height 7 1/4" (18.5 cm). Weight 275gm

Three Mandarin Hat Finials. A clear glass of the 5th rank. Two gilt of the 7/9th ranks. Chinese Qing 1644-1911. Height of clear finial; 4 1/8" (10.3 cm). Condition; minor faults, slight corrosion to small gilt finial.

A set of three Bencharong serving dishes 19thC. Largest diameter 12.7 cm. Condition: two larger dishes perfect, the smaller has a 0.4 cm chip to the rim. Wear to gilding.

Small Chinese Transitional Vase and loose fitting Cover decorated in a strong Wucai palette. C1650/60. Ht.4 7/8" (12.4cm). Condition; 0.5cm chip to rim, shallow flake to inside of rim, 2.4cm crack from rim. Cover, shallow chips and fritting to rim, mop fritted.

A Rare Pale Green Fitzhugh Large Plate. Decorated with the typical pattern using a more unusual paler green enamel. Highlighted with gilding. Chinese C1825. Diameter; 25.0 cm. Condition; excellent, there is a shallow chip/frit 1.0 cm to the rim.

A Blue and White Reticulated Dish. Well decorated in underglaze blue with the classic Fitzhugh pattern. E19thC. Diameter; 9″ (22.8cm). Condition; excellent.

A Blanc de Chine Libation Cup. Of rhinoceros horn form on one side with a tiger seated below flowering prunus whilst looking up at a Dragon. The other with a deer below pine and a stork. Chinese 18thC. Height 7.2 cm. Length 13.7 cm. Condition: there is a shallow glaze flake 0.4 cm and 0.3 cm to the rim (See last image) and a small flake in the foot.

A Whalebone Harpoon Point. Tapering to a fine tip. Yaghan, Tierra Del Fuego 19thC. Length; 13 1/8" (33.3 cm). Condition; good patina. Minute chip to tip and side of barb

A Chinese White Glazed Snuff Bottle. Moulded as a reclining Dog of Fo holding a tasselled ball between its front feet. 19thC. Length 6.7 cm. Condition; normal light wear. Could do with a clean.

A Set of Three Small Thai Market Chinese Canton Enamel Cosmetic Boxes 19thC The dark blue enamel with gilt decoration. The interiors with turquoise enamel and the bases with paler blue. Two boxes with composition finials. Chinese 19thC. Diameters: 6.2, 5.3 and 4.1 cm. Condition: some wear to gilding, minor small chips and a flake. The actual colour of the enamel is darker than in the images.

A Chinese Canton Enamel Saucer Dish. Decorated with scattered Prunus blossom on a deep blue cracked ice ground. Chinese E19thC. Diameter 16.7 cm. Condition; some wear and usual light glaze cracks

Chinese Thai Market small bowl decorated with flowers on a red trellis ground, the rim bound in metal. 18/19thC. Diameter 11.8 cm. Condition; hairline crack 3.8 cm from rim.

An Arita Blue and White Tea Bowl and Saucer. Decorated with a Sage and attendant visiting a Lady, two geese seemingly arguing below them. Arita, Japan C17/18thC. Diameter saucer; 11.6 cm. Condition; tea bowl perfect, some glaze crazing to the saucer