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Auction date Thursday 22 May 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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William Batt

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
337	AN OPPOSING PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD BUDDHISTIC LION DOGS probably late Qing dynasty, each with a foreleg raised on a ball, seated on plinth bases, 17.5cm high x 11cm wide (2)	£200 - £400	£1,500	View
338	A CHINESE CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDAI 20th century, figured reclining with a lion dog and holding coinage, on a pierced naturalistic base, 22cm high x 40cm wide	£80 - £150	-	View
339	A CHINESE CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF A JUGGLER IN THE MANNER OF ZHU ZICHANG (1876-1934) Republic period, figured standing on an openwork base, 18cm high overall; together with a similar carved wood group of the Hehe Erxian twins, 14cm high (2) Note: For a comparable group of figures by…	£400 - £800	-	View
340	A SET OF SIX CHINESE GILTWOOD BUDDHAS 20th century, figured seated on a double lotus base with hands in Dhyana Mudra, 31cm high x 14cm wide (6) The Law Collection 羅.	£500 - £1,000	£1,600	View
341	A CHINESE GILTWOOD FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA late 19th/20th century, figured in heavily moulded robes, the right hand lowered in Varada Mudra, 33cm high; together with another similar on a double lotus and stepped plinth base, 39.5cm high (2) …	£200 - £400	£1,400	View
342	A COLLECTION OF CHINESE GILTWOOD CARVINGS including a pelmet carved with phoenixes to each side, 78cm wide; and three similar panels, the largest 19cm x 26cm (4)	£40 - £80	£260	View
343	AFTER FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975) A SET OF TEN STUDIES including landscapes, figural and still life scenes, ink on paper, all bearing inscriptions and seal marks, approximately 34cm x 23cm (10)	£50 - £100	-	View
344	AFTER BAI XUESHI (1915-2011) A SERIES OF ELEVEN LANDSCAPE STUDIES ink on paper, all inscribed and bearing a seal mark, approximately 28.5cm x 21cm (11)	£50 - £100	£50	View
345	CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A fisherman and a dog seated at the stern of a ship, indistinctly signed lower left, watercolour, 49cm x 75cm	£50 - £100	£45	View
346	CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A group of figures in a dock yard working on grounded ships, indistinctly signed lower right, watercolour, 52cm x 77cm	£50 - £100	-	View
347	A CHINESE PORTRAIT OF A PHEASANT signed and inscribed centre left, 19th/20th century, depicted seated on a branch, watercolour on silk, 112cm x 49cm	£80 - £150	-	View
348	A CHINESE PORTRAIT OF A COURT OFFICIAL 20th century, wearing a dragon robe, watercolour and gouache on paper, 39cm x 30cm; together with a similar landscape study of a bird seated in a branch, 31cm x 39cm (2)	£200 - £400	-	View
349	A COLLECTION OF CHINESE PITH PAINTINGS 19th/20th century, including sixteen character studies, three sets of narrative landscapes, and the largest, a floral study with a butterfly, 15cm x 20cm (a lot)	£80 - £150	£70	View
350	A CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING 20th century, seated on a throne chair wearing a dragon robe, 64cm x 43cm	£40 - £80	£20	View
351	A PORTRAIT OF ZHONG KUI inscribed with seal mark lower right, 20th century, watercolour on paper, 60cm high x 36cm wide	£40 - £80	£40	View
352	CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Two Pekingese dogs in a landscape with birds and flowers, watercolour on paper, 64cm x 41cm	£50 - £100	-	View
353	A SINO-TIBETAN THANGKA 20th century, painted on leather, the central figure of buddha depicted seated on a snow lion, 87cm x 62cm	£300 - £500	-	View
354	A LANDSCAPE STUDY WITH DOVES inscribed with numerous seal marks, 20th century, watercolour on silk, 30cm x 41cm	£40 - £80	-	View
355	A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING ink on silk, decorated with cranes in a landscape, signed and inscribed with seal marks, approximately 310cm long; together with a similar ink study of a mountain, inscribed to the upper right, 58cm…	£50 - £100	-	View
356	A CHINESE LANDSCAPE SCROLL painted with pagodas in a mountainous setting, signed with seal mark lower left, late Qing dynasty, watercolour on silk, 26cm high x 320cm wide	£400 - £800	-	View
357	AFTER ZHAO MENGFU (1254-1322) Horses and Grooms ink and colour on silk, with seal of the artist, hanging scroll, 150cm high x 58cm wide, framed	£100 - £200	£80	View
358	AN EMBROIDERED SILK SCROLL 18th/19th century, decorated with three cranes amongst bamboo, 132cm high x 47cm wide; together with two Chinese textile hangings woven in gilt thread, 60cm high (3)	£50 - £100	£30	View
359	A CHINESE SILK 'ONE HUNDRED BIRD' PATTERN EMBROIDERY late Qing dynasty, decorated with various birds amongst flowering foliage and blossoms, 41cm high x 34cm wide, mounted, framed and glazed	£400 - £600	-	View
360	A CHINESE SILK 'ONE HUNDRED BIRD' PATTERN EMBROIDERY late Qing dynasty, decorated with various bird species in an abundant landscape with blossoming flowers, 36.5cm x 18.5cm	£300 - £500	-	View
361	A CHINESE SILK TEMPLE HANGING 20th century, woven with characters and a butterfly to the terminal, 138cm high x 36cm wide The Law Collection 羅.	£50 - £100	£110	View
