A Chinese export red lacquer small table.

Late Qing, mid 19th century

Chinese red lacquer and decorated round occasional table. The slightly lobed circular top decorated with a courtly scene with children in a garden surrounded by rocks and trees. The underside in black, with incised ‘MADE IN CHINA.’

Republican period, circa 1910

Regency period lacquer and gilt papier mache tray decorated with Chinoiserie scenes. The reverse labeled 'Ryton & Walton, Wolverhampton'.

Circa 1810

Regency period round painted Pontypool lacquered metal tray, with later painted Chinoiserie stand.

Circa 1810

A Japanese lacquer and gilt tray, decorated with fans both open and closed. Signed 'Keizan'. Mounted on a contemporary lucite stand.

Showa period, circa 1960

A Regency parcel gilt black papier mache oval tray by Clay, with gilt metal handles at the ends, stamped to the underside.

Circa 1815

A matched pair of Qing period wine jars of large size. The cobalt and white underglaze decoration of foliate meander form, with four applied lion's heads on the shoulders, and temple dog finial to the lids.

Tongzhi period, late 19th century

A pair of Chinese Dehua blanc-de-chine hexagonal bottle vases. With twin lion-head handles, the moulded decoration depicting dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst scrolling clouds.

Late Qing period, late 19th century

Pair of Kutani ware vases. Of water bucket form with kiku patterned decoration to the body.

Marked Kutani and signed Kyozan.

Late Meiji period, early 20th century

Cobalt and white 'rouleau' vase. The finely executed decoration surrounds the entire circumference of the body, showing two warriors on horseback, with attendants, before two courtly ladies in a pavilion, amidst a rock landscape.

Tongzhi period, late 19th century

Late Meiji period bowl of Imari palette and large size, on mahogany stand.

Late Meiji period, circa 1900

Kutani overglaze painted and gilt bowl. Kutani mark to the base.

Late Meiji period, circa 1900

Late Meiji period Kano style painted bird in pine tree, Fukugawa mark to the underside.

Circa 1900

Three Chinese lead pigment glazed stoneware herb jars.

Late Qing period, late 19th century

A Kyoto Satsuma rectangular tray with barbed rim painted and gilt with bijin and children in a flower strewn mountainous landscape within a dark blue floral border, the underside with maple leaves on streams.

Late Meiji period, circa 1900

A Kyoto Satsuma ovoid vase painted and gilt with fan shaped panels of flowers, including irises, chrysanthemums, peonies, prunus, and magnolia, signed Kinkozan.

Late Meiji or Taisho period, circa 1920

Ko Kutani double gourd vase.

Late Edo or early Meiji period, circa 1860

Chinese large eccentric form wood container for scrolls. The irregular contour retaining the natural features of the tree trunk pierced to either side.
Probably jichimu wood.

Probably late Qing period, late 19th century

George III style oak miniature bureau.

Circa 1880

A Regency period penwork decorated gentleman's glovebox. The sarcophagus shape decorated throughout with Romanized images of British monarchs, with the sides vignettes of significant events in British history. With original pressed gilt brass ring handles and feet.

Circa 1820

A William IV silver-mounted coromandel tea caddy, fitted with two canisters and a bowl.

Circa 1840

Chinese export lacquer tea caddy of unusual hexagonal form. The interior with two pewter divisions closed with double lids.

Circa 1850

Chinese export lacquer sewing box. The top decorated with people in courtly pursuits, surrounded by a lion dog motif, repeated in the frieze. The interior with ivory spools and bobbins, and the lower portion opening to reveal a work surface, also with the lion dog motif.

Circa 1850

Bronze image of the Medici lion, after the late 16th century original executed by Pietro da Barga, copying an ancient bronze. The original is in the Vatican Museums. Mounted on green marble base.

Italian, probably mid 19th century

An Italian rococo giltwood console d’applique. The serpentine top supported by carved stylised acanthus leaves.

Probably Florentine, mid 18th century

Chinese wooden trade sign. The characters from right to left mean 'honesty', 'enable' and 'style'.

19th century

Bronze model of a cannon, mounted on a wooden gun carriage.

Circa 1880

Chinese painted silk screen, described as ‘100 Children’. This motif, depicting attitudes of a happy and carefree childhood is supposed to impart happiness to the viewer.

Mid 20th century

A pair of lion form candlesticks. The opposing pair of white glazed lions rampant, each holding a cylindrical holder, and all supported by a gadrooned trimmed plinth, picked out in Prussian blue.

Probably German, late 19th century

A pair of George III period paktong candlesticks.

Circa 1800

Late Edo period lacquer box or bunko bako. The gilt foliar decoration interspersed with mon for the Shimazu family, with a closure with silken cord and tassels.

Late Edo period, circa 1850

A pair of Japanese abumi, or stirrups. Of iron, with makie or inset decoration of grapes and grape leaves, in silver, brass, and copper. The interior in wood and red painted decoration.

Probably late Edo period, circa 1800