362	A LARGE COLLECTION OF CHINESE SILK PANELS including a pair decorated with birds amongst foliage, 82cm high x 8cm wide, approximately thirty-two in total of various sizes and styles (32)	£100 - £200	£720	View
363	A PAIR OF CHINESE ROBE FRAGMENTS late Qing dynasty, the red ground decorated with gilt thread and bordered with birds and foliage, mounted in frames, 69cm high x 46cm wide (2)	£50 - £100	£30	View
364	A CHINESE SILK ROBE 20th century, the dark blue ground decorated with floral sprays, approximately 108cm long (worn); together with a pair of similar trousers; a purse; and a skirt (4)	£40 - £80	£700	View
365	A CHINESE PASSPORT Republic period, written in English and Chinese, belonging to 'Ben Sai Hoay', with attached photograph, 42cm high x 23cm wide, in original paper sleeve	£500 - £1,000	£800	View
366	BLAND, J. O. P. AND BACKHOUSE, E.: 'CHINA UNDER THE EMPRESS DOWAGER' published London, William Heinemann, 1911; together with Backhouse, E. and Bland, J. O. P.: 'Annals & Memoirs of the Court of Peking', London, William Heinemann, 1914 (2)	£40 - £80	-	View
367	A CHINESE SILK AND GILT METAL THREAD 'HALL OF SUPREME HARMONY' CARPET circa1900, woven with five character marks, the central field decorated with a vase issuing flowers, bamboo and hanging ornaments, within a contrasting border of flowers and leafy tendrils, 245cm x…	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
368	A CHINESE ROSEWOOD CABINET 19th/20th century, the cupboard doors carved in relief with blossoming prunus and opening to an arrangement of short drawers, over a conforming apron, on square legs, 40cm high x 32cm wide x 18cm…	£50 - £100	£130	View
369	A PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD JARDINIÈRE STANDS 19th/20th century, both inset with cloisonné tops decorated with birds amongst foliage, on cabriole legs joined by stretchers, 52cm high x 44cm diameter (2)	£100 - £200	£190	View
370	A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK LACQUER CABINET Qing dynasty, decorated throughout in gilt, the cupboard doors with oval panels of figures and pagodas in a landscape and opening to a series of short drawers, on shaped bracket feet, 47cm high x…	£50 - £100	£500	View
371	A CHINESE HONGMU DESK late Qing dynasty, the raised superstructure with a pierced fretwork gallery over pigeonholes, short drawers and a cupboard, the base with two short drawers over a conforming apron, on slender shaped…	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
372	A CHINESE HARDWOOD TABLE late Qing dynasty, the shaped top inset with marble, over a pierced and ornately carved frieze, the legs with carved head terminals and ball and claw feet, 80.5cm high x 50cm wide	£300 - £500	-	View
373	A CHINESE HARDWOOD, INSET MARBLE AND MOTHER OF PEARL JARDINIÈRE STAND 20th century, on cabriole legs with lion mask terminals and ball and claw feet, 46cm high x 41cm wide	£200 - £400	-	View
374	A TIBETAN POLYCHROME PAINTED CHEST 17th/18th century, the lifting top opening to a vacant interior, the façade decorated with a central motif surrounded by further characters, iron strapwork to the corners, 60cm high x 109cm wide x…	£100 - £200	£70	View
375	A SMALL KOREAN LACQUERED 'SNACK' TABLE 19th/20th century, the frieze carved with dragons chasing pearls, on short cabriole legs joined by stretchers, 28cm high x 61cm wide x 45cm deep Provenance: Accompanied by a receipt from Gallery 69,…	£40 - £80	£60	View
376	A PAIR OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN SATSUMA VASES bearing gilt marks to the bases, with twin dragon handles to the shoulders, decorated with figures throughout, 23.5cm high (2)	£150 - £250	£160	View
377	A JAPANESE PORCELAIN IMARI SAUCER early 18th century, with a shaped rim, 12cm diameter; together with another Japanese Imari saucer, early 18th century, London decorated, 12cm diameter (2) Provenance: R & G McPherson Antiques,…	£30 - £50	£20	View
378	A JAPANESE PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASE 20th century, signed to the base, decorated with flowering peonies, 31cm high	£30 - £50	-	View
379	A JAPANESE 'CLAIR DE LUNE' BOTTLE VASE marked to the base, 20th century, with applied decoration of stylised birds, 15cm high	£50 - £100	£30	View
380	A JAPANESE PORCELAIN CHARGER late Meiji period, signed and bearing a seal mark to the base, decorated with ducks and birds amongst foliage, 38cm diameter	£50 - £100	-	View
381	A PAIR OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN RED GLAZED BOXES AND COVERS 20th century, marked to the base, of shaped form with handles to the top and decorated in gilt, 7cm high x 10.5cm wide; together with a similar vase, 22cm high (3) The Law Collection 羅.	£100 - £200	-	View
382	A LARGE JAPANESE PORCELAIN TUREEN AND COVER bearing a six character mark to the base, the domed cover with a foliate handle, decorated throughout with panels of birds amongst foliage against a ground of mountainous landscapes, 33cm high x 33cm…	£80 - £150	-	View
383	AN IMPRESSIVE JAPANESE PORCELAIN IMARI VASE BY FUKAGAWA signed to the base, Meiji period, decorated with a phoenix in flight amongst clouds, 34cm high	£600 - £1,000	-	View
384	A JAPANESE KRAAK STYLE PORCELAIN DISH Edo period, decorated with a river landscape to the centre within a border of floral panels, 21.5cm diameter	£40 - £80	£30	View

Total lots: 410

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